1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying provisions related to certifiable fish diseases 
1.3 	and list of species susceptible to viral hemorrhagic septicemia; modifying review 
1.4 	and approval of local regulation in Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area; 
1.5 	modifying requirements for exchanging wild rice leases; modifying reporting 
1.6 	requirement on school trust lands; modifying certain provisions for transporting 
1.7 	snowmobiles; regulating insecticide use in wildlife management areas; modifying 
1.8 	provisions for certain invasive species permits; modifying state park provisions; 
1.9 	providing for special-use permits; providing for regulation of possessing, 
1.10 	propagating, and selling snakes, lizards, and salamanders; modifying provisions 
1.11 	for game and fish licenses after convictions; modifying hunting and fishing 
1.12 	provisions; modifying date of Lake Superior Management Plan; modifying 
1.13 	provisions on farmed Cervidae; modifying definition of all-terrain vehicle; 
1.14 	modifying Water Law; prohibiting PFAS in food packaging; modifying prior 
1.15 	appropriations; providing for management of certain units of outdoor recreation; 
1.16 	modifying provisions for conveying state land interests; adding to and deleting 
1.17 	from state parks and recreation areas; authorizing sales of certain state lands;
1.18 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 17.4982, subdivisions 6, 8, 9, 12, by 
1.19 	adding subdivisions; 17.4985, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 17.4986, subdivisions 2, 4; 
1.20 	17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4992, subdivision 2; 35.155, subdivision 1; 84.63; 
1.21 	84.82, subdivisions 1a, 7a; 84.92, subdivision 8; 84D.11, subdivision 1a; 85.052, 
1.22 	subdivisions 1, 2, 6, by adding a subdivision; 85.053, subdivision 2; 92.502; 
1.23 	97A.015, subdivision 51; 97A.137, subdivision 5; 97A.401, subdivision 1, by 
1.24 	adding a subdivision; 97A.421, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97B.031, 
1.25 	subdivision 1; 97B.036; 97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.342, subdivision 2; 97C.515, 
1.26 	subdivision 2; 97C.805, subdivision 2; 97C.836; 103C.315, subdivision 4; 
1.27 	103G.271, by adding subdivisions; 103G.287, subdivision 5; 116G.07, by adding 
1.28 	a subdivision; 116G.15, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2019 
1.29 	Supplement, sections 35.155, subdivision 6; 84.027, subdivision 18; 85.054, 
1.30 	subdivision 1; 85.47; 97A.505, subdivision 8; 97B.086; Laws 2016, chapter 154, 
1.31 	section 16; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 97A; 
1.32 	97B; 325F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 85.0505, subdivision 3; 
1.33 	85.0507; 85.054, subdivision 19.
2.1 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.2 	ARTICLE 1
2.3 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

2.4 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
2.5 		Subd. 6.Certifiable diseases. "Certifiable diseases" includes any of the following 
2.6 	expressed as clinical symptoms or based on the presence of the pathogen: channel catfish 
2.7 	virus, Renibacterium salmoninarum (bacterial kidney disease), Aeromonas salmonicida
2.8 	(bacterial furunculosis), Yersinia ruckeri (enteric redmouth disease), Edwardsiella ictaluri
2.9 	(enteric septicemia of catfish), infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, infectious pancreatic 
2.10 	necrosis virus, Myxobolus cerebralis (whirling disease), Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae
2.11 	(proliferative kidney disease), viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, epizootic epitheliotropic 
2.12 	virus, Ceratomyxa shasta (ceratomyxosis), and any emergency fish disease.

2.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
2.14 		Subd. 8.Containment facility. "Containment facility" means a licensed facility for 
2.15 	salmonids, catfish, or species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list 
2.16 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
2.17 	Inspection Services, VHS-susceptible-species list that complies with clauses (1), (3), and 
2.18 	(4), or clauses (2), (3), and (4):
2.19 	(1) disinfects its effluent to the standards in section 17.4991 before the effluent is 
2.20 	discharged to public waters;
2.21 	(2) does not discharge to public waters or to waters of the state directly connected to 
2.22 	public waters;
2.23 	(3) raises aquatic life that is prohibited from being released into the wild and must be 
2.24 	kept in a facility approved by the commissioner unless processed for food consumption;
2.25 	(4) contains aquatic life requiring a fish health inspection prior to transportation.

