California · Fish and Game Code - FGC

FGC §12155: (a) Upon the third conviction of a person of a violation of any provision of this code or regulation adopted pursuant to this code relating to the taking or possession of a bird or mammal in a five-ye

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

After three wildlife violations in five years, a person is prohibited from hunting for three years and cannot obtain a hunting license during that period. Violating this prohibition is unlawful.

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(a) Upon the third conviction of a person of a violation of any provision of this code or regulation adopted pursuant to this code relating to the taking or possession of a bird or mammal in a five-year period, and upon a conviction subsequent to the three convictions during a five-year period, that person shall be prohibited from taking a bird or mammal in the state for three years from the date of the last conviction. The commission shall revoke a hunting license of a person prohibited from taking a bird or mammal in this state for the period of prohibition. (b) It shall be unlawful for a person to obtain, or attempt to obtain, a hunting license during a period of prohibition.

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