Here's reply I got to hunting state parks...
The California Code of Regulations, Title XIV, Division 3, Section 1 contains four
sections applicable to the use of metal detectors in State Parks. Section 4305
prohibits the disturbance of any animal, Section 4306 prohibits the disturbance of
any plant, Section 4307 prohibits the disturbance of any geological feature, and
Section 4308 prohibits the disturbance of any archaeological feature. These
regulations define, plant life as including; leaf mold, grass, turf, and humus; and
geological features include earth, sand, gravel, and rocks.
The act of passing a metal detector over the ground in a State Park is not against
the law. The prying up or digging out of an object however may be, as this may not
be done if it disturbs the animals, plants, geological or archaeological features.
Section 4309 gives the Department the authority to grant permits to disturb
resources if it is in the best interest of the Department to do so.
Since the units of the Department are extremely varied, we have delegated the
authority to regulate activity related to metal detectors to our District
Superintendents. Therefore, you will need to contact personnel in the park in which
you wish to perform metal detecting and follow their instructions as to where and
how you may metal detect.
The recovery of lost items or property is subject to the conditions of Civil Code
Sections 2080.1 through 2080.6. All items with a value of $100.00 or more must be
turned in to State Park officials. If no one claims the item within 90 days, it may
then be transferred to the finder.
? 4305. Animals.
(a) Protection. No person shall molest, hunt, disturb, harm, feed, touch, tease, or
spotlight any kind of animal or fish or so attempt.
(b) No person shall injure, trap, take, net, poison, or kill, any kind of animal or
fish, or so attempt, except that fish and bait may be taken, other than for
commercial purposes in accordance with state laws and regulations.
(c) Where hunting in a state recreation area or within the State Vehicular
Recreation Area and Trail System or portion thereof is permitted by regulations
herein, so much of this section as is inconsistent therewith shall be deemed
inapplicable, provided hunting is conducted in the manner specified.
(d) This section does not apply to activities undertaken by the Department in
conjunction with its resource management activities.
(e) Feeding. In units or portions thereof where posted in accordance with Section
4301(i), no person shall feed any wildlife or feral animal listed on such posting.
? 4306. Plants and Driftwood.
(a) No person shall willfully or negligently pick, dig up, cut, mutilate, destroy,
injure, disturb, move, molest, burn, or carry away any tree or plant or portion
thereof, including but not limited to leaf mold, flowers, foliage, berries, fruit,
grass, turf, humus, shrubs, cones, and dead wood, except in specific units when
authorization by the Department to take berries, or gather mushrooms, or gather pine
cones, or collect driftwood is posted at the headquarters of the unit to which the
authorization applies. Any collecting allowed by authority of this section may be
done for personal use only and not for commercial purposes.
(b) No person may gather more than five pounds of such material except driftwood
each day in the State Park System or State Vehicular Recreation Area and Trail
System.
(c) No person may gather more than 50 pounds or one piece of driftwood each day in
the State Park System or State Vehicular Recreation and Trails System.
(d) Use of tools, vehicles, and equipment for the collecting of driftwood is
prohibited.
(e) Upon a finding that it will be in the best interest of the Department of Parks
and Recreation, the District Superintendent may, by posting, authorize the
collection of driftwood from specified units on a temporary basis, either by the
general public or by commercial operators, if necessary, in quantities, for
purposes, and by means other than as specified by this section.
(f) This section does not apply to activities undertaken by the Department in
conjunction with its resource management activities.
? 4307. Geological Features.
(a) No person shall destroy, disturb, mutilate, or remove earth, sand, gravel, oil,
minerals, rocks, paleontological features, or features of caves.
(b) Rockhounding may be permitted as defined in Section 4301(v).
? 4308. Archaeological Features.
No person shall remove, injure, disfigure, deface, or destroy any object of
archaeological, or historical interest or value.
The California Code of Regulations, Title XIV, Division 3, Section 1 contains four
sections applicable to the use of metal detectors in State Parks. Section 4305
prohibits the disturbance of any animal, Section 4306 prohibits the disturbance of
any plant, Section 4307 prohibits the disturbance of any geological feature, and
Section 4308 prohibits the disturbance of any archaeological feature. These
regulations define, plant life as including; leaf mold, grass, turf, and humus; and
geological features include earth, sand, gravel, and rocks.
The act of passing a metal detector over the ground in a State Park is not against
the law. The prying up or digging out of an object however may be, as this may not
be done if it disturbs the animals, plants, geological or archaeological features.
Section 4309 gives the Department the authority to grant permits to disturb
resources if it is in the best interest of the Department to do so.
Since the units of the Department are extremely varied, we have delegated the
authority to regulate activity related to metal detectors to our District
Superintendents. Therefore, you will need to contact personnel in the park in which
you wish to perform metal detecting and follow their instructions as to where and
how you may metal detect.
The recovery of lost items or property is subject to the conditions of Civil Code
Sections 2080.1 through 2080.6. All items with a value of $100.00 or more must be
turned in to State Park officials. If no one claims the item within 90 days, it may
then be transferred to the finder.
? 4305. Animals.
(a) Protection. No person shall molest, hunt, disturb, harm, feed, touch, tease, or
spotlight any kind of animal or fish or so attempt.
(b) No person shall injure, trap, take, net, poison, or kill, any kind of animal or
fish, or so attempt, except that fish and bait may be taken, other than for
commercial purposes in accordance with state laws and regulations.
(c) Where hunting in a state recreation area or within the State Vehicular
Recreation Area and Trail System or portion thereof is permitted by regulations
herein, so much of this section as is inconsistent therewith shall be deemed
inapplicable, provided hunting is conducted in the manner specified.
(d) This section does not apply to activities undertaken by the Department in
conjunction with its resource management activities.
(e) Feeding. In units or portions thereof where posted in accordance with Section
4301(i), no person shall feed any wildlife or feral animal listed on such posting.
? 4306. Plants and Driftwood.
(a) No person shall willfully or negligently pick, dig up, cut, mutilate, destroy,
injure, disturb, move, molest, burn, or carry away any tree or plant or portion
thereof, including but not limited to leaf mold, flowers, foliage, berries, fruit,
grass, turf, humus, shrubs, cones, and dead wood, except in specific units when
authorization by the Department to take berries, or gather mushrooms, or gather pine
cones, or collect driftwood is posted at the headquarters of the unit to which the
authorization applies. Any collecting allowed by authority of this section may be
done for personal use only and not for commercial purposes.
(b) No person may gather more than five pounds of such material except driftwood
each day in the State Park System or State Vehicular Recreation Area and Trail
System.
(c) No person may gather more than 50 pounds or one piece of driftwood each day in
the State Park System or State Vehicular Recreation and Trails System.
(d) Use of tools, vehicles, and equipment for the collecting of driftwood is
prohibited.
(e) Upon a finding that it will be in the best interest of the Department of Parks
and Recreation, the District Superintendent may, by posting, authorize the
collection of driftwood from specified units on a temporary basis, either by the
general public or by commercial operators, if necessary, in quantities, for
purposes, and by means other than as specified by this section.
(f) This section does not apply to activities undertaken by the Department in
conjunction with its resource management activities.
? 4307. Geological Features.
(a) No person shall destroy, disturb, mutilate, or remove earth, sand, gravel, oil,
minerals, rocks, paleontological features, or features of caves.
(b) Rockhounding may be permitted as defined in Section 4301(v).
? 4308. Archaeological Features.
No person shall remove, injure, disfigure, deface, or destroy any object of
archaeological, or historical interest or value.
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