2.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
2.27 		Subd. 9.Emergency fish disease. "Emergency fish disease" means designated fish 
2.28 	diseases or pathogens not already present in this state that could impact populations of 
2.29 	aquatic life if inadvertently released by infected aquatic life, including channel catfish virus, 
2.30 	viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, infectious 
3.1 	pancreatic necrosis virus, whirling disease, ceratomyxosis, proliferative kidney disease, and 
3.2 	epizootic epitheliotropic virus disease.

3.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
3.4 		Subd. 12.Fish health inspection. (a) "Fish health inspection" means an on-site, 
3.5 	statistically based sampling, collection, and testing of fish in accordance with processes in 
3.6 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published 
3.7 	by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) to test for causative pathogens. The samples 
3.8 	for inspection must be collected by a fish health inspector or a fish collector in cooperation 
3.9 	with the producer. Testing of samples must be done by an approved laboratory.
3.10 	(b) The inspection for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), infectious pancreatic necrosis 
3.11 	(IPN), and infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in salmonids and for VHS in 
3.12 	nonsalmonids must include at a minimum viral testing of ovarian fluids at the 95 percent 
3.13 	confidence level of detecting two percent incidence of disease.
3.14 	(c) The inspection for certifiable diseases and pathogens for wild fish must follow the 
3.15 	guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal 
3.16 	Diseases.

3.17 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
3.18 	read:
3.19 		Subd. 21a.VHS-susceptible species. "VHS-susceptible species" are aquatic species 
3.20 	that are natural hosts for viral hemorrhagic septicemia according to the Fish Health Blue 
3.21 	Book or the book's successor.

3.22 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
3.23 	read:
3.24 		Subd. 21b.VHS-susceptible-species list. "VHS-susceptible-species list" is the 
3.25 	VHS-susceptible species listed in the Fish Health Blue Book that are found in or that can 
3.26 	survive in the Great Lakes region.

3.27 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4985, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.28 		Subd. 2.Bill of lading. (a) A state-issued bill of lading is required for:
3.29 	(1) intrastate transportation of aquatic life other than salmonids, catfish, or species on 
3.30 	the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
4.1 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
4.2 	VHS-susceptible-species list between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, or 
4.3 	aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported if the aquatic life is being 
4.4 	transported into a watershed where it is not currently present, if walleyes whose original 
4.5 	source is south of marked State Highway 210 are being transported to a facility north of 
4.6 	marked State Highway 210, or if the original source of the aquatic life is outside Minnesota 
4.7 	and contiguous states; and
4.8 	(2) stocking of waters other than public waters with aquatic life other than salmonids, 
4.9 	catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species 
4.10 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
4.11 	Inspection Services VHS-susceptible-species list.
4.12 	(b) When aquatic life is transported under paragraph (a), a copy of the bill of lading 
4.13 	must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager at least 72 hours before the transportation.
4.14 	(c) For transportation and stocking of waters that are not public waters:
4.15 	(1) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager 72 hours before 
4.16 	transporting fish for stocking;
4.17 	(2) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager within five days 
4.18 	after stocking if the waters to be stocked are confirmed by telecopy or telephone prior to 
4.19 	stocking by the regional fisheries office not to be public waters; or
4.20 	(3) a completed bill of lading may be submitted to the regional fisheries office by telecopy 
4.21 	prior to transporting fish for stocking. Confirmation that the waters to be stocked are not 
4.22 	public waters may be made by returning the bill of lading by telecopy or in writing, in which 
4.23 	cases additional copies need not be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources.
4.24 	(d) Bill of lading forms may only be issued by the Department of Natural Resources in 
4.25 	St. Paul, and new bill of lading forms may not be issued until all previously issued forms 
4.26 	have been returned.

