1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; modifying game and fish license provisions; 
1.3 	providing for taking wolf; modifying requirements to take and transport wild 
1.4 	animals; modifying department authority and duties; providing for continued 
1.5 	operations when biennial appropriations have not been enacted; creating 
1.6 	walk-in access program; modifying predator control program; modifying deer 
1.7 	baiting restrictions; modifying authority to remove beavers; providing for and 
1.8 	modifying disposition of certain receipts; modifying snowmobile registration 
1.9 	and trail sticker requirements; modifying snowmobile operation provisions; 
1.10 	modifying watercraft license fees; modifying shooting range provisions; 
1.11 	modifying temporary drawdown of public waters provisions; modifying certain 
1.12 	civil liability provisions; requiring certain hearings; requiring report; requiring 
1.13 	rulemaking; providing civil penalties; appropriating money;amending Minnesota 
1.14 	Statutes 2010, sections 84.027, subdivisions 14, 15; 84.085, subdivision 1; 
1.15 	84.82, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 84.8205, subdivision 1; 84.83, subdivisions 2, 3; 
1.16 	84.8712, subdivision 1; 86B.301, subdivision 2; 86B.415, subdivisions 1, 2, by 
1.17 	adding a subdivision; 87A.01, subdivision 4; 87A.02, subdivision 2; 97A.015, 
1.18 	subdivisions 3a, 53; 97A.055, by adding a subdivision; 97A.065, subdivision 
1.19 	6; 97A.085, by adding a subdivision; 97A.095, subdivisions 1, 2; 97A.137, 
1.20 	subdivision 5; 97A.405, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 97A.411, 
1.21 	subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97A.421, subdivision 3; 97A.431, 
1.22 	subdivision 3; 97A.433, subdivision 3; 97A.435, subdivisions 2, 3; 97A.441, 
1.23 	subdivision 7; 97A.451, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; 97A.473, 
1.24 	subdivisions 2, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 5a; 97A.474, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 
1.25 	3, 3a, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 20, 43, 44, 45; 97A.482; 97A.485, subdivision 7; 97B.001, 
1.26 	subdivision 7; 97B.020; 97B.031, subdivisions 1, 2; 97B.035, subdivision 1a; 
1.27 	97B.071; 97B.085, subdivision 3; 97B.328; 97B.401; 97B.601, subdivisions 
1.28 	3a, 4; 97B.603; 97B.605; 97B.671, subdivisions 3, 4; 97B.711, subdivision 1; 
1.29 	97B.715, subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97B.805, subdivision 1; 97B.901; 97C.305, 
1.30 	subdivisions 1, 2; 97C.355, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97C.395, 
1.31 	subdivision 1; 97C.515, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 103G.005, by adding a subdivision; 
1.32 	103G.408; 604A.21, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, 
1.33 	sections 84D.03, subdivision 3; 97A.075, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 
1.34 	97A.475, subdivision 7; 97B.075; 97B.645, subdivision 9; 97B.667; Laws 2011, 
1.35 	First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 4, subdivision 6; proposing 
1.36 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 87A; 97A; 97B; repealing 
1.37 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 17.4993, subdivision 2; 87A.02, subdivision 
1.38 	1; 97A.045, subdivisions 8, 13; 97A.065, subdivision 1; 97A.095, subdivision 3; 
2.1 	97A.331, subdivision 7; 97A.451, subdivisions 3a, 7; 97A.485, subdivision 12; 
2.2 	97A.552; 97B.645, subdivision 2; 97C.031.
2.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.4 	ARTICLE 1
2.5 	GAME AND FISH POLICY

2.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.027, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
2.7 		Subd. 14.Mission; efficiency. It is part of the department's mission that within the 
2.8 	department's resources the commissioner shall endeavor to:
2.9 	(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;
2.10 	(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's 
2.11 	resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible;
2.12 	(3) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities 
2.13 	of other governmental agencies;
2.14 	(4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve 
2.15 	customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase 
2.16 	public participation in the business of government;
2.17 	(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent 
2.18 	otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;
2.19 	(6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the 
2.20 	accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section 
2.21 	16A.10, subdivision 1; and
2.22 	(7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out 
2.23 	the mission and improve the performance of the department; and
2.24 	(8) plan and implement activities designed to recruit new outdoor recreation 
2.25 	participants, including youth, women, and minorities, and retain existing participants. 
2.26 	This includes but is not limited to anglers, hunters, trappers, and campers.

2.27 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.027, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
2.28 		Subd. 15.Electronic transactions. (a) The commissioner may receive an 
2.29 	application for, sell, and issue any license, stamp, permit, pass, sticker, gift card, safety 
2.30 	training certification, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction of the commissioner 
2.31 	by electronic means, including by telephone. Notwithstanding section 97A.472, electronic 
2.32 	and telephone transactions may be made outside of the state. The commissioner may:
2.33 	(1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated by electronic transactions, 
2.34 	including by telephone;
3.1 	(2) assign an identification number to an applicant who purchases a hunting or 
3.2 	fishing license or recreational vehicle registration by electronic means, to serve as 
3.3 	temporary authorization to engage in the activity requiring a license or registration until 
3.4 	the license or registration is received or expires;
3.5 	(3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals who make electronic 
3.6 	transactions and transactions by telephone or Internet, including issuing fees and an 
3.7 	additional transaction fee not to exceed $3.50;
3.8 	(4) charge and permit agents to charge a convenience fee not to exceed three percent 
3.9 	of the cost of the license to individuals who use electronic bank cards for payment. An 
3.10 	electronic licensing system agent charging a fee of individuals making an electronic 
3.11 	bank card transaction in person must post a sign informing individuals of the fee. The 
3.12 	sign must be near the point of payment, clearly visible, include the amount of the fee, and 
3.13 	state: "License agents are allowed by state law to charge a fee not to exceed three percent 
3.14 	of the cost of state licenses to persons who use electronic bank cards for payment. The 
3.15 	fee is not required by state law.";
3.16 	(5) establish, by written order, an electronic licensing system commission to be 
3.17 	paid by revenues generated from all sales made through the electronic licensing system. 
3.18 	The commissioner shall establish the commission in a manner that neither significantly 
3.19 	overrecovers nor underrecovers costs involved in providing the electronic licensing 
3.20 	system; and
3.21 	(6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this subdivision.
3.22 	(b) The fees established under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), and the commission 
3.23 	established under paragraph (a), clause (5), are not subject to the rulemaking procedures 
3.24 	of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
3.25 	(c) Money received from fees and commissions collected under this subdivision, 
3.26 	including interest earned, is annually appropriated from the game and fish fund and the 
3.27 	natural resources fund to the commissioner for the cost of electronic licensing.
3.28 	(d) Game and fish licenses under chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C shall be available by 
3.29 	electronic transaction, regardless of whether all or any part of the biennial appropriation 
3.30 	law for the department has been enacted. If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation 
3.31 	has not been enacted to appropriate money to the commissioner of management and 
3.32 	budget for central accounting, procurement, payroll, and human resources functions, 
3.33 	amounts necessary to operate those functions for the purpose of this paragraph are 
3.34 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget. 
3.35 	As necessary, the commissioner may transfer a portion of this appropriation to other 
3.36 	state agencies to support carrying out these functions. Any subsequent appropriation to 
4.1 	the commissioner of management and budget for a biennium in which this section is 
4.2 	applicable supersedes and replaces the funding authorized in this paragraph.

4.3 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.4 		Subdivision 1.Authority. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may accept 
4.5 	for and on behalf of the state any gift, bequest, devise, or grants of lands or interest in 
4.6 	lands or personal property of any kind or of money tendered to the state for any purpose 
4.7 	pertaining to the activities of the department or any of its divisions. Any money so 
4.8 	received is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted. 
4.9 	Lands and interests in lands so received may be sold or exchanged as provided in chapter 
4.10 	94. The deed conveying land or an interest in land to the state under this paragraph must 
4.11 	clearly indicate whether the state may resell the donated land or interest in land.
4.12 	(b) When the commissioner of natural resources accepts lands or interests in land, 
4.13 	the commissioner may reimburse the donor for costs incurred to obtain an appraisal needed 
4.14 	for tax reporting purposes. If the state pays the donor for a portion of the value of the 
4.15 	lands or interests in lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not 
4.16 	exceed $1,500. If the donor receives no payment from the state for the lands or interests in 
4.17 	lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not exceed $5,000.
4.18 	(c) The commissioner of natural resources, on behalf of the state, may accept and 
4.19 	use grants of money or property from the United States or other grantors for conservation 
4.20 	purposes not inconsistent with the laws of this state. Any money or property so received 
4.21 	is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purposes for which it is granted, and shall 
4.22 	be expended or used solely for such purposes in accordance with the federal laws and 
4.23 	regulations pertaining thereto, subject to applicable state laws and rules as to manner 
4.24 	of expenditure or use providing that the commissioner may make subgrants of any 
4.25 	money received to other agencies, units of local government, private individuals, private 
4.26 	organizations, and private nonprofit corporations. Appropriate funds and accounts shall 
4.27 	be maintained by the commissioner of management and budget to secure compliance 
4.28 	with this section.
4.29 	(d) The commissioner may accept for and on behalf of the permanent school fund a 
4.30 	donation of lands, interest in lands, or improvements on lands. A donation so received 
4.31 	shall become state property, be classified as school trust land as defined in section 92.025, 
4.32 	and be managed consistent with section 127A.31. When the commissioner proposes 
4.33 	to accept a donation of land or an interest in land, the commissioner must notify the 
4.34 	landowner of the option to express in the deed whether the state may resell the land.

5.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.82, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.2 		Subd. 2.Application, issuance, reports, additional issuing fee. (a) Application for 
5.3 	registration or reregistration shall be made to the commissioner or an authorized deputy 
5.4 	registrar of motor vehicles in a format prescribed by the commissioner and shall state the 
5.5 	legal name and address of every owner of the snowmobile.
5.6 	(b) A person who purchases a snowmobile from a retail dealer shall make application 
5.7 	for registration to the dealer at the point of sale. The dealer shall issue a dealer temporary 
5.8 	21-day registration permit to each purchaser who applies to the dealer for registration. 
5.9 	The temporary permit must contain the dealer's identification number and phone number. 
5.10 	Each retail dealer shall submit completed registration and fees to the deputy registrar at 
5.11 	least once a week. No fee may be charged by a dealer to a purchaser for providing the 
5.12 	temporary permit.
5.13 	(c) Upon receipt of the application and the appropriate fee as hereinafter provided, 
5.14 	the commissioner or deputy registrar shall issue to the applicant, or provide to the dealer, 
5.15 	an assigned registration number or a commissioner or deputy registrar temporary 21-day 
5.16 	permit. Once issued, the registration number must be affixed to the snowmobile in a 
5.17 	clearly visible and permanent manner for enforcement purposes as the commissioner of 
5.18 	natural resources shall prescribe. A dealer subject to paragraph (b) shall provide the 
5.19 	registration materials or temporary permit to the purchaser within the temporary 21-day 
5.20 	permit period. The registration is not valid unless signed by at least one owner. The 
5.21 	temporary permit must indicate whether a snowmobile state trail sticker under section 
5.22 	84.8205 was purchased.
5.23 	(d) Each deputy registrar of motor vehicles acting pursuant to section 168.33, shall 
5.24 	also be a deputy registrar of snowmobiles. The commissioner of natural resources in 
5.25 	agreement with the commissioner of public safety may prescribe the accounting and 
5.26 	procedural requirements necessary to assure efficient handling of registrations and 
5.27 	registration fees. Deputy registrars shall strictly comply with these accounting and 
5.28 	procedural requirements.
5.29 	(e) A fee of $2 in addition to that otherwise prescribed by law shall be charged for:
5.30 	(1) each snowmobile registered by the registrar or a deputy registrar and the 
5.31 	additional fee shall be disposed of in the manner provided in section 168.33, subdivision 
5.32 	2; or
5.33 	(2) each snowmobile registered by the commissioner and the additional fee shall 
5.34 	be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the snowmobile trails and enforcement 
5.35 	account in the natural resources fund.

6.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.82, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
6.2 		Subd. 3.Fees for registration. (a) The fee for registration of each snowmobile, 
6.3 	other than those used for an agricultural purpose, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 
6.4 	1c, or those registered by a dealer or manufacturer pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) shall be 
6.5 	as follows: $45 $75 for three years and $4 $10 for a duplicate or transfer.
6.6 	(b) The total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by a dealer and operated for 
6.7 	demonstration or testing purposes shall be $50 per year.
6.8 	(c) The total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by a manufacturer and 
6.9 	operated for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes shall be $150 
6.10 	per year. Dealer and manufacturer registrations are not transferable.
6.11 	(d) The onetime fee for registration of an exempt snowmobile under subdivision 
6.12 	6a is $6.

