<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>continued availability of licenses in absence of biennial appropriations; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>modifying department authority and duties; modifying snowmobile registration <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>exemptions; modifying disposition of certain receipts; modifying fees; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>modifying certain civil liability provisions; requiring certain hearings; requiring <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>rulemaking; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>3.737, subdivision 1; 84.027, subdivisions 14, 15; 84.085, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>84.82, subdivision 6; 97A.015, subdivisions 3a, 53; 97A.065, subdivision 6, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>adding a subdivision; 97A.085, by adding a subdivision; 97A.137, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>5; 97A.411, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97A.421, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>97A.435, subdivision 2; 97A.441, subdivision 7; 97A.451, subdivisions 3, 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>5, by adding subdivisions; 97A.473, subdivisions 2, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 5a; 97A.474, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 20, 43, 44, 45; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>97A.482; 97A.485, subdivision 7; 97B.001, subdivision 7; 97B.020; 97B.031, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subdivisions 1, 2; 97B.035, subdivision 1a; 97B.055, subdivision 1; 97B.071; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>97B.085, subdivision 3; 97B.303; 97B.328; 97B.601, subdivisions 3a, 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>97B.603; 97B.605; 97B.671, subdivisions 3, 4; 97B.711, subdivision 1; 97B.715, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97B.805, subdivision 1; 97B.901; 97C.305, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>1, 2; 97C.395, subdivision 1; 604A.21, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>Supplement, sections 84D.03, subdivision 3; 97A.075, subdivisions 1, 6, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivision 7; 97B.031, subdivision 5; 97B.075; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>97B.645, subdivision 9; 97B.667; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>Statutes, chapters 97A; 97B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>97A.045, subdivisions 8, 13; 97A.065, subdivision 1; 97A.095, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>97A.331, subdivision 7; 97A.451, subdivisions 3a, 7; 97A.485, subdivision 12; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>97A.552; 97B.645, subdivision 2; 97C.031.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.027, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Mission; efficiency.</b> It is part of the department's mission that within the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>department's resources the commissioner shall endeavor to:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>(3) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>of other governmental agencies;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>public participation in the business of government;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>16A.10, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>the mission and improve the performance of the department; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(8) plan and implement activities designed to recruit new outdoor recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>participants and retain existing participants. This includes but is not limited to anglers, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>hunters, trappers, and campers.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.027, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Electronic transactions.</b> (a) The commissioner may receive an <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>application for, sell, and issue any license, stamp, permit, pass, sticker, gift card, safety <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>training certification, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction of the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>by electronic means, including by telephone. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>97A.472</statute_ref>, electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>and telephone transactions may be made outside of the state. The commissioner may:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>    (1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated by electronic transactions, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>including by telephone;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>    (2) assign an identification number to an applicant who purchases a hunting or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>fishing license or recreational vehicle registration by electronic means, to serve as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>temporary authorization to engage in the activity requiring a license or registration until <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>the license or registration is received or expires;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>    (3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals who make electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>transactions and transactions by telephone or Internet, including issuing fees and an <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>additional transaction fee not to exceed $3.50;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>    (4) charge and permit agents to charge a convenience fee not to exceed three percent <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>of the cost of the license to individuals who use electronic bank cards for payment. An <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>electronic licensing system agent charging a fee of individuals making an electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>bank card transaction in person must post a sign informing individuals of the fee. The <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>sign must be near the point of payment, clearly visible, include the amount of the fee, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>state: "License agents are allowed by state law to charge a fee not to exceed three percent <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>of the cost of state licenses to persons who use electronic bank cards for payment. The <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>fee is not required by state law.";<br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>    (5) establish, by written order, an electronic licensing system commission to be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>paid by revenues generated from all sales made through the electronic licensing system. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>The commissioner shall establish the commission in a manner that neither significantly <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>overrecovers nor underrecovers costs involved in providing the electronic licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>system; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>    (6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>    (b) The fees established under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), and the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>established under paragraph (a), clause (5), are not subject to the rulemaking procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>of chapter 14 and section 
         <statute_ref>14.386</statute_ref> does not apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>    (c) Money received from fees and commissions collected under this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>including interest earned, is annually appropriated from the game and fish fund and the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>natural resources fund to the commissioner for the cost of electronic licensing.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>(d) Game and fish licenses under chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C shall be available by <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>electronic transaction, regardless of whether all or any part of the biennial appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>law for the department has been enacted. If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>has not been enacted to appropriate money to the commissioner of management and budget <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>for central accounting, procurement, payroll, and human resources functions, amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>necessary to operate those functions for the purpose of this paragraph are appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget. As necessary, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>the commissioner may transfer a portion of this appropriation to other state agencies to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>support carrying out these functions. Any subsequent appropriation to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>of management and budget for a biennium in which this section is applicable supersedes <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>and replaces the funding authorized in this paragraph. This paragraph may be cited as the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>"Freedom to Hunt and Fish Act of 2012."<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Authority.</b> (a) The commissioner of natural resources may accept <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>for and on behalf of the state any gift, bequest, devise, or grants of lands or interest in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>lands or personal property of any kind or of money tendered to the state for any purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>pertaining to the activities of the department or any of its divisions. Any money so <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>received is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>Lands and interests in lands so received may be sold or exchanged as provided in chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>94. The deed conveying land or an interest in land to the state under this paragraph must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>clearly indicate whether the state may resell the donated land or interest in land.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>(b) When the commissioner of natural resources accepts lands or interests in land, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>the commissioner may reimburse the donor for costs incurred to obtain an appraisal needed <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>for tax reporting purposes. If the state pays the donor for a portion of the value of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>lands or interests in lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>exceed $1,500. If the donor receives no payment from the state for the lands or interests in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not exceed $5,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>(c) The commissioner of natural resources, on behalf of the state, may accept and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>use grants of money or property from the United States or other grantors for conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>purposes not inconsistent with the laws of this state. Any money or property so received <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purposes for which it is granted, and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>be expended or used solely for such purposes in accordance with the federal laws and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>regulations pertaining thereto, subject to applicable state laws and rules as to manner <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>of expenditure or use providing that the commissioner may make subgrants of any <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>money received to other agencies, units of local government, private individuals, private <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>organizations, and private nonprofit corporations. Appropriate funds and accounts shall <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>be maintained by the commissioner of management and budget to secure compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>with this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>(d) The commissioner may accept for and on behalf of the permanent school fund a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>donation of lands, interest in lands, or improvements on lands. A donation so received <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>shall become state property, be classified as school trust land as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>92.025</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>and be managed consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>127A.31</statute_ref>. The deed conveying land or an interest <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>in land to the state under this paragraph must clearly indicate whether the state may resell <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>the donated land or interest in land.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>(e) Before the commissioner sells land that was obtained by gift, in whole or in part, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>the commissioner shall notify the person or the heirs of the person providing the gift of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>land to the commissioner. At the request of the person or heirs of the person who provided <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>the gift of land, within 30 days after the land is sold, the commissioner shall repay the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>person or heirs the market value of the gift at the time of the donation.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.82, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Exemptions.</b> Registration is not required under this section for:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>    (1) a snowmobile owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>another state, or a political subdivision thereof;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>    (2) a snowmobile registered in a country other than the United States temporarily <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>used within this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>    (3) a snowmobile that is covered by a valid license of another state and has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>within this state for more than 30 consecutive days or that is registered by an Indian tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>government to a tribal member and has not been outside the tribal reservation boundary <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>for more than 30 consecutive days;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>    (4) a snowmobile used exclusively in organized track racing events;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>    (5) a snowmobile in transit by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>    (6) a snowmobile at least 15 years old in transit by an individual for use only on <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>land owned or leased by the individual; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>    (7) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 84D.03, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Bait harvest from infested waters.</b> (a) Taking wild animals from infested <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>waters for bait or aquatic farm purposes is prohibited, except as provided in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>(b) and section 
         <statute_ref>97C.341</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>    (b) In waters that are designated as infested waters, except those designated because <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>they contain prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish, as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>17.4982, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, taking wild animals may be permitted for:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>    (1) commercial taking of wild animals for bait and aquatic farm purposes according <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>to a permit issued under section 
