Cal. PRC § 4166
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 4166, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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Official statutory text
A person who violates this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, which is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). If the defendant refuses, on conviction, to pay the fine, the defendant shall be confined in the county jail of the county in which conviction is had for a period not to exceed one day for every five dollars ($5) of the fine imposed, or may be subject to both the fine and imprisonment.
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