Fish and Game Code section 1053.5

Applicants for hunting licenses shall first satisfactorily complete a hunter education equivalency examination and obtain a certificate of equivalency as provided by regulations adopted by the commission, or show proof of completion of a hunter education training course, or show a previous year’s hunting license.

Source: Section 1053.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=1053.5. (updated Jan. 1, 2017; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/fish_and_game_code_section_1053.5

Original Source: Section 1053.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=1053.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).