         <statute_ref>84D.11</statute_ref>, subject to rules adopted by the commissioner; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>    (2) bait purposes for noncommercial personal use in waters that contain Eurasian <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>water milfoil, when the infested waters are designated solely because they contain <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>Eurasian water milfoil and if the equipment for taking is limited to cylindrical minnow <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>traps not exceeding 16 inches in diameter and 32 inches in length; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(3) harvest of bullheads, goldeyes, mooneyes, sheepshead (freshwater drum), and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>suckers for bait from streams or rivers designated as infested waters, by hook and line for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>noncommercial personal use. Other provisions that apply to this clause are:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>(i) fish taken under this clause must be used on the same body of water where caught <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>and while still on that water body;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>(ii) fish taken under this clause may not be transported live from/off the water body;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>(iii) fish harvested under this clause may only be used in accordance with this section;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(iv) any other use of wild animals used for bait from infested waters is prohibited;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>(v) fish taken under this clause must meet all other size restrictions and requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>as established in rules; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>(vi) all species listed under this clause shall be included in the person's daily limit as <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>established in rules, if applicable.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>    (c) Equipment authorized for minnow harvest in a designated infested water by <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>permit issued under paragraph (b) may not be transported to, or used in, any waters other <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>than waters specified in the permit.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.015, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Bonus permit.</b> "Bonus permit" means a license to take and tag deer by <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>archery or firearms, in addition to deer authorized to be taken under regular firearms or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>archery licenses, or a license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 7.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.015, subdivision 53, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>    Subd. 53. <b>Unprotected wild animals.</b> "Unprotected wild animals" means wild <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>animals that are not protected wild animals including weasel, coyote (brush wolf), gopher, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>porcupine, striped skunk, and unprotected birds.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.065, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Deer license donations and surcharges.</b> (a) The surcharges and donations <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>collected under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), and subdivision 3a, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>the commissioner for deer management, including for grants or payments to agencies, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>organizations, or individuals for assisting with the cost of processing deer taken for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>population management purposes for venison donation programs. None of the additional <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>license fees shall be transferred to any other agency for administration of programs other <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>than venison donation. If any money transferred by the commissioner is not used for a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>venison donation program, it shall be returned to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>    (b) By February 10, 2010, the commissioner shall report to the legislature on the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>participation in and the effectiveness of the venison donation program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.065, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Promoting Minnesota's outdoor heritage.</b> Ten percent of the money <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>credited to the heritage enhancement account in the game and fish fund under section <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>97A.055, subdivision 2, clause (7), is dedicated to programs that promote Minnesota's <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>outdoor heritage, as preserved under the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, section 12. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>Money dedicated under this subdivision must be used for:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>(1) the commissioner's activities to promote hunter and angler recruitment and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>retention; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>(2) grants to organizations for programs that promote Minnesota's outdoor heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>to children or adults.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses.</b> (a) For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivisions 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>clauses
         </statute_ref> (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and 3, clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and (12), <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>and licenses issued under section 
         <statute_ref>97B.301, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>    (b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>wildlife trust fund, established in section 
         <statute_ref>97A.4742</statute_ref>, for each license issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>section 
         <statute_ref>97A.473, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, shall be credited to the deer management account and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer management <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>    (c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 
         <statute_ref>97A.4742</statute_ref>, for each <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>license issued under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.473, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, shall be credited to the deer and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>bear management account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and bear <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>management programs, including a computerized licensing system.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>    (d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>has been spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>     When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>management programs and computerized licensing.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, is amended by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>a subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Wolf licenses.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "wolf license" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>license or permit issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (16); 3, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>(a), clause (13); or 20, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>(b) Revenue from wolf licenses must be credited to the wolf management, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>compensation, and monitoring account and is appropriated to the commissioner only for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>wolf management, livestock compensation under section 3.737, research, damage control, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>enforcement, and education.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.085, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Vacating refuges open to hunting.</b> Notwithstanding subdivision 8, the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>commissioner may vacate a state game refuge by publishing a notice in the State Register <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>if the refuge has been open to trapping and hunting small game including waterfowl, deer <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>or bear by archery, and deer or bear by firearms for at least five years.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Portable stands.</b> Prior to the Saturday on or nearest September 16, a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>portable stand may be left overnight in a wildlife management area by a person with a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>valid bear license who is hunting within 100 yards of a bear bait site that is legally tagged <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>and registered as prescribed under section 
         <statute_ref>97B.425</statute_ref>. Any person leaving a portable stand <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>overnight under this subdivision must affix a tag with: (1) the person's name and address; <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>(2) the licensee's driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" license identification <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>number issued to the licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand in such a manner that <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>it can be read from the ground.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.421, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Issuance of a big game license after conviction.</b> (a) A person may not <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>obtain any big game license or take big game under a lifetime license, issued under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>97A.473
         </statute_ref>, for three years after the person is convicted of:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>(1) a gross misdemeanor violation under the game and fish laws relating to big game;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>(2) doing an act without a required big game license; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>(3) the second violation within three years under the game and fish laws relating to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>big game.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(b) A person may not obtain any deer license or take deer under a lifetime license <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>issued under section 97A.473 for one year after the person is convicted of hunting deer <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>with the aid or use of bait under section 97B.328.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>(c) The revocation period under paragraphs (a) and (b) doubles if the conviction <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>is for a deer that is a trophy deer scoring higher than 170 using the scoring method <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>established for wildlife restitution values adopted under section 97A.345.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.441, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Owners or tenants of agricultural land.</b> (a) The commissioner may issue, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>without a fee, a license to take an antlerless deer to a resident who is an owner or tenant, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>or a nonresident who is an owner, of at least 80 acres of agricultural land, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>97B.001</statute_ref>, in deer permit areas that have deer archery licenses to take additional <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>deer under section 
<statute_ref>97B.301, subdivision 4</statute_ref> allow the taking of antlerless deer without <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>making a lottery application. A person may receive only one license per year under this <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>subdivision. For properties with co-owners or cotenants, only one co-owner or cotenant <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>may receive a license under this subdivision per year. The license issued under this <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>subdivision is restricted to land leased for agricultural purposes or owned by the holder <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>of the license within the permit area where the qualifying land is located. The holder of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>the license may transfer the license to the holder's spouse or dependent. Deer taken in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>zone three under this subdivision do not count towards the total bag limit for the permit <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>area. Notwithstanding sections 
         <statute_ref>97A.415, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>97B.301, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>holder of the license may purchase an additional license licenses or permits for taking deer <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>and may take an additional deer under that license those licenses or permits, provided the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>holder adheres to the bag limits established for that permit area.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>    (b) A person who obtains a license under paragraph (a) must allow public deer <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>hunting on their land during that deer hunting season, with the exception of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>Saturday and Sunday during the deer hunting season applicable to the license issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (5).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Residents under age 16; small game.</b> (a) A resident under age 16 must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>obtain a small game license in order to take small game by firearms or bow and arrow <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>without paying the applicable fees under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.475</statute_ref>, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, if <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>the resident is:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>    (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>    (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>guardian;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>    (3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>apprentice hunter validation; or<br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>    (4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>    (b) A resident under age 16 may take small game, other than wolves, by trapping <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>without a small game license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>license. A resident under age 13 may trap small game, other than wolves, without a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine marten unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine marten taken by a resident <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>under age five must be included in the limit of the accompanying parent or guardian.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>    (c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license and may take a turkey <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>    (d) A resident under age 12 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Persons</b><b> Residents</b><b> under age 16; big game.</b> (a) A person resident age <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>12, 13, 14, or 15 may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>a firearms safety certificate. A person resident age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>parent or guardian to hunt big game.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>    (b) A person resident age 10 or 11 may take big game provided the person is under <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or guardian is within <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>immediate reach. Until March 1, 2009, a person age 10 or 11 may take big game under a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>parent or guardian's license. Beginning March 1, 2009, A person resident age 10 or 11 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>must obtain a license in order to take big game and may obtain the license without paying <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>the fee required under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Nonresidents under age 16; big game.</b> (a) A nonresident age 12, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>13, 14, or 15 may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>firearms safety certificate. A nonresident age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>guardian to hunt big game.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>(b) A nonresident age 10 or 11 may take big game provided the person is under the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or guardian is within immediate <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>reach. A nonresident age 10 or 11 must obtain a license to take big game and must pay the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 3.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Lifetime small game hunting license; fee.