Minnesota Legislature
HF 3612
as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/10/2010 03:39pm
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A bill for an act
relating to game and fish; modifying youth hunting requirements; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 97A.435, subdivision 2; 97A.445, subdivision
5; 97A.451, subdivision 3; 97A.475, subdivisions 3a, 4, 43, 44; 97B.015,
subdivisions 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7; 97B.020; 97B.021, subdivision 1; 97B.022,
subdivision 2; 97B.301, subdivisions 3, 6; 97B.601, subdivision 4; Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 97A.075, subdivisions 1, 5; 97A.441,
subdivision 7; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections
97A.451, subdivisions 3a, 4; 97A.485, subdivision 12.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1,
is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses.
(a) For purposes of this
subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2,
clauses deleted text begin (5),deleted text end (6), (7), deleted text begin (13), (14),deleted text end and deleted text begin (15)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end , and 3, clauses deleted text begin (2),deleted text end (3), (4), deleted text begin (10),deleted text end new text begin (5), and new text end (11),
deleted text begin and (12),deleted text end and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.
(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and
wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under section
97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and shall be
used for deer habitat improvement or deer management programs.
(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from
the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license
issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and bear
management account and shall be used for deer and bear management programs, including
a computerized licensing system.
(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and
wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding
and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding
and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must
inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years
on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management
has been spent.
When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding
and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the
unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear
management programs and computerized licensing.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Turkey account.
(a) $4.50 from each turkey license sold, except youth
licenses under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end , and subdivision 3, clause
deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end , must be credited to the wild turkey management account. Money in the account
may be used only for:
(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild
turkeys on public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment
of nesting cover, winter roost area, and reliable food sources;
(2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild turkey habitat;
(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild turkey habitat on public and
private land;
(4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and
(5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population
surveys and monitoring, and research.
(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph
(a), clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4),
or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or
(2) any permanent personnel costs.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.435, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Eligibility.
Persons eligible for a turkey license shall be determined by
deleted text begin this section and commissioner'sdeleted text end rulenew text begin adopted by the commissionernew text end . deleted text begin A person is eligible for
a turkey license only if the person is at least age 16 before the season opens, possesses a
firearms safety certificate, or, if under age 12, is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
deleted text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97A.441, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Owners or tenants of agricultural land.
(a) The commissioner may
issue, without a fee, a license to take an antlerless deer to a resident who is an owner or
tenant, or a nonresident who is an owner, of at least 80 acres of agricultural land, as
defined in section 97B.001, in deer permit areas that have deer archery licenses to take
additional deer under section 97B.301, subdivision 4. A person may receive only one
license per year under this subdivision. For properties with co-owners or cotenants, only
one co-owner or cotenant may receive a license under this subdivision per year. The
license issued under this subdivision is restricted to land leased for agricultural purposes
or owned by the holder of the license within the permit area where the qualifying land
is located. The holder of the license may transfer the license to the holder's spouse or
dependent. Notwithstanding sections 97A.415, subdivision 1, and 97B.301, subdivision
2, the holder of the license may purchase an additional license for taking deer and may
take an additional deer under that license.
(b) A person who obtains a license under paragraph (a) must allow public deer
hunting on their land during that deer hunting season, with the exception of the first
Saturday and Sunday during the deer hunting season applicable to the license issued under
section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end .
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.445, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Small game huntingdeleted text begin ; Take a Kid Hunting Weekenddeleted text end .
new text begin (a) new text end A resident over
age 18 may take small game by hunting without a license during one Saturday and Sunday
of the small game hunting season designated by rule of the commissioner if accompanied
by a child who is under age deleted text begin 16deleted text end new text begin 18new text end . The commissioner shall publicize the Saturday and
Sunday as "Take a Kid Hunting Weekend."new text begin Notwithstanding section 97A.451, subdivision
3, a person under age 18 does not need a hunting license to take small game by hunting on
the weekend designated under this paragraph.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Notwithstanding section 97A.451, subdivision 3, a person under age 16 may
take waterfowl without a license when accompanied by a nonhunting adult age 18 or
over during youth waterfowl hunting days designated by rule of the commissioner in
accordance with federal law.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
deleted text begin Residents under age 16; small gamedeleted text end new text begin Resident and nonresident huntingnew text end .
