HF 1814

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 04/29/2013 12:17pm

A bill for an act
relating to game and fish; establishing an angling guide license requirement;
requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 97A.475,
subdivision 15; 97C.311, subdivision 1; 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 2012, section 97A.475, subdivision 15, is amended to
read:

Subd. 15.

Fishing guides.

new text begin (a) new text end The fee for a license to operate a charter boat and
guide anglers on Lake Superior or the St. Louis River Estuary is:

(1) for a resident, $125;

(2) for a nonresident, $400; or

(3) if another state charges a Minnesota resident a fee greater than $440 for a Lake
Superior or St. Louis River Estuary fishing guide license in that state, the nonresident fee
for a resident of that state is that greater fee.

new text begin (b) The fee for a license to guide anglers on waters of the state other than Lake
Superior or the St. Louis River Estuary is:
new text end

new text begin (1) for a resident, $.......; or
new text end

new text begin (2) for a nonresident, $........
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97C.311, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

License required.

A person may not operate a charter boat and
guide anglers on Lake Superior or the St. Louis River Estuary for compensation without
a new text begin Lake Superior new text end fishing guide license new text begin issued under this section new text end . For purposes of this
subdivision and section 97A.475, subdivision 15, "St. Louis River Estuary" means the
United States Coast Guard navigable waters of the lower St. Louis River to the Minnesota
State Highway No. 23 bridge.

Sec. 3.

new text begin [97C.313] FISHING GUIDE LICENSE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin License required. new text end

new text begin A person may not guide anglers on waters of the
state for compensation without a fishing guide license issued under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Rules. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall adopt rules for:
new text end

new text begin (1) issuance of the licenses, including qualifications for licensees; and
new text end

new text begin (2) record keeping and reporting by licensees.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Exemption. new text end

new text begin A person with a license issued under section 97C.311 is
exempt from the requirements of this section when on Lake Superior or the St. Louis
River Estuary, but may not guide on other waters of the state without a valid license
issued under this section.
new text end