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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 5Pt. 4Ch. 2Art. 5§ 11303 Coyote Control On State Lands

§ 11303 Coyote Control On State Lands

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§ 11303 Coyote Control On State Lands

This law lets the parks department and the fish‑and‑game department team up to remove coyotes that are living on state park land or nature reserves and are hurting nearby private property.

Key Takeaways

  • •The rule only applies when coyotes are on state park lands or ecological reserves and are causing damage to private property.
  • •The parks department and the fish‑and‑game department must agree on a plan that says how, where, and when to take the problem coyotes.
  • •The plan must protect public safety and the normal use of the park or reserve, and it can use staff or contractors to do the work.

Example

A coyote that lives in a state park keeps sneaking onto a neighbor’s farm and killing chickens.

Because the coyote is on park land and damaging the farmer’s chickens, the parks department and the fish‑and‑game department can make a written plan to trap or otherwise remove that specific coyote, following safety rules and protecting park visitors.

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§ 11303 Coyote Control On State Lands

Upon a determination pursuant to Section 11302 that coyotes are finding refuge on state park lands or on an ecological reserve and are causing damage to nearby private property, the director and the Department of Parks and Recreation, with the review and approval of the Director of Fish and Game as to state park lands, or the Department of Fish and Game as to ecological preserves, may enter into an interdepartmental agreement to control coyotes finding refuge on state park lands or on ecological reserves and causing damage to nearby private property. Methods utilized to take the coyotes shall be specific to those coyotes which are causing the damage. The Department of Parks and Recreation or the Department of Fish and Game shall specify the methods of take, location of take, time of take, necessary protections for public safety, protections convenient for state park lands or ecological reserve users and uses, and may specify whether the department is to employ persons to control coyotes pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 11221) or whether control is to be done by the Department of Parks and Recreation or the Department of Fish and Game. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1491, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

coyotesstate park landsecological reservesdamage to nearby private propertyinterdepartmental agreementmethods of takepublic safety

Related Statutes

  • § 11302 Coyote Damage Investigation Cooperation
  • § 11305 Compound 1080 Ban
  • § 11281 Coyote Damage Control Authority
  • § 11301 State Park Lands Definition
  • § 10001 Tuberculosis Control Areas

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 11303.
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