HF 2171

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012)

Posted on 04/24/2012 02:02 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to natural resources; modifying game and fish laws; providing for 1.3continued availability of licenses in absence of biennial appropriations; 1.4modifying department authority and duties; modifying snowmobile registration 1.5exemptions; modifying disposition of certain receipts; modifying fees; 1.6modifying certain civil liability provisions; requiring certain hearings; requiring 1.7rulemaking; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 1.83.737, subdivision 1; 84.027, subdivisions 14, 15; 84.085, subdivision 1; 1.984.82, subdivision 6; 97A.015, subdivisions 3a, 53; 97A.065, subdivision 6, by 1.10adding a subdivision; 97A.085, by adding a subdivision; 97A.137, subdivision 1.115; 97A.411, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97A.421, subdivision 3; 1.1297A.435, subdivision 2; 97A.441, subdivision 7; 97A.451, subdivisions 3, 4, 1.135, by adding subdivisions; 97A.473, subdivisions 2, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 5a; 97A.474, 1.14subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 20, 43, 44, 45; 1.1597A.482; 97A.485, subdivision 7; 97B.001, subdivision 7; 97B.020; 97B.031, 1.16subdivisions 1, 2; 97B.035, subdivision 1a; 97B.055, subdivision 1; 97B.071; 1.1797B.085, subdivision 3; 97B.303; 97B.328; 97B.601, subdivisions 3a, 4; 1.1897B.603; 97B.605; 97B.671, subdivisions 3, 4; 97B.711, subdivision 1; 97B.715, 1.19subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97B.805, subdivision 1; 97B.901; 97C.305, subdivisions 1.201, 2; 97C.395, subdivision 1; 604A.21, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2011 1.21Supplement, sections 84D.03, subdivision 3; 97A.075, subdivisions 1, 6, by 1.22adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivision 7; 97B.031, subdivision 5; 97B.075; 1.2397B.645, subdivision 9; 97B.667; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 1.24Statutes, chapters 97A; 97B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 1.2597A.045, subdivisions 8, 13; 97A.065, subdivision 1; 97A.095, subdivision 3; 1.2697A.331, subdivision 7; 97A.451, subdivisions 3a, 7; 97A.485, subdivision 12; 1.2797A.552; 97B.645, subdivision 2; 97C.031. 1.28BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.29ARTICLE 1 1.30GAME AND FISH POLICY 1.31    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.027, subdivision 14, is amended to read: 2.1    Subd. 14. Mission; efficiency. It is part of the department's mission that within the 2.2department's resources the commissioner shall endeavor to: 2.3(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money; 2.4(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's 2.5resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible; 2.6(3) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities 2.7of other governmental agencies; 2.8(4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve 2.9customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase 2.10public participation in the business of government; 2.11(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent 2.12otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; 2.13(6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the 2.14accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section 2.1516A.10, subdivision 1 ; and 2.16(7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out 2.17the mission and improve the performance of the department new text begin ; and new text end 2.18 new text begin (8) plan and implement activities designed to recruit new outdoor recreation new text end 2.19 new text begin participants and retain existing participants. This includes but is not limited to anglers, new text end 2.20 new text begin hunters, trappers, and campers new text end . 2.21    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.027, subdivision 15, is amended to read: 2.22    Subd. 15. Electronic transactions. (a) The commissioner may receive an 2.23application for, sell, and issue any license, stamp, permit, pass, sticker, gift card, safety 2.24training certification, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction of the commissioner 2.25by electronic means, including by telephone. Notwithstanding section 97A.472, electronic 2.26and telephone transactions may be made outside of the state. The commissioner may: 2.27    (1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated by electronic transactions, 2.28including by telephone; 2.29    (2) assign an identification number to an applicant who purchases a hunting or 2.30fishing license or recreational vehicle registration by electronic means, to serve as 2.31temporary authorization to engage in the activity requiring a license or registration until 2.32the license or registration is received or expires; 2.33    (3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals who make electronic 2.34transactions and transactions by telephone or Internet, including issuing fees and an 2.35additional transaction fee not to exceed $3.50; 3.1    (4) charge and permit agents to charge a convenience fee not to exceed three percent 3.2of the cost of the license to individuals who use electronic bank cards for payment. An 3.3electronic licensing system agent charging a fee of individuals making an electronic 3.4bank card transaction in person must post a sign informing individuals of the fee. The 3.5sign must be near the point of payment, clearly visible, include the amount of the fee, and 3.6state: "License agents are allowed by state law to charge a fee not to exceed three percent 3.7of the cost of state licenses to persons who use electronic bank cards for payment. The 3.8fee is not required by state law."; 3.9    (5) establish, by written order, an electronic licensing system commission to be 3.10paid by revenues generated from all sales made through the electronic licensing system. 3.11The commissioner shall establish the commission in a manner that neither significantly 3.12overrecovers nor underrecovers costs involved in providing the electronic licensing 3.13system; and 3.14    (6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this subdivision. 3.15    (b) The fees established under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), and the commission 3.16established under paragraph (a), clause (5), are not subject to the rulemaking procedures 3.17of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. 3.18    (c) Money received from fees and commissions collected under this subdivision, 3.19including interest earned, is annually appropriated from the game and fish fund and the 3.20natural resources fund to the commissioner for the cost of electronic licensing. 3.21 new text begin (d) Game and fish licenses under chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C shall be available by new text end 3.22 new text begin electronic transaction, regardless of whether all or any part of the biennial appropriation new text end 3.23 new text begin law for the department has been enacted. If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation new text end 3.24 new text begin has not been enacted to appropriate money to the commissioner of management and budget new text end 3.25 new text begin for central accounting, procurement, payroll, and human resources functions, amounts new text end 3.26 new text begin necessary to operate those functions for the purpose of this paragraph are appropriated new text end 3.27 new text begin from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget. As necessary, new text end 3.28 new text begin the commissioner may transfer a portion of this appropriation to other state agencies to new text end 3.29 new text begin support carrying out these functions. Any subsequent appropriation to the commissioner new text end 3.30 new text begin of management and budget for a biennium in which this section is applicable supersedes new text end 3.31 new text begin and replaces the funding authorized in this paragraph. This paragraph may be cited as the new text end 3.32 new text begin "Freedom to Hunt and Fish Act of 2012." new text end 3.33    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 3.34    Subdivision 1. Authority. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may accept 3.35for and on behalf of the state any gift, bequest, devise, or grants of lands or interest in 4.1lands or personal property of any kind or of money tendered to the state for any purpose 4.2pertaining to the activities of the department or any of its divisions. Any money so 4.3received is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted. 4.4Lands and interests in lands so received may be sold or exchanged as provided in chapter 4.594. new text begin The deed conveying land or an interest in land to the state under this paragraph must new text end 4.6 new text begin clearly indicate whether the state may resell the donated land or interest in land. new text end 4.7(b) When the commissioner of natural resources accepts lands or interests in land, 4.8the commissioner may reimburse the donor for costs incurred to obtain an appraisal needed 4.9for tax reporting purposes. If the state pays the donor for a portion of the value of the 4.10lands or interests in lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not 4.11exceed $1,500. If the donor receives no payment from the state for the lands or interests in 4.12lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not exceed $5,000. 4.13(c) The commissioner of natural resources, on behalf of the state, may accept and 4.14use grants of money or property from the United States or other grantors for conservation 4.15purposes not inconsistent with the laws of this state. Any money or property so received 4.16is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purposes for which it is granted, and shall 4.17be expended or used solely for such purposes in accordance with the federal laws and 4.18regulations pertaining thereto, subject to applicable state laws and rules as to manner 4.19of expenditure or use providing that the commissioner may make subgrants of any 4.20money received to other agencies, units of local government, private individuals, private 4.21organizations, and private nonprofit corporations. Appropriate funds and accounts shall 4.22be maintained by the commissioner of management and budget to secure compliance 4.23with this section. 4.24(d) The commissioner may accept for and on behalf of the permanent school fund a 4.25donation of lands, interest in lands, or improvements on lands. A donation so received 4.26shall become state property, be classified as school trust land as defined in section 92.025, 4.27and be managed consistent with section 127A.31. new text begin The deed conveying land or an interest new text end 4.28 new text begin in land to the state under this paragraph must clearly indicate whether the state may resell new text end 4.29 new text begin the donated land or interest in land. new text end 4.30 new text begin (e) Before the commissioner sells land that was obtained by gift, in whole or in part, new text end 4.31 new text begin the commissioner shall notify the person or the heirs of the person providing the gift of new text end 4.32 new text begin land to the commissioner. At the request of the person or heirs of the person who provided new text end 4.33 new text begin the gift of land, within 30 days after the land is sold, the commissioner shall repay the new text end 4.34 new text begin person or heirs the market value of the gift at the time of the donation. new text end 4.35    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.82, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 5.1    Subd. 6. Exemptions. Registration is not required under this section for: 5.2    (1) a snowmobile owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, 5.3another state, or a political subdivision thereof; 5.4    (2) a snowmobile registered in a country other than the United States temporarily 5.5used within this state; 5.6    (3) a snowmobile that is covered by a valid license of another state and has not been 5.7within this state for more than 30 consecutive days new text begin or that is registered by an Indian tribal new text end 5.8 new text begin government to a tribal member and has not been outside the tribal reservation boundary new text end 5.9 new text begin for more than 30 consecutive days new text end ; 5.10    (4) a snowmobile used exclusively in organized track racing events; 5.11    (5) a snowmobile in transit by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer; 5.12    (6) a snowmobile at least 15 years old in transit by an individual for use only on 5.13land owned or leased by the individual; or 5.14    (7) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail. 5.15    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 84D.03, subdivision 3, is 5.16amended to read: 5.17    Subd. 3. Bait harvest from infested waters. (a) Taking wild animals from infested 5.18waters for bait or aquatic farm purposes is prohibited, except as provided in paragraph 5.19(b) and section 97C.341. 5.20    (b) In waters that are designated as infested waters, except those designated because 5.21they contain prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish, as defined 5.22under section 17.4982, subdivision 6, taking wild animals may be permitted for: 5.23    (1) commercial taking of wild animals for bait and aquatic farm purposes according 5.24to a permit issued under section 84D.11, subject to rules adopted by the commissioner; and 5.25    (2) bait purposes for noncommercial personal use in waters that contain Eurasian 5.26water milfoil, when the infested waters are designated solely because they contain 5.27Eurasian water milfoil and if the equipment for taking is limited to cylindrical minnow 5.28traps not exceeding 16 inches in diameter and 32 inches in length new text begin ; and new text end 5.29 new text begin (3) harvest of bullheads, goldeyes, mooneyes, sheepshead (freshwater drum), and new text end 5.30 new text begin suckers for bait from streams or rivers designated as infested waters, by hook and line for new text end 5.31 new text begin noncommercial personal use. Other provisions that apply to this clause are: new text end 5.32 new text begin (i) fish taken under this clause must be used on the same body of water where caught new text end 5.33 new text begin and while still on that water body; new text end 5.34 new text begin (ii) fish taken under this clause may not be transported live from/off the water body; new text end 5.35 new text begin (iii) fish harvested under this clause may only be used in accordance with this section; new text end 6.1 new text begin (iv) any other use of wild animals used for bait from infested waters is prohibited; new text end 6.2 new text begin (v) fish taken under this clause must meet all other size restrictions and requirements new text end 6.3 new text begin as established in rules; and new text end 6.4 new text begin (vi) all species listed under this clause shall be included in the person's daily limit as new text end 6.5 new text begin established in rules, if applicable new text end . 6.6    (c) Equipment authorized for minnow harvest in a designated infested water by 6.7permit issued under paragraph (b) may not be transported to, or used in, any waters other 6.8than waters specified in the permit. 