</b> (a) A resident lifetime small <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game, other than wolves, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>in the state. The license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>annual resident small game hunting and trapping licenses license and the trapping license <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>for fur-bearing animals other than wolves. The license does not include a turkey stamp <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>    (1) age 3 and under, $217;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>    (2) age 4 to age 15, $290;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>    (3) age 16 to age 50, $363; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>    (4) age 51 and over, $213.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Lifetime sporting license; fee.</b> (a) A resident lifetime sporting license <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game, other than <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>wolves, in the state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>resident angling, and resident small game hunting, licenses and the resident trapping <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>licenses license for fur-bearing animals other than wolves. The license does not include a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>trout and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>or any other hunting stamps required by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>    (1) age 3 and under, $357;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>    (2) age 4 to age 15, $480;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>    (3) age 16 to age 50, $613; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>    (4) age 51 and over, $413.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.21.0"></a><a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Lifetime sporting with spearing option license; fee.</b> (a) A resident <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>lifetime sporting with spearing option license authorizes a person to take fish by angling <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>or spearing and hunt and trap small game, other than wolves, in the state. The license <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, spearing, and resident <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses and the resident trapping license for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>fur-bearing animals other than wolves. The license does not include a trout and salmon <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>hunting stamps required by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting with spearing option license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>(1) age 3 and under, $615;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>(2) age 4 to age 15, $800;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>(3) age 16 to age 50, $985; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>(4) age 51 and over, $586.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.22.0"></a><a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Resident hunting.</b> Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>only, are:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>    (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>    (2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 to take small game;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>    (4) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>season, $26;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>    (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>    (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>season, $26;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>    (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>    (9) to take bear, $38;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>    (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>    (11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>    (12) to take prairie chickens, $20;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>    (13) for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>season, $13;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>    (14) for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>    (15) for persons under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>season, $13; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>(16) to take wolf, $30.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.23.0"></a><a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Nonresident hunting.</b> (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>to nonresidents, are:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>    (1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $73;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>    (2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>season, $135;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>    (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>season, $135;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>    (5) to take bear, $195;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>    (6) for persons age 18 and older to take turkey, $78;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>    (7) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>    (8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>    (9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>    (10) for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>season in any open season option or time period, $13;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>    (11) for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>    (12) for persons under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader season, $13; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>(13) to take wolf, $230.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>    (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>surcharge.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.24.0"></a><a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>    Subd. 20. <b>Trapping </b><b>license</b><b> licenses</b><b>.</b> (a) The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>animals, other than wolves, is:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, $6;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, $20;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>(3) for residents age 65 or over, $10; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>(4) for nonresidents, $73.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>(b) The fee for a license to trap wolves is $30, to be issued to residents only.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.25.0"></a><a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.482, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var><b>97A.482 LICENSE APPLICATIONS; COLLECTION OF SOCIAL </b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var><b>SECURITY NUMBERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>(a) All applicants for individual noncommercial game and fish licenses under this <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>chapter and chapters 97B and 97C must include the applicant's Social Security number <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>on the license application. If an applicant does not have a Social Security number, the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>applicant must certify that the applicant does not have a Social Security number.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>(b) The Social Security numbers collected by the commissioner on game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>license applications are private data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.355, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and must be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>provided by the commissioner to the commissioner of human services for child support <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>enforcement purposes. Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>section 666(a)(13), requires the collection of Social Security numbers on game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>license applications for child support enforcement purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>(c) The commissioners of human services and natural resources shall request a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>waiver from the secretary of health and human services to exclude any applicant under the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>age of 16 from the requirement under this section and under cross-country ski licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>sections to provide the applicant's Social Security number. If a waiver is granted, this <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>section will be so amended effective January 1, 2006, or upon the effective date of the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>waiver, whichever is later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.26.0"></a><a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.001, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Taking with firearms in certain areas.</b> (a) A person may not take a wild <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>animal with a firearm within 500 feet of a building occupied by a human or livestock <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>without the written permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>(1) on another person's private land; or<br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>(2) on a public right-of-way.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>(b) A No person may not take a wild animal with shoot a firearm without the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee, within 500 feet of a stockade or corral <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>containing livestock without the permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>(c) A person may not take a wild animal on any land where the person is prohibited <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>from entering by this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.27.0"></a><a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.020, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var><b>97B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>    (a) Except as provided in this section and section 
         <statute_ref>97A.451, subdivision 3a</statute_ref>, a person <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual license to take wild animals by <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>firearms unless the person has:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>    (1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>    (2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>indicator issued under section 
         <statute_ref>171.07, subdivision 13</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>    (3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety qualification indicator;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>    (4) an apprentice hunter validation issued under section 
         <statute_ref>97B.022</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>    (5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>certified by the department as substantially similar.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>    (b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>in the United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>hunting license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>a firearms safety certificate.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>    (c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime license to take <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>wild animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>license under paragraph (a) or (b).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.28.0"></a><a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Firearms and ammunition that may be used to take big game</b><b> </b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var><b>and wolves</b><b>.</b> A person may take big game and wolves with a firearm only if:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>    (1) the rifle, shotgun, and handgun used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and with <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>centerfire ignition;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>    (2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>    (3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and has a soft point or is <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>an expanding bullet type;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>    (4) the muzzleloader used is incapable of being loaded at the breech;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>    (5) the smooth-bore muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .45 inches; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>    (6) the rifled muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.29.0"></a><a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Handguns for small game.</b> A person may take small game with a handgun <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>of any caliber in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, except that wolves may only <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>be taken by hunting with the calibers specified in subdivision 1.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.30.0"></a><a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.031, subdivision 5, is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Scopes</b><b>; visually impaired hunters</b><b> on muzzleloaders</b><b>.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a special <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>permit, without a fee, to A person may use a muzzleloader with a scope to take deer <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>during the muzzleloader season to a person who obtains the required licenses and who has <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>a visual impairment. The scope may not have magnification capabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>(b) The visual impairment must be to the extent that the applicant is unable <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>to identify targets and the rifle sights at the same time without a scope. The visual <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>impairment and specific conditions must be established by medical evidence verified in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>writing by (1) a licensed physician or a certified nurse practitioner or certified physician <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician; (2) a licensed ophthalmologist; <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>or (3) a licensed optometrist. The commissioner may request additional information from <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>the physician if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>(c) A permit issued under this subdivision may be valid for up to five years, based <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>on the permanence of the visual impairment as determined by the licensed physician, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>ophthalmologist, or optometrist.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>(d) The permit must be in the immediate possession of the permittee when hunting <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>under the special permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>this subdivision for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>a false application for a permit under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>physician, certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, ophthalmologist, or <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>optometrist who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is visually <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>impaired as described in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.31.0"></a><a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.035, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Minimum draw weight.</b> A bow used to take big game or, turkey, or <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>wolves must have a pull that meets or exceeds 30 pounds at or before full draw.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.32.0"></a><a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Restrictions related to highways.</b> (a) A person may not discharge <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>a firearm or an arrow from a bow containing No. 4 buckshot or larger diameter shot or <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>single projectile ammunition on, over, or across, or within the right-of-way of an improved <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>public highway at a big game animal. A person may not discharge a firearm or an arrow <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>from a bow and arrow on, over, across, or within the right-of-way of an improved public <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>highway at a big game animal. The commissioner may by rule extend the application of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>this subdivision to the taking of migratory waterfowl in designated locations.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>(b) A person may not discharge a firearm or an arrow from a bow on, over, across, or <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>within the right-of-way of an improved public highway at a decoy of a big game animal <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>that has been set out by a licensed peace officer.