<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>of vehicles for hunting; modifying all-terrain vehicle definitions; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>oversight committee provisions; modifying provisions for wildlife management <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>areas; modifying license provisions and fees; modifying trespass provisions; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>modifying provisions for taking wild animals; authorizing nonlethal hazing of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>Canada geese; requiring certain permits; modifying requirements for game <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>and fish contests; providing for certain actions by the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>resources; updating and eliminating certain obsolete language; modifying prior <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>appropriations; requiring rulemaking; providing criminal penalties; amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.154, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 84.777, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>subdivision 2; 84.87, by adding a subdivision; 84.92, subdivisions 8, 9, 10; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>84.944, subdivision 2; 84A.10; 84A.50; 97A.025; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>97A.131; 97A.137, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 97A.311, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>5, by adding a subdivision; 97A.405, subdivisions 2, 4a; 97A.434, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>1; 97A.441, subdivisions 1, 5; 97A.473, subdivisions 2a, 2b, 5, 5a; 97A.502; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>97B.001, subdivisions 3, 4, 7; 97B.031, subdivision 5; 97B.081, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>3; 97B.086; 97B.095; 97B.111, subdivision 1; 97B.516; 97B.605; 97B.646; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>97B.655, subdivision 1; 97B.667, subdivisions 3, 4; 97B.731, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>97C.821; 171.07, subdivision 15, by adding a subdivision; 349.173; Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 97A.441, subdivisions 6, 6a; 97A.475, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>subdivisions 2, 3; 97A.485, subdivision 6; Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>section 4, subdivision 7, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>Statutes, chapters 97B; 97C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>84.154, subdivision 5; 84A.04; 84A.08; 84A.11; 97A.081; 97A.083; 97A.445, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>subdivision 3; 97A.4742, subdivision 3; 97B.061; 97B.611; 97B.615; 97B.621, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>subdivisions 1, 4; 97B.625; 97B.631; 97B.635; 97B.711; 97B.715, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>97B.803; 97B.911; 97B.915; 97B.921; 97B.925; 97C.011; 97C.081, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>5; 97C.827; Minnesota Rules, part 6100.5100.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.154, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Conservation project.</b> The commissioner is hereby authorized, with <br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>the approval of the Executive Council, and on such terms as may be deemed advantageous <br/>
<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>to the state, to sell and convey to the United States the fee title, free from any mineral <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>reservation, of lands acquired by the state for the Lac qui Parle River water control project <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>upon which dams and appurtenant structures have been or may be constructed and such <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>rights-of-way as may be required by the United States to provide access thereto for the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>purposes of construction, maintenance and operation, and to grant, sell and convey either <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>such fee title to, or flowage rights over, all lands acquired for the project on and above Lac <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>qui Parle Lake which lie below the 935.7 foot elevation on project datum, and to grant, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>sell and convey flowage rights only over all lands so acquired on or above Marsh Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>which lie below the 939.5 foot elevation on project datum and over all of such lands <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>on and above either of these lakes which lie above such elevations, and to lease to any <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>appropriate agency of the United States for conservation purposes, subject to such flowage <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>rights, any of such lands the ownership of which is retained by the state, or to enter into a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>cooperative agreement with any such agency for the development and management of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>any wild life or other conservation activity thereon; provided, that no such conveyance or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>agreement shall waive any claim of the state for reimbursement from the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>under the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, and any amendments thereof. Each such <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>lease for conservation purposes and each such cooperative agreement for the development <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>and management of wild life or other conservation activity on such lands shall contain <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>specific conditions reserving to the public during all open seasons for hunting wild <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>waterfowl at least 40 percent of the area of these lands suitable for hunting waterfowl as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>public shooting grounds.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.154, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner may complete Lac qui Parle and Big Stone Lake </b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><b>projects.</b> Inasmuch as the cessation of the work relief program of the federal government <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>and the entry of the United States into the present war prevented completion of certain <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>contemplated features of the Lac qui Parle and Big Stone Lake water control projects <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>heretofore undertaken by the Executive Council, in cooperation with federal agencies, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>and it is desirable that such projects be completed in order to secure effective control and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>utilization of the waters affected for the purposes of prevention and control of floods, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>water conservation, improvement of conditions for game and fish, and other authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>public uses, The commissioner of natural resources is authorized to construct all works <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>and improvements pertaining or incidental to said projects which the commissioner deems <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>necessary for such purposes, and to maintain and operate the same so far as not transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>to the United States pursuant to law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.154, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Powers of commissioner.</b> The commissioner of natural resources may <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>use for any project herein authorized any land of the state under the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>jurisdiction or control so far as is not inconsistent with the laws governing the same, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>may acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation any additional lands or interests in lands <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>required for such projects, including lands or interests in adjacent states if authorized by <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>the laws thereof, may accept gifts or grants of money or property from the United States or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>any other source for such projects, may use and apply any money or property so received <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>in accordance with the terms of the gift or grant so far as is not inconsistent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>provisions of this section or other laws, may act in behalf of the state as sponsor for any <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>such project undertaken or authorized by the United States, may make any sponsor's <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>contributions required for any such project out of money appropriated by Laws 1943, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>chapter 476, or otherwise made available therefor, and may cooperate with the United <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>States or any adjacent state or any authorized agency of either in constructing, maintaining <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>and operating any such project upon such terms and conditions as the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>deem proper not inconsistent with the laws of this state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.777, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Off-highway vehicle</b><b> and snowmobile</b><b> seasonal restrictions.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>Except for designated forest roads, a person must not operate an off-highway vehicle or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>snowmobile on state forest lands during the firearms deer hunting season in areas of the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>state where deer may be taken by rifle. This paragraph does not apply to a person in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>possession of a valid deer hunting license operating an off-highway vehicle or snowmobile <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>before or after legal shooting hours or from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>    (b) The commissioner may designate and post winter trails on state forest lands <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>for use by off-highway vehicles.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>    (c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "state forest lands" means forest lands under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>the authority of the commissioner as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>89.001</statute_ref>, subdivision 13, and lands <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>managed by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>282.011</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.87, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Snowmobile operation during the firearms deer season.</b> Snowmobile <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>operation during the firearms deer hunting season is restricted as provided in section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>84.777, subdivision 2, and rules adopted by the commissioner.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    Subd. 8. <b>All-terrain vehicle or vehicle.</b>  "All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>motorized flotation-tired vehicle of not less than three low pressure tires, but not more <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>than six low pressure or nonpneumatic tires, that is limited in engine displacement of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>less than 1,000 cubic centimeters and includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>all-terrain vehicle.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.92, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Class 1 all-terrain vehicle.</b> "Class 1 all-terrain vehicle" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>all-terrain vehicle that has a total dry weight of less than 1,000 1,200 pounds.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.92, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Class 2 all-terrain vehicle.</b> "Class 2 all-terrain vehicle" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>all-terrain vehicle that has a total dry weight of 1,000 1,200 to 1,800 pounds.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.944, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Designation of acquired sites.</b> The critical natural habitat acquired in fee <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>title by the commissioner under this section shall be designated by the commissioner as: <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>(1) an outdoor recreation unit pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>86A.07, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, or (2) as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>in sections 
