1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; modifying commissioner's authorities and duties; 
1.3 	modifying definitions; providing for donations to grant-in-aid trail programs; 
1.4 	modifying operating restrictions for all-terrain vehicles; modifying invasive 
1.5 	species provisions; modifying watercraft provisions; providing for certain license 
1.6 	seizures; modifying game and fish license provisions; modifying requirements 
1.7 	for taking game and fish; providing for certain all-terrain vehicle registration and 
1.8 	watercraft license exemptions; modifying nonresident all-terrain vehicle state 
1.9 	trail pass requirements; requiring rulemaking;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.10 	2012, sections 84.027, subdivision 13, by adding subdivisions; 84.788, by 
1.11 	adding a subdivision; 84.794, subdivision 1; 84.798, by adding a subdivision; 
1.12 	84.803, subdivision 1; 84.82, by adding a subdivision; 84.83, subdivision 
1.13 	2; 84.922, subdivision 1a, by adding subdivisions; 84.9256, subdivision 1; 
1.14 	84.9275, subdivision 1; 84.928, subdivision 1; 84D.01, subdivision 15a; 84D.03, 
1.15 	subdivision 4; 84D.09; 84D.10, subdivisions 1, 4; 84D.105, subdivision 2; 
1.16 	84D.11, by adding subdivisions; 84D.13, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 
1.17 	85.41, by adding a subdivision; 85.43; 85.46, subdivision 6, by adding a 
1.18 	subdivision; 86B.005, subdivision 18, by adding subdivisions; 86B.13, by 
1.19 	adding a subdivision; 86B.301, subdivision 2; 86B.501, subdivision 1; 86B.825, 
1.20 	subdivision 2; 97A.135, subdivision 3; 97A.420, subdivision 1; 97A.441, 
1.21 	subdivisions 6, 6a; 97A.445, subdivision 1; 97A.451, subdivisions 3, 3b, 4, 5, 
1.22 	by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 8; 97A.485, subdivision 6; 
1.23 	97B.0215; 97B.022, subdivision 2; 97B.055, subdivision 2; 97B.112; 97C.341; 
1.24 	97C.345, subdivisions 1, 2; 97C.375; 97C.376, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; repealing 
1.25 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84D.01, subdivision 22; 97A.451, subdivision 
1.26 	4a; 97C.346; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 5, section 69.
1.27 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.027, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
1.29 		Subd. 13.Game and fish rules. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may 
1.30 	adopt rules under sections 97A.0451 to 97A.0459 and this subdivision that are authorized 
1.31 	under:
1.32 	(1) chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C to set open seasons and areas, to close seasons and 
1.33 	areas, to select hunters for areas, to provide for tagging and registration of game and fish, to 
2.1 	prohibit or allow taking of wild animals to protect a species, to prevent or control wildlife 
2.2 	disease, to open or close bodies of water or portions of bodies of water for night bow 
2.3 	fishing, and to prohibit or allow importation, transportation, or possession of a wild animal;
2.4 	(2) sections 84.093, 84.15, and 84.152 to set seasons for harvesting wild ginseng 
2.5 	roots and wild rice and to restrict or prohibit harvesting in designated areas; and
2.6 	(3) section 84D.12 to designate prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive 
2.7 	species, unregulated nonnative species, and infested waters.
2.8 	(b) If conditions exist that do not allow the commissioner to comply with sections 
2.9 	97A.0451 to 97A.0459, including the need to adjust season variables on an annual basis 
2.10 	based upon current biological and harvest data, the commissioner may adopt a rule under 
2.11 	this subdivision by submitting the rule to the attorney general for review under section 
2.12 	97A.0455, publishing a notice in the State Register and filing the rule with the secretary 
2.13 	of state and the Legislative Coordinating Commission, and complying with section 
2.14 	97A.0459, and including a statement of the emergency conditions and a copy of the rule 
2.15 	in the notice. The emergency conditions for opening a water body or portion of a water 
2.16 	body for night bow fishing under this section may include the need to temporarily open 
2.17 	the area to evaluate compatibility of the activity on that body of water prior to permanent 
2.18 	rulemaking. The notice may be published after it is received from the attorney general or 
2.19 	five business days after it is submitted to the attorney general, whichever is earlier.
2.20 	(c) Rules adopted under paragraph (b) are effective upon publishing in the State 
2.21 	Register and may be effective up to seven days before publishing and filing under 
2.22 	paragraph (b), if:
2.23 	(1) the commissioner of natural resources determines that an emergency exists;
2.24 	(2) the attorney general approves the rule; and
2.25 	(3) for a rule that affects more than three counties the commissioner publishes the 
2.26 	rule once in a legal newspaper published in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth, or for a 
2.27 	rule that affects three or fewer counties the commissioner publishes the rule once in a legal 
2.28 	newspaper in each of the affected counties.
2.29 	(d) Except as provided in paragraph (e), a rule published under paragraph (c), clause 
2.30 	(3), may not be effective earlier than seven days after publication.
2.31 	(e) A rule published under paragraph (c), clause (3), may be effective the day the 
2.32 	rule is published if the commissioner gives notice and holds a public hearing on the rule 
2.33 	within 15 days before publication.
2.34 	(f) The commissioner shall attempt to notify persons or groups of persons affected 
2.35 	by rules adopted under paragraphs (b) and (c) by public announcements, posting, and 
2.36 	other appropriate means as determined by the commissioner.
3.1 	(g) Notwithstanding section 97A.0458, a rule adopted under this subdivision is 
3.2 	effective for the period stated in the notice but not longer than 18 months after the rule is 
3.3 	adopted effective.

3.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.027, is amended by adding a subdivision 
3.5 	to read:
3.6 		Subd. 19.Federal law compliance. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 
3.7 	the commissioner may establish, by written order, policies for the use and operation of 
3.8 	other power-driven mobility devices, as defined under Code of Federal Regulations, title 
3.9 	28, section 35.104, on lands and in facilities administered by the commissioner for the 
3.10 	purposes of implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act, United States Code, title 
3.11 	42, section 12101 et seq. These policies are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of 
3.12 	chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.

3.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.027, is amended by adding a subdivision 
3.14 	to read:
3.15 		Subd. 20.Hunting licenses to critically ill persons. The commissioner may allow 
3.16 	critically ill persons to purchase, once in a lifetime, hunting licenses otherwise limited by a 
3.17 	lottery drawing, which licenses allow for taking game within established hunting seasons 
3.18 	or season frameworks. The commissioner may provide the licenses to persons who are 
3.19 	participating in a program for critically ill hunters sponsored by a nonprofit organization 
3.20 	with expertise in providing hunting opportunities to hunters who are gravely ill or have 
3.21 	physical disabilities. The commissioner may provide licenses or permits otherwise limited 
3.22 	by drawings, including wild turkey, deer, bear, prairie chicken, and wolf. The commissioner 
3.23 	may not allow the purchase of moose and elk licenses under this subdivision. Deer licenses 
3.24 	authorized by the commissioner under this subdivision may be for deer of either sex.

3.25 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.788, is amended by adding a subdivision 
3.26 	to read:
3.27 		Subd. 13.Grant-in-aid donations. (a) At the time of registration, a person 
3.28 	may agree to add a donation of any amount to the off-highway motorcycle registration 
3.29 	fee for grant-in-aid off-highway motorcycle trails. An additional commission may not 
3.30 	be assessed on the donation. The commissioner shall offer the opportunity to make a 
3.31 	donation under this subdivision to all registrants and shall issue a recognition grant-in-aid 
3.32 	trail sticker to registrants contributing $20 or more.
4.1 	(b) Money donated under this subdivision shall be deposited in the off-highway 
4.2 	motorcycle account in the natural resources fund and shall be used for the grant-in-aid 
4.3 	program as provided under section 84.794, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3).

4.4 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.794, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.5 		Subdivision 1.Registration revenue. Fees from the registration of off-highway 
4.6 	motorcycles, donations received under section 84.788, subdivision 13, and the unrefunded 
4.7 	gasoline tax attributable to off-highway motorcycle use under section 296A.18 must be 
4.8 	deposited in the state treasury and credited to the off-highway motorcycle account in 
4.9 	the natural resources fund.

