§ 551. General Use, Hunting, Firearms, and Archery Equipment Use and Permit Requirements on State and Federal Areas.

(a) The following regulations apply to areas listed below:

(1) State wildlife areas listed in Section 550. (See subsection 550(b)(19) for areas where possession and use of firearms and archery equipment are completely prohibited.)

(2) Areas operated in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (for additional regulations for Federal areas, see Section 552):

(A) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Colusa County);

(B) Delevan National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Colusa County);

(C) Kern National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Kern County);

(D) Merced National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Merced County);

(E) Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Glenn and Colusa counties);

(F) Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge, including the La Barranca Unit, Blackberry Island Unit, Mooney Unit, Ohm Unit, Flynn Unit, Heron Island Unit, and Rio Vista Unit (Tehama Co.); Pine Creek Unit, Dead Man's Reach Unit, North Llano Seco Island 1 & 2 Units, and Llano Seco Riparian Sanctuary Unit (Butte Co.); and McIntosh Landing North and South Units, Capay Unit, Phelan Island Unit, Jacinto Unit, Ord Unit, Ord Bend Unit, South Ord Unit, Hartley Island Unit, Sul Norte Unit, Codora Unit, Packer Unit, Afton Unit, North Drumheller Slough Unit, and Drumheller Slough Unit (Glenn Co.); Type C;

(G) San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Merced County), including the San Luis, Kesterson, West Bear Creek, Freitas, and Blue Goose Units;

(H) Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Imperial County) (operated with the Imperial Wildlife Area);

(I) Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Sacramento County);

(J) Sutter National Wildlife Refuge, Type A (Sutter County).

(3) Areas operated in cooperation with other Federal agencies:

(A) Baldwin Lake, Type C (San Bernardino County);

(B) Volta Wildlife Area, Type A (Merced County);

(C) Lake Sonoma Wildlife Area, Type C (Sonoma County).

(4) Areas operated in cooperation with other State agencies:

(A) O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area, Type C (Merced County);

(B) San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area, Type C (Merced and Santa Clara counties);

(C) Little Panoche Reservoir Wildlife Area, Type C (Fresno County);

(D) Perris Reservoir State Recreation Area, area day use fee (Riverside County).

(E) Clifton Court Forebay, Type C (Contra Costa County).

(b) Method of Take.

(1) Firearms and Archery Equipment, General: Except as otherwise provided, no person shall possess in the field or discharge a firearm, bow and arrow, air or gas gun, or other propulsive device of any kind on any wildlife area (see section 551(b)(9)).

(2) Except as otherwise provided, no shotguns larger than twelve gauge and no rifles, pellet guns, combination rifle-shotguns, pistols, archery equipment, or revolvers shall be possessed in the field or discharged on any Type A or Type B areas. All legal firearms and archery equipment may be used on Type C areas unless prohibited (see subsection 551(q)).

(3) Shotgun shells shall not contain shot size larger than size BB in lead and size T in steel. The use or possession of shot size larger than BB in non-toxic shot other than steel is prohibited on State and Federal Wildlife areas. On those areas where big game species may be hunted, shotguns with slugs may be used.

(4) Except as otherwise provided, on areas with ammunition restrictions, only those persons possessing a valid hunting permit for that day may possess ammunition in the field. (See subsection 551(q), 552(a)).

(5) At Grizzly Island Wildlife Area and on all national wildlife refuges listed in Section 552, only steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may be used or possessed in the field.

(6) Archery equipment shall not be used during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons on Type A and B areas, unless provided for in subsection 551(q).

(7) Loaded firearms, as defined in Section 2006 of the Fish and Game Code, are prohibited in the parking lots on all wildlife areas and on national wildlife refuges listed in Section 552.

(8) On Type C areas, raptors may be used to take legal game in accordance with general hunting regulations.

(9) On Type A and B state wildlife areas, raptors may be used to take legal game only from the first Saturday following the end of the general waterfowl season through the end of the falconry pheasant season. Raptors may be used only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays.

(10) Except as otherwise provided, an adult-supervised youth may possess and discharge a BB gun on any wildlife area. A BB gun is not an authorized method of take and may not be used to take wildlife on any wildlife area. A BB gun is defined as an air and/or spring-actuated rifle similar to Daisy BB gun models 95 (Timberwolf), 105 (Buck), or 1938 (Red Ryder), firing a spherical BB no longer than 0.177 inches in diameter (4.5mm) at a muzzle velocity no greater than 350 feet per second. For the purpose of this section a youth is defined as a person under the age of 16.

(c) Nonhunting Uses of Firearms and Archery Equipment:

(1) Except at designated shooting sites or with a special permit, possession in the field and use of firearms and archery equipment is permitted only for the purpose of hunting on all wildlife areas and on national wildlife refuges listed in Section 552.

(2) No glass or porcelain targets shall be used on any wildlife area. Clay targets shall be used only at designated sites where their use is permitted.

(d) Hunting Days:

(1) Except as provided for in subsection 551(q), waterfowl may be taken on Type A and Type B areas only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays.

(2) All Type A and Type B areas shall be closed to hunting on Christmas Day, except for the following Type B areas: Island Slough and Gold Hills units of Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. These areas will be open to hunting on Christmas Day when Christmas occurs on a Wednesday, Saturday, or Sunday.

(3) On Type C areas, shooting days shall be daily except as noted in subsections 551(b) and 551(q).

(e) Shooting Hours: Waterfowl: Except as provided for in subsection 551(q), shooting hours on all Type A and Type B areas shall be the legal waterfowl shooting hours as designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Other Species: Except as noted in subsection 551(q), other species may be taken only during the hours designated for the taking of each species under the regulatory powers of the commission or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

(f) Requirements for Entry Permits and Trespass: No person shall enter upon any area listed in sections 550 or 551 of this Title where the department requires a valid daily entry permit without the required entry permit in their immediate possession, or unless otherwise authorized by the department. Entry or exit must be made at locations designated by the department. Daily entry permits are required to hunt during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons on Type A and B areas. During this period daily entry permits must be returned to the checking stations where issued within one and one half hours after sunset unless otherwise designated in 551(g). Daily entry permits also may be required at other times on Type A and B areas or on Type C areas (see subsection 551(q)).

(g) Season Pass, Two-day Pass, and Entry Permits:

(1) To obtain a daily entry permit to hunt during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons on Type A areas, possession of a Type A season pass, a Type A two-day pass, or a one-day entry permit is required, except as provided in subsection 551(q). Season passes and two-day passes may be issued by department offices and license agents. The department may issue season passes, two-day passes and one-day entry permits at Type A checking stations. Persons hunting under the authority of a junior hunting license are exempt from these permit and pass requirements and shall be issued a no-fee entry permit.

(2) A Type A season pass shall be issued upon payment of the fee specified in Section 702. A Type B season pass shall be issued upon payment of the fee specified in Section 702.

(3) On Type B areas during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons, a Type B season pass or a Type A season pass is required to obtain a daily entry permit for all hunting, unless otherwise provided in subsections 551(q).

(4) A one-day entry permit shall be issued upon payment of the fee specified in Section 702. A two-day pass shall be issued upon payment of the fee specified in Section 702.

(5) At State recreation areas included in subsection 551(a)(4), the entry permit fee for hunting shall be the recreation area day-use fee.

(6) On Type C areas (all wildlife areas not listed as Type A, Type B, or State recreation areas in Section 551), no fees for hunting are required.

(7) On some areas (see subsection 551(q)), day use passes are required for all public access. Fees may be charged (see Fish and Game Code Section 1765).

(h) Issuance of One-day Entry Permits:

(1) Hunters with season passes shall not receive priority in the issuance of daily entry permits over hunters who do not have season passes.

(2) Holders of junior hunting licenses will be issued entry permits only when accompanied by an adult. An adult is defined as a person at least 18 years old. An adult may be accompanied by up to two junior hunters. On Type A and B areas, adults must accompany junior hunters in the field. On Type A and B areas when a non-shooter accompanies a junior hunter, the non-shooter will be considered a hunter possessing valid resident or nonresident hunting license in establishing his or her place in line. Persons 16 or 17 years of age in possession of a valid resident or nonresident hunting license will be issued entry permits and may hunt by themselves, but may not be accompanied by junior hunters.

(3) Entry permits must be returned, as required by the department, when departing the area. Hunters are required to report the number and species of all game taken, as required by the department, before departing the area. All game taken on a State or Federal wildlife area shall be shown to any department employee upon request before leaving the area.

(4) No person shall apply for, obtain, use, or have in his or her possession while hunting, any one-day entry permit which has not been issued to that person by the department or which is a duplicate, forgery, or alteration of an official department form; or which has been obtained by use of a non-validated or fraudulent application or advance reservation form. Any person who violates this section shall be barred from all State-operated areas for one calendar year following the date of discovery of the violation by the department.

(5) Any person who violates regulations governing drawing procedures for hunting opportunities on State-operated areas, other than reservation drawings described in subsection 551(j), shall not be issued a permit for that day, or shall be ejected for that day if a permit has been issued, and shall be denied entry for the remainder of the season.