         <statute_ref>89.018, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), 
         <statute_ref>97A.101</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>97A.125</statute_ref>, and 
<statute_ref>97C.001</statute_ref>, and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><statute_ref>97C.011</statute_ref>. The commissioner may so designate any critical natural habitat acquired in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>less than fee title.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84A.10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var><b>84A.10 EMINENT DOMAIN.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>The department has the power of eminent domain in chapter 117. The department <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>may acquire, by eminent domain or by purchase, lands or interests in lands in the preserve <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>that the department considers necessary for state ownership, use, or development for the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>84A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>84A.11</statute_ref> 84A.101. No money shall be used to acquire the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>lands or interests until the department determines that the money will not be required to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>meet the requisitions of the counties authorized under section 
<statute_ref>84A.04</statute_ref>, or for payment of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>certificates of indebtedness and their interest.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84A.50, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var><b>84A.50 CERTAIN CERTIFICATES ACCEPTED AND VALIDATED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>Certificates relating to bonds issued to finance or refinance public drainage ditches, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>the principal and interest of the bonds, the amount of money collected from drainage <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>assessments and credited to ditches, and the amount of the deficit in the ditch fund made <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>by a county auditor under section 
         <statute_ref>84A.04</statute_ref>,
<statute_ref>84A.23</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>84A.33</statute_ref> to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>management and budget on which payment has been made by the state are accepted as <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>correct and are validated.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.025, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var><b>97A.025 OWNERSHIP OF WILD ANIMALS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>The ownership of wild animals of the state is in the state, in its sovereign capacity <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>for the benefit of all the people of the state. A person may not acquire a property right in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>wild animals, or destroy them, unless authorized under the game and fish laws, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var><statute_ref>84.091</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>84.15</statute_ref>, or sections 
         <statute_ref>17.47</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>17.498</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>    Subd. 4b. <b>Citizen oversight committees.</b> (a) The commissioner shall appoint <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>committees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information; <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>    (b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>of at least ten affected persons:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>    (1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>including activities related to trout and salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>    (2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>and deer and big game management.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>    (c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide a forum <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>    (d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>jurisdiction over natural resources finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>    (e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>either of the other oversight committees.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>    (f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>    (g) Notwithstanding section 
<statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, or other law to the contrary, The <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>committees authorized under this subdivision are not advisory councils or committees <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>governed by section 15.059 and are not subject to section 15.059. Committee members <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>appointed by the commissioner may request reimbursement for mileage expenses in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Committee members must not receive daily compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>for oversight activities. The Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife Oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>Committee, and the Budgetary Oversight Committee do not expire until June 30, 2015.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.131, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var><b>97A.131 </b><b>GAME FARMS AND</b><b> HATCHERIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>The commissioner may acquire property by gift, lease, purchase, or condemnation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>and may construct, maintain, operate, and alter facilities for game farms and hatcheries.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.137, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Use of motorized vehicles by disabled hunters.</b> The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>issue a special permit, without a fee, authorizing a hunter with a permanent physical <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>disability to use a snowmobile or, highway-licensed vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or motor <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>boat in wildlife management areas. To qualify for a permit under this subdivision, the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>disabled person must possess:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>(1) the required hunting licenses; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(2) a permit to shoot from a stationary vehicle under section 
         <statute_ref>97B.055, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.137, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Crossing state lands.</b> (a) The commissioner may grant a permit to cross <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>state lands within wildlife management areas for temporary right-of-way access to federal, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>county-managed, or privately owned lands for resource management purposes. A permit <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>for crossing state lands within wildlife management areas is revocable at any time subject <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>to conditions identified in the permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>(b) The commissioner may grant a permit to a private landowner or leaseholder to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>cross state lands within wildlife management areas by motorized vehicle for temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>right-of-way access to a permit applicant's land, when it is the only reasonable access and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>is consistent with the maintenance and management of wildlife lands.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.311, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Refunds.</b> (a) The commissioner may issue a refund on a license, not <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>including any issuing fees paid under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.485, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, if the request is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>received within 90 days of the original license purchase and:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>    (1) the licensee dies before the opening of the licensed season. The original license <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>and a copy of the death certificate must be provided to the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>    (2) the licensee is unable to participate in the licensed activity because the licensee is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>called to active military duty or military leave is canceled during the entire open season of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>the licensed activity. The original license and a copy of the military orders or notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>cancellation of leave must be provided to the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>    (3) the licensee purchased two licenses for the same license season in error; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>(4) the licensee was not legally required to purchase the license to participate in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>the activity; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>(5) evidence is provided to the commissioner that demonstrates the license was <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>issued incorrectly by the department or license agent.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>    (b) This subdivision does not apply to lifetime licenses.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.311, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>    Subd. 6. <b>License corrections.</b> The commissioner may correct a license or license <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>type and refund the difference or charge the difference of the corrected license fee if:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>(1) the licensee provides evidence that the license was issued incorrectly by the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>department or license agent;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>(2) the request is made within 30 days of the original license purchase;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>(3) the season or license activities for the original license have not yet started at the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>time of the request; and<br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>(4) the licensee is entitled to the corrected license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.405, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Personal possession.