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(3) Southern California Zone: In that portion of southern California (but excluding the Colorado River zone) lying south and east of a line beginning at the mouth of the Santa Maria River at the Pacific Ocean; east along the Santa Maria River to where it crosses Highway 166 near the City of Santa Maria; east on Highway 166 to the junction with Highway 99; south on Highway 99 to the crest of the Tehachapi Mountains at Tejon Pass; east and north along the crest of the Tehachapi Mountains to where it intersects Highway 178 at Walker Pass; east on Highway 178 to the junction of Highway 395 at the town of Inyokern; south on Highway 395 to the junction of Highway 58; east on Highway 58 to the junction of Interstate 15; east on Interstate 15 to the junction with Highway 127; north on Highway 127 to the point of intersection with the California-Nevada state line.
(4) Colorado River Zone: In those portions of San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial counties lying east of the following lines: Beginning at the intersection of Highway 95 with the California-Nevada state line; south along Highway 95 to Vidal Junction; south through the town of Rice to the San Bernardino-Riverside county line on a road known as "Aqueduct Road" in San Bernardino County; south from the San Bernardino-Riverside county line on road known in Riverside County as the "Desert Center to Rice Road" to the town of Desert Center; east 31 miles on Interstate 10 to its intersection with the Wiley Well Road; south on this road to Wiley Well; southeast along the Army-Milpitas Road to the Blythe, Brawley, Davis Lake intersections; south on the Blythe-Brawley paved road to its intersection with the Ogilby and Tumco Mine Road; south on this road to Highway 80; east seven miles on Highway 80 to its intersection with the Andrade-Algodones Road; south on this paved road to the intersection of the Mexican boundary line at Algodones, Mexico.
(5) Balance of State Zone: That portion of the state not included in Northeastern California, Southern California, Colorado River or the Southern San Joaquin Valley zones.
(A) Special Management Areas
1. North Coast. All of Del Norte and Humboldt counties.
2. Humboldt Bay (South). Beginning at the intersection of the north boundary of Table Bluff County Park and the South Jetty Road; north along the South Jetty Road to the South Jetty; west along the South Jetty to the mean low water line of the Pacific Ocean; south along the mean low water line to its intersection with the north boundary of the Table Bluff County Park; east along the north boundary of the Table Bluff County Park to the point of origin.
3. Sacramento Valley (West). Beginning at the town of Willows; south on Interstate 5 to the junction with Hahn Road; east on Hahn Road and the Grimes-Arbuckle Road to the town of Grimes; north on Highway 45 to its junction with Highway 162; north on Highway 45-162 to the town of Glenn; west on Highway 162 to the point of beginning.
4. Morro Bay. Beginning at a point where the high tide line intersects the State Park boundary west of Cuesta by the Sea; northeasterly to a point 200 yards offshore of the high tide line at the end of Mitchell Drive in Baywood Park; northeasterly to a point 200 yards offshore of the high tide line west of the Morro Bay State Park Boundary, adjacent to Baywood Park; north to a point 300 yards south of the high tide line at the end of White Point; north along a line 400 yards offshore of the south boundary of the Morro Bay City limit to a point adjacent to Fairbanks Point; northwesterly to the high tide line on the sand spit; southerly along the high tide line of the sand spit to the south end of Morro Bay; easterly along the Park boundary at the high tide line to the beginning point.
5. Martis Creek Lake. The waters and shoreline of Martis Creek Lake, Placer and Nevada counties.
6. Northern Brant. Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino Counties.
7. Balance of State Brant. That portion of the state not included in the Northern Brant Special Management Area.
(c) Statewide Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for American Coots, and Common Moorhens.
(1) Species (2) Season (3) Daily Bag and
Possession Limits
American Coot Concurrent with duck 25 per day, 25 in possession,
and Common season(s) either all of one species or a
Moorhen mixture of these species.

(d) Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Ducks and Geese by Zone.
(1) Northeastern California Zone (NOTE: SEE SUBSECTION (5)(D) BELOW FOR SPECIAL SEASONS AND CLOSURES.)
(A) Species (B) Season (C) Daily Bag and
Possession Limits
Ducks (including From the first Daily bag limit: 7
Mergansers) Saturday in October Daily bag limit may include:
extending for 105 days. up to 7 mallards, but
not more than 2 females.
1 pintail (either sex).
1 canvasback (either sex).
2 redheads (either sex).
3 scaup.
Possession limit: double the
daily bag limit.
Geese From the first Daily bag limit: 4
Saturday in October Daily bag limit may include:
extending for 100 days. 4 white geese.
4 white-fronted geese
2 Large Canada geese (see
definitions: 502(a)).
1 Small Canada goose (see
definitions: 502(a)).
Possession limit: double the
daily bag limit.