6.9    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.015, subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 6.10    Subd. 3a. Bonus permit. "Bonus permit" means a license to take and tag deer by 6.11archery or firearms, in addition to deer authorized to be taken under regular firearms or 6.12archery licenses new text begin , or a license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 7 new text end . 6.13    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.015, subdivision 53, is amended to read: 6.14    Subd. 53. Unprotected wild animals. "Unprotected wild animals" means wild 6.15animals that are not protected wild animals including weasel, coyote (brush wolf), gopher, 6.16porcupine, striped skunk, and unprotected birds. 6.17    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.065, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 6.18    Subd. 6. Deer license donations and surcharges. (a) The surcharges and donations 6.19collected under section 97A.475, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), and subdivision 3a, 6.20shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to 6.21the commissioner for deer management, including for grants or payments to agencies, 6.22organizations, or individuals for assisting with the cost of processing deer taken for 6.23population management purposes for venison donation programs. None of the additional 6.24license fees shall be transferred to any other agency for administration of programs other 6.25than venison donation. If any money transferred by the commissioner is not used for a 6.26venison donation program, it shall be returned to the commissioner. 6.27    (b) By February 10, 2010, the commissioner shall report to the legislature on the 6.28participation in and the effectiveness of the venison donation program. 6.29    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.065, is amended by adding a subdivision 6.30to read: 6.31     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Promoting Minnesota's outdoor heritage. new text end new text begin Ten percent of the money new text end 6.32 new text begin credited to the heritage enhancement account in the game and fish fund under section new text end 7.1 new text begin 97A.055, subdivision 2, clause (7), is dedicated to programs that promote Minnesota's new text end 7.2 new text begin outdoor heritage, as preserved under the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, section 12. new text end 7.3 new text begin Money dedicated under this subdivision must be used for: new text end 7.4 new text begin (1) the commissioner's activities to promote hunter and angler recruitment and new text end 7.5 new text begin retention; or new text end 7.6 new text begin (2) grants to organizations for programs that promote Minnesota's outdoor heritage new text end 7.7 new text begin to children or adults. new text end 7.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2013. new text end 7.9    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is 7.10amended to read: 7.11    Subdivision 1. Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this 7.12subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 7.13clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and 3, clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and (12), 7.14and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4. 7.15    (b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and 7.16wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under 7.17section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and 7.18is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer management 7.19programs. 7.20    (c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from 7.21the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each 7.22license issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and 7.23bear management account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and bear 7.24management programs, including a computerized licensing system. 7.25    (d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and 7.26wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding 7.27and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding 7.28and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must 7.29inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years 7.30on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management 7.31has been spent. 7.32     When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding 7.33and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the 7.34unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear 7.35management programs and computerized licensing. 8.1    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, is amended by adding 8.2a subdivision to read: 8.3     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Wolf licenses. new text end new text begin (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "wolf license" means a new text end 8.4 new text begin license or permit issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (16); 3, paragraph new text end 8.5 new text begin (a), clause (13); or 20, paragraph (b). new text end 8.6 new text begin (b) Revenue from wolf licenses must be credited to the wolf management, new text end 8.7 new text begin compensation, and monitoring account and is appropriated to the commissioner only for new text end 8.8 new text begin wolf management, livestock compensation under section 3.737, research, damage control, new text end 8.9 new text begin enforcement, and education. new text end 8.10    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.085, is amended by adding a 8.11subdivision to read: 8.12     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Vacating refuges open to hunting. new text end new text begin Notwithstanding subdivision 8, the new text end 8.13 new text begin commissioner may vacate a state game refuge by publishing a notice in the State Register new text end 8.14 new text begin if the refuge has been open to trapping and hunting small game including waterfowl, deer new text end 8.15 new text begin or bear by archery, and deer or bear by firearms for at least five years. new text end 8.16    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 8.17    Subd. 5. Portable stands. Prior to the Saturday on or nearest September 16, a 8.18portable stand may be left overnight in a wildlife management area by a person with a 8.19valid bear license who is hunting within 100 yards of a bear bait site that is legally tagged 8.20and registered as prescribed under section 97B.425. Any person leaving a portable stand 8.21overnight under this subdivision must affix new text begin a tag with: (1) new text end the person's name and address new text begin ; new text end 8.22 new text begin (2) the licensee's driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" license identification new text end 8.23 new text begin number issued to the licensee. The tag must be affixed new text end to the stand in such a manner that 8.24it can be read from the ground. 8.25    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.421, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 8.26    Subd. 3. Issuance of a big game license after conviction. new text begin (a) new text end A person may not 8.27obtain any big game license or take big game under a lifetime license, issued under section 8.2897A.473 , for three years after the person is convicted of: 8.29(1) a gross misdemeanor violation under the game and fish laws relating to big game; 8.30(2) doing an act without a required big game license; or 8.31(3) the second violation within three years under the game and fish laws relating to 8.32big game. 9.1 new text begin (b) A person may not obtain any deer license or take deer under a lifetime license new text end 9.2 new text begin issued under section 97A.473 for one year after the person is convicted of hunting deer new text end 9.3 new text begin with the aid or use of bait under section 97B.328. new text end 9.4 new text begin (c) The revocation period under paragraphs (a) and (b) doubles if the conviction new text end 9.5 new text begin is for a deer that is a trophy deer scoring higher than 170 using the scoring method new text end 9.6 new text begin established for wildlife restitution values adopted under section 97A.345. new text end 9.7    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.441, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 9.8    Subd. 7. Owners or tenants of agricultural land. (a) The commissioner may issue, 9.9without a fee, a license to take an antlerless deer to a resident who is an owner or tenant, 9.10or a nonresident who is an owner, of at least 80 acres of agricultural land, as defined in 9.11section 97B.001, in deer permit areas that have deer archery licenses to take additional 9.12deer under section 97B.301, subdivision 4 new text begin allow the taking of antlerless deer without new text end 9.13 new text begin making a lottery application new text end . A person may receive only one license per year under this 9.14subdivision. For properties with co-owners or cotenants, only one co-owner or cotenant 9.15may receive a license under this subdivision per year. The license issued under this 9.16subdivision is restricted to land leased for agricultural purposes or owned by the holder 9.17of the license within the permit area where the qualifying land is located. The holder of 9.18the license may transfer the license to the holder's spouse or dependent. new text begin Deer taken in new text end 9.19 new text begin zone three under this subdivision do not count towards the total bag limit for the permit new text end 9.20 new text begin area. new text end Notwithstanding sections 97A.415, subdivision 1, and 97B.301, subdivision 2, the 9.21holder of the license may purchase an additional license new text begin licenses or permits new text end for taking deer 9.22and may take an additional deer under that license new text begin those licenses or permits, provided the new text end 9.23 new text begin holder adheres to the bag limits established for that permit area new text end . 9.24    (b) A person who obtains a license under paragraph (a) must allow public deer 9.25hunting on their land during that deer hunting season, with the exception of the first 9.26Saturday and Sunday during the deer hunting season applicable to the license issued under 9.27section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (5). 9.28    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 9.29    Subd. 3. Residents under age 16; small game. (a) A resident under age 16 must 9.30obtain a small game license in order to take small game by firearms or bow and arrow 9.31without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, if 9.32the resident is: 9.33    (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate; 10.1    (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or 10.2guardian; 10.3    (3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied 10.4by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an 10.5apprentice hunter validation; or 10.6    (4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian. 10.7    (b) A resident under age 16 may take small game new text begin , other than wolves, new text end by trapping 10.8without a small game license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping 10.9license. A resident under age 13 may trap new text begin small game, other than wolves, new text end without a 10.10trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine marten unless the 10.11resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine marten taken by a resident 10.12under age five must be included in the limit of the accompanying parent or guardian. 10.13    (c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license and may take a turkey 10.14without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or 10.15guardian who has a firearms safety certificate. 10.16    (d) A resident under age 12 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take a 10.17prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an 10.18adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate. 10.19    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 10.20    Subd. 4. Persons new text begin Residents new text end under age 16; big game. (a) A person new text begin resident new text end age 10.2112, 13, 14, or 15 may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses 10.22a firearms safety certificate. A person new text begin resident new text end age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a 10.23parent or guardian to hunt big game. 10.24    (b) A person new text begin resident new text end age 10 or 11 may take big game provided the person is under 10.25the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or guardian is within 10.26immediate reach. Until March 1, 2009, a person age 10 or 11 may take big game under a 10.27parent or guardian's license. Beginning March 1, 2009, A person new text begin resident new text end age 10 or 11 10.28must obtain a license in order to take big game and may obtain the license without paying 10.29the fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 2. 10.30    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a 10.31subdivision to read: 10.32     new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end new text begin Nonresidents under age 16; big game. new text end new text begin (a) A nonresident age 12, new text end 10.33 new text begin 13, 14, or 15 may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a new text end 11.1 new text begin firearms safety certificate. A nonresident age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a parent or new text end 11.2 new text begin guardian to hunt big game. new text end 11.3 new text begin (b) A nonresident age 10 or 11 may take big game provided the person is under the new text end 11.4 new text begin direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or guardian is within immediate new text end 11.5 new text begin reach. A nonresident age 10 or 11 must obtain a license to take big game and must pay the new text end 11.6 new text begin fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 3. new text end 11.7    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 11.8    Subd. 3. Lifetime small game hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime small 11.9game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game new text begin , other than wolves, new text end 11.10in the state. The license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the 11.11annual resident small game hunting and trapping licenses new text begin license and the trapping license new text end 11.12 new text begin for fur-bearing animals other than wolves new text end . The license does not include a turkey stamp 11.13validation or any other hunting stamps required by law. 11.14    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are: 11.15    (1) age 3 and under, $217; 11.16    (2) age 4 to age 15, $290; 11.17    (3) age 16 to age 50, $363; and 11.18    (4) age 51 and over, $213. 11.19    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 11.20    Subd. 5. Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license 11.21authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game new text begin , other than new text end 11.22 new text begin wolves, new text end in the state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual 11.23resident angling, new text begin and new text end resident small game hunting, new text begin licenses new text end and new text begin the new text end resident trapping 11.24licenses new text begin license for fur-bearing animals other than wolves new text end . The license does not include a 11.25trout and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, 11.26or any other hunting stamps required by law. 11.27    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are: 11.28    (1) age 3 and under, $357; 11.29    (2) age 4 to age 15, $480; 11.30    (3) age 16 to age 50, $613; and 11.31    (4) age 51 and over, $413. 11.32    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 12.1    Subd. 5a. Lifetime sporting with spearing option license; fee. (a) A resident 12.2lifetime sporting with spearing option license authorizes a person to take fish by angling 12.3or spearing and hunt and trap small game new text begin , other than wolves, new text end in the state. The license 12.4authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, spearing, new text begin and new text end resident 12.5small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses new text begin and the resident trapping license for new text end 12.6 new text begin fur-bearing animals other than wolves new text end . The license does not include a trout and salmon 12.7stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other 12.8hunting stamps required by law. 12.9(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting with spearing option license are: 12.10(1) age 3 and under, $615; 12.11(2) age 4 to age 15, $800; 12.12(3) age 16 to age 50, $985; and 12.13(4) age 51 and over, $586. 12.14    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 12.15    Subd. 2. Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 12.16only, are: 12.17    (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50; 12.18    (2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 to take small game; 12.19    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23; 12.20    (4) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12; 12.21    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 12.22season, $26; 12.23    (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26; 12.24    (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 12.25season, $26; 12.26    (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310; 12.27    (9) to take bear, $38; 12.28    (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250; 12.29    (11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4; 12.30    (12) to take prairie chickens, $20; 12.31    (13) for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 12.32season, $13; 12.33    (14) for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and 12.34    (15) for persons under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 12.35season, $13 new text begin ; and new text end 13.1 new text begin (16) to take wolf, $30 new text end . 13.2    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 13.3    Subd. 3. Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 13.4to nonresidents, are: 13.5    (1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $73; 13.6    (2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 13.7season, $135; 13.8    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135; 13.9    (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 13.10season, $135; 13.11    (5) to take bear, $195; 13.12    (6) for persons age 18 and older to take turkey, $78; 13.13    (7) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12; 13.14    (8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155; 13.15    (9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4; 13.16    (10) for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 13.17season in any open season option or time period, $13; 13.18    (11) for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and 13.19    (12) for persons under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader season, $13 new text begin ; and new text end 13.20 new text begin (13) to take wolf, $230 new text end . 13.21    (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under 13.22paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this 13.23surcharge. 13.24    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read: 13.25    Subd. 20. Trapping license new text begin licenses new text end . new text begin (a) new text end The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing 13.26animals new text begin , other than wolves, new text end is: 13.27(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, $6; 13.28(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, $20; 13.29(3) for residents age 65 or over, $10; and 13.30(4) for nonresidents, $73. 13.31 new text begin (b) The fee for a license to trap wolves is $30, to be issued to residents only. new text end 14.1    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.482, is amended to read: 14.297A.482 LICENSE APPLICATIONS; COLLECTION OF SOCIAL 14.3SECURITY NUMBERS. 14.4(a) All applicants for individual noncommercial game and fish licenses under this 14.5chapter and chapters 97B and 97C must include the applicant's Social Security number 14.6on the license application. If an applicant does not have a Social Security number, the 14.7applicant must certify that the applicant does not have a Social Security number. 14.8(b) The Social Security numbers collected by the commissioner on game and fish 14.9license applications are private data under section 13.355, subdivision 1, and must be 14.10provided by the commissioner to the commissioner of human services for child support 14.11enforcement purposes. Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, 14.12section 666(a)(13), requires the collection of Social Security numbers on game and fish 14.13license applications for child support enforcement purposes. 14.14(c) The commissioners of human services and natural resources shall request a 14.15waiver from the secretary of health and human services to exclude any applicant under the 14.16age of 16 from the requirement under this section and under cross-country ski licensing 14.17sections to provide the applicant's Social Security number. If a waiver is granted, this 14.18section will be so amended effective January 1, 2006, or upon the effective date of the 14.19waiver, whichever is later. 14.20    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.001, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 14.21    Subd. 7. Taking with firearms in certain areas. (a) A person may not take a wild 14.22animal with a firearm within 500 feet of a building occupied by a human or livestock 14.23without the written permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee: 14.24(1) on another person's private land; or 14.25(2) on a public right-of-way. 14.26(b) A new text begin No new text end person may not take a wild animal with new text begin shoot new text end a firearm without the 14.27permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee, within 500 feet of a stockade or corral 14.28containing livestock new text begin without the permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee new text end . 14.29(c) A person may not take a wild animal on any land where the person is prohibited 14.30from entering by this section. 14.31    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.020, is amended to read: 14.3297B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. 15.1    (a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451, subdivision 3a, a person 15.2born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual license to take wild animals by 15.3firearms unless the person has: 15.4    (1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate; 15.5    (2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification 15.6indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 13; 15.7    (3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety qualification indicator; 15.8    (4) an apprentice hunter validation issued under section 97B.022; or 15.9    (5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another 15.10state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or 15.11certified by the department as substantially similar. 15.12    (b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training 15.13in the United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a 15.14hunting license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued 15.15a firearms safety certificate. 15.16    (c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime license to take 15.17wild animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual 15.18license under paragraph (a) or (b). 15.19    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 15.20    Subdivision 1. Firearms and ammunition that may be used to take big game new text begin new text end 15.21 new text begin and wolves new text end . A person may take big game new text begin and wolves new text end with a firearm only if: 15.22    (1) the rifle, shotgun, and handgun used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and with 15.23centerfire ignition; 15.24    (2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition; 15.25    (3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and has a soft point or is 15.26an expanding bullet type; 15.27    (4) the muzzleloader used is incapable of being loaded at the breech; 15.28    (5) the smooth-bore muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .45 inches; and 15.29    (6) the rifled muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches. 15.30    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 15.31    Subd. 2. Handguns for small game. A person may take small game with a handgun 15.32of any caliber in a manner prescribed by the commissioner new text begin , except that wolves may only new text end 15.33 new text begin be taken by hunting with the calibers specified in subdivision 1 new text end . 16.1    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.031, subdivision 5, is 16.2amended to read: 16.3    Subd. 5. Scopes; visually impaired hunters new text begin on muzzleloaders new text end . (a) 16.4Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a special 16.5permit, without a fee, to new text begin A person may new text end use a muzzleloader with a scope to take deer 16.6during the muzzleloader season to a person who obtains the required licenses and who has 16.7a visual impairment. The scope may not have magnification capabilities. 16.8(b) The visual impairment must be to the extent that the applicant is unable 16.9to identify targets and the rifle sights at the same time without a scope. The visual 16.10impairment and specific conditions must be established by medical evidence verified in 16.11writing by (1) a licensed physician or a certified nurse practitioner or certified physician 16.12assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician; (2) a licensed ophthalmologist; 16.13or (3) a licensed optometrist. The commissioner may request additional information from 16.14the physician if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit. 16.15(c) A permit issued under this subdivision may be valid for up to five years, based 16.16on the permanence of the visual impairment as determined by the licensed physician, 16.17ophthalmologist, or optometrist. 16.18(d) The permit must be in the immediate possession of the permittee when hunting 16.19under the special permit. 16.20(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under 16.21this subdivision for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules. 16.22(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making 16.23a false application for a permit under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A 16.24physician, certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, ophthalmologist, or 16.25optometrist who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is visually 16.26impaired as described in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. 16.27    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.035, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 16.28    Subd. 1a. Minimum draw weight. A bow used to take big game or new text begin , new text end turkey new text begin , or new text end 16.29 new text begin wolves new text end must have a pull that meets or exceeds 30 pounds at or before full draw. 16.30    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 16.31    Subdivision 1. Restrictions related to highways. (a) A person may not discharge 16.32a firearm or an arrow from a bow new text begin containing No. 4 buckshot or larger diameter shot or new text end 16.33 new text begin single projectile ammunition new text end on, over, or across new text begin , or within the right-of-way of new text end an improved 16.34public highway at a big game animal. A person may not discharge a firearm or new text begin an arrow new text end 17.1 new text begin from a new text end bow and arrow new text begin on, over, across, or new text end within the right-of-way of an improved public 17.2highway at a big game animal. The commissioner may by rule extend the application of 17.3this subdivision to the taking of migratory waterfowl in designated locations. 17.4(b) A person may not discharge a firearm or an arrow from a bow on, over, across, or 17.5within the right-of-way of an improved public highway at a decoy of a big game animal 17.6that has been set out by a licensed peace officer. 17.7    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.071, is amended to read: 17.897B.071 BLAZE ORANGE REQUIREMENTS. 17.9    (a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c), a person may not hunt 17.10or trap during the open season where deer may be taken by firearms under applicable laws 17.11and ordinances, unless the visible portion of the person's cap and outer clothing above the 17.12waist, excluding sleeves and gloves, is blaze orange. Blaze orange includes a camouflage 17.13pattern of at least 50 percent blaze orange within each foot square. This section does not 17.14apply to migratory waterfowl hunters on waters of this state or in a stationary shooting 17.15location or to trappers on waters of this state. 17.16    (b) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c), and in addition to 17.17the requirement in paragraph (a), a person may not take small game other than turkey, 17.18migratory birds, raccoons, and predators, except while trapping, unless a visible portion of 17.19at least one article of the person's clothing above the waist is blaze orange. This paragraph 17.20does not apply to a person new text begin when in a stationary location while hunting deer by archery new text end 17.21 new text begin or when new text end hunting new text begin small game new text end by falconry. 17.22    (c) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe an alternative color in cases where 17.23paragraph (a) or (b) would violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Public 17.24Law 103-141. 17.25    (d) A violation of paragraph (b) shall not result in a penalty, but is punishable only 17.26by a safety warning. 