Section 3950 - [Operative 7/1/2024] Game mammals listed(a)Game mammals are: deer (genus Odocoileus), elk (genus Cervus), prong-horned antelope (genus Antilocapra), 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.(c)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.Ca. Fish and Game Code § 3950
Added by Stats 2022 ch 469 (SB 856),s 13, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended by Stats 2022 ch 469 (SB 856),s 12, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended (as amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 998, Sec. 1) by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 8. Effective October 27, 1992.