# Cal. FGC § 4801.5: Section 4801.5

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4801.5

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. FGC § 4801.5
- **Heading:** Section 4801.5
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code fgc / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 10 / Section 4801.5

## Text

(a) Unless authorized in this chapter, nonlethal procedures shall be used when removing or taking any mountain lion that has not been designated as an imminent threat to public health or safety.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, “imminent threat to public health or safety” means a situation where a mountain lion exhibits one or more aggressive behaviors directed toward a person that is not reasonably believed to be due to the presence of responders.

(c) For purposes of this chapter, “nonlethal procedures” means procedures that may include, but are not limited to, capturing, pursuing, anesthetizing, temporarily possessing, temporarily injuring, marking, attaching to or surgically implanting monitoring or recognition devices, providing veterinary care, transporting, hazing, rehabilitating, releasing, or taking no action.

(d) The department may, as the department determines is necessary to protect mountain lions or the public, authorize qualified individuals, educational institutions, governmental agencies, or nongovernmental organizations to implement nonlethal procedures on a mountain lion in accordance with subdivision (a).

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. FGC § 4800 Section 4800](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4800.md)
- [Cal. FGC § 4801 Section 4801](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4801.md)
- [Cal. FGC § 4801.5 Section 4801.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4801.5.md)
- [Cal. FGC § 4802 Section 4802](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4802.md)
- [Cal. FGC § 4803 Section 4803](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4803.md)
- [Cal. FGC § 4804 Section 4804](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4804.md)
- [Cal. FGC § 4805 Section 4805](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4805.md)
- [Cal. FGC § 4806 Section 4806](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4806.md)
- [Cal. FGC § 4807 Section 4807](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4807.md)
- [Cal. FGC § 4808 Section 4808](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4808.md)
- [Cal. FGC § 4809 Section 4809](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4809.md)
- [Cal. FGC § 4810 Section 4810](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cfgc_D4_P3_C10_S4810.md)

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