Cal. FGC § 12156
This is the official text of Cal. FGC § 12156, part of California’s Fish and Game Code — regulates hunting, fishing, and wildlife conservation.
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Official statutory text
No person who is licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to Section 4005 and who is convicted of a violation of any provision of Article 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 4 or of Section 4150 shall take any fur-bearing or nongame mammal in the state for three years from the date of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the commission held at least 30 days after the date of that conviction. The commission shall revoke the trapping license of the person who is prohibited from taking fur-bearing and nongame mammals in the state, if the person has one, for the period of prohibition.
No person shall obtain, or attempt to obtain, a trapping license during a period of prohibition.
No person shall obtain, or attempt to obtain, a trapping license during a period of prohibition.
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