</b> (a) A person acting under a license or traveling from <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>an area where a licensed activity was performed must have in personal possession either: <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>(1) the proper license, if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>the proper license identification number or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and received.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>    (b) If possession of a license or a license identification number is required, a person <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>must exhibit, as requested by a conservation officer or peace officer, either: (1) the proper <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>license if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) the proper <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>license identification number or stamp validation and a valid state driver's license, state <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>identification card, or other form of identification provided by the commissioner, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>license has been sold to the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>issued and received. A person charged with violating the license possession requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>shall not be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>the actual license previously issued to that person, which was valid at the time of arrest, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>or satisfactory proof that at the time of the arrest the person was validly licensed. Upon <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>request of a conservation officer or peace officer, a licensee shall write the licensee's name <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>in the presence of the officer to determine the identity of the licensee.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>    (c) If the actual license has been issued and received, a receipt for license fees, a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>copy of a license, or evidence showing the issuance of a license, including the license <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>identification number or stamp validation, does not entitle a licensee to exercise the rights <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>or privileges conferred by a license.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>    (d) A license issued electronically and not immediately provided to the licensee shall <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>be mailed to the licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license. A pictorial migratory <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>waterfowl, pheasant, trout and salmon, or walleye stamp shall be provided to the licensee <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>after purchase of a stamp validation only if the licensee pays an additional fee that covers <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>the costs of producing and mailing a pictorial stamp. A pictorial turkey stamp may be <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>purchased for a fee that covers the costs of producing and mailing the pictorial stamp. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>16A.1283</statute_ref>, the commissioner may, by written order published in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>the State Register, establish fees for providing the pictorial stamps. The fees must be set in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>an amount that does not recover significantly more or less than the cost of producing and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>mailing the stamps. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>and section 
         <statute_ref>14.386</statute_ref> does not apply.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.405, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Replacement turkey licenses.</b> (a) The commissioner may permit licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>turkey hunters to change permit areas, licenses, or time periods within the fall turkey <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>season, or within the spring turkey season. The commissioner may issue a replacement <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>turkey license if the applicant submits the original turkey license and unused tags that are <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>being replaced, and the applicant pays the fee for a replacement license under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>97A.475, subdivision 44
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>(b) A replacement turkey license may be issued only if the applicant has not used <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>the tag from the original turkey license and meets the requirements of paragraph (c). The <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>original turkey licenses and all unused tags for the turkey licenses being replaced must be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>submitted to the issuing agent at the time the replacement turkey license is issued.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>(c) A turkey replacement license may be issued under the following conditions, or as <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>otherwise prescribed by rule of the commissioner:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>(1) when the permit area or time period for the turkey license being surrendered <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>has not yet opened; and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>(2) licenses are available for the replacement turkey license permit area or time <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>period for (i) areas that are not lottery areas, (ii) lottery areas that have remaining licenses, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>or (iii) the applicant is a youth hunter age 17 or younger.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.434, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Number of licenses to be issued.</b> If the commissioner establishes <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>an open season for prairie chickens under section 
<statute_ref>97B.711</statute_ref>, the commissioner shall also <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>determine, by rule, the number of licenses to be issued.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.441, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Angling and spearing; disabled residents.</b> (a) A person authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>to issue licenses must issue, without a fee, licenses to take fish by angling or spearing shall <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>be issued without a fee to a resident who is:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>(1) blind;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>(2) a recipient of supplemental security income for the aged, blind, and disabled;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(3) a recipient of Social Security aid to the disabled under United States Code, title <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>42, section 416, paragraph (i)(l) or section 423(d);<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>(4) a recipient of workers' compensation based on a finding of total and permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>disability; or<br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(5) 65 years of age or older and was qualified under clause (2) or (3) at the age of 64; or<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(6) permanently disabled and meets the disability requirements for supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>security income or Social Security aid to the disabled under United States Code, title 42, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>section 416, paragraph (i)(l) or section 423(d).<br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>(b) A driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>designation under section 171.07, subdivision 17, serves as satisfactory evidence to obtain <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>a license under this subdivision at all agent locations.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.23.0"></a><a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.441, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Angling; disabled veterans.</b> (a) A person authorized to issue licenses <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>must issue, without a fee, a permanent license to take fish by angling to a resident who <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>is a veteran, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>, and that has a 100 percent service connected <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>disability as defined by the United States Veterans Administration upon being furnished <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>satisfactory evidence.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>(b) A driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the designation under <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>section 171.07, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (2), serves as satisfactory evidence to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>obtain a license under this subdivision at all agent locations.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.24.0"></a><a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.441, subdivision 6, is <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Taking deer; disabled veterans.</b> (a) A person authorized to issue <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>licenses must issue, without a fee, a license to take deer with firearms or by archery to a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>resident that is a veteran, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>, and that has a 100 percent service <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>connected disability as defined by the United States Veterans Administration upon being <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>furnished satisfactory evidence.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>(b) The commissioner, upon request, must issue a permanent card documenting <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>satisfactory evidence of 100 percent permanently disabled status.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>(c) The card serves following serve as satisfactory evidence to obtain a license <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>under this subdivision at all agent locations:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>(1) a card issued under paragraph (b); or<br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>(2) a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the designation under <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>section 171.07, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (2).<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.25.0"></a><a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.441, subdivision 6a, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Taking small game; disabled veterans.</b> (a) A person authorized to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>issue licenses must issue, without a fee, a license to take small game to a resident who is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>a veteran, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>, and who has a 100 percent service connected <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>disability as defined by the United States Veterans Administration upon being furnished <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>satisfactory evidence.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>(b) The commissioner, upon request, must issue a permanent card documenting <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>satisfactory evidence of 100 percent permanently disabled status.