(a) deleted text begin A resident under age 16 must obtain a small game license in order to take small game
by firearms or bow and arrow without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475,
subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, if the resident is:
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(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
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(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or
guardian;
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deleted text begin
(3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied
by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an
apprentice hunter validation; or
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(4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian
deleted text end
new text begin
Except as otherwise
specifically provided by law, a person must obtain a license to hunt big game or small game
by firearms or bow and arrow and is eligible to obtain a license and use it for hunting if the
person was born on or before December 31, 1979, or, if born after December 31, 1979, is:
new text end
new text begin
(1) 12 years of age or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian;
new text end
new text begin
(2) 13 years of age, possesses a hunter education firearms safety certificate, and
is accompanied by a parent or guardian;
new text end
new text begin
(3) 14 years of age or over and possesses a hunter education firearms safety
certificate; or
new text end
new text begin (4) 13 years of age or over, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is
accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or over who is licensed to hunt in Minnesota and
whose license was not obtained using an apprentice hunter validationnew text end .
(b) A resident deleted text begin under age 16 may take small game by trapping without a small game
license, but a residentdeleted text end 13 years of age or older must have a trapping licensenew text begin to take small
game by trappingnew text end . A resident under age 13 may trap without a trapping license, but may
not register fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine marten unless the resident is at least age five. Any
fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine marten taken by a resident under age five must be included in
the limit of the accompanying parent or guardian.
deleted text begin
(c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license and may take a turkey
without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or
guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(d) A resident under age 12 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take a
prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an
adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.
deleted text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Resident hunting.
Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
only, are:
(1) new text begin for persons under age 18 to take small game, $2.50;
new text end
new text begin (2) new text end for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50;
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end for persons deleted text begin ages 16 and 17 anddeleted text end age 65 or over, $6 to take small game;
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23;
deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end for persons under age 18 to take turkey, deleted text begin $12deleted text end new text begin $2.50new text end ;
deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular
firearms season, $26;
deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26;
deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the
muzzleloader season, $26;
deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310;
deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end to take bear, $38;
deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250;
deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (13)new text end to take prairie chickens, $20;
deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (14)new text end for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular
firearms season, deleted text begin $13deleted text end new text begin $2.50new text end ;
deleted text begin (14)deleted text end new text begin (15)new text end for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, deleted text begin $13deleted text end new text begin $2.50new text end ; and
deleted text begin (15)deleted text end new text begin (16)new text end for persons under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader during the
muzzleloader season, deleted text begin $13deleted text end new text begin $2.50new text end .
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Nonresident hunting.
(a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
to nonresidents, are:
(1) new text begin for persons under age 18 to take small game, $2.50;
new text end
new text begin (2) new text end for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $73;
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular
firearms season, $135;
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135;
deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the
muzzleloader season, $135;
deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end to take bear, $195;
deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end for persons age 18 deleted text begin and olderdeleted text end new text begin or overnew text end to take turkey, $78;
deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end for persons under age 18 to take turkey, deleted text begin $12deleted text end new text begin $2.50new text end ;
deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end to take raccoon or bobcat, $155;
deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular
firearms season in any open season option or time period, $13;
deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and
deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (13)new text end for persons under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader season,
deleted text begin $13deleted text end new text begin $2.50new text end .
(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under
paragraph (a), clauses deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end to deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end . An additional commission may not be assessed
on this surcharge.
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.475, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
Subd. 3a.
Deer license surcharge.
A person may agree to add a donation of $1,
$3, or $5 to the fees for annual resident and nonresident licenses to take deer by firearms
or archery established under subdivisions 2, clauses deleted text begin (5),deleted text end (6), (7), deleted text begin (11),deleted text end and deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end , and
3, clauses deleted text begin (2),deleted text end (3), (4), and deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end . Beginning March 1, 2008, fees for bonus licenses to
take deer by firearms or archery established under section 97B.301, subdivision 4, must be
increased by a surcharge of $1. An additional commission may not be assessed on the
donation or surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual deer
hunting regulations: "The deer license donations and surcharges are being paid by hunters
for deer management, including assisting with the costs of processing deer donated for
charitable purposes."
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Small game surcharge.
Fees for annual licenses to take small game must
be increased by a surcharge of $6.50. An additional commission may not be assessed on
the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual small game
hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid by hunters for the acquisition and
development of wildlife lands."new text begin Small game licenses issued to individuals under age 18
are exempt from this surcharge.
new text end
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.475, subdivision 43, is amended to read:
Subd. 43.