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.33.0"></a><a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.071, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var><b>97B.071 BLAZE ORANGE REQUIREMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>    (a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c), a person may not hunt <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>or trap during the open season where deer may be taken by firearms under applicable laws <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>and ordinances, unless the visible portion of the person's cap and outer clothing above the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>waist, excluding sleeves and gloves, is blaze orange. Blaze orange includes a camouflage <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>pattern of at least 50 percent blaze orange within each foot square. This section does not <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>apply to migratory waterfowl hunters on waters of this state or in a stationary shooting <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>location or to trappers on waters of this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>    (b) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c), and in addition to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>the requirement in paragraph (a), a person may not take small game other than turkey, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>migratory birds, raccoons, and predators, except while trapping, unless a visible portion of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>at least one article of the person's clothing above the waist is blaze orange. This paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>does not apply to a person when in a stationary location while hunting deer by archery <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>or when hunting small game by falconry.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>    (c) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe an alternative color in cases where <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>paragraph (a) or (b) would violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Public <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>Law 103-141.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>    (d) A violation of paragraph (b) shall not result in a penalty, but is punishable only <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>by a safety warning.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.34.0"></a><a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.075, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var><b>97B.075 HUNTING RESTRICTED BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>    (a) A person may not take protected wild animals, except raccoon and fox, with <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>a firearm between the evening and morning times established by commissioner's rule, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>except as provided in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>    (b) Big game and wolves may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>one-half hour after sunset.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>    (c) Except as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner on or before the Saturday <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>nearest October 8, waterfowl may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>during the entire season prescribed by the commissioner.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.35.0"></a><a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.085, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Communication excepted.</b> This section does not prohibit the use of:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>    (1) one-way radio communication between a handler and a dog; or<br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>    (2) a remote-controlled animal noise caller for taking crows, fur-bearing animals, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>and unprotected animals; or<br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>(3) a remote-controlled motorized decoy used for taking migratory waterfowl under <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>section 97B.811, subdivision 4a, or doves.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.36.0"></a><a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>    Sec. 36. <b>[97B.1115] USE OF MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC ASSISTANCE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var><b>TO HOLD AND DISCHARGE FIREARMS OR BOWS BY PHYSICALLY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var><b>DISABLED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>Notwithstanding sections 97B.035, subdivision 1, 97B.321, and 97B.701, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>subdivision 2, the commissioner may authorize a physically disabled hunter who has <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>a verified statement of the disability from a licensed physician or a certified nurse <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>practitioner or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>physician to use a swivel or otherwise mounted gun or bow or any electronic or mechanical <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>device to discharge a gun or bow as long as the participant is physically present at the site.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.37.0"></a><a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.303, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var><b>97B.303 VENISON DONATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>    An individual who legally takes a deer by firearm with ammunition that does <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>not contain lead or by archery may donate the deer, for distribution to charitable food <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>assistance programs, to a meat processor that is licensed under chapter 28A. An individual <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>donating a deer must supply the processor with the tag number under which the deer was <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>taken and an affidavit that the deer was taken with ammunition that does not contain lead <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>or was taken by archery.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.38.0"></a><a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.328, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var><b>97B.328 BAITING PROHIBITED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Hunting with aid of bait </b><b>or feed</b><b> prohibited.</b>  A person may not <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>hunt take deer:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>    (1) with the aid or use of bait or feed; or.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>    (2) in the vicinity of bait or feed if the person knows or has reason to know that bait <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>or feed is present.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Removal of bait.</b> An area is considered baited for ten days after the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>complete removal of all bait or feed.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Definition.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, "bait or feed" includes grains, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>fruits, vegetables, nuts, hay, or other food that is capable of attracting or enticing deer <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>and that has been placed by a person. "Baiting" means placing, exposing, depositing, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>distributing, or scattering bait that is capable of attracting or enticing deer. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>(b) Liquid scents, salt, and minerals are not bait or feed if they do not contain liquid <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>or solid food ingredients. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>Food that has not been placed by a person and resulting (c) Agricultural crops <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>from normal or accepted farming, forest management, wildlife food plantings, orchard <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>management, or other similar land management activities is are not bait or feed. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>This exclusion does not apply to agricultural crops that have been reintroduced and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>concentrated where a person is hunting.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Exception for bait or feed on adjacent land.</b>  A person otherwise in <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>compliance with this section who is hunting on private or public property that is adjacent <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>to property where bait or feed food is present is not in violation of this section if the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>person has not participated in, been involved with, or agreed to baiting or feeding wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>on the adjacent property.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.39.0"></a><a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.601, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Nonresidents; trapping small game.</b> A nonresident may take small <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>game, except wolves, by trapping only on land owned by the nonresident, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>nonresident possesses a trapping license for fur-bearing animals other than wolves and a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>small game license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.40.0"></a><a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.601, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Exception to license requirements.</b> (a) A resident under age 16 may take <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>small game, other than wolves, without a small game license, and a resident under age <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>13 may trap small game and fur-bearing animals, other than wolves, without a trapping <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>license, as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>97A.451, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>(b) A person may take small game, other than wolves, without a small game license <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>on land occupied by the person as a principal residence.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>(c) An owner or occupant may take certain small game causing damage without a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>small game or trapping license as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>97B.655</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>(d) A person may use dogs to pursue and tree raccoons under section 
         <statute_ref>97B.621, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, during the closed season without a license.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>(e) A person may take a wolf, turkey, or a prairie chicken without a small game <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.41.0"></a><a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.603, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var><b>97B.603 TAKING SMALL GAME AS A PARTY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>(a) While two or more persons are taking small game as a party and maintaining <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>unaided visual and vocal contact, a member of the party may take and possess more than <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>one limit of small game, but the total number of small game taken and possessed by <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>the party may not exceed the limit of the number of persons in the party that may take <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>and possess small game. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>(b) This section does not apply to the hunting of wolves, migratory game birds, or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>turkeys, except that a licensed turkey hunter may assist another licensed turkey hunter and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>a licensed wolf hunter may assist another licensed wolf hunter for the same zone and time <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>period as long as the hunter does not shoot or tag a turkey or wolf for the other hunter.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.42.0"></a><a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.605, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var><b>97B.605 COMMISSIONER MAY RESTRICT TAKING OF CERTAIN </b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var><b>SMALL GAME ANIMALS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>The commissioner may prescribe restrictions on and designate areas where gray and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>fox squirrels, cottontail and jack rabbits, snowshoe hare, raccoon, bobcat, red fox and gray <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>fox, fisher, pine marten, opossum, wolves, and badger may be taken and possessed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.43.0"></a><a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.645, subdivision 9, is <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Open season.</b> There shall be no open season for gray wolves until after the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. After that time, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>the commissioner may prescribe open seasons and restrictions for taking gray wolves but <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>must provide opportunity for public comment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.44.0"></a><a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>    Sec. 44. <b>[97B.647] TAKING WOLVES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License required.</b> Except as provided under section 97B.645 or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>97B.671, a person may not take a wolf without a wolf hunting or wolf trapping license.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Open seasons.</b> Wolves may be taken with legal firearms, with bow and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>arrow, and by trapping. The commissioner may by rule prescribe the open seasons for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>wolves.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Open areas.</b> The commissioner may by rule designate areas where wolves <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>may be taken.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Daily and possession limits.</b> The commissioner may establish by rule <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>the daily and possession limits for wolves.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Limit on number of hunters and trappers.</b> The commissioner may by <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>rule limit the number of persons that may hunt or trap wolves in an area, if it is necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>to prevent an overharvest or improve the distribution of hunters and trappers. The <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>commissioner shall establish a method, including a drawing, to impartially select the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>hunters and trappers for an area.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Application for license.</b> An application for a wolf hunting or trapping <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>license must be made in a manner provided by the commissioner and accompanied by <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>a $4 application fee. The $4 application fee is appropriated to pay for costs associated <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>with conducting the wolf license drawing and wolf management. A person may not make <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>more than one application for each season as prescribed by the commissioner. If a person <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a license for that season after <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Quotas.</b> The commissioner may by rule set an annual quota for the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>number of wolves that can be taken by hunting and trapping. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>establish a method to monitor harvest and close the season when the quota is reached. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>The commissioner shall reserve a portion of the annual quota for the trapping season. The <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>commissioner shall consult with federally recognized Indian tribes, wildlife organizations, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>and other interested parties prior to establishing seasons and quotas under this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.45.0"></a><a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.667, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var><b>97B.667 REMOVAL OF BEAVERS, BEAVER DAMS, AND LODGES BY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var><b>ROAD AUTHORITIES</b><b> AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Road authorities.</b> (a) When a drainage watercourse is impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>by a beaver dam and the water damages or threatens to damage a public road, the road <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>authority, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>160.02, subdivision 25</statute_ref>, may remove the impairment and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>any associated beaver lodge within 300 feet of the road. Notwithstanding any law to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>contrary,<br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>(b) The road authority may kill or beaver associated with the lodge or damage in any <br/>
