<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>provisions for taking, possessing, and transporting wild animals; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>requirements for fish and wildlife management plans; modifying game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>license provisions; providing for county coyote bounties; requiring rulemaking;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 17.4982, subdivision 12, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>a subdivision; 17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4994; 84.942, subdivision 1; 84D.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>subdivision 3; 97A.015, subdivision 52; 97A.101, subdivision 3; 97A.311, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>subdivision 5; 97A.405, subdivision 2; 97A.421, subdivision 4a; 97A.433, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>adding a subdivision; 97A.435, subdivision 1; 97A.502; 97A.545, subdivision 5; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>97B.022, subdivision 2; 97B.031, subdivision 5; 97B.075; 97B.106, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>1; 97B.325; 97B.405; 97B.515, by adding a subdivision; 97B.911; 97B.915; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>97B.921; 97B.925; 97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.087, subdivision 2; 97C.205; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>97C.315, subdivision 1; 97C.341; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>84.95, subdivision 2; 97A.445, subdivision 1a; 97B.055, subdivision 3; 97B.811, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>97B; 348; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.942, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>2, 3, 4; 97A.435, subdivision 5; 97B.511; 97B.515, subdivision 3; 97B.811, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>    Subd. 10a. <b>Fish collector.</b> "Fish collector" means an individual who has been <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>certified under section 17.4989 to oversee the collection of fish samples from a facility or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>a water body for disease testing by a certified laboratory.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4982, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Fish health inspection.</b> (a) "Fish health inspection" means an on-site, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>statistically based sampling, collection, and testing of fish in accordance with processes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>in the Fish Health Blue Book for all lots of fish in a facility or the Diagnostic Manual <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>to test for causative pathogens. The samples for inspection must be collected by a fish <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>health inspector or a fish collector in cooperation with the producer. Testing of samples <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>must be done by an approved laboratory.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(b) The inspection for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), infectious pancreatic <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>necrosis (IPN), and infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in salmonids and for VHS in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>nonsalmonids must include at least a minimum viral testing of ovarian fluids at the 95 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>percent confidence level of detecting two percent incidence of disease (ovarian fluids must <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>be sampled for certification of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and infectious hematopoietic <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>necrosis). Bacterial diseases must be sampled at the 95 percent confidence level with a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>five percent incidence of disease. The inspection must be performed by a fish health <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>inspector in cooperation with the producer with subsequent examination of the collected <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>tissues and fluids for the detection of certifiable diseases.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(c) The inspection for certifiable diseases for wild fish must follow the guidelines of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[17.4989] FISH SAMPLE COLLECTING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Training.</b> Fish collector training may be offered by any organization <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>or agency that has had its class and practicum syllabus approved by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>The class and practicum must include the following components:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>(1) accurate identification of licensed water bodies listed according to section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>17.4984 and ensuring that collection is taking place at the correct site;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(2) identification of fish internal organs;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(3) fish dissection and sample preparation as identified by the Department of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>Resources based on specific testing requirements or as outlined in the Fish Health <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published by the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>International Office of Epizootics (OIE);<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(4) recording and reporting data;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>(5) sample preparation and shipping;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(6) a field collection site test to demonstrate mastery of the necessary skills, overseen <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>by a certified fish health inspector; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(7) a certificate of successful completion signed by a certified fish health inspector <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>on a form provided by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Certification time period.</b> Fish collector certification is valid for five years <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>and is not transferable. A person may renew certification only by successfully completing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>certification training. Certification shall be revoked if the certified person is convicted <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>of violating any of the statutes or rules governing testing for aquatic species diseases. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>Certification may be suspended during an investigation associated with misconduct or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>violations of fish health testing and collection. The commissioner shall notify the person <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>that certification is being revoked or suspended.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Conflict of interest.</b> A fish collector may not oversee the collection of fish <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>from a facility or a water body when the collector has a conflict of interest in connection <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>with the outcome of the testing.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4991, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Fish health inspection.</b> (a) An aquatic farm propagating trout, salmon, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>salmonids or catfish and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>waters must have a fish health inspection conducted at least once every 12 months by a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>certified fish health inspector. Testing must be conducted according to approved the Fish <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>Health Blue Book laboratory methods.