(i) Daily Entry Permit Revocations, Refusals, and Ejections: On Type A and Type B areas the department is authorized to refuse to issue a one-day entry permit to anyone and to revoke this permit and eject the holder forthwith from the area for disorderly conduct, intoxication, or for any other reason when it appears that the general safety or welfare of the area, or persons thereon, is endangered. Decision of the department employee assigned management or enforcement responsibilities for the area in such respect shall be final. Any person whose entry permit has been revoked shall not be entitled to hunt or access any State operated hunt area or on any wildlife area for one calendar year from the date of discovery. Persons affected by this section may appeal such actions to the commission.

(j) Reservations:

(1) Advance reservations for waterfowl and pheasant hunting will be available for certain areas as specified under subsections 551(q) and 552(a).

(2) Reservations shall be issued by random drawing. The department shall make applications available to the public through license agents and department offices. Applicants must possess an annual or lifetime hunting license valid for the waterfowl hunting season for which they are applying. Two-day nonresident hunting licenses shall not be used to apply for reservation drawings. To be included in a reservation drawing, applications must be received by the department at the address specified on the application at least 17 days prior to the hunt date. Late, incomplete, or incorrect applications will not be included in the drawing. The fee to apply for a reservation is specified in Section 702. Hunters may apply for reservations using one or more of the following applications:

(A) One-Choice Reservation Application

(B) Five-Choice Reservation Application

(C) Season-Long Reservation Application - hunters may apply for every available hunt date for one or more areas by completing a season-long reservation application form and returning it with the appropriate payment to the department at the address specified on the application.

(D) Reservation application fees are not refundable.

(3) Multiple Applications:

(A) The applicant is limited to one application for each area for each authorized shoot date as specified under subsections 551(q) and 552(a), unless otherwise specified in subsection 551(q).

(B) The department may eliminate from any drawing all applications not in compliance with these regulations. Persons who submit more than one application for the same shoot date for the same area may be barred from hunting on State-operated areas for a period of one year following the date of discovery of the violation by the department. Any reservation issued to any person as a result of such improper submission, or to any person already barred from the State-operated areas, shall be void and of no force and effect.

(4) Priorities: Unless otherwise stated on the reservation or on information mailed with the reservation, upon paying the appropriate fee for a one-day entry permit or presenting a two-day pass or season pass, successful applicants shall be granted a one-day entry permit during the waterfowl or pheasant season, a one-day permit shall be granted, however, only if the applicant's reservation was issued by the department in the applicant's name and is for the area requested. Applicants must enter, at the appropriate checking station on the assigned or stated hunt date. Unless otherwise provided for, the reservation will expire one and one-half hours before waterfowl shoot time. For some areas, reservations will be numbered by the department in the order in which they are drawn. These reservations will be accepted at checking stations in that order, only if the reservation holder is present at the time the number is called.

(5) Except as provided for in subsections 551(j)(6) or 551(q), or Section 552, a reservation shall assure entry for up to six persons. No more than two may be adult (see subsection 551(h)(2)) hunters who have valid resident or nonresident licenses and no more than two may be persons 16 or 17 years of age in possession of a valid resident or nonresident hunting license (see subsection 551(h)(2)). Each adult may be accompanied by up to two hunters holding junior licenses or two non-shooters irrespective of age, or one of each. Non-shooters are defined as persons who wish to accompany a permittee in the field or remain at a designated parking space. Non-shooters shall not discharge or possess ammunition or a firearm on the area.

(6) If hunting a special blind area, a reservation will assure entry of no more persons (adult hunters, junior hunters, and/or nonshooters) than will fill the blind.

(7) Unless otherwise provided for in this section, the advance reservation system only serves to assure entry onto the area and does not necessarily constitute a method for prioritization over other users.

(k) Deferred Openings: When the department considers such deferment desirable to protect agricultural crops from waterfowl, it is hereby authorized and directed to defer opening to public access any area until in the opinion of the department the danger of crop damage in the immediate region is abated.

(l) Species Allowed:

(1) On Type A and Type B areas, only ducks, geese, coots, moorhens, and snipe which are then in season may be legally taken by permittees on designated shooting days during the open waterfowl hunting season; unless otherwise provided under this section or Section 552 of these regulations.

(2) Pheasant Hunting: Pheasant hunting shall be permitted as provided for in subsection 551(q) and Section 552. The regional manager may authorize junior pheasant hunts during or outside the general pheasant season.

(3) Hunting on Type C areas General: Except as provided for in subsection 551(q), hunting is permitted for each authorized species allowed to be hunted on each area, during the open season of that species.

(4) Turkey Hunting: Turkey hunting shall be permitted as provided for in subsection 551(q) and Section 552. The regional manager may authorize junior turkey hunts on state wildlife areas during the regular season.

(m) Assigned Hunting Zones: In order to assure proper hunter dispersal and to promote safety, the department may subdivide the open hunting portion of any Type A or Type B area into zones and assign hunters to these zones or designate where hunters shall park.

(n) Posting Closed Areas: Any portion of any State wildlife area and any adjoining lands under control of the department, may be closed to hunting or public access by the department by posting such lands with signs at least five (5) to the mile.

(o) Penalties: Failure to comply with regulations contained in sections 550, 551, or 552 may result in any or all of the following:

(1) denial of permission to enter a State-operated area; and/or

(2) revocation of any permit already issued; and/or

(3) ejection from the area for one calendar year from the date of discovery; and/or

(4) citation under the provisions of the Fish and Game Code or Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. A proceeding under (1), (2), (3) or (4) will not preclude the invocation of any other remedy.

(p) Enforcement of Regulations: These regulations shall be incorporated by reference into and become a part of all permits.

(q) ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS

In addition to the regulations in Section 550 and subsections 551(a) through 551(p), the following areas have special regulations which are listed below (see Section 552 for additional regulations on national wildlife refuges on which the department manages hunting programs):

Antelope Valley Wildlife Area, Type C (Sierra County);

Ash Creek Wildlife Area, Type B (Modoc and Lassen counties);

Baldwin Lake, Type C (San Bernardino County);

Bass Hill Wildlife Area, Type C (Lassen County);

Battle Creek Wildlife Area, (Shasta and Tehama counties);

Big Lagoon Wildlife Area, Type C (Humbolt County);

Big Sandy Wildlife Area, Type C (Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties);

Butte Valley Wildlife Area, Type B (Siskiyou County);

Cache Creek Wildlife Area, including the North Fork Cache Creek and Harley Gulch Management Units, Type C (Lake County);

Clifton Court Forebay, Type C (Contra Costa County);

Collins Eddy Wildlife Area, Type C (Sutter and Yolo counties);

Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area., Type C (Colusa County);

Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area, Type C (Merced and Santa Clara counties);

Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area, Type C (Yuba County);

Decker Island Wildlife Area, Type C (Solano County);

Eel River Wildlife Area, Type C (Humboldt County);

Elk River Wildlife Area, Type C (Humboldt County);

Fay Slough Wildlife Area, Type C (Humboldt County);

Feather River Wildlife Area, including the Abbot Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marysville, Morse Road, Nelson Slough, O'Connor Lakes, Shanghai Bend, and Star Bend management units. Type C (Yuba and Sutter counties);

Fremont Weir Wildlife Area, Type C (Sutter and Yolo counties);

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, including the west side and east side units, Type A (Butte County);

Grizzly Island Wildlife Area, including the Type A Crescent, Joice Island, and Grizzly Island management units, the Type B Gold Hills, Goodyear Slough, West Family, and Island Slough management units, the Type C Grey Goose Management Unit, and the Garibaldi, and Montezuma Slough management units (Solano County);

Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area, Type C (Lassen and Sierra counties);

Heenan Lake Wildlife Area, Type C (Alpine County);

Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area, Type C (San Diego County);

Honey Lake Wildlife Area, including the Dakin and Fleming units, Type B (Lassen County);

Hope Valley Wildlife Area, Type C (Alpine County);

Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area, Type C (Siskiyou County);

Imperial Wildlife Area, including the Type A Wister Unit and the Type C Finney Ramer Unit (Imperial County);

Indian Valley Wildlife Area, Type C (Lake County);

Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area, Type C (Madera County);

Knoxville Wildlife Area, Type C (Napa and Yolo counties)

Laguna Wildlife Area, Type C (Sonoma County);

Lake Berryessa Wildlife Area, Type C (Napa County);

Lake Earl Wildlife Area, Type C (Del Norte County);

Lake Sonoma Wildlife Area, Type C (Sonoma County);

Little Panoche Reservoir Wildlife Area, Type C (Fresno County);

Los Banos Wildlife Area, Type A (Merced County);

Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area, Type C (Sacramento County);

Mad River Slough Wildlife Area, Type C (Humboldt County);

Mendota Wildlife Area, Type A (Fresno County);

Miner Slough Wildlife Area, Type C (Solano County);

Morro Bay Wildlife Area, Type C (San Luis Obispo County);

Moss Landing Wildlife Area, Type C (Monterey County);

Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area, Type C (Shasta County);

Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area, including the American Canyon, Coon Island, Dutchman Slough, Huichica Creek, Napa River, Ringstrom Bay, Sonoma Creek, Tolay Creek, and Wingo management units, Type C, and Green Island, Southern Crossing, and White Slough Management Units (Napa, Solano, and Sonoma counties);

North Grasslands Wildlife Area, including China Island, Gadwall, and Salt Slough units, Type A (Merced and Stanislaus counties);

O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area, Type C (Merced County);

Oroville Wildlife Area, Type C (Butte County);

Petaluma Marshes Wildlife Area, including the Black John Slough, Burdell, and Petaluma River management units, Type C, and Bahia, Day Island, Green Point, Novato Creek, Point Sonoma, and Rush Creek management units (Marin and Sonoma counties);