6.13 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.82, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
6.14 		Subd. 6.Exemptions. Registration is not required under this section for:
6.15 	(1) a snowmobile owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, 
6.16 	another state, or a political subdivision thereof;
6.17 	(2) a snowmobile registered in a country other than the United States temporarily 
6.18 	used within this state;
6.19 	(3) a snowmobile that is covered by a valid license of another state and has not been 
6.20 	within this state for more than 30 consecutive days or that is registered by an Indian tribal 
6.21 	government to a tribal member and has not been outside the tribal reservation boundary 
6.22 	for more than 30 consecutive days;
6.23 	(4) a snowmobile used exclusively in organized track racing events;
6.24 	(5) a snowmobile in transit by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer;
6.25 	(6) a snowmobile at least 15 years old in transit by an individual for use only on 
6.26 	land owned or leased by the individual; or
6.27 	(7) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.

6.28 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.8205, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.29 		Subdivision 1.Sticker required; fee. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), 
6.30 	a person A snowmobile that is not registered in the state or that is registered by a 
6.31 	manufacturer or dealer under section 84.82, subdivision 3, paragraph (b) or (c), may not 
6.32 	operate a snowmobile be operated on a state or grant-in-aid snowmobile trail unless a 
6.33 	snowmobile state trail sticker is affixed to the snowmobile. 
7.1 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall issue a sticker upon application 
7.2 	and payment of a $15 fee. The fee for a three-year snowmobile state trail sticker that is 
7.3 	purchased at the time of snowmobile registration is $30 is:
7.4 	(1) $35 for a one-year snowmobile state trail sticker purchased by an individual; and
7.5 	(2) $15 for a one-year snowmobile state trail sticker purchased by a dealer or 
7.6 	manufacturer. 
7.7 	(c) In addition to other penalties prescribed by law, a person an individual in 
7.8 	violation of this subdivision must purchase an annual state trail sticker for a fee of $30
7.9 	$70. The sticker is valid from November 1 through June 30. Fees collected under this 
7.10 	section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the state 
7.11 	treasury and credited to the snowmobile trails and enforcement account in the natural 
7.12 	resources fund and, except for the electronic licensing system commission established by 
7.13 	the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid, 
7.14 	trail maintenance, grooming, and easement acquisition.
7.15 	(b) (d) A state trail sticker is not required under this section for:
7.16 	(1) a snowmobile owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state that is 
7.17 	registered under section 84.82, subdivision 5;
7.18 	(2) a snowmobile that is owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal 
7.19 	government, another state, or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from 
7.20 	registration under section 84.82, subdivision 6;
7.21 	(3) (2) a collector snowmobile that is operated as provided in a special permit issued 
7.22 	for the collector snowmobile under section 84.82, subdivision 7a;
7.23 	(4) (3) a person operating a snowmobile only on the portion of a trail that is owned 
7.24 	by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or
7.25 	(5) (4) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.
7.26 	(c) A temporary registration permit issued by a dealer under section 84.82, 
7.27 	subdivision 2, may include a snowmobile state trail sticker if the trail sticker fee is 
7.28 	included with the registration application fee.

7.29 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.83, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.30 		Subd. 2.Money deposited in the account. Fees from the registration of 
7.31 	snowmobiles and from the issuance of snowmobile state trail stickers and the unrefunded 
7.32 	gasoline tax attributable to snowmobile use pursuant to section 296A.18 shall be deposited 
7.33 	in the state treasury and credited to the snowmobile trails and enforcement account.

7.34 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.83, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.1 		Subd. 3.Purposes for the account; allocation. (a) The money deposited in the 
8.2 	account and interest earned on that money may be expended only as appropriated by 
8.3 	law for the following purposes:
8.4 	(1) for a grant-in-aid program to counties and municipalities for construction and 
8.5 	maintenance of snowmobile trails, including maintenance of trails on lands and waters of 
8.6 	Voyageurs National Park; on Lake of the Woods; on Rainy Lake; on the following lakes in 
8.7 	St. Louis County: Burntside, Crane, Little Long, Mud, Pelican, Shagawa, and Vermilion; 
8.8 	and on the following lakes in Cook County: Devil Track and Hungry Jack;
8.9 	(2) for acquisition, development, and maintenance of state recreational snowmobile 
8.10 	trails;
8.11 	(3) for snowmobile safety programs; and
8.12 	(4) for the administration and enforcement of sections 84.81 to 84.91 and 
8.13 	appropriated grants to local law enforcement agencies.
8.14 	(b) No less than 60 percent of revenue collected from snowmobile registration 
8.15 	and snowmobile state trail sticker fees must be expended for grants-in-aid to develop, 
8.16 	maintain, and groom trails and acquire easements.

8.17 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.8712, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.18 		Subdivision 1.Prohibition. A person may not use a snowmobile with metal traction 
8.19 	devices on a paved public trail, except as otherwise provided that is designated closed to 
8.20 	such use by a local government with jurisdiction over athe trail or on a paved state trail or 
8.21 	any portion of a paved state trail that is designated closed to such use by the commissioner.

8.22 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 84D.03, subdivision 3, is 
8.23 	amended to read:
8.24 		Subd. 3.Bait harvest from infested waters. (a) Taking wild animals from infested 
8.25 	waters for bait or aquatic farm purposes is prohibited, except as provided in paragraph 
8.26 	(b) and section 97C.341.
8.27 	(b) In waters that are designated as infested waters, except those designated because 
8.28 	they contain prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish, as defined 
8.29 	under section 17.4982, subdivision 6, taking wild animals may be permitted for:
8.30 	(1) commercial taking of wild animals for bait and aquatic farm purposes according 
8.31 	to a permit issued under section 84D.11, subject to rules adopted by the commissioner; and
8.32 	(2) bait purposes for noncommercial personal use in waters that contain Eurasian 
8.33 	water milfoil, when the infested waters are designated solely because they contain 
9.1 	Eurasian water milfoil and if the equipment for taking is limited to cylindrical minnow 
9.2 	traps not exceeding 16 inches in diameter and 32 inches in length; and
9.3 	(3) harvest of bullheads, goldeyes, mooneyes, sheepshead (freshwater drum), and 
9.4 	suckers for bait from streams or rivers designated as infested waters, by hook and line for 
9.5 	noncommercial personal use. Other provisions that apply to this clause are:
9.6 	(i) fish taken under this clause must be used on the same body of water where caught 
9.7 	and while still on that water body;
9.8 	(ii) fish taken under this clause may not be transported live from or off the water 
9.9 	body;
9.10 	(iii) fish harvested under this clause may only be used in accordance with this section;
9.11 	(iv) any other use of wild animals used for bait from infested waters is prohibited;
9.12 	(v) fish taken under this clause must meet all other size restrictions and requirements 
9.13 	as established in rules; and
9.14 	(vi) all species listed under this clause shall be included in the person's daily limit as 
9.15 	established in rules, if applicable.
9.16 	(c) Equipment authorized for minnow harvest in a designated infested water by 
9.17 	permit issued under paragraph (b) may not be transported to, or used in, any waters other 
9.18 	than waters specified in the permit.

9.19 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
9.20 		Subd. 2.Exemptions. A watercraft license is not required for:
9.21 	(1) a watercraft that is covered by a license or number in full force and effect under 
9.22 	federal law or a federally approved licensing or numbering system of another state, and 
9.23 	has not been within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include 
9.24 	days that a watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior 
9.25 	port or another port in the state;
9.26 	(2) a watercraft from a country other than the United States that has not been 
9.27 	within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include days that a 
9.28 	watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior port or another 
9.29 	port in the state;
9.30 	(3) a watercraft owned by the United States, an Indian tribal government, a state, or 
9.31 	a political subdivision of a state, except watercraft used for recreational purposes;
9.32 	(4) a ship's lifeboat;
9.33 	(5) a watercraft that has been issued a valid marine document by the United States 
9.34 	government;
9.35 	(6) a duck boat during duck hunting season;
10.1 	(7) a rice boat during the harvest season;
10.2 	(8) a seaplane; and
10.3 	(9) a nonmotorized watercraft nine ten feet in length or less.

10.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2013.

10.5 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.6 		Subdivision 1.Watercraft 19 feet or less. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) 
10.7 	and subdivision 1a, the fee for a watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or less in length 
10.8 	is $27 except:.
10.9 	(b) The watercraft license fee:
10.10 	(1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is 
10.11 	offered for rent or lease, the fee is $9;
10.12 	(2) for a canoe, kayak, sailboat, sailboard, paddle boat, or rowing shell 19 feet in 
10.13 	length or less, the fee is $10.50;
10.14 	(3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a nonprofit corporation for 
10.15 	teaching boat and water safety, the fee is as provided in subdivision 4;
10.16 	(4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, the fee is as provided 
10.17 	in subdivision 5;
10.18 	(5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $37.50; and
10.19 	(6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in 
10.20 	clauses (1) to (5), the fee is $18.

10.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2013.

10.22 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, is amended by adding a 
10.23 	subdivision to read:
10.24 		Subd. 1a.Canoes, kayaks, sailboards, paddle boards, paddle boats, or rowing 
10.25 	shells. The fee for a watercraft license for a canoe, kayak, sailboard, paddle board, paddle 
10.26 	boat, or rowing shell over ten feet in length is $10.50.

10.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2013.

10.28 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.29 		Subd. 2.Watercraft over 19 feet. Except as provided in subdivisions 1a, 3, 4, 
10.30 	and 5, the watercraft license fee:
10.31 	(1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length is $45;
10.32 	(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length is $67.50; and
11.1 	(3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $90.

11.2 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2013.

11.3 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 87A.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
11.4 		Subd. 4.Shooting range performance standards. "Shooting range performance 
11.5 	standards" means those rules adopted by the commissioner of natural resources under the 
11.6 	best practices for shooting range performance standards identified in section 87A.02
11.7 	for the safe operation of shooting ranges.

11.8 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 87A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.9 		Subd. 2.Interim standards Best practices. Until the commissioner of natural 
11.10 	resources adopts the shooting range performance standards under subdivision 1, paragraph 
11.11 	(a) For purposes of this chapter, the November 1999 revised edition of the National Rifle 
11.12 	Association's Range Source Book: A Guide to Planning and Construction shall serve 
11.13 	as the interim best practices for shooting range performance standards, having the full 
11.14 	effect of the shooting range performance standards for purposes of this chapter. The 
11.15 	interim shooting range performance standards sunset and have no further effect under this 
11.16 	chapter upon the effective date of the shooting range performance standards adopted 
11.17 	under subdivision 1, paragraph (a).

11.18 	Sec. 18. [87A.09] PUBLIC SHOOTING RANGES; ACCESSIBILITY.
11.19 	(a) A publicly owned or managed shooting range located in the seven-county 
11.20 	metropolitan area that is funded in whole or part with public funds must be available 
11.21 	at least twice during the spring and twice during the summer for use by participants in 
11.22 	a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources firearms safety instruction course under 
11.23 	section 97B.015. The shooting range must be available during hours reasonable for youth 
11.24 	participants. The range operator may charge a fee to cover any costs directly incurred 
11.25 	from use required under this section, but may not charge a fee to offset costs for general 
11.26 	maintenance and operation of the facility.
11.27 	(b) This section does not apply to cities of the first class or a shooting range located 
11.28 	on the same premises as a correctional or detention facility that holds or incarcerates 
11.29 	offenders.

11.30 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.015, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
12.1 		Subd. 3a.Bonus permit. "Bonus permit" means a license to take and tag deer by 
12.2 	archery or firearms, in addition to deer authorized to be taken under regular firearms or 
12.3 	archery licenses, or a license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 7.

12.4 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.015, subdivision 53, is amended to read:
12.5 		Subd. 53.Unprotected wild animals. "Unprotected wild animals" means wild 
12.6 	animals that are not protected wild animals including weasel, coyote (brush wolf), gopher, 
12.7 	porcupine, striped skunk, and unprotected birds.

12.8 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.065, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
12.9 		Subd. 6.Deer license donations and surcharges. (a) The surcharges and donations
12.10 	collected under section 97A.475, subdivision 3 3a, paragraph (b), and subdivision 3a,
12.11 	shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to 
12.12 	the commissioner for deer management, including for grants or payments to agencies, 
12.13 	organizations, or individuals for assisting with the cost of processing deer taken for 
12.14 	population management purposes for venison donation programs. None of the additional 
12.15 	license fees shall be transferred to any other agency for administration of programs other 
12.16 	than venison donation. If any money transferred by the commissioner is not used for a 
12.17 	venison donation program, it shall be returned to the commissioner.
12.18 	(b) By February 10, 2010, the commissioner shall report to the legislature on the 
12.19 	participation in and the effectiveness of the venison donation program. The surcharges 
12.20 	and donations under section 97A.475, subdivisions 3, paragraph (b); 3a, paragraph (a); 
12.21 	and 4, paragraph (b), shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are 
12.22 	appropriated to the commissioner for the walk-in access program.

12.23 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is 
12.24 	amended to read:
12.25 		Subdivision 1.Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this 
12.26 	subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 
12.27 	clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and 3, clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and (12), 
12.28 	and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.
12.29 	(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and 
12.30 	wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under 
12.31 	section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and 
12.32 	is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer management 
12.33 	programs.
13.1 	(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from 
13.2 	the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each 
13.3 	license issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and 
13.4 	bear management account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and bear 
13.5 	management programs, including a computerized licensing system.
13.6 	(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and 
13.7 	wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding 
13.8 	and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding 
13.9 	and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must 
13.10 	inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years 
13.11 	on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management 
13.12 	has been spent.
13.13 	 When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding 
13.14 	and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the 
13.15 	unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear 
13.16 	management programs and computerized licensing.

