Section 12002.2 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1.
12002.2
. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
violation of Section 7145 or of a regulation requiring a license to
be displayed is an infraction, punishable by a fine of not less than
one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000)
for a first offense. If a person is convicted of a violation of
Section 7145 or of a regulation requiring a license to be displayed
within five years of a separate offense resulting in a conviction of
a violation of Section 7145 or of a regulation requiring a license to
be displayed, that person shall be punished by a fine of not less
than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000).
(b) If a person is convicted of a violation of Section 7145 or of
a regulation requiring a license to be displayed and produces in
court a license issued pursuant to Section 7145 and valid at the time
of the person's arrest, and if the taking was otherwise lawful with
respect to season, limit, time, and area, the court may reduce the
fine imposed for the violation of Section 7145 or of the regulation
requiring a license to be displayed to twenty-five dollars ($25).
(c) If a person is charged with a violation of Section 7145 or of
a regulation requiring a license to be displayed, and produces in
court a lifetime sport fishing license or lifetime sportsman's
license issued in his or her name pursuant to Section 714, and if the
taking was otherwise lawful, in terms of season, limit, time, and
area, the court may dismiss the charge.
(d) A person shall not be charged or convicted for both a
violation of Section 7145 and a regulation requiring a license to be
displayed for the same act.