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<ns0:ActionText>INTRODUCED</ns0:ActionText>
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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Name>Blanca Rubio</ns0:Name>
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<ns0:Title> An act to amend Section 2300 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to fish and wildlife. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Fish and wildlife: aquatic invasive species: genus Caulerpa.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law generally prohibits the sale, possession, importation, transportation, transfer, live release, or giving away without consideration, of the salt water algae of the genus Caulerpa. Existing law authorizes a person to possess, for bona fide scientific research, as determined by, and upon authorization of, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, salt water algae of the genus Caulerpa. </html:p>
<html:p>This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this law.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 2300 of the
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(a)
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A person shall not sell, possess, import, transport, transfer, release alive in the state, or give away without consideration the salt water algae of the genus Caulerpa.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person may possess, for bona fide scientific research, as determined by,
and upon authorization of, the department, the salt water algae of the genus Caulerpa.
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(c)
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In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation.
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