California Fish And Game Code Section 12161

The judge before whom any person is tried for taking, possessing, selling, importing, or transporting birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibia or parts thereof contrary to the laws of this state shall upon the conviction of the accused make an order forfeiting and disposing of the birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibia or parts thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 12160. However, if the birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibia or parts thereof may not be sold lawfully or have a current market value of less than one hundred dollars ($100), the judge may at his discretion order that they be donated to a state, county, city, or any charitable institution, or that they be destroyed.