§ 10-103
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§10–103.
(a)In this section, “Program” means the Wildlife Conservation, Education, and Outreach Program.
(b)There is a Wildlife Conservation, Education, and Outreach Program in the Department.
(c)The purpose of the Program is to:
(1)Provide outreach on outdoor recreation and stewardship to suburban and exurban community leaders, organizations, schools, and universities;
(2)Connect elementary and middle school students, their parents, and university students located in suburban and exurban areas to outdoor recreation and stewardship opportunities;
(3)Foster interest in the use of private land and undeveloped public land for outdoor recreation; and
(4)Foster interest in hunting and wildlife conservation.
(d)The Department, in consultation with Program staff, shall develop a plan to increase engagement of communities that historically have not had access to hunting and conservation programs and engagement of veterans in:
(1)Outdoor recreation and stewardship;
(2)Hunting; and
(3)Wildlife conservation.