1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; providing for licenses to take deer and angle without a 
1.3 	fee upon discharge from military service;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, 
1.4 	section 97A.441, by adding subdivisions.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.441, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 11.Taking deer; recently discharged veterans. Upon being furnished 
1.9 	satisfactory evidence, a person authorized to issue licenses must issue, without a fee, 
1.10 	a license to take deer by firearms or archery to a resident who has served during the 
1.11 	preceding 24 months in active service, as defined under section 190.05, subdivision 5b 
1.12 	or 5c, as a member of the United States armed forces, including the National Guard or 
1.13 	other military reserves. A resident is eligible for a license under this subdivision once 
1.14 	during a 24-month period.

1.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.441, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.16 	to read:
1.17 		Subd. 12.Angling; recently discharged veterans. Upon being furnished 
1.18 	satisfactory evidence, a person authorized to issue licenses must issue, without a fee, a 
1.19 	license to angle to a resident who has served during the preceding 24 months in active 
1.20 	service, as defined under section 190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c, as a member of the United 
1.21 	States armed forces, including the National Guard or other military reserves. A resident is 
1.22 	eligible for a license under this subdivision twice during a 24-month period.