These areas delineate where the use of dogs for the pursuit/take of mammals or for dog training is prohibited from the first Saturday in April through the day preceding the opening of the general deer season using best available data as of July 2021. This layer was created based on the written description found under Title 14, Section 265.; Central California, Northern California, Southern California, and Southern Sierra Dog Control Zones, https://fgc.ca.gov/Regulations/Current/Mammals.Prohibitions on the Use of dogs. The use of dogs for the pursuit/take of mammals or for dog training is prohibited as follows:The use of dogs is prohibited during the archery seasons for deer or bear.The use of dogs is prohibited for the take of bear, bobcat, elk, bighorn sheep and antelope.Mountain lions may not be pursued with dogs except under the provisions of a depredation permit issued pursuant to Section 4803 of the Fish and Game Code. Bear or bobcat may not be pursued with dogs except under the provisions of a permit issued pursuant to sections 3960.2 or 3960.4 of the Fish and Game Code. Dog training on mountain lions is prohibited.The use of dogs for the pursuit/take of mammals or for dog training is prohibited from the first Saturday in April through the day preceding the opening of the general deer season in the following dog control zones:Central CaliforniaNorthern CaliforniaSouthern CaliforniaSouthern SierraModified directions were used to create this layer. These changes have not been approved and still need to be verified by the Fish and Game Commission. The following changes were made to the regulations for clarification:Southern Sierra Dog Control Zone:...south on Garlic Spur to the Kings River; west along the Kings River to Verplank Ridge; south on Verplank Ridge-Hoise Ridge to Forest Route 13S65... changed to ...south on Garlic Spur to Spring Creek; south on Spring Creek to the Kings River; west along the Kings River to unaimed tributary between Verplank Ridge and Hoise Ridge (between Verplank Creek and Converse Creek); south on unaimed tributary between Verplank Ridge and Hoise Ridge to Forest Route 13S03A (Chicago Stump); northeast on 13S03A (Chicago Stump) to 13S03 (Chicago Stump); southeast on 13S03 (Chicago Stump) to Forest Route 13S65 (Hoist Ridge)......south and east along that boundary to Forest Trail 30E14... changed to ...south, east, then north along the Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest boundary to Forest Trail 19S29 (Copper Mine); East on Forest Trail 19S29 to Forest Trail 30E14......southeast along the Alder Creek Grove-Hossack Meadow Road to Camp Nelson... changed to ...east along the Fox Farm (Forest Route 20S03) to Alder Dr; northeast along Alder Dr to Redwood Dr; south on Redwood Dr to Forest Route 20S88 (Hossack Meadow/Redwood Dr); southeast along Forest Route 20S88 (Hossack Meadow/Redwood Dr) to Camp Nelson at Highway 190......south along the east boundary of that reservation (County Highway J42) to Parker Peak; southeast through Upper Parker Meadow to Parker Pass. Parker Pass to Forest Route 22S81; south through Starvation Creek Grove on Forest Route 22S81 to M504 (Parker Pass)... changed to ...south along the east boundary of that reservation to Upper Parker Meadow; south on Upper Parker Meadow Pass to Forest Route 22S81 (Upper Parker Meadow); south along Forest Route 22S81 (Upper Parker Meadow) to Forest Route 22S04 (Horse Meadow Creek); south along Forest Route 22S04 (Horse Meadow Creek) to Forest Route 23S03 (M-50); southwest along Forest Route 23S03 (M-50) to Forest Route 23S64 (M-504/Cold Springs)...