HF 3342

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/26/2020 05:34pm

A bill for an act
relating to game and fish; requiring using nontoxic shot in certain areas; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [97B.607] NONTOXIC SHOT REQUIRED FOR TAKING SMALL GAME
IN CERTAIN AREAS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Nontoxic shot on wildlife management areas in farmland zone. new text end

new text begin A
person may not take small game on any wildlife management area in the farmland zone
with shot other than:
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new text begin (1) steel shot;
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new text begin (2) copper-plated, nickel-plated, or zinc-plated steel shot; or
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new text begin (3) shot made of other nontoxic material approved by the director of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Farmland zone. new text end

new text begin In this section, "farmland zone" means that portion of the state
that falls south and west of Minnesota Highway 70 westward from the Wisconsin border
to Minnesota Highway 65 to Minnesota Highway 23 to U.S. Highway 169 at Milaca to
Minnesota Highway 18 at Garrison to Minnesota Highway 210 at Brainerd to U.S. Highway
10 at Motley to U.S. Highway 59 at Detroit Lakes northward to the Canadian border.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2021.
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