Fish and Game Code section 4180.1

(a)

It is unlawful to do either of the following to an immature depredator mammal while it is in its den:

(1)

Use a snare, hook, or barbed wire to remove the mammal.

(2)

Use fire to kill the mammal.

(b)

Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of fire-ignited gas cartridges or other products registered or permitted under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.).

Source: Section 4180.1, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=4180.­1.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Dec. 8, 2025).

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