Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC § 1773. Section 1773.
The department shall maintain the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund established pursuant to Section 18749.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
ARTICLE 5. Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund [1773. - 1773.3.]
Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC 5.
in effectCal. Fish and Game Code - FGC § 1773.1. Section 1773.1.
(a)
The funds deposited in the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund pursuant to Article 5.2 (commencing with Section 18749) of Chapter 3 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code are to be used for the support of a competitive grant program to be established by the department for the purposes of the rehabilitation of injured, sick, or orphaned wildlife, and wildlife conservation education.
(b)
A maximum of 5 percent of the funds allocated to the department may be used to defray the administrative expenses associated with administering the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution
Fund.
Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC § 1773.2. Section 1773.2.
To be eligible for grant funding from the competitive grant program established pursuant to Section 1773.1, an applicant shall meet all of the following criteria:
(a)
The applicant shall provide proof that it is a nonprofit organization that operates a wildlife rehabilitation facility permitted pursuant to Section 679 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b)
The applicant shall be in compliance with all conditions of its wildlife rehabilitation permit issued by the department and all applicable local, state, and federal laws.
(c)
The applicant shall actively use an electronic database to maintain wildlife rehabilitation animal records.
Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC § 1773.3. Section 1773.3.
(a)
For purposes of this section, “covered grant” means a grant in an amount no greater than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) with a grant period duration of no more than one year.
(b)
In administering the competitive grant program established pursuant to Section 1773.1, the department may distribute up to 100 percent of the grant award of a covered grant upon its execution.
(c)
(1)
The department shall require a report from a covered grant recipient after the completion of a covered grant award that addresses both of the following:
(A)
What objectives were met and the means used to meet them.
(B)
What objectives were unmet and the reasons why they were unmet.
(2)
A recipient nonprofit that fails to submit the report to the department shall be ineligible to receive a covered grant award for one year.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026