(a) Game mammals are: deer (genus Odocoileus), elk (genus Cervus), prong-horned antelope (genus Antilocapra), wild pigs, including feral pigs and European wild boars (genus Sus), black and brown or cinnamon bears (genus Euarctos), mountain lions (genus Felis), jackrabbits and varying hares (genus Lepus), cottontails, brush rabbits, and pygmy rabbits (genus Sylvilagus), and tree squirrels (genus Sciurus and Tamiasciurus).

(b) Nelson bighorn sheep (subspecies Ovis canadensis nelsoni) are game mammals only for the purposes of sport hunting described in subdivision (b) of Section 4902.

Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 3950

  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Fish and Game Code 73

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 12. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version as added by Sec. 13 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 469.)

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