SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 477
89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CASKEY.
Pre-filed December 1, 1997, and 1,000 copies ordered printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
S2385.01I
AN ACT
To amend chapter 252, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to wild game donations.
Section A. Chapter 252, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 252.244, to read as follows:
252.244. 1. Any charitable, religious, fraternal or other not for profit organization may prepare or serve wild game in connection with:
(1) The organization's meetings;
(2) A fund-raising event; or
(3) Meals provided to indigent persons free of charge or at a reduced rate.
2. Except for venison donated or distributed pursuant to section 537.115, RSMo, an organization preparing or serving wild game shall visibly post at the entrance to the dining area a sign bearing the following message: "Public Notice: The wild game served at this facility has not been subject to state or federal inspection". The words of the message shall be written or printed in letters of not less than three-fourths of an inch high and three-fourths of an inch wide, and shall be readable.
3. Any individual or group of individuals may donate wild game, or collect and transport wild game to an organization pursuant to subsection 1, provided such wild game has been legally taken according to law and the rules and regulations relating to wildlife. Any wild game donated shall be accompanied by the name, address and phone number of the individual making such donation and shall be affixed to either the individual package or the container holding more than one package.
4. For purposes of this section, "wild game" shall include, but not be limited to, bear, deer, elk, hares, moose, rabbits, fox squirrels, black and gray squirrels, muskrat and game birds as defined by the rules and regulations relating to wildlife.