ARTICLE 5. Wilderness Areas [10740. - 10741.]

Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC 5.

in effect

Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC § 10740. Section 10740.

It is unlawful for any person other than a legally constituted peace officer or officer or employee of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the department, or of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or county fish and game wardens or their duly authorized representatives, to travel by motor boat, automobile, motorcycle, or other type of motorized vehicle, or, except for emergencies and for rescue and aerial search for rescue purposes, to land an airplane, helicopter, or similar equipment, within the boundaries of a primitive, wilderness, or wild area closed to the above modes of travel as established by a duly authorized officer of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and recorded in the office of the Regional Headquarters of the Pacific-Southwest Region of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and with the department.

Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC § 10741. Section 10741.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in this article prohibits access by a person over a road or trail, in an area described in Section 10740, to reach land that person lawfully possesses. A person allowed access over a road or trail pursuant to this subdivision may authorize another person to do the same. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), none of the motorized vehicles or aircraft mentioned in Section 10740 may be used by any person as a means of gaining access to the wilderness areas for the purpose of hunting or fishing. Nor shall anyone having a lawful right to enter a wilderness area with a motorized vehicle or aircraft fish or hunt while within the area after having entered the area with a motorized vehicle or aircraft.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026