4.27 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4985, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.28 		Subd. 3.Exemptions for transportation permits and bills of lading. (a) A state-issued 
4.29 	bill of lading or transportation permit is not required by an aquatic farm licensee for 
4.30 	importation of importing animals not on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
4.31 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
4.32 	Plant Health Inspection Services; transportation of VHS-susceptible-species list, transporting
4.33 	animals not on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published 
5.1 	by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services; 
5.2 	or export for VHS-susceptible-species list, or exporting the following:
5.3 	(1) minnows taken under an aquatic farm license in this state and transported intrastate;
5.4 	(2) aquarium or ornamental fish including goldfish and tropical, subtropical, and saltwater 
5.5 	species that cannot survive in the waters of the state, which may be imported or transported 
5.6 	if accompanied by shipping documents;
5.7 	(3) fish or fish eggs that have been processed for use as food, bait, or other purposes 
5.8 	unrelated to fish propagation;
5.9 	(4) live fish from a licensed aquatic farm, which may be transported directly to an outlet 
5.10 	for processing or for other food purposes if accompanied by shipping documents;
5.11 	(5) fish being exported if accompanied by shipping documents;
5.12 	(6) sucker eggs, sucker fry, or fathead minnows transported intrastate for bait propagation 
5.13 	or feeding of cultural aquatic life, except that if either species becomes listed on the official 
5.14 	list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States 
5.15 	Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
5.16 	VHS-susceptible-species list, then a transportation permit is required;
5.17 	(7) species of fish that are found within the state used in connection with public shows, 
5.18 	exhibits, demonstrations, or fishing pools for periods not exceeding 14 days;
5.19 	(8) fish being transported through the state if accompanied by shipping documents; or
5.20 	(9) intrastate transportation of aquatic life between or within licensed private fish 
5.21 	hatcheries, aquatic farms, or aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported, 
5.22 	except where required in subdivision 2 and except that salmonids, catfish, or species on the 
5.23 	official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
5.24 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
5.25 	VHS-susceptible-species list may only be transferred or transported intrastate without a 
5.26 	transportation permit if they had no record of bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic 
5.27 	septicemia at the time they were imported into the state and if they have had a fish health 
5.28 	inspection within the preceding year that has shown no certifiable diseases to be present.
5.29 	Aquatic life being transferred between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, 
5.30 	or aquarium facilities must be accompanied by shipping documents and salmonids, catfish, 
5.31 	or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published 
5.32 	by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
5.33 	VHS-susceptible-species list being transferred or transported intrastate without a 
6.1 	transportation permit must be accompanied by a copy of their most recent fish health 
6.2 	inspection.
6.3 	(b) Shipping documents required under paragraph (a) must show the place of origin, 
6.4 	owner or consignee, destination, number, and species.

6.5 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4985, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
6.6 		Subd. 5.Permit application. An application for a transportation permit must be made 
6.7 	on forms provided by the commissioner. An incomplete application must be rejected. An 
6.8 	application for a transportation permit for salmonids, catfish, or species on the official list 
6.9 	of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States 
6.10 	Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
6.11 	VHS-susceptible-species list; their eggs,; or their sperm must be accompanied by certification 
6.12 	that the source of the eggs or sperm are free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with 
6.13 	enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be imported, transported, or stocked 
6.14 	following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial kidney disease 
6.15 	or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported, transported, or stocked into areas where 
6.16 	the disease has been identified as being present. A copy of the transportation permit showing 
6.17 	the date of certification inspection must accompany the shipment of fish while in transit 
6.18 	and must be available for inspection by the commissioner. By 14 days after a completed 
6.19 	application is received, the commissioner must approve or deny the importation permits as 
6.20 	provided in this section.

6.21 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4986, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.22 		Subd. 2.Licensed facilities. (a) The commissioner shall issue transportation permits to 
6.23 	import:
6.24 	(1) indigenous and naturalized species except trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the 
6.25 	official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
6.26 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
6.27 	VHS-susceptible-species list and sperm from any source to a standard facility;
6.28 	(2) trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
6.29 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
6.30 	Plant Health Inspection Services, VHS-susceptible-species list from a nonemergency enzootic 
6.31 	disease area to a containment facility if the fish are certified within the previous year to be 
6.32 	free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or 
6.33 	furunculosis may be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish 
7.1 	with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas 
7.2 	where the disease has been identified as being present; and
7.3 	(3) trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
7.4 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
7.5 	Plant Health Inspection Services, VHS-susceptible-species list from a facility in a 
7.6 	nonemergency enzootic disease area with a disease-free history of three years or more to a 
7.7 	standard facility, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis 
7.8 	may be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial 
7.9 	kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas where the disease 
7.10 	has been identified as being present.
7.11 	(b) If a source facility in a nonemergency enzootic disease area cannot demonstrate a 
7.12 	history free from disease, aquatic life may only be imported into a quarantine facility.