4.10 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.798, is amended by adding a subdivision 
4.11 	to read:
4.12 		Subd. 11.Grant-in-aid trail donations. (a) At the time of registration, a person 
4.13 	may agree to add a donation of any amount to the off-road vehicle registration fee for 
4.14 	grant-in-aid off-road vehicle trails. An additional commission may not be assessed on the 
4.15 	donation. The commissioner shall offer the opportunity to make a donation under this 
4.16 	subdivision to all registrants and shall issue a recognition grant-in-aid trail sticker to 
4.17 	registrants contributing $20 or more.
4.18 	(b) Money donated under this subdivision shall be deposited in the off-road vehicle 
4.19 	account in the natural resources fund and shall be used for the grant-in-aid program as 
4.20 	provided under section 84.803, subdivision 2, clause (3).

4.21 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.803, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.22 		Subdivision 1.Registration revenue. Fees from the registration of off-road 
4.23 	vehicles, donations received under section 84.798, subdivision 11, and unrefunded 
4.24 	gasoline tax attributable to off-road vehicle use under section 296A.18 must be deposited in 
4.25 	the state treasury and credited to the off-road vehicle account in the natural resources fund.

4.26 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.82, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
4.27 	read:
4.28 		Subd. 12.Grant-in-aid trail donations. (a) At the time of registration, a person 
4.29 	may agree to add a donation of any amount to the snowmobile registration fee for 
4.30 	grant-in-aid snowmobile trails. An additional commission may not be assessed on the 
4.31 	donation. The commissioner shall offer the opportunity to make a donation under this 
5.1 	subdivision to all registrants and shall issue a recognition grant-in-aid trail sticker to 
5.2 	registrants contributing $20 or more.
5.3 	(b) Money donated under this subdivision shall be deposited in the snowmobile trails 
5.4 	and enforcement account in the natural resources fund and shall be used for the grant-in-aid 
5.5 	program as provided under section 84.83, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1).

5.6 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.83, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.7 		Subd. 2.Money deposited in the account. Fees from the registration of 
5.8 	snowmobiles and from the issuance of snowmobile state trail stickers, donations received 
5.9 	under section 84.82, subdivision 12, and the unrefunded gasoline tax attributable to 
5.10 	snowmobile use pursuant to section 296A.18 shall be deposited in the state treasury and 
5.11 	credited to the snowmobile trails and enforcement account.

5.12 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.922, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
5.13 		Subd. 1a.Exemptions. All-terrain vehicles exempt from registration are:
5.14 	(1) vehicles owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the 
5.15 	state, another state, or a political subdivision;
5.16 	(2) vehicles that are registered in another state or country that and have not been 
5.17 	in this state for more than 30 consecutive days or that are registered by an Indian tribal 
5.18 	government to a tribal member and have not been outside the tribal reservation boundary 
5.19 	for more than 30 consecutive days;
5.20 	(3) vehicles that:
5.21 	(i) are owned by a resident of another state or country that does not require 
5.22 	registration of all-terrain vehicles;
5.23 	(ii) have not been in this state for more than 30 consecutive days; and
5.24 	(iii) are operated on state and grant-in-aid trails by a nonresident possessing a 
5.25 	nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass;
5.26 	(4) vehicles used exclusively in organized track racing events; and
5.27 	(5) vehicles that are 25 years old or older and were originally produced as a separate 
5.28 	identifiable make by a manufacturer.

5.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2014.

5.30 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.922, is amended by adding a subdivision 
5.31 	to read:
5.32 		Subd. 13.Grant-in-aid trail contributions. (a) At the time of registration, 
5.33 	the commissioner shall offer a registrant the opportunity to make a contribution for 
6.1 	grant-in-aid trails. The commissioner shall issue a recognition grant-in-aid trail sticker to 
6.2 	registrants contributing $20 or more.
6.3 	(b) Money contributed under this subdivision shall be deposited in the state treasury 
6.4 	and credited to the all-terrain vehicle account and is dedicated for the grant-in-aid trail 
6.5 	program.

6.6 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.922, is amended by adding a subdivision 
6.7 	to read:
6.8 		Subd. 14.No registration weekend. The commissioner shall designate by rule one 
6.9 	weekend each year when, notwithstanding subdivision 1, an all-terrain vehicle may be 
6.10 	operated on state and grant-in-aid all-terrain vehicle trails without a registration issued 
6.11 	under this section. Nonresidents may participate during the designated weekend without a 
6.12 	state trail pass required under section 84.9275.

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

6.14 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.9256, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.15 		Subdivision 1.Prohibitions on youthful operators. (a) Except for operation on 
6.16 	public road rights-of-way that is permitted under section 84.928 and as provided under 
6.17 	paragraph (j), a driver's license issued by the state or another state is required to operate an 
6.18 	all-terrain vehicle along or on a public road right-of-way.
6.19 	(b) A person under 12 years of age shall not:
6.20 	(1) make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way;
6.21 	(2) operate an all-terrain vehicle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or
6.22 	(3) operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands or waters, except as provided in 
6.23 	paragraph (f).
6.24 	(c) Except for public road rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person 12 years 
6.25 	of age but less than 16 years may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way 
6.26 	of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway or operate on public lands and waters or 
6.27 	state or grant-in-aid trails, only if that person possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety 
6.28 	certificate issued by the commissioner and is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or 
6.29 	older who holds a valid driver's license.
6.30 	(d) To be issued an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate, a person at least 12 years 
6.31 	old, but less than 16 18 years old, must:
6.32 	(1) successfully complete the safety education and training program under section 
6.33 	84.925, subdivision 1, including a riding component; and
7.1 	(2) be able to properly reach and control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs 
7.2 	while sitting upright on the seat of the all-terrain vehicle.
7.3 	(e) A person at least 11 years of age may take the safety education and training 
7.4 	program and may receive an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate under paragraph (d), but 
7.5 	the certificate is not valid until the person reaches age 12.
7.6 	(f) A person at least ten years of age but under 12 years of age may operate an 
7.7 	all-terrain vehicle with an engine capacity up to 90cc on public lands or waters if 
7.8 	accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
7.9 	(g) A person under 15 years of age shall not operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle.
7.10 	(h) A person under the age of 16 may not operate an all-terrain vehicle on public 
7.11 	lands or waters or on state or grant-in-aid trails if the person cannot properly reach and 
7.12 	control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while sitting upright on the seat of the 
7.13 	all-terrain vehicle.
7.14 	(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), a nonresident at least 12 years old, but less than 
7.15 	16 years old, may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county 
7.16 	state-aid, or county highway or operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands and waters 
7.17 	or state or grant-in-aid trails if:
7.18 	(1) the nonresident youth has in possession evidence of completing an all-terrain 
7.19 	safety course offered by the ATV Safety Institute or another state as provided in section 
7.20 	84.925, subdivision 3; and
7.21 	(2) the nonresident youth is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who 
7.22 	holds a valid driver's license.
7.23 	(j) A person 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age may operate an all-terrain 
7.24 	vehicle on the bank, slope, or ditch of a public road right-of-way as permitted under 
7.25 	section 84.928 if the person:
7.26 	(1) possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate issued by the commissioner; 
7.27 	and
7.28 	(2) is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on a separate all-terrain vehicle.

7.29 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.9275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.30 		Subdivision 1.Pass required; fee. (a)  A tribal member exempt from registration 
7.31 	under section 84.922, subdivision 1a, clause (2), or a nonresident may not operate an 
7.32 	all-terrain vehicle on a state or grant-in-aid all-terrain vehicle trail unless the operator 
7.33 	carries a valid nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass in immediate possession. The 
7.34 	pass must be available for inspection by a peace officer, a conservation officer, or an 
7.35 	employee designated under section 84.0835.
8.1 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall issue a pass upon application and 
8.2 	payment of a $20 fee. The pass is valid from January 1 through December 31. Fees 
8.3 	collected under this section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be 
8.4 	deposited in the state treasury and credited to the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
8.5 	resources fund and, except for the electronic licensing system commission established by 
8.6 	the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid to 
8.7 	counties and municipalities for all-terrain vehicle organizations to construct and maintain 
8.8 	all-terrain vehicle trails and use areas.
8.9 	(c) A nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass is not required for:
8.10 	(1) an all-terrain vehicle that is owned and used by the United States, another state, 
8.11 	or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration under section 84.922, 
8.12 	subdivision 1a;
8.13 	(2) a person operating an all-terrain vehicle only on the portion of a trail that is 
8.14 	owned by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or
8.15 	(3) a nonresident operating an all-terrain vehicle that is registered according to 
8.16 	section 84.922.

