California Fish and Game Code

§ 2017

FGC § 2017 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 3 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)Unless otherwise authorized under state law, it is unlawful for a person in this state to import, cause to be imported, export, cause to be exported, transport, sell, offer for sale, possess with the intent to sell, receive, acquire, or purchase any fish, wildlife, or plant that was taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or statute of any state or of any law, treaty, or statute of the United States with regard to fish, wildlife, or plants in effect on January 19, 2025.

(b)Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person from transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing any cannabis or hemp as allowed under state law.

(c)Notwithstanding Section 802 of the Penal Code, prosecution of an offense punishable under this section shall be commenced within three years after the commission of the offense.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 638, Sec. 1. (AB 1319) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative December 31, 2031, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, by its own provisions.