2582. (a) The department may impose civil liability upon any person pursuant to this chapter for any of the following acts done for profit or personal gain: (1) Unlawfully export, import, transport, sell, possess, receive, acquire, or purchase, or unlawfully assist, conspire, or aid in the importing, exporting, transporting, sale, possession, receiving, acquisition, or purchasing of, any […]
2583. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who violates this code or any regulation adopted to carry out this code, and, with the exercise of due care, should have known that the birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, or fish, or the endangered or threatened species, or the fully protected birds, mammals, or fish were […]
2584. (a) Upon an actionable violation, the department shall consult, as to the appropriate civil or criminal remedy, with the district attorney in the jurisdiction where the violation was alleged to have occurred. Before proceeding with a civil action, the department shall seek the concurrence of the Attorney General. (b) The director shall appoint a qualified referee […]
2585. The civil penalties imposed under this chapter are in addition to any forfeiture of equipment pursuant to Section 12157 or forfeiture of birds, mammals, amphibia, reptiles, or fish pursuant to Section 12159. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
2586. (a) The director may pay a reward from any funds available for that purpose to any person who furnished information which led to an arrest, a criminal conviction, an order of assessment of a civil penalty, or for forfeiture of property for any violation of this code or any regulation adopted pursuant to this code. […]
2587. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12511 of the Government Code, the department may retain or appoint legal counsel to prepare and prosecute civil actions under this chapter. (b) Any action to recover civil penalties imposed under this chapter shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, […]
2588. All civil penalties and revenues from forfeitures collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
2589. The commission and the department may adopt regulations as are necessary to carry out their responsibilities under this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
