Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Lacey Kevin Patrick

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/5/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

TAURIGA SCIENCES, INC. [TAUG]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O TAURIGA SCIENCES, INC., 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer /

(Street)

DANBURY, CT 06180

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	20000000 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	3000000 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽²⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The Registrant has agreed to issue the Reporting Person 20,000,000 of shares of Common Stock in partial consideration of the Reporting Person's service as the Registrant's Chief Financial Officer. These shares have not been issued as of the date hereof. All 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock will be "restricted securities" as defined by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2)	These 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock were previously issued to Mariner Consulting Group, Inc. for accounting services previously provided to the Registrant. The Reporting Person is the sole shareholder and has voting control of Mariner Consulting Group, Inc. All 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock are "restricted securities" as defined by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lacey Kevin Patrick C/O TAURIGA SCIENCES, INC. 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD DANBURY, CT 06180			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Kevin P. Lacey		7/13/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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