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SF 2203 Senate Long Description

E Relating to game and fish; authorizing the taking of mourning + doves during the waterfowl season; modifying certain requirements for designation +of game refuges or migratory waterfowl sanctuaries by the commissioner of +natural resources (DNR), changing migratory waterfowl refuges to sanctuaries;+ expanding the scope of hearings relating to the seizure of licenses for +violating certain limits on the taking, transporting or possession of wild animals; +requiring the commissioner to suspend game and fish licenses and permit privileges +of persons failing to appear in court or to pay fines or surcharges for +violating the game and fish laws; restricting the issuance of turkey licenses to land +owned or leased by the license holder within the permit area and eliminating +the requirement for the land to be agricultural or grazing land; +authorizing the purchase of spring turkey archery licenses under certain conditions, +specifying certain limits; increasing the maximum age for resident youth hunting+ license eligibility; modifying the fee for the taking deer by archery for +certain nonresidents from certain states; setting fees for nonresident +trapping and live bait retailer licenses; specifically prohibiting the importation+ of hunter harvested cervidae carcasses from chronic wasting disease endemic +areas as determined by the board of animal health, authorizing transport of +the carcasses through the state by nonresidents; exempting migratory game+ birds lawfully tagged and packed by federally permitted migratory bird +preservation facilities from the requirement to transport game birds in undressed +condition; clarifying the validity of firearms safety certificates issued to +youth; modifying the shooting hours for migratory game birds; expanding the +authority of hunters to take antlerless deer; prohibiting the hunting of albino+ deer; authorizing nonresidents possessing both a trapping and a small game +license to trap small game on owned land; authorizing unlicensed adults to +assist youth licensed as wild turkey hunters, prohibiting the possession or +shooting of a firearm or bow; eliminating the requirement for a possession or site +tag before registration of fisher, pine marten or otter; requiring a license to +sell live bait, exemptions; modifying the turtle license exemption for certain +nonprofit youth turtle races; requiring the commissioner to issue a moose +license for the 2004 hunting season to a certain elderly resident; requiring the commissioner to report to the legislature by a certain date +evaluating the impacts of the change in waterfowl shooting hours and to coordinate +and participate in efforts to promote national laws and educational +programs relating to lead fishing tackle, requiring public education relating +to concerns about lead fishing tackle and promotion of the availability +of nonlead tackle, authorizing office of environmental assistance (OEA) director+ grants to generators, conservation organizations and angler associations to +assist in reducing the use of lead tackle; requiring the commissioner to report+ to the legislature by a certain date on the results of the mourning dove +season; authorizing the commissioner to establish a quality deer management +pilot zone in Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and Roseau +counties, restricting the taking of antlered deer by firearms and requiring the commissioner to establish an early special firearms deer season for +youth residents to take antlerless deer in the zone, requiring annual +reports to the legislature on the pilot zone (je, ja)