Statute · California Fish and Game Code
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 2300 — Aquatic Invasive Species
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 2300
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Fish and Game Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) No person shall sell, possess, import, transport, transfer, release alive in the state, or give away without consideration the salt water algae of the genus Caulerpa.
Citator
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 2300 — Aquatic Invasive Species is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) No person shall sell, possess, import, transport, transfer, release alive in the state, or give away without consideration the salt water algae of the genus Caulerpa.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person may possess, for bona fide scientific research, as determined by the department, upon authorization by the department, the salt water algae of the genus Caulerpa.
(c) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation.