1.2relating to natural resources; modifying game and fish laws; modifying use of
1.3vehicles for hunting; modifying oversight committee provisions; modifying
1.4provisions for wildlife management areas; modifying license provisions and fees;
1.5modifying trespass provisions; modifying provisions for taking wild animals;
1.6authorizing nonlethal hazing of Canada geese; creating a shooting sports facility
1.7program; requiring certain permits; modifying requirements for game and fish
1.8contests; updating and eliminating certain obsolete language; modifying prior
1.9appropriations; requiring rulemaking; providing criminal penalties; appropriating
1.10money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.154, subdivisions 1, 2,
1.113; 84.777, subdivision 2; 84.87, by adding a subdivision; 84.944, subdivision
1.122; 84A.10; 84A.50; 97A.025; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 97A.131; 97A.137,
1.13subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 97A.311, subdivision 5, by adding
1.14a subdivision; 97A.405, subdivision 2; 97A.434, subdivision 1; 97A.473,
1.15subdivisions 2a, 2b, 5, 5a; 97A.502; 97B.001, subdivisions 3, 4, 7; 97B.031,
1.16subdivision 5; 97B.081, subdivision 3; 97B.086; 97B.095; 97B.516; 97B.605;
1.1797B.655, subdivision 1; 97B.667, subdivisions 3, 4; 97B.731, subdivision 1;
1.1897C.821; 349.173; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 97A.475,
1.19subdivisions 2, 3; 97A.485, subdivision 6; Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 5,
1.20section 4, subdivision 7, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.21Statutes, chapters 87A; 97B; 97C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections
1.2284.154, subdivision 5; 84A.04; 84A.08; 84A.11; 97A.081; 97A.083; 97A.445,
1.23subdivision 3; 97A.4742, subdivision 3; 97B.061; 97B.611; 97B.615; 97B.621,
1.24subdivisions 1, 4; 97B.625; 97B.631; 97B.635; 97B.711; 97B.715, subdivision 2;
1.2597B.803; 97B.911; 97B.915; 97B.921; 97B.925; 97C.011; 97C.081, subdivision
1.265; 97C.827; Minnesota Rules, part 6100.5100.
1.27BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.28    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.154, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.29    Subdivision 1. Conservation project. The commissioner is hereby authorized, with
1.30the approval of the Executive Council, and on such terms as may be deemed advantageous
1.31to the state, to sell and convey to the United States the fee title, free from any mineral
1.32reservation, of lands acquired by the state for the Lac qui Parle River water control project
1.33upon which dams and appurtenant structures have been or may be constructed and such
2.1rights-of-way as may be required by the United States to provide access thereto for the
2.2purposes of construction, maintenance and operation, and to grant, sell and convey either
2.3such fee title to, or flowage rights over, all lands acquired for the project on and above Lac
2.4qui Parle Lake which lie below the 935.7 foot elevation on project datum, and to grant,
2.5sell and convey flowage rights only over all lands so acquired on or above Marsh Lake
2.6which lie below the 939.5 foot elevation on project datum and over all of such lands
2.7on and above either of these lakes which lie above such elevations, and to lease to any
2.8appropriate agency of the United States for conservation purposes, subject to such flowage
2.9rights, any of such lands the ownership of which is retained by the state, or to enter into a
2.10cooperative agreement with any such agency for the development and management of
2.11any wild life or other conservation activity thereon; provided, that no such conveyance or
2.12agreement shall waive any claim of the state for reimbursement from the United States
2.13under the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, and any amendments thereof. Each such
2.14lease for conservation purposes and each such cooperative agreement for the development
2.15and management of wild life or other conservation activity on such lands shall contain
2.16specific conditions reserving to the public during all open seasons for hunting wild
2.17waterfowl at least 40 percent of the area of these lands suitable for hunting waterfowl as
2.18public shooting grounds.

2.19    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.154, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.20    Subd. 2. Commissioner may complete Lac qui Parle and Big Stone Lake
2.21projects. Inasmuch as the cessation of the work relief program of the federal government
2.22and the entry of the United States into the present war prevented completion of certain
2.23contemplated features of the Lac qui Parle and Big Stone Lake water control projects
2.24heretofore undertaken by the Executive Council, in cooperation with federal agencies,
2.25and it is desirable that such projects be completed in order to secure effective control and
2.26utilization of the waters affected for the purposes of prevention and control of floods,
2.27water conservation, improvement of conditions for game and fish, and other authorized
2.28public uses, The commissioner of natural resources is authorized to construct all works
2.29and improvements pertaining or incidental to said projects which the commissioner deems
2.30necessary for such purposes, and to maintain and operate the same so far as not transferred
2.31to the United States pursuant to law.

2.32    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.154, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.33    Subd. 3. Powers of commissioner. The commissioner of natural resources may
2.34use for any project herein authorized any land of the state under the commissioner's
3.1jurisdiction or control so far as is not inconsistent with the laws governing the same,
3.2may acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation any additional lands or interests in lands
3.3required for such projects, including lands or interests in adjacent states if authorized by
3.4the laws thereof, may accept gifts or grants of money or property from the United States or
3.5any other source for such projects, may use and apply any money or property so received
3.6in accordance with the terms of the gift or grant so far as is not inconsistent with the
3.7provisions of this section or other laws, may act in behalf of the state as sponsor for any
3.8such project undertaken or authorized by the United States, may make any sponsor's
3.9contributions required for any such project out of money appropriated by Laws 1943,
3.10chapter 476, or otherwise made available therefor, and may cooperate with the United
3.11States or any adjacent state or any authorized agency of either in constructing, maintaining
3.12and operating any such project upon such terms and conditions as the commissioner may
3.13deem proper not inconsistent with the laws of this state.

3.14    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.777, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.15    Subd. 2. Off-highway vehicle and snowmobile seasonal restrictions. (a)
3.16Except for designated forest roads, a person must not operate an off-highway vehicle or
3.17snowmobile on state forest lands during the firearms deer hunting season in areas of the
3.18state where deer may be taken by rifle. This paragraph does not apply to a person in
3.19possession of a valid deer hunting license operating an off-highway vehicle or snowmobile
3.20before or after legal shooting hours or from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
3.21    (b) The commissioner may designate and post winter trails on state forest lands
3.22for use by off-highway vehicles.
3.23    (c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "state forest lands" means forest lands under
3.24the authority of the commissioner as defined in section 89.001, subdivision 13, and lands
3.25managed by the commissioner under section 282.011.

3.26    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.87, is amended by adding a subdivision to
3.27read:
3.28    Subd. 5. Snowmobile operation during the firearms deer season. Snowmobile
3.29operation during the firearms deer hunting season is restricted as provided in section
3.3084.777, subdivision 2, and rules adopted by the commissioner.

3.31    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.944, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.32    Subd. 2. Designation of acquired sites. The critical natural habitat acquired in fee
3.33title by the commissioner under this section shall be designated by the commissioner as:
4.1(1) an outdoor recreation unit pursuant to section 86A.07, subdivision 3, or (2) as provided
4.2in sections 89.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 97A.101, 97A.125, and 97C.001, and
4.397C.011. The commissioner may so designate any critical natural habitat acquired in
4.4less than fee title.

4.5    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84A.10, is amended to read:
4.684A.10 EMINENT DOMAIN.
4.7The department has the power of eminent domain in chapter 117. The department
4.8may acquire, by eminent domain or by purchase, lands or interests in lands in the preserve
4.9that the department considers necessary for state ownership, use, or development for the
4.10purposes of sections 84A.01 to 84A.11 84A.101. No money shall be used to acquire the
4.11lands or interests until the department determines that the money will not be required to
4.12meet the requisitions of the counties authorized under section 84A.04, or for payment of
4.13certificates of indebtedness and their interest.

4.14    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84A.50, is amended to read:
4.1584A.50 CERTAIN CERTIFICATES ACCEPTED AND VALIDATED.
4.16Certificates relating to bonds issued to finance or refinance public drainage ditches,
4.17the principal and interest of the bonds, the amount of money collected from drainage
4.18assessments and credited to ditches, and the amount of the deficit in the ditch fund made
4.19by a county auditor under section 84A.04, 84A.23, or 84A.33 to the commissioner of
4.20management and budget on which payment has been made by the state are accepted as
4.21correct and are validated.

4.22    Sec. 9. [87A.10] SHOOTING SPORTS FACILITY GRANTS.
4.23The commissioner of natural resources shall administer a program to provide
4.24cost-share grants to local recreational shooting clubs for up to 50 percent of the costs
4.25of developing or rehabilitating shooting sports facilities for public use. A facility
4.26rehabilitated or developed with a grant under this section must be open to the general
4.27public at reasonable times and for a reasonable fee on a walk-in basis.

4.28    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.025, is amended to read:
4.2997A.025 OWNERSHIP OF WILD ANIMALS.
4.30The ownership of wild animals of the state is in the state, in its sovereign capacity
4.31for the benefit of all the people of the state. A person may not acquire a property right in
5.1wild animals, or destroy them, unless authorized under the game and fish laws, sections
5.284.091 to 84.15, or sections 17.47 to 17.498.

5.3    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
5.4    Subd. 4b. Citizen oversight committees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint
5.5committees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review
5.6the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies,
5.7activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information;
5.8and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in
5.9the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.
5.10    (b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised
5.11of at least ten affected persons:
5.12    (1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures,
5.13including activities related to trout and salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and
5.14    (2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures,
5.15including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management
5.16and deer and big game management.
5.17    (c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
5.18Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary
5.19Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight
5.20committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad
5.21level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide a forum
5.22to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.
5.23    (d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a
5.24biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15
5.25of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations
5.26to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with
5.27jurisdiction over natural resources finance.
5.28    (e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
5.29Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary
5.30Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of
5.31either of the other oversight committees.
5.32    (f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the
5.33commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
5.34over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.
6.1    (g) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, The
6.2committees authorized under this subdivision are not advisory councils or committees
6.3governed by section 15.059 and are not subject to section 15.059. Committee members
6.4appointed by the commissioner may request reimbursement for mileage expenses in
6.5the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under
6.6section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Committee members must not receive daily compensation
6.7for oversight activities. The Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife Oversight
6.8Committee, and the Budgetary Oversight Committee do not expire until June 30, 2015.

6.9    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.131, is amended to read:
6.1097A.131 GAME FARMS AND HATCHERIES.
6.11The commissioner may acquire property by gift, lease, purchase, or condemnation
6.12and may construct, maintain, operate, and alter facilities for game farms and hatcheries.

6.13    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.137, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
6.14    Subd. 3. Use of motorized vehicles by disabled hunters. The commissioner may
6.15issue a special permit, without a fee, authorizing a hunter with a permanent physical
6.16disability to use a snowmobile or, highway-licensed vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or motor
6.17boat in wildlife management areas. To qualify for a permit under this subdivision, the
6.18disabled person must possess:
6.19(1) the required hunting licenses; and
6.20(2) a permit to shoot from a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3.

6.21    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.137, is amended by adding a
6.22subdivision to read:
6.23    Subd. 6. Crossing state lands. (a) The commissioner may grant a permit to cross
6.24state lands within wildlife management areas for temporary right-of-way access to federal,
6.25county-managed, or privately owned lands for resource management purposes. A permit
6.26for crossing state lands within wildlife management areas is revocable at any time subject
6.27to conditions identified in the permit.
6.28(b) The commissioner may grant a permit to a private landowner or leaseholder to
6.29cross state lands within wildlife management areas by motorized vehicle for temporary
6.30right-of-way access to a permit applicant's land, when it is the only reasonable access and
6.31is consistent with the maintenance and management of wildlife lands.

6.32    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.311, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
7.1    Subd. 5. Refunds. (a) The commissioner may issue a refund on a license, not
7.2including any issuing fees paid under section 97A.485, subdivision 6, if the request is
7.3received within 90 days of the original license purchase and:
7.4    (1) the licensee dies before the opening of the licensed season. The original license
7.5and a copy of the death certificate must be provided to the commissioner;
7.6    (2) the licensee is unable to participate in the licensed activity because the licensee is
7.7called to active military duty or military leave is canceled during the entire open season of
7.8the licensed activity. The original license and a copy of the military orders or notice of
7.9cancellation of leave must be provided to the commissioner;
7.10    (3) the licensee purchased two licenses for the same license season in error; or
7.11(4) the licensee was not legally required to purchase the license to participate in
7.12the activity; or
7.13(5) evidence is provided to the commissioner that demonstrates the license was
7.14issued incorrectly by the department or license agent.
7.15    (b) This subdivision does not apply to lifetime licenses.

7.16    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.311, is amended by adding a
7.17subdivision to read:
7.18    Subd. 6. License corrections. The commissioner may correct a license or license
7.19type and refund the difference or charge the difference of the corrected license fee if:
7.20(1) the licensee provides evidence that the license was issued incorrectly by the
7.21department or license agent;
7.22(2) the request is made within 30 days of the original license purchase;
7.23(3) the season or license activities for the original license have not yet started at the
7.24time of the request; and
7.25(4) the licensee is entitled to the corrected license.

7.26    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.405, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.27    Subd. 2. Personal possession. (a) A person acting under a license or traveling from
7.28an area where a licensed activity was performed must have in personal possession either:
7.29(1) the proper license, if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2)
7.30the proper license identification number or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to
7.31the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and received.
7.32    (b) If possession of a license or a license identification number is required, a person
7.33must exhibit, as requested by a conservation officer or peace officer, either: (1) the proper
7.34license if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) the proper
8.1license identification number or stamp validation and a valid state driver's license, state
8.2identification card, or other form of identification provided by the commissioner, if the
8.3license has been sold to the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been
8.4issued and received. A person charged with violating the license possession requirement
8.5shall not be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer,
8.6the actual license previously issued to that person, which was valid at the time of arrest,
8.7or satisfactory proof that at the time of the arrest the person was validly licensed. Upon
8.8request of a conservation officer or peace officer, a licensee shall write the licensee's name
8.9in the presence of the officer to determine the identity of the licensee.
8.10    (c) If the actual license has been issued and received, a receipt for license fees, a
8.11copy of a license, or evidence showing the issuance of a license, including the license
8.12identification number or stamp validation, does not entitle a licensee to exercise the rights
8.13or privileges conferred by a license.
8.14    (d) A license issued electronically and not immediately provided to the licensee shall
8.15be mailed to the licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license. A pictorial migratory
8.16waterfowl, pheasant, trout and salmon, or walleye stamp shall be provided to the licensee
8.17after purchase of a stamp validation only if the licensee pays an additional fee that covers
8.18the costs of producing and mailing a pictorial stamp. A pictorial turkey stamp may be
8.19purchased for a fee that covers the costs of producing and mailing the pictorial stamp.
8.20Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in
8.21the State Register, establish fees for providing the pictorial stamps. The fees must be set in
8.22an amount that does not recover significantly more or less than the cost of producing and
8.23mailing the stamps. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14,
8.24and section 14.386 does not apply.

8.25    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.434, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.26    Subdivision 1. Number of licenses to be issued. If the commissioner establishes
8.27an open season for prairie chickens under section 97B.711, the commissioner shall also
8.28determine, by rule, the number of licenses to be issued.

8.29    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.473, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
8.30    Subd. 2a. Lifetime spearing license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime spearing license
8.31authorizes a person to take fish by spearing in the state. The license authorizes those
8.32activities authorized by the annual resident spearing license.
8.33    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime spearing license are:
8.34    (1) age 3 and under, $258 $77;
9.1    (2) age 4 to age 15, $320 $106;
9.2    (3) age 16 to age 50, $372 $100; and
9.3    (4) age 51 and over, $173 $52.

9.4    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
9.5    Subd. 2b. Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime
9.6angling and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the
9.7state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling
9.8and spearing licenses.
9.9    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are:
9.10    (1) age 3 and under, $380;
9.11    (2) age 4 to age 15, $509;
9.12    (3) age 16 to age 50, $617 $596; and
9.13    (4) age 51 and over, $386.

9.14    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
9.15    Subd. 5. Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license
9.16authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game, other than
9.17wolves, in the state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual
9.18resident angling and resident small game hunting licenses and the resident trapping license
9.19for fur-bearing animals other than wolves. The license does not include a trout and salmon
9.20stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other
9.21hunting stamps required by law.
9.22    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
9.23    (1) age 3 and under, $528 $485;
9.24    (2) age 4 to age 15, $728 $659;
9.25    (3) age 16 to age 50, $861; and
9.26    (4) age 51 and over, $602 $560.

9.27    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.473, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
9.28    Subd. 5a. Lifetime sporting with spearing option license; fee. (a) A resident
9.29lifetime sporting with spearing option license authorizes a person to take fish by angling
9.30or spearing and hunt and trap small game, other than wolves, in the state. The license
9.31authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, spearing, and resident
9.32small game hunting licenses and the resident trapping license for fur-bearing animals other
10.1than wolves. The license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a turkey
10.2stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other hunting stamps required by law.
10.3(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting with spearing option license are:
10.4(1) age 3 and under, $615 $562;
10.5(2) age 4 to age 15, $800 $765;
10.6(3) age 16 to age 50, $985 $961; and
10.7(4) age 51 and over, $586 $612.

10.8    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is
10.9amended to read:
10.10    Subd. 2. Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
10.11only, are:
10.12    (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $15.50;
10.13    (2) for persons age 65 or over, $7 to take small game;
10.14    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $26;
10.15    (4) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
10.16    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
10.17season, $30;
10.18    (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $30;
10.19    (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
10.20season, $30;
10.21    (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $356;
10.22    (9) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $44;
10.23    (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $287;
10.24    (11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
10.25    (12) to take prairie chickens, $23;
10.26    (13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
10.27the regular firearms season, $5;
10.28    (14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
10.29    (15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader
10.30during the muzzleloader season, $5;
10.31(16) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee;
10.32(17) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take bear, $5;
10.33(16) (18) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour
10.34period selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for
10.35the migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
11.1waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half
11.2of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in
11.3the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and
11.4one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the
11.5wildlife acquisition account;
11.6(17) (19) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5;
11.7(18) (20) to take wolf, $30;
11.8(19) (21) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
11.9(20) (22) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
11.10(21) (23) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and
11.11(22) (24) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the
11.12muzzleloader season, no fee.

11.13    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is
11.14amended to read:
11.15    Subd. 3. Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
11.16to nonresidents, are:
11.17    (1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $90.50;
11.18    (2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
11.19season, $160;
11.20    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $160;
11.21    (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
11.22season, $160;
11.23    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $225;
11.24    (6) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $91;
11.25    (7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
11.26    (8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $178;
11.27    (9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
11.28    (10) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
11.29the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $5;
11.30    (11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
11.31    (12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader
11.32season, $5;
11.33(13) for persons age 13 or over and under 18 to take bear, $5;
11.34(14) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period
11.35selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the
12.1migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
12.2waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half
12.3of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in
12.4the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and
12.5one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the
12.6wildlife acquisition account;
12.7(14) (15) for persons age 16 or 17 to take small game, $5;
12.8(15) (16) to take wolf, $250;
12.9(16) (17) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
12.10(17) (18) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
12.11(18) (19) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and
12.12(19) (20) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the
12.13muzzleloader season, no fee; and
12.14(21) for person age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee.
12.15    (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under
12.16paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed
12.17on this surcharge.

12.18    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.485, subdivision 6, is
12.19amended to read:
12.20    Subd. 6. Licenses to be sold and issuing fees. (a) Persons authorized to sell
12.21licenses under this section must issue the following licenses for the license fee and the
12.22following issuing fees:
12.23    (1) to take deer or bear with firearms and by archery, the issuing fee is $1;
12.24    (2) Minnesota sporting, the issuing fee is $1;
12.25    (3) to take small game, to take fish by angling or by spearing, and to trap fur-bearing
12.26animals, the issuing fee is $1;
12.27(4) to apply for a limited hunt drawing, the issuing fee is $1 unless the application
12.28requires a license purchase at the time of application and the license purchase requires
12.29an application fee;
12.30(5) for a prairie chicken license, the issuing fee is $1;
12.31(6) for a turkey license, the issuing fee is $1;
12.32(7) for an elk license, the issuing fee is $1;
12.33(8) for a moose license, the issuing fee is $1;
12.34(9) for a wolf license, the issuing fee is $1;
13.1    (10) for a stamp validation that is not issued simultaneously with a license, an
13.2issuing fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the authorized seller;
13.3    (11) for stamp validations issued simultaneously with a license, there is no fee;
13.4    (12) for licenses, seals, tags, or coupons issued without a fee under section 97A.441,
13.5subdivisions 1 to 6a, or 97A.465, the issuing there is no fee is $1;
13.6    (13) for lifetime licenses, there is no fee; and
13.7    (14) for all other licenses, permits, renewals, or applications or any other transaction
13.8through the electronic licensing system under this chapter or any other chapter when
13.9an issuing fee is not specified, an issuing fee of $1 may be charged at the discretion of
13.10the authorized seller.
13.11    (b) Only one issuing fee may be collected when selling more than one stamp in the
13.12same transaction after the end of the season for which the stamp was issued.
13.13    (c) The agent shall keep the issuing fee as a commission for selling the licenses.
13.14    (d) The commissioner shall collect the issuing fee on licenses sold by the
13.15commissioner.
13.16    (e) A license, except stamps, must state the amount of the issuing fee and that the
13.17issuing fee is kept by the seller as a commission for selling the licenses.
13.18    (f) For duplicate licenses, including licenses issued without a fee, the issuing fees are:
13.19    (1) for licenses to take big game, 75 cents; and
13.20    (2) for other licenses, 50 cents.
13.21    (g) The commissioner may issue one-day angling licenses in books of ten licenses
13.22each to fishing guides operating charter boats upon receipt of payment of all license
13.23fees, excluding the issuing fee required under this section. Copies of sold and unsold
13.24licenses shall be returned to the commissioner. The commissioner shall refund the charter
13.25boat captain for the license fees of all unsold licenses. Copies of sold licenses shall be
13.26maintained by the commissioner for one year.

13.27    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.502, is amended to read:
13.2897A.502 DEER KILLED BY MOTOR VEHICLES.
13.29(a) Deer killed by a motor vehicle on a public road must be removed by the road
13.30authority, as defined by section 160.02, subdivision 25, unless the driver of the motor
13.31vehicle is allowed to possess the deer under paragraph (b). The commissioner of natural
13.32resources must provide to all road authorities standard forms for statistical purposes and
13.33the tracking of wild animals.
14.1(b) The driver of a motor vehicle that has collided with and killed a deer on a public
14.2road has priority for a possession permit for the entire deer if the facts indicate that the
14.3deer was not taken illegally.

14.4    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.001, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
14.5    Subd. 3. Remaining on land prohibited after notice. Except as provided in
14.6subdivision 6, a person may not remain on or return within one year to any land for
14.7outdoor recreation purposes after being orally told personally notified not to do so by
14.8the owner, occupant, or lessee.

14.9    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.001, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
14.10    Subd. 4. Entering posted land prohibited; signs. (a) Except as provided in
14.11subdivision 6, a person may not:
14.12(1) enter, for outdoor recreation purposes, any land that is posted under this
14.13subdivision without first obtaining permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee.; or
14.14(2) knowingly enter, for outdoor recreation purposes, any land that is posted under
14.15this subdivision without first obtaining permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee. A
14.16person who violates this clause is subject to the penalty provided in section 97A.315,
14.17subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
14.18(b) The owner, occupant, or lessee of private land, or an authorized manager of public
14.19land may prohibit outdoor recreation on the land by posting signs once each year that:
14.20(1) state "no trespassing" or similar terms;
14.21(2) display letters at least two inches high;
14.22(3) either:
14.23(i) are signed by the owner, occupant, lessee, or authorized manager; or
14.24(ii) include the legible name and telephone number of the owner, occupant, lessee,
14.25or authorized manager; and
14.26(4) either:
14.27(i) are at intervals of 1,000 feet or less along the boundary of the area, or in a wooded
14.28area where boundary lines are not clear, at intervals of 500 feet or less; or
14.29(ii) mark the primary corners of each parcel of land and access roads and trails at
14.30the point of entrance to each parcel of land except that corners only accessible through
14.31agricultural land need not be posted.
14.32(c) A person may not erect a sign that prohibits outdoor recreation or trespassing
14.33where the person does not have a property right, title, or interest to use the land.

15.1    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.001, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
15.2    Subd. 7. Use of firearms and taking in certain areas. (a) A Unless otherwise
15.3provided by law, a person may not take a wild animal with discharge a firearm within 500
15.4feet of a building occupied by a human or livestock without the written permission of
15.5the owner, occupant, or lessee:
15.6(1) on another person's private land, if the land is not a licensed shooting preserve; or
15.7(2) on a public road right-of-way.
15.8(b) No person may shoot discharge a firearm within 500 feet of a stockade or corral
15.9containing confining livestock for the purpose of normal livestock holding and sorting
15.10operations without the permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee. This paragraph
15.11does not apply to persons hunting during an established hunting season on public land
15.12that is not a road right-of-way. For the purposes of this paragraph, a "stockade or corral"
15.13means a fenced enclosure for containing confining livestock that does not enclose an
15.14area greater than one acre.
15.15(c) A person may not take a wild animal on any land where the person is prohibited
15.16from entering by this section.

15.17    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.031, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
15.18    Subd. 5. Scopes; visually impaired hunters. (a) Notwithstanding any other law
15.19to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to use a
15.20muzzleloader with a scope to take deer during the muzzleloader season to a person who
15.21obtains the required licenses and who has a visual impairment. The scope may not have
15.22magnification capabilities.
15.23(b) The visual impairment must be to the extent that the applicant is unable
15.24to identify targets and the rifle sights at the same time without a scope. The visual
15.25impairment and specific conditions must be established by medical evidence verified in
15.26writing by (1) a licensed physician or a certified nurse practitioner or certified physician
15.27assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician; (2) a licensed ophthalmologist;
15.28or (3) a licensed optometrist. The commissioner may request additional information from
15.29the physician if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit.
15.30(c) A permit issued under this subdivision may be valid for up to five years, based
15.31on the permanence of the visual impairment as determined by the licensed physician,
15.32ophthalmologist, or optometrist.
15.33(d) The permit must be in the immediate possession of the permittee when hunting
15.34under the special permit.
16.1(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under
16.2this subdivision for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.
16.3(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making
16.4a false application for a permit under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A
16.5physician, certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, ophthalmologist, or
16.6optometrist who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is visually
16.7impaired as described in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.
16.8(g) A permit is not required under this subdivision to use an electronic range finder
16.9according to section 97B.081, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).

