Section 12005 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1.
12005
. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12000, and except as otherwise
provided in subdivision (c), the punishment for each violation of
Section 4758 shall include both of the following:
(1) A fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each bear part.
As used in this paragraph, "bear part" means an individual part or
group of like parts of any bear that the defendant knowingly and
unlawfully sells, purchases, or possesses for sale. For the purposes
of this paragraph, claws, paws, or teeth from a single bear that are
knowingly purchased, sold, or possessed for sale with the intent that
they be delivered to a single end user shall be considered a single
part.
(2) An additional fine of not more than five thousand dollars
($5,000), imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of
the Penal Code, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or
both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) If the conviction is for the possession of two bear
gallbladders and probation is granted, or if the execution or
imposition of sentence is suspended, it shall be a condition thereof
that a minimum term of 30 days shall be served in a county jail.
(c) (1) The possession of three or more bear gallbladders is
punishable by both of the following:
(A) The fine specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(B) An additional fine of not more than ten thousand dollars
($10,000), imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year,
or both that fine and imprisonment.
(2) If probation is granted, or the execution or imposition of
sentence is suspended, it shall be a condition thereof that a minimum
term of three months shall be served in a county jail.
(d) Consecutive sentences shall be imposed for separate violations
of this section.