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Can I Keep And Raise Quail As Domesticated Game Birds?
California Outdoors 6-22-22
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California is home to three native species of quail: mountain, California and Gambel’s quail; with appropriate licenses, they can be raised as domesticated birds. CDFW Photo
A Domesticated Game Breeder’s License is required for any person engaged in raising or importing, or who keeps in captivity, domesticated game birds which normally exist in the wild in this state, if the birds or mammals are kept more than 30 days after you acquire them.