Notwithstanding Section 7149.05, a sport fishing license is not required for a resident to take a rattlesnake (genus Crotalus or Sistrurus).
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 7149.3
Sport Fishing Licenses
Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 683, Sec. 22
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