17.27    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.075, is amended to read: 17.2897B.075 HUNTING RESTRICTED BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING. 17.29    (a) A person may not take protected wild animals, except raccoon and fox, with 17.30a firearm between the evening and morning times established by commissioner's rule, 17.31except as provided in this section. 17.32    (b) Big game new text begin and wolves new text end may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until 17.33one-half hour after sunset. 18.1    (c) Except as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner on or before the Saturday 18.2nearest October 8, waterfowl may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset 18.3during the entire season prescribed by the commissioner. 18.4    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.085, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 18.5    Subd. 3. Communication excepted. This section does not prohibit the use of: 18.6    (1) one-way radio communication between a handler and a dog; or 18.7    (2) a remote-controlled animal noise caller for taking crows, fur-bearing animals, 18.8and unprotected animals new text begin ; or new text end 18.9 new text begin (3) a remote-controlled motorized decoy used for taking migratory waterfowl under new text end 18.10 new text begin section 97B.811, subdivision 4a, or doves new text end . 18.11    Sec. 36. new text begin [97B.1115] USE OF MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC ASSISTANCE new text end 18.12 new text begin TO HOLD AND DISCHARGE FIREARMS OR BOWS BY PHYSICALLY new text end 18.13 new text begin DISABLED. new text end 18.14 new text begin Notwithstanding sections 97B.035, subdivision 1, 97B.321, and 97B.701, new text end 18.15 new text begin subdivision 2, the commissioner may authorize a physically disabled hunter who has new text end 18.16 new text begin a verified statement of the disability from a licensed physician or a certified nurse new text end 18.17 new text begin practitioner or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed new text end 18.18 new text begin physician to use a swivel or otherwise mounted gun or bow or any electronic or mechanical new text end 18.19 new text begin device to discharge a gun or bow as long as the participant is physically present at the site. new text end 18.20    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.303, is amended to read: 18.2197B.303 VENISON DONATIONS. 18.22    An individual who legally takes a deer new text begin by firearm with ammunition that does new text end 18.23 new text begin not contain lead or by archery new text end may donate the deer, for distribution to charitable food 18.24assistance programs, to a meat processor that is licensed under chapter 28A. An individual 18.25donating a deer must supply the processor with the tag number under which the deer was 18.26taken new text begin and an affidavit that the deer was taken with ammunition that does not contain lead new text end 18.27 new text begin or was taken by archery new text end . 18.28    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.328, is amended to read: 18.2997B.328 BAITING PROHIBITED. 18.30    Subdivision 1. Hunting with aid of bait or feed prohibited. A person may not 18.31hunt new text begin take new text end deer: 18.32    (1) with the aid or use of bait or feed; or new text begin . new text end 19.1    (2) in the vicinity of bait or feed if the person knows or has reason to know that bait 19.2or feed is present. 19.3    Subd. 2. Removal of bait. An area is considered baited for ten days after the 19.4complete removal of all bait or feed. 19.5    Subd. 3. Definition. new text begin (a) new text end For purposes of this section, "bait or feed" includes grains, 19.6fruits, vegetables, nuts, hay, or other food that is capable of attracting or enticing deer 19.7and that has been placed by a person. new text begin "Baiting" means placing, exposing, depositing, new text end 19.8 new text begin distributing, or scattering bait that is capable of attracting or enticing deer. new text end 19.9 new text begin (b) new text end Liquid scents, salt, and minerals are not bait or feed new text begin if they do not contain liquid new text end 19.10 new text begin or solid food ingredients new text end . 19.11Food that has not been placed by a person and resulting new text begin (c) Agricultural crops new text end 19.12from normal or accepted farming, forest management, wildlife food plantings, orchard 19.13management, or other similar land management activities is new text begin are new text end not bait or feed. new text begin new text end 19.14 new text begin This exclusion does not apply to agricultural crops that have been reintroduced and new text end 19.15 new text begin concentrated where a person is hunting. new text end 19.16    Subd. 4. Exception for bait or feed on adjacent land. A person otherwise in 19.17compliance with this section who is hunting on private or public property that is adjacent 19.18to property where bait or feed new text begin food new text end is present is not in violation of this section if the 19.19person has not participated in, been involved with, or agreed to baiting or feeding wildlife 19.20on the adjacent property. 19.21    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.601, subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 19.22    Subd. 3a. Nonresidents; trapping small game. A nonresident may take small 19.23game new text begin , except wolves, new text end by trapping only on land owned by the nonresident, if the 19.24nonresident possesses a trapping license new text begin for fur-bearing animals other than wolves new text end and a 19.25small game license. 19.26    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.601, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 19.27    Subd. 4. Exception to license requirements. (a) A resident under age 16 may take 19.28small game new text begin , other than wolves, new text end without a small game license, and a resident under age 19.2913 may trap new text begin small game and fur-bearing animals, other than wolves, new text end without a trapping 19.30license, as provided in section 97A.451, subdivision 3. 19.31(b) A person may take small game new text begin , other than wolves, new text end without a small game license 19.32on land occupied by the person as a principal residence. 19.33(c) An owner or occupant may take certain small game causing damage without a 19.34small game or trapping license as provided in section 97B.655. 20.1(d) A person may use dogs to pursue and tree raccoons under section 97B.621, 20.2subdivision 2 , during the closed season without a license. 20.3(e) A person may take a new text begin wolf, new text end turkey new text begin , new text end or a prairie chicken without a small game 20.4license. 20.5    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.603, is amended to read: 20.697B.603 TAKING SMALL GAME AS A PARTY. 20.7 new text begin (a) new text end While two or more persons are taking small game as a party and maintaining 20.8unaided visual and vocal contact, a member of the party may take and possess more than 20.9one limit of small game, but the total number of small game taken and possessed by 20.10the party may not exceed the limit of the number of persons in the party that may take 20.11and possess small game. 20.12 new text begin (b) new text end This section does not apply to the hunting of new text begin wolves, new text end migratory game birds new text begin , new text end or 20.13turkeys, except that a licensed turkey hunter may assist another licensed turkey hunter new text begin and new text end 20.14 new text begin a licensed wolf hunter may assist another licensed wolf hunter new text end for the same zone and time 20.15period as long as the hunter does not shoot or tag a turkey new text begin or wolf new text end for the other hunter. 20.16    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.605, is amended to read: 20.1797B.605 COMMISSIONER MAY RESTRICT TAKING OF CERTAIN 20.18SMALL GAME ANIMALS. 20.19The commissioner may prescribe restrictions on and designate areas where gray and 20.20fox squirrels, cottontail and jack rabbits, snowshoe hare, raccoon, bobcat, red fox and gray 20.21fox, fisher, pine marten, opossum, new text begin wolves, new text end and badger may be taken and possessed. 20.22    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.645, subdivision 9, is 20.23amended to read: 20.24    Subd. 9. Open season. There shall be no open season for gray wolves until after the 20.25gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. After that time, 20.26the commissioner may prescribe open seasons and restrictions for taking gray wolves but 20.27must provide opportunity for public comment. 20.28    Sec. 44. new text begin [97B.647] TAKING WOLVES. new text end 20.29     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin License required. new text end new text begin Except as provided under section 97B.645 or new text end 20.30 new text begin 97B.671, a person may not take a wolf without a wolf hunting or wolf trapping license. new text end 21.1     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Open seasons. new text end new text begin Wolves may be taken with legal firearms, with bow and new text end 21.2 new text begin arrow, and by trapping. The commissioner may by rule prescribe the open seasons for new text end 21.3 new text begin wolves. new text end 21.4     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Open areas. new text end new text begin The commissioner may by rule designate areas where wolves new text end 21.5 new text begin may be taken. new text end 21.6     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Daily and possession limits. new text end new text begin The commissioner may establish by rule new text end 21.7 new text begin the daily and possession limits for wolves. new text end 21.8     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Limit on number of hunters and trappers. new text end new text begin The commissioner may by new text end 21.9 new text begin rule limit the number of persons that may hunt or trap wolves in an area, if it is necessary new text end 21.10 new text begin to prevent an overharvest or improve the distribution of hunters and trappers. The new text end 21.11 new text begin commissioner shall establish a method, including a drawing, to impartially select the new text end 21.12 new text begin hunters and trappers for an area. new text end 21.13     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Application for license. new text end new text begin An application for a wolf hunting or trapping new text end 21.14 new text begin license must be made in a manner provided by the commissioner and accompanied by new text end 21.15 new text begin a $4 application fee. The $4 application fee is appropriated to pay for costs associated new text end 21.16 new text begin with conducting the wolf license drawing and wolf management. A person may not make new text end 21.17 new text begin more than one application for each season as prescribed by the commissioner. If a person new text end 21.18 new text begin makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a license for that season after new text end 21.19 new text begin determination by the commissioner, without a hearing. new text end 21.20     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Quotas. new text end new text begin The commissioner may by rule set an annual quota for the new text end 21.21 new text begin number of wolves that can be taken by hunting and trapping. The commissioner may new text end 21.22 new text begin establish a method to monitor harvest and close the season when the quota is reached. new text end 21.23 new text begin The commissioner shall reserve a portion of the annual quota for the trapping season. The new text end 21.24 new text begin commissioner shall consult with federally recognized Indian tribes, wildlife organizations, new text end 21.25 new text begin and other interested parties prior to establishing seasons and quotas under this section. new text end 21.26    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.667, is amended to read: 21.2797B.667 REMOVAL OF BEAVERS, BEAVER DAMS, AND LODGES BY 21.28ROAD AUTHORITIES new text begin AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS new text end . 21.29     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Road authorities. new text end new text begin (a) new text end When a drainage watercourse is impaired 21.30by a beaver dam and the water damages or threatens to damage a public road, the road 21.31authority, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 25, may remove the impairment and 21.32any associated beaver lodge within 300 feet of the road. Notwithstanding any law to the 21.33contrary, 21.34 new text begin (b) new text end The road authority may kill or new text begin beaver associated with the lodge or damage in any new text end 21.35 new text begin manner, except by poison or artificial lights. new text end 22.1 new text begin (c) The road authority may new text end arrange to have killed by any lawful means a beaver 22.2associated with the lodge new text begin by trapping through a third party, contract, or under subdivision new text end 22.3 new text begin 4 new text end . 22.4     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Local government units. new text end new text begin (a) Local government units may, as provided new text end 22.5 new text begin in this section, kill or arrange to have killed beaver that are causing damage, including new text end 22.6 new text begin silvicultural projects and drainage ditches, on property owned or managed by the local new text end 22.7 new text begin government unit. Removal or destruction of any associated beaver lodge is subject to new text end 22.8 new text begin section 97A.401, subdivision 5. new text end 22.9 new text begin (b) The local government unit may kill beaver associated with the lodge or damage new text end 22.10 new text begin in any manner, except by poison or artificial lights. new text end 22.11 new text begin (c) The local government unit may arrange to have killed any beaver associated with new text end 22.12 new text begin the lodge or damage by trapping through a third party, contract, or under subdivision 4. new text end 22.13     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Permits and notice; requirements. new text end new text begin (a) new text end Before killing or arranging to kill 22.14a beaver under this section, the road authority new text begin or local government unit new text end must contact a 22.15conservation officer for a special beaver permit. The conservation officer must issue the 22.16permit for any beaver subject to this section. 22.17 new text begin (b) new text end A road authority new text begin or local government unit new text end that kills or arranges to have killed a 22.18beaver under this section must notify a conservation officer or the officer's designee as 22.19specified in the permit new text begin employee of the Wildlife Division new text end within ten days after the animal 22.20is killed. 