8.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2014.

8.18 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.928, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.19 		Subdivision 1.Operation on roads and rights-of-way. (a) Unless otherwise 
8.20 	allowed in sections 84.92 to 84.928, a person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle in 
8.21 	this state along or on the roadway, shoulder, or inside bank or slope of a public road 
8.22 	right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway.
8.23 	(b) A person may operate a class 1 all-terrain vehicle in the ditch or the outside 
8.24 	bank or slope of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway unless prohibited under 
8.25 	paragraph (d) or (f).
8.26 	(c) A person may operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle:
8.27 	(1) within the public road right-of-way of a county state-aid or county highway on 
8.28 	the extreme right-hand side of the road and left turns may be made from any part of 
8.29 	the road if it is safe to do so under the prevailing conditions, unless prohibited under 
8.30 	paragraph (d) or (f).;
8.31 	(2) on the bank, slope, or ditch of a public road right-of-way of a trunk highway, 
8.32 	but only to access businesses or make trail connections, and left turns may be made from 
8.33 	any part of the road if it is safe to do so under the prevailing conditions, unless prohibited 
8.34 	under paragraph (d) or (f); and 
9.1 	(3)A person may operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle on the bank or ditch of a 
9.2 	public road right-of-way:
9.3 	(i) on a designated class 2 all-terrain vehicle trail.; or
9.4 	(ii) to access businesses or make trail connections when operation within the public 
9.5 	road right-of-way is unsafe.
9.6 	(d) A road authority as defined under section 160.02, subdivision 25, may after a 
9.7 	public hearing restrict the use of all-terrain vehicles in the public road right-of-way under 
9.8 	its jurisdiction.
9.9 	(e) The restrictions in paragraphs (a), (d), (h), (i), and (j) do not apply to the 
9.10 	operation of an all-terrain vehicle on the shoulder, inside bank or slope, ditch, or outside 
9.11 	bank or slope of a trunk, interstate, county state-aid, or county highway:
9.12 	(1) that is part of a funded grant-in-aid trail; or
9.13 	(2) when the all-terrain vehicle is owned by or operated under contract with a publicly 
9.14 	or privately owned utility or pipeline company and used for work on utilities or pipelines.
9.15 	(f) The commissioner may limit the use of a right-of-way for a period of time if the 
9.16 	commissioner determines that use of the right-of-way causes:
9.17 	(1) degradation of vegetation on adjacent public property;
9.18 	(2) siltation of waters of the state;
9.19 	(3) impairment or enhancement to the act of taking game; or
9.20 	(4) a threat to safety of the right-of-way users or to individuals on adjacent public 
9.21 	property.
9.22 	The commissioner must notify the road authority as soon as it is known that a closure 
9.23 	will be ordered. The notice must state the reasons and duration of the closure.
9.24 	(g) A person may operate an all-terrain vehicle registered for private use and used 
9.25 	for agricultural purposes on a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or 
9.26 	county highway in this state if the all-terrain vehicle is operated on the extreme right-hand 
9.27 	side of the road, and left turns may be made from any part of the road if it is safe to do so 
9.28 	under the prevailing conditions.
9.29 	(h) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle within the public road 
9.30 	right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway from April 1 to August 1 in 
9.31 	the agricultural zone unless the vehicle is being used exclusively as transportation to and 
9.32 	from work on agricultural lands. This paragraph does not apply to an agent or employee 
9.33 	of a road authority, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 25, or the Department of 
9.34 	Natural Resources when performing or exercising official duties or powers.
9.35 	(i) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle within the public road right-of-way 
9.36 	of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway between the hours of one-half hour after 
10.1 	sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, except on the right-hand side of the right-of-way 
10.2 	and in the same direction as the highway traffic on the nearest lane of the adjacent roadway.
10.3 	(j) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle at any time within the 
10.4 	right-of-way of an interstate highway or freeway within this state.

10.5 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.01, subdivision 15a, is amended to read:
10.6 		Subd. 15a.Service provider. "Service provider" means an individual who or entity 
10.7 	that:
10.8 	(1) decontaminates, installs, or removes water-related equipment or structures into 
10.9 	or from waters of the state for hire or as a service provided as a benefit of membership in a 
10.10 	yacht club, boat club, marina, or similar organization; or
10.11 	(2) rents or leases water-related equipment that will be used in, placed into, or 
10.12 	removed from waters of the state. 
10.13 	Service provider does not include a person working under the supervision of an individual 
10.14 	with a valid service provider permit issued under section 84D.108.

10.15 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
10.16 		Subd. 4.Commercial fishing and turtle, frog, and crayfish harvesting 
10.17 	restrictions in infested and noninfested waters. (a) All nets, traps, buoys, anchors, 
10.18 	stakes, and lines used for commercial fishing or turtle, frog, or crayfish harvesting in 
10.19 	an infested water that is designated because it contains invasive fish, invertebrates, or 
10.20 	certifiable diseases, as defined in section 17.4982, may not be used in any other waters. 
10.21 	If a commercial licensee operates in an infested water designated because it contains 
10.22 	invasive fish, invertebrates, or certifiable diseases, as defined in section 17.4982, all nets, 
10.23 	traps, buoys, anchors, stakes, and lines used for commercial fishing or turtle, frog, or 
10.24 	crayfish harvesting in waters designated as infested with invasive fish, invertebrates, or 
10.25 	certifiable diseases, as defined in section 17.4982, must be tagged with tags provided by 
10.26 	the commissioner, as specified in the commercial licensee's license or permit. This tagging 
10.27 	requirement does not apply to commercial fishing equipment used in Lake Superior.
10.28 	(b) All nets, traps, buoys, anchors, stakes, and lines used for commercial fishing or 
10.29 	turtle, frog, or crayfish harvesting in an infested water that is designated solely because it 
10.30 	contains Eurasian water milfoil must be dried for a minimum of ten days or frozen for a 
10.31 	minimum of two days before they are used in any other waters, except as provided in this 
10.32 	paragraph. Commercial licensees must notify the department's regional or area fisheries 
10.33 	office or a conservation officer before removing nets or equipment from an infested water 
10.34 	designated solely because it contains Eurasian water milfoil and before resetting those nets 
11.1 	or equipment in any other waters. Upon notification, the commissioner may authorize a 
11.2 	commercial licensee to move nets or equipment to another water without freezing or drying, 
11.3 	if that water is designated as infested solely because it contains Eurasian water milfoil.
11.4 	(c) A commercial licensee must remove all aquatic macrophytes from nets and other 
11.5 	equipment when the nets and equipment are removed from before placing the equipment 
11.6 	into waters of the state.
11.7 	(d) The commissioner shall provide a commercial licensee with a current listing of 
11.8 	designated infested waters at the time that a license or permit is issued.

11.9 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.09, is amended to read:
11.10 	84D.09 AQUATIC MACROPHYTES.
11.11 		Subdivision 1.Transportation prohibited. Unless specifically authorized under 
11.12 	a license or permit issued by the commissioner, a person may not transport aquatic 
11.13 	macrophytes, except as provided in this section.
11.14 		Subd. 2.Exceptions. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, a person may transport 
11.15 	aquatic macrophytes:
11.16 	(1) that are duckweeds in the family Lemnaceae;
11.17 	(2) for disposal as part of a harvest or control activity when specifically authorized 
11.18 	under an aquatic plant management permit pursuant to section 103G.615, under permit 
11.19 	pursuant to section 84D.11, or as specified by the commissioner;
11.20 	(3) (2) for purposes of constructing shooting or observation blinds in amounts 
11.21 	sufficient for that purpose, provided that the aquatic macrophytes are emergent and cut 
11.22 	above the waterline;
11.23 	(4) (3) when legally purchased or traded by or from commercial or hobbyist sources 
11.24 	for aquarium, wetland or lakeshore restoration, or ornamental purposes;
11.25 	(5) (4) when harvested for personal or commercial use if in a motor vehicle;
11.26 	(6) (5) to the department, or another destination as the commissioner may direct, in a 
11.27 	sealed container for purposes of identifying a species or reporting the presence of a species;
11.28 	(7) when transporting commercial aquatic plant harvesting or control equipment to a 
11.29 	suitable location for purposes of cleaning any remaining aquatic macrophytes;
11.30 	(8) (6) that are wild rice harvested under section 84.091;
11.31 	(9) (7) in the form of fragments of emergent aquatic macrophytes incidentally 
11.32 	transported in or on watercraft or decoys used for waterfowl hunting during the waterfowl 
11.33 	season; or
11.34 	(10) (8) when removing water-related equipment from waters of the state for 
11.35 	purposes of cleaning off aquatic macrophytes before leaving a water access site.