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>(b) An aquatic farm propagating any species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>(VHS) susceptible list and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>waters must test for VHS virus using the guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published by the International Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>Epizootics (OIE). The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>prescribe alternative testing time periods and methods from those prescribed in the Fish <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>Health Blue Book or the OIE Diagnostic Manual if the commissioner determines that <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>biosecurity measures will not be compromised. These alternatives are not subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>must provide reasonable notice to affected parties of any changes in testing requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>(c) Results of fish health inspections must be provided to the commissioner for all <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>fish that remain in the state. All data used to prepare and issue a fish health certificate must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>be maintained for three years by the issuing fish health inspector, approved laboratory, or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>accredited veterinarian.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(b) (d) A health inspection fee must be charged based on each lot of fish sampled. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>The fee by check or money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>be prepaid or paid at the time a bill or notice is received from the commissioner that the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>inspection and processing of samples is completed.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(c) (e) Upon receipt of payment and completion of inspection, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>shall notify the operator and issue a fish health certificate. The certification must be made <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>according to the Fish Health Blue Book by a person certified as a fish health inspector.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(d) (f) All aquatic life in transit or held at transfer stations within the state may <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>be inspected by the commissioner. This inspection may include the collection of stock <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>for purposes of pathological analysis. Sample size necessary for analysis will follow <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>guidelines listed in the Fish Health Blue Book.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>(e) (g) Salmonids and catfish must have a fish health inspection before being <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>transported from a containment facility, unless the fish are being transported directly to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>an outlet for processing or other food purposes or unless the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>that an inspection is not needed. A fish health inspection conducted for this purpose need <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>only be done on the lot or lots of fish that will be transported. The commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>conduct a fish health inspection requested for this purpose within five working days of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>receiving written notice. Salmonids and catfish may be immediately transported from a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>containment facility to another containment facility once a sample has been obtained for a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>health inspection or once the five-day notice period has expired.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4994, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var><b>17.4994 SUCKER EGGS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>Sucker eggs may be taken from public waters with a sucker egg license endorsement, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>which authorizes sucker eggs to be taken at a rate of one quart of eggs for each 1-1/2 acres <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>of licensed surface waters except that for intensive culture systems, sucker eggs may be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>taken at a rate of two quarts per 1,000 muskellunge fry being reared for the fee prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>in section 97A.475, subdivision 29. The Taking of sucker eggs from public waters is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>subject to chapter 97C and may be supervised by the commissioner. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>may limit the amount of sucker eggs that a person with a sucker egg license endorsement <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>may take based on the number of sucker eggs taken historically by the licensee, new <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>requests for eggs, and the condition of the spawning runs at those historical streams and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>rivers that have produced previous annual quotas.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.942, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Preparation.</b> The commissioner of natural resources shall prepare <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>a comprehensive fish and wildlife management plan plans designed to accomplish the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>policy of section 
         <statute_ref>84.941</statute_ref>. The comprehensive fish and wildlife management plan shall <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>include a strategic plan as outlined in subdivision 2. The strategic plan must be completed <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>by July 1, 1986. The management plan must also include the long-range and operational <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>plans as described in subdivisions 3 and 4. The management plan must be completed by <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>July 1, 1988. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 84.95, subdivision 2, is amended <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Purposes and expenditures.</b> Money from the reinvest in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>resources fund may only be spent for the following fish and wildlife conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>enhancement purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>(1) development and implementation of the comprehensive fish and wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>management plan plans under section 
         <statute_ref>84.942</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>(2) implementation of the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program established by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103F.515</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>(3) soil and water conservation practices to improve water quality, reduce soil <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>erosion and crop surpluses;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>(4) enhancement or restoration of fish and wildlife habitat on lakes, streams, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>wetlands, and public and private forest lands;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>(5) acquisition and development of public access sites and recreation easements to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>lakes, streams, and rivers for fish and wildlife oriented recreation;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>(6) matching funds with government agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>bands, and the private sector for acquisition and improvement of fish and wildlife habitat;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>(7) research and surveys of fish and wildlife species and habitat;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>(8) enforcement of natural resource laws and rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>(9) information and education;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>(10) implementing the aspen recycling program under section 
         <statute_ref>88.80</statute_ref> and for other <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>forest wildlife management projects; and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>(11) necessary support services to carry out these purposes.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84D.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Bait harvest from infested waters.</b> (a) The Taking of wild animals from <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>infested waters for bait or aquatic farm purposes is prohibited, except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>(b) In waters that are designated as infested waters, except those designated because <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>they contain prohibited invasive species of fish, the taking of wild animals may be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>permitted for:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>(1) commercial taking of wild animals for bait and aquatic farm purposes according <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>to a permit issued under section 
