The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Chairman--Chairman of the Operation Game Thief Committee. (2) Committee--The Operation Game Thief Committee. (3) Coordinator--The staff member appointed by the director to coordinate the operation game thief program. The coordinator is also the secretary of the committee. (4) Death benefits--A monetary amount determined by the committee and paid to an eligible recipient. (5) Department--The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. (6) Director--The executive director of the Parks and Wildlife Department or his or her designee. (7) Donation--Something of value, negotiable or convertible, and shall include, but not be limited to, currency, stocks, bonds, or property, whether real or personal. (8) Eligible applicant--A person making application for a reward for furnishing information to the department which leads to an arrest and conviction for an eligible violation. (9) Eligible recipient--The individual(s) designated as the deceased department peace officer's beneficiary of benefits on records maintained by the Employees Retirement System of Texas. (10) Information--Specific information of a violation furnished to the department that leads to the arrest and conviction of the violator. (11) Line of duty--As defined by Government Code, §615.021. (12) Operation game thief fund--Monies collected and deposited in a special fund outside the state treasury. (13) Reward--A monetary amount determined by the committee and disbursed to an eligible applicant. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §55.111 adopted to be effective May 4, 1982, 7 TexReg 1598; amended to be effective June 15, 1988, 13 TexReg 2753; amended to be effective December 19, 1994, 19 TexReg 9627; amended to be effective February 7, 2006, 31 TexReg 705; amended to be effective August 4, 2010, 35 TexReg 6671 |