16.10    Sec. 31. [97B.037] CROSSBOW HUNTING; AGE 60 OR OVER.
16.11Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person age 60 or over may
16.12take deer, bear, turkey, or rough fish by crossbow during the respective regular archery
16.13seasons. The transportation requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during
16.14the regular archery deer, bear, turkey, or rough fish season. Crossbows must meet the
16.15requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision 2. A person age 60 or over taking deer,
16.16bear, turkey, or rough fish by crossbow under this section must have a valid license to
16.17take the respective game.

16.18    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.19    Subd. 3. Exceptions. (a) It is not a violation of this section for a person to:
16.20(1) cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light to take raccoons
16.21according to section 97B.621, subdivision 3, or tend traps according to section 97B.931;
16.22(2) hunt fox or coyote from January 1 to March 15 while using a handheld artificial
16.23light, provided that the person is:
16.24(i) on foot;
16.25(ii) using a shotgun;
16.26(iii) not within a public road right-of-way;
16.27(iv) using a handheld or electronic calling device; and
16.28(v) not within 200 feet of a motor vehicle; or
16.29(3) cast the rays of a handheld artificial light to retrieve wounded or dead big game
16.30animals, provided that the person is:
16.31(i) on foot; and
16.32(ii) not in possession of a firearm or bow.
16.33(b) It is not a violation of subdivision 2 for a person to cast the rays of a spotlight,
16.34headlight, or other artificial light to:
17.1(1) carry out any agricultural, safety, emergency response, normal vehicle operation,
17.2or occupation-related activities that do not involve taking wild animals; or
17.3(2) carry out outdoor recreation as defined in section 97B.001 that is not related to
17.4spotting, locating, or taking a wild animal.
17.5(c) Except as otherwise provided by the game and fish laws, it is not a violation of
17.6this section for a person to use an electronic range finder device from one-half hour before
17.7sunrise until sunset while lawfully hunting wild animals.

17.8    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.086, is amended to read:
17.997B.086 POSSESSION OF NIGHT VISION OR THERMAL IMAGING
17.10EQUIPMENT.
17.11    (a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal imaging equipment while
17.12taking wild animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group
17.13of persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to take wild animals.
17.14    (b) This section does not apply to a firearm that is:
17.15    (1) unloaded;
17.16    (2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm
17.17by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of
17.18the firearm exposed; and
17.19    (3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
17.20    (c) This section does not apply to a bow that is:
17.21    (1) completely encased or unstrung; and
17.22    (2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
17.23    (d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm
17.24or bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle.
17.25    (e) This section does not apply to night vision or thermal imaging equipment
17.26possessed by peace officers or military personnel while exercising their duties.

17.27    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.095, is amended to read:
17.2897B.095 DISTURBING AND TAKING FROM BURROWS AND DENS.
17.29    Subdivision 1. Disturbing burrows or dens. A person may not disturb the burrow
17.30or den of a wild animal between November 1 and April 1 without a permit.
17.31    Subd. 2. Fox dens. A person may not remove a fox from a den or trap fox within
17.32300 feet of a fox den from April 1 to August 31.
17.33    Subd. 3. Raccoon dens. A person may not take a raccoon in a den or hollow tree.

18.1    Sec. 35. [97B.099] PROHIBITED HUNTING METHODS.
18.2    Subdivision 1. Open fire or smoke. A person may not take a protected wild animal
18.3with the aid of an open fire or smoke.
18.4    Subd. 2. Cutting trees. A person may not take a protected wild animal by cutting
18.5down a tree occupied by a protected wild animal.

18.6    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.516, is amended to read:
18.797B.516 ELK MANAGEMENT PLAN.
18.8The commissioner of natural resources must adopt an elk management plan that:
18.9(1) recognizes the value and uniqueness of elk;
18.10(2) provides for integrated management of an elk population in harmony with the
18.11environment; and
18.12(3) affords optimum recreational opportunities; and.
18.13(4) restricts elk to nonagricultural land in the state.

18.14    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.605, is amended to read:
18.1597B.605 COMMISSIONER MAY RESTRICT TAKING OF CERTAIN
18.16 SMALL GAME ANIMALS.
18.17The commissioner may by rule set open seasons for, prescribe limits and restrictions
18.18on, and designate areas where gray and fox squirrels, cottontail and jack rabbits, snowshoe
18.19hare, raccoon, bobcat, red fox and gray fox, fisher, pine marten, opossum, wolves, and
18.20badger small game as defined in section 97A.015 may be taken and possessed.

18.21    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.655, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.22    Subdivision 1. Owners and occupants may take certain animals. A person may
18.23take mink, squirrel, rabbit, hare, raccoon, bobcat, fox, opossum, muskrat, or beaver on
18.24land owned or occupied by the person where the animal is causing damage. The person
18.25may take the animal without a license and in any manner except by poison, or artificial
18.26lights in the closed season. Raccoons may be taken under this subdivision with artificial
18.27lights during open season. A person that kills mink, raccoon, bobcat, fox, opossum,
18.28muskrat, or beaver under this subdivision must notify a conservation officer or employee
18.29of the Fish and Wildlife Division within 24 hours after the animal is killed.

18.30    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.667, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.31    Subd. 3. Permits and notice; requirements. (a) Before killing or arranging to kill
18.32a beaver under this section, the road authority or local government unit must contact a
19.1conservation officer for a special beaver permit. The conservation officer must issue the
19.2permit for any beaver subject to this section.
19.3(b) A road authority or local government unit that kills or arranges to have killed a
19.4beaver under this section must notify a conservation officer or employee of the Fish and
19.5Wildlife Division within ten days after the animal is killed.

