HF 1265

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/14/2019 03:16pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; designating a permit to carry as equivalent to a firearms
safety certificate for hunting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.020.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.020, is amended to read:

97B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.

(a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451, subdivisions 3 and 3b, a
person born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual license to take wild animals
by firearms unless the person has:

(1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate;

(2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification
indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 13;

(3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety qualification indicator;

(4) an apprentice-hunter validation issued under section 97B.022; or

(5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another
state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or
certified by the department as substantially similar.

(b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training in the
United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a hunting
license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued a firearms
safety certificate.

(c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime license to take wild
animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual
license under paragraph (a) or (b).

new text begin (d) A permit to carry under section 624.714 is an equivalent certificate to a firearms
safety certificate under paragraph (a), clause (1).
new text end