# Cal. FGC § 4807: Section 4807

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## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. FGC § 4807
- **Heading:** Section 4807
- **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 4807

## Text

(a) Any mountain lion that is encountered while in the act of pursuing, inflicting injury to, or killing livestock, or domestic animals, may be taken immediately by the owner of the property or the owner’s employee or agent. The taking shall be reported within 72 hours to the department. The department shall investigate the depredation, and, if the mountain lion was captured, injured, or killed, the mountain lion or the entire carcass of the mountain lion which has been recovered shall be turned over to the department. Upon satisfactorily completing the investigation and receiving the mountain lion or the carcass, if recovered, the department shall issue a permit confirming that the requirements of this section have been met with respect to the particular mountain lion taken under these circumstances.

(b) The department shall undertake a complete necropsy on any returned mountain lion carcass and report the findings to the commission. The commission shall compile the reported findings and prepare an annual written report that shall be submitted to the Legislature not later than the January 15 next following the year in which the mountain lion was taken.

## 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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