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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Chapter 42 - General Hunting License
Section 42.002. Resident License Required; Exemptions
Section 42.0021. Lifetime Resident Hunting License
Section 42.005. Nonresident License Required
Section 42.006. Possession of License; Rules
Section 42.010. Issuance and Form of Licenses and Tags
Section 42.0101. Digital Tags; Rules
Section 42.011. Voluntary Contribution to Help Feed Hungry Texans
Section 42.012. Resident License Fee
Section 42.0121. Lifetime Resident Hunting License Fee
Section 42.014. Nonresident Special Hunting License Fee
Section 42.0141. General Nonresident Hunting License Fee
Section 42.0142. Nonresident Banded Bird Hunting License for Hunting on a Private Bird Hunting Area
Section 42.0143. Nonresident Five-Day Special Hunting License
Section 42.0144. Nonresident Spring Turkey Hunting License Fee
Section 42.017. Duplicate License and Tags
Section 42.0175. Expiration Date
Section 42.0177. Bird or Animal Carcasses: Commission Rules
Section 42.018. Tag to Be Attached to Deer
Section 42.0185. Tag to Be Attached to Turkey
Section 42.019. Possession of Certain Parts of Antelope
Section 42.020. Bird or Animal Tags: Prohibited Acts
Section 42.021. Bag Limits and Season Not Affected
Section 42.0211. Taking of Unbanded Pen-Reared Pheasant or Quail by Certain Landowners
Section 42.022. One License for Each Year
Section 42.023. Hunting Under License of Another