12.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
12.2 		Subdivision 1.Launching prohibited. A person may not place or attempt to place 
12.3 	into waters of the state water-related equipment, including aquatic plant harvesting or 
12.4 	control equipment that has aquatic macrophytes, zebra mussels, or prohibited invasive 
12.5 	species attached except as provided in this section.

12.6 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
12.7 		Subd. 4.Persons transporting water-related equipment. (a) When leaving waters 
12.8 	of the state a person must drain water-related equipment holding water and live wells and 
12.9 	bilges by removing the drain plug before transporting the water-related equipment off 
12.10 	the water access site or riparian property.
12.11 	(b) Drain plugs, bailers, valves, or other devices used to control the draining of water 
12.12 	from ballast tanks, bilges, and live wells must be removed or opened while transporting 
12.13 	water-related equipment.
12.14 	(c) Emergency response vehicles and equipment may be transported on a public road 
12.15 	with the drain plug or other similar device replaced only after all water has been drained 
12.16 	from the equipment upon leaving the water body.
12.17 	(d) Portable bait containers used by licensed aquatic farms, portable bait containers 
12.18 	when fishing through the ice except on waters designated infested for viral hemorrhagic 
12.19 	septicemia, and marine sanitary systems are exempt from this subdivision.
12.20 	(e) A person must not dispose of bait in waters of the state.
12.21 	(f) A boat lift, dock, swim raft, or associated equipment that has been removed 
12.22 	from any water body may not be placed in another water body until a minimum of 21 
12.23 	days have passed.
12.24 	(g) A person who transports water that is appropriated from noninfested surface 
12.25 	water bodies and that is transported by a commercial vehicle, excluding watercraft, or 
12.26 	commercial trailer, which vehicle or trailer is specifically designed and used for water 
12.27 	hauling, is exempt from paragraphs (a) and (b), provided that the person does not discharge 
12.28 	the transported water to other surface waters or within 100 feet of a surface water body.
12.29 	(h) A person transporting water from noninfested surface water bodies for 
12.30 	firefighting or emergencies that threaten human safety or property is exempt from 
12.31 	paragraphs (a) and (b).

12.32 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.105, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.33 		Subd. 2.Inspector authority. (a) The commissioner shall train and authorize 
12.34 	individuals to inspect water-related equipment for aquatic macrophytes, aquatic invasive 
13.1 	species, and water. The commissioner may enter into a delegation agreement with a 
13.2 	tribal or local government where inspection authority as provided under paragraphs (b), 
13.3 	(g), and (h) is delegated to tribal and local governments that assume all legal, financial, 
13.4 	and administrative responsibilities for inspection programs on some or all public waters 
13.5 	within their jurisdiction.
13.6 	(b) Inspectors may visually and tactilely inspect watercraft and water-related 
13.7 	equipment to determine whether aquatic invasive species, aquatic macrophytes, or water 
13.8 	is present. If a person transporting watercraft or water-related equipment refuses to 
13.9 	take required corrective actions or fails to comply with an order under section 84D.10, 
13.10 	subdivision 3, an inspector who is not a licensed peace officer shall refer the violation 
13.11 	to a conservation officer or other licensed peace officer.
13.12 	(c) In addition to paragraph (b), a conservation officer or other licensed peace officer 
13.13 	may inspect any watercraft or water-related equipment that is stopped at a water access 
13.14 	site, any other public location in the state, or a private location where the watercraft or 
13.15 	water-related equipment is in plain view, if the officer determines there is reason to believe 
13.16 	that aquatic invasive species, aquatic macrophytes, or water is present on the watercraft or 
13.17 	water-related equipment.
13.18 	(d) Conservation officers or other licensed peace officers may utilize check stations 
13.19 	in locations, or in proximity to locations, where watercraft or other water-related 
13.20 	equipment is placed into or removed from waters of the state. Any check stations shall be 
13.21 	operated in a manner that minimizes delays to vehicles, equipment, and their occupants.
13.22 	(e) Conservation officers or other licensed peace officers may order water-related 
13.23 	equipment to be removed from a water body if the commissioner determines such action is 
13.24 	needed to implement aquatic invasive species control measures.
13.25 	(f) The commissioner may require mandatory inspections of water-related equipment 
13.26 	before a person places or removes water-related equipment into or out of a water body. 
13.27 	Inspection stations may be located at or near public water accesses or in locations that 
13.28 	allow for servicing individual or multiple water bodies. The commissioner shall ensure 
13.29 	that inspection stations:
13.30 	(1) have adequate staffing to minimize delays to vehicles and their occupants;
13.31 	(2) allow for reasonable travel times between public accesses and inspection stations 
13.32 	if inspection is required before placing water-related equipment into a water body;
13.33 	(3) are located so as not to create traffic delays or public safety issues;
13.34 	(4) have decontamination equipment available to bring water-related equipment 
13.35 	into compliance; and
13.36 	(5) do not reduce the capacity or hours of operation of public water accesses.
14.1 	(g) The commissioner may authorize tribal and local governments that enter into 
14.2 	a delegation agreement with the commissioner to conduct mandatory inspections of 
14.3 	water-related equipment at specified locations within a defined area before a person 
14.4 	places or removes water-related equipment into or out of a water body. Tribal and local 
14.5 	governments that are authorized to conduct inspections under this paragraph must:
14.6 	(1) assume all legal, financial, and administrative responsibilities for implementing 
14.7 	the mandatory inspections, alone or in agreement with other tribal or local governments;
14.8 	(2) employ inspectors that have been trained and authorized by the commissioner;
14.9 	(3) conduct inspections and decontamination measures in accordance with guidelines 
14.10 	approved by the commissioner;
14.11 	(4) have decontamination equipment available at inspection stations or identify 
14.12 	alternative decontamination equipment locations within a reasonable distance of the 
14.13 	inspection station that can bring water-related equipment into compliance;
14.14 	(5) provide for inspection station locations that do not create traffic delays or public 
14.15 	safety issues; and
14.16 	(6) submit a plan approved by the commissioner according to paragraph (h).
14.17 	(h) Plans required under paragraph (g) must address:
14.18 	(1) no reduction in capacity or hours of operation of public accesses and fees that 
14.19 	do not discourage or limit use;
14.20 	(2) reasonable travel times between public accesses and inspection stations;
14.21 	(3) adequate staffing to minimize wait times and provide adequate hours of operation 
14.22 	at inspection stations and public accesses;
14.23 	(4) adequate enforcement capacity;
14.24 	(5) measures to address inspections of water-related equipment at public water 
14.25 	accesses for commercial entities and private riparian land owners; and
14.26 	(6) other elements as required by the commissioner to ensure statewide consistency, 
14.27 	appropriate inspection and decontamination protocols, and protection of the state's 
14.28 	resources, public safety, and access to public waters.
14.29 	(i) A government unit authorized to conduct inspections under this subdivision must 
14.30 	submit an annual report to the commissioner summarizing the results and issues related 
14.31 	to implementing the inspection program.
14.32 	(j) The commissioner may waive the plan requirement in paragraph (g) for inspection 
14.33 	programs where authorized inspectors are placed directly at one or more water access 
14.34 	sites, with no requirement for a person to travel from the water access for inspection 
14.35 	or decontamination, and no local ordinance or other regulation requiring a mandatory 
15.1 	inspection before placing watercraft or water-related equipment into a water body or after 
15.2 	watercraft or water-related equipment are removed from a water body.

15.3 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.11, is amended by adding a subdivision 
15.4 	to read:
15.5 		Subd. 2b.Transport of water. The commissioner may issue a permit under this 
15.6 	section or an authorization under other licenses or permits pursuant to sections 97C.801, 
15.7 	97C.811, and 103G.271 to allow the transport of water in containers or water-related 
15.8 	equipment specifically designed and used for hauling water.

