Cal. FGC § 2538
This is the official text of Cal. FGC § 2538, part of California’s Fish and Game Code — regulates hunting, fishing, and wildlife conservation.
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Official statutory text
An application for a guide license shall be on a form furnished by the department on request. The application shall show all of the following:
(a) The name, date of birth, physical description, age, address, and telephone number, if any, of the applicant.
(b) The area or areas of the state in which the applicant proposes to operate.
(c) The type of guiding or packing in which the applicant proposes to engage.
(d) The experience which qualifies the applicant for the type of guiding or packing he or she proposes to conduct.
(e) The type and amount of the equipment, vehicles, animals, and other property the applicant proposes to use in his or her operations.
(f) Any other information that the department or the commission may require.
(a) The name, date of birth, physical description, age, address, and telephone number, if any, of the applicant.
(b) The area or areas of the state in which the applicant proposes to operate.
(c) The type of guiding or packing in which the applicant proposes to engage.
(d) The experience which qualifies the applicant for the type of guiding or packing he or she proposes to conduct.
(e) The type and amount of the equipment, vehicles, animals, and other property the applicant proposes to use in his or her operations.
(f) Any other information that the department or the commission may require.
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