E Relating to natural resources and public safety ARTICLE 1 � NATURAL RESOURCES REGULATORY PROVISIONSExempting state park fees and charges established by the commissioner+ of natural resources (DNR) from legislative approval requirements; +modifying the authority of the commissioner relating to employees, gifts and +grants; making optional the required number of assistant commissioners; authorizing +the commissioner to enter into grant agreements for provision of natural +resources services; authorizing subgrants from grant money received to private individuals and organizations; authorizing the commissioner to enter +into reciprocity agreements with other states for the certification of off+ highway motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and boat safety education and +training courses or programs from the states as substantially similar to in +state courses or programs; removing the authority of the commissioner of +public safety to register snowmobiles and to license watercraft; authorizing acceptance of snowmobile safety course certificates from other states+ under reciprocity agreements; expanding the state park littering +prohibition to all units of the outdoor recreation system and including debris from +fireworks in the littering prohibition; exempting purchases from the state parks +working capital fund from competitive bidding requirements; making optional +the requirement for the commissioner of natural resources to reimburse +counties for the costs of keeping prisoners prosecuted for violations of game and +fish laws; authorizing the commissioner to certify hunter safety courses in +other states as substantially similar for firearms safety certificate eligibility +purposes; expanding identification requirements and modifying license tag +display requirements for dark or fish houses; expanding the prohibition on +highway, street or public land or waters littering to cigarette filters and +fireworks debris; repealing the provision requiring the commissioner to publish+ a compilation of current laws and rules relating to wild animals and a +certain rule providing for the display of license tags on fish houses ARTICLE 2 � PUBLIC SAFETY REGULATORY PROVISIONS"Minnesota Citizens Personal Protection Act of 2003", recognizing the+ inherent right of law abiding citizens to self protection through the lawful +use of self defense; authorizing and providing for the issuance of state permits +to carry pistols to residents or nonresidents by county sheriffs, specifying eligibility, training, application, fee and background investigation requirements, specifying certain qualification requirements of +certified firearms instructors; authorizing sheriff contracts with police +chiefs for permit application processing purposes; providing for the granting or+ denial of permits, requiring notice of denial and reconsideration under certain conditions; specifying certain permit and data sharing requirements +and the validity period, providing for renewal and for replacement of lost or+ destroyed permits; requiring revocation for a disqualifying offense, specifying+ certain duties of prosecutors and the court; authorizing and providing for +the issuance of emergency permits under certain conditions; providing for hearings+ on denial or revocation and for denial or suspension by court order under +certain conditions; restricting the records maintenance authority of +sheriffs; authorizing the commissioner of public safety to contract for the implementation and maintenance of an automated database of persons +authorized to carry pistols; providing for the recognition of permits from other+ states; authorizing the banning of guns in certain establishments and +providing for the posting of notices; authorizing public and private employers and +public colleges and universities to establish policies to restrict the carry+ or possession of firearms by employees and students; exempting sheriffs,+ involved police chiefs and instructors from liability for damages resulting +from acts with firearms committed by permit holders, exception; requiring +annual statistical reports by the commissioner to the legislature, +specifying certain report content requirements; restricting the use of fees collected by+ sheriffs and not forwarded to the commissioner for administration costs; +providing for severability; exclusivity clause; prohibiting carrying under the +influence of alcohol or controlled substance, authorizing peace officer arrest +without warrant upon probable cause, providing for chemical testing and for +the admission of evidence in prosecutions and imposing certain penalties; appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for +implementation purposes; requiring the sheriff to temporarily submit a fee to the +commissioner for each permit application; grandfathering in current permits to +carry, permits to be valid until date of expiration; imposing penalties for +certain violations including possession without a permit; providing +exceptions to the felony penalty for possession of certain dangerous weapons on school +property and expanding the definition of school property to licensed child +care centers; repealing certain existing permit eligibility and penalty provisions ARTICLE 3 � LIFETIME BAN ON FIREARM POSSESSION FOR VIOLENT FELONSProhibiting persons convicted of certain crimes of violence from +possessing, receiving, shipping or transporting firearms for life; providing for +judicial restoration of civil rights through adult or juvenile offender +petition under certain conditions, authorizing the court to grant relief sought upon+ a showing of good cause; redefining crime of violence (ra, ja)