15.9 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.11, is amended by adding a subdivision 
15.10 	to read:
15.11 		Subd. 2c.Transport of aquatic macrophytes. The commissioner may issue a 
15.12 	permit to allow the transport of aquatic macrophytes to locations specified in the permit 
15.13 	for purposes of research, education, and decontaminating equipment.

15.14 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.11, is amended by adding a subdivision 
15.15 	to read:
15.16 		Subd. 2d.Special permits. The commissioner may issue special permits for the 
15.17 	activities in this section. A special permit may be issued in the form of a general permit 
15.18 	to a governmental subdivision or to the general public to conduct one or more activities 
15.19 	under a single permit.

15.20 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.21 		Subd. 2.Cumulative remedy. The authority of conservation officers and other 
15.22 	licensed peace officers to issue civil citations is in addition to other remedies available 
15.23 	under law, except that the state may not seek penalties under any other provision of law 
15.24 	for the incident subject to the citation.

15.25 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.13, is amended by adding a subdivision 
15.26 	to read:
15.27 		Subd. 9.Training for offenders. A person who is convicted of or subject to a final 
15.28 	order for a violation of this chapter involving water-related equipment must successfully 
15.29 	complete a training course as provided in section 86B.13.

15.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2015.

16.1 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.41, is amended by adding a subdivision 
16.2 	to read:
16.3 		Subd. 6.Grant-in-aid trail donations. (a) At the time of purchasing the pass 
16.4 	required under subdivision 1, a person may agree to add a donation of any amount to 
16.5 	the cross-country ski pass fee for grant-in-aid cross-country ski trails. An additional 
16.6 	commission may not be assessed on the donation. The commissioner shall offer the 
16.7 	opportunity to make a donation under this subdivision to all pass purchasers and shall 
16.8 	issue a recognition grant-in-aid trail sticker to a person contributing $20 or more.
16.9 	(b) Money donated under this subdivision shall be deposited in the cross-country ski 
16.10 	account in the natural resources fund and shall be used for the grant-in-aid program as 
16.11 	provided under section 85.43, paragraph (a), clause (1).

16.12 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.43, is amended to read:
16.13 	85.43 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS; PURPOSE.
16.14 	(a) Fees from cross-country ski passes and donations received under section 85.41, 
16.15 	subdivision 6, shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a cross-country ski 
16.16 	account in the natural resources fund and, except for the electronic licensing system 
16.17 	commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, are 
16.18 	appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for the following purposes:
16.19 	(1) grants-in-aid for cross-country ski trails to:
16.20 	(i) counties and municipalities for construction and maintenance of cross-country 
16.21 	ski trails; and
16.22 	(ii) special park districts as provided in section 85.44 for construction and 
16.23 	maintenance of cross-country ski trails; and
16.24 	(2) administration of the cross-country ski trail grant-in-aid program.
16.25 	(b) Development and maintenance of state cross-country ski trails are eligible for 
16.26 	funding from the cross-country ski account if the money is appropriated by law.

16.27 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.46, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
16.28 		Subd. 6.Disposition of receipts. Fees and donations collected under this section, 
16.29 	except for the issuing fee, shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the horse 
16.30 	pass account in the natural resources fund. Except for the electronic licensing system 
16.31 	commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, the 
16.32 	fees are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for trail acquisition, trail 
16.33 	and facility development, and maintenance, enforcement, and rehabilitation of horse 
17.1 	trails or trails authorized for horse use, whether for riding, leading, or driving, on land 
17.2 	administered by the commissioner.

17.3 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.46, is amended by adding a subdivision 
17.4 	to read:
17.5 		Subd. 8.Trail donations. At the time of purchasing the pass required under 
17.6 	subdivision 1, a person may agree to add a donation of any amount to the horse pass 
17.7 	fee for horse trails. An additional commission may not be assessed on the donation. 
17.8 	The commissioner shall offer the opportunity to make a donation under this subdivision 
17.9 	to all pass purchasers and shall issue a recognition trail sticker to a person contributing 
17.10 	$20 or more.

17.11 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.005, is amended by adding a 
17.12 	subdivision to read:
17.13 		Subd. 15a.Rice boat. "Rice boat" means a nonmotorized watercraft being used 
17.14 	for harvesting wild rice.

17.15 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.005, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
17.16 		Subd. 18.Watercraft. "Watercraft" means any contrivance used or designed for 
17.17 	navigation on water, except:
17.18 	(1) a duckwaterfowl boat during the duckwaterfowl hunting season seasons;
17.19 	(2) a rice boat during the harvest season; or
17.20 	(3) a seaplane.

17.21 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.005, is amended by adding a 
17.22 	subdivision to read:
17.23 		Subd. 18a.Waterfowl boat. "Waterfowl boat" means a watercraft being used 
17.24 	while hunting waterfowl.

17.25 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.13, is amended by adding a subdivision 
17.26 	to read:
17.27 		Subd. 1a.Training for offenders. A person who is convicted of or subject to 
17.28 	a final order for a violation of chapter 84D involving water-related equipment must 
17.29 	successfully complete the training course in subdivision 1 before continuing operation or 
17.30 	use of water-related equipment.

17.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2015.

18.1 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.2 		Subd. 2.Exemptions. A watercraft license is not required for:
18.3 	(1) a watercraft that is covered by a license or number in full force and effect under 
18.4 	federal law or a federally approved licensing or numbering system of another state, and 
18.5 	has not been within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include 
18.6 	days that a watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior 
18.7 	port or another port in the state;
18.8 	(2) a watercraft from a country other than the United States that has not been within 
18.9 	this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include days that a watercraft is 
18.10 	laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior port or another port in the state;
18.11 	(3) a watercraft owned by the United States, an Indian tribal government, a state, or 
18.12 	a political subdivision of a state, except watercraft used for recreational purposes;
18.13 	(4) a ship's lifeboat;
18.14 	(5) a watercraft that has been issued a valid marine document by the United States 
18.15 	government;
18.16 	(6) a duck waterfowl boat during duck waterfowl hunting season;
18.17 	(7) a rice boat during the harvest season;
18.18 	(8) a seaplane; and
18.19 	(9) a nonmotorized watercraft ten feet in length or less; and
18.20 	(10) a watercraft that is covered by a valid license or number issued by a federally 
18.21 	recognized Indian tribe in the state under a federally approved licensing or numbering 
18.22 	system and that is owned by a member of that tribe.

18.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Clause (10) is effective January 1, 2015.

18.24 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.501, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.25 		Subdivision 1.Personal flotation or lifesaving devices. (a) Watercraft and duck
18.26 	waterfowl boats using the waters of this state must be equipped with the number and type 
18.27 	of personal flotation or lifesaving devices prescribed by the commissioner.
18.28 	(b) The commissioner may not:
18.29 	(1) require sailboards to be equipped with personal flotation or lifesaving devices; or
18.30 	(2) require persons on sailboards to wear personal flotation or lifesaving devices 
18.31 	or have them readily available.

18.32 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.825, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.33 		Subd. 2.Exempt watercraft. A watercraft is not required to have a certificate of 
18.34 	title if the watercraft is:
19.1 	(1) owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale;
19.2 	(2) used by a manufacturer solely for testing;
19.3 	(3) from a jurisdiction other than this state, temporarily using the waters of this state;
19.4 	(4) owned by the United States, a state, this state, or a political subdivision;
19.5 	(5) a duckwaterfowl boat used only during duckwaterfowl hunting season;
19.6 	(6) a rice boat used only during the wild rice harvesting season;
19.7 	(7) owned by a person, firm, or corporation operating a resort as defined in section 
19.8 	157.15 or a recreational camping area as defined in section 327.14, subdivision 8, except 
19.9 	with respect to a previously titled watercraft; or
19.10 	(8) watercraft manufactured prior to August 1, 1979.

19.11 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.135, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
19.12 		Subd. 3.Cooperative farming agreements. On any public hunting, game refuge, 
19.13 	wildlife management area, aquatic management area, or scientific and natural area lands, 
19.14 	the commissioner may enter into written cooperative farming agreements on a sharecrop 
19.15 	basis, without competitive bidding, for the purpose of wildlife and plant management. 
19.16 	Cooperative farming agreements may also be used to allow pasturing of livestock. The 
19.17 	agreements may provide for the bartering of a share of any crop, produced from these 
19.18 	lands, for services or products that will enhance or benefit the management of state lands 
19.19 	for plant and animal species. Cooperative farming agreements pursuant to this section shall 
19.20 	not be considered leases for tax purposes under section 272.01, subdivision 2, or 273.19.

19.21 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.420, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.22 		Subdivision 1.Seizure. (a) An enforcement officer shall immediately seize the 
19.23 	license of a person who unlawfully takes, transports, or possesses wild animals when the 
19.24 	restitution value of the wild animals exceeds $500. Except as provided in subdivisions 
19.25 	2, 4, and 5, the person may not use or obtain any license to take the same type of wild 
19.26 	animals involved, including a duplicate license, until an action is taken under subdivision 
19.27 	6. If the license seized under this paragraph was for a big game animal, the license seizure 
19.28 	applies to all licenses to take big game issued to the individual. If the license seized under 
19.29 	this paragraph was for small game animals, the license seizure applies to all licenses to 
19.30 	take small game issued to the individual.
19.31 	(b) In addition to the license seizure under paragraph (a), if the restitution value of 
19.32 	the wild animals unlawfully taken, possessed, or transported is $5,000 or more, all other 
19.33 	game and fish licenses held by the person shall be immediately seized. Except as provided 
20.1 	in subdivision 2, 4, or 5, the person may not obtain any game or fish license or permit, 
20.2 	including a duplicate license, until an action is taken under subdivision 6.
20.3 	(c) A person may not take wild animals covered by a license seized under this 
20.4 	subdivision until an action is taken under subdivision 6.

20.5 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.441, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
20.6 		Subd. 6.Taking deer; disabled veterans. A person authorized to issue licenses 
20.7 	must issue, without a fee, a license to take deer with firearms or by archery to a resident 
20.8 	that is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, and that has a 100 percent service 
20.9 	connected disability as defined by the United States Veterans Administration upon being 
20.10 	furnished satisfactory evidence. The commissioner, upon request, must issue a permanent 
20.11 	card documenting satisfactory evidence of 100 percent permanently disabled status. The 
20.12 	card serves as satisfactory evidence to obtain a license under this subdivision at all agent 
20.13 	locations.

20.14 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.441, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
20.15 		Subd. 6a.Taking small game; disabled veterans. A person authorized to issue 
20.16 	licenses must issue, without a fee, a license to take small game to a resident who is a veteran, 
20.17 	as defined in section 197.447, and who has a 100 percent service connected disability as 
20.18 	defined by the United States Veterans Administration upon being furnished satisfactory 
20.19 	evidence. The commissioner, upon request, must issue a permanent card documenting 
20.20 	satisfactory evidence of 100 percent permanently disabled status. The card serves as 
20.21 	satisfactory evidence to obtain a license under this subdivision at all agent locations.

20.22 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.445, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.23 		Subdivision 1.Angling; Take a Kid Fishing Weekends. (a) A resident age 16 
20.24 	years or older may take fish by angling without an angling orlicense and may take fish by 
20.25 	spearing from a dark house without a spearing license and without a fish house or dark 
20.26 	house license during one three-day consecutive period of the open water angling season 
20.27 	and one three-day consecutive period of the ice angling season designated by rule of
20.28 	 the commissioner if the resident is accompanied by a child who is under age 16. The 
20.29 	commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish the three-day 
20.30 	consecutive periods. The written order is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of 
20.31 	chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
20.32 	(b) The commissioner shallmay designate and publicize the three-day periods as 
20.33 	"Take a Kid Fishing Weekend" for the open water angling season and "Take a Kid Ice 
21.1 	Fishing Weekend" for the ice angling season. The commissioner shall announce the date 
21.2 	of each three-day weekend at least 30 days in advance of the date it occurs.

21.3 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a 
21.4 	subdivision to read:
21.5 		Subd. 2a.Residents age 16 or 17; spearing. Residents age 16 or over and under 
21.6 	age 18 may take fish by spearing without a spearing license but must possess a fishing 
21.7 	license under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (7).

21.8 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
21.9 		Subd. 3.Residents and nonresidents under age 16; small game. (a) A resident or 
21.10 	nonresident under age 16 may not obtain a small game license but may take small game 
21.11 	by firearms or bow and arrow without a license if the resident or nonresident is:
21.12 	(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
21.13 	(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or 
21.14 	guardian;
21.15 	(3) age 13, 14, or 15, and possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is 
21.16 	accompanied by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not 
21.17 	obtained using an apprentice hunter validation as provided under section 97B.022; or
21.18 	(4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
21.19 	(b) A resident under age 16 may take small game, other than wolves, by trapping 
21.20 	without a small game license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping 
21.21 	license. A resident under age 13 may trap small game, other than wolves, without a 
21.22 	trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine marten unless the 
21.23 	resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine marten taken by a resident 
21.24 	under age five must be included in the limit of the accompanying parent or guardian.
21.25 	(c) A resident or nonresident under age 13 must obtain a free turkey license to 
21.26 	take turkey and may take a turkey without a firearms safety certificate if the resident or 
21.27 	nonresident is accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety 
21.28 	certificate.
21.29 	(d) A resident under age 13 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take a 
21.30 	prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an 
21.31 	adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.

21.32 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.451, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
22.1 		Subd. 3b.Nonresidents age 16 or over and under age 18; small game. (a) A 
22.2 	nonresident age 16 or over and under age 18 may take small game by firearms or archery 
22.3 	and may obtain a small game license at the youth fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 
22.4 	3, paragraph (a), clause (14), if the nonresident possesses a firearms safety certificate or an 
22.5 	apprentice hunter validation as provided under section 97B.022.
22.6 	(b) A nonresident under age 16 may take small game by firearms or archery and may 
22.7 	obtain a small game license without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, 
22.8 	subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, if the nonresident is:
22.9 	(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
22.10 	(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent 
22.11 	or guardian; or
22.12 	(3) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

22.13 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
22.14 		Subd. 4.Residents and nonresidents under age 13 16; big game. (a) A resident 
22.15 	or nonresident age 12, 13, 14, or 15 may not obtain a license to take big game unless 
22.16 	the person possesses a firearms safety certificate or an apprentice hunter validation as 
22.17 	provided under section 97B.022. A nonresident age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a 
22.18 	parent or guardian to hunt big game.
22.19 	(b) A resident or nonresident age ten or over and under age 13 11 must obtain a 
22.20 	license under paragraph (c) and may take big game, provided the person is under the direct 
22.21 	supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or guardian is within immediate reach.
22.22 	(c) A resident or nonresident age ten or over and under age 13, 11, or 12 must obtain 
22.23 	a license to take big game and may obtain the license without paying the fee required
22.24 	 under section 97A.475, subdivision 2 or 3.

22.25 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.451, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
22.26 		Subd. 5.Nonresident youth; angling. (a) A nonresident under age 16 may:
22.27 	(1) take fish by angling without a license if a parent or guardian has a fishing license. 
22.28 	Fish taken by a nonresident under age 16 without a license must be included in the limit 
22.29 	of the parent or guardian;
22.30 	(2) purchase a youth fishing license under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph 
22.31 	(a), clause (8), and possess a limit of fish; or
22.32 	(3) be included under a nonresident family angling license and possess a limit of fish.
22.33 	(b) A nonresident age 16 or over and under age 18 must purchase a youth license to 
22.34 	angle under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8).
23.1 	(c) Nonresidents age 16 or over and under age 18 may take fish by spearing without 
23.2 	a spearing license but must possess a fishing license under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, 
23.3 	paragraph (a), clause (8).
23.4 	(d) Nonresidents under age 16 may take fish by spearing without a spearing or 
23.5 	angling license.
23.6 	(e) Limits for fish taken by spearing must comply with one of the options listed 
23.7 	under paragraph (a).

