1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to game and fish; permitting taking of fish 
  1.3             without a license for persons age 65 or over; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 97A.451, subdivision 
  1.5             2; and 97A.475, subdivision 6.  
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.451, 
  1.8   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 2.  [RESIDENTS UNDER AGE 16 AND 65 YEARS OR OVER; 
  1.10  FISHING.] A resident under the age of 16 years or age 65 or over 
  1.11  may take fish without a license.  
  1.12     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.475, 
  1.13  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
  1.14     Subd. 6.  [RESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following 
  1.15  licenses, to be issued to residents only, are: 
  1.16     (1) to take fish by angling, for persons under age between 
  1.17  the ages of 16 and 65 years, $13; 
  1.18     (2) to take fish by angling, for persons age 65 and over, 
  1.19  $4.50; 
  1.20     (3) to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a 
  1.21  married couple, $17.50; 
  1.22     (4) (3) to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $13; 
  1.23  and 
  1.24     (5) (4) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period 
  1.25  selected by the licensee, $7.50.