§ 12155 Hunting License Revocation Rules

If you are caught breaking hunting rules three times in five years, you lose the right to hunt for three years and your hunting license is taken away.

Key Takeaways

•Three hunting violations in a five‑year window trigger a three‑year hunting ban.
•The ban starts on the date of the most recent conviction.
•During the ban you cannot get or try to get a new hunting license.

Example

John was caught hunting illegally in 2020, 2022, and 2024. All three convictions happened within a five‑year span.

Because John has three convictions in five years, the law says he cannot hunt any bird or mammal for three years starting from his last conviction in 2024, and his hunting license is revoked for that time.

How to Calculate

If (Number of convictions for hunting violations in the past 5 years) ≥ 3, then hunting prohibition = 3 years from the date of the last conviction.

Count how many hunting‑related convictions the person has had in the last five years.
If the count is three or more, the person is prohibited from taking any bird or mammal.
The prohibition lasts for three years starting on the date of the most recent conviction.
The hunting commission revokes the person’s hunting license for the whole three‑year period.

Emily was convicted of illegal hunting in March 2021, July 2022, and November 2023.

Result: Emily is barred from hunting any bird or mammal from Nov 2023 through Nov 2026, and her hunting license is revoked for that time.

(a) Upon the third conviction of a person of a violation of any provision of this code or regulation adopted pursuant to this code relating to the taking or possession of a bird or mammal in a five-year period, and upon a conviction subsequent to the three convictions during a five-year period, that person shall be prohibited from taking a bird or mammal in the state for three years from the date of the last conviction. The commission shall revoke a hunting license of a person prohibited from taking a bird or mammal in this state for the period of prohibition. (b) It shall be unlawful for a person to obtain, or attempt to obtain, a hunting license during a period of prohibition. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 109. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)

If you are caught breaking hunting rules three times in five years, you lose the right to hunt for three years and your hunting license is taken away.

Key Takeaways

•Three hunting violations in a five‑year window trigger a three‑year hunting ban.
•The ban starts on the date of the most recent conviction.
•During the ban you cannot get or try to get a new hunting license.

Example

John was caught hunting illegally in 2020, 2022, and 2024. All three convictions happened within a five‑year span.

How to Calculate

If (Number of convictions for hunting violations in the past 5 years) ≥ 3, then hunting prohibition = 3 years from the date of the last conviction.

Count how many hunting‑related convictions the person has had in the last five years.
If the count is three or more, the person is prohibited from taking any bird or mammal.
The prohibition lasts for three years starting on the date of the most recent conviction.
The hunting commission revokes the person’s hunting license for the whole three‑year period.

Emily was convicted of illegal hunting in March 2021, July 2022, and November 2023.

Result: Emily is barred from hunting any bird or mammal from Nov 2023 through Nov 2026, and her hunting license is revoked for that time.

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§ 12155 Hunting License Revocation Rules

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