Section 489 Of Chapter 5. Larceny From California Penal Code >> Title 13. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 5.
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. Grand theft is punishable as follows:
(a) If the grand theft involves the theft of a firearm, by
imprisonment in the state prison for 16 months, or two or three
years.
(b) If the grand theft involves a violation of Section 487a, by
imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or pursuant to
subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or by a fine not exceeding five
thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. The
proceeds of this fine shall be allocated to the Bureau of Livestock
Identification to be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for
purposes relating to the investigation of cases involving grand
theft of any animal or animals, or of the carcass or carcasses of, or
any portion of the carcass or carcasses of, any animal specified in
Section 487a.
(c) In all other cases, by imprisonment in a county jail not
exceeding one year or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.