Fish and Game Code section 4802

Any person, or the employee or agent of a person, whose livestock or other property is being or has been injured, damaged, or destroyed by a mountain lion may report that fact to the department and request a permit to take the mountain lion.

Source: Section 4802, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=4802. (accessed Aug. 3, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/fish_and_game_code_section_4802

Original Source: Section 4802, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=4802. (last accessed May 12, 2025).