23.8 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.9 		Subd. 2.Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
23.10 	only, are:
23.11 	(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $15.50;
23.12 	(2) for persons age 65 or over, $7 to take small game;
23.13 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $26;
23.14 	(4) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
23.15 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
23.16 	season, $30;
23.17 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $30;
23.18 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
23.19 	season, $30;
23.20 	(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $356;
23.21 	(9) to take bear, $44;
23.22 	(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $287;
23.23 	(11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
23.24 	(12) to take prairie chickens, $23;
23.25 	(13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 
23.26 	the regular firearms season, $5;
23.27 	(14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
23.28 	(15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader 
23.29 	during the muzzleloader season, $5;
23.30 	(16) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period 
23.31 	selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the 
23.32 	migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the 
23.33 	waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half 
23.34 	of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in 
23.35 	the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and 
24.1 	one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the 
24.2 	wildlife acquisition account;
24.3 	(17) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5; and
24.4 	(18) to take wolf, $30.;
24.5 	(19) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
24.6 	(20) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
24.7 	(21) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and
24.8 	(22) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the 
24.9 	muzzleloader season, no fee.

24.10 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.475, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
24.11 		Subd. 8.Minnesota sporting; super sports. (a) The commissioner shall issue 
24.12 	Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The licensee may take fish by angling 
24.13 	and small game. The fee for the license is:
24.14 	(1) for an individual, $31.50; and
24.15 	(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish and for one spouse to 
24.16 	take small game, $45.50.
24.17 	(b) The commissioner shall issue Minnesota super sports licenses to residents only. 
24.18 	The licensee may take fish by angling, including trout; small game, including pheasant 
24.19 	and waterfowl; and deer by firearms or muzzleloader or by archery. The fee for the super 
24.20 	sports license, including all required stamp validations is:
24.21 	(1) for an individual age 18 or over, $92.50 $86.50; and
24.22 	(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish, including the trout and 
24.23 	salmon stamp validation, and for one spouse to take small game, including pheasant 
24.24 	and waterfowl, and deer, $118.50 $110.50.
24.25 	(c) Revenue for the stamp endorsements under paragraph (b) shall be deposited 
24.26 	according to section 97A.075, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.
24.27 	(d) Revenue for the deer license endorsement under paragraph (b) shall be deposited 
24.28 	according to section 97A.075, subdivision 1.

24.29 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.485, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
24.30 		Subd. 6.Licenses to be sold and issuing fees. (a) Persons authorized to sell 
24.31 	licenses under this section must issue the following licenses for the license fee and the 
24.32 	following issuing fees:
24.33 	(1) to take deer or bear with firearms and by archery, the issuing fee is $1;
24.34 	(2) Minnesota sporting, the issuing fee is $1;
25.1 	(3) to take small game, to take fish by angling or by spearing, and to trap fur-bearing 
25.2 	animals, the issuing fee is $1;
25.3 	(4) to apply for a limited hunt drawing, the issuing fee is $1 unless the application 
25.4 	requires a license purchase at the time of application and the license purchase requires 
25.5 	an application fee;
25.6 	(5) for a prairie chicken license, the issuing fee is $1;
25.7 	(6) for a turkey license, the issuing fee is $1;
25.8 	(7) for an elk license, the issuing fee is $1;
25.9 	(8) for a moose license, the issuing fee is $1;
25.10 	(9) for a wolf license, the issuing fee is $1;
25.11 	(4) (10) for a stamp validation that is not issued simultaneously with a license, an 
25.12 	issuing fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the authorized seller;
25.13 	(5) (11) for stamp validations issued simultaneously with a license, there is no fee;
25.14 	(6) (12) for licenses, seals, tags, or coupons issued without a fee under section 
25.15 	97A.441 or 97A.465, anthe issuing fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of 
25.16 	the authorized seller is $1;
25.17 	(7) (13) for lifetime licenses, there is no fee; and
25.18 	(8) (14) for all other licenses, permits, renewals, or applications or any other 
25.19 	transaction through the electronic licensing system under this chapter or any other chapter 
25.20 	when an issuing fee is not specified, an issuing fee of 50 cents$1 may be charged at the 
25.21 	discretion of the authorized seller.
25.22 	(b) Only one issuing fee may be collected when selling more than one stamp in the 
25.23 	same transaction after the end of the season for which the stamp was issued.
25.24 	(c) The agent shall keep the issuing fee as a commission for selling the licenses.
25.25 	(d) The commissioner shall collect the issuing fee on licenses sold by the 
25.26 	commissioner.
25.27 	(e) A license, except stamps, must state the amount of the issuing fee and that the 
25.28 	issuing fee is kept by the seller as a commission for selling the licenses.
25.29 	(f) For duplicate licenses, including licenses issued without a fee, the issuing fees are:
25.30 	(1) for licenses to take big game, 75 cents; and
25.31 	(2) for other licenses, 50 cents.
25.32 	(g) The commissioner may issue one-day angling licenses in books of ten licenses 
25.33 	each to fishing guides operating charter boats upon receipt of payment of all license 
25.34 	fees, excluding the issuing fee required under this section. Copies of sold and unsold 
25.35 	licenses shall be returned to the commissioner. The commissioner shall refund the charter 
26.1 	boat captain for the license fees of all unsold licenses. Copies of sold licenses shall be 
26.2 	maintained by the commissioner for one year.

26.3 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.0215, is amended to read:
26.4 	97B.0215 PARENT OR GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITY; VIOLATION.
26.5 	A parent or legal guardian of a minor may not knowingly direct, allow, or permit 
26.6 	the minor to hunt without the required license, permit, training, or certification, or in 
26.7 	violation of the game and fish laws.

26.8 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.022, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.9 		Subd. 2.Apprentice hunter validation requirements. (a) A resident or nonresident 
26.10 	born after December 31, 1979, who is age 12 or over and who does not possess a hunter 
26.11 	education firearms safety certificate may be issued an apprentice hunter validation. An 
26.12 	apprentice hunter validation may be purchased two license years in a lifetime and used to 
26.13 	obtain hunting licenses during the same license year that the validation is purchased.
26.14 	(b) An individual in possession of an apprentice hunter validation may hunt small 
26.15 	game, deer, and bear only when accompanied by an adult licensed to hunt who has a 
26.16 	valid license to hunt the same species of game  in Minnesota and whose license was not 
26.17 	obtained using an apprentice hunter validation.
26.18 	(c) When an individual in possession of an apprentice hunter validation is hunting 
26.19 	turkey or prairie chicken under paragraph (b), the accompanying adult may be licensed 
26.20 	for another permit area or time period but must be licensed for the same season as the 
26.21 	apprentice hunter. If the accompanying adult is not licensed for the same permit area or 
26.22 	time period as the apprentice hunter, the accompanying adult may not shoot or possess a 
26.23 	firearm or bow while accompanying the apprentice hunter under this paragraph.
26.24 	(d) An apprentice hunter validation holder must obtain all required licenses and 
26.25 	stamps.

26.26 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.27 		Subd. 2.Restrictions related to motor vehicles. A person may not take a wild 
26.28 	animal with a firearm or by archery from a motor vehicle except as permitted in this 
26.29 	section. Notwithstanding section 97B.091, a person may transport a bow uncased while 
26.30 	in an electric motor-powered boat a motorized watercraft and may take rough fish while 
26.31 	in the boat as provided in section 97C.376, subdivision 3.

27.1 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.112, is amended to read:
27.2 	97B.112 SPECIAL HUNTS FOR YOUTH.
27.3 	The commissioner may by rule establish criteria, special seasons, and limits for 
27.4 	youth and adult hunters to take big game and small game by firearms or archery in 
27.5 	designated areas or times as part of the agency's overall effort in hunter recruitment and 
27.6 	retention. The criteria may also include provisions for an unlicensed adult to assist a youth
27.7 	 hunter during a special season or special hunt established under this section.

