{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fgc-12003.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FGC § 12003.5","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Fish and Game Code - FGC","DIVISION 9. FINES AND PENALTIES [12000. - 12300.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [12000. - 12029.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"9392a38c00811da7e0f5093d83df55dd981251c798b5b08c368ccded3b8dcca5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fgc-12003.2","next":"us-ca/fgc-12004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}