         <statute_ref>84D.11</statute_ref>, subject to rules adopted by the commissioner; and  <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>(2) bait purposes for noncommercial personal use in waters that contain Eurasian <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>water milfoil, when the infested waters are designated solely because they contain <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>Eurasian water milfoil and if the equipment for taking is limited to cylindrical minnow <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>traps not exceeding 16 inches in diameter and 32 inches in length.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>(c) Nets, traps, buoys, anchors, stakes, and lines used for minnow harvest in an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>infested water that is designated because it contains invasive fish, invasive invertebrates, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>or certifiable diseases, as defined in section 17.4982, may not be used in any other waters.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.015, subdivision 52, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>    Subd. 52. <b>Unprotected birds.</b> "Unprotected birds" means English sparrow, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>blackbird, starling, magpie, cormorant, common pigeon, Eurasian collared dove, chukar <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>partridge, quail other than bobwhite quail, and mute swan.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.101, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Fishing may not be restricted.</b> Seasons or methods of taking fish other <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>than minnows may not be restricted under this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.311, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Refunds.</b> (a) The commissioner may issue a refund on a license, not <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>including any issuing fees paid under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.485, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, if the request is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>received within 90 days of the original license purchase and: <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>    (1) the licensee dies before the opening of the licensed season. The original license <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>and a copy of the death certificate must be provided to the commissioner; <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>    (2) the licensee is unable to participate in the licensed activity because the licensee is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>called to active military duty or military leave is canceled during the entire open season of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>the licensed activity. The original license and a copy of the military orders or notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>cancellation of leave must be provided to the commissioner; or<br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>    (3) the licensee purchased two licenses for the same license season in error.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>(4) the licensee was not legally required to purchase the license to participate <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>in the activity.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>    (b) This subdivision does not apply to lifetime licenses.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.405, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Personal possession.</b> (a) A person acting under a license or traveling from <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>an area where a licensed activity was performed must have in personal possession either: <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>(1) the proper license, if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>the proper license identification number or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and received.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>    (b) If possession of a license or a license identification number is required, a person <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>must exhibit, as requested by a conservation officer or peace officer, either: (1) the proper <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>license if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) the proper <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>license identification number or stamp validation and a valid state driver's license, state <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>identification card, or other form of identification provided by the commissioner, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>license has been sold to the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>issued and received. A person charged with violating the license possession requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>shall not be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>the actual license previously issued to that person, which was valid at the time of arrest, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>or satisfactory proof that at the time of the arrest the person was validly licensed. Upon <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>request of a conservation officer or peace officer, a licensee shall write the licensee's name <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>in the presence of the officer to determine the identity of the licensee.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>    (c) If the actual license has been issued and received, a receipt for license fees, a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>copy of a license, or evidence showing the issuance of a license, including the license <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>identification number or stamp validation, does not entitle a licensee to exercise the rights <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>or privileges conferred by a license.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>    (d) A license issued electronically and not immediately provided to the licensee <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>shall be mailed to the licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license. A pictorial <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>migratory waterfowl, pheasant, trout and salmon, or walleye stamp shall be provided to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>the licensee after purchase of a stamp validation only if the licensee pays an additional $2 <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>fee that covers the costs of producing and mailing a pictorial stamp. A pictorial turkey <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>stamp may be purchased for a $2 fee that covers the costs of producing and mailing the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>pictorial stamp. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>order published in the State Register, establish fees for providing the pictorial stamps. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>The fees must be set in an amount that does not recover significantly more or less than <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>the cost of producing and mailing the stamps. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>provisions of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.421, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Suspension for failure to appear in court or pay a fine or surcharge.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>When a court reports to the commissioner that a person (1) has failed to appear in court <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>under the summons issued in response to a notice to appear or fails to comply with other <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>orders of the court regarding the appearance or proceedings for a violation of the game <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>and fish laws or (2) has been convicted of violating a provision of the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>laws, has been sentenced to the payment of a fine or had a surcharge levied against them, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>and refused or failed to comply with that sentence or to pay the fine or surcharge, the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>commissioner shall suspend the game and fish license and permit privileges of the person <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>until notified by the court that the person has appeared in court under clause (1) or that any <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>fine or surcharge due the court has been paid under clause (2).