Statute · California Fish and Game Code
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 4803 — Mountain Lions
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 4803
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Fish and Game Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Upon receipt of a report pursuant to Section 4802, the department, or any animal damage control officer specifically authorized by the department to carry out this responsibility, shall immediately take the action necessary to confirm that there has been depredation by a mountain lion as…
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Cal. Fish & Game Code § 4803 — Mountain Lions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Upon receipt of a report pursuant to Section 4802, the department, or any animal damage control officer specifically authorized by the department to carry out this responsibility, shall immediately take the action necessary to confirm that there has been depredation by a mountain lion as reported. The confirmation process shall be completed as quickly as possible, but in no event more than 48 hours after receiving the report. If satisfied that there has been depredation by a mountain lion as reported, the department shall promptly issue a permit to take the depredating mountain lion.