22.21     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Local beaver control programs. new text end A road authority new text begin or local government new text end 22.22 new text begin unit new text end may, after consultation with the Wildlife Division and the Board of Water and Soil 22.23Resources, implement a local beaver control program designed to reduce the number of 22.24incidents of beaver new text begin : new text end 22.25 new text begin (1) new text end interfering with or damaging a public road new text begin ; or new text end 22.26 new text begin (2) causing damage, including silvicultural projects and drainage ditches, on new text end 22.27 new text begin property owned or managed by the local government unit new text end . 22.28The local control program may include the offering of a bounty for the lawful taking 22.29of beaver. 22.30    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.671, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 22.31    Subd. 3. Predator control payments. The commissioner shall pay a predator 22.32controller the amount the commissioner prescribes new text begin determines by written order published new text end 22.33 new text begin in the State Register new text end for each predator new text begin coyote and fox new text end taken. The commissioner shall pay 22.34at least $25 but not more than $60 for each coyote taken. The commissioner may require 22.35the predator controller to submit proof of the taking and a signed statement concerning 23.1the predators taken. new text begin The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, new text end 23.2 new text begin and section 14.386 does not apply. new text end 23.3    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.671, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 23.4    Subd. 4. Gray Wolf control. (a) The commissioner shall provide a gray wolf control 23.5training program for certified predator controllers participating in gray wolf control. 23.6(b) After the gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of 23.71973, in zone B, as defined under section 97B.645, subdivision 12, if the commissioner, 23.8after considering recommendations from an extension agent or conservation officer, has 23.9verified that livestock, domestic animals, or pets were destroyed by a gray wolf within the 23.10previous five years, and if the livestock, domestic animal, or pet owner requests gray wolf 23.11control, the commissioner shall open a predator control area for gray wolves. 23.12(c) After the gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of 23.131973, in zone A, as defined under paragraph (g), if the commissioner, after considering 23.14recommendations from an extension agent or conservation officer, verifies that livestock, 23.15domestic animals, or pets were destroyed by a gray wolf, and if the livestock, domestic 23.16animal, or pet owner requests gray wolf control, the commissioner shall open a predator 23.17control area for gray wolves for up to 60 days. 23.18(d) A predator control area opened for gray wolves may not exceed a one-mile 23.19radius surrounding the damage site. 23.20(e) The commissioner shall pay a certified gray wolf predator controller $150 new text begin the new text end 23.21 new text begin amount the commissioner determines by written order published in the State Register new text end for 23.22each wolf taken. The certified gray wolf predator controller must dispose of unsalvageable 23.23remains as directed by the commissioner. All salvageable gray wolf remains must be 23.24surrendered to the commissioner. new text begin The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of new text end 23.25 new text begin chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply. new text end 23.26(f) The commissioner may, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture, 23.27develop a cooperative agreement for gray wolf control activities with the United States 23.28Department of Agriculture. The cooperative agreement activities may include, but not be 23.29limited to, gray wolf control, training for state predator controllers, and control monitoring 23.30and record keeping. 23.31(g) For the purposes of this subdivision, "zone A" means that portion of the state 23.32lying outside of zone B, as defined under section 97B.645, subdivision 12. 23.33    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.711, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 24.1    Subdivision 1. Seasons for certain upland game birds. (a) The commissioner 24.2may, by rule, prescribe an open season in designated areas between September 16 and 24.3January 3 for: 24.4    (1) pheasant; 24.5    (2) ruffed grouse; 24.6    (3) sharp tailed grouse; 24.7    (4) Canada spruce grouse; 24.8    (5) prairie chicken; 24.9    (6) gray partridge; 24.10    (7) bobwhite quail; and 24.11    (8) turkey. 24.12    (b) The commissioner may by rule prescribe an open season for turkey in the spring. 24.13    (c) The commissioner shall allow a four-week fall season for turkey in the area 24.14designated as turkey permit area 601 as of the 2008 season. All applicable local and state 24.15regulations apply. 24.16    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.805, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 24.17    Subdivision 1. Hunter must be concealed. (a) A person may not take migratory 24.18waterfowl, coots, or rails in open water unless the person is: 24.19(1) within a natural growth of vegetation sufficient to partially conceal the person or 24.20boat; 24.21(2) on a river or stream that is not more than 100 yards in width; or 24.22(3) pursuing or shooting wounded birds new text begin ; or new text end 24.23 new text begin (4) in areas specifically designated for such taking by the commissioner by rule new text end . 24.24(b) A person may not take migratory waterfowl, coots, or rails in public waters from 24.25a permanent artificial blind or sink box. 24.26    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.901, is amended to read: 24.2797B.901 REGISTRATION AND TAGGING OF FUR-BEARING ANIMALS. 24.28(a) The commissioner may, by rule, require persons taking, possessing, and 24.29transporting fur-bearing animals to tag the animals. The commissioner shall prescribe 24.30the manner of issuance and the type of tag, which must show the year of issuance. The 24.31commissioner shall issue the tag, without a fee, upon request. 24.32(b) The pelt of each bobcat, fisher, pine marten, and otter new text begin , and wolf new text end must be 24.33presented, by the person taking it, to a state wildlife manager designee for registration 25.1before the pelt is sold and before the pelt is transported out of the state, but in no event 25.2more than 48 hours after the season closes for the species. 25.3 new text begin (c) The whole carcass of each wolf, with the pelt removed, must be presented by the new text end 25.4 new text begin person taking it to a state wildlife manager designee for registration before the pelt is sold new text end 25.5 new text begin and before the pelt is transported out of the state, but in no event more than 48 hours after new text end 25.6 new text begin the season closes. The commissioner may require that the entire carcass or samples from new text end 25.7 new text begin the carcass be surrendered to the state wildlife manager designee. new text end 25.8    Sec. 51. new text begin [97B.903] USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAPS. new text end 25.9 new text begin A person may not set, place, or operate, except as a water set, a body-gripping or new text end 25.10 new text begin conibear-type trap on public lands and waters that has a maximum jaw opening when set new text end 25.11 new text begin greater than six and one-half inches and less than seven and one-half inches measured new text end 25.12 new text begin from the inside edges of the body-gripping portions of the jaws, unless: new text end 25.13 new text begin (1) the trap is in a baited or unbaited enclosure with the opening no greater than 81 new text end 25.14 new text begin square inches and the trap trigger is recessed seven inches or more from the top of the new text end 25.15 new text begin opening; new text end 25.16 new text begin (2) no bait, lure, or other attractant is placed within 20 feet of the trap; or new text end 25.17 new text begin (3) the trap is elevated at least three feet above the surface of the ground or snowpack. new text end 25.18    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.395, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 25.19    Subdivision 1. Dates for certain species. (a) The open seasons to take fish by 25.20angling are as follows: 25.21    (1) for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and 25.22smallmouth bass, the Saturday two weeks prior to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend 25.23to the last Sunday in February; 25.24    (2) for lake trout, from January 1 to October 31; 25.25    (3) for the winter season for lake trout new text begin , brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and new text end 25.26 new text begin splake new text end on all lakes located outside or partially within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, 25.27from January 15 to March 31; 25.28    (4) for the winter season for lake trout new text begin , brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, new text end 25.29 new text begin and splake new text end on all lakes located entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, from 25.30January 1 to March 31; 25.31(5) for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake, between January 1 to 25.32October 31 as prescribed by the commissioner by rule except as provided in section 25.3397C.415, subdivision 2 ; 26.1    (6) for the winter season for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake on 26.2all lakes, from January 15 to March 31; and 26.3    (7) new text begin (6) new text end for salmon, as prescribed by the commissioner by rule. 26.4    (b) The commissioner shall close the season in areas of the state where fish are 26.5spawning and closing the season will protect the resource. 26.6    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 604A.21, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 26.7    Subd. 5. Recreational purpose. "Recreational purpose" includes, but is not 26.8limited to, hunting; trapping; fishing; swimming; boating; camping; picnicking; hiking; 26.9rock climbing; cave exploring; bicycling; horseback riding; firewood gathering; 26.10pleasure driving, including snowmobiling and the operation of any motorized vehicle or 26.11conveyance upon a road or upon or across land in any manner, including recreational trail 26.12use; nature study; water skiing; winter sports; new text begin noncommercial aviation activities; new text end and 26.13viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites. "Rock climbing" 26.14means the climbing of a naturally exposed rock face. "Cave exploring" means the 26.15planned exploration of naturally occurring cavities in rock, including passage through any 26.16structures placed for the purpose of safe access, access control, or conservation, but does 26.17not include the exploration of other man-made cavities such as tunnels, mines, and sewers. 26.18    Sec. 54. new text begin RULEMAKING; TROUT SEASONS. new text end 26.19 new text begin The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part new text end 26.20 new text begin 6262.0200, to make seasons for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake in new text end 26.21 new text begin lakes inside and outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area consistent with this section. new text end 26.22 new text begin The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 26.23 new text begin 14.388, to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not new text end 26.24 new text begin apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388. new text end 26.25    Sec. 55. new text begin RULEMAKING; RESTITUTION VALUE FOR WOLVES. new text end 26.26 new text begin (a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend the restitution value for new text end 26.27 new text begin gray wolves in Minnesota Rules, part 6133.0075, to be $500 and shall change the term new text end 26.28 new text begin "gray wolves" to "wolves." new text end 26.29 new text begin (b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 26.30 new text begin section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota new text end 26.31 new text begin Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 26.32 new text begin section 14.388. new text end 27.1    Sec. 56. new text begin RULEMAKING; USE OF SNARES. new text end 27.2 new text begin (a) The commissioner of natural resources shall add a definition of a wolf snare to new text end 27.3 new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 6234.0900, to read: "'Wolf snare' means any snare set that: new text end 27.4 new text begin A. has a maximum loop diameter greater than ten inches, but less than or equal new text end 27.5 new text begin to 18 inches; new text end 27.6 new text begin B. has a cable diameter of at least 7/64 inches; new text end 27.7 new text begin C. includes stops affixed to the cable to ensure that the portion of the snare that new text end 27.8 new text begin makes up the noose loop may not be less than three inches in diameter when fully closed; new text end 27.9 new text begin D. includes a breakaway device that would cause the snare loop to break when new text end 27.10 new text begin pulled by a moose; and new text end 27.11 new text begin E. includes a diverter wire that extends 27 inches in both directions, measured new text end 27.12 new text begin perpendicular to and from the top of the snare loop. The diverter wires must be positioned new text end 27.13 new text begin at an angle no more than 20 degrees from the horizontal plane of the top of the snare, and new text end 27.14 new text begin the snare must be set within 20 yards of bait." new text end 27.15 new text begin (b) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part new text end 27.16 new text begin 6234.2300, to include a subpart to read: "Wolves may be taken with snares or wolf snares new text end 27.17 new text begin as defined in part 6234.0900." new text end 27.18 new text begin (c) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part new text end 27.19 new text begin 6234.2400, subpart 7, to read: "A snare may not be set so that the top of the loop is more new text end 27.20 new text begin than 20 inches above the first surface beneath the bottom of the set snare loop. During new text end 27.21 new text begin the wolf season, licensed wolf trappers may use wolf snares but a wolf snare may not be new text end 27.22 new text begin set so that the bottom of the loop is more than 18 inches above the first surface beneath new text end 27.23 new text begin the bottom of the set snare loop." new text end 27.24 new text begin (d) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part new text end 27.25 new text begin 6234.2400, subpart 5, to read: "Snares, including wolf snares, may not be set in deer, new text end 27.26 new text begin elk, or moose trails." new text end 27.27 new text begin (e) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part new text end 27.28 new text begin 6234.2400, to include a subpart to read: "Licensed wolf trappers shall set wolf snares for new text end 27.29 new text begin wolves no closer than 500 feet to another wolf snare set by the same licensed wolf trapper." new text end 27.30 new text begin (f) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 27.31 new text begin section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota new text end 27.32 new text begin Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 27.33 new text begin section 14.388. new text end 27.34    Sec. 57. new text begin 2012 FIREARMS WOLF SEASON. new text end 28.1 new text begin The commissioner of natural resources shall establish the first firearms wolf hunting new text end 28.2 new text begin season to open no later than the first day of the 2012 firearms deer hunting season. new text end 28.3    Sec. 58. new text begin PUBLIC HEARINGS; TWIN LAKES SCIENTIFIC AND NATURAL new text end 28.4 new text begin AREA. new text end 28.5 new text begin The commissioner of natural resources shall, by September 1, 2012, hold public new text end 28.6 new text begin hearings utilizing the process provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, new text end 28.7 new text begin subdivision 5, paragraph (d), on the issue of whether hunting should be allowed in Twin new text end 28.8 new text begin Lakes Scientific and Natural Area. Any costs associated with conducting the public new text end 28.9 new text begin hearings required under this section are the responsibility of the department. If, within 180 new text end 28.10 new text begin days of the effective date of this section, the commissioner of natural resources has not new text end 28.11 new text begin held public hearings or resolved the issue, pending any outcome, Twin Lakes Scientific new text end 28.12 new text begin and Natural Area must be closed to hunting. new text end 28.