<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.433, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Mandatory separate selection.</b> The commissioner must conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>a separate selection for 20 percent of the elk licenses to be issued each year. Only <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>individuals who have applied at least ten times for an elk license and who have never <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>received a license are eligible for this separate selection.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.435, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Number of licenses to be issued</b><b> License issuance</b><b>.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>commissioner shall include in a rule setting the dates for a turkey season the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>licenses to be issued rules setting turkey seasons the methods for issuing licenses for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>those seasons.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97A.445, subdivision 1a, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Angling in a state park.</b> (a) A resident may take fish by angling without <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>an angling license:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>(1) when shore fishing or wading on state-owned land within a state park.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>(2) when angling from a boat or float, this subdivision applies only to those or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>through the ice on water bodies completely encompassed within the statutory boundary of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>the state park.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>(b) The exemption from an angling license does not apply to waters where a trout <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>stamp is required.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.502, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var><b>97A.502 DEER KILLED BY MOTOR VEHICLES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>(a) Deer killed by a motor vehicle on a public road must be removed by the road <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>authority, as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>160.02, subdivision 25</statute_ref>, unless the driver of the motor <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>vehicle is allowed to possess the deer under paragraph (b). The commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>resources must provide to all road authorities standard forms for statistical purposes and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>the tracking of wild animals.  <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(b) The driver of a motor vehicle that has collided with and killed a deer on a public <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>road has priority for a possession permit for the entire deer if the facts indicate that the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>deer was not taken illegally.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.545, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Birds must be in undressed condition; exceptions.</b> (a) Except as <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>provided in paragraph (b), a person may ship or otherwise transport game birds in an <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>undressed condition only.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the birds being shipped or otherwise transported:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>(1) were taken on a shooting preserve and are marked or identified in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>97A.121, subdivision 5</statute_ref>;  <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>(2) were taken, dressed, and lawfully shipped or otherwise transported in another <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>(3) are migratory game birds that were lawfully tagged and packed by a federally <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>permitted migratory bird preservation facility.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>(4) are doves shipped or transported in accordance with federal law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.022, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Apprentice hunter validation requirements.</b> A resident born after <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>December 31, 1979, who is age 12 13 or older over and who does not possess a hunter <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>education firearms safety certificate may be issued an apprentice hunter validation. An <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>apprentice hunter validation is valid for only one two license year years in a lifetime. An <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>individual in possession of an apprentice hunter validation may hunt small game and, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>deer, and bear only when accompanied by an adult licensed to hunt in Minnesota whose <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>license was not obtained using an apprentice hunter validation. An apprentice hunter <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>validation holder must obtain all required licenses and stamps.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.031, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Scopes; visually impaired hunters.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any other law <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to use a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>muzzleloader with a scope to take deer during the muzzleloader season to a person who <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>obtains the required licenses and who has a visual impairment. The scope may not have <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>magnification capabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>(b) The visual impairment must be to the extent that the applicant is unable to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>identify targets and the rifle sights at the same time without a scope. The visual impairment <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>and specific conditions must be established by medical evidence verified in writing by <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(1) a licensed physician, or a certified nurse practitioner or certified physician assistant <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>acting under the direction of a licensed physician; (2) a licensed ophthalmologist,;  or (3) <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>a licensed optometrist. The commissioner may request additional information from the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>physician if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>(c) A permit issued under this subdivision may be valid for up to five years, based <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>on the permanence of the visual impairment as determined by the licensed physician, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>ophthalmologist, or optometrist.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>(d) The permit must be in the immediate possession of the permittee when hunting <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>under the special permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>this subdivision for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>a false application for a permit under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>physician, certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, ophthalmologist, or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>optometrist who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is visually <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>impaired as described in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97B.055, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Hunting from vehicle by disabled hunters.