People applying for a hunting license may voluntarily contribute $1 or more to a commission-designated nonprofit, and the department must provide a way to collect, hold, and forward those contributions.
Sec. 42.011. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO HELP FEED HUNGRY TEXANS. (a) When a person applies for a hunting license of any type under this chapter, the person may contribute $1 or more to a nonprofit organization, designated by the commission, whose purposes include the administration of a statewide program that provides hunters with a way to donate legally harvested deer to local food assistance providers. The program must include the recruitment of meat processors who, for a nominal fee to cover processing costs, process and package the venison and contact the food assistance providers to pick up the venison. (b) The department shall: (1) include space on each application for a hunting license that allows a person applying for the license to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing to the nonprofit organization; and (2) provide an opportunity for a person to contribute to the nonprofit organization during the application process for a hunting license on the department's Internet website. (c) After deducting the department's administrative costs, the department shall hold in trust the remainder of the amount a person contributes under this section to the nonprofit organization. Not later than November 1 of each year, the department shall send the money held in trust to the nonprofit organization. (d) Money received by the nonprofit organization under this section may be used only to administer, operate, support, and promote the program described by Subsection (a). (e) The nonprofit organization shall submit an annual report to the legislature and the department that includes the total dollar amount of contributions received by the organization under this section. (f) The commission may adopt rules to implement this section, including rules related to processes for the selection, inspection, and periodic review of the nonprofit organization. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1229 (S.B. 1978), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.