Back40 PassCalifornia · Official sources · Reviewed August 14, 2026
California Fish and Game Code §2016 requires advance written permission to enter land to discharge a firearm or take or destroy a mammal or bird when the land is cultivated, fenced, or sufficiently posted. CDFW supplies an official entry-permit template, but the statute does not make that exact template the exclusive form.
This is a qualified summary, not legal advice or permission. Reopen the cited official sources, confirm their effective dates and current versions, and check the exact property, activity, species, method, date, and local rule before relying on any form.
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California Fish and Game Code §2016 requires advance written permission to enter land to discharge a firearm or take or destroy a mammal or bird when the land is cultivated, fenced, or sufficiently posted. CDFW supplies an official entry-permit template, but the statute does not make that exact template the exclusive form.
This statewide profile does not resolve municipal discharge rules or federal, tribal, preserve, and parcel-specific access terms; verify the property before entry.
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Choose primary game and timingSubject: Hunting permission request — [choose primary game], California Hello, My name is [your name]. I am writing to ask whether you would consider discussing permission for 1 hunter to hunt [choose primary game] with archery in California during [your requested dates]. I will not enter, scout, or hunt without your approval. If you are open to a conversation, I would like to confirm: - who controls access: Do you control access for this property, or is there an authorized manager I should contact? - every approved person and the exact dates - the property boundary, entry, parking, and no-go areas - permitted species, methods, and any property-specific limits - check-in, gates, livestock, crops, guests, and equipment rules - whether written permission or another state or local record is required - the game-retrieval plan, including neighboring property I understand the answer may be no, and I will respect it. Permission for one person, activity, or date would not be treated as permission for anyone else or another time. You can reach me at [add your preferred contact before sending]. Thank you for considering the request, [your name]
This is a request, not permission, a lease, or legal advice. Only an authorized person can approve access. Verify current state and local requirements before relying on any written record.
Applicability by rule
“General” below identifies the broadest modeled rule in this review. A rule is described as verified current only when the profile passes the evidence gate; pending rules are labeled with their future effective status.
Broadest verified current rule
The written-permission rule is triggered by the land statuses stated in §2016. This profile does not extend that section into a universal written rule for every parcel or every non-hunting entry.
Official forms
CDFW provides an official entry-permit template; use of that exact template was not identified as a statutory condition in §2016.
The CDFW template can document the permission required by §2016, but the statute does not prescribe this exact template or its optional conditions as universal fields.
Fields shown: permittee name and address · property description · authorized hunting hours · special conditions · expiration date · owner, tenant, or agent signature and contact information
Open California Department of Fish and Wildlife form ↗Private printable courtesy record
Entries stay in this browser tab and are not sent to Back40 Pass. Use an official state form whenever one is provided or required. This courtesy record does not determine legal sufficiency.
Courtesy record · Not a universal legal form
The authorized person and hunter should confirm that this record accurately describes the limited permission actually granted. No access outside the named people, property, dates, activities, map, or rules is implied. Permission may be subject to current law and may be revoked according to applicable terms and law.
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Superseded material may appear only as labeled context and never supports a current or future modeled claim.
California Legislative Information · §2016(a)-(b), written permission and covered land statuses
Open official source ↗California Department of Fish and Wildlife · Single-page entry permit and conditions
Open official source ↗Complete the chain
A tax record, request, conversation, form draft, or Back40 Pass response is never permission by itself.
Use the state and local record sources for orientation, then verify who controls the hunting rights.
Open California property-record paths →Confirm seasons, licenses, tags, methods, local rules, and property-specific conditions separately.
Open California hunting sources →Create a private request and receive a 30-day landowner response link. Public-board review stays optional; a request is not inventory or access.
Create a private California landowner invite →Share a nonbinding private intake. Back40 Pass does not advertise land without owner action.
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