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 28.14    Sec. 59. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. new text end 28.15 new text begin The revisor of statutes shall change the term "gray wolf" or "gray wolves" wherever new text end 28.16 new text begin the terms appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules to "wolf" or "wolves." new text end 28.17    Sec. 60. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 28.18 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97A.045, subdivisions 8 and 13; 97A.065, new text end 28.19 new text begin subdivision 1; 97A.095, subdivision 3; 97A.331, subdivision 7; 97A.485, subdivision 12; new text end 28.20 new text begin 97A.552; 97B.645, subdivision 2; and 97C.031, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end 28.21ARTICLE 2 28.22GAME AND FISH LICENSE FEES 28.23    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 3.737, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 28.24    Subdivision 1. Compensation required. (a) Notwithstanding section 3.736, 28.25subdivision 3 , paragraph (e), or any other law, a livestock owner shall be compensated 28.26by the commissioner of agriculture new text begin natural resources new text end for livestock that is destroyed by a 28.27gray wolf or is so crippled by a gray wolf that it must be destroyed. Except as provided 28.28in this section, the owner is entitled to the fair market value of the destroyed livestock 28.29as determined by the commissioner, upon recommendation of the fair market value by a 28.30university extension agent. In any fiscal year, a livestock owner may not be compensated 28.31for a destroyed animal claim that is less than $100 in value and may be compensated 29.1up to $20,000, as determined under this section. In any fiscal year, the commissioner 29.2may provide compensation for claims filed under this section up to the amount expressly 29.3appropriated for this purpose. 29.4    (b) A university extension agent, a conservation officer, an official from the Animal 29.5and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, 29.6a peace officer from the county sheriff's office, or a licensed veterinarian must make 29.7a personal inspection of the site and submit a report to the commissioner, including 29.8photographs, detailing the results of the investigation. The investigator must take 29.9into account factors in addition to a visual identification of a carcass when making a 29.10recommendation to the commissioner. The commissioner, upon recommendation of the 29.11investigator, shall determine whether the livestock was destroyed by a gray wolf. The 29.12owner shall file a claim on forms provided by the commissioner and available at the 29.13university extension agent's office. 29.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2013. new text end 29.15    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is 29.16amended to read: 29.17    Subdivision 1. Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this 29.18subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 29.192, clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and new text begin ; new text end 3, new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clauses (2), (3), (4), 29.20(10), (11), and (12), new text begin ; and 8, paragraph (b), new text end and licenses issued under section 97B.301, 29.21subdivision 4 . 29.22    (b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and 29.23wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under 29.24section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and 29.25is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer management 29.26programs. 29.27    (c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from 29.28the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each 29.29license issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and 29.30bear management account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and bear 29.31management programs, including a computerized licensing system. 29.32    (d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and 29.33wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding 29.34and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding 29.35and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must 30.1inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years 30.2on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management 30.3has been spent. 30.4     When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding 30.5and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the 30.6unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear 30.7management programs and computerized licensing. 30.8 new text begin (e) Fifty cents from each annual deer license and 50 cents annually from the lifetime new text end 30.9 new text begin fish and wildlife trust fund established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under new text end 30.10 new text begin section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the wolf management, compensation, new text end 30.11 new text begin and monitoring account under subdivision 7. new text end 30.12    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 6, is 30.13amended to read: 30.14    Subd. 6. Walleye stamp. Revenue from walleye stamps new text begin and $1 annually from new text end 30.15 new text begin each license issued under sections 97A.473, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b, 5, and 5a; 97A.474, new text end 30.16 new text begin subdivision 2; and 97A.475, subdivisions 6, 7, and 8, new text end must be credited to the walleye 30.17stamp account and is appropriated to the commissioner only for stocking walleyes 30.18purchased from the private sector in waters of the state. 30.19 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective March 1, 2014. new text end 30.20    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, is amended by adding a 30.21subdivision to read: 30.22     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin School trust land compensation account. new text end new text begin Fifty cents from each annual new text end 30.23 new text begin license under chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C, excluding stamps and surcharges, and 50 cents new text end 30.24 new text begin annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, new text end 30.25 new text begin for each license issued under section 97A.473, shall be credited to the school trust land new text end 30.26 new text begin compensation account in the game and fish fund. Annually, on June 30, the commissioner new text end 30.27 new text begin shall transfer the balance of the school trust land compensation account in the game and new text end 30.28 new text begin fish fund to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the permanent new text end 30.29 new text begin school fund, created in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 8, to compensate new text end 30.30 new text begin the trust for game and fish activities on school trust lands. new text end 30.31    Sec. 5. new text begin [97A.126] WALK-IN ACCESS PROGRAM. new text end 30.32     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment. new text end new text begin A walk-in access program is established to provide new text end 30.33 new text begin public access to wildlife habitat on private land for hunting, excluding trapping, as new text end 31.1 new text begin provided under this section. The commissioner may enter into agreements with other units new text end 31.2 new text begin of government and landowners to provide private land hunting access. new text end 31.3     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Use of enrolled lands. new text end new text begin (a) From September 1 to May 31, a person must new text end 31.4 new text begin have a walk-in access hunter validation in possession to hunt on private lands, including new text end 31.5 new text begin agricultural lands, that are posted as being enrolled in the walk-in access program. new text end 31.6 new text begin (b) Hunting on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access new text end 31.7 new text begin program is allowed from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. new text end 31.8 new text begin (c) Hunter access on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access new text end 31.9 new text begin program is restricted to nonmotorized use, except by hunters with disabilities operating new text end 31.10 new text begin motor vehicles on established trails or field roads who possess a valid permit to shoot from new text end 31.11 new text begin a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3. new text end 31.12 new text begin (d) The general provisions for use of wildlife management areas adopted under new text end 31.13 new text begin sections 86A.06 and 97A.137, relating to overnight use, alcoholic beverages, use of new text end 31.14 new text begin motorboats, firearms and target shooting, hunting stands, abandonment of trash and new text end 31.15 new text begin property, destruction or removal of property, introduction of plants or animals, and animal new text end 31.16 new text begin trespass, apply to hunters on lands enrolled in the walk-in access program. new text end 31.17 new text begin (e) Any use of enrolled lands other than hunting according to this section is new text end 31.18 new text begin prohibited, including: new text end 31.19 new text begin (1) harvesting bait, including minnows, leeches, and other live bait; new text end 31.20 new text begin (2) training dogs or using dogs for activities other than hunting; and new text end 31.21 new text begin (3) constructing or maintaining any building, dock, fence, billboard, sign, hunting new text end 31.22 new text begin blind, or other structure, unless constructed or maintained by the landowner. new text end 31.23     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Walk-in access hunter validation; fee; appropriation. new text end new text begin The fee for new text end 31.24 new text begin a walk-in access hunter validation for residents 18 and older and nonresidents is $15. new text end 31.25 new text begin The fee for residents age 16 and 17 is $7.50. Residents under age 16 must obtain a new text end 31.26 new text begin free validation. The walk-in access hunter validation is valid for one license year. An new text end 31.27 new text begin additional commission may not be assessed on validations issued under this subdivision. new text end 31.28 new text begin Revenue collected under this section is appropriated to the commissioner for the walk-in new text end 31.29 new text begin access program. new text end 31.30    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 31.31    Subdivision 1. License period. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (d), and 31.32(e), new text begin and (f), new text end a license is valid during the lawful time within the license year that the 31.33licensed activity may be performed. Except as provided in paragraph new text begin paragraphs new text end (c) new text begin and new text end 31.34 new text begin (f) new text end , a license year begins on the first day of March and ends on the last day of February. 32.1    (b) A new text begin short-term new text end license issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (5), 32.297A.475, subdivision 7, clause (2), (3), (5), or (6), or 97A.475, subdivision 12, clause (2), 32.3 new text begin that is limited by the number of days or hours under section 97A.475, new text end is valid for the full 32.4license period even if this period extends into the next license year, provided that the 32.5license period selected by the licensee begins at the time of issuance. 32.6    (c) The license year for resident fishing, the angling portion of a sporting license, 32.7nonresident fishing, resident fish house, resident dark house, and nonresident fish house 32.8begins on March 1 and ends on April 30 of the following year. 32.9    (d) A lifetime license issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474 is valid during the 32.10lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity may be performed for the 32.11lifetime of the licensee. 32.12    (e) A three-year fish house or dark house license is valid during the license year that 32.13it is purchased and the two succeeding license years. 32.14 new text begin (f) A three-year individual angling license is valid during the license year in which it new text end 32.15 new text begin is purchased and the two succeeding license years. new text end 32.16    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, is amended by adding a subdivision 32.17to read: 32.18     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Validity of license when age or residency status changes. new text end new text begin A license to new text end 32.19 new text begin take wild animals that was lawfully obtained continues to be valid for the balance of the new text end 32.20 new text begin license period if the licensee's age, residency, or student qualification status changes. new text end 32.21    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 32.22    Subd. 2. Eligibility. Persons eligible for a turkey license shall be determined by 32.23this section and commissioner's rule. A person is eligible for a turkey license only if the 32.24person is at least age 16 before the season opens, possesses a firearms safety certificate, or, 32.25if under age 12, is accompanied by a parent or guardian. 