§ 11221 Coyote And Bear Control

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law lets the director hire hunters and trappers all over the state to get rid of coyotes, other dangerous predators, and bears that are hurting animals, crops, or trees.

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•The director can hire hunters and trappers anywhere in the state.
•They can control or eliminate coyotes and other harmful predators.
•They can also shoot or trap bears that damage livestock, crops, or timber.

Example

A farmer finds a bear eating his chickens and damaging his fence.

The director can pay a trapper to catch or shoot that bear so the farmer’s animals are safe again.

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§ 11221 Coyote And Bear Control

The director may employ hunters and trappers throughout the state to control or eradicate coyotes and other harmful predatory animals and to shoot or trap bears which are damaging livestock, agricultural crops, or standing timber. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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hunters and trappers control or eradicate coyotes harmful predatory animals shoot or trap bears damaging livestock agricultural crops standing timber

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 11221.

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