(2) Southern San Joaquin Valley Zone (NOTE: SEE SUBSECTION (5)(D) BELOW FOR SPECIAL SEASONS AND CLOSURES.)
(A) Species (B) Season (C) Daily Bag and
Possession Limits
Ducks (including A split season from Daily bag limit: 7
Mergansers) the first Saturday in Daily bag limit may include:
October extending for up to 7 mallards, but
a period of 23 days and not more than 2 females.
from the second Saturday 1 pintail (either sex).
in November extending 1 canvasback (either sex).
for a period of 79 days. 2 redheads (either sex).
3 scaup.
Possession limit: double the
daily bag limit.
Geese From the third Daily bag limit: 4
Saturday in October Daily bag limit may include:
extending for 100 days. 4 white geese.
4 white-fronted geese.
4 Large Canada geese (see
definitions: 502(a)).
4 Small Canada geese (see
definitions: 502(a)).
Possession limit: double the
daily bag limit.

(3) Southern California Zone (NOTE: SEE SUBSECTION (5)(D) BELOW FOR SPECIAL SEASONS AND CLOSURES.)
(A) Species (B) Season (C) Daily Bag and
Possession Limits
Ducks (including From the third Saturday Daily bag limit: 7
Mergansers) in October extending Daily bag limit may include:
for 100 days. up to 7 mallards, but
not more than 2 females.
1 pintail (either sex).
1 canvasback (either
sex).
2 redheads (either sex).
3 scaup.
Possession limit: double the
daily bag limit.
Geese From the third Daily bag limit: 5
Saturday in October Daily bag limit may include:
extending for 100 days. 4 white geese.
3 dark geese
(see definitions:
502(a)).
Possession limit: double
the daily bag limit.

(4) Colorado River Zone (NOTE: SEE SUBSECTION (5)(D) BELOW FOR SPECIAL SEASONS AND CLOSURES.)
(A) Species (B) Season (C) Daily Bag and
Possession Limits
Ducks (including From the Friday after Daily bag limit: 7
Mergansers). the third Sunday in Daily bag limit may include:
October extending 7 mallards, but
for 101 days. not more than 2 females
or Mexican-like ducks.
1 pintail (either sex).
1 canvasback (either sex).
2 redheads (either sex).
3 scaup
Possession limit: double the
daily bag limit.
Geese From October 20 Daily bag limit: 6
extending for 101 days. Daily bag limit may include:
4 white geese.
3 dark geese
(see definitions: 502(a)).
Possession limit: double the
daily bag limit.

(5) Balance of State Zone (NOTE: SEE SUBSECTION (D) BELOW FOR SPECIAL SEASONS AND CLOSURES.)
(A) Species (B) Season (C) Daily Bag and
Possession Limits
Ducks (including From the third Saturday Daily bag limit: 7
Mergansers). in October extending for Daily bag limit may include:
100 days. up to 7 mallards, but
not more than 2 females.
1 pintail (either sex).
1 canvasback (either sex).
2 redheads (either sex).
3 scaup.
Possession limit: double the
daily bag limit.
Geese From the third Saturday Daily bag limit: 4
in October extending for Daily bag limit may include:
100 days EXCEPT in the 4 white geese.
Sacramento Valley (West) 4 white-fronted geese
Special Management Area EXCEPT in the
where the white-fronted Sacramento Valley
goose season will be open (West) Special
from the last Saturday in Management Area where
October through only 2 may be taken.
December 14. 4 Large Canada geese
(see definitions: 502(a)).
4 Small Canada geese
(see definitions: 502(a)).
Possession limit: double the
daily bag limit.

(D) Special Management Areas
Area Species Season
1. North Coast All Canada Geese From the last Tuesday
in October extending for
a period of 90 days
(Regular Season) and
from the fourth Saturday
in February extending
for 15 days (Late Season).
During the Late Season,
hunting is not permitted
on public areas.
Daily bag limit:
4 Canada Geese of which
only 1 may be a Large
Canada goose (see
definitions: 502(a)),
EXCEPT during the Late
Season the bag limit
on Large Canada geese
is zero.
Possession limit: double the
daily bag limit.
2. South All species Closed during brant season.
Humboldt Bay
3. Sacramento White-Fronted Open from the last Saturday
Valley (West) Geese in October through December
14, and during Youth Hunting
Days. Daily bag limit: 2
white-fronted geese.
Possession limit: double the
daily bag limit.
4. Bay All species Open in designated area only.
5. Martis Creek
Lake All species Closed until November 16.
6. Northern Brant Black Brant From the first Saturday
in November extending
for 30 days.
Daily bag limit: 2
Possession limit: double
the daily bag limit.
7. Balance of State Black Brant From the second Sunday in
Brant November extending for
30 days.
Daily bag limit: 2
Possession limit: double
the daily bag limit.

(e) Youth Hunting Days Regulations (NOTE: Youth hunters must be 15 years of age or younger and must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult 18 years of age or older.)
(1) Statewide Provisions.
(A) Species (B) Season (C) Daily Bag Limit
Ducks (including 1. Northeastern Same as regular season.
Mergansers), California Zone: The
American Coot, Saturday fourteen days
Common Moorhen, before the opening of
Black Brant, Geese waterfowl season
extending for 2 days.
2. Southern San Joaquin
Valley Zone: The
Saturday following the
closing of waterfowl
season extending for
2 days.
3. Southern California
Zone: The Saturday
following the closing
of waterfowl season
extending for 2 days.
4. Colorado River
Zone: The Saturday
following the closing of
waterfowl season.
5. Balance of State
Zone: The Saturday
following the closing
of waterfowl season
extending for 2 days.

