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97A.510 GAME FOR CONSUMPTION AT FUND-RAISING EVENTS.
(a) Nonprofit organizations may charge a fee for admission to fund-raising events when
lawfully taken and possessed game, excluding migratory game birds, as defined in Code of
Federal Regulations, title 50, section 20.11, that cannot be sold under federal law, is donated to the
organization and is served for consumption on the premises where the fund-raising event is held.
(b) Game donated to the nonprofit organization must be marked as provided in section
97A.505, subdivision 4. The game donated to a nonprofit organization and stored by the
organization is considered to be in the possession of the person making the donation, and is
subject to inspection as provided in section 97A.215, subdivision 1. As provided in section
97A.505, subdivision 5, a license is not required for the nonprofit organization to possess or
transport the donated game.
(c) The nonprofit organization must keep records of the game donated to the organization,
and the records must be available for inspection for two years from the date of the fund-raising
event. The records must show:
(1) the names and addresses of persons donating the game;
(2) the license number or possession permit number under which the game was lawfully
taken or possessed; and
(3) the date, location, and purpose of the fund-raising event that utilized the donation.
History: 2002 c 351 s 13

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