13.17 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, is amended by adding 
13.18 	a subdivision to read:
13.19 		Subd. 7.Wolf licenses; account established. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
13.20 	"wolf license" means a license or permit issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, 
13.21 	clause (16); 3, paragraph (a), clause (13); or 20, paragraph (b).
13.22 	(b) A wolf management and monitoring account is created in the game and fish fund. 
13.23 	Revenue from wolf licenses must be credited to the wolf management and monitoring 
13.24 	account and is appropriated to the commissioner only for wolf management, research, 
13.25 	damage control, enforcement, and education.

13.26 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.085, is amended by adding a 
13.27 	subdivision to read:
13.28 		Subd. 9.Vacating refuges open to hunting. Notwithstanding subdivision 8, the 
13.29 	commissioner may vacate a state game refuge by publishing a notice in the State Register 
13.30 	if the refuge has been open to trapping and hunting small game including waterfowl, deer 
13.31 	or bear by archery, and deer or bear by firearms for at least five years.

13.32 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.095, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.1 		Subdivision 1.Migratory waterfowl sanctuary. The commissioner may designate 
14.2 	by rule any part of a state game refuge or any part of a public water that is designated for 
14.3 	management purposes under section 97A.101, subdivision 2, as a migratory waterfowl 
14.4 	sanctuary if there is presented to the commissioner a petition signed by ten resident 
14.5 	licensed hunters describing an area that is primarily a migratory waterfowl refuge. The 
14.6 	commissioner must consider an area for designation upon presentation of a petition 
14.7 	signed by at least ten residents demonstrating that the area is primarily a migratory 
14.8 	waterfowl refuge. The commissioner shall post the area as a migratory waterfowl 
14.9 	sanctuary. A person may not enter a posted migratory waterfowl sanctuary during the open 
14.10 	migratory waterfowl season or during other times prescribed by the commissioner unless 
14.11 	accompanied by or under a permit issued by a conservation officer or wildlife manager. 
14.12 	Upon a request from a private landowner within a migratory waterfowl sanctuary, an 
14.13 	annual permit must be issued to provide access to the property during the waterfowl 
14.14 	season. The permit shall include conditions that allow no activity which would disturb 
14.15 	waterfowl using the refuge during the waterfowl season.

14.16 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.095, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.17 		Subd. 2.Waterfowl feeding and resting areas. The commissioner may, by rule, 
14.18 	designate any part of a lake as a migratory feeding and resting area if there is adequate, 
14.19 	free public access to the area. Before designation, the commissioner must receive a 
14.20 	petition signed by at least ten local resident licensed hunters describing the area of a lake 
14.21 	that is a substantial feeding or resting area for migratory waterfowl, and find that the 
14.22 	statements in the petition are correct, and that adequate, free public access to the lake 
14.23 	exists near the designated area describe the area in a public notice and receive public 
14.24 	comments for 30 days. The commissioner must consider an area for designation upon 
14.25 	presentation of a petition signed by at least ten residents demonstrating that the area is a 
14.26 	substantial feeding or resting area for migratory waterfowl. The commissioner shall 
14.27 	post the area as a migratory waterfowl feeding and resting area. Except as authorized in 
14.28 	rules adopted by the commissioner, a person may not enter a posted migratory waterfowl 
14.29 	feeding and resting area, during a period when hunting of migratory waterfowl is allowed, 
14.30 	with watercraft or aircraft propelled by a motor, other than an electric motor with battery 
14.31 	power of 12 volts or less. The commissioner may, by rule, further restrict the use of 
14.32 	electric motors in migratory waterfowl feeding and resting areas.

14.33 	Sec. 27. [97A.126] WALK-IN ACCESS PROGRAM.
15.1 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. A walk-in access program is established to provide 
15.2 	public access to wildlife habitat on private land for hunting, excluding trapping, as 
15.3 	provided under this section. The commissioner may enter into agreements with other units 
15.4 	of government and landowners to provide private land hunting access.
15.5 		Subd. 2.Use of enrolled lands. (a) From September 1 to May 31, a person must 
15.6 	have a walk-in access hunter validation in possession to hunt on private lands, including 
15.7 	agricultural lands, that are posted as being enrolled in the walk-in access program.
15.8 	(b) Hunting on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access 
15.9 	program is allowed from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
15.10 	(c) Hunter access on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access 
15.11 	program is restricted to nonmotorized use, except by hunters with disabilities operating 
15.12 	motor vehicles on established trails or field roads who possess a valid permit to shoot from 
15.13 	a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3.
15.14 	(d) The general provisions for use of wildlife management areas adopted under 
15.15 	sections 86A.06 and 97A.137, relating to overnight use, alcoholic beverages, use of 
15.16 	motorboats, firearms and target shooting, hunting stands, abandonment of trash and 
15.17 	property, destruction or removal of property, introduction of plants or animals, and animal 
15.18 	trespass, apply to hunters on lands enrolled in the walk-in access program.
15.19 	(e) Any use of enrolled lands other than hunting according to this section is 
15.20 	prohibited, including:
15.21 	(1) harvesting bait, including minnows, leeches, and other live bait;
15.22 	(2) training dogs or using dogs for activities other than hunting; and
15.23 	(3) constructing or maintaining any building, dock, fence, billboard, sign, hunting 
15.24 	blind, or other structure, unless constructed or maintained by the landowner.

15.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2013.

15.26 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
15.27 		Subd. 5.Portable stands. Prior to the Saturday on or nearest September 16, a 
15.28 	portable stand may be left overnight in a wildlife management area by a person with a 
15.29 	valid bear license who is hunting within 100 yards of a bear bait site that is legally tagged 
15.30 	and registered as prescribed under section 97B.425. Any person leaving a portable stand 
15.31 	overnight under this subdivision must affix a tag with: (1) the person's name and address; 
15.32 	(2) the licensee's driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" license identification 
15.33 	number issued to the licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand in such a manner that 
15.34 	it can be read from the ground.

16.1 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.405, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
16.2 		Subd. 4.Replacement deer licenses. (a) The commissioner may permit licensed 
16.3 	deer hunters to change zone, license, or season options. The commissioner may issue a 
16.4 	replacement deer license if the applicant submits the original deer license and unused tags 
16.5 	that are being replaced and the applicant pays any increase in cost between the original 
16.6 	and the replacement deer license. A refund of the difference in fees may be issued when a 
16.7 	person changes from a regular deer license to a youth deer license.
16.8 	(b) A replacement deer license may be issued only if the applicant has not used any 
16.9 	tag from the original deer license or licenses and meets the conditions of paragraph (c). 
16.10 	The original deer license or licenses and all unused tags for the deer licenses being replaced 
16.11 	must be submitted to the issuing agent at the time the replacement deer license is issued.
16.12 	(c) A replacement deer license may be issued under the following conditions, or as 
16.13 	otherwise prescribed by rule of the commissioner:
16.14 	(1) when the season for the deer license being surrendered has not yet opened; or
16.15 	(2) when the person is changing from a regular deer license to a youth deer license.
16.16 	(d) Notwithstanding section 97A.411, subdivision 3, a replacement deer license is 
16.17 	valid immediately upon issuance if the deer license being surrendered is valid at that time.

16.18 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.405, is amended by adding a 
16.19 	subdivision to read:
16.20 		Subd. 4a.Replacement turkey licenses. (a) The commissioner may permit 
16.21 	licensed turkey hunters to change permit areas or time periods within the fall turkey 
16.22 	season, or within the spring turkey season. The commissioner may issue a replacement 
16.23 	turkey license if the applicant submits the original turkey license and unused tags that are 
16.24 	being replaced, and the applicant pays the fee for a replacement license under section 
16.25 	97A.475, subdivision 44.
16.26 	(b) A replacement turkey license may be issued only if the applicant has not used 
16.27 	the tag from the original turkey license and meets the requirements of paragraph (c). The 
16.28 	original turkey licenses and all unused tags for the turkey licenses being replaced must be 
16.29 	submitted to the issuing agent at the time the replacement turkey license is issued.
16.30 	(c) A turkey replacement license may be issued under the following conditions, or as 
16.31 	otherwise prescribed by rule of the commissioner:
16.32 	(1) when the permit area or time period for the turkey license being surrendered 
16.33 	has not yet opened; and
17.1 	(2) licenses are available for the replacement turkey license permit area or time 
17.2 	period for (i) areas that are not lottery areas, (ii) lottery areas that have remaining licenses, 
17.3 	or (iii) the applicant is a youth hunter age 17 or younger.

17.4 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.421, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.5 		Subd. 3.Issuance of a big game license after conviction. (a) A person may not 
17.6 	obtain any big game license or take big game under a lifetime license, issued under section 
17.7 	97A.473, for three years after the person is convicted of:
17.8 	(1) a gross misdemeanor violation under the game and fish laws relating to big game;
17.9 	(2) doing an act without a required big game license; or
17.10 	(3) the second violation within three years under the game and fish laws relating to 
17.11 	big game.
17.12 	(b) A person may not obtain any deer license or take deer under a lifetime license 
17.13 	issued under section 97A.473 for one year after the person is convicted of hunting deer 
17.14 	with the aid or use of bait under section 97B.328.
17.15 	(c) The revocation period under paragraphs (a) and (b) doubles if the conviction 
17.16 	is for a deer that is a trophy deer scoring higher than 170 using the scoring method 
17.17 	established for wildlife restitution values adopted under section 97A.345.

17.18 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.431, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.19 		Subd. 3.Application for license. An application for a moose license must be 
17.20 	on a form provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a $3 $4 nonrefundable 
17.21 	application fee per person. A person may not make more than one application for each 
17.22 	season. If a person makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a license 
17.23 	for that season after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.

17.24 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.433, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.25 		Subd. 3.Application for license. An application for an elk license must be on 
17.26 	a form provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a $10 $4 nonrefundable 
17.27 	application fee per person. A person may not make more than one application for each 
17.28 	season. If a person makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a license 
17.29 	for that season after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.

17.30 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.31 		Subd. 3.Application for license. An application for a turkey license must be on a 
17.32 	form provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a $3 $4 application fee. A person 
18.1 	may not make more than one application for each season. If a person makes more than 
18.2 	one application the person is ineligible for a license for that season after determination 
18.3 	by the commissioner, without a hearing.

18.4 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.441, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
18.5 		Subd. 7.Owners or tenants of agricultural land. (a) The commissioner may 
18.6 	issue, without a fee, a license to take an antlerless deer to a resident who is an owner or 
18.7 	tenant, or a nonresident who is an owner, of at least 80 acres of agricultural land, as 
18.8 	defined in section 97B.001, in deer permit areas that have deer archery licenses to take 
18.9 	additional deer under section 97B.301, subdivision 4 allow the taking of antlerless deer 
18.10 	without a lottery application. A person may receive only one license per year under this 
18.11 	subdivision. For properties with co-owners or cotenants, only one co-owner or cotenant 
18.12 	may receive a license under this subdivision per year. The license issued under this 
18.13 	subdivision is restricted to land leased for agricultural purposes or owned by the holder of 
18.14 	the license within the permit area where the qualifying land is located. The holder of the 
18.15 	license may transfer the license to the holder's spouse or dependent. Deer taken under this 
18.16 	subdivision do not count towards the total bag limit for the permit area. Notwithstanding 
18.17 	sections 97A.415, subdivision 1, and 97B.301, subdivision 2, the holder of the license 
18.18 	may purchase an additional license licenses or permits for taking deer and may take an
18.19 	additional deer under that license those licenses or permits, provided the holder adheres to 
18.20 	the bag limits established for that permit area.
18.21 	(b) A person who obtains a license under paragraph (a) must allow public deer 
18.22 	hunting on their land during that deer hunting season, with the exception of the first 
18.23 	Saturday and Sunday during the deer hunting season applicable to the license issued under 
18.24 	section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (5).

18.25 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.26 		Subd. 3.Residents under age 16; small game. (a) A resident under age 16 must 
18.27 	obtain a small game license in order to take small game by firearms or bow and arrow 
18.28 	without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, if 
18.29 	the resident is:
18.30 	(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
18.31 	(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or 
18.32 	guardian;
19.1 	(3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied 
19.2 	by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an 
19.3 	apprentice hunter validation; or
19.4 	(4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
19.5 	(b) A resident under age 16 may take small game, other than wolves, by trapping 
19.6 	without a small game license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping 
19.7 	license. A resident under age 13 may trap small game, other than wolves, without a 
19.8 	trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine marten unless the 
19.9 	resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine marten taken by a resident 
19.10 	under age five must be included in the limit of the accompanying parent or guardian.
19.11 	(c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license and may take a turkey 
19.12 	without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or 
19.13 	guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.
19.14 	(d) A resident under age 12 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take a 
19.15 	prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an 
19.16 	adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.