27.8 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97C.341, is amended to read:
27.9 	97C.341 CERTAIN AQUATIC LIFE PROHIBITED FOR BAIT.
27.10 	(a) A person may not use live minnows imported from outside of the state, game 
27.11 	fish, goldfish, or carp for bait. Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (d), the commissioner 
27.12 	may, by written order published in the State Register, adopt rules to authorize the use of 
27.13 	game fish eggs as bait in Lake Superior and its tributaries below the posted boundaries and 
27.14 	prescribe restrictions on their use. The order is exempt from the rulemaking provisions of 
27.15 	chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
27.16 	(b) A person may not import or possess live, frozen, or processed bait from known 
27.17 	waters where viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been identified as being present: (1) 
27.18 	unless the bait has been processed to inactivate viral hemorrhagic septicemia in a manner 
27.19 	prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner; or (2) except as provided in paragraph 
27.20 	(c). For purposes of this paragraph, "bait" includes fish, aquatic worms, amphibians, 
27.21 	invertebrates, and insects used for taking wild animals in waters of the state.
27.22 	(c) Cisco and rainbow smelt taken under rules adopted by the commissioner may 
27.23 	be used as:
27.24 	(1) fresh or frozen bait only on Lake Superior; or
27.25 	(2) bait that has been processed to inactivate viral hemorrhagic septicemia in a 
27.26 	manner prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner.
27.27 	(d) To ensure that frozen or dead fish being brought into the state are not in violation 
27.28 	of paragraph (b), the following paperwork must accompany the shipment. Documents 
27.29 	must be open for inspection by the commissioner at any reasonable time. All documents 
27.30 	must be available to purchasers of these bait items. Each container or package of frozen or 
27.31 	dead fish must have the following information:
27.32 	(1) water body source;
27.33 	(2) lot number;
27.34 	(3) company contact including name, phone, and address;
27.35 	(4) date of packaging and labeling; and
28.1 	(5) valid negative fish health certification from the source water body.

28.2 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97C.345, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.3 		Subdivision 1.Period when use prohibited. Except as specifically authorized, a 
28.4 	person may not take fish with a spear from the third Monday in February to April 30 with 
28.5 	a spear, the Friday before the last Saturday in April and may not take fish with a fish 
28.6 	trap, net, dip net, seine, or other device capable of taking fish from the third Monday 
28.7 	in February to April 30.

28.8 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97C.345, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.9 		Subd. 2.Possession. (a) Except as specifically authorized, a person may not possess 
28.10 	a spear, fish trap, net, dip net, seine, or other device capable of taking fish on or near any 
28.11 	waters. Possession includes personal possession and in a vehicle.
28.12 	(b) A person may possess spears, dip nets, and spear guns allowed under section 
28.13 	97C.381 on or near waters between sunrise and sunset from May 1 to the last Sunday in 
28.14 	February, or as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner. A person may possess a spear 
28.15 	on or near waters between sunrise and sunset from the last Saturday in April to the last 
28.16 	Sunday in February, or as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner.

28.17 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97C.375, is amended to read:
28.18 	97C.375 TAKING ROUGH FISH BY SPEARING.
28.19 	(a) A resident or nonresident may take rough fish by spearing according to paragraph 
28.20 	(b) and during the times, in waters, and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.
28.21 	(b) Suckers may be taken by spearing from the last Saturday in April through the 
28.22 	last Sunday in February.

28.23 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97C.376, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.24 		Subdivision 1.Season. (a) The regular bow fishing season for residents and 
28.25 	nonresidents is from May 1 the last Saturday in April to the last Sunday in February at 
28.26 	any time of the day.
28.27 	(b) The early bow fishing season for residents and nonresidents is open only south 
28.28 	of State Highway 210 from the Monday after the last Sunday in February to the Friday 
28.29 	before the last Saturday in April at any time of the day. During the early season, a person 
28.30 	may bow fish:
28.31 	(1) only from a boat; and
28.32 	(2) only while on a lake or on the Mississippi, Minnesota, or St. Croix River.

29.1 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97C.376, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.2 		Subd. 2.Possession of bows and arrows. A person may possess bows and arrows 
29.3 	for the purposes of bow fishing on or within 100 feet of waters at any time from May 1 the 
29.4 	last Saturday in April to the last Sunday in February and at other times on lakes and rivers 
29.5 	south of State Highway 210 as specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), subject to local 
29.6 	ordinances. A person must take reasonable measures to retrieve arrows and wounded fish.

29.7 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97C.376, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
29.8 		Subd. 3.Nighttime restrictions on motors. (a) From sunset to sunrise, a person 
29.9 	bow fishing with the assistance of a gasoline-powered motor must use a four-stroke 
29.10 	engine powered generator. the noise limits for total noise while bow fishing from sunset 
29.11 	to sunrise shall must not exceed a noise level of 65 decibels on the A scale measured at 
29.12 	a distance of 50 feet from the motorboat or equivalent noise levels at other distances as 
29.13 	specified by the commissioner in a pass-by test or 67 decibels on the A scale measured 
29.14 	at idle in a stationary test at least four feet above the water and at least four feet behind 
29.15 	the transom of the motorboat being tested.
29.16 	(b) The noise limits under paragraph (a) shall be determined under a test procedure 
29.17 	approved by the commissioner under section 86B.321, subdivision 2.
29.18 	(c) The noise limits in paragraph (a) do not preclude enforcement of other laws 
29.19 	relating to motorboat noise.
29.20 	(d) The noise levels under section 86B.321 apply to persons traveling to and from 
29.21 	bow fishing sites from sunset to sunrise.

29.22 	Sec. 62. RULEMAKING; GAME FISH EGGS AS BAIT.
 29.23 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 
29.24 	6262.0100, by adding a subpart to read:
29.25 	"Spawn bags may be bought or sold only if the bags are made with:
29.26 	A. fish eggs from a licensed aquaculture facility; or
29.27 	B. fish eggs that are:
29.28 	(1) legally taken from a source outside Minnesota that has been certified disease-free; 
29.29 	and
29.30 	(2) preserved and labeled as required under a bait preservation permit. Records must 
29.31 	be maintained as required for bait preservation permits."
29.32 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 
29.33 	6262.0300, subpart 5, to read:
30.1 	"A. Except as provided in this subpart, the taking of fish for bait purposes from all 
30.2 	Minnesota waters of Lake Superior and all waters of the St. Louis River downstream of 
30.3 	the Fond du Lac Dam in St. Louis and Carlton Counties, including any and all outflows, 
30.4 	estuaries, streams, creeks, or waters adjacent to or flowing into these waters is prohibited.
30.5 	B. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 84D.03, subdivision 3, and 
30.6 	97C.341, paragraph (b), eggs from legally taken and possessed trout harvested from Lake 
30.7 	Superior or its tributaries below the posted boundaries may be used to make spawn bags 
30.8 	for bait as provided in this item and as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 97C.341, 
30.9 	paragraph (a). Spawn bags may be used only in Lake Superior and its tributaries below 
30.10 	the posted boundaries and may be transported to and from Lake Superior or its tributaries 
30.11 	below the posted boundaries."
30.12 	(c) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
30.13 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
30.14 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
30.15 	section 14.388.

30.16 	Sec. 63. RULEMAKING; WILDLIFE RESTITUTION VALUE FOR SANDHILL 
30.17 	CRANES.
 30.18 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 
30.19 	6133.0030, by adding a new item establishing the wildlife restitution value of $200 for a 
30.20 	sandhill crane.
30.21 	(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
30.22 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
30.23 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
30.24 	section 14.388.

30.25 	Sec. 64. RULEMAKING; SPEARING ROUGH FISH.
 30.26 	The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 
30.27 	6262.0600, to make seasons for spearing rough fish consistent with the date changes in 
30.28 	sections 56 to 58. The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota 
30.29 	Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and 
30.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota 
30.31 	Statutes, section 14.388.

30.32 	Sec. 65. RULEMAKING; REMOVING SPEARING RESTRICTIONS.
 31.1 	The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 
31.2 	6264.0400, subparts 8, 27, 74, 75, and 76, to remove restrictions on taking fish by spearing 
31.3 	for the following lakes: Big Mantrap, Lobster, Beers, West Battle, Deer, Cross, Sugar, 
31.4 	Eagle, Owasso, North Star, Moose, and Spider. The commissioner may use the good 
31.5 	cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, to adopt rules under this 
31.6 	section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as provided under 
31.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.

31.8 	Sec. 66. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 31.9 	The revisor of statutes shall replace the term "duck boat" with the term "waterfowl 
31.10 	boat" where the term appears in Minnesota Rules, part 6110.1200, subpart 3.

31.11 	Sec. 67.  REPEALER.
 31.12 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84D.01, subdivision 22; 97A.451, subdivision 
31.13 	4a; and 97C.346, are repealed.
31.14 	(b) Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 5, section 69, is repealed.

31.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (b) is effective retroactively from July 1, 2012.