(1) The department shall deposit all moneys received from the following activities into the *state wildlife fund:

     (a) The sale of interpretive, recreational, historical, educational, and informational literature and materials;

     (b) The sale of advertisements in regulation pamphlets and other appropriate mediums; and

     (c) Enrollment fees in department-sponsored educational training events.

     (2) Moneys collected under subsection (1) of this section shall be spent primarily for producing regulation booklets for users and for the development, production, reprinting, and distribution of informational and educational materials. The department may also spend these moneys for necessary expenses associated with training activities, and other activities as determined by the director.

     (3) Regulation pamphlets may be subsidized through appropriate advertising, but must be made available free of charge to the users.

     (4) The director may enter into joint ventures with other agencies and organizations to generate revenue for providing public information and education on wildlife and hunting and fishing rules.

[2000 c 252 § 1.]

NOTES:

     *Reviser's note: The "state wildlife fund" was renamed the "state wildlife account" pursuant to 2005 c 224 § 4 and 2005 c 225 § 4.