as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to game and fish; modifying artificial light 1.3 prohibition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 1.4 97B.081, subdivision 2. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97B.081, 1.7 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 1.8 Subd. 2. [WITHOUT FIREARMS.] (a) Between the hours of 1.9 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. from September 1 to December 31, a 1.10 person may not cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other 1.11 artificial light in a field, woodland, or forest to spot, 1.12 locate, or take a wild animal except to take raccoons under 1.13 section 97B.621, subdivision 3, or to tend traps under section 1.14 97B.931. It is not a violation of thissubdivisionparagraph 1.15 for a person to carry out any agricultural, occupational, or 1.16 recreational practice, including snowmobiling that is not 1.17 related to spotting, locating, or taking a wild animal. 1.18 (b) Between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., a person 1.19 may not project a spotlight or other hand-held light from a 1.20 moving motor vehicle being operated on land, except for the 1.21 following purposes: 1.22 (1) safety; 1.23 (2) emergency response; 1.24 (3) normal vehicle operation; or 1.25 (4) performing an occupational duty.