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HF 1029

as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to game and fish; prohibiting the use of 
  1.3             underwater video equipment to take fish; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97C.325. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97C.325, is 
  1.7   amended to read: 
  1.8      97C.325 [PROHIBITED METHODS OF TAKING FISH.] 
  1.9      (a) Except as specifically authorized, a person may not 
  1.10  take fish with: 
  1.11     (1) explosives, chemicals, drugs, poisons, lime, medicated 
  1.12  bait, fish berries, or other similar substances; 
  1.13     (2) substances or devices that kill, stun, or affect the 
  1.14  nervous system of fish; 
  1.15     (3) nets, traps, trot lines, or snares; or 
  1.16     (4) spring devices that impale, hook, or capture fish; or 
  1.17     (5) the assistance of underwater video equipment. 
  1.18     (b) If a person possesses a substance or device listed in 
  1.19  paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), on waters, shores, or 
  1.20  islands, it is presumptive evidence that the person is in 
  1.21  violation of this section.  
  1.22     (c) The commissioner may, by rule, allow the use of a 
  1.23  nonmotorized device with a recoil mechanism to take fish through 
  1.24  the ice. 
  1.25     (d) A person may not possess an underwater video camera 
  2.1   while the person is on or in waters of this state and in 
  2.2   possession of angling gear, spears, or other equipment used to 
  2.3   take fish, excluding artificial or natural bait and lures.  For 
  2.4   purposes of this paragraph, any item in a boat is in the 
  2.5   possession of each occupant of the boat. 
  2.6      (e) The commissioner may issue a permit to allow the use of 
  2.7   underwater video equipment to take fish for the production of 
  2.8   educational or entertainment programs for commercial purposes. 
  2.9      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.10     This act is effective the day following final enactment.