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>(c) The card serves following serve as satisfactory evidence to obtain a license <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>under this subdivision at all agent locations:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>(1) a card issued under paragraph (b); or<br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>(2) a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the designation under <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>section 171.07, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (2).<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.26.0"></a><a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.473, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Lifetime spearing license; fee.</b> (a) A resident lifetime spearing license <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>authorizes a person to take fish by spearing in the state. The license authorizes those <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>activities authorized by the annual resident spearing license.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime spearing license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>    (1) age 3 and under, $258 $77;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>    (2) age 4 to age 15, $320 $106;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>    (3) age 16 to age 50, $372 $100; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>    (4) age 51 and over, $173 $52.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.27.0"></a><a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee.</b> (a) A resident lifetime <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>angling and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>and spearing licenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>    (1) age 3 and under, $380;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>    (2) age 4 to age 15, $509;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>    (3) age 16 to age 50, $617 $596; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>    (4) age 51 and over, $386.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.28.0"></a><a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Lifetime sporting license; fee.</b> (a) A resident lifetime sporting license <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game, other than <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>wolves, in the state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>resident angling and resident small game hunting licenses and the resident trapping license <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>for fur-bearing animals other than wolves. The license does not include a trout and salmon <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>hunting stamps required by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>    (1) age 3 and under, $528 $485;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>    (2) age 4 to age 15, $728 $659;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>    (3) age 16 to age 50, $861; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>    (4) age 51 and over, $602 $560.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.29.0"></a><a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.473, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Lifetime sporting with spearing option license; fee.</b> (a) A resident <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>lifetime sporting with spearing option license authorizes a person to take fish by angling <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>or spearing and hunt and trap small game, other than wolves, in the state. The license <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, spearing, and resident <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>small game hunting licenses and the resident trapping license for fur-bearing animals other <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>than wolves. The license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a turkey <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other hunting stamps required by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting with spearing option license are:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>(1) age 3 and under, $615 $562;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>(2) age 4 to age 15, $800 $765;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>(3) age 16 to age 50, $985 $961; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>(4) age 51 and over, $586 $612.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.30.0"></a><a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Resident hunting.</b> Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>only, are:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>    (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $15.50;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>    (2) for persons age 65 or over, $7 to take small game;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $26;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>    (4) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>season, $30;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>    (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $30;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>    (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>season, $30;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>    (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $356;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>    (9) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $44;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>    (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $287;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>    (11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>    (12) to take prairie chickens, $23;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>    (13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>the regular firearms season, $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>    (14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>    (15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>during the muzzleloader season, $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>(16) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>(17) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take bear, $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>(16) (18) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>period selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>the migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.075, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; one-half <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.075, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>wildlife acquisition account;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>(17) (19) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>(18) (20) to take wolf, $30;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>(19) (21) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>(20) (22) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>(21) (23) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>(22) (24) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>muzzleloader season, no fee.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.31.0"></a><a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Nonresident hunting.</b> (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>to nonresidents, are:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>    (1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $90.50;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>    (2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>season, $160;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $160;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>    (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>season, $160;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $225;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>    (6) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $91;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>    (7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>    (8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $178;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>    (9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>    (10) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>    (11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>    (12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>season, $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>(13) for persons age 13 or over and under 18 to take bear, $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>(14) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.075, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; one-half <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.075, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>wildlife acquisition account;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>(14) (15) for persons age 16 or 17 to take small game, $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>(15) (16) to take wolf, $250;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>(16) (17) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>(17) (18) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>(18) (19) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>(19) (20) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>muzzleloader season, no fee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>(21) for person age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>    (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>on this surcharge.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.32.0"></a><a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.485, subdivision 6, is <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Licenses to be sold and issuing fees.</b> (a) Persons authorized to sell <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>licenses under this section must issue the following licenses for the license fee and the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>following issuing fees:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>    (1) to take deer or bear with firearms and by archery, the issuing fee is $1;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>    (2) Minnesota sporting, the issuing fee is $1;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>    (3) to take small game, to take fish by angling or by spearing, and to trap fur-bearing <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>animals, the issuing fee is $1;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>(4) to apply for a limited hunt drawing, the issuing fee is $1 unless the application <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>requires a license purchase at the time of application and the license purchase requires <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>an application fee;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>(5) for a prairie chicken license, the issuing fee is $1;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>(6) for a turkey license, the issuing fee is $1;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>(7) for an elk license, the issuing fee is $1;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>(8) for a moose license, the issuing fee is $1;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>(9) for a wolf license, the issuing fee is $1;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>    (10) for a stamp validation that is not issued simultaneously with a license, an <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>issuing fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the authorized seller;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>    (11) for stamp validations issued simultaneously with a license, there is no fee;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>    (12) for licenses, seals, tags, or coupons issued without a fee under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.441, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>subdivisions 1 to 6a,
</statute_ref>or 
