Fish and Game Code - FGC

DIVISION 2. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME [700 - 1940]

CHAPTER 3. Other Powers and Duties [1000 - 1227]

ARTICLE 7. Nonprofit Partnerships [1225 - 1227]

1225.  

All moneys collected or received from gifts or bequests, or from municipal or county appropriations or donations for purposes relating to conservation programs, projects, and activities by the department shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Fish and Game Preservation Fund. All moneys deposited pursuant to this section shall be used for purposes relating to conservation programs, projects, and activities by the department.

(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 559, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2013.)

1226.  

(a) The department may enter into one or more agreements to accept funds from any person, nonprofit organization, or other public or private entity for purposes relating to conservation programs, projects, and activities by the department. Any funds received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund. The funds received shall supplement existing resources for purposes relating to conservation programs, projects, and activities by the department.

(b) The department may enter into one or more agreements to accept services from any person, nonprofit organization, or other public or private entity for purposes relating to conservation programs, projects, and activities by the department. Under the direction of the department, these services shall supplement existing staff resources. Agreements for services for the management and operation of department-managed lands shall be subject to the provisions of Section 1745.

(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 559, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2013.)

1227.  

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may enter into one or more agreements with any person, nonprofit organization, or other public or private entity, as may be appropriate, to assist the department in its efforts to secure long-term private funding sources for purposes relating to conservation programs, projects, and activities by the department. The authority to enter into agreements for the purposes of this section shall include, but not be limited to, for the purposes of securing donations, memberships, corporate and individual sponsorships, and marketing and licensing agreements.

(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 559, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2013.)