19.6    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.667, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
19.7    Subd. 4. Local beaver control programs. A road authority or local government
19.8unit may, after consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Division, implement a local beaver
19.9control program designed to reduce the number of incidents of beaver:
19.10(1) interfering with or damaging a public road; or
19.11(2) causing damage, including damage to silvicultural projects and drainage ditches,
19.12on property owned or managed by the local government unit.
19.13The local control program may include the offering of a bounty for the lawful taking
19.14of beaver.

19.15    Sec. 41. [97B.668] CANADA GEESE CAUSING DAMAGE.
19.16Notwithstanding sections 97B.091 and 97B.805, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person or
19.17agent of that person on lands and nonpublic waters owned or operated by the person may
19.18nonlethally scare, haze, chase, or harass Canada geese that are causing property damage
19.19from March 11 to August 31. This section does not apply to public waters as defined
19.20under section 103G.005, subdivision 15, or geese on nests unless a permit is obtained
19.21under section 97A.401.

19.22    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.731, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.23    Subdivision 1. Migratory game birds. (a) Migratory game birds may be taken and
19.24possessed. A person may not take, buy, sell, possess, transport, or ship migratory game
19.25birds in violation of federal law.
19.26(b) The commissioner shall prescribe seasons and, limits, and areas for migratory
19.27birds in accordance with federal law.

19.28    Sec. 43. [97C.502] MINNOWS AND LEECHES; INVASIVE SPECIES
19.29TRAINING REQUIRED.
19.30    Subdivision 1. Minnows; invasive species training required. A minnow dealer,
19.31and each person working under the minnow dealer's license, must annually satisfactorily
20.1complete aquatic invasive species-related training provided by the commissioner before
20.2taking, selling, or transporting for sale minnows within the state.
20.3    Subd. 2. Training certification required. Minnow dealers, and each person
20.4working under the minnow dealer's license, must have a valid invasive species training
20.5certification in possession while taking, selling, or transporting for sale minnows within
20.6the state. A person who only sells minnows for the licensed minnow dealer at a retail
20.7location is not required to have a training certification.
20.8    Subd. 3. Leeches; invasive species training required. A resident under age 18
20.9must annually satisfactorily complete aquatic invasive species-related training provided
20.10by the commissioner before taking, selling, or transporting for sale leeches within the
20.11state. A resident under age 18 must have a valid invasive species training certification in
20.12possession while taking, selling, or transporting for sale leeches within the state.
20.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective March 1, 2015.

20.14    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97C.821, is amended to read:
20.1597C.821 POSSESSION, SALE, AND TRANSPORTATION OF
20.16COMMERCIAL FISH.
20.17    Subdivision 1. Transporting and holding commercial fish. Subject to the
20.18applicable provisions of the game and fish laws, fish taken under commercial fishing
20.19licenses may be possessed in any quantity, bought, sold, and transported at any time.
20.20Commercial fishing licensees may transport their catch live to holding facilities, if the
20.21licensee has exclusive control of the facilities. Licensees must annually provide the legal
20.22description and verification of exclusive control on forms provided by the commissioner
20.23with the license application. Commercial fishing licensees may harvest fish from their
20.24holding facilities at any time with their licensed gear. The commissioner may prohibit the
20.25transport of live fish taken under a commercial fishing license from waters that contain
20.26nonnative species, are designated as infested waters, or are infected with any certifiable
20.27disease.
20.28    Subd. 2. Invasive species permit certification. (a) A commercial fishing licensee,
20.29and each apprentice working under the licensee's commercial fishing license, must
20.30annually complete invasive species training provided by the commissioner and pass an
20.31examination to qualify to take, sell, or transport commercial fish within the state.
20.32(b) A commercial fishing licensee, and each apprentice working under the licensee's
20.33commercial fishing license, must have a valid invasive species training certification in
20.34possession while taking, selling, or transporting commercial fish within the state.
21.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective March 1, 2015.

21.2    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 349.173, is amended to read:
21.3349.173 CONDUCT OF RAFFLES.
21.4(a) Raffle tickets or certificates of participation at a minimum must list the three
21.5most expensive prizes to be awarded and include the location, date, and time of the
21.6selection of the winning entries. If additional prizes will be awarded, a complete list of
21.7additional prizes must be publicly posted at the event and copies of the complete prize list
21.8made available upon request. Raffles conducted under the exemptions in section 349.166
21.9may use tickets that contain only the sequential number of the raffle ticket and no other
21.10information if the organization makes a list of prizes and a statement of other relevant
21.11information required by rule available to persons purchasing tickets and if tickets are only
21.12sold at the event and on the date when the tickets are drawn.
21.13(b) Raffles must be conducted in a manner that ensures:
21.14(1) all entries in the raffle have an equal chance of selection;
21.15(2) entry in the raffle is not conditioned upon any other purchase, except that a
21.16certificate of participation may be a button with a nominal value of less than $5;
21.17(3) the method of selection is conducted in a public forum;
21.18(4) the method of selection cannot be manipulated or based on the outcome of an
21.19event not under the control of the organization;
21.20(5) physical presence at the raffle is not a requirement to win; and
21.21(6) all sold and unsold tickets or certificates of participation are accounted for.
21.22(c) An organization that is permitted under this section and authorized by the
21.23Gambling Control Board to conduct raffles, may conduct a raffle in conjunction with a wild
21.24game or fish taking event. The wild game or fish must be legally taken under chapters 97A
21.25to 97C, and rules adopted pursuant to those chapters. The organization may sell a combined
21.26ticket for a single price for the event and raffle, provided that the combined ticket states
21.27the amount of the price that applies to the wild game or fish event, and the amount that
21.28applies to the raffle. All other provisions of sections 349.11 to 349.23 apply to the raffle.
21.29(c) (d) Methods of selecting winning entries from a raffle other than prescribed in
21.30rule may be used with the prior written approval of the board.

