20250AB__076496CHP INTRODUCED 2025-02-18 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-06-25 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2025-09-13 PASSED_SENATE 2025-09-08 ENROLLED 2025-09-16 CHAPTERED 2025-10-07 APPROVED 2025-10-07 FILED 2025-10-07 AB CHP CHP Introduced by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jeff Gonzalez

An act to amend

Section of the Fish and Game Code, relating to wildlife. wildlife Birds and mammals: nongame birds: mute swans. Existing law provides for taking and possession of listed nongame birds without a hunting license if taken in compliance with specified requirements. This bill would allow, until January 1, 2031, a mute swan to be taken or possessed under similar circumstances as other listed nongame birds. The bill would encourage a person to report to the Department of Fish and Wildlife when they take or possess a mute swan.

The bill would require the department to collect information about enforcement actions, taken by department personnel, associated with the take and possession of a mute swan. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Fish and Game Code is amended to read: 3801. (

a) Except as provided in

Section and this section, the following nongame birds may be taken or possessed at any time:

(1) English sparrow (Passer domesticus).

(2) Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). (3) (

A) Mute swan (Cygnus olor). (

i) A person taking or possessing a mute swan shall be encouraged to report to the department when they take or possess a mute swan. (ii) The department shall collect information about enforcement actions, taken by department personnel, associated with the take and possession of a mute swan. (

B) This paragraph shall become inoperative on January 1, 2031. (

b) Notwithstanding

Section or any other provision of this code or regulation adopted pursuant to this code requiring the possession of a hunting license, a landowner or lessee, or an agent of either in immediate possession of written authority from the landowner or lessee, shall not be required to obtain a hunting license or a depredation permit to take nongame birds listed in subdivision (

a) on land owned or leased by the landowner or lessee. (

c) All other persons taking a nongame bird listed in subdivision (

a) shall be licensed pursuant to

Section 3007.