1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; modifying night vision possession restrictions;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.086.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.086, is amended to read:
1.6 	97B.086 POSSESSION OF NIGHT VISION OR THERMAL IMAGING 
1.7 	EQUIPMENT.
1.8 	(a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal imaging equipment while 
1.9 	taking wild animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group 
1.10 	of persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to take wild animals.
1.11 	(b) This section does not apply to a firearm that is:
1.12 	(1) unloaded;
1.13 	(2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm 
1.14 	by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of 
1.15 	the firearm exposed; and
1.16 	(3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
1.17 	(c) This section does not apply to a bow that is:
1.18 	(1) completely encased or unstrung; and
1.19 	(2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
1.20 	(d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm 
1.21 	or bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle.
1.22 	(e) This section does not apply to night vision or thermal imaging equipment:
1.23 	(1) possessed by peace officers or military personnel while exercising their duties; or
2.1 	(2) possessed by an employee of a firearm or ammunition manufacturer for the 
2.2 	purposes of testing a firearm, ammunition, or related product.