Section 12002.3 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1.
12002.3
. (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).