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a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every person who traps fur-bearing mammals or nongame mammals, designated by the commission, shall procure a trapping license. Raw fur of fur-bearing and nongame mammals may not be sold. For purposes of this article, “raw fur” means any fur, pelt, or skin that has not been tanned or cured, except that salt-cured or sun-cured pelts are raw furs. (

b) The department shall develop standards that are necessary to ensure the competence and proficiency of applicants for a trapping license. A person shall not be issued a license until the person has passed a test of their knowledge and skill in this field. (

c) Persons trapping mammals in accordance with

Section or are not required to procure a trapping license except when providing trapping services for profit. (

d) No raw furs taken by persons providing trapping services for profit may be sold. (

e) The license requirement imposed by this

section does not apply to any of the following:

(1) Officers or employees of federal, county, or city agencies or the department, when acting in their official capacities, or officers or employees of the Department of Food and Agriculture when acting pursuant to the Food and Agricultural Code pertaining to pests or pursuant to

Article 6 (commencing with

Section 6021) of

Chapter of Part of Division of the Food and Agricultural Code.

(2) Structural pest control operators licensed pursuant to

Chapter 14 (commencing with

Section 8500) of Division of the Business and Professions Code, when trapping rats, mice, voles, moles, or gophers.

(3) Persons and businesses licensed or certified by the Department of Pesticide Regulation pursuant to

Chapter 4 (commencing with

Section 11701) and

Chapter 8 (commencing with

Section 12201) of Division of, and

Chapter 3.6, (commencing with

Section 14151) of Division of, the Food and Agricultural Code, when trapping rats, mice, voles, moles, or gophers. (

f) Except for species that are listed pursuant to

Chapter 1.5 (commencing with

Section 2050) of Division or

Chapter 8 (commencing with

Section 4700), nothing in this code or regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall prevent or prohibit a person from trapping any of the following animals:

(1) Gophers.

(2) House mice.

(3) Moles.

(4) Rats.

(5) Voles.