Fish and Game Code section 4304

(a)

No person shall capture or destroy any deer and detach or remove from the carcass only the head, hide, antlers, or horns.

(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.

Source: Section 4304, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=4304. (accessed May 10, 2025).

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§ 4304’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/fish_and_game_code_section_4304

Original Source: Section 4304, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=4304. (last accessed May 10, 2025).