Hunting and Fishing Guides

Hunting and Fishing Guides

Chapter 5 of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code deals with hunting and fishing guides in California. Section 2535 defines the term “guide.” Section 2536 makes it unlawful for any person to engage in the business of guiding or packing, or to act as a guide for any consideration or compensation whatever, without first having secured a guide license from the department. An employee of a licensee who acts as a guide only in connection with, and wi…