SB 614 Summary

• Changes the $1 contribution to the Indiana sportsmen's benevolence account from voluntary donations to a mandatory fee collected when hunting licenses are sold.

• Requires the Department of Natural Resources to establish a grant process to compensate meat processors for processing wild game donated to feed hungry Hoosiers.

• Mandates the department adopt rules defining eligible food assistance providers (nonprofits established to feed the hungry or with significant food distribution programs) and approve organizations to receive grant funding.

• Requires the division of law enforcement to develop a grant distribution formula considering food insecurity by county, prior compliance of providers, and other relevant factors, with distributions made in August each year.

• Establishes detailed tracking and reporting requirements for wild game processing, including hunter information, processor costs, meat weights, and distribution county data to ensure transparency and oversight.