85R5020 AAF-D
By: Canales H.B. No. 1100
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of a permit to host a charity hunt outside
the regular hunting season; authorizing the imposition of a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter Y to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER Y. CHARITY HUNT PERMIT
Sec. 43.961. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "charitable
nonprofit organization" means an organization that is exempt from
federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization in Section
501(c)(3) of that code.
Sec. 43.962. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. (a) A landowner may
apply to the department for a permit to host a charity hunt
occurring within two weeks after the end of an open hunting season
to raise money for a charitable nonprofit organization.
(b) The application for a permit to host a charity hunt must
include:
(1) the specific date of the hunt;
(2) the event name, if applicable; and
(3) the charitable nonprofit organization to which the
money derived from the hunt will be donated.
Sec. 43.963. PERMIT REQUIRED. No person may host a charity
hunt under this subchapter unless the person holds a valid permit to
host a charity hunt and a hunting license under Chapter 42.
Sec. 43.964. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT; FEE. (a) The department
may issue a permit to host a charity hunt under this subchapter.
(b) The fee for filing an application for a permit to host a
charity hunt is $100. If the department denies the application and
the applicant elects not to proceed further, the department may
order any part of the fee submitted with the application returned to
the applicant.
Sec. 43.965. DONATION OF PROCEEDS. (a) The landowner shall
donate any proceeds the landowner receives from the charity hunt to
the charitable nonprofit organization.
(b) The department shall prescribe a form to be completed by
the charitable nonprofit organization to prove the organization's
status as a charitable nonprofit organization.
Sec. 43.966. RULES. The commission may adopt any rules
necessary to administer this subchapter.
SECTION 2. Not later than October 1, 2017, the Parks and
Wildlife Commission shall adopt any rules necessary to implement
Subchapter Y, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code, as added by this
Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.