Notwithstanding any other provisions of these regulations,
hunting wildlife from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before
sunrise is prohibited in Monterey and San Benito counties east of
Highway 101.
Amendment of NOTE filed 5-13-81; designated effective
5-23-81.
§264. Use of Lights While
Hunting--Specific Areas.
(a)
Lights of any size or voltage may be used to take furbearing or nongame
mammals only in the areas described in subsections (b) and (c) below,
and only under the following conditions:
(1)
The use of lights for night hunting is prohibited in any area where the
general deer season is open.
(2)
Furbearing mammals and nongame mammals may be taken with the aid of a
spotlight or other artificial light operated from a vehicle provided
such vehicle is stopped and standing with the motor off. No spotlight
may be used from a vehicle which is on a public road or highway.
(b)
Zone 1. (Portions of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter,
Tehama, Yolo and Yuba counties.)
Area: Within the boundary beginning at the junction of Interstate 880
and Interstate 5 near Sacramento; east on Interstate 880 to its junction
with Interstate 80; north and east on Interstate 80 to its junction with
Highway 65 near Roseville, along Highway 65 to its junction with Highway
20 at Marysville; west on Highway 20 to its junction with Highway 45;
north on Highway 45 to its junction with Highway 162; east on Highway
162 to its junction with Highway 99; north on Highway 99 to South Avenue
near the town of Corning; west on South Avenue to Interstate 5 in
Corning; north on Interstate 5 to Corning Road; west on Corning Road to
Paskenta Road; west on the Paskenta Road to the town of Paskenta;
southwest on the Round Valley Road to the Garland Road; south on the
Garland Road to the town of Newville; south on the Newville-Elk Creek
Road to the town of Elk Creek; south on the Elk Creek-Stonyford Road to
the town of Stonyford; south on the Stonyford-Leesville Road to the town
of Ladoga; south on the Stonyford-Leesville Road to the town of
Leesville; south from Leesville on the Bear Valley Road to its
intersection with Highway 20; east on Highway 20 to its intersection
with Highway 16; south and east on Highway 16 to its intersection with
Interstate 5; east on Interstate 5 to Interstate 880 and the point of
beginning.
(c)
Zone 2. (Portions of Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono and San Bernardino
counties and all of Imperial, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties.)
Area: Inyo, Mono and Kern counties south and east of a line beginning at
the junction of Highway 182 and the California-Nevada state line; south
on Highway 182 to its junction with Highway 395; south on Highway 395 to
its intersection with Highway 168 at Bishop; west on Highway 168 to its
intersection with the Inyo National Forest boundary; south on the Inyo
National Forest boundary to its junction with County Highway J41; south
and east on County Highway J41 to its junction with Highway 395; south
on Highway 395 to its junction with Highway 14 near Inyokern; south on
Highway 14 to its junction with Highway 178 at Freeman; west on Highway
178 to its junction with the Bodfish-Caliente Road at Isabella; south on
the Bodfish-Caliente Road to its junction with Highway 58; east on
Highway 58 to its junction with the Los Angeles Aqueduct; south and west
on the Los Angeles Aqueduct Road to its junction with 265th Street West
near Neenach; south on 265th Street West to its junction with the
Elizabeth Lake-Pine Canyon Road at Three Points; east along the
Elizabeth Lake-Pine Canyon Road to its junction with Highway 14 at
Palmdale; south on Highway 14 to its intersection with the Angeles
Forest Highway; south on the Angeles Forest Highway to the Mill Creek
Summit Road; east and south on the Mill Creek Summit Road to its
intersection with the Angeles Crest Highway (Highway 2) at Upper Chilao
Campground; east on the Angeles Crest Highway to its intersection with
the Los Angeles-San Bernardino county line; north on the Los
Angeles-Kern-San Bernardino county line to its intersection with Highway
58; east on Highway 58 to its intersection with the range line between
R3W and R4W; south along the range line between R3W and R4W to the
southeast corner of T8N, R4W; east along T8N to its intersection with
the west boundary of the U.S. Marine Corps Training Center; south and
east on that boundary to its intersection with Giant Rock Road; east
along Giant Rock Road to a point where it turns southeast and
corresponding with a projected north extension of Sunfair Road; south on
Sunfair Road and its projected extension to the San Bernardino-Riverside
county line; and all of Imperial, Orange, Riverside and San Diego
counties.
Certificate of Compliance as to 6-24-85 order transmitted
to OAL 9-30-85 and filed 11-1-85.
§264.5. Use of Lights While
Hunting--Remainder of State.
Lights may be used, in those portions of the state not
listed in Section 264, to take furbearers and nongame mammals under the
following conditions only:
(a)
Only 9 volt lights or smaller, hand-held or worn on the head are
permitted.
(b)
Persons using such lights must be on foot.
(c)
Lights may not be used in or from a vehicle and may not be attached or
powered from any source other than self-contained batteries.
(d) A
landowner or tenant suffering damage to livestock or other property by
furbearing mammals or nongame mammals may designate, in writing, persons
allowed by such landowner or tenant to use artificial lights in excess
of 9 volts to assist in taking the depredating mammals. The landowner or
tenants shall notify the closest fish and game office whenever
furbearing or nongame mammals are taken under this authority.
No furbearing or nongame mammals including any threatened,
endangered or fully protected species may be taken contrary to any other
prohibition set forth in these regulations.
Certificate of Compliance as to 6-24-85 order transmitted
to OAL 9-30-85 and filed 11-1-85.
