| 9.__Pheasant program.__The commissioner may enter into an |
| agreement with a qualified rod and gun club or qualified hunting- |
| oriented organization to allow the club or organization to |
| purchase and raise pheasants.__An agreement entered into pursuant |
| to this subsection may provide for the use of department |
| facilities for raising pheasants by a qualified rod and gun club |
| or qualified hunting-oriented organization.__For purposes of this |
| subsection, "qualified rod and gun club or qualified hunting- |
| oriented organization" means a rod and gun club or a hunting- |
| oriented organization that has demonstrated involvement in |
| raising and releasing pheasants in the year prior to entering |
| into an agreement with the commissioner to purchase and raise |
| pheasants. |