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HomeFish and Game CodeDiv. 7Ch. 1Art. 1§ 10506 Firearms Transport Through Refuges

§ 10506 Firearms Transport Through Refuges

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§ 10506 Firearms Transport Through Refuges

This law lets you carry guns, BB guns, crossbows, and bows through wildlife refuges as long as they are taken apart, unloaded, or stored separately, and you give the department a 24‑hour notice with details.

Key Takeaways

  • •You can bring firearms, BB guns, crossbows, and bows into refuges only if they are disassembled, unloaded, or stored apart from arrows/bolts.
  • •Travel must be on a route that isn’t a public road or highway.
  • •You must give the department at least 24 hours notice with your name, address, refuge name, route, and approximate travel time.

Example

A hunter wants to walk through a game refuge with a rifle that is broken down into pieces and a bow that is unstrung.

Because the rifle is taken apart and the bow is unstrung, the law allows the hunter to bring them, but the hunter must tell the wildlife department at least a day before, saying who they are, which refuge, the path they’ll take, and roughly when they’ll be there.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source
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§ 10506 Firearms Transport Through Refuges

Nothing in this code prohibits the possession of firearms, BB devices as defined in Section 16250 of the Penal Code, crossbows and bolts, or bows and arrows by persons when traveling through any game refuges when the firearms are taken apart or encased and unloaded and the bows are unstrung or stored separately from any arrow or bolt. When the traveling is done on a route other than a public highway or other public thoroughfare or right of way, notice shall be given to the department at least 24 hours before that traveling. The notice shall give the name and address of the person intending to travel through the refuge, the name of the refuge, the approximate route, and the approximate time when that person intends to travel through the refuge. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 178, Sec. 32. (SB 1115) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 107 of Ch. 178.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

firearmsBB devicescrossbows and boltsbows and arrowsgame refugesunloaded and encasedunstrung or stored separatelynoticedepartment

Related Statutes

  • § 3001 Hunting While Intoxicated Ban
  • § 10502 Refuge Wildlife Control Permits
  • § 10504 Game Refuge Property Regulations
  • § 10505 State Game Refuge Acquisitions
  • § 10508 Refuge Law Enforcement Duties

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 10506.
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