<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>manner, except by poison or artificial lights.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(c) The road authority may arrange to have killed by any lawful means a beaver <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>associated with the lodge by trapping through a third party, contract, or under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>4. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Local government units.</b> (a) Local government units may, as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>in this section, kill or arrange to have killed beaver that are causing damage, including <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>silvicultural projects and drainage ditches, on property owned or managed by the local <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>government unit. Removal or destruction of any associated beaver lodge is subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>section 97A.401, subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>(b) The local government unit may kill beaver associated with the lodge or damage <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>in any manner, except by poison or artificial lights.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>(c) The local government unit may arrange to have killed any beaver associated with <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>the lodge or damage by trapping through a third party, contract, or under subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Permits and notice; requirements.</b> (a) Before killing or arranging to kill <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>a beaver under this section, the road authority or local government unit must contact a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>conservation officer for a special beaver permit. The conservation officer must issue the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>permit for any beaver subject to this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>(b) A road authority or local government unit that kills or arranges to have killed a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>beaver under this section must notify a conservation officer or the officer's designee as <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>specified in the permit employee of the Wildlife Division within ten days after the animal <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>is killed. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Local beaver control programs.</b> A road authority or local government <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>unit may, after consultation with the Wildlife Division and the Board of Water and Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>Resources, implement a local beaver control program designed to reduce the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>incidents of beaver:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>(1) interfering with or damaging a public road; or<br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>(2) causing damage, including silvicultural projects and drainage ditches, on <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>property owned or managed by the local government unit. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>The local control program may include the offering of a bounty for the lawful taking <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>of beaver.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.46.0"></a><a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.671, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Predator control payments.</b> The commissioner shall pay a predator <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>controller the amount the commissioner prescribes determines by written order published <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>in the State Register for each predator coyote and fox taken. The commissioner shall pay <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>at least $25 but not more than $60 for each coyote taken. The commissioner may require <br/>
<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>the predator controller to submit proof of the taking and a signed statement concerning <br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>the predators taken. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>and section 14.386 does not apply.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.47.0"></a><a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.671, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Gray</b><b> Wolf control.</b> (a) The commissioner shall provide a gray wolf control <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>training program for certified predator controllers participating in gray wolf control.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>(b) After the gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>1973, in zone B, as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>97B.645, subdivision 12</statute_ref>, if the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>after considering recommendations from an extension agent or conservation officer, has <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>verified that livestock, domestic animals, or pets were destroyed by a gray wolf within the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>previous five years, and if the livestock, domestic animal, or pet owner requests gray wolf <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>control, the commissioner shall open a predator control area for gray wolves.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>(c) After the gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>1973, in zone A, as defined under paragraph (g), if the commissioner, after considering <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>recommendations from an extension agent or conservation officer, verifies that livestock, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>domestic animals, or pets were destroyed by a gray wolf, and if the livestock, domestic <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>animal, or pet owner requests gray wolf control, the commissioner shall open a predator <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>control area for gray wolves for up to 60 days.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>(d) A predator control area opened for gray wolves may not exceed a one-mile <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>radius surrounding the damage site.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>(e) The commissioner shall pay a certified gray wolf predator controller $150 the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>amount the commissioner determines by written order published in the State Register for <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>each wolf taken. The certified gray wolf predator controller must dispose of unsalvageable <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>remains as directed by the commissioner. All salvageable gray wolf remains must be <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>surrendered to the commissioner. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>(f) The commissioner may, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>develop a cooperative agreement for gray wolf control activities with the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>Department of Agriculture. The cooperative agreement activities may include, but not be <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>limited to, gray wolf control, training for state predator controllers, and control monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>and record keeping.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>(g) For the purposes of this subdivision, "zone A" means that portion of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>lying outside of zone B, as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>97B.645, subdivision 12</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.48.0"></a><a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.711, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Seasons for certain upland game birds.</b> (a) The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>may, by rule, prescribe an open season in designated areas between September 16 and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>January 3 for:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>    (1) pheasant;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>    (2) ruffed grouse;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>    (3) sharp tailed grouse;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>    (4) Canada spruce grouse;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>    (5) prairie chicken;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>    (6) gray partridge;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>    (7) bobwhite quail; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>    (8) turkey.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>    (b) The commissioner may by rule prescribe an open season for turkey in the spring.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>    (c) The commissioner shall allow a four-week fall season for turkey in the area <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>designated as turkey permit area 601 as of the 2008 season. All applicable local and state <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>regulations apply.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.49.0"></a><a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.805, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Hunter must be concealed.</b> (a) A person may not take migratory <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>waterfowl, coots, or rails in open water unless the person is:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>(1) within a natural growth of vegetation sufficient to partially conceal the person or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>boat;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>(2) on a river or stream that is not more than 100 yards in width; or<br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>(3) pursuing or shooting wounded birds; or<br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>(4) in areas specifically designated for such taking by the commissioner by rule.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>(b) A person may not take migratory waterfowl, coots, or rails in public waters from <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>a permanent artificial blind or sink box.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.50.0"></a><a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.901, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var><b>97B.901 REGISTRATION AND TAGGING OF FUR-BEARING ANIMALS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>(a) The commissioner may, by rule, require persons taking, possessing, and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>transporting fur-bearing animals to tag the animals. The commissioner shall prescribe <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>the manner of issuance and the type of tag, which must show the year of issuance. The <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>commissioner shall issue the tag, without a fee, upon request.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>(b) The pelt of each bobcat, fisher, pine marten, and otter, and wolf must be <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>presented, by the person taking it, to a state wildlife manager designee for registration <br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>before the pelt is sold and before the pelt is transported out of the state, but in no event <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>more than 48 hours after the season closes for the species.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>(c) The whole carcass of each wolf, with the pelt removed, must be presented by the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>person taking it to a state wildlife manager designee for registration before the pelt is sold <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>and before the pelt is transported out of the state, but in no event more than 48 hours after <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>the season closes. The commissioner may require that the entire carcass or samples from <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>the carcass be surrendered to the state wildlife manager designee.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.51.0"></a><a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>    Sec. 51. <b>[97B.903] USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAPS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>A person may not set, place, or operate, except as a water set, a body-gripping or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>conibear-type trap on public lands and waters that has a maximum jaw opening when set <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>greater than six and one-half inches and less than seven and one-half inches measured <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>from the inside edges of the body-gripping portions of the jaws, unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>(1) the trap is in a baited or unbaited enclosure with the opening no greater than 81 <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>square inches and the trap trigger is recessed seven inches or more from the top of the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>opening;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>(2) no bait, lure, or other attractant is placed within 20 feet of the trap; or<br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>(3) the trap is elevated at least three feet above the surface of the ground or snowpack.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.52.0"></a><a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.395, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Dates for certain species.</b> (a) The open seasons to take fish by <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>angling are as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>    (1) for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>smallmouth bass, the Saturday two weeks prior to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>to the last Sunday in February;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>    (2) for lake trout, from January 1 to October 31;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>    (3) for the winter season for lake trout, brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>splake on all lakes located outside or partially within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>from January 15 to March 31;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>    (4) for the winter season for lake trout, brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>and splake on all lakes located entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, from <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>January 1 to March 31;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>(5) for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake, between January 1 to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>October 31 as prescribed by the commissioner by rule except as provided in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>97C.415, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>    (6) for the winter season for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake on <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>all lakes, from January 15 to March 31; and<br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>    (7) (6) for salmon, as prescribed by the commissioner by rule.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>    (b) The commissioner shall close the season in areas of the state where fish are <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>spawning and closing the season will protect the resource.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.53.0"></a><a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 604A.21, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Recreational purpose.