(a) A written complaint may be made to the commission against any person who violates Section 7700 to 7705, inclusive, 7707, 7708, or 8075 to 8080, inclusive, or any regulation adopted thereunder, by any person having information or knowledge of the violation. If the person charged in the complaint is found guilty of the offense charged, the commission may suspend, for a period not to exceed 90 days, any license issued by any state board or officer to that person to take, buy, sell, can, or preserve fish or fishery products. No other license shall be issued to that person during the period of suspension.

(b) The proceedings on a complaint shall be conducted at one of the commission’s regularly scheduled meetings.

Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 7706

  • Buy: includes an offer to buy, purchase, barter, exchange, or trade. See California Fish and Game Code 24
  • Commission: means the Fish and Game Commission, and "commissioner" means a member of the Fish and Game Commission. See California Fish and Game Code 30
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Fish: means a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian, or part, spawn, or ovum of any of those animals. See California Fish and Game Code 45
  • Fishery: means both of the following:

    California Fish and Game Code 94

  • Person: means any natural person or any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or other type of association. See California Fish and Game Code 67
  • Sell: includes offer or possess for sale, barter, exchange, or trade. See California Fish and Game Code 75
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Fish and Game Code 83
  • Take: means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill. See California Fish and Game Code 86

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 137. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)

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