1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; prohibiting Department of Natural Resources' pilots 
1.3 	from flying close to hunters, trappers, or anglers; establishing civil penalties;
1.4 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [97A.0375] HUNTER, TRAPPER, AND ANGLER HARASSMENT 
1.7 	BY AIR PROHIBITED.
1.8 	No aircraft pilot employed or contracted by the commissioner of natural resources 
1.9 	shall fly less than 1,000 feet above a hunter, trapper, or angler unless probable cause 
1.10 	of a violation of the law by the hunter, trapper, or angler has been documented. 
1.11 	Notwithstanding section 3.736, subdivision 9 or 9a, a person found in violation of this 
1.12 	section is personally liable for a civil penalty of $1,000.