1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; modifying hunter satisfaction survey requirements;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 97B.063.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 97B.063, is amended to read:
1.6 	97B.063 DEER HUNTER SATISFACTION SURVEY.
1.7 	The commissioner shall annually administer the collection of deer hunter 
1.8 	information related to participation and satisfaction. This may include information on 
1.9 	preferences, values, interests, participation rates and patterns, barriers to participation, or 
1.10 	other factors. The data shall be collected using established social science methods. The 
1.11 	commissioner shall annually submit a summary of the information gathered under this 
1.12 	section to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and 
1.13 	senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources 
1.14 	no later than January 1 for the preceding fiscal year. The commissioner shall also make the 
1.15 	summary information available on the department's Web site. The commissioner must use 
1.16 	existing resources from the game and fish fund to satisfy the requirements of this section.