{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fgc-7370","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FGC § 7370","heading":"","body":"(a) It is unlawful to take or possess for commercial purposes, buy or sell, or offer to buy or sell, a whole sturgeon, or part of a sturgeon, including, but not limited to, its eggs, except as follows:\n(1) A sturgeon, part of a sturgeon, or sturgeon eggs, taken or possessed by, and the cultured progeny of, an aquaculturist who is registered under Section 15101, may be bought or sold subject to regulations of the commission.\n(2) A sturgeon, part of a sturgeon, or sturgeon eggs, taken commercially in another state that permits the sale of sturgeon, and lawfully imported under Section 2363, may be possessed, bought, or sold.\n(3) Sturgeon, or part of a sturgeon, taken pursuant to a sport fishing license, that is processed in accordance with Section 7230.\n(b) For purposes of this section, it is prima facie evidence that a sturgeon or part of a sturgeon is possessed for commercial purposes, if the possession is more than two times the sport bag limit.","path":["Fish and Game Code - FGC","DIVISION 6. FISH [5500. - 9101.]","PART 2. SPORT FISHING [7100. - 7400.]","CHAPTER 2. Particular Varieties of Fish [7256. - 7400.]","ARTICLE 5. Sturgeon [7370. - 7370.]"],"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":"d7a6097969b4192d85cc5a0b2d0df77c4fb889e808e39aff1e6bcff3574f0ae7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fgc-7364","next":"us-ca/fgc-7380"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}