</b> (a) The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>issue a special permit, without a fee, to discharge a firearm or bow and arrow from a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>stationary motor vehicle to a person who obtains the required licenses and who has a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>permanent physical disability that is more substantial than discomfort from walking. The <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>permit recipient must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>(1) unable to step from a vehicle without aid of a wheelchair, crutches, braces, or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>other mechanical support or prosthetic device; or<br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>(2) unable to walk any distance because of a permanent lung, heart, or other internal <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>disease that requires the person to use supplemental oxygen to assist breathing.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>(b) The permanent physical disability must be established by medical evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>verified in writing by a licensed physician or, chiropractor, or certified nurse practitioner <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician. The <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>commissioner may request additional information from the physician or chiropractor <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit. Notwithstanding section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>97A.418
         </statute_ref>, the commissioner may, in consultation with appropriate advocacy groups, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>establish reasonable minimum standards for permits to be issued under this section. In <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>addition to providing the medical evidence of a permanent disability, the applicant must <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>possess a valid disability parking certificate authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>169.345</statute_ref> or license <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>plates issued under section 
         <statute_ref>168.021</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>(c) A person issued a special permit under this subdivision and hunting deer may <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>take a deer of either sex, except in those antlerless permit areas and seasons where no <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>antlerless permits are offered. This subdivision does not authorize another member of a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>party to take an antlerless deer under section 
         <statute_ref>97B.301, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>(d) A permit issued under this subdivision is valid for five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>this section for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>false application for a permit under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. A physician, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, or chiropractor who fraudulently <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>certifies to the commissioner that a person is permanently disabled as described in this <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>section is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), the commissioner may issue a permit valid for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>the entire life of the applicant if the commissioner determines that there is no chance <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>that an applicant will become ineligible for a permit under this section and the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>requests a lifetime permit.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.075, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var><b>97B.075 HUNTING RESTRICTED BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>    (a) A person may not take protected wild animals, except raccoon and fox, with <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>a firearm between the evening and morning times established by commissioner's rule, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>except as provided in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>    (b) Big game may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>after sunset.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>    (c) Except as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner on or before the Saturday <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>nearest October 8, waterfowl may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>during the entire season prescribed by the commissioner. On the opening day of the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>duck season, shooting hours for migratory game birds, except woodcock and doves, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>begin at 9:00 a.m.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.23.0"></a><a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.106, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Qualifications for crossbow permits.</b> (a) The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>issue a special permit, without a fee, to take big game, small game, or rough fish with a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>crossbow to a person that is unable to hunt or take rough fish by archery because of a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>permanent or temporary physical disability. A crossbow permit issued under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>also allows the permittee to use a bow with a mechanical device that draws, releases, or <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>holds the bow at full draw as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>97B.035, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>    (b) To qualify for a crossbow permit under this section, a temporary disability <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>must render the person unable to hunt or fish by archery for a minimum of two years <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>after application for the permit is made. The permanent or temporary disability must <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>be established by medical evidence, and the inability to hunt or fish by archery for the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>required period of time must be verified in writing by (1) a licensed physician or a certified <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>nurse practitioner or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>physician; or (2) a licensed chiropractor. A person who has received a special permit <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>under this section because of a permanent disability is eligible for subsequent special <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>permits without providing medical evidence and verification of the disability.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>    (c) The person must obtain the appropriate license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.24.0"></a><a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.325, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var><b>97B.325 DEER STAND RESTRICTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>A person may not take deer from a constructed platform or other structure that is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>located within the right-of-way of an improved public highway or is higher than 16 feet <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>above the ground. The height restriction does not apply to a portable stand that is chained, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>belted, clamped, or tied with rope.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.25.0"></a><a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.405, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var><b>97B.405 COMMISSIONER MAY LIMIT NUMBER OF BEAR HUNTERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>    (a) The commissioner may limit the number of persons that may hunt bear in an <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>area, if it is necessary to prevent an overharvest or improve the distribution of hunters. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>The commissioner may establish, by rule, a method, including a drawing, to impartially <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>select the hunters for an area. The commissioner shall give preference to hunters that have <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>previously applied and have not been selected.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>    (b) In the case of a drawing, the commissioner shall allow a person to apply for a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>permit in more than one area at the same time and rank the person's choice of area.