19.17 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
19.18 		Subd. 4.Persons Residents under age 16; big game. (a) A person resident age 
19.19 	12, 13, 14, or 15 may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses 
19.20 	a firearms safety certificate. A person resident age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a 
19.21 	parent or guardian to hunt big game.
19.22 	(b) A person resident age 10 or 11 may take big game provided the person is under 
19.23 	the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or guardian is within 
19.24 	immediate reach. Until March 1, 2009, a person age 10 or 11 may take big game under a 
19.25 	parent or guardian's license. Beginning March 1, 2009, A person resident age 10 or 11 
19.26 	must obtain a license in order to take big game and may obtain the license without paying 
19.27 	the fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 2.

19.28 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a 
19.29 	subdivision to read:
19.30 		Subd. 4a.Nonresidents under age 16; big game. (a) A nonresident age 12, 
19.31 	13, 14, or 15 may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a 
19.32 	firearms safety certificate. A nonresident age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a parent or 
19.33 	guardian to hunt big game.
20.1 	(b) A nonresident age 10 or 11 may take big game provided the person is under the 
20.2 	direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or guardian is within immediate 
20.3 	reach. A nonresident age 10 or 11 must obtain a license to take big game and must pay the 
20.4 	fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 3.

20.5 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
20.6 		Subd. 3.Lifetime small game hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime small 
20.7 	game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game, other than wolves,
20.8 	in the state. The license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the 
20.9 	annual resident small game hunting and trapping licenses license and the trapping license 
20.10 	for fur-bearing animals other than wolves. The license does not include a turkey stamp 
20.11 	validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.
20.12 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:
20.13 	(1) age 3 and under, $217;
20.14 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $290;
20.15 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $363; and
20.16 	(4) age 51 and over, $213.

20.17 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
20.18 		Subd. 5.Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license 
20.19 	authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game, other than 
20.20 	wolves, in the state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual 
20.21 	resident angling, and resident small game hunting, licenses and the resident trapping 
20.22 	licenses license for fur-bearing animals other than wolves. The license does not include a 
20.23 	trout and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, 
20.24 	or any other hunting stamps required by law.
20.25 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
20.26 	(1) age 3 and under, $357;
20.27 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $480;
20.28 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $613; and
20.29 	(4) age 51 and over, $413.

20.30 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
20.31 		Subd. 5a.Lifetime sporting with spearing option license; fee. (a) A resident 
20.32 	lifetime sporting with spearing option license authorizes a person to take fish by angling 
20.33 	or spearing and hunt and trap small game, other than wolves, in the state. The license 
21.1 	authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, spearing, and resident 
21.2 	small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses and the resident trapping license for 
21.3 	fur-bearing animals other than wolves. The license does not include a trout and salmon 
21.4 	stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other 
21.5 	hunting stamps required by law.
21.6 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting with spearing option license are:
21.7 	(1) age 3 and under, $615;
21.8 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $800;
21.9 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $985; and
21.10 	(4) age 51 and over, $586.

21.11 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.12 		Subd. 2.Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
21.13 	only, are:
21.14 	(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50;
21.15 	(2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 to take small game;
21.16 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23;
21.17 	(4) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12;
21.18 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
21.19 	season, $26;
21.20 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26;
21.21 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
21.22 	season, $26;
21.23 	(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310;
21.24 	(9) to take bear, $38;
21.25 	(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250;
21.26 	(11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
21.27 	(12) to take prairie chickens, $20;
21.28 	(13) for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
21.29 	season, $13;
21.30 	(14) for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and
21.31 	(15) for persons under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
21.32 	season, $13; and
21.33 	(16) to take wolf, $30.

21.34 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
22.1 		Subd. 3.Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
22.2 	to nonresidents, are:
22.3 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $73;
22.4 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
22.5 	season, $135;
22.6 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135;
22.7 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
22.8 	season, $135;
22.9 	(5) to take bear, $195;
22.10 	(6) for persons age 18 and older to take turkey, $78;
22.11 	(7) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12;
22.12 	(8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155;
22.13 	(9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
22.14 	(10) for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
22.15 	season in any open season option or time period, $13;
22.16 	(11) for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and
22.17 	(12) for persons under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader season, $13; and
22.18 	(13) to take wolf, $250.
22.19 	(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under 
22.20 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this 
22.21 	surcharge.

22.22 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
22.23 		Subd. 3a.Deer license donation and surcharge. (a) A person may agree to add a 
22.24 	donation of $1, $3, or $5 to the fees for annual resident and nonresident licenses to take 
22.25 	deer by firearms or archery established under subdivisions 2, clauses (5), (6), (7), (11), and 
22.26 	(13), and 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), and (9).
22.27 	(b) Beginning March 1, 2008, fees for bonus licenses to take deer by firearms 
22.28 	or archery established under section 97B.301, subdivision 4, must be increased by a 
22.29 	surcharge of $1.
22.30 	(c) An additional commission may not be assessed on the donation or surcharge and 
22.31 	the following statement must be included in the annual deer hunting regulations: "The 
22.32 	deer license donations and surcharges are being paid by hunters for deer management, 
22.33 	including assisting with the costs of processing deer donated for charitable purposes.".

22.34 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
23.1 		Subd. 4.Small game surcharge and donation. (a) Fees for annual licenses to take 
23.2 	small game must be increased by a surcharge of $6.50. An additional commission may not 
23.3 	be assessed on the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual 
23.4 	small game hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid by hunters for the 
23.5 	acquisition and development of wildlife lands."
23.6 	(b) A person may agree to add a donation of $1, $3, or $5 to the fees for annual 
23.7 	resident and nonresident licenses to take small game. An additional commission may not 
23.8 	be assessed on the donation. The following statement must be included in the annual 
23.9 	small game hunting regulations: "The small game license donations are being paid by 
23.10 	hunters for administration of the walk-in access program."

23.11 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
23.12 		Subd. 20.Trapping license licenses. (a) The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing 
23.13 	animals, other than wolves, is:
23.14 	(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, $6;
23.15 	(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, $20;
23.16 	(3) for residents age 65 or over, $10; and
23.17 	(4) for nonresidents, $73.
23.18 	(b) The fee for a license to trap wolves is $30, to be issued to residents only.

23.19 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 44, is amended to read:
23.20 		Subd. 44.Replacement licenses. The fee for a replacement firearms deer or turkey 
23.21 	license is $5.

23.22 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.482, is amended to read:
23.23 	97A.482 LICENSE APPLICATIONS; COLLECTION OF SOCIAL 
23.24 	SECURITY NUMBERS.
23.25 	(a) All applicants for individual noncommercial game and fish licenses under this 
23.26 	chapter and chapters 97B and 97C must include the applicant's Social Security number 
23.27 	on the license application. If an applicant does not have a Social Security number, the 
23.28 	applicant must certify that the applicant does not have a Social Security number.
23.29 	(b) The Social Security numbers collected by the commissioner on game and fish 
23.30 	license applications are private data under section 13.355, subdivision 1, and must be 
23.31 	provided by the commissioner to the commissioner of human services for child support 
23.32 	enforcement purposes. Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, 
24.1 	section 666(a)(13), requires the collection of Social Security numbers on game and fish 
24.2 	license applications for child support enforcement purposes.
24.3 	(c) The commissioners of human services and natural resources shall request a 
24.4 	waiver from the secretary of health and human services to exclude any applicant under the 
24.5 	age of 16 from the requirement under this section and under cross-country ski licensing 
24.6 	sections to provide the applicant's Social Security number. If a waiver is granted, this 
24.7 	section will be so amended effective January 1, 2006, or upon the effective date of the 
24.8 	waiver, whichever is later.

24.9 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.001, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
24.10 		Subd. 7.Taking with firearms in certain areas. (a) A person may not take a wild 
24.11 	animal with a firearm within 500 feet of a building occupied by a human or livestock 
24.12 	without the written permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee:
24.13 	(1) on another person's private land, if the land is not a licensed shooting preserve; or
24.14 	(2) on a public right-of-way.
24.15 	(b) A No person may not take a wild animal with shoot a firearm without the 
24.16 	permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee, within 500 feet of a stockade or corral 
24.17 	containing livestock without the permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee. For the 
24.18 	purposes of this paragraph, a "stockade or corral" means a fenced enclosure for containing 
24.19 	livestock that does not enclose an area greater than one acre.
24.20 	(c) A person may not take a wild animal on any land where the person is prohibited 
24.21 	from entering by this section.

24.22 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.23 		Subdivision 1.Firearms and ammunition that may be used to take big game
24.24 	and wolves. A person may take big game and wolves with a firearm only if:
24.25 	(1) the rifle, shotgun, and handgun used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and with 
24.26 	centerfire ignition;
24.27 	(2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;
24.28 	(3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and has a soft point or is 
24.29 	an expanding bullet type;
24.30 	(4) the muzzleloader used is incapable of being loaded at the breech;
24.31 	(5) the smooth-bore muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .45 inches; and
24.32 	(6) the rifled muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches.

24.33 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.1 		Subd. 2.Handguns for small game. A person may take small game with a handgun 
25.2 	of any caliber in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, except that wolves may only 
25.3 	be taken by hunting with the calibers specified in subdivision 1.

25.4 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.035, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
25.5 		Subd. 1a.Minimum draw weight. A bow used to take big game or, turkey, or 
25.6 	wolves must have a pull that meets or exceeds 30 pounds at or before full draw.

25.7 	Sec. 53. [97B.063] HUNTER SATISFACTION SURVEY.
25.8 	The commissioner shall administer the collection of hunter information related 
25.9 	to participation and satisfaction. This may include information on preferences, values, 
25.10 	interests, participation rates and patterns, barriers to participation, or other factors. The 
25.11 	data shall be collected using established social science methods.

25.12 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.071, is amended to read:
25.13 	97B.071 BLAZE ORANGE REQUIREMENTS.
25.14 	(a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c), a person may not hunt 
25.15 	or trap during the open season where deer may be taken by firearms under applicable laws 
25.16 	and ordinances, unless the visible portion of the person's cap and outer clothing above the 
25.17 	waist, excluding sleeves and gloves, is blaze orange. Blaze orange includes a camouflage 
25.18 	pattern of at least 50 percent blaze orange within each foot square. This section does not 
25.19 	apply to migratory waterfowl hunters on waters of this state or in a stationary shooting 
25.20 	location or to trappers on waters of this state.
25.21 	(b) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c), and in addition to 
25.22 	the requirement in paragraph (a), a person may not take small game other than turkey, 
25.23 	migratory birds, raccoons, and predators, except while trapping, unless a visible portion of 
25.24 	at least one article of the person's clothing above the waist is blaze orange. This paragraph 
25.25 	does not apply to a person when in a stationary location while hunting deer by archery 
25.26 	or when hunting small game by falconry.
25.27 	(c) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe an alternative color in cases where 
25.28 	paragraph (a) or (b) would violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Public 
25.29 	Law 103-141.
25.30 	(d) A violation of paragraph (b) shall not result in a penalty, but is punishable only 
25.31 	by a safety warning.

26.1 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.075, is amended to read:
26.2 	97B.075 HUNTING RESTRICTED BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING.
26.3 	(a) A person may not take protected wild animals, except raccoon and fox, with 
26.4 	a firearm between the evening and morning times established by commissioner's rule, 
26.5 	except as provided in this section.
26.6 	(b) Big game and wolves may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until 
26.7 	one-half hour after sunset.
26.8 	(c) Except as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner on or before the Saturday 
26.9 	nearest October 8, waterfowl may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset 
26.10 	during the entire season prescribed by the commissioner.

26.11 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.085, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
26.12 		Subd. 3.Communication excepted. This section does not prohibit the use of:
26.13 	(1) one-way radio communication between a handler and a dog; or
26.14 	(2) a remote-controlled animal noise caller for taking crows, fur-bearing animals, 
26.15 	and unprotected animals; or
26.16 	(3) a remote-controlled motorized decoy used for taking migratory waterfowl under 
26.17 	section 97B.811, subdivision 4a, or for taking mourning doves.

26.18 	Sec. 57. [97B.1115] USE OF MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC ASSISTANCE 
26.19 	TO HOLD AND DISCHARGE FIREARMS OR BOWS BY PHYSICALLY 
26.20 	DISABLED.
26.21 	Notwithstanding sections 97B.035, subdivision 1, 97B.321, and 97B.701, 
26.22 	subdivision 2, the commissioner may authorize a physically disabled hunter who has a 
26.23 	verified statement of the disability from a licensed physician or a certified nurse practitioner 
26.24 	or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician to use a 
26.25 	swivel or otherwise mounted firearm or bow or any electronic or mechanical device to 
26.26 	discharge a firearm or bow as long as the participant is physically present at the site.