</b> "Recreational purpose" includes, but is not <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>limited to, hunting; trapping; fishing; swimming; boating; camping; picnicking; hiking; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>rock climbing; cave exploring; bicycling; horseback riding; firewood gathering; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>pleasure driving, including snowmobiling and the operation of any motorized vehicle or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>conveyance upon a road or upon or across land in any manner, including recreational trail <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>use; nature study; water skiing; winter sports; noncommercial aviation activities; and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites. "Rock climbing" <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>means the climbing of a naturally exposed rock face. "Cave exploring" means the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>planned exploration of naturally occurring cavities in rock, including passage through any <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>structures placed for the purpose of safe access, access control, or conservation, but does <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>not include the exploration of other man-made cavities such as tunnels, mines, and sewers.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.54.0"></a><a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>    Sec. 54. <b>RULEMAKING; TROUT SEASONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>6262.0200, to make seasons for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake in <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>lakes inside and outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area consistent with this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>14.388, to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.55.0"></a><a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>    Sec. 55. <b>RULEMAKING; RESTITUTION VALUE FOR WOLVES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend the restitution value for <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>gray wolves in Minnesota Rules, part 6133.0075, to be $500 and shall change the term <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>"gray wolves" to "wolves."<br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>section 14.388.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.56.0"></a><a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>    Sec. 56. <b>RULEMAKING; USE OF SNARES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall add a definition of a wolf snare to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>Minnesota Rules, part 6234.0900, to read: "'Wolf snare' means any snare set that:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>A. has a maximum loop diameter greater than ten inches, but less than or equal <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>to 18 inches;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>B. has a cable diameter of at least 7/64 inches;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>C. includes stops affixed to the cable to ensure that the portion of the snare that <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>makes up the noose loop may not be less than three inches in diameter when fully closed;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>D. includes a breakaway device that would cause the snare loop to break when <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>pulled by a moose; and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>E. includes a diverter wire that extends 27 inches in both directions, measured <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>perpendicular to and from the top of the snare loop. The diverter wires must be positioned <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>at an angle no more than 20 degrees from the horizontal plane of the top of the snare, and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>the snare must be set within 20 yards of bait."<br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>6234.2300, to include a subpart to read: "Wolves may be taken with snares or wolf snares <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>as defined in part 6234.0900."<br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>(c) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>6234.2400, subpart 7, to read: "A snare may not be set so that the top of the loop is more <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>than 20 inches above the first surface beneath the bottom of the set snare loop. During <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>the wolf season, licensed wolf trappers may use wolf snares but a wolf snare may not be <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>set so that the bottom of the loop is more than 18 inches above the first surface beneath <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>the bottom of the set snare loop."<br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>(d) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>6234.2400, subpart 5, to read: "Snares, including wolf snares, may not be set in deer, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>elk, or moose trails."<br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>(e) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>6234.2400, to include a subpart to read: "Licensed wolf trappers shall set wolf snares for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>wolves no closer than 500 feet to another wolf snare set by the same licensed wolf trapper."<br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>(f) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>section 14.388.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.57.0"></a><a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>    Sec. 57. <b>2012 FIREARMS WOLF SEASON.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall establish the first firearms wolf hunting <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>season to open no later than the first day of the 2012 firearms deer hunting season.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.58.0"></a><a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>    Sec. 58. <b>PUBLIC HEARINGS; TWIN LAKES SCIENTIFIC AND NATURAL </b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var><b>AREA.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall, by September 1, 2012, hold public <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>hearings utilizing the process provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (d), on the issue of whether hunting should be allowed in Twin <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>Lakes Scientific and Natural Area. Any costs associated with conducting the public <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>hearings required under this section are the responsibility of the department. If, within 180 <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>days of the effective date of this section, the commissioner of natural resources has not <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>held public hearings or resolved the issue, pending any outcome, Twin Lakes Scientific <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>and Natural Area must be closed to hunting.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.59.0"></a><a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>    Sec. 59. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>The revisor of statutes shall change the term "gray wolf" or "gray wolves" wherever <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>the terms appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules to "wolf" or "wolves."<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.60.0"></a><a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>    Sec. 60. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97A.045, subdivisions 8 and 13; 97A.065, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>subdivision 1; 97A.095, subdivision 3; 97A.331, subdivision 7; 97A.485, subdivision 12; <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>97A.552; 97B.645, subdivision 2; and 97C.031, are repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 3.737, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Compensation required.</b> (a) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>3.736, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (e), or any other law, a livestock owner shall be compensated <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>by the commissioner of agriculture natural resources for livestock that is destroyed by a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>gray wolf or is so crippled by a gray wolf that it must be destroyed. Except as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>in this section, the owner is entitled to the fair market value of the destroyed livestock <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>as determined by the commissioner, upon recommendation of the fair market value by a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>university extension agent. In any fiscal year, a livestock owner may not be compensated <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>for a destroyed animal claim that is less than $100 in value and may be compensated <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>up to $20,000, as determined under this section. In any fiscal year, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>may provide compensation for claims filed under this section up to the amount expressly <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>appropriated for this purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>    (b) A university extension agent, a conservation officer, an official from the Animal <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>a peace officer from the county sheriff's office, or a licensed veterinarian must make <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>a personal inspection of the site and submit a report to the commissioner, including <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>photographs, detailing the results of the investigation. The investigator must take <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>into account factors in addition to a visual identification of a carcass when making a <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>recommendation to the commissioner. The commissioner, upon recommendation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>investigator, shall determine whether the livestock was destroyed by a gray wolf. The <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>owner shall file a claim on forms provided by the commissioner and available at the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>university extension agent's office.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses.</b> (a) For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>2, clauses
         </statute_ref> (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and; 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>(10), (11), and (12),; and 8, paragraph (b), and licenses issued under section 
         <statute_ref>97B.301, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>    (b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>wildlife trust fund, established in section 
         <statute_ref>97A.4742</statute_ref>, for each license issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>section 
         <statute_ref>97A.473, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, shall be credited to the deer management account and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer management <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>    (c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 
         <statute_ref>97A.4742</statute_ref>, for each <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>license issued under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.473, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, shall be credited to the deer and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>bear management account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and bear <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>management programs, including a computerized licensing system.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>    (d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding <br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>has been spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>     When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>management programs and computerized licensing.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>(e) Fifty cents from each annual deer license and 50 cents annually from the lifetime <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>fish and wildlife trust fund established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the wolf management, compensation, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>and monitoring account under subdivision 7.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 6, is <br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Walleye stamp.</b>  Revenue from walleye stamps and $1 annually from <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>each license issued under sections 97A.473, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b, 5, and 5a; 97A.474, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>subdivision 2; and 97A.475, subdivisions 6, 7, and 8, must be credited to the walleye <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>stamp account and is appropriated to the commissioner only for stocking walleyes <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>purchased from the private sector in waters of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective March 1, 2014.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>    Subd. 7. <b>School trust land compensation account.</b> Fifty cents from each annual <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>license under chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C, excluding stamps and surcharges, and 50 cents <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>for each license issued under section 97A.473, shall be credited to the school trust land <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>compensation account in the game and fish fund. Annually, on June 30, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>shall transfer the balance of the school trust land compensation account in the game and <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>fish fund to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>school fund, created in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 8, to compensate <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>the trust for game and fish activities on school trust lands.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[97A.126] WALK-IN ACCESS PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> A walk-in access program is established to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>public access to wildlife habitat on private land for hunting, excluding trapping, as <br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>provided under this section. The commissioner may enter into agreements with other units <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>of government and landowners to provide private land hunting access.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Use of enrolled lands.</b> (a) From September 1 to May 31, a person must <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>have a walk-in access hunter validation in possession to hunt on private lands, including <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>agricultural lands, that are posted as being enrolled in the walk-in access program.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>(b) Hunting on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>program is allowed from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>(c) Hunter access on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>program is restricted to nonmotorized use, except by hunters with disabilities operating <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>motor vehicles on established trails or field roads who possess a valid permit to shoot from <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>(d) The general provisions for use of wildlife management areas adopted under <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>sections 86A.06 and 97A.137, relating to overnight use, alcoholic beverages, use of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>motorboats, firearms and target shooting, hunting stands, abandonment of trash and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>property, destruction or removal of property, introduction of plants or animals, and animal <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>trespass, apply to hunters on lands enrolled in the walk-in access program.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>(e) Any use of enrolled lands other than hunting according to this section is <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>prohibited, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>(1) harvesting bait, including minnows, leeches, and other live bait;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>(2) training dogs or using dogs for activities other than hunting; and<br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>(3) constructing or maintaining any building, dock, fence, billboard, sign, hunting <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>blind, or other structure, unless constructed or maintained by the landowner.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Walk-in access hunter validation; fee; appropriation.</b> The fee for <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>a walk-in access hunter validation for residents 18 and older and nonresidents is $15. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>The fee for residents age 16 and 17 is $7.50. Residents under age 16 must obtain a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>free validation. The walk-in access hunter validation is valid for one license year. An <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>additional commission may not be assessed on validations issued under this subdivision. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>Revenue collected under this section is appropriated to the commissioner for the walk-in <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>access program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License period.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (d), and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>(e), and (f), a license is valid during the lawful time within the license year that the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>licensed activity may be performed. Except as provided in paragraph paragraphs (c) and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>(f), a license year begins on the first day of March and ends on the last day of February.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>    (b) A short-term license issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (5), <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>97A.475, subdivision 7, clause (2), (3), (5), or (6), or 
