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The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved to increase the fines for stealing Joshua trees in the county, which now result in up to $20,000 fines.
Stealing the iconic, twisted desert tress will be $5,000 for the first conviction, then up to $10,000 for a second conviction and finally up to $20,000 for a third conviction or up to six months in jail. The previous punishment of the misdemeanor was much lower with being a $1,000 fine. Click here for more.