SECTIONS 80171-80175 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 80171-80175

80171. A peace officer may, in the enforcement of this division,
make arrests without warrant for a violation of this division which
he or she may witness, and may confiscate native plants, or parts
thereof when unlawfully harvested, transported, possessed, sold, or
otherwise obtained in violation of this division.

80172. A person violating any provision of this division is guilty
of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand
five hundred dollars ($1,500), nor more than two thousand five
hundred dollars ($2,500), for each violation or by imprisonment in
the county jail not to exceed one year, or both, and each violation
constitutes a separate offense.

80173. Upon conviction of a violation of this division, all permits
issued to the person convicted shall be revoked and the permittee
shall be required to surrender any unused tags and seals or wood
receipts to the issuing agency and no new or additional permits shall
be issued to the permittee for a period of one year from the date of
conviction.

80174. A second conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not
less than three hundred dollars ($300), nor more than five thousand
dollars ($5,000), for each violation, by imprisonment in a county
jail for not more than one year, by imprisonment in the state prison,
or by both that fine and imprisonment, and each violation shall
constitute a separate offense.
Upon the second conviction, all permits issued to the person
convicted shall be revoked and the permittee shall be required to
surrender any unused tags and seals or wood receipts to the issuing
agency and no new or additional permits shall be issued to the
permittee at any time in the future from the date of conviction.

80175. The issuing agency may revoke any permit, tags, or seals
issued for the purpose of harvesting for ultimate replanting if the
permittee willfully fails to comply with all of the conditions or
stipulations of the permit.