<statute_ref>97A.475, subdivision 12</statute_ref>, clause (2), <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>that is limited by the number of days or hours under section 97A.475, is valid for the full <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>license period even if this period extends into the next license year, provided that the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>license period selected by the licensee begins at the time of issuance.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>    (c) The license year for resident fishing, the angling portion of a sporting license, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>nonresident fishing, resident fish house, resident dark house, and nonresident fish house <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>begins on March 1 and ends on April 30 of the following year.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>    (d) A lifetime license issued under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.473</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>97A.474</statute_ref> is valid during the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity may be performed for the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>lifetime of the licensee.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>    (e) A three-year fish house or dark house license is valid during the license year that <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>it is purchased and the two succeeding license years.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>(f) A three-year individual angling license is valid during the license year in which it <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>is purchased and the two succeeding license years.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Validity of license when age or residency status changes.</b> A license to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>take wild animals that was lawfully obtained continues to be valid for the balance of the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>license period if the licensee's age, residency, or student qualification status changes.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility.</b> Persons eligible for a turkey license shall be determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>this section and commissioner's rule. A person is eligible for a turkey license only if the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>person is at least age 16 before the season opens, possesses a firearms safety certificate, or, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>if under age 12, is accompanied by a parent or guardian.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Residents under age 16; small game.</b> (a) A resident under age 16 must <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>may not obtain a small game license in order to but may take small game by firearms or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>bow and arrow without paying the applicable fees under section 
<statute_ref>97A.475</statute_ref>, subdivisions 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>4, and 5, a license if the resident is:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>    (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>    (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>guardian;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>    (3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>apprentice hunter validation; or<br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>    (4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>    (b) A resident under age 16 may take small game by trapping without a small game <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping license. A resident <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>under age 13 may trap without a trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>bobcat, or pine marten unless the resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>or pine marten taken by a resident under age five must be included in the limit of the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>accompanying parent or guardian.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>    (c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license 13 must obtain a free <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>turkey license to take turkey and may take a turkey without a firearms safety certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>certificate.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>    (d) A resident under age 12 13 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>a prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>    Subd. 3b. <b>Nonresidents under age 18; small game.</b> (a) A nonresident age 16 or <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>over and under age 18 may take small game by firearms or archery and may obtain a small <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>game license at the resident youth fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (17), <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>if the nonresident possesses a firearms safety certificate.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>(b) A nonresident under age 16 may take small game by firearms or archery and may <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>obtain a small game license without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, if the nonresident is:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>or guardian; or<br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>(3) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Persons under age </b><b>16</b><b> 13</b><b>; big game.</b> (a) A person age 12, 13, 14, or 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a firearms safety <br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>certificate. A person age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to hunt <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>big game.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>    (b) A person age 10 or 11 ten or over and under age 13 may take big game, provided <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>the person is under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>guardian is within immediate reach. Until March 1, 2009, a person age 10 or 11 may take <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>big game under a parent or guardian's license. Beginning March 1, 2009, A person age 10 <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>or 11 ten or over and under age 13 must obtain a license in order to take big game and may <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>obtain the license without paying the fee required under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Nonresidents under age 16</b><b> Nonresident youth; angling</b><b>.</b> (a) A <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>nonresident under the age of 16 may:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>(1) take fish by angling without a license if a parent or guardian has a fishing license. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>Fish taken by a nonresident under the age of 16 without a license must be included in the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>limit of the parent or guardian.;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>(b) A nonresident under age 16 may (2) purchase a youth fishing license at the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>resident fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8), and possess a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>limit of fish; or<br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>(3) be included under a nonresident family angling license, take fish by angling, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>and possess a limit of fish.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>(b) A nonresident age 16 or over and under age 18 must purchase a youth license to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>angle under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Lifetime angling license; fee.</b> (a) A resident lifetime angling license <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>activities authorized by the annual resident angling license. The license does not include a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>    (1) age 3 and under, $227 $304;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>    (2) age 4 to age 15, $300 $415;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>    (3) age 16 to age 50, $383 $508; and<br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>    (4) age 51 and over, $203 $335.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee.</b> (a) A resident lifetime <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>angling and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>and spearing licenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>    (1) age 3 and under, $485 $380;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>    (2) age 4 to age 15, $620 $509;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>    (3) age 16 to age 50, $755 $617; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>    (4) age 51 and over, $376 $386.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Lifetime small game hunting license; fee.</b> (a) A resident lifetime small <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game in the state. The <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the annual resident <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>small game hunting and trapping licenses. The license does not include a turkey stamp <br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>    (1) age 3 and under, $217 $223;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>    (2) age 4 to age 15, $290 $301;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>    (3) age 16 to age 50, $363 $430; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>    (4) age 51 and over, $213 $274.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Lifetime deer hunting license; fee.</b> (a) A resident lifetime deer hunting <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>license authorizes a person to take deer with firearms or by archery in the state. The license <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident firearm deer hunting license <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>or the annual resident archery deer hunting license. The licensee must register and receive <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>tags each year that the license is used. The tags shall be issued at no charge to the licensee.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>(b) The fees for a resident lifetime firearm or archery deer hunting license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>(1) age 3 and under, $337 $406;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>(2) age 4 to age 15, $450 $538;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>(3) age 16 to age 50, $573 $656; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>(4) age 51 and over, $383 $468.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Lifetime sporting license; fee.</b> (a) A resident lifetime sporting license <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state. The <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, resident <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>any other hunting stamps required by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>    (1) age 3 and under, $357 $528;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>    (2) age 4 to age 15, $480 $728;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>    (3) age 16 to age 50, $613 $861; and<br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>    (4) age 51 and over, $413 $602.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.474, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee.</b> (a) A nonresident lifetime <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license <br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>or other stamps required by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>    (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>    (1) age 3 and under, $447 $726;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>    (2) age 4 to age 15, $600 $925;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>    (3) age 16 to age 50, $773 $1,054; and<br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>    (4) age 51 and over, $513 $702.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Resident hunting.</b> Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>only, are:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>    (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50 $15.50;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>    (2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 $7 to take small game;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23 $26;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>    (4) for persons under age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $12 $13;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>season, $26 $30;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>    (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26 $30;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>    (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader <br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>season, $26 $30;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>    (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310 $356;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>    (9) to take bear, $38 $44;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>    (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250 $287;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>    (11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>    (12) to take prairie chickens, $20 $23;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>    (13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>the regular firearms season, $13 $15;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>    (14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>and $15;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>    (15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader <br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>during the muzzleloader season, $13. $15;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>(16) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period <br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half <br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>wildlife acquisition account; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>(17) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Nonresident hunting.</b> (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>to nonresidents, are:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>    (1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $73 $90.50;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>    (2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>season, $135 $160;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135 $160;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>    (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>season, $135 $160;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>    (5) to take bear, $195 $225;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>    (6) for persons age 18 and older or over to take turkey, $78 $91;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>    (7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $12 $13;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>    (8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155 $178;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>    (9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>    (10) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $13 $15;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>    (11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; <br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>and $15;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>    (12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>season, $13. $15; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>(13) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>wildlife acquisition account.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>    (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>on this surcharge.