KRS 150.150: Game and fish fund -- Mussel beds -- Funds for hunger relief --

Accounting and report -- Contribution to Becoming an Outdoors -Woman

Program.

(1) (a) Except as provided in this chapter, all moneys derived from the sale of

licenses or from an y other source connected with the administration of this

chapter shall be promptly paid over to the State Treasurer, who shall deposit

such moneys in a special fund, known as the game and fish fund, except that

the moneys shall be entered under separate re stricted fund accounts, not

commingled, and maintained according to generally accepted accounting

principles.

(b) Moneys derived from the sale of licenses issued under this chapter shall be

under separate restricted fund account from any other proceeds der ived from

this chapter or from proceeds obtained under any other chapter.

(c) The game and fish fund:

1. Shall be used to carry out the purposes of this chapter and any law or

regulation for the protection of wildlife; and

2. Shall not be used for any other purpose.

(2) All funds received under KRS 150.110 and 150.520 shall be used by the department

for the purpose of enforcing those sections and for the protection and propagation

of mussel beds. Any surplus remaining in the fund at the close of each calendar year

shall be turned into the general fund of the department.

(3) In addition to the funds derived pursuant to KRS 186.050(15), the department shall

by August 1 of each fiscal year set aside not less than twenty -five thousand dollars

($25,000) from the game and fish fund for the purpose of promoting hunger relief

through specific wildlife management and conservation efforts. The department

shall provide for a separate accounting of these funds and shall, by October 1, 2007,

and annually thereafter, report on the expenditures made pursuant to this subsection

to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission.

(4) The department shall prescribe a method to allow any applicant for a license

required under KRS 150.175 to make, at the time of application, a voluntary

contribution in the amount of two dollars ($2) for the Becoming an Outdoors -

Woman Program or other hunter and angler recruitment and retention program. The

voluntary contribution shall be deposited into a separate, restricted account within

the game and fish fund. The Becoming an Outdoors -Woman Program shall

encourage women in developing skills for outdoor recreational activities including

but not limited to hunting and angling. The voluntary contribution shall be

automatically added to the cost of the license at the time of sale.