Point Edith Wildlife Area, Type C (Contra Costa County);

Putah Creek Wildlife Area, Type C (Solano County);

Rector Reservoir Wildlife Area, Type C (Napa County);

Red Lake Wildlife Area (Alpine County) (Type C);

Rhode Island Wildlife Area, Type C (Contra Costa County);

Sacramento Bypass Wildlife Area, Type C (Yolo County);

Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge, Type C (Tehama, Butte, and Glenn Counties);

Sacramento River Wildlife Area, Type C (Glenn, Butte, and Colusa counties);

San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area, Type C (San Diego County);

San Jacinto Wildlife Area, including the Davis Road Unit, and the Potrero Unit, Type A (Riverside County);

San Luis Obispo Wildlife Area, daily range fees are required (San Luis Obispo County);

San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area, Type C (Merced and Santa Clara counties);

San Pablo Bay Wildlife Area, Type C (Marin and Sonoma counties);

Santa Rosa Wildlife Area, Type C (Riverside County);

Shasta Valley Wildlife Area, Type B (Siskiyou County);

South Spit Wildlife Area, Type C, Humboldt County;

Spenceville Wildlife Area, Type C (Nevada and Yuba counties);

Surprise Valley Wildlife Area, Type C (Modoc County);

Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area, Type C (Colusa and Sutter counties);

Tehama Wildlife Area, Type C (Tehama County);

Truckee River Wildlife Area, including the Boca, Polaris, Union Ice, and West River management units, Type C (Placer and Nevada counties);

Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area, including the Howard Slough, Little Dry Creek, and Llano Seco units, Type A (Butte and Glenn counties);

Volta Wildlife Area, Type A (Merced County);

West Hilmar Wildlife Area, Type C (Merced County);

White Slough Wildlife Area, Type C (San Joaquin County);

Willow Creek Wildlife Area, Type B (Lassen County);

Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Type A (Yolo County).

NORTHERN REGION

(1) Ash Creek Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, pheasants, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and on waterfowl hunt days during the late dove season.

(B) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, doves, pheasants, and snipe. Pronghorn antelope may be taken during apprentice hunts only.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed.

(D) Special Restrictions: Designated portions may be closed to public entry from March 1 through August 15. No person shall enter or leave the wildlife area except at designated entry points. All dogs must be on a leash from March 1 to August 15.

(2) Bass Hill Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Daily during seasons for authorized species, except for Special Restrictions listed below.

(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(D) Special Restrictions: The Egan Management Unit of Bass Hill Wildlife Area shall be open to the use of shotguns, archery equipment, or muzzle-loading weapons, only, for all hunting seasons.

(3) Battle Creek Wildlife Area

(A) Special Restrictions: Public entry is allowed from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Dog field trials, dog training, horseback riding and bicycles are prohibited. Dogs must be on leash and under direct owner control.

(B) Hunting and possession of firearms and archery equipment is prohibited.

(4) Big Lagoon Wildlife Area

(A) Special Restrictions: Motorized boats are restricted to 5 mph or less.

(5) Butte Valley Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during the waterfowl season. Pheasants: Sundays only during the pheasant season. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and on waterfowl hunt days during the late dove season.

(B) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, snipe, pheasants, and doves. Pronghorn antelope may be taken during apprentice hunts only.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed.

(D) Special Restrictions: Boats with motors are prohibited. Boating and other water-related sports are prohibited from March 1 to September 1. No person shall enter or leave the area except at designated entry points. The area is open to public use only from two hours before sunrise to one hour after sunset. Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 to August 15.

(6) Eel River Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily, during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coot, snipe, and pheasant.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 through August 15. Designated portions of the Eel River Wildlife Area may be closed to vehicle entry from March 1 through September 15. Use of all terrain vehicles is prohibited all year with the exception of commercial anglers who may utilize the wave-slope for fishing access. Cannibal Island Unit of Eel River Wildlife Area closed to all public use from the Monday following youth hunting days (Subsection 502(e)(1)(B)(5)) until April 1.

(7) Elk River Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coot, and snipe.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 through August 15. Closed to all public use from the Monday following youth hunting days (Subsection 502(e)(1)(B)(5)) until April 1.

(8) Fay Slough Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coot, and snipe.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 through August 15. Closed to all public use from the Monday following youth hunting days (Subsection 502(e)(1)(B)(5)) until April 1.

(9) Honey Lake Wildlife Area. (Fleming and Dakin Units)

(A) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasants: Waterfowl hunt days during the pheasant season. Quail and rabbits: Waterfowl hunt days that occur during the pheasant season. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and on waterfowl hunt days during the late dove season.

(B) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, quail, doves, and rabbits.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed.

(D) Special Restrictions: Designated portions of the wildlife area may be closed to all public entry from March 1 through August 15. No person shall enter or leave the area except at designated entry points. Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 to August 15.

(10) Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: All authorized methods of take except during the spring turkey season when only shotguns and archery equipment are permitted.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping: Camping allowed.

(11) Lake Earl Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, snipe, and moorhens.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: Possession and use of authorized firearms and archery equipment is permitted only within the first 100 feet of land along the shoreline and on the water surface of Lake Earl and Lake Talawa during the regular open waterfowl season. Boats are allowed, but motors are prohibited during the waterfowl season. Dogs are allowed only for hunting during open season for authorized species. Bush Creek public access is closed to all public use from the Monday following youth hunting days (Subsection 502(e)(1)(B)(5)) until April 1.

(12) Mad River Slough Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coot, and snipe.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: Dogs are allowed only for hunting during open season for authorized species. Closed to all public use from the Monday following youth hunting days (Subsection 502(e)(1)(B)(5)) until April 1.

(13) Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: Public entry is allowed from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. Dog field trials, dog training, horseback riding, and bicycles are prohibited. Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 through August 15.

(14) Shasta Valley Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, and moorhens: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasants: Sundays only during the pheasant season. Quail: Waterfowl hunt days only during waterfowl season. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and on waterfowl hunt days during the late dove season. Snipe: waterfowl hunt days only during waterfowl season.

(B) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, quail, and doves.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed.

(D) Special Restrictions: Only individuals possessing a “Type A” or Type “B” season pass and their guests (nonhunting guests and junior hunters) may enter Shasta Valley Wildlife Area on Wednesday, Saturdays, and Sundays during the waterfowl season. No person shall enter or leave the wildlife area except at designated entry points. Only electric boat motors are allowed. Dogs must be on a leash from February 1 to August 15. Pheasant hunters must have special permits obtained at the checking station.

(15) South Spit Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles, pistols, or archery equipment may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily, during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized species: Waterfowl, coot, and snipe.

(D) Camping: Not allowed.

(E) Day Use Only. Public entry from one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset. Open hours will be extended during the waterfowl hunting season for black brant only.

(F) Special Restrictions: Dogs must be on a leash from March 1 to September 15 on the west side of South Jetty Road. Vehicle use on designated access roads, corridors, and waveslope only. Use of all- terrain vehicles is permitted on west side of South Jetty Road on designated access corridors and waveslope only. Firewood cutting is allowed by permit from September 16 to February 28. Equestrian use is permitted on the west side of South Jetty Road.

(16) Surprise Valley Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in south parking area, except during the period April 1 to August 15.

(17) Tehama Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species, except for Special Restrictions listed below.

(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed.

(D) Special Restrictions:

1. No person shall enter that portion of Tehama Wildlife Area lying south of Antelope Creek during the period beginning on the first Monday in December through the last Friday in March except with the prior written permission of the regional manager.

2. During the Zone G-1 deer season only persons with department issued entry permits may enter the Tehama Wildlife Area.

3. Pig hunting is restricted to persons who have been issued a Tehama Wildlife Area Pig Hunt Permit.

4. Dogs may not be used to hunt wild pigs.

(18) Willow Creek Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons for authorized species.

(B) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, and moorhens.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

NORTH CENTRAL REGION

(19) Antelope Valley Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Daily from July 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species.

(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Trailers are not allowed. Camping is allowed only from May 1 through October 31.

(D) Special Restrictions: Hunting is allowed only from July 1 through January 31.

(20) Cache Creek Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Trailers are not allowed. Primitive camping is allowed on all units of the Cache Creek Wildlife Area, except that no camping is allowed within one-quarter mile of designated parking areas.

(D) Special Restrictions: Use of dogs is restricted (see Section 265, Title 14, CCR). Dogs are not allowed for pig hunting at any time of year. Horses and bicycles are allowed within the Harley Gulch Unit of the wildlife area only from the third Saturday in April through the third Saturday in November.

(21) Collins Eddy Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles, pistols, or archery equipment may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots , moorhens, and all upland game.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(22) Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(23) Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: During the spring turkey season, only shotguns and archery equipment, and air rifles firing pellets and powered by compressed air or gas (0.20 caliber minimum for taking wild turkey), may be used in designated areas.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily from July 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species and during the spring turkey season.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Camping not allowed. Overnight parking with trailers allowed in designated parking lots.

(E) Special Restrictions: Entry permit, issued by special drawing, is required for the first nine days of the spring turkey season. Hunting is allowed only from July 1 through January 31 and during the spring turkey season, when only turkeys may be hunted. Dogs are allowed with a licensed hunter only while hunting. Horses and bicycles are allowed only from May 10 to September 15 on the Daugherty Hill Unit of the Daugherty Hill wildlife area only.

