California Fish and Game Code
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The California Fish and Game Code is the body of state law that governs the conservation, management, and use of California’s fish, wildlife, and related natural resources.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| California Fish and Game Code canonical | 5 |
| Cal. Fish & G. Code | 1 |
| California Fish and Game Code Section 2800 et seq. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T637582 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: California Fish and Game Code Context triple: [California Department of Fish and Wildlife, legalAuthority, California Fish and Game Code]
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A.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is a state agency responsible for managing and conserving California’s fish, wildlife, and natural habitats through research, regulation, and stewardship programs.
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B.
California Endangered Species Act
The California Endangered Species Act is a state law that provides legal protection and conservation measures for plant and animal species at risk of extinction within California.
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C.
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is a citizen board that sets policy and regulations for managing and conserving Oregon’s fish and wildlife resources.
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D.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is a state agency responsible for managing and protecting Oregon’s fish and wildlife resources and their habitats through research, regulation, and conservation programs.
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E.
Division of Fish and Wildlife
The Division of Fish and Wildlife is a branch of New York State’s environmental agency responsible for managing and conserving the state’s fish, wildlife, and their habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: California Fish and Game Code Target entity description: The California Fish and Game Code is the body of state law that governs the conservation, management, and use of California’s fish, wildlife, and related natural resources.
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A.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is a state agency responsible for managing and conserving California’s fish, wildlife, and natural habitats through research, regulation, and stewardship programs.
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B.
California Endangered Species Act
The California Endangered Species Act is a state law that provides legal protection and conservation measures for plant and animal species at risk of extinction within California.
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C.
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is a citizen board that sets policy and regulations for managing and conserving Oregon’s fish and wildlife resources.
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D.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is a state agency responsible for managing and protecting Oregon’s fish and wildlife resources and their habitats through research, regulation, and conservation programs.
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E.
Division of Fish and Wildlife
The Division of Fish and Wildlife is a branch of New York State’s environmental agency responsible for managing and conserving the state’s fish, wildlife, and their habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California code
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codified law ⓘ state statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
businesses in California
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individuals in California ⓘ public agencies in California ⓘ |
| citationStyle |
California Fish and Game Code
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cal. Fish & G. Code
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| contains |
definitions related to fish and wildlife
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penalties for violations of fish and wildlife laws ⓘ provisions for habitat conservation plans ⓘ provisions for permits and licenses ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enforcedBy |
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ
surface form:
California wildlife officers
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| governs |
aquaculture in California
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bag limits and seasons for hunting and fishing in California ⓘ commercial fishing in California ⓘ conservation of fish in California ⓘ conservation of wildlife in California ⓘ enforcement of fish and wildlife laws in California ⓘ fish and game licensing in California ⓘ game refuges in California ⓘ hunting in California ⓘ importation of wildlife into California ⓘ management of fish resources in California ⓘ management of wildlife resources in California ⓘ marine protected areas in California ⓘ possession of wildlife in California ⓘ sale of fish and wildlife in California ⓘ sport fishing in California ⓘ take of endangered and threatened species in California ⓘ transportation of wildlife in California ⓘ use of California’s fish and wildlife resources ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfProvision |
civil provisions
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criminal provisions ⓘ regulatory provisions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
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surface form:
State of California
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory law ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | California State Legislature ⓘ |
| partOf | California Codes ⓘ |
| purpose |
to conserve California’s fish and wildlife resources
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to manage sustainable use of fish and wildlife in California ⓘ to protect and enhance habitat for fish and wildlife in California ⓘ |
| subject |
environmental conservation
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fish ⓘ habitat protection ⓘ wildlife ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: California Fish and Game Code Description of subject: The California Fish and Game Code is the body of state law that governs the conservation, management, and use of California’s fish, wildlife, and related natural resources.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
California Fish and Game Code
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citationStyle
→
California Fish and Game Code
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Cal. Fish & G. Code
California Fish and Game Commission (in regulatory implementation)
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legalAuthority
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California Fish and Game Code
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subject surface form:
California Fish and Game Commission
subject surface form:
California Code of Regulations, Title 14
this entity surface form:
California Fish and Game Code Section 2800 et seq.