         <statute_ref>97A.465</statute_ref>, the issuing there is no fee is $1;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>    (13) for lifetime licenses, there is no fee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>    (14) for all other licenses, permits, renewals, or applications or any other transaction <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>through the electronic licensing system under this chapter or any other chapter when <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>an issuing fee is not specified, an issuing fee of $1 may be charged at the discretion of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>the authorized seller.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>    (b) Only one issuing fee may be collected when selling more than one stamp in the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>same transaction after the end of the season for which the stamp was issued.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>    (c) The agent shall keep the issuing fee as a commission for selling the licenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>    (d) The commissioner shall collect the issuing fee on licenses sold by the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>    (e) A license, except stamps, must state the amount of the issuing fee and that the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>issuing fee is kept by the seller as a commission for selling the licenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>    (f) For duplicate licenses, including licenses issued without a fee, the issuing fees are:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.36"></a><var>15.36</var>    (1) for licenses to take big game, 75 cents; and<br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>    (2) for other licenses, 50 cents.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>    (g) The commissioner may issue one-day angling licenses in books of ten licenses <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>each to fishing guides operating charter boats upon receipt of payment of all license <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>fees, excluding the issuing fee required under this section. Copies of sold and unsold <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>licenses shall be returned to the commissioner. The commissioner shall refund the charter <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>boat captain for the license fees of all unsold licenses. Copies of sold licenses shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>maintained by the commissioner for one year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.33.0"></a><a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.502, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var><b>97A.502 DEER KILLED BY MOTOR VEHICLES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>(a) Deer killed by a motor vehicle on a public road must be removed by the road <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>authority, as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>160.02, subdivision 25</statute_ref>, unless the driver of the motor <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>vehicle is allowed to possess the deer under paragraph (b). The commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>resources must provide to all road authorities standard forms for statistical purposes and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>the tracking of wild animals.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>(b) The driver of a motor vehicle that has collided with and killed a deer on a public <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>road has priority for a possession permit for the entire deer if the facts indicate that the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>deer was not taken illegally.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.34.0"></a><a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.001, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Remaining on land prohibited after notice.</b> Except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>subdivision 6, a person may not remain on or return within one year to any land for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>outdoor recreation purposes after being orally told personally notified not to do so by <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>the owner, occupant, or lessee.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.35.0"></a><a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.001, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Entering posted land prohibited; signs.</b> (a) Except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>subdivision 6, a person may not:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>(1) enter, for outdoor recreation purposes, any land that is posted under this <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>subdivision without first obtaining permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>(2) knowingly enter, for outdoor recreation purposes, any land that is posted under <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>this subdivision without first obtaining permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee. A <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>person who violates this clause is subject to the penalty provided in section 97A.315, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>(b) The owner, occupant, or lessee of private land, or an authorized manager of public <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>land may prohibit outdoor recreation on the land by posting signs once each year that:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(1) state "no trespassing" or similar terms;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>(2) display letters at least two inches high;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>(3) either:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>(i) are signed by the owner, occupant, lessee, or authorized manager; or<br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>(ii) include the legible name and telephone number of the owner, occupant, lessee, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>or authorized manager; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>(4) either:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>(i) are at intervals of 1,000 feet or less along the boundary of the area, or in a wooded <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>area where boundary lines are not clear, at intervals of 500 feet or less; or<br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>(ii) mark the primary corners of each parcel of land and access roads and trails at <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>the point of entrance to each parcel of land except that corners only accessible through <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>agricultural land need not be posted.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>(c) A person may not erect a sign that prohibits outdoor recreation or trespassing <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>where the person does not have a property right, title, or interest to use the land.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.36.0"></a><a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.001, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Use of firearms and taking in certain areas.</b> (a) A Unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>provided by law, a person may not take a wild animal with discharge a firearm within 500 <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>feet of a building occupied by a human or livestock without the written permission of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>the owner, occupant, or lessee:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>(1) on another person's private land, if the land is not a licensed shooting preserve; or<br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>(2) on a public road right-of-way.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>(b) No person may shoot discharge a firearm within 500 feet of a stockade or corral <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>containing confining livestock for the purpose of normal livestock holding and sorting <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>operations without the permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee. This paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>does not apply to persons hunting during an established hunting season on state-owned <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>or local government-owned land that is not a road right-of-way. For the purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>paragraph, a "stockade or corral" means a fenced enclosure for containing confining<br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var> livestock that does not enclose an area greater than one acre.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>(c) A person may not take a wild animal on any land where the person is prohibited <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>from entering by this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.37.0"></a><a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.031, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Scopes; visually impaired hunters.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any other law <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to use a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>muzzleloader with a scope to take deer during the muzzleloader season to a person who <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>obtains the required licenses and who has a visual impairment. The scope may not have <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>magnification capabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>(b) The visual impairment must be to the extent that the applicant is unable <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>to identify targets and the rifle sights at the same time without a scope. The visual <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>impairment and specific conditions must be established by medical evidence verified in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>writing by (1) a licensed physician or a certified nurse practitioner or certified physician <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician; (2) a licensed ophthalmologist; <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>or (3) a licensed optometrist. The commissioner may request additional information from <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>the physician if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>(c) A permit issued under this subdivision may be valid for up to five years, based <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>on the permanence of the visual impairment as determined by the licensed physician, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>ophthalmologist, or optometrist.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>(d) The permit must be in the immediate possession of the permittee when hunting <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>under the special permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>this subdivision for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>a false application for a permit under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>physician, certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, ophthalmologist, or <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>optometrist who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is visually <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>impaired as described in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>(g) A permit is not required under this subdivision to use an electronic range finder <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>according to section 97B.081, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.38.0"></a><a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>    Sec. 38. <b>[97B.037] CROSSBOW HUNTING; AGE 60 OR OVER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person age 60 or over may <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>take deer, bear, turkey, or rough fish by crossbow during the respective regular archery <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>seasons. The transportation requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>the regular archery deer, bear, turkey, or rough fish season. Crossbows must meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision 2. A person age 60 or over taking deer, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>bear, turkey, or rough fish by crossbow under this section must have a valid license to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>take the respective game.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.39.0"></a><a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exceptions.</b> (a) It is not a violation of this section for a person to:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>(1) cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light to take raccoons <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>97B.621, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, or tend traps according to section 
