Long Beach uses a non-lethal coyote management plan emphasizing hazing, attractant removal, and reporting, consistent with California Fish and Game Code rules administered by CDFW.
Coyotes are common across Long Beach hillsides, El Dorado Park, and even coastal neighborhoods. The city's Coyote Management Plan, adopted by City Council and administered by LB Animal Care Services, follows a tiered approach: education, hazing, and removal only when an animal shows aggression toward humans. Residents are encouraged to make loud noise, wave arms, and throw objects to haze coyotes that linger. California Fish and Game Code section 4152 classifies coyotes as nongame mammals and prohibits use of poison or leghold traps. Killing or relocating a coyote requires a CDFW depredation permit.
Illegally trapping or poisoning a coyote violates California Fish and Game Code 4002 and Penal Code 597, exposing offenders to misdemeanor charges, fines up to $5,000, and possible federal charges if protected raptors are also harmed.
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