Fish and Game Code section 4809

Mountain lions authorized to be taken pursuant to this chapter shall be taken by the most effective means available to take the mountain lion causing the damage or destruction, except that no mountain lion shall be taken by means of poison, leg-hold or metal-jawed traps, and snares.

Source: Section 4809, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=4809. (accessed Jun. 24, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/fish_and_game_code_section_4809

Original Source: Section 4809, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=4809. (last accessed May 12, 2025).