32.26    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 32.27    Subd. 3. Residents under age 16; small game. (a) A resident under age 16 must new text begin new text end 32.28 new text begin may not new text end obtain a small game license in order to new text begin but may new text end take small game by firearms or 32.29bow and arrow without paying the applicable fees under section , subdivisions 2, 32.304, and 5, new text begin a license new text end if the resident is: 32.31    (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate; 32.32    (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or 32.33guardian; 33.1    (3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied 33.2by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an 33.3apprentice hunter validation; or 33.4    (4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian. 33.5    (b) A resident under age 16 may take small game by trapping without a small game 33.6license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping license. A resident 33.7under age 13 may trap without a trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter, 33.8bobcat, or pine marten unless the resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat, 33.9or pine marten taken by a resident under age five must be included in the limit of the 33.10accompanying parent or guardian. 33.11    (c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license new text begin 13 must obtain a free new text end 33.12 new text begin turkey license to take turkey new text end and may take a turkey without a firearms safety certificate 33.13if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety 33.14certificate. 33.15    (d) A resident under age 12 new text begin 13 new text end may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take 33.16a prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an 33.17adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate. 33.18    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a 33.19subdivision to read: 33.20     new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end new text begin Nonresidents under age 18; small game. new text end new text begin (a) A nonresident age 16 or new text end 33.21 new text begin over and under age 18 may take small game by firearms or archery and may obtain a small new text end 33.22 new text begin game license at the resident youth fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (17), new text end 33.23 new text begin if the nonresident possesses a firearms safety certificate. new text end 33.24 new text begin (b) A nonresident under age 16 may take small game by firearms or archery and may new text end 33.25 new text begin obtain a small game license without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, new text end 33.26 new text begin subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, if the nonresident is: new text end 33.27 new text begin (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate; new text end 33.28 new text begin (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent new text end 33.29 new text begin or guardian; or new text end 33.30 new text begin (3) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian. new text end 33.31    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 33.32    Subd. 4. Persons under age 16 new text begin 13 new text end ; big game. (a) A person age 12, 13, 14, or 15 33.33may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a firearms safety 34.1certificate. A person age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to hunt 34.2big game. 34.3    (b) A person age 10 or 11 new text begin ten or over and under age 13 new text end may take big game new text begin , new text end provided 34.4the person is under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or 34.5guardian is within immediate reach. Until March 1, 2009, a person age 10 or 11 may take 34.6big game under a parent or guardian's license. Beginning March 1, 2009, A person age 10 34.7or 11 new text begin ten or over and under age 13 new text end must obtain a license in order to take big game and may 34.8obtain the license without paying the fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 2. 34.9    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 34.10    Subd. 5. Nonresidents under age 16 new text begin Nonresident youth; angling new text end . (a) A 34.11nonresident under the age of 16 may new text begin : new text end 34.12 new text begin (1) new text end take fish by angling without a license if a parent or guardian has a fishing license. 34.13Fish taken by a nonresident under the age of 16 without a license must be included in the 34.14limit of the parent or guardian. new text begin ; new text end 34.15(b) A nonresident under age 16 may new text begin (2) new text end purchase a new text begin youth new text end fishing license at the 34.16resident fee new text begin under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8), and possess a new text end 34.17 new text begin limit of fish; new text end or 34.18 new text begin (3) new text end be included under a nonresident family new text begin angling new text end license, take fish by angling, 34.19and possess a limit of fish. 34.20 new text begin (b) A nonresident age 16 or over and under age 18 must purchase a youth license to new text end 34.21 new text begin angle under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8). new text end 34.22    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 34.23    Subd. 2. Lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime angling license 34.24authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those 34.25activities authorized by the annual resident angling license. The license does not include a 34.26trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required 34.27by law. 34.28    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are: 34.29    (1) age 3 and under, $227 new text begin $304 new text end ; 34.30    (2) age 4 to age 15, $300 new text begin $415 new text end ; 34.31    (3) age 16 to age 50, $383 new text begin $508 new text end ; and 34.32    (4) age 51 and over, $203 new text begin $335 new text end . 34.33    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read: 35.1    Subd. 2b. Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime 35.2angling and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the 35.3state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling 35.4and spearing licenses. 35.5    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are: 35.6    (1) age 3 and under, $485 new text begin $380 new text end ; 35.7    (2) age 4 to age 15, $620 new text begin $509 new text end ; 35.8    (3) age 16 to age 50, $755 new text begin $617 new text end ; and 35.9    (4) age 51 and over, $376 new text begin $386 new text end . 35.10    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 35.11    Subd. 3. Lifetime small game hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime small 35.12game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game in the state. The 35.13license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the annual resident 35.14small game hunting and trapping licenses. The license does not include a turkey stamp 35.15validation or any other hunting stamps required by law. 35.16    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are: 35.17    (1) age 3 and under, $217 new text begin $223 new text end ; 35.18    (2) age 4 to age 15, $290 new text begin $301 new text end ; 35.19    (3) age 16 to age 50, $363 new text begin $430 new text end ; and 35.20    (4) age 51 and over, $213 new text begin $274 new text end . 35.21    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 35.22    Subd. 4. Lifetime deer hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime deer hunting 35.23license authorizes a person to take deer with firearms or by archery in the state. The license 35.24authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident firearm deer hunting license 35.25or the annual resident archery deer hunting license. The licensee must register and receive 35.26tags each year that the license is used. The tags shall be issued at no charge to the licensee. 35.27(b) The fees for a resident lifetime firearm or archery deer hunting license are: 35.28(1) age 3 and under, $337 new text begin $406 new text end ; 35.29(2) age 4 to age 15, $450 new text begin $538 new text end ; 35.30(3) age 16 to age 50, $573 new text begin $656 new text end ; and 35.31(4) age 51 and over, $383 new text begin $468 new text end . 35.32    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 36.1    Subd. 5. Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license 36.2authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state. The 36.3license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, resident 36.4small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout 36.5and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or 36.6any other hunting stamps required by law. 36.7    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are: 36.8    (1) age 3 and under, $357 new text begin $528 new text end ; 36.9    (2) age 4 to age 15, $480 new text begin $728 new text end ; 36.10    (3) age 16 to age 50, $613 new text begin $861 new text end ; and 36.11    (4) age 51 and over, $413 new text begin $602 new text end . 36.12    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.474, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 36.13    Subd. 2. Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A nonresident lifetime 36.14angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license 36.15authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The 36.16license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, 36.17or other stamps required by law. 36.18    (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are: 36.19    (1) age 3 and under, $447 new text begin $726 new text end ; 36.20    (2) age 4 to age 15, $600 new text begin $925 new text end ; 36.21    (3) age 16 to age 50, $773 new text begin $1,054 new text end ; and 36.22    (4) age 51 and over, $513 new text begin $702 new text end . 36.23    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 36.24    Subd. 2. Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 36.25only, are: 36.26    (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50 new text begin $15.50 new text end ; 36.27    (2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 new text begin $7 new text end to take small game; 36.28    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23 new text begin $26 new text end ; 36.29    (4) for persons under age new text begin 13 or over and under age new text end 18 to take turkey, $12 new text begin $13 new text end ; 36.30    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 36.31season, $26 new text begin $30 new text end ; 36.32    (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26 new text begin $30 new text end ; 36.33    (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 36.34season, $26 new text begin $30 new text end ; 37.1    (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310 new text begin $356 new text end ; 37.2    (9) to take bear, $38 new text begin $44 new text end ; 37.3    (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250 new text begin $287 new text end ; 37.4    (11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4; 37.5    (12) to take prairie chickens, $20 new text begin $23 new text end ; 37.6    (13) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 37.7the regular firearms season, $13 new text begin $15 new text end ; 37.8    (14) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; 37.9and new text begin $15; new text end 37.10    (15) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader 37.11during the muzzleloader season, $13. new text begin $15; new text end 37.12 new text begin (16) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period new text end 37.13 new text begin selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the new text end 37.14 new text begin migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the new text end 37.15 new text begin waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half new text end 37.16 new text begin of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in new text end 37.17 new text begin the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and new text end 37.18 new text begin one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the new text end 37.19 new text begin wildlife acquisition account; and new text end 37.20 new text begin (17) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5. new text end 37.21    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 37.22    Subd. 3. Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 37.23to nonresidents, are: 37.24    (1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $73 new text begin $90.50 new text end ; 37.25    (2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 37.26season, $135 new text begin $160 new text end ; 37.27    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135 new text begin $160 new text end ; 37.28    (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 37.29season, $135 new text begin $160 new text end ; 37.30    (5) to take bear, $195 new text begin $225 new text end ; 37.31    (6) for persons age 18 and older new text begin or over new text end to take turkey, $78 new text begin $91 new text end ; 37.32    (7) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take turkey, $12 new text begin $13 new text end ; 37.33    (8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155 new text begin $178 new text end ; 37.34    (9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4; 38.1    (10) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 38.2the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $13 new text begin $15 new text end ; 38.3    (11) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; 38.4and new text begin $15; new text end 38.5    (12) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader 38.6season, $13. new text begin $15; and new text end 38.7 new text begin (13) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period new text end 38.8 new text begin selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the new text end 38.9 new text begin migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the new text end 38.10 new text begin waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half new text end 38.11 new text begin of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in new text end 38.12 new text begin the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and new text end 38.13 new text begin one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the new text end 38.14 new text begin wildlife acquisition account. new text end 38.15    (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under 38.16paragraph (a), clauses (1) to new text begin (6) and new text end (8). An additional commission may not be assessed 38.17on this surcharge. 38.18    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 38.19    Subd. 4. Small game surcharge. Fees for annual licenses to take small game must 38.20be increased by a surcharge of $6.50 new text begin , except licenses under subdivisions 2, clauses (16) new text end 38.21 new text begin and (17); and 3, paragraph (a), clause (13) new text end . An additional commission may not be assessed 38.22on the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual small game 38.23hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid by hunters for the acquisition and 38.24development of wildlife lands." 