California Code
CHAPTER 2 - Forfeitures, Revocation, and Seizures
Section 12162.

12162. A bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian seized under circumstances in which it cannot be determined who took, possessed, sold, imported, or transported the bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian contrary to law may be sold or donated to a state, county, city, city and county, or charitable institution.

(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 110. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)