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>(c) A person selected through a drawing must purchase a license by August 1. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>remaining available licenses not purchased shall be issued to any eligible person as <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>prescribed by the commissioner on a first-come, first-served basis beginning August 2.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.26.0"></a><a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>    Sec. 26. <b>[97B.4251] BAITING BEAR; USE OF DRUM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>Notwithstanding section 97B.425, a private landowner or person authorized by the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>private landowner may use a drum to bait bear on the person's private land. The drum <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>must be securely chained or cabled to a tree so that it cannot be moved from the site by a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>bear and the drum may not include a mechanical device for dispensing feed. The drum <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>must be marked with the name and address of the person who registered the bait site. For <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>purposes of this section, "drum" means a 30 gallon or larger drum.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.27.0"></a><a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.515, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Taking elk causing damage or nuisance.</b> The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>authorize the taking of elk that are causing damage or nuisance by licensed hunters from <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>September 1 to March 1 under rules prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>may select and issue licenses to hunters from lists of license applicants based on their <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>interest, proximity, and availability to quickly respond to the damage or nuisance situation. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>A person receiving a license to hunt elk under this subdivision is not subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>requirements of section 97A.433, subdivision 2, clause (2), and does not lose eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>for future elk hunts.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.28.0"></a><a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97B.811, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Restrictions on leaving decoys unattended.</b> During the open season for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>waterfowl, a person may not leave decoys in public waters between sunset and two hours <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>before lawful shooting hours or leave decoys unattended during other times for more than <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>three consecutive hours unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>(1) the decoys are in waters adjacent to completely surrounded by private land <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>under the control of the hunter; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>(2) there is not natural vegetation growing in water sufficient to partially conceal a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>hunter and there is no public access to the water.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.29.0"></a><a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.911, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var><b>97B.911 MUSKRAT SEASONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the commissioner may establish open <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>seasons and restrictions for taking muskrat.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>(b) The fall open season for muskrat shall begin the third Saturday in October in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>the forest trapping zone.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.30.0"></a><a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.915, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var><b>97B.915 MINK SEASONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the commissioner may establish open <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>seasons and restrictions for taking mink.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>(b) The fall open season for mink shall begin the third Saturday in October in the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>forest trapping zone.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.31.0"></a><a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.921, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var><b>97B.921 OTTER SEASONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the commissioner may establish open <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>seasons and restrictions for taking otter.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>(b) The fall open season for otter shall begin the third Saturday in October in the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>forest trapping zone.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.32.0"></a><a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.925, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var><b>97B.925 BEAVER SEASONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the commissioner may establish open <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>seasons and restrictions for taking beaver.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>(b) The fall open season for beaver shall begin the third Saturday in October in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>the forest trapping zone.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.33.0"></a><a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>    Sec. 33. <b>[97B.927] INCIDENTAL TAKINGS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>A person who incidentally takes a muskrat or otter in a beaver trap during the beaver <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>season shall tag the animal with the person's name, license number, and the date, time, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>and place where the animal was taken. The person must notify a conservation officer no <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>later than 24 hours after the taking. The person shall give the pelt of the animal to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>Minnesota Trappers Association. All proceeds from the sale of the pelts must be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>support the association's education efforts.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.34.0"></a><a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.005, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Seasons, limits, and other rules.</b> The commissioner may, in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>with the procedures in subdivision 2, paragraphs (c) and (e), or by rule under chapter 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>establish open seasons, limits, methods, and other requirements for taking fish on special <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>management waters. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>Register, amend daily, possession, or size limits to make midseason adjustments that are <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>necessary based on available harvest, angling pressure, and population data to manage the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>fisheries in the 1837 Ceded Territory in compliance with the court orders in Mille Lacs <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>Band of Chippewa v. Minnesota, 119 S. Ct. 1187 (1999). The midseason adjustments in <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>daily, possession, or size limits are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>and section 14.386 does not apply.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.35.0"></a><a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.087, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Application for tag.</b> Application for special fish management tags must <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>be accompanied by a $5, nonrefundable application fee for each tag. A person may not <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>make more than one tag application each calendar year. If a person makes more than one <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>application, the person is ineligible for a special fish management tag for that season <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>calendar year after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.36.0"></a><a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.205, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var><b>97C.205 TRANSPORTING AND STOCKING FISH.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>    (a) Except on the water body where taken, a person may not transport a live fish in a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>quantity of water sufficient to keep the fish alive, unless the fish:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>    (1) is being transported under an aquaculture license as authorized under sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>17.4985
