California Fish and Game Code 8388.5 – (a) A person shall not take, possess, sell, or purchase for …
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(a) A person shall not take, possess, sell, or purchase for commercial purposes any leopard shark less than 36 inches in total length.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), leopard sharks less than 36 inches in total length possessed by a person for aquarium display on or before January 1, 1994, may be retained by that person if a letter declaring that the shark was legally obtained prior to January 1, 1994, is provided to the Sacramento office of the department on or before January 1, 1995.
Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 8388.5
- Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 37
- 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
- Purchase: means "buy" as defined in Section 24. See California Fish and Game Code 68
- Sell: includes offer or possess for sale, barter, exchange, or trade. See California Fish and Game Code 75
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Fish and Game Code 73
- Take: means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill. See California Fish and Game Code 86
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1100, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1994.)