Duplicate licenses.
The fees for duplicate licenses are:
(1) for licenses to take big game, $5; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(2) new text begin for a license issued to a person under age 18, $1; and
new text end
new text begin (3) new text end for other licenses, $2.
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.475, subdivision 44, is amended to read:
Subd. 44.
Replacement licenses.
new text begin (a) new text end The fee for a replacement firearms deer
license is $5.
new text begin
(b) The fee for a replacement firearms deer license issued to a person under age
18 is $1.
new text end
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.015, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Student fee.
To defray the expense of the course, the Enforcement
Division shall collect a fee from each person that takes the new text begin hunter education new text end firearm safety
course. The commissioner shall establish a fee that neither significantly overrecovers nor
underrecovers costs, including overhead costs, involved in providing the services. The
fee is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not
apply. The fees shall be deposited in the game and fish fund and the amount thereof
is appropriated annually to the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural
Resources for the administration of the program. In addition to the fee established by
the commissioner, instructors may charge each person up to the established fee amount
for class materials and expenses.
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.015, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
new text begin Hunter education new text end firearms safety certificate.
The commissioner shall
issue a new text begin hunter education new text end firearms safety certificate to a person that satisfactorily completes
the required course of instruction. A person must be at least age 11 to take the new text begin hunter
education new text end firearms safety course deleted text begin and may receive a firearms safety certificate, but the
certificate is not valid for hunting until the year the person reaches age 12. A person who
is age 11 and has a firearms safety certificate may purchase a license to take big game that
will be valid for hunting during the entire regular season for which the license is valid if
the person will reach age 12 during that calendar year. A firearms safety certificate issued
to a person under age 12 by another state as provided in section 97B.020 is not valid for
hunting in Minnesota until the person reaches age 12deleted text end . The form and content of the new text begin hunter
education new text end firearms safety certificate shall be prescribed by the commissioner.
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.015, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
Subd. 5a.
Exemption for military personnel.
Notwithstanding subdivision 5, a
person who has successfully completed basic training in the United States armed forces is
exempt from the range and shooting exercise portion of the required course of instruction
for the new text begin hunter education new text end firearms safety certificate. The commissioner may require written
proof of the person's military training, as deemed appropriate for implementing this
subdivision. The commissioner shall publicly announce this exemption from the range
and shooting exercise requirement and the availability of the department's online, remote
study option for adults seeking new text begin hunter education new text end firearms safety certification. Military
personnel are not exempt from any other requirement of this section for obtaining a new text begin hunter
education new text end firearms safety certificate.
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.015, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Provisional certificate for persons with developmental disability.
Upon
the recommendation of a course instructor, the commissioner may issue a provisional
new text begin hunter education new text end firearms safety certificate to a person who satisfactorily completes the
classroom portion of the new text begin hunter education new text end firearms safety course but is unable to pass
the written or an alternate format exam portion of the course because of developmental
disability as defined in section 97B.1055, subdivision 1. The certificate is valid only
when used according to section 97B.1055.
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.015, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Fee for duplicate certificate.
The commissioner shall collect a fee, to
include a $1 issuing fee for licensing agents, for issuing a duplicate new text begin hunter education
new text end firearms safety certificate. The commissioner shall establish a fee that neither significantly
overrecovers nor underrecovers costs, including overhead costs, involved in providing
the service. The fee is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section
14.386 does not apply. The commissioner may establish the fee notwithstanding section
16A.1283. The duplicate certificate fees, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents
under this subdivision, shall be deposited in the game and fish fund and, except for the
electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section
84.027, subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected by the commissioner, are appropriated
annually to the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources for the
administration of the new text begin hunter education new text end firearm safety course program.
Sec. 18.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.020, is amended to read:
97B.020 new text begin HUNTER EDUCATION new text end FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE
REQUIRED.
(a) Except as provided in this section deleted text begin and section 97A.451, subdivision 3adeleted text end , a person
new text begin age 13 or over new text end born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual license to take
wild animals by firearms unless the person has:
(1) a new text begin hunter education new text end firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate;
(2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid new text begin hunter education new text end firearms
safety qualification indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 13;
(3) a previous hunting license with a valid new text begin hunter education new text end firearms safety
qualification indicator;
(4) an apprentice hunter validation issued under section 97B.022; or
(5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another
state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or
certified by the department as substantially similar.
(b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training
in the United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a
hunting license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued
a new text begin hunter education new text end firearms safety certificate.
