Section 12003.5 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1.
12003.5
. (a) The penalty for a first violation of Section 8610.3 or
8610.4 is a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and
not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and a mandatory
suspension of any license, permit, or stamp to take, receive,
transport, purchase, sell, barter, or process fish for commercial
purposes for six months. The penalty for a second or subsequent
violation of Section 8610.3 or 8610.4 is a fine of not less than two
thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) and not more than ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) and a mandatory suspension of any license, permit,
or stamp to take, receive, transport, purchase, sell, barter, or
process fish for commercial purposes for one year.
(b) If a person convicted of a violation of Section 8610.3 or
8610.4, is granted probation, the court shall impose as a term or
condition of probation, in addition to any other term or condition of
probation, a requirement that the person pay at least the minimum
fine prescribed in this section.