(f) Falconry Take of Ducks (including Mergansers), Geese, American Coots, and Common Moorhens.
(1) Statewide Provisions
(A) Species (B) Season (C) Daily Bag and
Possession Limits
Ducks (including 1. Northeastern California Daily bag limit: 3
Mergansers), Zone. Open concurrently Daily bag limit makeup:
Geese, American with duck season extending Either all of 1 species
Coot and for 105 days. or a mixture of species
Common allowed for take.
Moorhen 2. Balance of State Zone. Possession limit: 6
Open concurrently
with duck season
extending for 107 days,
except in the North Coast
Special Management Area
where the falconry season
for geese runs concurrently
with the season for Small
Canada geese (see
502(d)(5)(D)(1).
3. Southern San Joaquin
Valley Zone. Open
concurrently with duck
season and January
29-31, 2007. Goose
hunting in this zone by
means of falconry is
not permitted.
4. Southern California Zone.
Open concurrently with duck
season extending
for 107 days.
5. Colorado River Zone. Concurrent
with duck season and from
January 29-February 2, 2007.
Goose hunting in this zone by
means of falconry is not
permitted. Federal regulations
require that California's
hunting regulations conform
to those of Arizona, where goose
hunting by means of falconry
is not permitted.



Note: Authority cited: Sections 202 and 355, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 202, 355 and 356, Fish and Game Code.

s 502.1. North Coast Canada Goose Hunt.


Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 202, 203 and 355, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 200, 355 and 356, Fish and Game Code.

s 503. Crop Damage.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 355 of the Fish and Game Code and pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Fish and Game Commission does hereby approve all orders and permits by the federal government authorizing the herding or take of migratory game birds to alleviate crop depredation.


Note: Authority and reference cited: Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Section 355, Fish and Game Code.

s 504. Possession, Transportation and Importation of Migratory Game Birds.


Note: Authority and reference cited: 16 U.S.C.A., Section 703 et seq. (Migratory Bird Treaty Act); and Section 355, Fish and Game Code.

s 505. Decoys.
The use of live birds as decoys is prohibited.


Note: Authority and reference cited: Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Section 355, Fish and Game Code.

s 506. Shooting Hours.
The shooting hours for migratory game birds, including mourning doves, white-winged doves, band-tailed pigeons, American coots, common moorhens, common snipe (jacksnipe), and waterfowl for all of California shall be from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
Exception: In areas open to hunting on, over or adjacent to the waters of Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, the shooting time shall be from 7:00 a.m. to sunset.


Note: Authority cited: Sections 202, 355 and 3000, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 202, 355, 356 and 3000, Fish and Game Code.

s 507. Provisions Related to the Taking of Migratory Game Birds.
(a) Authorized Methods. Only the following methods may be used to take migratory game birds:
(1) Falconry.
(2) Bow and Arrows or Crossbows. Only arrows or crossbows bolts with flu- flu fletching may be used except that conventionally fletched arrows may be used to take waterfowl sitting on the water from scullboats or similar watercraft. Archers hunting during any archery season may not possess a firearm while in the field engaged in archery hunting.
(3) Muzzle-loading Shotguns.
(4) Shotguns 10 Gauge or Smaller. Shotguns 10 gauge or smaller using shot shells only and incapable of holding more than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined may be used. except no shotgun larger than 12 gauge shall be used in areas open to hunting on, over or adjacent to the waters of Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County. If a plug is used to reduce the capacity of a magazine to fulfill the requirements of this section, the plug must be of one piece construction incapable of removal without disassembling the gun. Shotgun shells may not be used or possessed that contain shot size larger than No. BB in lead or T shot in steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. All shot shall be loose in the shell.
(b) Use of Dogs. Dogs may be used to take and retrieve migratory game birds.
(c) Prohibition on Electronic or Mechanically-operated Devices. Electronic or mechanically-operated calling or sound-reproducing devices are prohibited when attempting to take migratory game birds. It is unlawful to use electronic or mechanically-operated spinning blade devices or spinning wing decoys when attempting to take waterfowl between the start of waterfowl season and November 30. For the purposes of this regulation, wind-powered spinning blade devices and kites are not prohibited.
(d) Live Decoy Prohibition. The use of live decoys is prohibited when attempting to take migratory game birds.