7.13 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4986, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
7.14 		Subd. 4.Disease-free history. Disease-free histories required under this section must 
7.15 	include the results of a fish health inspection. When disease-free histories of more than one 
7.16 	year are required for importing salmonids, catfish, or species on the official list of viral 
7.17 	hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of 
7.18 	Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services VHS-susceptible-species list, the 
7.19 	disease history must be of consecutive years that include the year previous to, or the year 
7.20 	of, the transportation request.

7.21 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4991, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7.22 		Subd. 3.Fish health inspection. (a) An aquatic farm propagating salmonids, catfish, 
7.23 	or species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list published by the 
7.24 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
7.25 	VHS-susceptible-species list and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into 
7.26 	public waters must have a fish health inspection conducted at least once every 12 months 
7.27 	by a certified fish health inspector. Testing must be conducted according to laboratory 
7.28 	methods of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal 
7.29 	Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE).
7.30 	(b) An aquatic farm propagating any species on the VHS susceptible list and having an 
7.31 	effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public waters must test for VHS virus using 
7.32 	the guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal 
7.33 	Diseases. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, prescribe 
8.1 	alternative testing time periods and methods from those prescribed in the Fish Health Blue 
8.2 	Book or the OIE Diagnostic Manual if the commissioner determines that biosecurity measures 
8.3 	will not be compromised. These alternatives are not subject to the rulemaking provisions 
8.4 	of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner must provide reasonable 
8.5 	notice to affected parties of any changes in testing requirements.
8.6 	(c) Results of fish health inspections must be provided to the commissioner for all fish 
8.7 	that remain in the state. All data used to prepare and issue a fish health certificate must be 
8.8 	maintained for three years by the issuing fish health inspector, approved laboratory, or 
8.9 	accredited veterinarian.
8.10 	(d) A health inspection fee must be charged based on each lot of fish sampled. The fee 
8.11 	by check or money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources must be prepaid 
8.12 	or paid at the time a bill or notice is received from the commissioner that the inspection and 
8.13 	processing of samples is completed.
8.14 	(e) Upon receipt of payment and completion of inspection, the commissioner shall notify 
8.15 	the operator and issue a fish health certificate. The certification must be made according to 
8.16 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases by a 
8.17 	person certified as a fish health inspector.
8.18 	(f) All aquatic life in transit or held at transfer stations within the state may be inspected 
8.19 	by the commissioner. This inspection may include the collection of stock for purposes of 
8.20 	pathological analysis. Sample size necessary for analysis will follow guidelines listed in 
8.21 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases.
8.22 	(g) Salmonids, catfish, or species on the VHS susceptible list must have a fish health 
8.23 	inspection before being transported from a containment facility, unless the fish are being 
8.24 	transported directly to an outlet for processing or other food purposes or unless the 
8.25 	commissioner determines that an inspection is not needed. A fish health inspection conducted 
8.26 	for this purpose need only be done on the lot or lots of fish that will be transported. The 
8.27 	commissioner must conduct a fish health inspection requested for this purpose within five 
8.28 	working days of receiving written notice. Salmonids and catfish may be immediately 
8.29 	transported from a containment facility to another containment facility once a sample has 
8.30 	been obtained for a health inspection or once the five-day notice period has expired.

