Introduced Version




SENATE BILL No. 614

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 14-8-2-83.2; IC 14-9-5-4; IC 14-22-12-1.

Synopsis: Sportsmen's benevolence account. Requires the department of natural resources (department) to adopt rules providing for approved food assistance providers and approved meat processors to provide food from donations of wild game to feed the state's hungry. Requires the department to establish a grant process to compensate meat processors for processing wild game so that meat may be donated to certain nonprofit entities. Requires the department to collect $1 toward grants for the processing of wild game when a hunting license is sold, and requires the revenue to be deposited in the Indiana sportsmen's benevolence account. (Current law allows for a voluntary donation of $1 when a hunting license is sold to be deposited in the Indiana sportsmen's benevolence account.)

Effective: July 1, 2013.



Steele


    January 17, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.




Introduced

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)


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SENATE BILL No. 614


    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning agriculture and animals.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 14-8-2-83.2; (13)IN0614.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 14-8-2-83.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 83.2. "Eligible food assistance provider", for purposes of IC 14-9-5-4, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-9-5-4(b).
SOURCE: IC 14-9-5-4; (13)IN0614.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 14-9-5-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.46-2010, SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "account" means the Indiana sportsmen's benevolence account established by subsection (b). (c).
     (b) As used in this section, "eligible food assistance provider" means an organization or entity that:
        (1) is located in Indiana;
        (2) is:
            (A) established for the purpose of feeding the state's hungry; or
            (B) known to have significant programs to distribute food

to feed the state's hungry; and
        (3) is approved by the department for the purposes of this chapter as an eligible food assistance provider.
    (b) (c) The Indiana sportsmen's benevolence account is established within the fund for the division of law enforcement to encourage citizen participation in feeding the state's hungry through donations of wild game that has been lawfully hunted.
    (c) (d) The account consists of:
        (1) gifts;
        (2) donations;
        (3) proceeds derived from marketing by the division of law enforcement of goods related to the feeding of the state's hungry through donations of wild game under subsection (a); this section; and
        (4) donations the fees collected under IC 14-22-12-1(c).
    (d) (e) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from money in the account.
    (e) (f) The division of law enforcement shall do the following:
        (1) Conduct a publicity campaign relating to feeding the state's hungry through donations of wild game.
        (2) Coordinate with nonprofit entities and other entities created with goals of feeding the state's hungry.
        (3) coordinate with nonprofit entities to use the money collected under IC 14-22-12-1(c) to assist meat processors in processing donations of wild game related to feeding the state's hungry. and
         (3) Establish a process for the granting of funds collected under IC 14-22-12-1(c) for the purpose of offsetting costs associated with the processing of meat donations. The process established under this subdivision must include guidelines for the recording of and accounting for expenditures for each animal processed, including the following:
            (A) Name, contact information, relevant license number, and tag numbers of the harvesting hunter.
            (B) Name and contact information of the food assistance provider who will be distributing donated meat directly to the public.
            (C) Any other food assistance provider that helped coordinate efforts to the entity described under clause (B).
            (D) The name and contact information of the meat processor who is reimbursed from the individual described under clause (A) for processing the meat.
            (E) The cost of processing the meat and the net weight of

the meat delivered to the eligible food assistance provider.
            (F) The county where the deer harvest occurs, meat is processed, and distribution is made to the public.
            (G) Any other information that provides accurate tracking of the activities described under this section and allows for transparency, oversight, and public information sharing.
        (4) Engage in any other activities to further the goals of this section, including the use of funds described in subsection (d) for the processing of meat donated to a food assistance provider from an animal taken by an employee of the department or an individual who is otherwise approved by the department.
    (f) (g) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the account.
     (h) The division shall develop a formula for the distribution of grants from the account to eligible food assistance providers under this section. The formula may take into account at least the following factors:
        (1) The number of food insecure individuals by county, according to statistics kept by the United States Department of Agriculture.
        (2) The status and compliance of the eligible food assistance providers who have received funds in prior years.
        (3) Any other pertinent factor that affects the efficacy and oversight of the distribution of funds from the account under this section.
     (i) For a food assistance provider to be an eligible food assistance provider that may receive a grant from the account under this section in a particular year, the following must occur:
         (1) The food assistance provider must submit an estimated budget request for providing payment to participating meat processors for the estimated number of wild game animals to be donated.
        (2) The division must certify the information on the application and, based on the formula developed under subsection (h), determine:
            (A) whether the food assistance provider may receive a grant; and
            (B) the amount of the grant the food assistance provider may receive;