Note: Authority cited: Section 355, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 355, 356 and 3005, Fish and Game Code.

s 507.1. Nontoxic Shot Requirement for Waterfowl, American Coot and Common Moorhen Hunting.
Only bismuth-tin, steel, copper-plated steel, nickel-plated steel, tin-plated steel, zinc-plated steel, zinc chloride-plated steel, zinc chromate-plated steel, iron-tungsten, iron-tungsten-nickel, tungsten-bronze, tungsten-iron-copper-nickel, tungsten-matrix, tungsten-polymer, tungsten-tin-iron, tungsten-tin-bismuth, and tungsten-tin-iron-nickel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may be used or possessed for waterfowl, American coot and common moorhen hunting statewide.


Note: Authority cited: Section 355, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 355 and 356, Fish and Game Code; and Part 20, Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, as amended January 26, 2006 (FR Vol 71, No. 17, 4294-4297).


s 507.5. Scull Boats.
Migratory game birds may not be taken by a scull boat or similar watercraft while under motorized power. The motor shall be removed from its mountings before any take or approach is attempted.
This section shall not prohibit shooting migratory game birds from scull boats or similar watercraft with motor attached if beached or anchored; nor shall it prohibit the use of a motor for the sole purpose of picking up dead or injured birds.


Note: Authority and reference cited: Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Section 355, Fish and Game Code.

s 508. Feeding of Migratory Waterfowl.


Note: Authority cited: Sections 240, 355 and 3806, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 240, 355 and 3806, Fish and Game Code.

s 509. Concurrence with Federal Regulations.
The regulations adopted by the United States through its Secretary of Interior under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended annually in Part 10, subparts A and B, and Part 20, Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, are hereby adopted and made a part of this Title 14 except where said federal regulations are less restrictive than the provisions of Chapter 7 of this Title 14 (sections 500-509), the provisions of Chapter 7 prevail.


Note: Authority cited: Section 355, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Part 10, subparts A and B, and Part 20, Title 50, CFR, amended Sept. 18, 1987, 52 Fed. Reg. 35248; and Sections 355 and 356, Fish and Game Code.

s 510. State Duck Stamp.
Any adult license holder taking ducks, geese, or brant must have a current state duck stamp affixed to their license.


Note: Authority cited: Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Section 355, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Sections 355 and 3700, Fish and Game Code.