(24) Feather River Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily from July 1 though January 31 during open seasons for authorized species and during the spring turkey season.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: No person shall enter that portion of the O'Connor Lakes Management Unit marked as closed to entry from March 1 through June 30 without special authorization of the department. Hunting is allowed only from July 1 to January 31 and during the spring turkey season, when only turkeys may be hunted. The Shanghai Bend Unit is closed to hunting.

(25) Fremont Weir Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Hunting is allowed daily from July 1 through January 31 for authorized species, and during the spring turkey season, when only turkeys may be taken.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(26) Gray Lodge Wildlife Area

(A) Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shotgun shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.

(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasant: Every day during the first nine days of the pheasant season. Thereafter, during the regular pheasant season, pheasant hunting will be allowed only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and only on waterfowl or pheasant hunt days during the late dove season. Quail and rabbits: Only on pheasant hunt days. Deer: Only during the Gray Lodge Deer Hunt under special permit issued by drawing.

(C) Day Use Pass Requirement for Public Access: In addition to a daily entry permit required for hunting during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons, a day use pass or valid annual pass is required of all users except for users that possess a valid California sport fishing license, hunting license, or trapping license, or users that are under 16 years of age, or users that are part of an organized youth or school group, having free permits issued by the appropriate regional office.

(D) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, doves, quail, rabbits, and deer (special hunt only).

(E) Camping and Trailers: Allowed only during the waterfowl season. Trailers may be placed no sooner than one week before the beginning of waterfowl season on the area and must be removed no later than one week after the close of waterfowl season on the area. All campers, defined as shell or shelter made to be mounted on a pickup truck, must remain attached to a registered vehicle when on the area. All trailers must be registered at the checking station within one week of placement.

(F) Special Restrictions: Closed to all non-hunting uses from two weeks before waterfowl season on the area to one week after waterfowl season on the area, except for the designated wildlife viewing area(s) which is (are) open on most days during the entire year. Dove hunting is allowed only in designated portions of the wildlife area. Public entry is allowed only from sunrise to sunset, except by written permission. Horses are restricted to roads only on the east side of the area and are allowed only during July and August. Hunting with falcons is restricted to the east side of this area.

(27) Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Daily from July 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species.

(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(D) Special Restrictions: Hunting is allowed only from July 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species. Horses and bicycles are prohibited. Dogs are allowed for hunting only. The area is closed to public entry from February 1 through June 30. No person shall enter or leave the wildlife area between May 1 and January 31 except at the designated entry point adjacent to Highway 395.

(28) Heenan Lake Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(D) Special Restrictions: Boats are not allowed unless participating in the controlled entry fishing opportunity.

(29) Hope Valley Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Daily from the opening of archery deer season through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species.

(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Backpack camping east of Highway 89 only. No open fires allowed.

(D) Special Restrictions: Hunting is allowed only from the opening of archery deer season through January 31.

(30) Indian Valley Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Camping allowed, but trailers are prohibited.

(D) Special Restrictions: Use of dogs restricted (see Section 265).

(31) Oroville Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed, except at the designated target practice area.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily from September 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species and during the spring turkey season.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in designated campsites. Erecting a shelter or parking a vehicle equipped with sleeping accommodations in a designated campsite is considered camping and shall be subject to camping restrictions provided in Subsection 550(b)(12).

(E) Special Restrictions: All legal firearms and archery equipment may be possessed and discharged at the target practice area, which is open all year. Only paper and clay targets may be used and must be removed by the user when leaving the area. Use of the target practice area is permitted only from sunrise to sunset. Entry permits issued by special drawing are required for turkey hunting, which is allowed only during the spring turkey season. Hunting is allowed only from September 1 through January 31 and during the spring turkey season, when only turkeys may be hunted. Fires are allowed only in portable gas stoves at sites designated for camping by the department. Dog training is allowed only in designated areas and only from July 1 through March 15. Horses are restricted to roads open to vehicles and within 25 feet of exterior boundary fences. Bicycles and horse drawn carriages are restricted to roads open to vehicles. No off-highway vehicles are allowed at any time. On the south portion of the Thermalito Afterbay Unit (those portions of the Afterbay water surface south of Highway 162), motorized boat speeds may exceed 5mph; all other portions of the wildlife area are subject to the 5mph speed limit for motorized boats. Public entry is allowed only from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset, except during the waterfowl season when entry is allowed from one and one half hours before sunrise to one hour after sunset. The area is closed to all public uses from one hour after sunset until the legal entry time the following morning, except for the designated camping area(s), which are open 24 hours.

(32) Red Lake Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: During open seasons for authorized species from September 1 through January 31 and during archery deer season.

(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(33) Sacramento Bypass Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles, pistols, or archery equipment may be used or possessed. Shot shells only. No buckshot or slugs.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily from September 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species, except big game species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: Hunting is allowed only from September 1 through January 31.

(34) Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge, including the La Barranca Unit, Blackberry Island Unit, Mooney Unit, Ohm Unit, Flynn Unit, Heron Island Unit, and Rio Vista Unit (Tehama Co.); Pine Creek Unit, Dead Man's Reach Unit, North Llano Seco Island 1 & 2 Units, and Llano Seco Riparian Sanctuary Unit (Butte Co.); and McIntosh Landing North and South Units, Capay Unit, Phelan Island Unit, Jacinto Unit, Ord Unit, Ord Bend Unit, South Ord Unit, Hartley Island Unit, Sul Norte Unit, Codora Unit, Packer Unit, Afton Unit, North Drumheller Slough Unit, and Drumheller Slough Unit (Glenn Co.).

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Shotgun and archery only. Ammunition is restricted to only Federally approved nontoxic shot while in the field (see § 32.2(k) of the CFR) except for shotgun slugs when hunting deer. No rifles, crossbows, air guns, or pistols may be used or possessed (see species specific restrictions below). Falconry is prohibited. Target shooting is prohibited.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species (see authorized species below).

(C) Units open to hunting of authorized species include: La Barranca, Mooney (no waterfowl hunting), Heron Island, Rio Vista, Pine Creek, Capay, Phelan Island, Jacinto, South Ord, Llano Seco Islands 1 & 2, Sul Norte, Afton, North Drumheller Slough, and Drumheller Slough. Refer to Refuge maps and signs for areas open to hunting. All other areas and species are closed to hunting. Commercial guiding is prohibited.

(D) Migratory Game Bird Hunting. Hunting is allowed for goose, duck, coot, moorhen, dove, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:

1. Shotgun hunting only.

2. On Sul Norte and Drumheller Units, firearms must be unloaded (see § 27.42(b) of the CFR) before transporting them between parking areas and hunting areas. “Unloaded” means that no ammunition is in the chamber or magazine of the firearm.

3. Waterfowl hunting is not allowed on the Mooney Unit.

4. Ammunition is restricted to only Federally approved nontoxic shot while in the field (see § 32.2(k) of the CFR).

5. Hunting is prohibited within 50 feet (15 m) of any landward boundary adjacent to private property.

6. Hunting is prohibited within 150 yards (135 m) of any occupied dwelling, house, residence, or other building or any barn or other outbuilding used in connection therewith.

7. All units open to public hunting are boat accessible only, except on the Sul Norte and Drumheller Slough Units, access to the hunt area is by foot traffic or boat only. Bicycles or other conveyances are prohibited. Mobility impaired hunters should consult with the refuge manager for allowed conveyances.

8. Fires on the refuge are prohibited, except for portable gas stoves on gravel bars (see § 27.95(a) of the CFR).

9. Camping is allowed on gravel bars up to 7 days during any 30-day period. Camping on all other refuge lands is prohibited.

10. The refuge is open for day-use access from 1 1/2 hour before legal shoot time until 1 1/2 hour after legal sunset. Access during other hours is allowed on gravel bars only (see condition A8).

11. Dogs must be kept on a leash, except for hunting dogs engaged in authorized hunting activities, and under the immediate control of a licensed hunter or dog handler (see § 26.21(b) of the CFR).

12. Permanent blinds are prohibited. All personal property, including decoys and boats must be removed by 1 1/2 hour after legal sunset (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of the CFR).

13. Cutting or removal of vegetation for blind construction or for making trails is prohibited (see § 27.51 of the CFR). Introduction or importation of non-native vegetation is prohibited except as authorized (see § 50CFR27.52).

(E) Upland Game Hunting. Hunting is allowed for pheasant, turkey, and quail on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:

1. Shotgun and archery hunting only.

2. Conditions D2 through D12 apply.

(F) Big Game Hunting. Hunting is allowed for black-tailed/mule deer on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:

1. Conditions D2, D4 through D12, and E1 apply.

2. Construction or use of permanent blinds, platforms, ladders or screw-in foot pegs is prohibited.

3. All personal property, including stands, must be removed from the refuge by 1 1/2 hour after legal sunset (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of the CFR).

4. Shotgun, firing single shotgun slugs, and archery hunting only. No rifles, air guns, or pistols may be used or possessed on the Refuge.

(G) Sport Fishing. Sport fishing is allowed on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:

1. Conditions D7, D8, D9, and D12 apply.

2. On Packer Lake, due to primitive access, only boats up to 14 feet (4.2 m) and canoes are allowed. Electric motors only.

(35) Sacramento River Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily from July 1 through January 31, and during the spring turkey season.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Vehicles are prohibited.

(F) Horses and horseback riding are prohibited.