26.27 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.328, is amended to read:
26.28 	97B.328 BAITING PROHIBITED.
26.29 		Subdivision 1.Hunting with aid of bait or feed prohibited.  A person may not 
26.30 	hunt take deer:
26.31 	(1) with the aid or use of bait or feed; or.
26.32 	(2) in the vicinity of bait or feed if the person knows or has reason to know that bait 
26.33 	or feed is present.
27.1 		Subd. 2.Removal of bait. An area is considered baited for ten days after the 
27.2 	complete removal of all bait or feed.
27.3 		Subd. 3.Definition. (a) For purposes of this section, "bait or feed" includes grains, 
27.4 	fruits, vegetables, nuts, hay, or other food that is capable of attracting or enticing deer 
27.5 	and that has been placed by a person. "Baiting" means placing, exposing, depositing, 
27.6 	distributing, or scattering bait that is capable of attracting or enticing deer.
27.7 	(b) Liquid scents, salt, and minerals are not bait or feed if they do not contain liquid 
27.8 	or solid food ingredients. 
27.9 	Food that has not been placed by a person and resulting (c) Agricultural crops
27.10 	from normal or accepted farming, forest management, wildlife food plantings, orchard 
27.11 	management, or other similar land management activities is are not bait or feed.
27.12 	This exclusion does not apply to agricultural crops that have been reintroduced and 
27.13 	concentrated where a person is hunting.
27.14 		Subd. 4.Exception for bait or feed on adjacent land.  A person otherwise in 
27.15 	compliance with this section who is hunting on private or public property that is adjacent 
27.16 	to property where bait or feed food is present is not in violation of this section if the 
27.17 	person has not participated in, been involved with, or agreed to baiting or feeding wildlife 
27.18 	on the adjacent property.

27.19 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.401, is amended to read:
27.20 	97B.401 BEAR LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION.
27.21 	(a) A person may not take bear without a bear license except as provided in section 
27.22 	97B.415 to protect property.
27.23 	(b) A person may not place bait for bears on or after the Friday nearest August 14 
27.24 	unless the person has a bear license or is operating under the direction of a person with a 
27.25 	valid bear license.
27.26 	(c) An application for a bear license must be on a form provided by the commissioner 
27.27 	and accompanied by a $4 application fee. A person may not make more than one 
27.28 	application for each season. If a person makes more than one application, the person is 
27.29 	ineligible for a license for that season after determination by the commissioner, without 
27.30 	a hearing.

27.31 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.601, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
27.32 		Subd. 3a.Nonresidents; trapping small game. A nonresident may take small 
27.33 	game, except wolves, by trapping only on land owned by the nonresident, if the 
28.1 	nonresident possesses a trapping license for fur-bearing animals other than wolves and a 
28.2 	small game license.

28.3 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.601, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
28.4 		Subd. 4.Exception to license requirements. (a) A resident under age 16 may take 
28.5 	small game, other than wolves, without a small game license, and a resident under age 
28.6 	13 may trap small game and fur-bearing animals, other than wolves, without a trapping 
28.7 	license, as provided in section 97A.451, subdivision 3.
28.8 	(b) A person may take small game, other than wolves, without a small game license 
28.9 	on land occupied by the person as a principal residence.
28.10 	(c) An owner or occupant may take certain small game causing damage without a 
28.11 	small game or trapping license as provided in section 97B.655.
28.12 	(d) A person may use dogs to pursue and tree raccoons under section 97B.621, 
28.13 	subdivision 2, during the closed season without a license.
28.14 	(e) A person may take a wolf, turkey, or a prairie chicken without a small game 
28.15 	license.

28.16 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.603, is amended to read:
28.17 	97B.603 TAKING SMALL GAME AS A PARTY.
28.18 	(a) While two or more persons are taking small game as a party and maintaining 
28.19 	unaided visual and vocal contact, a member of the party may take and possess more than 
28.20 	one limit of small game, but the total number of small game taken and possessed by 
28.21 	the party may not exceed the limit of the number of persons in the party that may take 
28.22 	and possess small game. 
28.23 	(b) This section does not apply to the hunting of wolves, migratory game birds, or 
28.24 	turkeys, except that a licensed turkey hunter may assist another licensed turkey hunter and 
28.25 	a licensed wolf hunter may assist another licensed wolf hunter for the same zone and time 
28.26 	period as long as the hunter does not shoot or tag a turkey or wolf for the other hunter.

28.27 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.605, is amended to read:
28.28 	97B.605 COMMISSIONER MAY RESTRICT TAKING OF CERTAIN 
28.29 	SMALL GAME ANIMALS.
28.30 	The commissioner may prescribe restrictions on and designate areas where gray and 
28.31 	fox squirrels, cottontail and jack rabbits, snowshoe hare, raccoon, bobcat, red fox and gray 
28.32 	fox, fisher, pine marten, opossum, wolves, and badger may be taken and possessed.

29.1 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.645, subdivision 9, is 
29.2 	amended to read:
29.3 		Subd. 9.Open season. There shall be no open season for gray wolves until after the 
29.4 	gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. After that time, 
29.5 	the commissioner may prescribe open seasons and restrictions for taking gray wolves but 
29.6 	must provide opportunity for public comment.

29.7 	Sec. 65. [97B.647] TAKING WOLVES.
29.8 		Subdivision 1.License required. Except as provided under section 97B.645 or 
29.9 	97B.671, a person may not take a wolf without a wolf hunting or wolf trapping license.
29.10 		Subd. 2.Open seasons. Wolves may be taken with legal firearms, with bow and 
29.11 	arrow, and by trapping. The open season to take wolves with firearms begins each year on 
29.12 	the same day as the opening of the firearms deer hunting season. The commissioner may 
29.13 	by rule prescribe the open seasons for wolves according to this subdivision.
29.14 		Subd. 3.Open areas. The commissioner may by rule designate areas where wolves 
29.15 	may be taken.
29.16 		Subd. 4.Daily and possession limits. The commissioner may establish by rule 
29.17 	the daily and possession limits for wolves.
29.18 		Subd. 5.Limit on number of hunters and trappers. The commissioner may by 
29.19 	rule limit the number of persons that may hunt or trap wolves in an area, if it is necessary 
29.20 	to prevent an overharvest or improve the distribution of hunters and trappers. The 
29.21 	commissioner shall establish a method, including a drawing, to impartially select the 
29.22 	hunters and trappers for an area.
29.23 		Subd. 6.Application for license. An application for a wolf hunting or wolf trapping 
29.24 	license must be made in a manner provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a 
29.25 	$4 application fee and proof that the applicant holds a current or previous year hunting 
29.26 	license. The $4 application fee shall be credited to the wolf management and monitoring 
29.27 	account and appropriated to the commissioner to pay for costs associated with conducting 
29.28 	the wolf license drawing and wolf management. A person may not make more than 
29.29 	one application for each season as prescribed by the commissioner. If a person makes 
29.30 	more than one application, the person is ineligible for a license for that season after 
29.31 	determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.
29.32 		Subd. 7.Quotas. The commissioner may by rule set an annual quota for the 
29.33 	number of wolves that can be taken by hunting and trapping. The commissioner may 
29.34 	establish a method to monitor harvest and close the season when the quota is reached. The 
29.35 	commissioner shall reserve a portion of the annual quota for the trapping season.

30.1 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.667, is amended to read:
30.2 	97B.667 REMOVAL OF BEAVERS, BEAVER DAMS, AND LODGES BY 
30.3 	ROAD AUTHORITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS.
30.4 		Subdivision 1.Road authorities. (a) When a drainage watercourse is impaired 
30.5 	by a beaver dam and the water damages or threatens to damage a public road, the road 
30.6 	authority, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 25, may remove the impairment and 
30.7 	any associated beaver lodge within 300 feet of the road. Notwithstanding any law to the 
30.8 	contrary,
30.9 	(b) The road authority may kill or beaver associated with the lodge or damage in any 
30.10 	manner, except by poison or artificial lights.
30.11 	(c) The road authority may arrange to have killed by any lawful means a beaver 
30.12 	associated with the lodge by trapping through a third-party contract or under subdivision 4. 
30.13 		Subd. 2.Local government units. (a) Local government units may, as provided 
30.14 	in this section, kill or arrange to have killed beaver that are causing damage, including 
30.15 	damage to silvicultural projects and drainage ditches, on property owned or managed by 
30.16 	the local government unit. Removal or destruction of any associated beaver lodge is 
30.17 	subject to section 97A.401, subdivision 5.
30.18 	(b) The local government unit may kill beaver associated with the lodge or damage 
30.19 	in any manner, except by poison or artificial lights.
30.20 	(c) The local government unit may arrange to have killed any beaver associated with 
30.21 	the lodge or damage by trapping through a third-party contract or under subdivision 4.
30.22 		Subd. 3.Permits and notice; requirements. (a) Before killing or arranging to kill 
30.23 	a beaver under this section, the road authority or local government unit must contact a 
30.24 	conservation officer for a special beaver permit. The conservation officer must issue the 
30.25 	permit for any beaver subject to this section. 
30.26 	(b) A road authority or local government unit that kills or arranges to have killed a 
30.27 	beaver under this section must notify a conservation officer or the officer's designee as 
30.28 	specified in the permit employee of the Wildlife Division within ten days after the animal 
30.29 	is killed. 
30.30 		Subd. 4.Local beaver control programs. A road authority or local government 
30.31 	unit may, after consultation with the Wildlife Division and the Board of Water and Soil 
30.32 	Resources, implement a local beaver control program designed to reduce the number of 
30.33 	incidents of beaver:
30.34 	(1) interfering with or damaging a public road; or
30.35 	(2) causing damage, including damage to silvicultural projects and drainage ditches, 
30.36 	on property owned or managed by the local government unit. 
31.1 	The local control program may include the offering of a bounty for the lawful taking 
31.2 	of beaver.

31.3 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.671, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
31.4 		Subd. 3.Predator control payments. The commissioner shall pay a predator 
31.5 	controller the amount the commissioner prescribes determines by written order published 
31.6 	in the State Register for each predator coyote and fox taken. The commissioner shall pay 
31.7 	at least $25 but not more than $60 for each coyote taken. The commissioner may require 
31.8 	the predator controller to submit proof of the taking and a signed statement concerning 
31.9 	the predators taken. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, 
31.10 	and section 14.386 does not apply.

31.11 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.671, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
31.12 		Subd. 4.Gray Wolf control. (a) The commissioner shall provide a gray wolf control 
31.13 	training program for certified predator controllers participating in gray wolf control.
31.14 	(b) After the gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of 
31.15 	1973, in zone B, as defined under section 97B.645, subdivision 12, if the commissioner, 
31.16 	after considering recommendations from an extension agent or conservation officer, has 
31.17 	verified that livestock, domestic animals, or pets were destroyed by a gray wolf within the 
31.18 	previous five years, and if the livestock, domestic animal, or pet owner requests gray wolf 
31.19 	control, the commissioner shall open a predator control area for gray wolves.
31.20 	(c) After the gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of 
31.21 	1973, in zone A, as defined under paragraph (g), if the commissioner, after considering 
31.22 	recommendations from an extension agent or conservation officer, verifies that livestock, 
31.23 	domestic animals, or pets were destroyed by a gray wolf, and if the livestock, domestic 
31.24 	animal, or pet owner requests gray wolf control, the commissioner shall open a predator 
31.25 	control area for gray wolves for up to 60 days.
31.26 	(d) A predator control area opened for gray wolves may not exceed a one-mile 
31.27 	radius surrounding the damage site.
31.28 	(e) The commissioner shall pay a certified gray wolf predator controller $150 the 
31.29 	amount the commissioner determines by written order published in the State Register for 
31.30 	each wolf taken. The certified gray wolf predator controller must dispose of unsalvageable 
31.31 	remains as directed by the commissioner. All salvageable gray wolf remains must be 
31.32 	surrendered to the commissioner. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of 
31.33 	chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply.
32.1 	(f) The commissioner may, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture, 
32.2 	develop a cooperative agreement for gray wolf control activities with the United States 
32.3 	Department of Agriculture. The cooperative agreement activities may include, but not be 
32.4 	limited to, gray wolf control, training for state predator controllers, and control monitoring 
32.5 	and record keeping.
32.6 	(g) For the purposes of this subdivision, "zone A" means that portion of the state 
32.7 	lying outside of zone B, as defined under section 97B.645, subdivision 12.

32.8 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.711, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.9 		Subdivision 1.Seasons for certain upland game birds. (a) The commissioner 
32.10 	may, by rule, prescribe an open season in designated areas between September 16 and 
32.11 	January 3 for:
32.12 	(1) pheasant;
32.13 	(2) ruffed grouse;
32.14 	(3) sharp tailed grouse;
32.15 	(4) Canada spruce grouse;
32.16 	(5) prairie chicken;
32.17 	(6) gray partridge;
32.18 	(7) bobwhite quail; and
32.19 	(8) turkey.
32.20 	(b) The commissioner may by rule prescribe an open season for turkey in the spring.
32.21 	(c) The commissioner shall allow a four-week fall season for turkey in the area 
32.22 	designated as turkey permit area 601 as of the 2008 season. All applicable local and state 
32.23 	regulations apply.

32.24 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.805, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.25 		Subdivision 1.Hunter must be concealed. (a) A person may not take migratory 
32.26 	waterfowl, coots, or rails in open water unless the person is:
32.27 	(1) within a natural growth of vegetation sufficient to partially conceal the person or 
32.28 	boat;
32.29 	(2) on a river or stream that is not more than 100 yards in width; or
32.30 	(3) pursuing or shooting wounded birds; or
32.31 	(4) in areas specifically designated for such taking by the commissioner by rule.
32.32 	(b) A person may not take migratory waterfowl, coots, or rails in public waters from 
32.33 	a permanent artificial blind or sink box.

