Cal. Pen. Code § 653o : Miscellaneous Crimes — California Penal Code — Of Other And Miscellaneous Offenses — Unlawful importation, possession with intent to sell, or sale of dead body of certain animals

26 Feb 2015

Current through 2015 Legislative Session

(a) It is unlawful to import into this state for commercial purposes, to possess with intent to sell, or to sell within the state, the dead body, or any part or product thereof, of a polar bear, leopard, ocelot, tiger, cheetah, jaguar, sable antelope, wolf (Canis lupus), zebra, whale, cobra, python, sea turtle, colobus monkey, kangaroo, vicuna, sea otter, free-roaming feral horse, dolphin or porpoise (Delphinidae), Spanish lynx, or elephant.
(b)
(1) Commencing January 1, 2020, it shall be unlawful to import into this state for commercial purposes, to possess with intent to sell, or to sell within the state, the dead body, or any part or product thereof, of a crocodile or alligator.
(2) This subdivision shall not be construed to authorize the importation or sale of any alligator or crocodilian species, or any products thereof, that are listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act, or to allow the importation or sale of any alligator or crocodilian species, or any products thereof, in violation of any federal law or international treaty to which the United States is a party.
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or both that fine and imprisonment, for each violation.
(d) The prohibitions against importation for commercial purposes, possession with intent to sell, and sale of the species listed in this section are severable. A finding of the invalidity of any one or more prohibitions shall not affect the validity of any remaining prohibitions.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.
Ca. Pen. Code § 653o
Amended by Stats 2014 ch 464 (AB 2075),s 2, eff. 1/1/2015.
Amended by Stats 2010 ch 412 (SB 1345),s 2, eff. 1/1/2011.
Amended by Stats 2009 ch 15 (SB 609),s 2, eff. 1/1/2010.
Added by Stats 2007 ch 576 (SB 880),s 2, eff. 10/13/2007, op. 1/1/2011.