1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; allowing two lines for angling to take fish with 
1.3 	second-line endorsement;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.315, 
1.4 	subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.315, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Lines. An angler may not use more than one line except:
1.8 	(1) two lines may be used to take fish through the ice; and
1.9 	(2) the commissioner may, by rule, authorize the use of two lines in areas designated by 
1.10 	the commissioner in Lake Superior.; and
1.11 	(3) two lines may be used on waters not subject to special regulations to take fish during 
1.12 	the open-water season by a resident or nonresident angler who purchases a second-line 
1.13 	endorsement for $5. The proceeds collected from the purchases of second-line endorsements 
1.14 	must be spent on walleye stocking.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2020.