Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 104 > Part 12 > Chapter 4.5 > Article 6 - Contracts for Project Funding

• Commission: means the Fish and Game Commission, and "commissioner" means a member of the Fish and Game Commission. See California Fish and Game Code 30
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
• Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 37
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Person: means any natural person or any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or other type of association. See California Fish and Game Code 67
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
• Take: means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill. See California Fish and Game Code 86
• Wildlife: means and includes all wild animals, birds, plants, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and related ecological communities, including the habitat upon which the wildlife depends for its continued viability. See California Fish and Game Code 89.5