Section 7370.

(a)  It is unlawful to take or possess for commercial purposes, buy or sell, or to offer to buy or sell, any whole sturgeon, or any part thereof, including, but not limited to, eggs, except as follows:

(1) A sturgeon, or parts thereof, that is taken or possessed by, and is the cultured progeny of, an aquaculturist who is registered under Section 15101, may be sold or purchased subject to regulations of the commission.

(2)  A sturgeon, or parts thereof, that is taken commercially in another state that permits the sale of the fish and lawfully imported under Section 2363, may be possessed, sold, or purchased.

(3) Sturgeon, or parts thereof, taken pursuant to a sport fishing license in accordance with Section 7230.

(b) For purposes of this section, it is prima facie evidence that a sturgeon, or parts thereof, is possessed for commercial purposes if the possession of sturgeon is more than two times the sport bag limit.

(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 328, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)