Section 2586 Of Chapter 6.5. Control Of Illegally Taken Fish And Wildlife From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 6.5.

. (a) The director may pay a reward from any funds available for that purpose to any person who furnished information which led to an arrest, a criminal conviction, an order of assessment of a civil penalty, or for forfeiture of property for any violation of this code or any regulation adopted pursuant to this code. The amount of reward, if any, shall be designated by the director with the advice of the CalTIP Award Board.
  (b) This chapter does not apply to any action brought to recover damages under Section 2014.