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. (a) The department may impose civil liability upon any person
pursuant to this chapter for any of the following acts done for
profit or personal gain:
(1) Unlawfully export, import, transport, sell, possess, receive,
acquire, or purchase, or unlawfully assist, conspire, or aid in the
importing, exporting, transporting, sale, possession, receiving,
acquisition, or purchasing of, any bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile,
or fish which are taken or possessed in violation of this code or the
regulations adopted pursuant to this code.
(2) Unlawfully export, import, transport, sell, possess, receive,
acquire, or purchase, or unlawfully assist, conspire, or aid in the
importing, exporting, transporting, sale, possession, receiving,
acquisition, or purchasing of any plants, insects, or other species
listed pursuant to the California Endangered Species Act (Chapter 1.5
(commencing with Section 2050)), which are taken or possessed in
violation of this code or the regulations adopted pursuant to this
code.
(3) Unlawfully export, import, transport, sell, possess, receive,
acquire, or purchase any bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile, or fish,
or any endangered or threatened species, or any fully protected bird,
mammal, or fish which has been taken, possessed, transported, or
sold in violation of this code or the regulations adopted pursuant to
this code.
(4) Unlawfully possess any bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile, or
fish, or any endangered or threatened species, or any fully protected
bird, mammal, or fish which has been taken, possessed, transported,
or sold in violation of this code or any regulations adopted pursuant
to this code within the maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the
state or within the portions of the special maritime jurisdiction of
the United States upon which the State of California exercises
concurrent jurisdiction, either by statute, deputization, or by
contract with the United States.
(5) Having exported, imported, transported, sold, purchased, or
received any bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile, or fish, or any
endangered or threatened species, or any fully protected bird,
mammal, or fish, unlawfully make or submit any false record, account,
label, or identification thereof.
(6) Attempt to commit any unlawful act, or unlawfully attempt to
commit any act, described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive.
(b) The department may impose civil liability upon any person
pursuant to this chapter for unlawfully exporting, importing,
possessing, receiving, or transporting in interstate commerce any
container or package containing any bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile,
or fish, or any endangered or threatened species, or any fully
protected bird, mammal, or fish unless the container or package has
previously been plainly marked, labeled, or tagged in accordance with
this code and the regulations adopted pursuant to this code.
(c) The department may impose civil liability upon any person
pursuant to this chapter for any unlawful failure or refusal to
maintain any records or paperwork as required by this code.