(G) Special Access Restrictions: Boat-in Only Access Units: Colusa South, Colusa North, Moulton South, Moulton North, Stegeman, Princeton South, Beehive Bend, Oxbow, Jacinto, Ord Bend, Shannon Slough, Pine Creek North, Wilson Landing, Dicus Slough, Merrills Landing. Walk-In or Boat-In Access Units: Princeton Southeast, Princeton East, Princeton North, Site 21, Pine Creek West, Pine Creek East.

(36) Spenceville Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Daily from September 1 through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species and during the spring turkey season.

(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in designated campsites during the period September 1 through the end of the spring turkey season.

(D) Special Restrictions: Pursuant to the provisions of subsection 550(b), an entry permit, issued by special drawing, is required for the first nine days of the spring turkey season. During the first nine days of the spring turkey season, the wildlife area is closed to all public entry, except those individuals possessing a special permit issued by the department. Hunting is allowed only from September 1 through January 31, and during the spring turkey season, when only turkeys may be hunted. Horseback riding and bicycle riding shall be restricted to designated trails and roads, and dog training shall be restricted to designated areas. During the period from March 16 through June 30, dog training shall be prohibited. Fires are allowed only in portable gas stoves at sites designated for camping by the department. All legal firearms and archery equipment may be possessed and discharged at the designated target practice area, which is open all year. Only paper and clay targets will be allowed at the designated target practice area and must be removed prior to leaving the designated area. Use of the target practice area is permitted only from sunrise to sunset. The posted area surrounding the Spenceville Mine will be closed to public entry all year. For additional information about the closure, call [phone].

(37) Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: Those portions of the east and west levees of the Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area, adjacent to the Sutter National Wildlife Refuge (SNWR), shall be closed to the pursuit and take of waterfowl (ducks, geese, coots, moorhens). The west levee of the Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area shall be closed from the northern boundary of the Sutter National Wildlife Refuge (SNWR) south to Oswald/Hughes road; the east levee shall be closed from the northern boundary of the SNWR south to the SNWR checking station parking lot. An additional closure to all hunting applies to the east levee from the SNWR parking lot south to the southern boundary of the SNWR, pursuant to Section 625, Title 14, CCR. All other portions of the Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area will continue to remain open for hunting, fishing and other recreation as outlined in Section 550, 551 and 625, Title 14, CCR.

(38) Truckee River Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(39) Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area

(A) Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shotgun shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.

(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open season during waterfowl season. Pheasant: Every day during the first five days of the season, and on waterfowl hunt days during the remainder of the pheasant season. Doves and rabbits: Daily during the September dove season, and on waterfowl or pheasant hunt days during the late dove season. Deer: Only during the Little Dry Creek Apprentice Deer Hunt under special permit issued by drawing.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, snipe, dove, pheasants, and rabbits.

(D) Camping: Overnight Camping, including trailers and motor homes, shall be permitted only in checking station parking lots.

(E) Special Restrictions: Closed to all non-hunting uses from two weeks before waterfowl season to one week after waterfowl season. Public entry is allowed only from sunrise to sunset, except by written permission. Horses are prohibited. Dogs are allowed for hunting only. Within the assigned blind areas at the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area units, hunters must hunt from assigned blinds, except to retrieve downed birds.

(F) Special Junior Waterfowl Hunts in Zone 7 of the Howard Slough Unit: Special junior waterfowl hunts will be conducted on Wednesdays and Saturdays of the waterfowl season in Zone 7 of the Howard Slough Unit commencing on the first Saturday after December 15. These hunts will commence at legal shooting time and close at 12:00 noon. A junior hunter must be accompanied by one adult hunter. Not more than one adult hunter and two junior hunters may occupy each blind. Hunters must remain in their blinds except to retrieve downed birds. All hunters must return to the Zone 7 parking lot by 1:00 p.m. Hunters will be selected from the Howard Slough reservation line. Hunters may be selected from the first-come first-served line after the Howard Slough reservation line is depleted.

(G) Bicycles: Not allowed during waterfowl season.

(H) Hunters may enter or exit only at designated locations. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or hunting equipment is prohibited.

BAY DELTA REGION

(40) Clifton Court Forebay

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Entry Permit: Self-registration is required.

(D) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(41) Decker Island Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(42) Grizzly Island Wildlife Area

(A) Ammunition Restrictions: Shotguns may only be used with steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and not more than 25 shot shells may be possessed while in the field during the waterfowl season.

(B) Hunt Days: Crescent and Grizzly Island Units: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Snipe: Snipe may be taken on waterfowl and pheasant hunt days. Pheasants: Each day during the first 12 days of the general pheasant season, and only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during the remainder of the pheasant season. Rabbits and doves: Rabbit hunting is allowed daily in July and on pheasant hunt days. Dove hunting is allowed daily during the season in September after the close of the Grizzly Island tule elk hunt and on pheasant hunt days during the late dove season. Joice Island Unit: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Sundays only when the department determines that the fall flight forecast and/or waterfowl numbers in the Suisun Marsh warrant its opening. Goodyear Slough, Gold Hills, and West Family units: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Island Slough and Grey Goose Units: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, snipe, and pheasants: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Garibaldi and Montezuma Slough units: No hunting allowed.

(C) Day Use Pass Requirement for Public Access: For the Grizzly Island Unit, in addition to a daily entry permit required for hunting during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons, a day use pass or annual pass is required of all users except for users that possess a valid California sport fishing license, hunting license, or trapping license, or users that are under 16 years of age, or users that are part of an organized youth or school group, having free permits issued by the appropriate regional office.

(D) Authorized Species: Grizzly Island Unit: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, elk, rabbits, doves, and pheasants. Crescent, Grey Goose, and Island Slough units: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, rabbits, and pheasants. Gold Hills, Goodyear Slough, Joice Island, and West Family units: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, and moorhens.

(E) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed except with prior written permission of the area manager during the tule elk hunting season.

(F) Special Restrictions: On all units of Grizzly Island Wildlife Area public entry is only allowed from sunrise to sunset except by written permission. Garibaldi Unit: Closed to public use except with prior written permission from the area manager. Grizzly Island Unit: Closed to uses other than hunting from the last Monday in July through the end of the Grizzly Island tule elk hunting season and from October 1 through the end of the waterfowl season. No dogs allowed from March 1 to June 30. Dogs allowed during July. No dogs allowed in August and during the tule elk hunt season in September. Dogs allowed in September after the tule elk hunting season to September 30. No dogs during October through the close of waterfowl season except as follows: hunters with daily permits issued at the hunter checking station may only use dogs during the waterfowl and pheasant hunting season; no sight-hounds or coursing dogs allowed. Dogs allowed in February after the close of waterfowl season. Gold Hills, Goodyear Slough, Gray Goose, Island Slough, Crescent and West Family units: Closed from October 1 through the end of the general waterfowl season to uses other than hunting. Gold Hills, Goodyear Slough, Grey Goose, Island Slough, and West Family Units: Closed to all public use except with prior written permission from the area manager from the end of the waterfowl season to September 30. Island Slough and Montezuma Slough Units: Fishing access along Montezuma Slough is open all year, no hour restrictions. Joice Island Unit: Closed to public use except when permits are issued for waterfowl hunting, or with prior written permission of the area manager and during the special season open to fishing from mid-May to mid-August (contact area Headquarters for details). On all units, horses are allowed only under permit and only during organized dog field trials. On all units, fires are restricted to portable gas stoves throughout the year and are to be used only in parking areas and designated sites. The use of boats for access on all management units of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area, except the Grey Goose Unit and Goodyear Slough Unit to the south of Lake Herman Road and east of the eastern most railroad tracks, is prohibited. Access to these two areas is by boat only. No foot access. This shall not prohibit launching of boats at the Montezuma Slough unit for access to Montezuma Slough. Boats less than eight feet in length may be used to transport decoys and/or blind materials. Use of all terrain vehicles (ATV's) is prohibited on all units of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area.

(43) Knoxville Wildlife Area

(A) Special Restrictions: Camping allowed in designated areas. Primitive camping is allowed beyond one-quarter mile of designated parking areas.

(44) Laguna Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(C) Special Restrictions: Waterfowl hunting only. Horseback riding is not allowed. Dogs are not allowed from March 2 through June 30. Campfires are prohibited. Permanent blinds are prohibited.

(D) Areas Open to Hunting: Wetlands within the Laguna de Santa Rosa, lying between Guerneville Road on the north and Occidental Road on the south.

(45) Lake Berryessa Wildlife Area.

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: As authorized during special hunts.

(B) Hunt Days: As authorized for special hunts.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(D) Special Restrictions: Campfires are prohibited. Dogs are not allowed between February 15 and July 15.

(46) Lake Sonoma Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: As authorized during special hunts.

(B) Hunt Days: As authorized for special hunts.

(C) Entry Permit: Entry permit, issued by special drawing, is required. (See subsection 360(c) for deer hunt information.)

(D) Daily Hunter Capacity: As authorized for special hunts.

(E) Authorized Species: Deer, wild pigs, and turkeys.

(F) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in Army Corps of Engineers designated campgrounds only.

(G) Special Restrictions: No person, except by special authorization of the department, shall enter that portion of the Lake Sonoma Wildlife Area marked by signs as “Critical Habitat” during the period of February 1 through August 1. Dogs are not allowed.

(47) Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, pheasants, doves, and rabbits.