33.1 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.901, is amended to read:
33.2 	97B.901 REGISTRATION AND TAGGING OF FUR-BEARING ANIMALS.
33.3 	(a) The commissioner may, by rule, require persons taking, possessing, and 
33.4 	transporting fur-bearing animals to tag the animals. The commissioner shall prescribe 
33.5 	the manner of issuance and the type of tag, which must show the year of issuance. The 
33.6 	commissioner shall issue the tag, without a fee, upon request.
33.7 	(b) The pelt of each bobcat, fisher, pine marten, and otter, and wolf must be 
33.8 	presented, by the person taking it, to a state wildlife manager designee for registration 
33.9 	before the pelt is sold and before the pelt is transported out of the state, but in no event 
33.10 	more than 48 hours after the season closes for the species.
33.11 	(c) The whole carcass of each wolf, with the pelt removed, must be presented by the 
33.12 	person taking it to a state wildlife manager designee for registration before the pelt is sold 
33.13 	and before the pelt is transported out of the state, but in no event more than 48 hours after 
33.14 	the season closes. The commissioner may require that the entire carcass or samples from 
33.15 	the carcass be surrendered to the state wildlife manager designee.

33.16 	Sec. 72. [97B.903] USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAPS.
33.17 	A person may not set, place, or operate, except as a waterset, a body-gripping or 
33.18 	conibear-type trap on public lands and waters that has a maximum jaw opening when set 
33.19 	greater than 6-1/2 inches and less than 7-1/2 inches measured from the inside edges of the 
33.20 	body-gripping portions of the jaws, unless:
33.21 	(1) the trap is in a baited or unbaited enclosure and the trap trigger is recessed seven 
33.22 	inches or more from the top and frontmost portion of the open end of the enclosure;
33.23 	(2) no bait, lure, or other attractant is placed within 20 feet of the trap; or
33.24 	(3) the trap is elevated at least three feet above the surface of the ground or snowpack.

33.25 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.355, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.26 		Subdivision 1.Identification required. All shelters on the ice of state waters, 
33.27 	except portable shelters under subdivision 2a but including dark houses and fish houses, 
33.28 	must have: (1) the owner's name and address, (2) the owner's driver's license number, or 
33.29 	(3) the "MDNR#" license identification number issued to the owner legibly displayed on 
33.30 	the exterior with characters at least two inches high.

33.31 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.355, is amended by adding a 
33.32 	subdivision to read:
34.1 		Subd. 2a.Portable shelters. A person using a portable shelter that is not identified 
34.2 	under subdivision 1 must remain within 200 feet of the shelter while the shelter is on the 
34.3 	ice of state waters.

34.4 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.395, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.5 		Subdivision 1.Dates for certain species. (a) The open seasons to take fish by 
34.6 	angling are as follows:
34.7 	(1) for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and 
34.8 	smallmouth bass, the Saturday two weeks prior to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend 
34.9 	to the last Sunday in February;
34.10 	(2) for lake trout, from January 1 to October 31;
34.11 	(3) for the winter season for lake trout, brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and 
34.12 	splake on all lakes located outside or partially within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, 
34.13 	from January 15 to March 31;
34.14 	(4) for the winter season for lake trout, brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, 
34.15 	and splake on all lakes located entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, from 
34.16 	January 1 to March 31;
34.17 	(5) for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake, between January 1 to 
34.18 	October 31 as prescribed by the commissioner by rule except as provided in section 
34.19 	97C.415, subdivision 2; and
34.20 	(6) for the winter season for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake on 
34.21 	all lakes, from January 15 to March 31; and
34.22 	(7) (6) for salmon, as prescribed by the commissioner by rule.
34.23 	(b) The commissioner shall close the season in areas of the state where fish are 
34.24 	spawning and closing the season will protect the resource.

34.25 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.515, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
34.26 		Subd. 2.Permit for transportation. (a) A person may transport live minnows 
34.27 	through the state with a permit from the commissioner. The permit must state the name 
34.28 	and address of the person, the number and species of minnows, the point of entry into the 
34.29 	state, the destination, and the route through the state. The permit is not valid for more 
34.30 	than 12 hours after it is issued.
34.31 	(b) Minnows transported under this subdivision must be in a tagged container. The 
34.32 	tag number must correspond with tag numbers listed on the minnow transportation permit.
34.33 	(b) (c) The commissioner may require the person transporting minnow species found 
34.34 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
35.1 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, to 
35.2 	provide health certification for viral hemorrhagic septicemia or other certifiable diseases. 
35.3 	For certifiable diseases not currently documented in Minnesota, The certification must 
35.4 	disclose any incidentally isolated replicating viruses, and must be dated within the 12 
35.5 	months preceding transport.

35.6 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.515, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
35.7 		Subd. 4.Private fish hatchery or aquatic farm. (a) A person with a private fish 
35.8 	hatchery or aquatic farm license may transport minnows with a transportation permit from 
35.9 	contiguous states to the private fish hatchery or aquatic farm, provided the minnows are 
35.10 	used for processing or feeding hatchery fish.
35.11 	(b) The commissioner may require inspection of minnows and disease certification 
35.12 	for species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species 
35.13 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
35.14 	Inspection Services, that are being transported from outside the state.
35.15 	(c) The commissioner may approve the import of minnows into areas or waters 
35.16 	where certifiable diseases have been identified as being present.
35.17 	Live minnows used for feeding fish at a licensed private fish hatchery or aquatic 
35.18 	farm must be obtained within the state. Dead minnows may be imported for feeding 
35.19 	hatchery or aquatic farm fish according to section 97C.341, paragraph (d).

35.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2013.

35.21 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.515, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
35.22 		Subd. 5.Special permits. (a) The commissioner may issue a special permit, without 
35.23 	a fee, to allow a person with a private fish hatchery license, which private fish hatchery 
35.24 	has been designated as a containment facility under section 17.4982, subdivision 8, to 
35.25 	import live minnows from other states for export. A permit under this subdivision is not 
35.26 	required for importation authorized under subdivision 4. A containment facility for the 
35.27 	purposes of this section applies to live minnows imported for later export and does not 
35.28 	need to comply with section 17.4982, subdivision 8, clause (4). The permit shall include 
35.29 	conditions necessary to avoid spreading aquatic invasive species and fish pathogens. 
35.30 	Permits shall not be issued to containment facilities located within a 25-year floodplain.
35.31 	(b) An applicant for a permit under this subdivision shall submit to the commissioner 
35.32 	sufficient information to identify potential threats to native plant and animal species and 
35.33 	an evaluation of the feasibility of the proposal. The permit may include reasonable 
35.34 	restrictions on importation, transportation, possession, containment, disease certification, 
36.1 	and disposal of minnows to ensure that native species are protected. The permit may 
36.2 	have a term of up to two years and may be modified, suspended, or revoked by the 
36.3 	commissioner for cause, including violation of a condition of the permit.
36.4 	(c) The premises, property, vehicles, private aquatic life, and equipment that are part 
36.5 	of a containment facility permitted under this subdivision are subject to reasonable and 
36.6 	necessary inspections at reasonable times by a fish health specialist delegated by the 
36.7 	commissioner. The owner, operator, or designee may be present when inspections are 
36.8 	conducted.  During the inspection, a representative sample of imported minnows may be 
36.9 	collected for the purpose of fish pathogen or invasive species screening.
36.10 	(d) The commissioner may require the applicant to furnish evidence of financial 
36.11 	responsibility at the time of application for a permit under this section, as prescribed by 
36.12 	the commissioner.

36.13 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.005, is amended by adding a 
36.14 	subdivision to read:
36.15 		Subd. 11a.Shallow lake. "Shallow lake" means a body of water, excluding a 
36.16 	stream, that is greater than or equal to 50 acres in size and less than or equal to 15 feet 
36.17 	in maximum depth.

36.18 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.408, is amended to read:
36.19 	103G.408 TEMPORARY DRAWDOWN OF PUBLIC WATERS.
36.20 	(a) The commissioner, upon consideration of recommendations and objections as 
36.21 	provided in clause (4) (2), item (iii), and paragraph (c), may issue a public waters work 
36.22 	permit for the temporary drawdown of a public water when:
36.23 	(1) the public water is a shallow lake to be managed for fish, wildlife, or ecological 
36.24 	purposes by the commissioner and the commissioner has conducted a public hearing 
36.25 	presenting a comprehensive management plan outlining how and when temporary 
36.26 	drawdowns under this section will be conducted; or
36.27 	(1) (2) the permit applicant is a public entity; and:
36.28 	(2)(i) the commissioner deems the project to be beneficial and makes findings of 
36.29 	fact that the drawdown is in the public interest;
36.30 	(3)(ii) the permit applicant has obtained permission from at least 75 percent of the 
36.31 	riparian landowners; and
36.32 	(4) (iii) the permit applicant has conducted a public hearing according to paragraph 
36.33 	(d).
37.1 	(b) In addition to the requirements in section 103G.301, subdivision 6, the permit 
37.2 	applicant shall serve a copy of the application on each county, municipality, and watershed 
37.3 	management organization, if one exists, within which any portion of the public water is 
37.4 	located and on the lake improvement district, if one exists.
37.5 	(c) A county, municipality, watershed district, watershed management organization, 
37.6 	or lake improvement district required to be served under paragraph (b) or section 
37.7 	103G.301, subdivision 6, may file a written recommendation for the issuance of a permit 
37.8 	or an objection to the issuance of a permit with the commissioner within 30 days after 
37.9 	receiving a copy of the application.
37.10 	(d) The hearing notice for a public hearing under paragraph (a), clause (4) (2), 
37.11 	item (iii), must:
37.12 	(1) include the date, place, and time for the hearing;
37.13 	(2) include the waters affected and a description of the proposed project;
37.14 	(3) be mailed to the director, the county auditor, the clerk or mayor of a municipality, 
37.15 	the lake improvement district if one exists, the watershed district or water management 
37.16 	organization, the soil and water conservation district, and all riparian owners of record 
37.17 	affected by the application; and
37.18 	(4) be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the affected area.
37.19 	(e) Periodic temporary drawdowns conducted under paragraph (a) shall not be 
37.20 	considered takings from riparian landowners.
37.21 	(e) (f) This section does not apply to public waters that have been designated for 
37.22 	wildlife management under section 97A.101.

37.23 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 604A.21, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
37.24 		Subd. 5.Recreational purpose. "Recreational purpose" includes, but is not 
37.25 	limited to, hunting; trapping; fishing; swimming; boating; camping; picnicking; hiking; 
37.26 	rock climbing; cave exploring; bicycling; horseback riding; firewood gathering; 
37.27 	pleasure driving, including snowmobiling and the operation of any motorized vehicle or 
37.28 	conveyance upon a road or upon or across land in any manner, including recreational 
37.29 	trail use; nature study; water skiing; winter sports; noncommercial aviation activities; 
37.30 	and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites. "Rock 
37.31 	climbing" means the climbing of a naturally exposed rock face. "Cave exploring" means 
37.32 	the planned exploration of naturally occurring cavities in rock, including passage through 
37.33 	any structures placed for the purpose of safe access, access control, or conservation, but 
37.34 	does not include the exploration of other man-made cavities such as tunnels, mines, and 
37.35 	sewers. "Noncommercial aviation activities" means the use of private, nonstaffed airstrips 
38.1 	for takeoffs and landings related to other recreational purposes under this subdivision that 
38.2 	are not commercial operations under section 360.013, subdivision 45.

38.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

38.4 	Sec. 82. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 4, subdivision 6, 
38.5 	is amended to read:

38.6	Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		60,761,000
		60,161,000

38.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
38.8		2012
	2013
	
38.9	General
	199,000
	199,000
	
38.10	Natural Resources
	1,899,000
	1,899,000
	
38.11	Game and Fish
	58,663,000
	58,063,000
	
38.12 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
38.13 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
38.14 	account in the natural resources fund for gray 
38.15 	wolf research.
38.16 	$120,000 the first year and $120,000 the 
38.17 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
38.18 	for gray wolf management.
38.19 	$8,167,000 the first year and $8,167,000 
38.20 	the second year are from the heritage 
38.21 	enhancement account in the game and 
38.22 	fish fund only for activities specified in 
38.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
38.24 	paragraph (e), clause (1). Notwithstanding 
38.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
38.26 	up to ten percent of this appropriation may 
38.27 	be used for expanding hunter and angler 
38.28 	recruitment and retention, including grants 
38.29 	to organizations for programs that promote 
38.30 	Minnesota's outdoor heritage to children and 
38.31 	adults and securing public shooting range 
38.32 	availability in the seven-county metropolitan 
38.33 	area for use by participants in a Minnesota 
38.34 	Department of Natural Resources firearms 
39.1 	safety instruction course under Minnesota 
39.2 	Statutes, section 97B.015.
39.3 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.4 	84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000 
39.5 	the second year from the critical habitat 
39.6 	private sector matching account may be used 
39.7 	to publicize the critical habitat license plate 
39.8 	match program.
39.9 	$199,000 the first year and $199,000 the 
39.10 	second year are for preserving, restoring, and 
39.11 	enhancing grassland and wetland complexes 
39.12 	on public or private lands.
39.13 	$600,000 the first year is from the game and 
39.14 	fish fund for land acquisition.
39.15 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.16 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
39.17 	under contract on or before June 30, 2013, for 
39.18 	aquatic restoration grants and wildlife habitat 
39.19 	grants are available until June 30, 2014.