21.31    Sec. 46. Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 5, section 4, subdivision 7, as amended by
21.32Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section 61, is amended to read:

21.33

Subd. 7.Fish and Wildlife Management

123,000

119,000

22.1	Appropriations by Fund
22.2	General	-0-	(427,000)
22.3	Game and Fish	123,000	546,000

22.4$329,000 in 2009 is a reduction for fish and
22.5wildlife management.
22.6$46,000 in 2009 is a reduction in the
22.7appropriation for the Minnesota Shooting
22.8Sports Education Center.
22.9$52,000 in 2009 is a reduction for licensing.
22.10$123,000 in 2008 and $246,000 in 2009 are
22.11from the game and fish fund to implement
22.12fish virus surveillance, prepare infrastructure
22.13to handle possible outbreaks, and implement
22.14control procedures for highest risk waters
22.15and fish production operations. This is a
22.16onetime appropriation.
22.17Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
22.18297A.94 , paragraph (e), $300,000 in 2009
22.19is from the second year appropriation
22.20in Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1,
22.21section 4, subdivision 7, from the heritage
22.22enhancement account in the game and fish
22.23fund for shooting sports facilities and hunter
22.24education. Of this amount, $200,000 is to
22.25study, predesign, and design a shooting sports
22.26facility in the seven-county metropolitan
22.27area and to establish basic hunter education,
22.28firearms safety, and archery ranges on public
22.29land, and $100,000 is for a grant to the Itasca
22.30County Gun Club for shooting sports facility
22.31improvements. This is available onetime
22.32only and is available until expended.
22.33$300,000 in 2009 is appropriated from the
22.34game and fish fund for only activities that
23.1improve, enhance, or protect fish and wildlife
23.2resources. This is a onetime appropriation.

23.3    Sec. 47. REFUNDS; LIFETIME LICENSES.
23.4On or after the effective date of sections 19 to 22, the commissioner of natural
23.5resources may issue refunds for the difference of the price of lifetime licenses purchased
23.6between March 1, 2013, and the effective date of sections 19 to 22.

23.7    Sec. 48. GRAY PARTRIDGE BAG LIMIT; RULEMAKING.
23.8(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part
23.96234.0500, by adding a new subpart to read: "A person may not take more than five gray
23.10partridge per day or possess more than ten gray partridge at a time."
23.11(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
23.12section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota
23.13Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
23.1414.388.

23.15    Sec. 49. MUSKELLUNGE MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT; RULEMAKING.
23.16The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part
23.176262.0200, to provide that the minimum size limit for muskellunge in all inland waters
23.18is 55 inches in length. The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under
23.19Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this
23.20section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as provided under
23.21Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.

23.22    Sec. 50. RULEMAKING; SNOWMOBILE OPERATION DURING FIREARMS
23.23DEER SEASON.
23.24(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part
23.256232.0300, subpart 7, item C, by deleting "Legal use of snowmobiles during the open deer
23.26season is governed by part 6100.5100."
23.27(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
23.28section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota
23.29Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
23.30section 14.388.

24.1    Sec. 51. HYBRID AND NARROW-LEAVED CATTAIL CONTROL; LORING
24.2PARK LAKE.
24.3The commissioner of natural resources shall issue an unrestricted general aquatic
24.4plant management permit to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for Loring Park
24.5Lake in Hennepin County for mechanical removal or chemical control of all hybrid and
24.6narrow-leaved cattails. The board shall properly remove all cattail debris and restore the
24.7shoreline with native vegetation in a timely fashion. The commissioner shall not charge a
24.8fee for the permit.
24.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
24.10The permit authorized by this section shall be issued within 30 days of the effective date.

24.11    Sec. 52. QUAIL RECOVERY PLAN; REPORT.
24.12The commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with interested parties, must
24.13develop a detailed feasibility study for the restoration of a wild population of quail in
24.14Minnesota. No later than January 15, 2015, the commissioner must report on the study's
24.15progress to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural
24.16resources policy and finance.

24.17    Sec. 53. APPROPRIATION.
24.18$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the
24.19commissioner of natural resources for shooting sports facility grants under Minnesota
24.20Statutes, section 87A.10.

24.21    Sec. 54. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
24.22(a) The revisor of statutes shall delete the terms "conibear-type" and "'conibear' type"
24.23wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules and make conforming
24.24grammatical changes.
24.25(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the range reference "84A.01 to 84A.11" and
24.26insert "84A.01 to 84A.101" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes.

24.27    Sec. 55. REPEALER.
24.28Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.154, subdivision 5; 84A.04; 84A.08; 84A.11;
24.2997A.081; 97A.083; 97A.445, subdivision 3; 97A.4742, subdivision 3; 97B.061; 97B.611;
24.3097B.615; 97B.621, subdivisions 1 and 4; 97B.625; 97B.631; 97B.635; 97B.711; 97B.715,
24.31subdivision 2; 97B.803; 97B.911; 97B.915; 97B.921; 97B.925; 97C.011; 97C.081,
24.32subdivision 5; and 97C.827, and Minnesota Rules, part 6100.5100, are repealed.