(D) Camping: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: The Regional Manager may determine whether decoys may be left in the field.

(48) Miner Slough Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(49) Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons for authorized species, except that doves and rabbits may be hunted daily during the September dove season.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, snipe, rabbits, quail, pheasants, and doves.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: White Slough Unit: Closed to all hunting and firearms and archery equipment use. American Canyon Unit: Closed to all hunting and firearms and archery equipment use south of the PG&E power lines. Green Island Unit and Southern Crossing Unit: Closed to the public until restoration activities are near completion. Tolay Creek Unit: Only steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may be used or possessed south of Highway 37. All units: Dogs are not allowed from March 2 through June 30 and must be on a leash at all other times except as follows: holders of a valid hunting license may use dogs during hunting seasons. Campfires are prohibited. Permanent blinds are prohibited.

(50) Petaluma Marsh Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and rabbits.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: Bahia, Day Island, Green Point, Novato Creek, Point Sonoma, and Rush Creek Units: Closed to hunting and firearms and archery equipment use. Dogs must be on a leash at all times. All units: Dogs are not allowed from March 2 through June 30.

(51) Point Edith Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(52) Putah Creek Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Daily from the opening of deer season through January 31 during open seasons for authorized species.

(B) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(D) Special Restrictions: Hunting is allowed only from the opening of the deer season through January 31.

(53) Rector Reservoir Wildlife Area

(A) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species from the opening of archery deer season through the last day of spring turkey season.

(C) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(D) Special Restrictions: Campfires are prohibited.

(54) Rhode Island Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open season for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens.

(D) Camping: Not allowed.

(55) San Pablo Bay Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens.

(D) Blinds: Shall be available on first-come, first-served basis.

(56) White Slough Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, pheasants, quail, and doves.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: Possession and use of firearms or other propulsive device is prohibited in that portion of White Slough Wildlife Area designated as Pond 9. Horses are not allowed on the wildlife area. Hunting is allowed only from September 1 through January 31.

(57) Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

(A) Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shotgun shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.

(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesday during waterfowl seasons. Pheasants: Each day during the first nine days of the general pheasant season, and only Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays, during the remainder of the pheasant season. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and on waterfowl hunt days during the late dove season.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, snipe, mourning dove, and pheasant.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Overnight parking of trailers and motor homes is not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: Closed to all non-hunting uses from two weeks before waterfowl season to one week after waterfowl season, except areas designated for wildlife viewing purposes which are open on most days during the entire year. Public entry is allowed only from sunrise to sunset, except by written permission. Horses are not allowed. Bicycles are restricted to designated areas only. No boats or flotation devices allowed. The Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is subject to immediate closure due to flooding in the Yolo Bypass. Within the assigned blind area, hunters must hunt from their assigned blinds, except to retrieve downed birds. Pheasant hunting is not permitted in the assigned blind areas. Hunters may not access the free-roam area north of the northeast unit from parking lot H. Hunters may enter or exit the area only at designated locations. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or equipment is prohibited. Falconry hunting is allowed in designated areas.

CENTRAL REGION

(58) Big Sandy Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(59) Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area

(A) Lower Cottonwood Creek Unit.

1. Method of Take Restrictions: Limited to shotguns and archery equipment. No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed. Archery equipment only may be used from the start of the Zone A archery deer season until the start of Zone A general deer season.

2. Hunt Days: Daily from opening of Zone A archery deer season through the last Sunday in January during open seasons for authorized species.

3. Authorized Species: All legal species.

4. Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

5. Special Restrictions: Dogs are not allowed for hunting wild pigs. Motor vehicles are not allowed beyond designated parking area. Horseback riding is not allowed. Hunting is permitted during daylight hours only. Special permit, obtained by special drawing, is required for all entry during the opening weekend of the Zone A general deer season.

(B) Upper Cottonwood Creek Unit.

1. Method of Take Restrictions: All legal firearms and archery equipment. Firearms may be used or possessed only from the opening of the general Zone A deer season through the last Sunday in January. Archery equipment only may be used from the start of the Zone A archery deer season until the start of the Zone A general deer season.

2. Hunt Days: Daily from opening of Zone A archery deer season through the last Sunday in January during open seasons for authorized species.

3. Entry Permit: Self registration required. Special permit, obtained by special drawing, is required for all entry during the opening weekend of Zone A general deer season.

4. Authorized Species: All legal species.

5. Camping and Trailers: Allowed in parking lot only.

6. Special Restrictions: Dogs are not allowed for hunting wild pigs. Motor vehicles are not allowed. Horseback riding is not allowed. Hunting is permitted during daylight hours only.

(60) Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Only shotguns and archery equipment are permitted during the spring turkey season.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(61) Little Panoche Reservoir Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Limited to shotguns and archery equipment. No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in parking lot only, except during authorized dog trials when participants may park trailers at designated locations inside the area.

(E) Boats: Boats permitted but only electric trolling motors allowed.

(F) Entry Permits: Self-registration is required at the parking area.

(G) Special Restrictions: Dogs are not allowed for hunting wild pigs. Dogs must be leashed from April 1 through June 30. Horseback riding is allowed during authorized dog trials only. Motor vehicles are allowed only in designated areas and only during authorized dog trials. Hunting is permitted during daylight hours only.

(62) Los Banos Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Limited to shotguns and archery equipment. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season, except on days when only upland game may be taken, and on special “youth only” waterfowl hunt days when there shall be no restrictions on the number of shot shells taken into the field.

(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasants: Every day during the first nine days of the pheasant season and on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during the remainder of the pheasant season and on the day following Thanksgiving. Other authorized species: Daily during open seasons during the periods July 1 through September 15, and from the beginning of waterfowl season through March 31, except that hunt days are limited to waterfowl and pheasant hunt days during the waterfowl and pheasant season. Raccoons may not be taken during the waterfowl or pheasant seasons. When the wildlife area is closed to general use, hunting will not be allowed.

(C) Entry Permits and Day Use Pass Requirement for Public Access: A daily entry permit is required to enter the area to hunt during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons. A day use pass or annual pass is required of all users except for users that possess a valid California sport fishing license, hunting license, or trapping license, or users that are under 16 years of age. Organized youth or school groups must have prior approval from the area manager before being issued free daily entry permits by the appropriate regional office. Permits may be purchased at the entrance registration booth.

(D) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, doves, raccoons, and rabbits.

(E) Camping and Trailers: Camping is allowed at the main office parking area only, and only during waterfowl and pheasant seasons and during organized events.

(F) Reservations: For Zone 6, each reservation assures entry of no more than two persons. For Zone 6J, and the Mud Slough Unit, each reservation assures entry of one adult and one junior hunter. Reservations for free roam hunting are good for up to all two adult hunters, who may be accompanied by up to two junior hunters or non-shooters. All person's entering on the same reservation will receive the same hunt assignment.

(G) Hunters may enter or exit only at designated locations. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or hunting equipment is prohibited.

(H) Special Restrictions: Closed to all public uses from September 15 until the opening of waterfowl season. During the waterfowl and pheasant hunt seasons, the wildlife area will be closed to all public use, except for controlled hunting. However, wildlife observation may be allowed in authorized locations on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during waterfowl season. Dogs are not allowed in the interpretive viewing area at any time. The wildlife area may be closed to all public uses for seven days following the close of the waterfowl hunt season to allow for post season maintenance. Dogs must be on a leash from April 1 through June 30. Dog training and trials are allowed in designated areas only. Special permits are required to hunt Zone 6 and the Mud Slough Unit during the waterfowl season. When assigned blind sites, hunters shall shoot only from their assigned sites, except to retrieve downed birds. Horses are not allowed on the area. The cutting of woody stemmed plants is prohibited. Blinds may not be constructed or covered with plant material gathered from outside the wildlife area.

(63) Mendota Wildlife Area

(A) Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.

(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during waterfowl season. Pheasants: Every day during the first nine days of the pheasant season and only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during the remainder of the pheasant season and on the day following Thanksgiving. Other authorized species: Daily during open seasons from July 1 through September 15, and from the beginning of waterfowl season through March 31, except that hunt days are restricted to waterfowl and pheasant hunt days during the waterfowl and pheasant season. Raccoons may not be hunted during the waterfowl season.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, dove, rabbits, raccoons, and crows.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Allowed only at hunter checking station during waterfowl season.

(E) Special Restrictions: The wildlife area is closed to all public use from September 16, until the opening of waterfowl season, except the designated tour route and fishing site which are open all year. The wildlife area is closed to all public uses, except regulated hunting during the waterfowl and pheasant hunt seasons. The wildlife area will be closed to all public uses for several days following the close of the waterfowl hunt season to allow for post season maintenance. Dogs must be on a leash from April 1 through June 30. Horseback riding is allowed during the authorized dog trials only.

(64) Morro Bay Wildlife Area

(A) Ammunition Restrictions: Hunters shall not possess in the field more than 25 shot shells.

(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl may be taken only from the opening day of brant season through the remainder of the waterfowl season.

(65) Moss Landing Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons for authorized species. Campfires are prohibited.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: Closed to all hunting on New Years Day. The Salt Ponds are closed to hunting.

(66) North Grasslands Wildlife Area

(A) Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season, except on days when only upland game may be taken, and on special “youth only” waterfowl hunt days when there shall be no restrictions on the number of shot shells taken into the field.

