Cal. FGC § 203
This is the official text of Cal. FGC § 203, part of California’s Fish and Game Code — regulates hunting, fishing, and wildlife conservation.
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Official statutory text
Any regulation of the commission pursuant to this article relating to resident game birds, game mammals and fur-bearing mammals may apply to all or any areas, districts, or portions thereof, at the discretion of the commission, and may do any or all of the following as to any or all species or subspecies:
(a) Establish, extend, shorten, or abolish open seasons and closed seasons.
(b) Establish, change, or abolish bag limits and possession limits.
(c) Establish and change areas or territorial limits for their taking.
(d) Prescribe the manner and the means of taking.
(e) Establish, change, or abolish restrictions based upon sex, maturity, or other physical distinctions.
(a) Establish, extend, shorten, or abolish open seasons and closed seasons.
(b) Establish, change, or abolish bag limits and possession limits.
(c) Establish and change areas or territorial limits for their taking.
(d) Prescribe the manner and the means of taking.
(e) Establish, change, or abolish restrictions based upon sex, maturity, or other physical distinctions.
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