1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; authorizing the
1.3 	commissioner of natural resources to give preference
1.4 	in certain hunting and fishing license and permit
1.5 	lotteries to military service members and veterans;
1.6 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.465, by
1.7 	adding a subdivision.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.465, is
1.10 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.11 		Subd. 5.Preference to service members. (a) For purposes
1.12 	of this subdivision:
1.13 	(1) "qualified service member or veteran" means a Minnesota
1.14 	resident who is currently serving, or has served at any time
1.15 	during the past 24 months, in active service as a member of the
1.16 	United States armed forces, including the National Guard or
1.17 	other military reserves; and 
1.18 	(2) "active service" means service defined under section
1.19 	190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c.
1.20 	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
1.21 	chapter 97B or 97C, or administrative rules, the commissioner
1.22 	may give first preference to qualified service members or
1.23 	veterans in any drawing or lottery involving the selection of
1.24 	applicants for hunting or fishing licenses and permits.  This
1.25 	subdivision does not apply to licenses or permits for taking
1.26 	moose, elk, or prairie chickens.  Actions of the commissioner
2.1 	under this subdivision are not rules under the Administrative
2.2 	Procedures Act and section 14.386 does not apply.
2.3 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
2.4 	following final enactment.