Agreement On International Humane Trapping Standards In California
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The number one rule, or the most important rule is that all animals must be euthanized immediately or released on the site that they were trapped. They are killed with the permission of local ordinances and land owners. Because of the number one rule, no relocation of the trapped animals is allowed.
It is illegal to relocate wildlife in the State of California without a permit. Live-captured ground squirrels must be released immediately on the property where they were caught, or they must be euthanized by legal and humane measures.
Homeowners, please note: It is illegal to set or maintain traps that do not bear a number or other identifying mark registered with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. This includes a property owner or property representative who wishes to set a trap for a wild animal on his/her private property.
(a) Approved bait fish may be taken only by hand, with a dip net not exceeding 36 inches in greatest dimension, excluding handle, or with traps not over three feet in greatest dimension. Such bait fish may not be purchased, bartered, sold, transferred or traded; or transported alive from the location where taken.
Unless prohibited by the department as a permit condition, a lawfully set conibear trap that is 10 inches by 10 inches or less may be set pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 465.5 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
On September 4, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed the Wildlife Protection Act of 2019 that bans recreational and commercial fur trapping, halts the sale of furs taken through other forms of harvest, and eliminates the state's fur dealer and fur agent licenses.
Are trappers required to have a license? All states where trapping occurs require a trapping license for residents and non-residents. In some states, resident landowners are not required to have a license when trapping on their own property. States vary in resident and non-resident trapper license age thresholds.
It is illegal to relocate wildlife in the State of California without a permit. Live-captured ground squirrels must be released immediately on the property where they were caught, or they must be euthanized by legal and humane measures.
Legal Status. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Fish and Game Code classifies pocket gophers as nongame mammals. A trapping license is not required for gopher removal. They can be controlled at any time and in any legal manner.