1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; requiring commissioner of natural resources to increase 
1.3 	percentage of fish for stocking purchased from private sector for five years.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. INCREASE PERCENTAGE OF FISH FOR STOCKING PURCHASED 
1.6 	FROM PRIVATE SECTOR.
 1.7 	(a) Each year, the commissioner of natural resources must increase the percentage of 
1.8 	fish for stocking that is purchased from the private sector by ten percent. Nothing in this 
1.9 	section shall be construed to require the commissioner to stock more fish than the 
1.10 	commissioner would otherwise have stocked.
1.11 	(b) This section is effective January 1, 2020, and expires December 31, 2024.