Fur-bearing and nongame mammals: recreational and commercial fur trapping: prohibition.
Existing law, except as specified, requires every person, other than a fur dealer, who traps fur-bearing mammals or nongame mammals, designated by the Fish and Game Commission, or who sells raw furs of those mammals, to have a trapping license from the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Certain persons taking mammals injurious to growing crops or other property are exempted from the trapping license requirement, except those persons providing trapping services for profit are required to obtain a trapping license from the department. Existing law, except as expressly provided, makes any violation of the Fish and Game Code, or any rule, regulation, or order made or adopted under that code, a misdemeanor.
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California Legislature
20192020
AB 273
California AB 273 (20192020)
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Fur-bearing and nongame mammals: recreational and commercial fur trapping: prohibition.
California AB 273 (20192020) — Fur-bearing and nongame mammals: recreational and commercial fur trapping: prohibition.
Existing law, except as specified, requires every person, other than a fur dealer, who traps fur-bearing mammals or nongame mammals, designated by the Fish and Game Commission, or who sells raw furs of those mammals, to have a trapping license from the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Certain persons taking mammals injurious to growing crops or other property are exempted from the trapping license requirement, except those persons providing trapping services for profit are required to obtain a trapping license from the department. Existing law, except as expressly provided, makes any violation of the Fish and Game Code, or any rule, regulation, or order made or adopted under that code, a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 273 Gonzalez Assembly Third Reading — 51–19 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Gonzalez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-01-24 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-01-25 From printer. May be heard in committee February 24.
2019-02-07 Referred to Com. on W., P., & W. referral-committee
2019-03-05 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-03-06 Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W. referral-committee
2019-03-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-10 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (April 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-04-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 19. Page 1350.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-04-25 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-05-08 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2019-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-06-24 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-06-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-08-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2135.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-08-13 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2019-08-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2019-09-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-09-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 216, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/08468372-7123-4181-8643-99611690e191. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).