California Fish and Game Code 716.6 – (a) As a participating member of the wildlife violator compact, …
(a) As a participating member of the wildlife violator compact, the licensing authority of this state may recognize the suspension of license privileges of any person by any participating state if both of the following occur:
(1) The violation that resulted in the conviction would constitute a wildlife violation in this state.
Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 716.6
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- 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
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Fish and Game Code 83
- Wildlife: means and includes all wild animals, birds, plants, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and related ecological communities, including the habitat upon which the wildlife depends for its continued viability. See California Fish and Game Code 89.5
(2) The conviction that resulted in the suspension could have been the basis for suspension under the statutes, ordinances, or administrative rules or regulations of this state.
(b) The licensing authority shall communicate suspension information to other participating states in the form and content prescribed by the compact manual.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 398, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002. Compact effective as prescribed in Section 716.9.)