(a) Except as expressly provided otherwise in this code, any violation of this code, or of any rule, regulation, or order made or adopted under this code, is a misdemeanor.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person who violates any of the following statutes or regulations is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or of a misdemeanor:

(1) Section 2009.

(2) Subdivision (a) of Section 6596.1.

(3) Section 7149.8.

(4) Sections 1.14, 1.17, 1.62, 1.63, and 1.74 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(5) Sections 2.00 to 5.95, inclusive, and 7.00 to 8.00, inclusive, of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(6) Sections 27.56 to 30.10, inclusive, of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(7) Sections 40 to 43, inclusive, of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(8) Section 251.7 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(9) Sections 307, 308, and 311 to 313, inclusive, of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(10) Sections 505, 507 to 510, inclusive, and 550 to 552, inclusive, of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(11) Section 630 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(12) Section 632 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, except if either of the following apply:

(A) The person who violates the regulation holds a commercial fishing license issued pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 7850) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 6 or the person who violates the regulation is operating a boat or vessel licensed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 7920) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 6 at the time of the violation. Except as provided in Section 12012.5, a person described in this subparagraph who violates Section 632 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable pursuant to Section 12002.

(B) The violation of the regulation occurred within two years of a prior violation of the regulation that resulted in a conviction.

(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 189, Sec. 3. (AB 2369) Effective January 1, 2019.)