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2005 California Fish and Game Code Sections 3680-3686 Article 2. Other Species
FISH AND GAME CODESECTION 3680-3686
3680. Any person, other than the owner thereof, who at any time, by any means or in any manner, takes any Antwerp or homing pigeon is guilty of a misdemeanor. However, during the open legal season on bandtailed pigeons, the taking of Antwerp or homing pigeons incidentally with the shooting or taking of wild bandtailed pigeons, is not a violation of this section. 3681. In Districts 8 and 9, it is unlawful to take ducks or geese in any manner below the incoming or outgoing tidewater's edge or from any blind, boat, floating device, island, islet, or exposed tidal flat except on Saturdays, Sundays, Wednesdays, holidays and the opening and closing days during the prescribed open season except that the use of boats is permitted to retrieve crippled or dead birds. 3682. (a) It is unlawful for any person, except a person licensed pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 3031, to take any upland game bird species without first procuring an upland game bird stamp, and having the stamp permanently affixed to his or her valid hunting license. (b) Upland game bird stamps may be obtained from the department, or a licensed agent authorized pursuant to Section 1055, for a fee of six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25), adjusted pursuant to Section 713. (c) This section does not apply to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, or other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System. 3682.1. (a) It is unlawful for any person, except a person licensed pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 3031, to take any upland game bird species without first procuring an upland game bird hunting validation, as provided in subdivision (b), and having the validation affixed to his or her valid hunting license. (b) Upland game bird hunting validations may be obtained from the department or a licensed agent authorized pursuant to Section 1055.1 for a fee of six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25), adjusted pursuant to Section 713. (c) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System. 3682.2. (a) Upon full implementation of the Automated License Data System, the department shall continue to prepare, or have prepared, upland game bird stamps depicting upland game birds. (b) Any person who obtains an upland game bird hunting validation pursuant to Section 3682.1 is entitled, upon request, to receive an upland game bird stamp at no additional charge. (c) Any person may purchase an upland game bird stamp for a fee of six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25), as adjusted pursuant to Section 713. (d) Possession of an upland game bird stamp obtained pursuant to this section does not entitle the holder to take any upland game bird species. 3683. Upland game bird species include resident game birds, defined as Chinese spotted doves, ringed turtledoves of the family columbidae; California quail and varieties thereof, Gambel's or desert quail, mountain quail and varieties thereof, ruffed grouse, sage hens and sage grouse; white-tailed ptarmigan, Hungarian partridges, red-legged partridges including the chukar and other varieties, ringed-neck pheasants and varieties, and wild turkeys of the order galliformes; and migratory game birds including jacksnipe, western mourning doves, white-winged doves, and band-tailed pigeons. This section shall become operative on July 1, 1993. 3684. All funds derived from the sale of upland game bird hunting validations and upland game bird stamps shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and shall be expended solely for the purposes specified in Section 3685. The department shall maintain the internal accountability necessary to ensure that all restrictions and requirements pertaining to the expenditure of revenues received pursuant to this section are met. 3685. Funds received pursuant to Section 3684 shall be annually available for appropriation by the Legislature for programs, projects, and land acquisitions to benefit upland game bird species, and for related hunting opportunities and public outreach. This section shall become operative on July 1, 1993. 3686. Projects authorized pursuant to Section 3685 shall be governed by Section 1501.5. With the approval of the entity in control of property affected by a project, the department may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, nonprofit organizations for the accomplishment of those projects, or the department may reimburse the controlling entity for its costs of accomplishing the project. This section shall become operative on July 1, 1993.
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