1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; extending eligibility for certain free fish and game licenses 
1.3 	for disabled veterans;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.441, 
1.4 	subdivisions 5, 6, 6a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.441, subdivision 5, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 5.Angling; disabled veterans. Upon being furnished satisfactory evidence, 
1.9 	a person authorized to issue licenses must issue, without a fee, a permanent license to take 
1.10 	fish by angling to a resident who is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, and that
1.11 	who has a 100 percent service connected disability or who is permanently and totally 
1.12 	disabled and receiving a veterans disability pension, as defined determined by the United 
1.13 	States Veterans Administration upon being furnished satisfactory evidence Department 
1.14 	of Veterans Affairs. 

1.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.441, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.16 		Subd. 6.Taking deer; disabled veterans. Upon being furnished satisfactory 
1.17 	evidence, a person authorized to issue licenses must issue, without a fee, a license to 
1.18 	take deer with firearms or by archery to a resident that who is a veteran, as defined 
1.19 	in section 197.447, and that who has a 100 percent service connected disability or 
1.20 	who is permanently and totally disabled and receiving a veterans disability pension, as 
1.21 	defined determined by the United States Veterans Administration upon being furnished 
1.22 	satisfactory evidence. Department of Veterans Affairs.

2.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.441, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
2.2 		Subd. 6a.Taking small game; disabled veterans. Upon being furnished 
2.3 	satisfactory evidence, a person authorized to issue licenses must issue, without a fee, a 
2.4 	license to take small game to a resident who is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, 
2.5 	and who has a 100 percent service connected disability or who is permanently and totally 
2.6 	disabled and receiving a veterans disability pension, as defined determined by the United 
2.7 	States Veterans Administration upon being furnished satisfactory evidence. Department 
2.8 	of Veterans Affairs.

2.9 	Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.10 	Sections 1 to 3 are effective July 1, 2009, for licenses issued on or after that date.