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Cal. Penal Code § 653r (2026)

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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter 1557 of the Statutes of 1970, it shall be unlawful to possess with intent to sell, or to sell, within this state, after June 1, 1972, the dead body, or any part or product thereof, of any fish, bird, amphibian, reptile, or mammal specified in Section 653o or 653p.

Violation of this section constitutes a misdemeanor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1976–2023 · leading case: People v. K. Sakai Co., 56 Cal. App. 3d 531 (Cal. Ct. App. 1976).
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People v. K. Sakai Co., 56 Cal. App. 3d 531 (Cal. Ct. App. 1976). “(Pen. Code, § 653r.) But appellants did not purchase the whale meat until May 14, 1973.”
Fouke Co. v. Brown, 463 F. Supp. 1142 (E.D. Cal. 1979). “This cause coming on to be heard on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment supported by affidavit and brief, and the Defendants having filed no affidavits in contravention of the affidavit of Plaintiffs, and the Court being of the opinion that there are no disputed issues of…”
April in Paris v. Becerra (E.D. Cal. 2020). · cites it 2× “A separate statute, California Penal Code section 653r, also makes 16 it unlawful to “possess with intent to sell, or to sell, within this state, after June 1, 1972, the dead 17 body, or any part or product thereof, of any fish, bird, amphibian, reptile, or mammal specified in…”
Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Comm'n v. Becerra (E.D. Cal. 2020). · cites it 2× “A separate statute, California Penal Code section 653r, also makes 24 it unlawful to “possess with intent to sell, or to sell, within this state, after June 1, 1972, the dead 25 body, or any part or product thereof, of any fish, bird, amphibian, reptile, or mammal specified in…”
April in Paris v. Becerra (E.D. Cal. 2020). · cites it 2× “California Penal Code section 653r also makes it unlawful to “possess with 16 intent to sell, or to sell, within this state, after June 1, 1972, the dead body, or any part or product 17 thereof, of any fish, bird, amphibian, reptile, or mammal specified in Section 653o or 653p.”
People v. Super. Ct. (Ortiz) (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “Code § 653n), and selling an endangered animal or its body part or product (Pen. Code § 653r). Few statutes are more general than this one.”
Los Altos Boots, Inc. v. Bonta (E.D. Cal. 2021). “Penal Code § 653r (line breaks omitted). 1 permit the sale of some caiman products.”
Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Comm'n v. Becerra (E.D. Cal. 2023). “Pen. Code § 653r (line break omitted). 2 Unless otherwise noted, all record citations refer to the docket in the lead case, No.”
April in Paris v. Becerra (E.D. Cal. 2023). “Pen. Code § 653r (line break omitted). 2 Unless otherwise noted, all record citations refer to the docket in the lead case, No.”
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