§ 12163 Wildlife Purchase Payment Requirement

Fish and Game Code·California

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If you buy birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians from the department, you must pay the current market price into the Fish and Game Preservation Fund when you receive them.

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•Pay the price at the time you get the animal, not later.
•The price is the market price that was set when the animal was seized.
•The payment goes into a special fund that helps protect fish and wildlife.

Example

Jane buys a legally captured turtle from the state wildlife department.

When the turtle is delivered to Jane, she has to pay the market price that was set on the day the turtle was taken, and that money goes into the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.

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§ 12163 Wildlife Purchase Payment Requirement

A person who purchases birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians from the department pursuant to the preceding sections shall, upon delivery, pay to the department, for deposit in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, the prevailing market price for legal birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians in effect on the date of seizure. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 111. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

birds mammals fish reptiles amphibians Fish and Game Preservation Fund prevailing market price date of seizure

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 12163.

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