§ 2795 Habitat Conservation Fund Transfer

Fish and Game Code·California

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This law says that every year, 10% of the money from cigarette and tobacco taxes must go to protecting animal habitats. No extra money from this fund can be used for other nature projects.

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•10% of cigarette and tobacco tax money goes to protecting animal habitats every year.
•No extra money from this fund can be used for other nature or environment projects.
•This rule was added in 1990 by a vote of the people.

Example

California collects taxes from selling cigarettes and tobacco.

10% of that tax money must go to saving animal homes, like forests or wetlands. The rest can't be used for other nature projects.

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§ 2795 Habitat Conservation Fund Transfer

(a) The Controller shall annually transfer 10 percent of the funds in the Unallocated Account in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund to the Habitat Conservation Fund. (b) No additional allocation of funds from that account shall be made by the Legislature for purposes of this chapter or for any other natural resource or environmental protection program. (Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 117.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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Controller Unallocated Account Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund Habitat Conservation Fund Legislature

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 2795.

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