(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during waterfowl seasons. Snipe may be taken on waterfowl and pheasant hunt days. Pheasants: Every day during the first nine days of the pheasant season and thereafter on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays during the remainder of the pheasant season and on the day following Thanksgiving. Dove: Opening day of the early dove season, and from the first Saturday of the early dove season through September 15, and on pheasant and waterfowl hunt days during the late dove season. Rabbits: Daily during the open season from July 1 through September 15, and from the day after waterfowl season through the end of rabbit season, and on waterfowl and pheasant hunt days. Other authorized species: Daily during open seasons from July 1 through September 15, and from the beginning of waterfowl season through March 31, except that hunt days are restricted to waterfowl and pheasant hunt days during the waterfowl and pheasant season. Raccoons may not be hunted during the waterfowl season.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, doves, raccoons, and rabbits.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed beyond checking station.

(E) Special Restrictions: Dogs must be on a leash from April 1 through June 30. Horseback riding is allowed for authorized dog trials only. Closed to all public use from September 15 to the opening of waterfowl season, and may be closed to all public uses for seven days following the close of waterfowl season to allow for post season maintenance.

(F) Reservations and Entry Permits: A type A permit is required for entry during waterfowl and pheasant seasons. All person's entering on the same reservation will receive the same hunt assignment.

(67) O'Neill Forebay Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Limited to shotguns and archery equipment. No shotgun slugs, rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Entry Permits: Self registration at the parking lot is required, except for junior pheasant hunts, and the day following the junior pheasant hunt, when capacity is controlled. Junior pheasant hunt permits shall be issued through a special drawing.

(D) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, pheasants, quail, doves, rabbits, and crows.

(E) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in parking lot only and in other designated locations inside the wildlife area during authorized trials.

(F) Special Restrictions: Dogs must be on a leash from April 1 through June 30. Horseback riding is allowed only during authorized dog trials. Motor vehicles are permitted only in designated areas and only during authorized dog trials. Hunting is permitted during daylight hours only.

(68) San Luis Obispo Wildlife Area

(A) Entry: No person shall enter the San Luis Obispo Wildlife Area except that portion of the area designated as a public shooting facility under supervision of the authorized rangemaster or with written permission from the regional manager.

(B) Period of Firearms and Archery Equipment Use: All year. No firearms or other propulsive devices of any kind may be possessed or discharged except at the designated shooting range at such time as the facility is open to the public and under the direction and control of the authorized rangemaster.

(C) Days of Operation: Wednesday through Monday, one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour before sunset.

(D) Hours of Operation for Lighted Ranges: One-half hour before sunrise to 10:00 p.m.

(E) Fee: Daily range fees are required.

(F) Authorized Species: None.

(G) Camping and Trailers: Camping is restricted to the parking lot and not more than 30 vehicles may occupy the lot except under written permission of the regional manager.

(H) Special Restrictions: Alcoholic beverages may not be possessed or consumed on any part of the San Luis Obispo Wildlife Area by any person who officially acts as a rangemaster, or by any person who attempts to discharge a firearm or shoot an arrow.

(I) Ammunition restrictions: Full metal jacket bullets not allowed.

(69) San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Limited to shotguns and archery equipment. No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Entry Permit: Self registration at the parking lot on Dinosaur Point Road is required. Special permit, obtained by special drawing, is required for all entry during the opening weekend of the Zone A general deer season.

(E) Camping and Trailers: Allowed in parking lot only.

(F) Special Restrictions: Dogs are not allowed for wild pig hunting. Horseback riding is not allowed. Motor vehicles are prohibited. Hunting is permitted during daylight hours only.

(70) Volta Wildlife Area (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lands)

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Limited to shotguns and archery equipment. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season, except on days when only upland game may be taken, and on special “youth only” waterfowl hunt days when there shall be no restrictions on the number of shells taken into the field.

(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Pheasants: Every Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday during the pheasant season when the pheasant season occurs during the same period as waterfowl season. Other Authorized Species: Daily from July 1 through September 15, and from the beginning of waterfowl season through March 31 when in season, except that hunt days are restricted to waterfowl and pheasant hunt days during the waterfowl and pheasant season.

(C) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, pheasants, and rabbits. Rabbits may not be taken during the waterfowl season.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Allowed at checking station parking lot during waterfowl season only. Boat trailers are permitted beyond the checking station for the purpose of launching boats at designated areas. Permit holders may drive to designated parking areas during waterfowl and pheasant hunt seasons only. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or hunting equipment is prohibited, except vehicles may be driven past parking lot 1 to launch boats.

(E) Special Restrictions: Closed to all public use from August 15 until the beginning of waterfowl season, except for fishing in the Volta Wasteway Channel. From September 15 through the Saturday following the end of waterfowl season, fishing is restricted to the Volta Wasteway Channel for a distance of one mile downstream of Ingomar Grade. The wildlife area is closed to all nonhunting uses during the waterfowl season. The cutting of woody stemmed plants is prohibited. Blinds may not be constructed or covered with plant material brought from outside the wildlife area.

(F) Reservation and Entry Permits: A type A permit is required for entry to hunt during the waterfowl and pheasant hunt seasons. All other users must self register at the fishing access booth. Persons entering together on a reservation will receive the same hunting assignment.

(G) Except during waterfowl and pheasant seasons, when hunting permittees are allowed to drive to designated parking areas, vehicle access is not allowed. Hunters may enter or exit only at designated locations. Stopping vehicles between designated parking areas to drop off passengers or hunting equipment is prohibited.

(71) West Hilmar Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Authorized Species: Quail, doves, pheasants, rabbits, and waterfowl.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

SOUTH COAST REGION

(72) Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed. No shotgun with a live round in the chamber may be possessed outside of the designated hunting zone except in the designated dog training area during the course of authorized dog training.

(B) Hunts Days: Daily during general season from September 1 through January 31 in designated area(s).

(C) Authorized Species: Upland game birds, American crow, coyote, and resident small game.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Camping and overnight use is not allowed, horse trailers are permitted within the designated parking area, if space is available.

(E) Fires: Not allowed year round.

(F) Dog Training: Allowed only in designated areas from September 1 through February. Only male ring-neck pheasants, male bobwhite quail, either sex feral pigeons, and male mallard ducks may be used for dog training purposes. Release or possession of female ring-neck pheasant, female bobwhite quail, female mallard, or any bird species is prohibited. It is unlawful to release or possess a male mallard duck without at least one wing clipped.

(G) Special Restrictions: Upland game and resident small game species may be taken only in designated areas. Horse and bicycle use is limited to designated trails and/or routes. Paint ball guns may not be used or possessed.

(73) San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: Use and possession of rifles and pistols may be prohibited in designated areas.

(B) Hunt Days: Daily from September 1 through January 31 and during the spring turkey season, when only turkeys may be hunted.

(C) Authorized Species: All legal species.

(D) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(E) Special Restrictions: D-16 General Deer Zone Tags may not be used west of Highway S-2. Horse and bicycle use is limited to designated routes. Dog training is allowed only in designated areas from September 1 through February.

INLAND DESERTS REGION

(74) Baldwin Lake, San Bernardino National Forest

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Saturdays and Wednesdays during open seasons for authorized species.

(C) Reservations and Entry Permits: Waterfowl hunting reservations, which serve as entry permits, are required for the first seven hunt days (Saturdays and Wednesdays) of duck season. Beginning on the fourth Wednesday of the season, entry permits are not required.

(D) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens.

(E) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

(F) Special Restrictions: Shore hunting is not allowed. Hunting is permitted only from boats. All boats must be in and completely surrounded by water. All boats must be launched from the designated sites only. Hunting is permitted only in designated areas. A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field.

(75) Imperial Wildlife Area

(A) Wister Unit.

1. Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.

2. Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays during open seasons. Snipe may also be taken on pheasant hunt days. Doves: Daily during the September dove season and on pheasant hunt days. Pheasants: Mondays and Thursdays during the pheasant season. Rabbits: Daily during season, except during the waterfowl season. Rabbits may also be hunted on pheasant hunt days. Quail: Only on pheasant hunt days. Raccoons: Daily from August 1 through one week before the waterfowl season.

3. Day Use Pass Requirement for Public Access: In addition to a daily entry permit required for hunting during the waterfowl and pheasant seasons, a day use pass or valid annual wildlife pass is required of all users, except for users who possess a valid California sport fishing license, hunting license, or trapping license or users who are under 16 years of age, or users who are part of an organized youth or school group and having free permits issued by the appropriate regional office.

4. Hunting Party Size and Restrictions: Waterfowl hunting parties may not exceed 6 individuals nor 4 adults. At the Union Tract and Hazard Unit each blind site will be limited to 4 individuals. At the Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area on waterfowl hunt days, 6 individuals are allowed per reservation with no more than 4 adults.

5. Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, doves, pheasants, quail, rabbits, and raccoons.

6. Camping and Trailers: Limited camping in designated area. Campers must obtain a use permit daily. No unattached trailers or tents allowed on the checking station parking lot.

7. Special Restrictions: Waterfowl hunters must hunt from within 100 yards of assigned blind sites. Closed to all nonhunting uses from one week before waterfowl season through the last day of waterfowl season, except for designated wildlife viewing sites and designated fishing areas. Only hand-portable boats and only electric boat motors may be used.

(B) Finney-Ramer Unit

1. Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

2. Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.

3. Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species during the period July 1 through January 31.

