Section 2010 Of Chapter 1. Taking And Possessing In General From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1.
2010
. (a) It is unlawful to use or possess a shotgun larger than
10-gauge, or to use or possess a shotgun capable of holding more than
six cartridges at one time, to take a mammal or bird.
(b) A shotgun that has been modified with the insertion of a plug
is deemed, for the purpose of this section, to have a cartridge
capacity equal to the number of cartridges that can be loaded into
the weapon as modified.
(c) After a public hearing, the commission may adopt regulations
relative to the ammunition capacity of shotguns for taking mammals or
birds that are more restrictive than the limits provided in
subdivision (a), or that it determines may be needed to conform to
federal law.