Cal. Fish & Game Code § 4304
Taking Deer
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2011
(a) No person shall capture or destroy any deer and detach or remove from the carcass only the head, hide, antlers, or horns.
No person shall at any time capture or destroy any deer and detach or remove from the carcass only the head, hide, antlers, or horns; nor shall any person at any time leave through carelessness or neglect any game mammal or game bird which is in his possession, or any portion of the flesh thereof usually eaten by humans, to go needlessly to waste. The provisions of this section shall not apply to game mammals taken under the authority of Sections 4152 and 4183 of this code.
(b) No person shall through carelessness or neglect leave any game mammal, exotic game mammal, or game bird that is in that person’s possession, or any of the flesh of that animal usually eaten by humans, to go needlessly to waste.
(c) The provisions of this section do not apply to game mammals taken pursuant to Section 4152.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.