4. Day Use Pass Requirement for Public Access: Daily entry permits are required of all persons hunting or for other area uses. A day use pass or annual wildlife pass is required of all users except for users that possess a valid California sport fishing license, hunting license, or trapping license or users that are under 16 years of age, or users that are part of an organized youth or school group and having free permits issued by the appropriate regional office.

5. Checking Station: Entry permits are required and will be available at the self-service registration booths at both Finney and Ramer lakes on a first-come, first-served basis.

6. Authorized Species: Waterfowl, snipe, coots, moorhens, quail, doves, pheasants, rabbits, and raccoons.

7. Boats: Boats are required for waterfowl hunting; however, no motor-driven boats, except those with electric motors, shall be permitted.

8. Camping and Trailers: Allowed only in designated area at Finney Lake.

9. Special Restrictions: Waterfowl hunting is allowed only from boats and islands. Dog field trials are allowed only in designated areas.

(76) Perris Reservoir State Recreation Area

(A) Method of Take Restrictions: No rifles or pistols may be used or possessed.

(B) Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, and snipe: Saturdays and Wednesdays during open seasons. Upland game: Daily during respective seasons that fall within the period from the first Saturday following Labor Day through January 31.

(C) Hunt Hours: Shooting times for migratory waterfowl, snipe, coots, and moorhens will be from one-half hour before sunrise until 12:00 noon. Upland game: as provided in the regulations.

(D) Entry Permit and Fee: Except for the recreation area day-use fees, there are no additional fees for waterfowl or upland game hunting.

(E) Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, doves, pheasants, quail, and rabbits.

(F) Boats: Boat with motor required.

(G) Camping and Trailers: Not allowed on hunting area.

(H) Special Restrictions: Shore hunting for waterfowl, coots, and moorhens not allowed. Upland game may be taken only in designated areas. Fishing shall be permitted in the designated waterfowl hunting area only on non-shoot days.

(77) San Jacinto Wildlife Area

(A) Davis Road Unit

1. Ammunition Restrictions: A hunter shall not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field during the waterfowl season.

2. Hunt Days: Waterfowl, coots, and moorhens: Saturdays and Wednesdays during the duck season. Upland game: Daily during respective seasons that fall within the period July 1 through January 31. Pheasant: Mondays during the pheasant season.

3. Reservations, Entry Permits and Day Use Pass Requirements for Public Access: Reservations are available for waterfowl and pheasant hunting. In addition to a daily entry permit required for hunting waterfowl and pheasants, a day use pass or annual wildlife pass is required of all users except for users that possess a valid California sport fishing license, hunting license, or trapping license, or users that are under 16 years of age, or users that are part of an organized youth or school group and having free permits issued by the appropriate regional office.

4. Reservations: Each reservation shall assure entry for up to two adults and two holders of junior hunting licenses.

5. Authorized Species: Waterfowl, coots, moorhens, doves, quail, pheasants, snipe, and rabbits.

6. Camping and Trailers: Not allowed.

7. Special Restrictions: Upland game (doves, pheasants, quail, snipe, and rabbits) may be taken only in designated areas. A self-issued permit is required to enter the upland game hunting area.

(B) Potrero Unit

1. Camping and Trailers: Camping and overnight use is not allowed.

2. Any person within the unit shall have in his or her immediate possession a current valid day use pass for the Potrero Unit. No person may be within the boundaries of the unit during hours or dates that the unit is closed to unrestricted public access.

3. No motorized vehicles allowed except by written permission of the regional manager.

4. Bicycle use is limited to designated trails and/or routes.

5. No person shall enter or leave the unit except at designated entry and exit points.

6. Alcoholic beverages may not be possessed or consumed on the premises.

7. Paintball guns, parts or supplies may be not used or possessed.

8. Fires: Not allowed year round.

9. Dogs must be kept on a leash and under the immediate control of the owner or owner's designee, unless actively involved in legal hunting or other authorized activity.

10. Authorized Species: Upland game birds and resident small game.

11. Special Restrictions: Upland game and resident small game species may be taken only in designated areas unless otherwise restricted or limited within the unit.

(78) Santa Rosa Wildlife Area

(A) Hunt Days: Daily during open seasons for authorized species.

(B) Authorized Species: Deer, rabbits, and quail.

(C) Special Restrictions: No person, except authorized personnel, shall possess or discharge a firearm, bow and arrow, air or gas gun, spear gun, or other propulsive device of any kind on that portion of the Santa Rosa Wildlife Area lying within Fish and Game refuge District 4D (see Section 10837, Fish and Game Code).

HISTORY

1. Repealer and new section filed 10-8-93; operative 10-8-93 pursuant to section 202 and 215, Fish and Game Code (Register 93, No. 41). For prior history, see Register 92, No. 43.

2. Amendment of section and Note filed 10-5-94; operative 11-4-94 (Register 94, No. 40).

3. Amendment filed 9-12-95; operative 9-12-95 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 95, No. 37).

4. Editorial correction adding inadvertently omitted subsection (q)(51)(B)5. (Register 96, No. 40).

5. Amendment of section and Note filed 10-1-96; operative 10-1-96 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 96, No. 40).

6. Amendment filed 10-3-97; operative 10-3-97 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 97, No. 40).

7. Amendment of subsection (q)(13)(D), subsection renumbering, and amendment of newly designated subsection (d)(2) filed 2-5-98; operative 3-1-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 98, No. 6).

8. Amendment of subsections (j)(2), (j)(4)-(5) and multiple subparts of subsection (q) filed 10-16-98; operative 10-16-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 98, No. 42).

9. Amendment of subsections (g)(2), (g)(4), (h)(3), (j)(4), (m) and multiple parts of subsection (q) and amendment of Note filed 10-6-99; operative 10-6-99 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 99, No. 41).

10. New subsection (l)(4), amendment of subsections (q), (q)(1)(A) and (q)(2)(D), repealer of subsections (q)(18)-(q)(18)(E), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsections (q)(25)(E) and (q)(35)(D) and new subsection (q)(38)(F) filed 9-28-2000; operative 9-28-2000 pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 215 (Register 2000, No. 39).

11. Amendment filed 10-23-2001; operative 10-23-2001 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 2001, No. 43).

12. Amendment of subsections (a)(2)(F)-(G), (f), (q), (q)(17)(D)1. and (q)(33)(E), new subsections (q)(35)-(q)(35)(E), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsections (q)(38)(D), (q)(45)(D), (q)(46)(B) and (D)-(F), (q)(60)(A)1. and 5., (q)(60)(B)1. and 6., (q)(62)(A) and (q)(63)(A)-(B) and (F)-(H), new subsection (q)(65)(F), amendment of newly designated subsections (q)(66)(A), (q)(67)(A), (q)(68)(A) and (D)-(G), and new subsections (q)(71)(A)-(G) filed 9-9-2002; operative 9-9-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 2002, No. 37).

13. Amendment of subsections (h)(2), (i), (j)(5), (o)(3), (q) and (q)(10)(A), repealer of subsection (q)(10)(E), amendment of subsections (q)(11)(E), (q)(13)(E), (q)(15)(D), (q)(23)(A), (q)(23)(D)-(E) and (q)(26)(B)-(C), repealer of subsection (q)(26)(E), amendment of subsections (q)(27)(B), (q)(27)(E) and (q)(28)(D), new subsections (q)(35)-(q)(35)(C), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsections (q)(37)(C) and (q)(38)(B), repealer of newly designated subsection (q)(38)(E), amendment of newly designated subsections (q)(44)(B), (q)(44)(D)-(E), (q)(46)(D), (q)(47)(B), (q)(47)(F), (q)(61)(A)5., (q)(61)(B)6., (q)(63)(G), (q)(66)(E), (q)(67)(F), (q)(68)(F), (q)(75)(A) and (q)(75)(E), redesignation of former subsections (q)(75)(A)-(G) as new subsections (q)(76)(A)-(A)(7) and new subsections (q)(76)(B)-(B)11. and amendment of Note filed 11-4-2004; operative 11-4-2004 pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 215 (Register 2004, No. 45).

14. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (g)(2), (g)(4) and (j)(2) filed 5-10-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 19).

15. Amendment of subsection (e), repealer and new subsections (g)-(g)(4) and (j)(2), new subsections (j)(2)(A)-(D) and amendment of subsection (q) -- San Luis Obispo Wildlife Area and (q)(59)(E) filed 8-4-2006; operative 8-4-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2006, No. 31).

16. Editorial correction removing duplicate subsections (g)(2)-(4) (Register 2006, No. 44).

17. New subsections (a)(2)(F) and (a)(2)(I), subsection relettering, amendment of subsection (b)(3), new subsection (b)(4), subsection renumbering, amendment of subsection (h)(3), and amendment of subsection (q) and its subsections filed 11-7-2007; operative 12-7-2007 (Register 2007, No. 45).

18. Amendment of subsection (j)(2) filed 12-14-2007; operative 1-13-2008 (Register 2007, No. 50).

19. Amendment of subsections (q)(1)(B), (q)(5)(B) and (q)(42)(B) filed 6-20-2008; operative 6-20-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2008, No. 25).

20. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading and section filed 10-29-2009 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2009, No. 44).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 202, 203, 355, 713, 1050, 1526, 1528, 1530, 1570-72, 1765 and 10504, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 355, 711, 713, 1050, 1055.3, 1526, 1528, 1530, 1570-1572, 1764, 1765, 2006 and 10504, Fish and Game Code.