Fish and Game Code section 3217

The carcass of a game bird which shows that it has been killed by shooting shall constitute prima facie evidence that it was not a domesticated game bird. The fact that the bird has been tagged in accordance with Section 3206 of this code shall not alter this presumption.

Source: Section 3217, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=3217. (updated Jan. 1, 1957; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/fish_and_game_code_section_3217

Original Source: Section 3217, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=3217. (last accessed May 12, 2025).