38.25    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 38.26    Subd. 6. Resident fishing. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 38.27only, are: 38.28(1) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling, $17 new text begin $22 new text end ; 38.29(2) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a 38.30married couple, $25 new text begin $35 new text end ; 38.31(3) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $17; and new text begin new text end 38.32 new text begin $5, and the person must possess an angling license; new text end 38.33(4) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 38.34by the licensee, $8.50. new text begin $10; new text end 39.1 new text begin (5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour new text end 39.2 new text begin period selected by the licensee, $12; new text end 39.3 new text begin (6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for three consecutive years, new text end 39.4 new text begin $63; and new text end 39.5 new text begin (7) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5. new text end 39.6    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is 39.7amended to read: 39.8    Subd. 7. Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 39.9to nonresidents, are: 39.10    (1) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling, $37.50 new text begin $39 new text end ; 39.11    (2) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive 39.12days selected by the licensee, $26.50 new text begin $33 new text end ; 39.13    (3) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling for a new text begin consecutive new text end 72-hour 39.14period selected by the licensee, $22 new text begin $27 new text end ; 39.15    (4) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 39.16family for one or both parents and dependent children under the age of 16, $50.50 new text begin $53 new text end ; 39.17    (5) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 39.18by the licensee, $8.50 new text begin $12 new text end ; 39.19    (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14 39.20consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $38.50; and new text begin $43; new text end 39.21(7) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $37.50. new text begin new text end 39.22 new text begin $10, and the person must possess an angling license; and new text end 39.23 new text begin (8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5. new text end 39.24    (b) A $2 new text begin $5 new text end surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except 39.25licenses issued under paragraph (a), clause new text begin clauses new text end (5), and licenses purchased at the 39.26resident fee by nonresidents under age 16 under section 97A.451, subdivision 5, paragraph 39.27(b) new text begin and (8) new text end . An additional commission may not be assessed on this surcharge. 39.28    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 39.29    Subd. 8. Minnesota sporting new text begin ; super sports new text end . new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall issue 39.30Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The licensee may take fish by angling 39.31and small game. The fee for the license is: 39.32(1) for an individual, $23 new text begin $31.50 new text end ; and 39.33(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish and for one spouse 39.34to take small game, $32 new text begin $45.50 new text end . 40.1 new text begin (b) The commissioner shall issue Minnesota super sports licenses to residents only. new text end 40.2 new text begin The licensee may take fish by angling, including trout; small game, including pheasant new text end 40.3 new text begin and waterfowl; and deer by firearms or muzzleloader or by archery. The fee for the super new text end 40.4 new text begin sports license, including all required stamp validations is: new text end 40.5 new text begin (1) for an individual age 18 or over, $92.50; and new text end 40.6 new text begin (2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish, including the trout and new text end 40.7 new text begin salmon stamp validation, and for one spouse to take small game, including pheasant new text end 40.8 new text begin and waterfowl, and deer, $118.50. new text end 40.9 new text begin (c) Revenue for the stamp endorsements under paragraph (b) shall be deposited new text end 40.10 new text begin according to section 97A.075, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4. new text end 40.11 new text begin (d) Revenue for the deer license endorsement under paragraph (b) shall be deposited new text end 40.12 new text begin according to section 97A.075, subdivision 1. new text end 40.13    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, is amended to read: 40.14    Subd. 11. Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; residents. Fees for the 40.15following licenses are: 40.16    (1) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $11.50 new text begin $15 new text end ; 40.17    (2) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $26 new text begin $30 new text end ; 40.18    (3) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $34.50 new text begin new text end 40.19 new text begin $42 new text end ; and 40.20    (4) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $78 new text begin $87 new text end . 40.21    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, is amended to read: 40.22    Subd. 12. Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; nonresident. Fees for fish 40.23house, dark house, and shelter licenses for a nonresident are: 40.24    (1) annual, $33 new text begin $37 new text end ; 40.25    (2) seven consecutive days new text begin selected by the licensee new text end , $19 new text begin $21 new text end ; and 40.26    (3) three-year, $99 new text begin $111 new text end . 40.27    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read: 40.28    Subd. 20. Trapping license. The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing animals is: 40.29(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, $6 new text begin $7 new text end ; 40.30(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, $20 new text begin $23 new text end ; 40.31(3) for residents age 65 or over, $10 new text begin $11.50 new text end ; and 40.32(4) for nonresidents, $73 new text begin $84 new text end . 41.1    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 43, is amended to read: 41.2    Subd. 43. Duplicate licenses. The fees for duplicate licenses are: 41.3(1) for licenses to take big game, $5 new text begin , except licenses issued under subdivision 8, new text end 41.4 new text begin paragraph (b) new text end ; and 41.5(2) for other licenses, $2. 41.6    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 44, is amended to read: 41.7    Subd. 44. Replacement licenses. The fee for a replacement firearms deer license 41.8is $5 new text begin , except there is no fee for replacing a deer license issued under subdivision 8, new text end 41.9 new text begin paragraph (b) new text end . 41.10    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 45, is amended to read: 41.11    Subd. 45. Camp Ripley archery deer hunt. The application fee for the Camp 41.12Ripley archery deer hunt is $8 new text begin $12 new text end . 41.13    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.485, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 41.14    Subd. 7. Electronic licensing system commission. The commissioner shall retain 41.15for the operation of the electronic licensing system the commission established under 41.16section 84.027, subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected by the commissioner on all 41.17license fees collected, excluding: new text begin . new text end 41.18    (1) the small game surcharge; 41.19    (2) the deer license surcharges or donations under section 97A.475, subdivisions 3, 41.20paragraph (b), and 3a; and 41.21    (3) $2.50 of the license fee for the licenses in section 97A.475, subdivisions 6, 41.22clauses (1) , (2), and (4), 7, 8, 12, and 13. 41.23    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.020, is amended to read: 41.2497B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. 41.25    (a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451, subdivision 3a new text begin new text end 41.26 new text begin subdivisions 3 and 3b new text end , a person born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual 41.27license to take wild animals by firearms unless the person has: 41.28    (1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate; 41.29    (2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification 41.30indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 13; 41.31    (3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety qualification indicator; 41.32    (4) an apprentice hunter validation issued under section 97B.022; or 42.1    (5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another 42.2state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or 42.3certified by the department as substantially similar. 42.4    (b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training 42.5in the United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a 42.6hunting license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued 42.7a firearms safety certificate. 42.8    (c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime license to take 42.9wild animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual 42.10license under paragraph (a) or (b). 42.11    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.715, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 42.12    Subdivision 1. Stamp required. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 42.1397A.405, subdivision 2 , a person required to possess a small game license may not hunt 42.14pheasants without a pheasant stamp validation. 42.15    (b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision: 42.16    (1) residents new text begin and nonresidents new text end under age 18 or new text begin and residents new text end over age 65; 42.17    (2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves; and 42.18    (3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section 97A.441, 42.19subdivision 6a . new text begin ; and new text end 42.20 new text begin (4) residents and nonresidents hunting on licenses issued under section 97A.475, new text end 42.21 new text begin subdivision 2, clause (16); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (13). new text end 42.22    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.801, is amended to read: 42.2397B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED. 42.24    (a) Except as provided in this section or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person 42.25required to possess a small game license may not take migratory waterfowl without a 42.26migratory waterfowl stamp validation. 42.27    (b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license 42.28issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 6a; and persons hunting on their own property 42.29are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section. 42.30 new text begin (c) Residents and nonresidents with licenses issued under section 97A.475, new text end 42.31 new text begin subdivision 2, clause (16); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (13), are not required to possess a new text end 42.32 new text begin stamp validation under this section. new text end 42.33    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 43.1    Subdivision 1. Requirement. Except as provided in subdivision 2 or section 43.297A.405, subdivision 2 , a person over age 16 new text begin 18 new text end and under age 65 required to possess an 43.3angling license must have a trout and salmon stamp validation to: 43.4(1) take fish by angling in: 43.5(i) a stream designated by the commissioner as a trout stream; 43.6(ii) a lake designated by the commissioner as a trout lake; or 43.7(iii) Lake Superior; or 43.8(2) possess trout or salmon taken in the state by angling. 43.9    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 43.10    Subd. 2. Exception. A trout and salmon stamp validation is not required to take fish 43.11by angling or to possess trout and salmon if: 43.12(1) the person: 43.13(i) possesses a license to take fish by angling for a period of 24 hours new text begin or 72 hours new text end 43.14from the time of issuance under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause new text begin (4) or new text end (5), new text begin ; new text end or 43.15subdivision 7, new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause new text begin (3) or new text end (5), and 43.16(ii) is taking fish by angling, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, during 43.17the period the license is valid; 43.18(2) the person is taking fish, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, as 43.19authorized under section 97C.035; or 43.20(3) the person has a valid license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 1, 2, 43.213, 4, or 5. 43.22    Sec. 37. new text begin PROGRAM TRANSFER; LIVESTOCK COMPENSATION FOR new text end 43.23 new text begin WOLF DEPREDATION. new text end 43.24 new text begin On July 1, 2013, the responsibility for the compensation program for livestock new text end 43.25 new text begin damaged or destroyed by wolves under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737, is transferred to new text end 43.26 new text begin the commissioner of natural resources. Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, applies to the new text end 43.27 new text begin transfer, and the base appropriation for the program shall transfer to the commissioner new text end 43.28 new text begin of natural resources. new text end 43.29    Sec. 38. new text begin TRANSFER. new text end 43.30 new text begin In fiscal year 2013, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer new text end 43.31 new text begin $500,000 from the game and fish fund to the invasive species account created in Minnesota new text end 43.32 new text begin Statutes, section 84D.15. This is in addition to the transfer specified in Minnesota Statutes, new text end 43.33 new text begin section 84D.15, subdivision 2. new text end 44.1    Sec. 39. new text begin APPROPRIATION. new text end 44.2 new text begin $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2013 from the invasive species account is added to new text end 44.3 new text begin the appropriation in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 4, new text end 44.4 new text begin subdivision 3, for invasive species activities. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end 44.5    Sec. 40. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 44.6 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivisions 3a and 7; new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end 44.7    Sec. 41. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end 44.8 new text begin Sections 2, 5 to 36, and 40, are effective March 1, 2013. new text end