{"code":"FGC","codeName":"Fish and Game Code","section":"12002.3","citation":"Fish & G. Code, § 12002.3","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. FINES AND PENALTIES [12000. - 12300.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [12000. - 12029.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-9/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 388, Sec. 21.   Effective January 1, 2001.","effective":"2001-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of Section <a href=\"/fgc/7121\">7121</a> for the sale, purchase, or receipt of fish taken by a person required to be licensed pursuant to Section <a href=\"/fgc/7145\">7145</a> is punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500), except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).</p><p>(b) If the violation in question involved the illegal sale or purchase of abalone taken by a person required to be licensed pursuant to Section <a href=\"/fgc/7145\">7145</a>, the violation is punishable by a fine of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000).</p><p>(c) If the violation in question involved a person who knowingly purchased or received for commercial purposes, fish taken by a person required to be licensed pursuant to Section <a href=\"/fgc/7145\">7145</a>, the violation is punishable by a fine of not less than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) or more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).</p>","text":"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of Section 7121 for the sale, purchase, or receipt of fish taken by a person required to be licensed pursuant to Section 7145 is punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500), except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c). (b) If the violation in question involved the illegal sale or purchase of abalone taken by a person required to be licensed pursuant to Section 7145, the violation is punishable by a fine of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000). (c) If the violation in question involved a person who knowingly purchased or received for commercial purposes, fish taken by a person required to be licensed pursuant to Section 7145, the violation is punishable by a fine of not less than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) or more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/general-provisions-12002-3","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}