Cal. Health & Safety Code § 111656.10
(d) In the event that the department sells or arranges for the sale of any prescription devices pursuant to subdivision (c), the department may retain from the proceeds of the sale an amount equal to the cost to the department of obtaining and enforcing an order issued pursuant to subdivision (c), including the cost of disposing of the prescription devices. The remaining proceeds, if any, shall be returned to the licensee from whose premises the prescription devices were removed.