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>17.4986</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>    (2) is being transported for a fishing contest weigh-in under section 
         <statute_ref>97C.081</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>    (3) is a minnow being transported under section 
         <statute_ref>97C.505</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>97C.515</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>    (4) is being transported by a commercial fishing license holder under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>97C.821
         </statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>    (5) is being transported as otherwise authorized in this section or as prescribed for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>certifiable diseases under sections 17.46 to 17.4999.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>    (b) The commissioner may adopt rules to allow and regulate:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>    (1) the transportation of fish and fish eggs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>    (2) the stocking of waters with fish or fish eggs.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>    (c) The commissioner must allow the possession of fish on special management or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>experimental waters to be prepared as a meal on the ice or on the shore of that water <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>body if the fish: <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>    (1) were lawfully taken;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>    (2) have been packaged by a licensed fish packer; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>    (3) do not otherwise exceed the statewide possession limits.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>    (d) The commissioner shall prescribe rules designed to encourage local sporting <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>organizations to propagate game fish by using rearing ponds. The rules must:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>    (1) prescribe methods to acquire brood stock for the ponds by seining public waters;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>    (2) allow the sporting organizations to own and use seines and other necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>equipment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>    (3) prescribe methods for stocking the fish in public waters that give priority to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>needs of the community where the fish are reared and the desires of the organization <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>operating the rearing pond.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>    (e) A person age 16 or under may, for purposes of display in a home aquarium, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>transport largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass, black crappie, white <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>crappie, bluegill pumpkinseed, green sunfish, orange spotted sunfish, and black, yellow, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>and brown bullheads taken by angling, except as otherwise ordered by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>upon documentation of an emergency fish disease in Minnesota waters, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>section 17.4982, subdivision 9. No more than four of each species may be transported at <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>any one time, and any individual fish can be no longer than ten inches in total length. The <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, prohibit transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>of live fish under this paragraph to help prevent spread of an emergency fish disease <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>documented to occur in Minnesota waters. The order is exempt from the rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.37.0"></a><a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.315, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Lines.</b> An angler may not use more than one line except two lines <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>may be used to take fish:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>(1) two lines may be used to take fish through the ice; and or<br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>(2) the commissioner may, by rule, authorize the use of two lines in areas designated <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>by the commissioner in Lake Superior if the angler purchases a second line endorsement <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>for $10.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.38.0"></a><a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.341, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var><b>97C.341 CERTAIN AQUATIC LIFE PROHIBITED FOR BAIT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>(a) A person may not use live minnows imported from outside of the state, game <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>fish, goldfish, or carp for bait. The commissioner may authorize use of game fish eggs as <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>bait and prescribe restrictions on their use.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>(b) A person may not import or possess live, frozen, or processed bait from known <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>waters where viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been identified as being present. For <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>purposes of this paragraph, "bait" includes fish, aquatic worms, amphibians, invertebrates, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>and insects used for angling taking wild animals.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.39.0"></a><a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>    Sec. 39. <b>[348.125] COYOTE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT OPTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>A county board may, by resolution, offer a bounty for the taking of coyotes (Canis <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>latrans) by all legal methods. The resolution may be made applicable to the whole or any <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>part of the county. The bounty must apply during the months specified in the resolution <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>and be in an amount determined by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.40.0"></a><a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>    Sec. 40. <b>LAKE FLORIDA FISHING RESTRICTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>The commissioner shall prohibit fishing on Lake Florida in the area surrounding <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>the outlet and carp trap one month prior to the open season for walleye, sauger, northern <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass, as provided under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>Statutes, section 97C.395, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1).<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.41.0"></a><a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>    Sec. 41. <b>RULEMAKING; SPEARING ON CASS LAKE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>6264.0400, subpart 69, to allow a person to take fish by spearing on Cass Lake. The <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>14.388, to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.42.0"></a><a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>    Sec. 42. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.942, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 97A.435, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>subdivision 5; 97B.511; 97B.515, subdivision 3; and 97B.811, subdivision 4, are repealed.<br/>