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Penal Code § 653q

CHAPTER 2. Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 653qOfficial source ↗

Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1200.

It is unlawful to import into this state for commercial purposes, to possess with intent to sell, or to sell within the state, the dead body, or any part or product thereof, of any seal.

Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed six months, or both such fine and imprisonment, for each violation.