Law Enforcement Division
- Warden Career Information
- DFG Warden Academy
- CalTIP Program
- Headquarters Staff
- Enforcement Districts
- History of Game Wardens
- Hunter Education
Law Enforcement Division
1416 Ninth Street, Room 1326
Sacramento CA 95814
(916) 653-4094
Helpful Information
- Fish and Game Code
- CA Code of Regulations, including Title 14
- Hunting & Fishing Regulations
- Citation Data
- Declaration for Entry, required for bringing game animals into California
- Firearms Laws
(Booklet by CA Dept. of Justice) (PDF) - Bail & Penalties (Fines) (PDF)
Cal-TIP: Californians Turn In Poachers
CalTIP was introduced in California in 1981 in order to give Californians an opportunity to help protect the state's fish and wildlife resources. The toll free telephone number operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You do not have to give your name. Poaching
Although deer are a frequently poached animal, virtually all other species of California wildlife are also subject to illegal activity including bear, elk, antelope, marine fish, crustaceans, abalone and other mollusks, inland fish, raptors, and reptiles. Poachers devastate nature by breaking laws designed to assure proper wildlife management and species survival. Poaching is an insult to the vast majority of hunters and anglers who obey the rules. Because poaching is a crime of secrecy and stealth, its full impact in California is impossible to fully gauge. However, enough poaching is documented to realize that it exacts a very heavy toll. State Department of Fish and Game wardens do all they can to combat poaching. But there are only a few hundred wardens spread throughout California. To successfully fight poaching they must have help from all Californians.
Incidents of industrial and agricultural pollution as well as the dumping of household waste can be devastating to our fish and wildlife and the habitat on which they depend. To combat polluting, concerned citizens who become aware of such acts can become involved and report their observations.
To Report a Poacher or Polluter 1 888 DFG-CALTIP (888 334-2258), 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Be prepared to give the fullest possible account of the incident including the name, address, age and description of the suspect, vehicle description, direction of travel, license number, type of violation and when and where it occurred. You do not have to give your name. Information from the call is relayed to the Fish and Game region where the offense occurred and an investigation is undertaken locally. If the information supplied by the caller results in an arrest the caller becomes eligible for a reward. (Rewards up to $1,000 have been paid.) The case is then reviewed by a volunteer citizen's group known as the "Caltip Citizens Review Board". CalTIP rewards come entirely from donations, no state funds are used. The CalTIP Citizen's Review Board, not the Department of Fish and Game receives and administers these funds. Money not used for the payment of rewards goes toward furthering CalTIP's educational goals (public service announcements, informational videos, billboard campaigns, How to Help Contact |
How can you help Cal-TIP support DFG's K-9 program? Read how here.
|
|
|
|