2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries
RS 56:644 - Fishing and hunting license checkoff; donation for Hunters for the Hungry

§644. Fishing and hunting license checkoff; donation for Hunters for the Hungry

A. Each individual who purchases a fishing or hunting license may donate to Hunters for the Hungry. The donation shall be made at the time of the purchase of the license and shall be made upon the license form as prescribed by the secretary.

B. There is hereby created within the Conservation Fund a special account known as the "Hunters for the Hungry Account". The account is created to receive deposits of donations for the benefit of Hunters for the Hungry made when an individual purchases a fishing and hunting license. Subject to the exception contained in Article VII, Section 9(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, all funds collected from the donations made under the provisions of this Section shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Out of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall, prior to placing such remaining funds in the state general fund, pay into the Hunters for the Hungry Account an amount equal to the amount of funds collected under the provisions of this Section. The account shall be administered by the treasurer who shall every three months remit the balance of the monies in the account to Hunters for the Hungry. The monies in the account shall be used solely as provided by Subsection C of this Section. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in this account at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund.

C. No more than ten percent of the monies in the account shall be used for administrative costs. The balance shall be used solely by Hunters for the Hungry to pay for the processing and distribution of meats when the meats shall be used by a not-for-profit entity or a charitable organization in food or meal distribution at no cost to an individual.

D. All monies used pursuant to the Hunters for the Hungry Account shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor.

E. At the end of each calendar year, Hunters for the Hungry shall submit to the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources a report that at a minimum contains a detailed explanation of the revenues and expenditures of the account, as well as a description of the organization's activities related to the account. The committee may summon any person employed by or associated with Hunters for the Hungry to provide testimony with respect to the report.

Acts 2013, No. 366, §1, eff. June 1, 2014.