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Police were called to a home north of Riverside Municipal Airport on Saturday after residents there found the paws stuffed in a bag. The state Department of Fish and Game will investigate.
Bear poaching is a problem in California, where bear paws and gallbladders can fetch good money because they are prized in traditional Chinese medicine.
Bear hunting is legal with a license and a bear tag, but any sale of the meat or parts for profit is considered a felony punishable by up to a year in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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