         <statute_ref>97B.931</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>(2) hunt fox or coyote from January 1 to March 15 while using a handheld artificial <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>light, provided that the person is:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>(i) on foot;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>(ii) using a shotgun;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>(iii) not within a public road right-of-way;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>(iv) using a handheld or electronic calling device; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>(v) not within 200 feet of a motor vehicle; or<br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>(3) cast the rays of a handheld artificial light to retrieve wounded or dead big game <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>animals, provided that the person is:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>(i) on foot; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>(ii) not in possession of a firearm or bow.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>(b) It is not a violation of subdivision 2 for a person to cast the rays of a spotlight, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>headlight, or other artificial light to:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>(1) carry out any agricultural, safety, emergency response, normal vehicle operation, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>or occupation-related activities that do not involve taking wild animals; or<br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>(2) carry out outdoor recreation as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>97B.001</statute_ref> that is not related to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>spotting, locating, or taking a wild animal.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>(c) Except as otherwise provided by the game and fish laws, it is not a violation of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>this section for a person to use an electronic range finder device from one-half hour before <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>sunrise until sunset while lawfully hunting wild animals.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.40.0"></a><a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.086, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var><b>97B.086 POSSESSION OF NIGHT VISION </b><b>OR THERMAL IMAGING </b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var><b>EQUIPMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>    (a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal imaging equipment while <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>taking wild animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>of persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to take wild animals.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>    (b) This section does not apply to a firearm that is:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>    (1) unloaded;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>    (2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>the firearm exposed; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>    (3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>    (c) This section does not apply to a bow that is:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>    (1) completely encased or unstrung; and<br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>    (2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>    (d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>or bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>    (e) This section does not apply to night vision or thermal imaging equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>possessed by peace officers or military personnel while exercising their duties.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.41.0"></a><a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.095, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var><b>97B.095 DISTURBING </b><b>AND TAKING FROM </b><b>BURROWS AND DENS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Disturbing burrows or dens.</b> A person may not disturb the burrow <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>or den of a wild animal between November 1 and April 1 without a permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Fox dens.</b> A person may not remove a fox from a den or trap fox within <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>300 feet of a fox den from April 1 to August 31.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Raccoon dens.</b> A person may not take a raccoon in a den or hollow tree.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.42.0"></a><a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>    Sec. 42. <b>[97B.099] PROHIBITED HUNTING METHODS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Open fire or smoke.</b> A person may not take a protected wild animal <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>with the aid of an open fire or smoke.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Cutting trees.</b> A person may not take a protected wild animal by cutting <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>down a tree occupied by a protected wild animal.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.43.0"></a><a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.111, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; requirements.</b> (a) The commissioner may establish <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>criteria, special seasons, and limits for persons who have a physical disability to take big <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>game and small game with firearms and by archery in designated areas. A person hunting <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>under this section who has a physical disability must:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>(1) have:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>(i)  a verified statement of the disability by a licensed physician; or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>(ii) a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>designation under section 171.07, subdivision 17; and must<br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>(2) be participating in a program for physically disabled hunters sponsored by a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>nonprofit organization that is permitted under subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>97B.055, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>authorize hunt participants to shoot from a stationary motor vehicle. A license is not <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>required for a person to assist a physically disabled person with a physical disability who <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>is hunting during a special season under this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.44.0"></a><a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.516, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var><b>97B.516 ELK MANAGEMENT PLAN.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>The commissioner of natural resources must adopt an elk management plan that:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>(1) recognizes the value and uniqueness of elk;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>(2) provides for integrated management of an elk population in harmony with the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>environment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>(3) affords optimum recreational opportunities; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>(4) restricts elk to nonagricultural land in the state.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.45.0"></a><a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.605, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var><b>97B.605 COMMISSIONER MAY RESTRICT TAKING OF </b><b>CERTAIN</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var><b> SMALL GAME ANIMALS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>The commissioner may by rule set open seasons for, prescribe limits and restrictions <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>on, and designate areas where gray and fox squirrels, cottontail and jack rabbits, snowshoe <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>hare, raccoon, bobcat, red fox and gray fox, fisher, pine marten, opossum, wolves, and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>badger small game as defined in section 97A.015 may be taken and possessed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.46.0"></a><a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.646, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var><b>97B.646 WOLF MANAGEMENT </b><b>PLAN</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>(a) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>adopt a wolf management plan that includes goals to ensure the long-term survival of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>the wolf in Minnesota, to reduce conflicts between wolves and humans, to minimize <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>depredation of livestock and domestic pets, and to manage the ecological impact of wolves <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>on prey species and other predators.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>(b) The commissioner shall compile a list that is updated quarterly on known wolf <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>deaths, based on reporting by conservation officers. The list must specify the date and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>location of each wolf death and must be available on the department Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.47.0"></a><a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.655, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Owners and occupants may take certain animals.</b> A person may <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>take mink, squirrel, rabbit, hare, raccoon, bobcat, fox, opossum, muskrat, or beaver on <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>land owned or occupied by the person where the animal is causing damage. The person <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>may take the animal without a license and in any manner except by poison, or artificial <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>lights in the closed season. Raccoons may be taken under this subdivision with artificial <br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>lights during open season. A person that kills mink, raccoon, bobcat, fox, opossum, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>muskrat, or beaver under this subdivision must notify a conservation officer or employee <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>of the Fish and Wildlife Division within 24 hours after the animal is killed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.48.0"></a><a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.667, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Permits and notice; requirements.