Abstract:
The North Carolina General Assembly enacted the Nongame Wildlife Tax Checkoff in 1983. This allows citizens to contribute a part or all of their state income tax refund to the management of nongame and endangered wildlife. Over 32,000 North Carolinians participated in 1985, contributing over $300,000 to the fund. Taylor summarizes how the funds were used for nongame and endangered wildlife and discusses plans for the third year of the program.