1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; allowing residents of Minnesota veterans homes to 
1.3 	take antlerless deer without permit;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
1.4 	97A.465, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.465, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 7.Residents of veterans homes. (a) A resident from a Minnesota veterans 
1.9 	home may obtain a firearm or muzzleloader deer license during the season and take 
1.10 	antlerless deer without a permit in all areas of the state open during the respective regular 
1.11 	firearms or muzzleloader deer seasons in any permit area. This subdivision does not 
1.12 	authorize the taking of an antlerless deer by another member of a party under section 
1.13 	97B.301, subdivision 3, in an area closed to taking antlerless deer or where the number of 
1.14 	antlerless deer that may be taken is limited by a quota on the number of permits.
1.15 	(b) A person may assist a Minnesota veterans home resident during the firearms or 
1.16 	muzzleloader deer season without having a deer hunting license, but the person may 
1.17 	not shoot a deer.