Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the judge before whom any person is tried for a violation of any provision of this code within the jurisdiction of the department, or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, may, upon the conviction of the accused, order the forfeiture of any device or apparatus which is designed to and capable of injuring or killing any person or animal or capturing any animal and which was used in committing the offense charged. The department shall either sell or destroy any device or apparatus so forfeited. The proceeds from all sales shall be paid into the State Parks and Recreation Fund, segregated with the money deposited
pursuant to Section 5008.4, and available only for the purposes of Section 5008.4. For purposes of this section, forfeiture of bail is a conviction.
Source:
Section 5008.6, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=5008.6..