(c) A person new text begin age 13 or over new text end born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime
license to take wild animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for
obtaining an annual license under paragraph (a) or (b).
Sec. 19.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Restrictions.
(a) Except as provided in this subdivision, a person
under the age of 16 may not possess a firearm, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
(b) A person under age 16 may possess a firearm without being accompanied by a
parent or guardian:
(1) on land owned by, or occupied as the principal residence of, the person or the
person's parent or guardian;
(2) while participating in an organized target shooting program with adult
supervision;
(3) while the person is participating in a new text begin hunter education new text end firearms safety program
or traveling to and from class; or
(4) if the person is age 14 or 15 and has a new text begin hunter education new text end firearms safety certificate.
new text begin
(c) A person age 13, 14, or 15 hunting with an apprentice hunter validation may
possess a firearm if accompanied by a parent or guardian age 18 or over who is licensed
to hunt in Minnesota and whose license was not obtained using an apprentice hunter
validation.
new text end
Sec. 20.
new text begin
[97B.0215] PARENT OR GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITY; VIOLATION.
new text end
new text begin
A parent or guardian may not knowingly direct, allow, or permit a person under the
age of 18 to hunt without the required license, permit, training, or certification, or in
violation of the game and fish laws.
new text end
Sec. 21.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.022, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Apprentice hunter validation requirements.
A resident born after
December 31, 1979, who is age deleted text begin 12deleted text end new text begin 13new text end or deleted text begin olderdeleted text end new text begin overnew text end and who does not possess a new text begin hunter
education new text end firearms safety certificate new text begin or a nonresident who is age 13 to 17 and who does
not possess a hunter education firearms safety certificate new text end may be issued an apprentice
hunter validation. An apprentice hunter validation is valid for only deleted text begin onedeleted text end new text begin twonew text end license deleted text begin yeardeleted text end new text begin
yearsnew text end in a lifetime. An individual in possession of an apprentice hunter validation may
hunt small game deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end deernew text begin , and bearnew text end only when accompanied by an adult licensed to hunt
in Minnesota whose license was not obtained using an apprentice hunter validation. An
apprentice hunter validation holder must obtain all required licenses and stamps.
Sec. 22.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.301, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Party hunting.
If two or more persons with licenses to take deer by
firearms, or two or more persons with licenses to take deer by archery, are hunting as a
party, a member of the party may take more than one deer, but the total number of deer
taken by the party may not exceed the number of persons licensed to take deer in the
party.new text begin For a deer license issued to a person under age 18, only the person to whom the
license is issued may take and tag a deer under that license.
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Sec. 23.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.301, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Residents or nonresidents under age 18 may take deer of either sex.
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resident or nonresident under the age of 18 may take a deer of either sex except in those
antlerless permit areas and seasons where no antlerless permits are offered. In antlerless
permit areas where no antlerless permits are offered, the commissioner may provide
a limited number of youth either sex permits to residents or nonresidents under age 18,
under the procedures provided in section 97B.305, and may give preference to residents or
nonresidents under the age of 18 that have not previously been selected. This subdivision
does not authorize the taking of deleted text begin an antlerlessdeleted text end deer new text begin on the youth hunter's license new text end by another
member of a party deleted text begin under subdivision 3deleted text end .
Sec. 24.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.601, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Exception to license requirements.
(a) A deleted text begin resident under age 16 may take
small game without a small game license, and adeleted text end resident under age 13 may trap without a
trapping license, as provided in section 97A.451, subdivision 3.
(b) A person may take small game without a small game license on land occupied by
the person as a principal residence.
(c) An owner or occupant may take certain small game causing damage without a
small game or trapping license as provided in section 97B.655.
(d) A person may use dogs to pursue and tree raccoons under section 97B.621,
subdivision 2, during the closed season without a license.
(e) A person may take a turkey or a prairie chicken without a small game license.
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(f) A person participating in "Take a Kid Hunting Weekend" may take small game
without a license as provided in section 97A.445, subdivision 5.
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(g) A person under age 16 may take waterfowl without a small game license on
youth waterfowl days as provided in section 97A.445, subdivision 5.
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(h) Certain military personnel or discharged veterans may take small game without a
license as provided in section 97A.465.
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Sec. 25. new text begin REPEALER.
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Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 97A.451, subdivisions 3a and 4; and 97A.485,
subdivision 12,
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are repealed.
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