        under this section.
     (j) An eligible food assistance provider may use money granted to it from the account as authorized under this section without appropriation. However, an eligible food assistance provider must submit any information that is requested of the eligible food assistance provider under subsection (f). At the request of the division or the state board of accounts, the eligible food assistance provider shall submit to an audit of the funds received.
     (k) The division shall make the grant distributions to eligible food assistance providers under this section in August of each year.
     (l) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter, including rules governing:
         (1) the deadlines for applying for a grant under this section;
        (2) the types of expenses incurred for which grant money may be used; and
        (3) the expense documentation required.
SOURCE: IC 14-22-12-1; (13)IN0614.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 14-22-12-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.165-2011, SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 1. (a) The department may issue the following licenses individually or in combination and, except as provided in section 1.5 of this chapter and subject to subsection (b), shall charge the following minimum license fees to hunt, trap, or fish in Indiana:
        (1) A resident yearly license to fish, eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($8.75).
        (2) A resident yearly license to hunt, eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($8.75).
        (3) A resident yearly license to hunt and fish, thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
        (4) A resident yearly license to trap, eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($8.75).
        (5) A nonresident yearly license to fish, twenty-four dollars and seventy-five cents ($24.75).
        (6) A nonresident yearly license to hunt, sixty dollars and seventy-five cents ($60.75).
        (7) A nonresident yearly license to trap, one hundred seventeen dollars and seventy-five cents ($117.75). However, a license may not be issued to a resident of another state if that state does not give reciprocity rights to Indiana residents similar to those nonresident trapping privileges extended in Indiana.
        (8) A resident or nonresident license to fish, including for trout and salmon, for one (1) day only, four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75).
        (9) A nonresident license to fish, excluding for trout and salmon, for seven (7) days only, twelve dollars and seventy-five cents ($12.75).
        (10) A nonresident license to hunt for five (5) consecutive days only, twenty-five dollars and seventy-five cents ($25.75).
        (11) A resident or nonresident yearly stamp to fish for trout and salmon, six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75).
        (12) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a shotgun, muzzle loading gun, rifle, or handgun, thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
        (13) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a muzzle loading gun, thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
        (14) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a bow and arrow, thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
        (15) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a shotgun, muzzle loading gun, rifle, or handgun, one hundred twenty dollars and seventy-five cents ($120.75).
        (16) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a muzzle loading gun, one hundred twenty dollars and seventy-five cents ($120.75).
        (17) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a bow and arrow, one hundred twenty dollars and seventy-five cents ($120.75).
        (18) A resident license to take an extra deer by a means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, five dollars ($5).
        (19) A nonresident license to take an extra deer by a means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, ten dollars ($10).
        (20) A resident yearly license to take a turkey, fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($14.75).
        (21) A nonresident yearly license to take a turkey, one hundred fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($114.75). However, if the state of residence of the nonresident applicant requires that before a resident of Indiana may take turkey in that state the resident of Indiana must also purchase another license in addition to a nonresident license to take turkey, the applicant must also purchase a nonresident yearly license to hunt under this section.
        (22) A resident license to take an extra turkey by a means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($14.75).
        (23) A nonresident license to take an extra turkey by a means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, one hundred fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($114.75). However, if the state of residence of the nonresident applicant requires that before a resident of Indiana may take a turkey in that state the resident of Indiana must also purchase another license in addition to a nonresident license to take a turkey, the applicant must also purchase a nonresident yearly license to hunt under this section.
        (24) A resident youth yearly consolidated license to hunt, trap, and fish, six dollars ($6). This license is subject to the following:
            (A) An applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
            (B) The license is in lieu of the resident yearly license to hunt, trap, and fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits to hunt, trap, and fish for a specific species or by a specific means.
        (25) A nonresident youth yearly license to hunt, seventeen dollars ($17). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
        (26) A nonresident youth yearly license to trap, seventeen dollars ($17). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
        (27) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a turkey, twenty-five dollars ($25). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age. However, if the state of residence of the nonresident applicant requires that before a resident of Indiana may take a turkey in that state the resident of Indiana must also purchase another license in addition to a nonresident license to take a turkey, the applicant must also purchase a nonresident youth yearly license to hunt under this section.
        (28) A nonresident youth license to take an extra turkey by a means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, twenty-five dollars ($25). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age. However, if the state of residence of the nonresident applicant requires that before a resident of Indiana may take a turkey in that state the resident of Indiana must also purchase another license in addition to a nonresident license to take a turkey, the applicant must also purchase a nonresident youth yearly license to hunt under this section.
        (29) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a shotgun, muzzle loading gun, or rifle, twenty-four dollars ($24). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
        (30) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a

muzzle loading gun, twenty-four dollars ($24). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
        (31) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a bow and arrow, twenty-four dollars ($24). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
        (32) A nonresident youth license to take an extra deer by a means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, twenty-four dollars ($24). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
        (33) A resident senior yearly license to fish, three dollars ($3). This license is subject to the following:
            (A) An applicant must be at least sixty-four (64) years of age and born after March 31, 1943.
            (B) The license is in lieu of the resident yearly license to fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits to fish for a specific species or by a specific means.
        (34) A resident senior "fish for life" license, seventeen dollars ($17). This license is subject to the following:
            (A) An applicant must be at least sixty-four (64) years of age and must have been born after March 31, 1943.
            (B) The license applies each year for the remainder of the license holder's life.
            (C) The license is in lieu of the resident senior yearly license to fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits to fish for a specific species or by a specific means.
        (35) A voluntary resident senior yearly license to fish, three dollars ($3). This license is subject to the following:
            (A) An applicant must have been born before April 1, 1943.
            (B) The license is instead of the resident yearly license to fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, and permits to fish for a specific species or by a specific means.
    (b) The commission may set license fees to hunt, trap, or fish above the minimum fees established under subsection (a).
    (c) In addition to the license fees set under this section, the department shall establish a procedure to collect voluntary donations a fee of one dollar ($1) for processing wild game when a hunting license is sold. The minimum suggested donation must be one dollar ($1). The money collected under this section shall be deposited in the Indiana sportsmen's benevolence account (IC 14-9-5-4).