California · Fish and Game Code - FGC

FGC §12010: Notwithstanding Section 12002, the maximum punishment for each violation of Section 3503.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Violation of Section 3503.5 regarding protected or wild-caught birds of prey carries a maximum penalty of $5,000 fine and/or up to one year in county jail.

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Notwithstanding Section 12002, the maximum punishment for each violation of Section 3503.5 relating to a bird-of-prey that is either designated as endangered, threatened, or fully protected, or taken from the wild and subsequently reported to the department as having been bred in captivity, is a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not to exceed one year, or both the fine and imprisonment.

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