39.20 	Sec. 83. RULEMAKING; TROUT SEASONS.
 39.21 	The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 
39.22 	6262.0200, to make seasons for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake in 
39.23 	lakes inside and outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area consistent with section 75. The 
39.24 	commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.25 	14.388, to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not 
39.26 	apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.

39.27 	Sec. 84. RULEMAKING; RESTITUTION VALUE FOR WOLVES.
 39.28 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend the restitution value for 
39.29 	gray wolves in Minnesota Rules, part 6133.0075, to be $500 and shall change the term 
39.30 	"gray wolves" to "wolves."
39.31 	(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
39.32 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
40.1 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.2 	section 14.388.

40.3 	Sec. 85. RULEMAKING; USE OF SNARES.
 40.4 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall add a definition of a wolf snare to 
40.5 	Minnesota Rules, part 6234.0900, to read: "'Wolf snare' means any snare set that:
40.6 	A. has a maximum loop diameter greater than ten inches, but less than or equal 
40.7 	to 18 inches;
40.8 	B. has a cable diameter of at least 7/64 inches;
40.9 	C. includes stops affixed to the cable to ensure that the portion of the snare that 
40.10 	makes up the noose loop may not be less than three inches in diameter when fully closed;
40.11 	D. includes a breakaway device that would cause the snare loop to break when 
40.12 	pulled by a moose; and 
40.13 	E. includes a diverter wire that extends 27 inches in both directions, measured 
40.14 	perpendicular to and from the top of the snare loop. The diverter wires must be positioned 
40.15 	at an angle no more than 20 degrees from the horizontal plane of the top of the snare, and 
40.16 	the snare must be set within 20 yards of bait."
40.17 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 
40.18 	6234.2300, to include a subpart to read: "Wolves may be taken with snares or wolf snares 
40.19 	as defined in part 6234.0900."
40.20 	(c) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 
40.21 	6234.2400, subpart 7, to read: "A snare may not be set so that the top of the loop is more 
40.22 	than 20 inches above the first surface beneath the bottom of the set snare loop. During 
40.23 	the wolf season, licensed wolf trappers may use wolf snares but a wolf snare may not be 
40.24 	set so that the bottom of the loop is more than 18 inches above the first surface beneath 
40.25 	the bottom of the set snare loop."
40.26 	(d) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 
40.27 	6234.2400, subpart 5, to read: "Snares, including wolf snares, may not be set in deer, 
40.28 	elk, or moose trails."
40.29 	(e) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 
40.30 	6234.2400, to include a subpart to read: "Licensed wolf trappers shall set wolf snares for 
40.31 	wolves no closer than 500 feet to another wolf snare set by the same licensed wolf trapper."
40.32 	(f) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.33 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
40.34 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.35 	section 14.388.

41.1 	Sec. 86. TRANSITION; SNOWMOBILE REGISTRATION.
 41.2 	An individual who, on the effective date of sections 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9, possesses an 
41.3 	unexpired snowmobile registration that was issued before the effective date of sections 4, 
41.4 	5, 7, 8, and 9 and who was required to display a valid snowmobile state trail sticker before 
41.5 	the effective date of sections 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 must continue to display a valid snowmobile 
41.6 	state trail sticker according to Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.8205, until such time 
41.7 	as the snowmobile registration is renewed under the terms of sections 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9.

41.8 	Sec. 87. PUBLIC HEARINGS; TWIN LAKES SCIENTIFIC AND NATURAL 
41.9 	AREA.
 41.10 	The commissioner of natural resources shall, by September 1, 2012, hold public 
41.11 	hearings utilizing the process provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, 
41.12 	subdivision 5, paragraph (d), on the issue of whether hunting should be allowed in Twin 
41.13 	Lakes Scientific and Natural Area. Any costs associated with conducting the public 
41.14 	hearings required under this section are the responsibility of the department.

41.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

41.16 	Sec. 88. RECORDS MANAGEMENT; LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
 41.17 	By January 15, 2015, the commissioner of natural resources shall prepare and submit 
41.18 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and 
41.19 	senate legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources 
41.20 	policy and finance for developing a records management system in the Division of 
41.21 	Enforcement. The report must include projected costs for planning, implementing, 
41.22 	maintaining, and administering a comprehensive records management system, associated 
41.23 	technology and equipment improvements, and an assessment of long-term funding needs 
41.24 	to fully implement, maintain, and administer the records management system.

41.25 	Sec. 89. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
 41.26 	By February 15, 2013, the commissioner of natural resources, after consultation with 
41.27 	the aquaculture industry and other affected parties, shall report to the chairs and ranking 
41.28 	minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction 
41.29 	over environment and natural resources on the risks of introducing invasive carp through 
41.30 	transportation of fish between water bodies and shall include recommendations for any 
41.31 	necessary changes in statutes, rules, or permitting procedures.

41.32 	Sec. 90. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 42.1 	(a) The revisor of statutes shall change the term "gray wolf" or "gray wolves" 
42.2 	wherever the term appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules to "wolf" or 
42.3 	"wolves."
42.4 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall change the range reference "parts 6234.0900 to 
42.5 	6234.2300" to "parts 6234.0900 to 6234.2400" in Minnesota Rules, part 6234.0900.

42.6 	Sec. 91.  REPEALER.
 42.7 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 87A.02, subdivision 1; 97A.045, subdivisions 
42.8 	8 and 13; 97A.065, subdivision 1; 97A.095, subdivision 3; 97A.331, subdivision 7; 
42.9 	97A.485, subdivision 12; 97A.552; 97B.645, subdivision 2; and 97C.031, are repealed.
42.10 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.4993, subdivision 2, is repealed on July 
42.11 	1, 2013.

42.12 	ARTICLE 2
42.13 	GAME AND FISH LICENSE FEES

42.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.055, is amended by adding a 
42.15 	subdivision to read:
42.16 		Subd. 6.Land acquisition restriction. Except as provided in section 97A.475, 
42.17 	subdivision 4, revenue from the sale of game and fish licenses and permits, excluding 
42.18 	revenue from hunting and fishing stamps, shall not be used to acquire land in fee or 
42.19 	easement.

42.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is 
42.21 	amended to read:
42.22 		Subdivision 1.Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this 
42.23 	subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 
42.24 	2, clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and; 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), 
42.25 	(10), (11), and (12),; and 8, paragraph (b), and licenses issued under section 97B.301, 
42.26 	subdivision 4.
42.27 	(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and 
42.28 	wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under 
42.29 	section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and 
42.30 	is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer management 
42.31 	programs.
42.32 	(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from 
42.33 	the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each 
43.1 	license issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and 
43.2 	bear management account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and bear 
43.3 	management programs, including a computerized licensing system.
43.4 	(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and 
43.5 	wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding 
43.6 	and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding 
43.7 	and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must 
43.8 	inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years 
43.9 	on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management 
43.10 	has been spent.
43.11 	 When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding 
43.12 	and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the 
43.13 	unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear 
43.14 	management programs and computerized licensing.
43.15 	(e) Fifty cents from each annual deer license and 50 cents annually from the lifetime 
43.16 	fish and wildlife trust fund established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under 
43.17 	section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the wolf management and monitoring 
43.18 	account under subdivision 7.

43.19 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.20 		Subdivision 1.License period. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (d), and
43.21 	(e), and (f), a license is valid during the lawful time within the license year that the 
43.22 	licensed activity may be performed. Except as provided in paragraph paragraphs (c) and 
43.23 	(f), a license year begins on the first day of March and ends on the last day of February.
43.24 	(b) A short-term license issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (5), 
43.25 	97A.475, subdivision 7, clause (2), (3), (5), or (6), or 97A.475, subdivision 12, clause (2), 
43.26 	that is limited by the number of days or hours under section 97A.475, is valid for the full 
43.27 	license period even if this period extends into the next license year, provided that the 
43.28 	license period selected by the licensee begins at the time of issuance.
43.29 	(c) The license year for resident fishing, the angling portion of a sporting license, 
43.30 	nonresident fishing, resident fish house, resident dark house, and nonresident fish house 
43.31 	begins on March 1 and ends on April 30 of the following year.
43.32 	(d) A lifetime license issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474 is valid during the 
43.33 	lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity may be performed for the 
43.34 	lifetime of the licensee.
44.1 	(e) A three-year fish house or dark house license is valid during the license year that 
44.2 	it is purchased and the two succeeding license years.
44.3 	(f) A three-year individual angling license is valid during the license year in which it 
44.4 	is purchased and the two succeeding license years.

44.5 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, is amended by adding a subdivision 
44.6 	to read:
44.7 		Subd. 4.Validity of license when age or residency status changes. A license to 
44.8 	take wild animals that was lawfully obtained continues to be valid for the balance of the 
44.9 	license period if the licensee's age, residency, or student qualification status changes.

44.10 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
44.11 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. Persons eligible for a turkey license shall be determined by 
44.12 	this section and commissioner's rule. A person is eligible for a turkey license only if the 
44.13 	person is at least age 16 before the season opens, possesses a firearms safety certificate, or, 
44.14 	if under age 12, is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

44.15 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
44.16 		Subd. 3.Residents under age 16; small game. (a) A resident under age 16 must
44.17 	may not obtain a small game license in order to but may take small game by firearms or 
44.18 	bow and arrow without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 
44.19 	4, and 5, a license if the resident is:
44.20 	(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
44.21 	(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or 
44.22 	guardian;
44.23 	(3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied 
44.24 	by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an 
44.25 	apprentice hunter validation; or
44.26 	(4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
44.27 	(b) A resident under age 16 may take small game by trapping without a small game 
44.28 	license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping license. A resident 
44.29 	under age 13 may trap without a trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter, 
44.30 	bobcat, or pine marten unless the resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat, 
44.31 	or pine marten taken by a resident under age five must be included in the limit of the 
44.32 	accompanying parent or guardian.
45.1 	(c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license 13 must obtain a free 
45.2 	turkey license to take turkey and may take a turkey without a firearms safety certificate 
45.3 	if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety 
45.4 	certificate.
45.5 	(d) A resident under age 12 13 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take 
45.6 	a prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an 
45.7 	adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.

45.8 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a subdivision 
45.9 	to read:
45.10 		Subd. 3b.Nonresidents under age 18; small game. (a) A nonresident age 16 or 
45.11 	over and under age 18 may take small game by firearms or archery and may obtain a small 
45.12 	game license at the youth fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause 
45.13 	(14), if the nonresident possesses a firearms safety certificate.
45.14 	(b) A nonresident under age 16 may take small game by firearms or archery and may 
45.15 	obtain a small game license without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, 
45.16 	subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, if the nonresident is:
45.17 	(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
45.18 	(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent 
45.19 	or guardian; or
45.20 	(3) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

45.21 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
45.22 		Subd. 4.Persons under age 16 13; big game. (a) A person age 12, 13, 14, or 15 
45.23 	may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a firearms safety 
45.24 	certificate. A person age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to hunt 
45.25 	big game.
45.26 	(b) A person age 10 or 11 ten or over and under age 13 may take big game, provided 
45.27 	the person is under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or 
45.28 	guardian is within immediate reach. Until March 1, 2009, a person age 10 or 11 may take 
45.29 	big game under a parent or guardian's license. Beginning March 1, 2009, A person age 10 
45.30 	or 11 ten or over and under age 13 must obtain a license in order to take big game and may 
45.31 	obtain the license without paying the fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 2.

45.32 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
46.1 		Subd. 5.Nonresidents under age 16 Nonresident youth; angling. (a) A 
46.2 	nonresident under the age of 16 may:
46.3 	(1) take fish by angling without a license if a parent or guardian has a fishing license. 
46.4 	Fish taken by a nonresident under the age of 16 without a license must be included in the 
46.5 	limit of the parent or guardian.;
46.6 	(b) A nonresident under age 16 may (2) purchase a youth fishing license at the 
46.7 	resident fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8), and possess a 
46.8 	limit of fish; or
46.9 	(3) be included under a nonresident family angling license, take fish by angling,
46.10 	and possess a limit of fish.
46.11 	(b) A nonresident age 16 or over and under age 18 must purchase a youth license to 
46.12 	angle under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8).

46.13 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
46.14 		Subd. 2.Lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime angling license 
46.15 	authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those 
46.16 	activities authorized by the annual resident angling license. The license does not include a 
46.17 	trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required 
46.18 	by law.
46.19 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are:
46.20 	(1) age 3 and under, $227 $304;
46.21 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $300 $415;
46.22 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $383 $508; and
46.23 	(4) age 51 and over, $203 $335.

46.24 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
46.25 		Subd. 2b.Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime 
46.26 	angling and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the 
46.27 	state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling 
46.28 	and spearing licenses.
46.29 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are:
46.30 	(1) age 3 and under, $485 $380;
46.31 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $620 $509;
46.32 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $755 $617; and
46.33 	(4) age 51 and over, $376 $386.