s 550. Regulations for General Public Use Activities on All State Wildlife Areas Listed Below.
(a) State Wildlife Areas:
(1) Antelope Valley Wildlife Area (Sierra County) (Type C);
(2) Ash Creek Wildlife Area (Lassen and Modoc counties) (Type B);
(3) Bass Hill Wildlife Area (Lassen County), including the Egan Management Unit (Type C);
(4) Battle Creek Wildlife Area (Shasta and Tehama counties);
(5) Big Lagoon Wildlife Area (Humboldt County) (Type C);
(6) Big Sandy Wildlife Area (Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties) (Type C);
(7) Biscar Wildlife Area (Lassen County) (Type C);
(8) Buttermilk Country Wildlife Area (Inyo County) (Type C);
(9) Butte Valley Wildlife Area (Siskiyou County) (Type B);
(10) Cache Creek Wildlife Area (Lake County), including the North Fork Cache Creek and Harley Gulch management units (Type C);
(11) Camp Cady Wildlife Area (San Bernardino County) (Type C);
(12) Cantara/Ney Springs Wildlife Area (Siskiyou County) (Type C);
(13) Cedar Roughs Wildlife Area (Napa County) (Type C);
(14) Cinder Flats Wildlife Area (Shasta County) (Type C);
(15) Clear Lake Wildlife Area (Lake County), including the Rodman Slough Unit (Type C);
(16) Collins Eddy Wildlife Area (Sutter and Yolo counties) (Type C);
(17) Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area (Colusa County) (Type C);
(18) Coon Hollow Wildlife Area (Butte County) (Type C);
(19) Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area (Merced County), including the Upper Cottonwood and Lower Cottonwood management units (Type C);
(20) Crescent City Marsh Wildlife Area (Del Norte County);
(21) Crocker Meadow Wildlife Area (Plumas County) (Type C);
(22) Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area (Yuba County) (Type C);
(23) Decker Island Wildlife Area (Solano County) (Type C);
(24) Doyle Wildlife Area (Lassen County) (Type C);
(25) Dutch Flat Wildlife Area (Modoc County) (Type C);
(26) East Walker River Wildlife Area (Mono County) (Type C);
(27) Eel River Wildlife Area (Humboldt County) (Type C);
(28) Elk Creek Wetlands Wildlife Area (Del Norte County);
(29) Elk River Wildlife Area (Humboldt County) (Type C);
(30) Eureka Slough Wildlife Area (Humboldt County);
(31) Fay Canyon Wildlife Area (Alpine County) (Type C);
(32) Fay Slough Wildlife Area (Humboldt County) (Type C);
(33) Feather River Wildlife Area (Sutter and Yuba counties), including the Abbott Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marysville, Morse Road, Nelson Slough, O'Connor Lakes, Shanghai Bend, and Star Bend management units (Type C);
(34) Fremont Weir Wildlife Area (Yolo County) (Type C);
(35) Fitzhugh Creek Wildlife Area (Modoc County) (Type C);
(36) Grass Lake Wildlife Area (Siskiyou County) (Type C);
(37) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area (Butte and Sutter counties) (Type A);
(38) Green Creek Wildlife Area (Mono County) (Type C);
(39) Grizzly Island Wildlife Area (Solano County), including the Garibaldi Crescent (Type A), Gold Hills (Type B), Goodyear Slough (Type B), Grey Goose (Type C), Grizzly Island (Type A), Island Slough (Type B), Joice Island (Type A), West Family (Type B) and Montezuma Slough management units;
(40) Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area (Lassen and Sierra counties) (Type C);
(41) Heenan Lake Wildlife Area (Alpine County) (Type C);
(42) Hill Slough Wildlife Area (Solano County);
(43) Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area (San Diego County) (Type C);
(44) Honey Lake Wildlife Area (Lassen County) (Type B);
(45) Hope Valley Wildlife Area (Alpine County) (Type C);
(46) Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area (Siskiyou County) (Type C);
(47) Imperial Wildlife Area (Imperial County), including the Wister Management Unit (Type A) and Finney Ramer Management Units (Type C);
(48) Indian Tom Wildlife Area (Siskiyou County) (Type C);
(49) Indian Valley Wildlife Area (Lake County) (Type C);
(50) Kelso Peak and Old Dad Mountains Wildlife Area (San Bernardino County) (Type C);
(51) Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area (Madera County) (Type C);
(52) Knoxville Wildlife Area (Napa and Yolo counties) (Type C);
(53) Laguna Wildlife Area (Sonoma County) (Type C);
(54) Lake Berryessa Wildlife Area (Napa County) (Type C);
(55) Lake Earl Wildlife Area (Del Norte County) (Type C);
(56) Lake Sonoma Wildlife Area (Sonoma County) (Type C);
(57) Little Panoche Reservoir Wildlife Area (Fresno County) (Type C);
(58) Los Banos Wildlife Area (Merced County) (Type A);
(59) Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area (Sacramento County) (Type C);
(60) Mad River Slough Wildlife Area (Humboldt County) (Type C);
(61) Marble Mountains Wildlife Area (San Bernardino County) (Type C);
(62) Mendota Wildlife Area (Fresno County) (Type A);
(63) Merrill's Landing Wildlife Area (Tehama County) (Type C);
(64) Miner Slough Wildlife Area (Solano County) (Type C);
(65) Monache Meadows Wildlife Area (Tulare County) (Type C);
(66) Morro Bay Wildlife Area (San Luis Obispo County) (Type C);
(67) Moss Landing Wildlife Area (Monterey County) (Type C);
(68) Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area (Shasta and Tehama counties) (Type C);
(69) Mud Lake Wildlife Area (Siskiyou County) (Type C);
(70) Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area (Solano, Napa, and Sonoma counties), including the American Canyon, Coon Island, Dutchman Slough, Huichica Creek, Napa River, Ringstrom Bay, Sonoma Creek, Tolay Creek, White Slough, and Wingo management units (All Type C, except White Slough);
(71) North Grasslands Wildlife Area (Merced and Stanislaus counties), including the China Island, Gadwall, and Salt Slough management units (Type A);
(72) O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area (Merced County) (Type C);
(73) Oroville Wildlife Area (Butte County), including the Thermalito Afterbay Management Unit (Type C);
(74) Petaluma Marsh Wildlife Area (Marin and Sonoma counties), including the Black John Slough, Burdell, Day Island, Green Point, Novato Creek, Petaluma River, Point Sonoma, and Rush Creek management units (Type C);
(75) Pickel Meadow Wildlife Area (Mono County (Type C));
(76) Pine Creek Wildlife Area (Modoc County) (Type C);
(77) Point Edith Wildlife Area (Contra Costa County) (Type C);
