HF 2745

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/08/2023 09:36am

A bill for an act
relating to game and fish; prohibiting deposit of waste outside a shelter, motor
vehicle, or any other conveyance on the ice of state waters; requiring report on
options for funding additional enforcement of laws on ice of state waters; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97C.355, by adding a subdivision; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97C.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97C.355, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Placing waste on ice prohibited. new text end

new text begin A person using a fish house, dark house, or
other shelter on the ice of state waters is subject to section 97C.363.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [97C.363] STORING GARBAGE AND OTHER WASTE ON ICE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Prohibition. new text end

new text begin A person using a shelter, a motor vehicle, or any other
conveyance on the ice of state waters may not deposit garbage, rubbish, cigarette filters,
debris from fireworks, offal, the body of a dead animal, litter, sewage, or any other waste
outside the shelter, motor vehicle, or conveyance unless the material is:
new text end

new text begin (1) placed in a container that is secured to the shelter, motor vehicle, or conveyance;
and
new text end

new text begin (2) not placed directly on the ice or in state waters.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "sewage" means excrementitious or
other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals, together with such other water
as may be present.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Penalty. new text end

new text begin A violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor, and a person who
violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of $25 for each violation.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin REPORT ON OPTIONS FOR FUNDING ADDITIONAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT ON ICE OF STATE WATERS.
new text end

new text begin By January 1, 2024, the commissioner of natural resources must report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources on options for funding additional enforcement of state
laws on the ice of state waters. The commissioner must work with the Minnesota Sheriffs'
Association and other stakeholders in generating the report, which must include options
and recommendations related to potential funding sources, funding levels, and allocation
of funding between the various enforcement agencies.
new text end