</b> (a) Before killing or arranging to kill <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>a beaver under this section, the road authority or local government unit must contact a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>conservation officer for a special beaver permit. The conservation officer must issue the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>permit for any beaver subject to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>(b) A road authority or local government unit that kills or arranges to have killed a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>beaver under this section must notify a conservation officer or employee of the Fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>Wildlife Division within ten days after the animal is killed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.49.0"></a><a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.667, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Local beaver control programs.</b> A road authority or local government <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>unit may, after consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Division, implement a local beaver <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>control program designed to reduce the number of incidents of beaver:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>(1) interfering with or damaging a public road; or<br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>(2) causing damage, including damage to silvicultural projects and drainage ditches, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>on property owned or managed by the local government unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>The local control program may include the offering of a bounty for the lawful taking <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>of beaver.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.50.0"></a><a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>    Sec. 50. <b>[97B.668] CANADA GEESE CAUSING DAMAGE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>Notwithstanding sections 97B.091 and 97B.805, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person or <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>agent of that person on lands and nonpublic waters owned or operated by the person may <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>nonlethally scare, haze, chase, or harass Canada geese that are causing property damage <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>from March 11 to August 31. This section does not apply to public waters as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>under section 103G.005, subdivision 15, or geese on nests unless a permit is obtained <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>under section 97A.401.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.51.0"></a><a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.731, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Migratory game birds.</b> (a) Migratory game birds may be taken and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>possessed. A person may not take, buy, sell, possess, transport, or ship migratory game <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>birds in violation of federal law.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>(b) The commissioner shall prescribe seasons and, limits, and areas for migratory <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>birds in accordance with federal law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.52.0"></a><a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>    Sec. 52. <b>[97C.502] MINNOWS AND LEECHES; INVASIVE SPECIES </b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var><b>TRAINING REQUIRED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Minnows; invasive species training required.</b> A minnow dealer, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>and each person working under the minnow dealer's license, must annually satisfactorily <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>complete aquatic invasive species-related training provided by the commissioner before <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>taking, selling, or transporting for sale minnows within the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Training certification required.</b> Minnow dealers, and each person <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>working under the minnow dealer's license, must have a valid invasive species training <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>certification in possession while taking, selling, or transporting for sale minnows within <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>the state. A person who only sells minnows for the licensed minnow dealer at a retail <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>location is not required to have a training certification.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Leeches; invasive species training required.</b> A resident under age 18 <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>must annually satisfactorily complete aquatic invasive species-related training provided <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>by the commissioner before taking, selling, or transporting for sale leeches within the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>state. A resident under age 18 must have a valid invasive species training certification in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>possession while taking, selling, or transporting for sale leeches within the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective March 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.53.0"></a><a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97C.821, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var><b>97C.821 POSSESSION, SALE, AND TRANSPORTATION OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var><b>COMMERCIAL FISH.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Transporting and holding commercial fish.</b> Subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>applicable provisions of the game and fish laws, fish taken under commercial fishing <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>licenses may be possessed in any quantity, bought, sold, and transported at any time. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>Commercial fishing licensees may transport their catch live to holding facilities, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>licensee has exclusive control of the facilities. Licensees must annually provide the legal <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>description and verification of exclusive control on forms provided by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>with the license application. Commercial fishing licensees may harvest fish from their <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>holding facilities at any time with their licensed gear. The commissioner may prohibit the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>transport of live fish taken under a commercial fishing license from waters that contain <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>nonnative species, are designated as infested waters, or are infected with any certifiable <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>disease.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Invasive species permit certification.</b> (a) A commercial fishing licensee, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>and each apprentice working under the licensee's commercial fishing license, must <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>annually complete invasive species training provided by the commissioner and pass an <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>examination to qualify to take, sell, or transport commercial fish within the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>(b) A commercial fishing licensee, and each apprentice working under the licensee's <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>commercial fishing license, must have a valid invasive species training certification in <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>possession while taking, selling, or transporting commercial fish within the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective March 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.54.0"></a><a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Veteran designation.</b> (a) At the request of the an eligible applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>and on payment of the required fee, the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>applicant a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the a designation of:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>(1) "Veteran" to an applicant who is a veteran, as defined in section 
<statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>(2) "Veteran 100% T&amp;P."<br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>(b) At the time of the initial application for the designation provided under this <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>subdivision, the applicant must:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>(1) be a veteran, as defined in section 197.447;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>(2) have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>(3) if the applicant is seeking the disability designation under paragraph (a), clause <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>(2), provide satisfactory evidence of a 100 percent total and permanent service-connected <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>(c) The commissioner of public safety is required to issue drivers' licenses and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>Minnesota identification cards with the veteran designation only after entering a new <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>contract or in coordination with producing a new card design with modifications made <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>as required by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>applies to applications submitted on or after January 1, 2016, or the date the new driver and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>vehicle services information technology system is implemented, whichever comes later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.55.0"></a><a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>    Subd. 17. <b>Disability designation.</b> At the request of an applicant with permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>eligibility for a disability designation and on payment of the required fee, the department <br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a driver's license or Minnesota identification <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>card bearing a physical disability designation based on the following medical conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>(1) type 1, to an applicant who is permanently blind or disabled and meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>requirements for a free license to take fish under section 97A.441, subdivision 1, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>(a), clauses (1), (4), (5), or (6); or<br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>(2) type 2, to an applicant who permanently meets the requirements for disability <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>under section 97B.111, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), item (i).<br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>applies to applications submitted on or after January 1, 2016, or the date the new driver and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>vehicle services information technology system is implemented, whichever comes later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.56.0"></a><a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 349.173, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var><b>349.173 CONDUCT OF RAFFLES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>(a) Raffle tickets or certificates of participation at a minimum must list the three <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>most expensive prizes to be awarded and include the location, date, and time of the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>selection of the winning entries. If additional prizes will be awarded, a complete list of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>additional prizes must be publicly posted at the event and copies of the complete prize list <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>made available upon request. Raffles conducted under the exemptions in section 