(78) Putah Creek Wildlife Area (Solano County) (Type C);
(79) Rector Reservoir Wildlife Area (Napa County) (Type C);
(80) Red Lake Wildlife Area (Alpine County) (Type C);
(81) Rhode Island Wildlife Area Contra Costa County (Type C);
(82) Sacramento Bypass Wildlife Area (Yolo County) (Type C);
(83) Sacramento River Wildlife Area (Butte, Colusa, and Glenn counties) (Type C);
(84) San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area (San Diego County) (Type C);
(85) San Jacinto Wildlife Area (Riverside County) including the Davis Road Unit, and the Potrero Unit (Type A);
(86) San Luis Obispo Wildlife Area (San Luis Obispo County);
(87) San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area (Merced County) (Type C);
(88) San Pablo Bay Wildlife Area (Marin and Sonoma counties) (Type C);
(89) Santa Rosa Wildlife Area (Riverside County) (Type C);
(90) Shasta Valley Wildlife Area (Siskiyou County) (Type B);
(91) Sheepy Ridge Wildlife Area (Siskiyou County) (Type C);
(92) Silver Creek Wildlife Area (Lassen County) (Type C);
(93) Slinkard-Little Antelope Wildlife Area (Mono County) (Type C);
(94) Smithneck Creek Wildlife Area (Sierra County) (Type C);
(95) South Fork Wildlife Area (Kern County) (Type C);
(96) Spannus Gulch Wildlife Area (Siskiyou County) (Type C);
(97) Spenceville Wildlife Area (Yuba and Nevada counties) (Type C);
(98) Surprise Valley Wildlife Area (Modoc County) (Type C);
(99) Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area (Sutter County) (Type C);
(100) Tehama Wildlife Area (Tehama County) (Type C);
(101) Truckee River Wildlife Area (Placer and Nevada counties), including the Boca, Polaris, Union Ice, and West River management units (Type C);
(102) Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area (Butte and Glenn counties), including the Howard Slough, Little Dry Creek, and Llano Seco management units (Type A);
(103) Volta Wildlife Area (Merced County) (Type A);
(104) Walker River Wildlife Area (Mono County) (Type C);
(105) Waukell Creek Wildlife Area (Del Norte County) (Type C);
(106) Warner Valley Wildlife Area (Plumas County) (Type C);
(107) West Hilmar Wildlife Area (Merced and Stanislaus counties) (Type C);
(108) White Slough Wildlife Area (San Joaquin County) (Type C);
(109) Willow Creek Wildlife Area (Lassen County) (Type B);
(110) Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (Yolo County).
(b) Area Regulations:
(1) Regional Manager's Authority: The regional manager shall have the authority to regulate public use of State wildlife areas where such use is not provided for in these regulations or in sections 551 and 552 of this title.
(2) Entry Restrictions. The department may limit the number of persons entering any area listed in section 550 or 551 of this title during any period for safety reasons, to reduce crowding, to provide for the limited take of a species, or may close portions of areas or close areas entirely to public entry or to specific activities. No person shall enter an area that has been closed to the public, except by written permission of the regional manager. On wildlife areas where entry and exit sites are designated by the department, no person shall enter or leave except at designated sites.
(3) Procedures for Issuing Entry Permits. In the event that the department elects to limit the number of hunters, trappers, or other users, entry permits will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis, or by a drawing to be held at a designated department office. The department shall inform the commission in writing and the public via the news media of any implementation of the provisions of this subsection, when limits imposed under this subsection differ substantially for a specific area from the prior year. Such notification shall include: the State wildlife area affected, the time period, the reason for the limitation or closure, the number of entry permits to be issued, and the method of issuance.
(4) Permit Requirements. No person shall enter any State wildlife area or portion thereof where the department has limited public entry without a valid entry permit in their immediate possession. [See subsections 551(f), (g), and (h) for regulations regarding general requirements and costs for individual entry permits. See subsection 551(q) for entry permit requirements for specific areas.] Upon leaving the State wildlife area, the permit must be completed and returned to the checking station, or drop box.
(5) Use Permits for Organized Events. Any person organizing an event or gathering to be conducted on a State wildlife area shall obtain a use permit from the appropriate regional manager. Such events or gatherings shall be compatible with wildlife area objectives.
(6) Motor Driven Vehicles.
(A) No person shall drive, operate, leave, place, or stop any motor driven vehicle or trailer on any State wildlife area except on public or established roads or on designated jeep trails and such other areas as designated by the Department. No person shall park or leave any motor driven vehicle or trailer in any area where signs prohibiting parking are posted. The Department may designate the parking lot where a person must park a vehicle while on the wildlife area.
(B) No person shall drive a vehicle carelessly in willful disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without due caution or at a speed or in a manner likely to endanger any person, property, or wildlife.
(7) Signs, Traffic and Road Closures.
(A) Drivers of motor driven vehicles operated within the wildlife areas shall comply with the directions of traffic signs posted in the area by the department.
(B) No person shall damage, remove, or destroy any barrier, sign, signpost, or signboard on any wildlife area.
(8) Boats.
(A) The department may restrict the use and operation of boats on State wildlife areas, department administered national wildlife refuges, and State recreation areas to protect natural resources or provide for the orderly operation of hunting and fishing programs on these areas. Boating restrictions may include, but not be limited to, limiting boat speeds, limiting motor size and type, or prohibiting the use of motors. During the times waterfowl are present, the provisions of Section 251 of this Title will also apply.
