SECTIONS 7370 - California Statutes

FISH AND GAME CODE

SECTION 7370

7370. (a) It is unlawful to take or possess for commercial
purposes, buy or sell, or to offer to buy or sell, any whole
sturgeon, or any part thereof, including, but not limited to, eggs,
except as follows:
(1) A sturgeon, or parts thereof, that is taken or possessed by,
and is the cultured progeny of, an aquaculturist who is registered
under Section 15101, may be sold or purchased subject to regulations
of the commission.
(2) A sturgeon, or parts thereof, that is taken commercially in
another state that permits the sale of the fish and lawfully imported
under Section 2363, may be possessed, sold, or purchased.
(3) Sturgeon, or parts thereof, taken pursuant to a sport fishing
license in accordance with Section 7230.
(b) For purposes of this section, it is prima facie evidence that
a sturgeon, or parts thereof, is possessed for commercial purposes if
the possession of sturgeon is more than two times the sport bag
limit.