Funds from the Operation Game Thief Program may be expended only for the following purposes:

1. (1) the financing of reward payments to persons other than law enforcement officers, department personnel, and members of their immediate families responsible for information leading to the arrest of any persons for unlawfully taking, wounding or killing, possessing, transporting, or selling wildlife and attendant acts of vandalism. The board shall establish the schedule of rewards to be paid for information received and payment must be made from funds available for this purpose;
2. (2) the financing of a statewide telephone reporting system under the name of "Operation Game Thief" established under the direction of the board;
3. (3) the promotion of public recognition and awareness of the Operation Game Thief Program.