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Small game surcharge.</b> Fees for annual licenses to take small game must <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>be increased by a surcharge of $6.50, except licenses under subdivisions 2, clauses (16) <br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>and (17); and 3, paragraph (a), clause (13). An additional commission may not be assessed <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>on the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual small game <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid by hunters for the acquisition and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>development of wildlife lands."<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Resident fishing.</b> Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents <br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>only, are:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $17 $22;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>married couple, $25 $35;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $17; and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>$5, and the person must possess an angling license;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected <br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>by the licensee, $8.50. $10;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>period selected by the licensee, $12;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>(6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for three consecutive years, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>$63; and<br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>(7) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Nonresident fishing.</b> (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>to nonresidents, are:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>    (1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $37.50 $39;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>    (2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>days selected by the licensee, $26.50 $33;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>period selected by the licensee, $22 $27;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>    (4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>family for one or both parents and dependent children under the age of 16, $50.50 $53;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>by the licensee, $8.50 $12;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>    (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14 <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $38.50; and $43;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>(7) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $37.50. <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>$10, and the person must possess an angling license; and<br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>(8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>    (b) A $2 $5 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except <br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>licenses issued under paragraph (a), clause clauses (5), and licenses purchased at the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>resident fee by nonresidents under age 16 under section 
<statute_ref>97A.451, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>(b) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this surcharge.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Minnesota sporting</b><b>; super sports</b><b>.</b> (a) The commissioner shall issue <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The licensee may take fish by angling <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>and small game. The fee for the license is:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>(1) for an individual, $23 $31.50; and<br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish and for one spouse <br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>to take small game, $32 $45.50.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>(b) The commissioner shall issue Minnesota super sports licenses to residents only. <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>The licensee may take fish by angling, including trout; small game, including pheasant <br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>and waterfowl; and deer by firearms or muzzleloader or by archery. The fee for the super <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>sports license, including all required stamp validations is:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>(1) for an individual age 18 or over, $92.50; and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish, including the trout and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>salmon stamp validation, and for one spouse to take small game, including pheasant <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>and waterfowl, and deer, $118.50.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>(c) Revenue for the stamp endorsements under paragraph (b) shall be deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>according to section 97A.075, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>(d) Revenue for the deer license endorsement under paragraph (b) shall be deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>according to section 97A.075, subdivision 1.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; residents.</b> Fees for the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>following licenses are:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>    (1) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $11.50 $15;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>    (2) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $26 $30;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>    (3) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $34.50 <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>$42; and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>    (4) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $78 $87.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; nonresident.</b> Fees for fish <br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>house, dark house, and shelter licenses for a nonresident are:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>    (1) annual, $33 $37;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>    (2) seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, $19 $21; and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>    (3) three-year, $99 $111.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>    Subd. 20. <b>Trapping license.</b> The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing animals is:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, $6 $7;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, $20 $23;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>(3) for residents age 65 or over, $10 $11.50; and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>(4) for nonresidents, $73 $84.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 43, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>    Subd. 43. <b>Duplicate licenses.</b> The fees for duplicate licenses are:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>(1) for licenses to take big game, $5, except licenses issued under subdivision 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>paragraph (b); and<br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>(2) for other licenses, $2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 44, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>    Subd. 44. <b>Replacement licenses.</b> The fee for a replacement firearms deer license <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>is $5, except there is no fee for replacing a deer license issued under subdivision 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>paragraph (b).<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 45, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>    Subd. 45. <b>Camp Ripley archery deer hunt.</b> The application fee for the Camp <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>Ripley archery deer hunt is $8 $12.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.485, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Electronic licensing system commission.</b> The commissioner shall retain <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>for the operation of the electronic licensing system the commission established under <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>section 
         <statute_ref>84.027, subdivision 15</statute_ref>, and issuing fees collected by the commissioner on all <br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>license fees collected, excluding:.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>    (1) the small game surcharge;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>    (2) the deer license surcharges or donations under section 
<statute_ref>97A.475, subdivisions 3</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>paragraph (b), and 3a; and<br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>    (3) $2.50 of the license fee for the licenses in section 
<statute_ref>97A.475, subdivisions 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>clauses (1)
</statute_ref>, (2), and (4), 7, 8, 12, and 13.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.020, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var><b>97B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>    (a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451, subdivision 3a <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>subdivisions 3 and 3b, a person born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>license to take wild animals by firearms unless the person has:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>    (1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>    (2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification <br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>indicator issued under section 
         <statute_ref>171.07, subdivision 13</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>    (3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety qualification indicator;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>    (4) an apprentice hunter validation issued under section 
         <statute_ref>97B.022</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>    (5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or <br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>certified by the department as substantially similar.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>    (b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>in the United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>hunting license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>a firearms safety certificate.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>    (c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime license to take <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>wild animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>license under paragraph (a) or (b).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.715, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Stamp required.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>97A.405, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, a person required to possess a small game license may not hunt <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>pheasants without a pheasant stamp validation.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>    (b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>    (1) residents and nonresidents under age 18 or and residents over age 65;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>    (2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>    (3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.441, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>subdivision 6a
         </statute_ref>.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>(4) residents and nonresidents hunting on licenses issued under section 97A.475, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>subdivision 2, clause (16); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (13).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.801, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var><b>97B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>    (a) Except as provided in this section or section 
         <statute_ref>97A.405, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, a person <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>required to possess a small game license may not take migratory waterfowl without a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>migratory waterfowl stamp validation.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>    (b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license <br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>issued under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.441, subdivision 6a</statute_ref>; and persons hunting on their own property <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>(c) Residents and nonresidents with licenses issued under section 97A.475, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>subdivision 2, clause (16); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (13), are not required to possess a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>stamp validation under this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> Except as provided in subdivision 2 or section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>97A.405, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, a person over age 16 18 and under age 65 required to possess an <br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>angling license must have a trout and salmon stamp validation to:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>(1) take fish by angling in:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>(i) a stream designated by the commissioner as a trout stream;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>(ii) a lake designated by the commissioner as a trout lake; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>(iii) Lake Superior; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>(2) possess trout or salmon taken in the state by angling.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Exception.</b> A trout and salmon stamp validation is not required to take fish <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>by angling or to possess trout and salmon if:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>(1) the person:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>(i) possesses a license to take fish by angling for a period of 24 hours or 72 hours <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>from the time of issuance under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.475, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, clause (4) or (5),; or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (3) or (5), and<br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>(ii) is taking fish by angling, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, during <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>the period the license is valid;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>(2) the person is taking fish, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, as <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>97C.035</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>(3) the person has a valid license issued under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.441, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>3, 4, or 5.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>    Sec. 37. <b>PROGRAM TRANSFER; LIVESTOCK COMPENSATION FOR </b><br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var><b>WOLF DEPREDATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>On July 1, 2013, the responsibility for the compensation program for livestock <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>damaged or destroyed by wolves under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737, is transferred to <br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>the commissioner of natural resources. Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, applies to the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>transfer, and the base appropriation for the program shall transfer to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>of natural resources.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>    Sec. 38. <b>TRANSFER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>In fiscal year 2013, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>$500,000 from the game and fish fund to the invasive species account created in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>Statutes, section 84D.15. This is in addition to the transfer specified in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>section 84D.15, subdivision 2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>    Sec. 39. <b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2013 from the invasive species account is added to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>the appropriation in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>subdivision 3, for invasive species activities. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>    Sec. 40. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivisions 3a and 7;  are repealed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>    Sec. 41. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>Sections 2, 5 to 36, and 40, are effective March 1, 2013.<br/>