Cal. FGC § 3003.5
This is the official text of Cal. FGC § 3003.5, part of California’s Fish and Game Code — regulates hunting, fishing, and wildlife conservation.
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Official statutory text
It is unlawful to pursue, drive, or herd any bird or mammal with any motorized water, land, or air vehicle, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle, airplane, powerboat, or snowmobile, except in any of the following circumstances:
(a) On private property by the landowner or tenant thereof to haze birds or mammals for the purpose of preventing damage by that wildlife to private property.
(b) Pursuant to a permit from the department issued under regulations as the commission may prescribe.
(c) In the pursuit of agriculture.
(a) On private property by the landowner or tenant thereof to haze birds or mammals for the purpose of preventing damage by that wildlife to private property.
(b) Pursuant to a permit from the department issued under regulations as the commission may prescribe.
(c) In the pursuit of agriculture.
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