Section 1065 Of Article 2. General License Provisions From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.
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. (a) A nonprofit conservation organization seeking promotion,
exposure, and awareness of the organization on the Automated License
Data System Online License Service Internet Web site, as feasible,
through the display of the organization's logo, or other graphics
agreed upon by the organization and the department, to give a
prospective license buyer the opportunity to link electronically to
the organization's Internet home page, shall submit, by September 30
of each year, a letter to the department providing evidence that the
organization meets the criteria set forth in subdivision (c). If the
department determines that the nonprofit conservation organization is
eligible, it shall include the organization's logo or other graphics
in a space with a link to the organization's Internet home page on
the Automated License Data System Online License Service Internet Web
site for a time period agreed upon by both parties.
(b) The department may impose a charge on a nonprofit conservation
organization for inclusion on the Automated License Data System
Online License Service Internet Web site pursuant to subdivision (a)
that shall not exceed the costs associated with the direct
administration of this section.
(c) As used in this section, "nonprofit conservation organization"
means an entity that the department determines meets all of the
following:
(1) It is a nonprofit organization described in Section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)), that is
exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of that code (26 U.S.C.
Sec. 501(a)).
(2) It is registered with the Attorney General.
(3) Its goals and objectives are related to the conservation of
sport fish or game species.
(4) In at least one of the previous three calendar years, it has
entered into, or been obligated under, a contract or other agreement,
including, but not limited to, a license, easement, memorandum of
understanding, or lease, with the department to perform habitat or
other wildlife conservation work, to provide hunting or fishing
opportunities for the public, to raise funds on behalf of the
department, including, but not limited to, the sale of hunting
fundraising tags or related items, or to otherwise provide assistance
to the department that is consistent with the department's mission.
(d) The department shall deposit revenues of the charge imposed
pursuant to subdivision (b) in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund,
to be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, exclusively
to pay all initial and ongoing costs associated with the direct
administration of this section, including, but not limited to, a
portion of the costs of making changes to the Automated License Data
System necessary to implement this section.
(e) The department shall implement the links from the Automated
License Data System Online License Service Internet Web site by
January 1, 2015, if it determines that date is feasible.