§ 4759 Bear Parts Personal Use

Fish and Game Code·California

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•You can only use bear parts (like skin or claws) for yourself if you got the bear legally.
•You can give bear parts to groups that help veterans, even if you don’t keep the bear parts yourself.
•If you give bear parts to a veterans’ group, you must get a receipt and keep it for a certain time.

Example

You legally hunt a bear and want to keep its hide.

You can tan the hide to make a rug for your home, but you can’t sell it. If you don’t want it, you can give it to a veterans’ group to help them, but you must get a receipt and keep it.

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§ 4759 Bear Parts Personal Use

The skin, hide, teeth, claws, or other parts of any bear lawfully taken and possessed for the period provided in Section 4757 may be tanned or utilized for personal use only. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4757, the skin, hide, teeth, claws, or other parts of any bear lawfully taken may be donated any time to veterans’ organizations or veterans’ service committees for use by veterans for rehabilitation purposes. The donor shall obtain a receipt which shall be retained during the period stipulated by Section 4757. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1208.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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bear veterans’ organizations Section 4757 rehabilitation purposes

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 4759.

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