         <statute_ref>349.166</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>may use tickets that contain only the sequential number of the raffle ticket and no other <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>information if the organization makes a list of prizes and a statement of other relevant <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>information required by rule available to persons purchasing tickets and if tickets are only <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>sold at the event and on the date when the tickets are drawn.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>(b) Raffles must be conducted in a manner that ensures:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>(1) all entries in the raffle have an equal chance of selection;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>(2) entry in the raffle is not conditioned upon any other purchase, except that a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>certificate of participation may be a button with a nominal value of less than $5;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>(3) the method of selection is conducted in a public forum;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>(4) the method of selection cannot be manipulated or based on the outcome of an <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>event not under the control of the organization;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>(5) physical presence at the raffle is not a requirement to win; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>(6) all sold and unsold tickets or certificates of participation are accounted for.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>(c) An organization that is permitted under this section and authorized by the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>Gambling Control Board to conduct raffles, may conduct a raffle in conjunction with a wild <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>game or fish taking event. The wild game or fish must be legally taken under chapters 97A <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>to 97C, and rules adopted pursuant to those chapters. The organization may sell a combined <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>ticket for a single price for the event and raffle, provided that the combined ticket states <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>the amount of the price that applies to the wild game or fish event, and the amount that <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>applies to the raffle. All other provisions of sections 349.11 to 349.23 apply to the raffle.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>(c) (d) Methods of selecting winning entries from a raffle other than prescribed in <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>rule may be used with the prior written approval of the board.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.57.0"></a><a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>    Sec. 57. Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 5, section 4, subdivision 7, as amended by <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section 61, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Fish and Wildlife Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">123,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">119,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(427,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">123,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">546,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>$329,000 in 2009 is a reduction for fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>wildlife management.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>$46,000 in 2009 is a reduction in the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>appropriation for the Minnesota Shooting <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>Sports Education Center.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>$52,000 in 2009 is a reduction for licensing.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>$123,000 in 2008 and $246,000 in 2009 are <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>from the game and fish fund to implement <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>fish virus surveillance, prepare infrastructure <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>to handle possible outbreaks, and implement <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>control procedures for highest risk waters <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>and fish production operations. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>297A.94
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (e), $300,000 in 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>is from the second year appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>in Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>section 4, subdivision 7, from the heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>enhancement account in the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>fund for shooting sports facilities and hunter <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>education. Of this amount, $200,000 is to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>study, predesign, and design a shooting sports <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>facility in the seven-county metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>area and to establish basic hunter education, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>firearms safety, and archery ranges on public <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>land, and $100,000 is for a grant to the Itasca <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>County Gun Club for shooting sports facility <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>improvements. This is available onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>only and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>$300,000 in 2009 is appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>game and fish fund for only activities that <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>improve, enhance, or protect fish and wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>resources. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.58.0"></a><a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>    Sec. 58. <b>REFUNDS; LIFETIME LICENSES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>On or after the effective date of sections 26 to 29, the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>resources may issue refunds for the difference of the price of lifetime licenses purchased <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>between March 1, 2013, and the effective date of sections 26 to 29.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.59.0"></a><a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>    Sec. 59. <b>GRAY PARTRIDGE BAG LIMIT; RULEMAKING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>6234.0500, by adding a new subpart to read: "A person may not take more than five gray <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>partridge per day or possess more than ten gray partridge at a time."<br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>14.388. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.60.0"></a><a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>    Sec. 60. <b>MUSKELLUNGE MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT; RULEMAKING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>By March 1, 2015, the commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>Rules, part 6262.0200, to provide that the minimum size limit for muskellunge in all <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>inland waters is 54 inches, except for: (1) muskellunge-northern pike hybrid lakes in <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>the seven-county metropolitan area; and (2) individual lakes where the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>establishes a minimum size limit of 48 inches. Minnesota Statutes, section 97C.005 does <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>not apply to establishment of size limits for individual lakes under this section. The <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>14.386, does not apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.61.0"></a><a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>    Sec. 61. <b>RULEMAKING; SNOWMOBILE OPERATION DURING FIREARMS </b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var><b>DEER SEASON.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>6232.0300, subpart 7, item C, by deleting "Legal use of snowmobiles during the open deer <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>season is governed by part 6100.5100."<br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>section 14.388.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.62.0"></a><a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>    Sec. 62. <b>HYBRID AND NARROW-LEAVED CATTAIL CONTROL; LORING </b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var><b>PARK LAKE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall issue an unrestricted general aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>plant management permit to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for Loring Park <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>Lake in Hennepin County for mechanical removal or chemical control of all hybrid and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>narrow-leaved cattails. The board shall properly remove all cattail debris and restore the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>shoreline with native vegetation in a timely fashion. The commissioner shall not charge a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>fee for the permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>The permit authorized by this section shall be issued within 30 days of the effective date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.63.0"></a><a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>    Sec. 63. <b>QUAIL RECOVERY PLAN; REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>The commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with interested parties, must <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>develop a detailed feasibility study for the restoration of a wild population of quail in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>Minnesota. No later than January 15, 2015, the commissioner must report on the study's <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>progress to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>resources policy and finance.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.64.0"></a><a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>    Sec. 64. <b>FISHING PIER ON LONG LAKE; STEARNS COUNTY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall work with a nonstate entity to establish <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>a fishing pier on Long Lake in Stearns County.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.65.0"></a><a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>    Sec. 65. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var> The revisor of statutes shall delete the range reference "84A.01 to 84A.11" and insert <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>"84A.01 to 84A.101" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.66.0"></a><a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>    Sec. 66. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.154, subdivision 5; 84A.04; 84A.08; 84A.11; <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>97A.081; 97A.083; 97A.445, subdivision 3; 97A.4742, subdivision 3; 97B.061; 97B.611; <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>97B.615; 97B.621, subdivisions 1 and 4; 97B.625; 97B.631; 97B.635; 97B.711; 97B.715, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>subdivision 2; 97B.803; 97B.911; 97B.915; 97B.921; 97B.925; 97C.011; 97C.081, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>subdivision 5; and 97C.827, and Minnesota Rules, part 6100.5100, are repealed.<br/>