(B) Except as prohibited in subsection 551(q), boats may be used under the following regulations on State wildlife areas, department administered national wildlife refuges, and State recreation areas.
1. When launch sites are designated by the department, all boats must be launched and removed from those sites.
2. All persons shall remove their boats from the waters when instructed to do so by an employee of the department.
3. The use of boats may be restricted to certain zones designated by the department.
4. Boat speed shall not exceed five miles per hour.
(9) Vandalism and Litter.
(A) No person shall tamper with, damage, or remove any property not his own when such property is located within a State wildlife area.
(B) No person shall leave, deposit, drop, bury, or scatter bottles, broken glass, feathers, hides, wastepaper, cans, sewage, or other rubbish in any State wildlife area except in a receptacle or area designated for that purpose, and no person shall import and deposit any rubbish or toxic substance into State wildlife areas from other places. Where no designated receptacles are provided, any refuse resulting from a person's use of the area must be removed from the area by such person.
(10) Trees and Minerals.
(A) No person shall dig up, cut, damage, or remove from a wildlife area any trees, shrubs, vines, plants or wood, except that vegetation may be cut and used for the purpose of building blinds, unless otherwise directed by the area manager.
(B) No person shall dig up or remove any humus, soil, sand, gravel, or rock.
(11) Bottles and Artifact Collecting. No person shall collect or remove bottles or artifacts, or dig or otherwise disturb the soil to locate or remove bottles or artifacts, from any Wildlife Area.
(12) Camping and Unattended Personal Property. No person shall camp in any part of a State wildlife area except in areas designated by the department. (See subsection 551(q) for additional camping restrictions on specific areas). Camping on wildlife areas shall be limited to not more than seven consecutive days, and not more than 14 days total in any calendar year, except by written permission of the Regional Manager. Personal property may not be left on State wildlife areas for camping or other purposes, except at authorized locations. Decoys may not be left in the field overnight, except as provided in subsection 551(q). Any hunting blinds on wildlife areas shall be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
(13) Fires. From April 30 through October 30 on Type C areas, and during the entire year on Type A and B areas, no person shall build or maintain fires except in portable gas stoves, in charcoal briquette barbeques, or in fireplaces at sites developed by the department. No fire shall be left unattended and all fires shall be extinguished with water before leaving. (See subsection 551(q) for additional fire restrictions.)
(14) Use of Dogs and Field Trials. The department may prohibit or restrict the use of dogs on any State wildlife area (see subsection 551(q)). Except as further prohibited in subsection 551(q), dogs are allowed only for hunting or when under immediate control. Dogs must be leashed at designated campsites and check station areas. Special permits are required for field trials. Dog training is allowed only in areas designated by the department.
(15) Pesticides Use. No person, other than authorized federal, state, or local employees conducting a pest control program approved by the department, shall apply any pesticide in any State wildlife area.
(16) Livestock. No person shall permit livestock, including but not limited to cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and hogs, to browse, graze, bed, cross, or otherwise trespass on any State wildlife area except under an authorized grazing permit issued by the department. The recreational use of horses is allowed, except as designated in subsection 551(q). Persons who fail to remove their livestock from any State wildlife area within 48 hours after receiving official notice of trespass by the regional manager through certified mail, shall be in violation of this section.
(17) Fish and Frogs. Fish and frogs may not be taken for commercial purposes (see subsection 551(q) for specific area regulations).
(18) Hunting and Trapping. Hunting and trapping shall be allowed on State wildlife areas during the regular open seasons subject to subsection 550(b)(19), 551(b), and 551(q), and such other area use regulations as specified by the regional manager.
(19) Special Restrictions. (Areas where hunting and possession of firearms and archery equipment is prohibited).
No person, except authorized personnel, shall possess or discharge a firearm, bow and arrow, air or gas gun, spear gun, or other propulsive device of any kind in the following areas: Battle Creek, Crescent City Marsh, Elk Creek Wetlands, Eureka Slough, and Hill Slough wildlife areas; Cordelia Slough and Montezuma Slough management units of Grizzly Island Wildlife Area; White Slough Unit of Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area; and Day Island, Green Point, Novato Creek, Point Sonoma, and Rush Creek units of the Petaluma Marsh Wildlife Area.
(20) Possession and use of Alcohol. No person shall possess or use alcohol while in the field hunting or engaged in other authorized recreational activities on any State wildlife area or Federal wildlife refuge. For the purpose of this section, "in the field" is defined as all areas except checking stations and designated parking areas.
(21) Ejection. The department may eject any person from a State wildlife area for violation of any of these rules or regulations or for disorderly conduct, intoxication, or when a department employee determines that the general safety or welfare of the area or persons thereon is endangered. The decision, in such respect, of any department employee assigned management or enforcement responsibilities for the area shall be final.
(22) User Responsibility for Knowing Regulations. All wildlife area users shall be responsible for area-specific regulations listed under subsection 551(q). Failure to comply with any of the area-specific regulations shall be a violation of this subsection.


Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 202, 203, 355, 713, 1050, 1526, 1528, 1530, 1570-1572, 1765 and 10504, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 355, 711, 713, 1050, 1055.3, 1526, 1528, 1530, 1570-1572, 1585, 1764, 1765, and 10504, Fish and Game Code.Authority cited: Sections 200, 202, 203, 355, 713, 1050, 1526, 1528, 1530, 1570-1572, 1765 and 10504, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 355, 711, 713, 1050, 1055.3, 1526, 1528, 1530, 1570-1572, 1585, 1764, 1765, and 10504, Fish and Game Code.

s 551. Hunting, Firearms, and Archery Equipment Use and Permit Requirements on State and Federal Areas.
(a) The following regulations apply to areas listed below:
(1) State wildlife areas listed in Section 550. (See subsection 550(b)(19) for areas where possession and use of firearms and archery equipment are completely prohibited.)
(2) Areas operated in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (for additional regulations for Federal areas, see Section 552):
(A) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Colusa County);
(B) Delevan National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Colusa County);
(C) Kern National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Kern County);
(D) Merced National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Merced County);
(E) Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Glenn and Colusa counties);
(F) San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Merced County), including the San Luis, Kesterson, West Bear Creek, Freitas, and Blue Goose Units;
(G) Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Imperial County) (operated with the Imperial Wildlife Area);
(H) Sutter National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Sutter County).
(3) Areas operated in cooperation with other Federal agencies:
(A) Baldwin Lake, Type C (San Bernardino County);
(B) Volta Wildlife Area, Type A (Merced County);
(C) Lake Sonoma Wildlife Area, Type C (Sonoma County).
(4) Areas operated in cooperation with other State agencies:
(A) Lake Earl Project Area, Type C (Del Norte County) (Unclassified land administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation);
(B) O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area, Type C (Merced County);
(C) San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area, Type C (Merced and Santa Clara counties);
(D) Little Panoche Reservoir Wildlife Area, Type C (Fresno County);
(E) Perris Reservoir State Recreation Area, area day use fee (Riverside County).
(F) Clifton Court Forebay, Type C (Contra Costa County).
(b) Method of Take.
(1) Firearms and Archery Equipment, General: Except as otherwise provided, no person shall possess in the field or discharge a firearm, bow and arrow, air or gas gun, or other propulsive device of any kind on any wildlife area (see section 551(b)(9)).
(2) Except as otherwise provided, no shotguns larger than twelve gauge and no rifles, pellet guns, combination rifle-shotguns, pistols, archery equipment, or revolvers shall be possessed in the field or discharged on any Type A or Type B areas. All legal firearms and archery equipment may be used on Type C areas unless prohibited (see subsection 551(q)).
(3) Shotgun shells shall not contain shot size larger than size BB in lead and size T in steel. On those areas where big game species may be hunted, shotguns with slugs may be used.
(4) At Grizzly Island Wildlife Area and on all national wildlife refuges listed in Section 552, only steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may be used or possessed in the field.
(5) Archery equipment shall not be used during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons on Type A and B areas, unless provided for in subsection 551(q).
(6) Loaded firearms, as defined in Section 2006 of the Fish and Game Code, are prohibited in the parking lots on all wildlife areas and on national wildlife refuges listed in Section 552.
(7) On Type C areas, raptors may be used to take legal game in accordance with general hunting regulations.
(8) On Type A and B state wildlife areas, raptors may be used to take legal game only from the first Saturday following the end of the general waterfowl season through the end of the falconry pheasant season. Raptors may be used only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays.
(9) Except as otherwise provided, an adult-supervised youth may possess and discharge a BB gun on any wildlife area. A BB gun is not an authorized method of take and may not be used to take wildlife on any wildlife area. A BB gun is defined as an air and/or spring-actuated rifle similar to Daisy BB gun models 95 (Timberwolf), 105 (Buck), or 1938 (Red Ryder), firing a spherical BB no longer than 0.177 inches in diameter (4.5mm) at a muzzle velocity no greater than 350 feet per second. For the purpose of this section a youth is defined as a person under the age of 16.
(c) Nonhunting Uses of Firearms and Archery Equipment:
(1) Except at designated shooting sites or with a special permit, possession in the field and use of firearms and archery equipment is permitted only for the purpose of hunting on all wildlife areas and on national wildlife refuges listed in Section 552.
(2) No glass or porcelain targets shall be used on any wildlife area. Clay targets shall be used only at designated sites where their use is permitted.
(d) Hunting Days:
(1) Except as provided for in subsection 551(q), waterfowl may be taken on Type A and Type B areas only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays.
(2) All Type A and Type B areas shall be closed to hunting on Christmas Day, except for the following Type B areas: Island Slough and Gold Hills units of Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. These areas will be open to hunting on Christmas Day when Christmas occurs on a Wednesday, Saturday, or Sunday.
(3) On Type C areas, shooting days shall be daily except as noted in subsections 551(b) and 551(q).
(e) Shooting Hours: Waterfowl: Except as provided for in subsection 551(q), shooting hours on all Type A and Type B areas shall be the legal waterfowl shooting hours as designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Other Species: Except as noted in subsection 551(q), other species may be taken only during the hours designated for the taking of each species under the regulatory powers of the commission or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
(f) Requirements for Entry Permits and Trespass: No person shall enter upon any area listed in sections 550 or 551 of this Title where the department requires a valid daily entry permit without the required entry permit in their immediate possession, or unless otherwise authorized by the department. Entry or exit must be made at locations designated by the department. Daily entry permits are required to hunt during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons on Type A and B areas. During this period daily entry permits must be returned to the checking stations where issued within one and one half hours after sunset unless otherwise designated in 551(g). Daily entry permits also may be required at other times on Type A and B areas or on Type C areas (see subsection 551(q)). (continued)