1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 278, the first committee engrossment,
1.2as follows:
1.3Page 1, after line 8, insert:

1.4    "Section 1. [17.035] VENISON DISTRIBUTION AND REIMBURSEMENT.
1.5    Subdivision 1. Reimbursement. A meat processor holding a license under chapter
1.628A may apply to the commissioner of agriculture for reimbursement of $70 towards the
1.7cost of processing a deer donated according to subdivision 1. The meat processor shall
1.8deliver the deer, processed into cuts or ground meat, to a charitable organization that is
1.9registered under chapter 309 and with the commissioner of agriculture and that operates
1.10a food assistance program. To request reimbursement, the processor shall submit an
1.11application, on a form prescribed by the commissioner of agriculture, the tag number
1.12under which the deer was taken, and a receipt for the deer from the charitable organization.
1.13    Subd. 2. Distribution. (a) The commissioner of agriculture shall ensure the
1.14equitable statewide distribution of processed deer by requiring the charitable organization
1.15to allocate and distribute processed deer according to the allocation formula used in the
1.16distribution of United States Department of Agriculture commodities under the federal
1.17emergency food assistance program. The charitable organization must submit quarterly
1.18reports to the commissioner on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The reports must
1.19include, but are not limited to, information on the amount of processed deer received and
1.20the organizations to which the meat was distributed.
1.21    (b) The commissioner of agriculture may adopt rules to implement this section."
1.22Page 2, delete line 12 and insert "commissioner for deer management, including
1.23for grants or payments to agencies, organizations, or individuals for assisting with the
1.24cost of processing deer taken for population management purposes for venison donation
1.25programs. None of the additional license fees shall be transferred to any other agency for
1.26administration of programs other than venison donation. If any money transferred by
2.1the commissioner is not used for a venison donation program, it shall be returned to
2.2the commissioner."
2.3Page 3, line 1, delete "Subdivision 1. Donating venison."
2.4Page 3, delete lines 5 to 22
2.5Renumber the sections
2.6Amend the title as follows:
2.7Page 1, line 2, delete "reimbursing" and insert "deer management; providing for
2.8venison donations; authorizing"
2.9Page 1, delete line 3
2.10Correct the title numbers