47.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
47.2 		Subd. 3.Lifetime small game hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime small 
47.3 	game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game in the state. The 
47.4 	license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the annual resident 
47.5 	small game hunting and trapping licenses. The license does not include a turkey stamp 
47.6 	validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.
47.7 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:
47.8 	(1) age 3 and under, $217 $223;
47.9 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $290 $301;
47.10 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $363 $430; and
47.11 	(4) age 51 and over, $213 $274.

47.12 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
47.13 		Subd. 4.Lifetime deer hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime deer hunting 
47.14 	license authorizes a person to take deer with firearms or by archery in the state. The license 
47.15 	authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident firearm deer hunting license 
47.16 	or the annual resident archery deer hunting license. The licensee must register and receive 
47.17 	tags each year that the license is used. The tags shall be issued at no charge to the licensee.
47.18 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime firearm or archery deer hunting license are:
47.19 	(1) age 3 and under, $337 $406;
47.20 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $450 $538;
47.21 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $573 $656; and
47.22 	(4) age 51 and over, $383 $468.

47.23 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
47.24 		Subd. 5.Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license 
47.25 	authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state. The 
47.26 	license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, resident 
47.27 	small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout 
47.28 	and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or 
47.29 	any other hunting stamps required by law.
47.30 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
47.31 	(1) age 3 and under, $357 $528;
47.32 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $480 $728;
47.33 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $613 $861; and
47.34 	(4) age 51 and over, $413 $602.

48.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.474, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
48.2 		Subd. 2.Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A nonresident lifetime 
48.3 	angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license 
48.4 	authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The 
48.5 	license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, 
48.6 	or other stamps required by law.
48.7 	(b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:
48.8 	(1) age 3 and under, $447 $726;
48.9 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $600 $925;
48.10 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $773 $1,054; and
48.11 	(4) age 51 and over, $513 $702.

48.12 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
48.13 		Subd. 2.Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
48.14 	only, are:
48.15 	(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50 $15.50;
48.16 	(2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 $7 to take small game;
48.17 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23 $26;
48.18 	(4) for persons under age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $12 $5;
48.19 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
48.20 	season, $26 $30;
48.21 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26 $30;
48.22 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
48.23 	season, $26 $30;
48.24 	(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310 $356;
48.25 	(9) to take bear, $38 $44;
48.26 	(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250 $287;
48.27 	(11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
48.28 	(12) to take prairie chickens, $20 $23;
48.29 	(13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 
48.30 	the regular firearms season, $13 $5;
48.31 	(14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and $5;
48.32 	(15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader 
48.33 	during the muzzleloader season, $13. $5;
48.34 	(16) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period 
48.35 	selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the 
49.1 	migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the 
49.2 	waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half 
49.3 	of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in 
49.4 	the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and 
49.5 	one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the 
49.6 	wildlife acquisition account; and
49.7 	(17) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5.

49.8 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
49.9 		Subd. 3.Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
49.10 	to nonresidents, are:
49.11 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $73 $90.50;
49.12 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
49.13 	season, $135 $160;
49.14 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135 $160;
49.15 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
49.16 	season, $135 $160;
49.17 	(5) to take bear, $195 $225;
49.18 	(6) for persons age 18 and olderor over to take turkey, $78 $91;
49.19 	(7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $12 $13;
49.20 	(8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155 $178;
49.21 	(9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
49.22 	(10) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 
49.23 	the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $13 $15;
49.24 	(11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; 
49.25 	and $15;
49.26 	(12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader 
49.27 	season, $13. $15;
49.28 	(13) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period 
49.29 	selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the 
49.30 	migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the 
49.31 	waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half 
49.32 	of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in 
49.33 	the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and 
49.34 	one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the 
49.35 	wildlife acquisition account; and
50.1 	(14) for persons age 16 and over and under age 18 to take small game, $15.
50.2 	(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under 
50.3 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed 
50.4 	on this surcharge.

50.5 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
50.6 		Subd. 4.Small game surcharge. Fees for annual licenses to take small game must 
50.7 	be increased by a surcharge of $6.50, except licenses under subdivisions 2, clauses (16) 
50.8 	and (17); and 3, paragraph (a), clause (13). An additional commission may not be assessed 
50.9 	on the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual small game 
50.10 	hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid by hunters for the acquisition and 
50.11 	development of wildlife lands."

50.12 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
50.13 		Subd. 6.Resident fishing. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
50.14 	only, are:
50.15 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $17 $22;
50.16 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a 
50.17 	married couple, $25 $35;
50.18 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $17; and
50.19 	$5, and the person must possess an angling license;
50.20 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 
50.21 	by the licensee, $8.50. $10;
50.22 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour 
50.23 	period selected by the licensee, $12;
50.24 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for three consecutive years, 
50.25 	$63; and
50.26 	(7) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.

50.27 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is 
50.28 	amended to read:
50.29 		Subd. 7.Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
50.30 	to nonresidents, are:
50.31 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $37.50 $40;
50.32 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive 
50.33 	days selected by the licensee, $26.50 $33;
51.1 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour 
51.2 	period selected by the licensee, $22 $27;
51.3 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 
51.4 	family for one or both parents and dependent children under the age of 16, $50.50 $55;
51.5 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 
51.6 	by the licensee, $8.50 $12;
51.7 	(6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14 
51.8 	consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $38.50; and $43;
51.9 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $37.50.
51.10 	$10, and the person must possess an angling license; and
51.11 	(8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.
51.12 	(b) A $2 $5 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except 
51.13 	licenses issued under paragraph (a), clause clauses (5), and licenses purchased at the 
51.14 	resident fee by nonresidents under age 16 under section 97A.451, subdivision 5, paragraph 
51.15 	(b) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this surcharge.

51.16 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
51.17 		Subd. 8.Minnesota sporting; super sports. (a) The commissioner shall issue 
51.18 	Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The licensee may take fish by angling 
51.19 	and small game. The fee for the license is:
51.20 	(1) for an individual, $23 $31.50; and
51.21 	(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish and for one spouse 
51.22 	to take small game, $32 $45.50.
51.23 	(b) The commissioner shall issue Minnesota super sports licenses to residents only. 
51.24 	The licensee may take fish by angling, including trout; small game, including pheasant 
51.25 	and waterfowl; and deer by firearms or muzzleloader or by archery. The fee for the super 
51.26 	sports license, including all required stamp validations is:
51.27 	(1) for an individual age 18 or over, $92.50; and
51.28 	(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish, including the trout and 
51.29 	salmon stamp validation, and for one spouse to take small game, including pheasant 
51.30 	and waterfowl, and deer, $118.50.
51.31 	(c) Revenue for the stamp endorsements under paragraph (b) shall be deposited 
51.32 	according to section 97A.075, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.
51.33 	(d) Revenue for the deer license endorsement under paragraph (b) shall be deposited 
51.34 	according to section 97A.075, subdivision 1.

52.1 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
52.2 		Subd. 11.Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; residents. Fees for the 
52.3 	following licenses are:
52.4 	(1) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $11.50 $15;
52.5 	(2) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $26 $30;
52.6 	(3) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $34.50
52.7 	$42; and
52.8 	(4) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $78 $87.

52.9 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
52.10 		Subd. 12.Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; nonresident. Fees for fish 
52.11 	house, dark house, and shelter licenses for a nonresident are:
52.12 	(1) annual, $33 $37;
52.13 	(2) seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, $19 $21; and
52.14 	(3) three-year, $99 $111.

52.15 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
52.16 		Subd. 20.Trapping license. The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing animals is:
52.17 	(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, $6 $5;
52.18 	(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, $20 $23;
52.19 	(3) for residents age 65 or over, $10 $11.50; and
52.20 	(4) for nonresidents, $73 $84.

52.21 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 43, is amended to read:
52.22 		Subd. 43.Duplicate licenses. The fees for duplicate licenses are:
52.23 	(1) for licenses to take big game, $5, except licenses issued under subdivision 8, 
52.24 	paragraph (b); and
52.25 	(2) for other licenses, $2.

52.26 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 44, is amended to read:
52.27 		Subd. 44.Replacement licenses. The fee for a replacement firearms deer license 
52.28 	is $5, except there is no fee for replacing a deer license issued under subdivision 8, 
52.29 	paragraph (b).

52.30 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 45, is amended to read:
53.1 		Subd. 45.Camp Ripley archery deer hunt. The application fee for the Camp 
53.2 	Ripley archery deer hunt is $8 $12.

53.3 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.485, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
53.4 		Subd. 7.Electronic licensing system commission. The commissioner shall retain 
53.5 	for the operation of the electronic licensing system the commission established under 
53.6 	section 84.027, subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected by the commissioner on all 
53.7 	license fees collected, excluding:.
53.8 	(1) the small game surcharge;
53.9 	(2) the deer license surcharges or donations under section 97A.475, subdivisions 3, 
53.10 	paragraph (b), and 3a; and
53.11 	(3) $2.50 of the license fee for the licenses in section 97A.475, subdivisions 6, 
53.12 	clauses (1), (2), and (4), 7, 8, 12, and 13.

53.13 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.020, is amended to read:
53.14 	97B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
53.15 	(a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451, subdivision 3a
53.16 	subdivisions 3 and 3b, a person born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual 
53.17 	license to take wild animals by firearms unless the person has:
53.18 	(1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate;
53.19 	(2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification 
53.20 	indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 13;
53.21 	(3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety qualification indicator;
53.22 	(4) an apprentice hunter validation issued under section 97B.022; or
53.23 	(5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another 
53.24 	state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or 
53.25 	certified by the department as substantially similar.
53.26 	(b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training 
53.27 	in the United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a 
53.28 	hunting license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued 
53.29 	a firearms safety certificate.
53.30 	(c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime license to take 
53.31 	wild animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual 
53.32 	license under paragraph (a) or (b).

53.33 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.715, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
54.1 		Subdivision 1.Stamp required. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 
54.2 	97A.405, subdivision 2, a person required to possess a small game license may not hunt 
54.3 	pheasants without a pheasant stamp validation.
54.4 	(b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision:
54.5 	(1) residents and nonresidents under age 18 orand residents over age 65;
54.6 	(2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves; and
54.7 	(3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section 97A.441, 
54.8 	subdivision 6a.; and
54.9 	(4) residents and nonresidents hunting on licenses issued under section 97A.475, 
54.10 	subdivision 2, clause (16); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (13).

54.11 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.801, is amended to read:
54.12 	97B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED.
54.13 	(a) Except as provided in this section or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person 
54.14 	required to possess a small game license may not take migratory waterfowl without a 
54.15 	migratory waterfowl stamp validation.
54.16 	(b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license 
54.17 	issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 6a; and persons hunting on their own property 
54.18 	are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section.
54.19 	(c) Residents and nonresidents with licenses issued under section 97A.475, 
54.20 	subdivision 2, clause (16); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (13), are not required to possess a 
54.21 	stamp validation under this section.

54.22 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
54.23 		Subdivision 1.Requirement. Except as provided in subdivision 2 or section 
54.24 	97A.405, subdivision 2, a person over age 16 18 and under age 65 required to possess an 
54.25 	angling license must have a trout and salmon stamp validation to:
54.26 	(1) take fish by angling in:
54.27 	(i) a stream designated by the commissioner as a trout stream;
54.28 	(ii) a lake designated by the commissioner as a trout lake; or
54.29 	(iii) Lake Superior; or
54.30 	(2) possess trout or salmon taken in the state by angling.

54.31 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
54.32 		Subd. 2.Exception. A trout and salmon stamp validation is not required to take fish 
54.33 	by angling or to possess trout and salmon if:
55.1 	(1) the person:
55.2 	(i) possesses a license to take fish by angling for a period of 24 hours or 72 hours 
55.3 	from the time of issuance under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (4) or (5),; or 
55.4 	subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (3) or (5), and
55.5 	(ii) is taking fish by angling, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, during 
55.6 	the period the license is valid;
55.7 	(2) the person is taking fish, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, as 
55.8 	authorized under section 97C.035; or
55.9 	(3) the person has a valid license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 1, 2, 
55.10 	3, 4, or 5.

55.11 	Sec. 34. TRANSFER; INVASIVE SPECIES ACCOUNT.
 55.12 	In fiscal year 2013, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer 
55.13 	$500,000 from the game and fish fund to the invasive species account created in Minnesota 
55.14 	Statutes, section 84D.15. This is in addition to the transfer specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
55.15 	section 84D.15, subdivision 2.

55.16 	Sec. 35. TRANSFER; WALK-IN ACCESS ACCOUNT.
 55.17 	The commissioner of natural resources shall transfer $616,000 from the venison 
55.18 	donation account in the special revenue fund to the walk-in access account in the special 
55.19 	revenue fund. This transfer is available until spent.

55.20 	Sec. 36. APPROPRIATION.
 55.21 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2013 from the invasive species account is added to 
55.22 	the appropriation in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 4, 
55.23 	subdivision 3, for invasive species activities. This is a onetime appropriation.

55.24 	Sec. 37.  REPEALER.
 55.25 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivisions 3a and 7, are repealed.

55.26 	Sec. 38. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 55.27 	Sections 2 to 33, and 37, are effective March 1, 2013.