1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to game and fish; permitting persons 65 years 
  1.3             of age or older to hunt big game or turkey with a 
  1.4             crossbow; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 
  1.5             97B.035, subdivision 1.  
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97B.035, 
  1.8   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subdivision 1.  [HUNTING WITH BOWS RELEASED BY MECHANICAL 
  1.10  DEVICES.] (a) A person under the age of 65 may not hunt with a 
  1.11  bow drawn, held, or released by a mechanical device, except with 
  1.12  a disabled hunter permit issued under section 97B.106 or as 
  1.13  provided in paragraph (b).  Any person hunting with such a bow 
  1.14  must comply with the applicable restrictions on such bows in 
  1.15  section 97B.106. 
  1.16     (b) A person may use a mechanical device attached to the 
  1.17  bowstring if the person's own strength draws, holds, and 
  1.18  releases the bowstring.