8.31 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4992, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
8.32 		Subd. 2.Restriction on the sale of fish. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), species 
8.33 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
9.1 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
9.2 	VHS-susceptible-species list must be free of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and species of 
9.3 	the family salmonidae or ictaluridae, except bullheads, must be free of certifiable diseases 
9.4 	if sold for stocking or transfer to another aquatic farm.
9.5 	(b) The following exceptions apply to paragraph (a):
9.6 	(1) eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be transferred 
9.7 	between licensed facilities or stocked following treatment approved by the commissioner;
9.8 	(2) fish with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be transferred 
9.9 	between licensed facilities or stocked in areas where the disease has been identified as being 
9.10 	present; and
9.11 	(3) the commissioner may allow transfer between licensed facilities or stocking of fish 
9.12 	with enteric redmouth or furunculosis when the commissioner determines that doing so 
9.13 	would pose no threat to the state's aquatic resources.

9.14 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 35.155, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.15 		Subdivision 1.Running at large prohibited. (a) An owner may not allow farmed 
9.16 	Cervidae to run at large. The owner must make all reasonable efforts to return escaped 
9.17 	farmed Cervidae to their enclosures as soon as possible. The owner must immediately notify 
9.18 	the commissioner of natural resources of the escape of farmed Cervidae if the farmed 
9.19 	Cervidae are not returned or captured by the owner within 24 hours of their escape.
9.20 	(b) An owner is liable for expenses of another person in capturing, caring for, and 
9.21 	returning farmed Cervidae that have left their enclosures if the person capturing the farmed 
9.22 	Cervidae contacts the owner as soon as possible.
9.23 	(c) If an owner is unwilling or unable to capture escaped farmed Cervidae, The 
9.24 	commissioner of natural resources may destroy the escaped farmed Cervidae. The 
9.25 	commissioner of natural resources must allow the owner to attempt to capture the escaped 
9.26 	farmed Cervidae prior to destroying the farmed Cervidae. Farmed Cervidae that are not 
9.27 	captured by 24 hours after escape may be destroyed.
9.28 	(d) A hunter licensed by the commissioner of natural resources under chapter 97A may 
9.29 	kill and possess escaped farmed Cervidae in a lawful manner and is not liable to the owner 
9.30 	for the loss of the animal.
9.31 	(e) Escaped farmed Cervidae killed by a hunter or destroyed by the commissioner of 
9.32 	natural resources must be tested for chronic wasting disease at the owner's expense.

10.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2021.

10.2 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 35.155, subdivision 6, is amended 
10.3 	to read:
10.4 		Subd. 6.Identification. (a) Farmed Cervidae must be identified by means approved by 
10.5 	the Board of Animal Health. The identification must include a distinct number that has not 
10.6 	been used during the previous three years and either incorporate global positioning system 
10.7 	technology or include a phone number, address, or other contact information that enables 
10.8 	the reader to readily identify the owner of escaped farmed Cervidae. Identification must be 
10.9 	visible to the naked eye during daylight under normal conditions at a distance of 50 yards. 
10.10 	White-tailed deer must be identified before October 31 of the year in which the animal is 
10.11 	born, at the time of weaning, or before movement from the premises, whichever occurs 
10.12 	first. Elk and other cervids must be identified by December 31 of the year in which the 
10.13 	animal is born or before movement from the premises, whichever occurs first. As coordinated 
10.14 	by the board, the commissioner of natural resources may destroy any animal that is not 
10.15 	identified as required under this subdivision.
10.16 	(b) The Board of Animal Health shall register farmed Cervidae. The owner must submit 
10.17 	the registration request on forms provided by the board. The forms must include sales 
10.18 	receipts or other documentation of the origin of the Cervidae. The board must provide copies 
10.19 	of the registration information to the commissioner of natural resources upon request. The 
10.20 	owner must keep written records of the acquisition and disposition of registered farmed 
10.21 	Cervidae.

10.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2021.

10.23 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 84.027, subdivision 18, is amended 
10.24 	to read:
10.25 		Subd. 18.Permanent school fund authority; reporting. (a) The commissioner of 
10.26 	natural resources has the authority and responsibility to administer school trust lands under 
10.27 	sections 92.122 and 127A.31. The commissioner shall biannually biennially report to the 
10.28 	Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission and the legislature on the management of 
10.29 	the school trust lands that shows how the commissioner has and will continue to achieve 
10.30 	the following goals:
10.31 	(1) manage the school trust lands efficiently and in a manner that reflects the undivided 
10.32 	loyalty to the beneficiaries consistent with the commissioner's fiduciary duties;
11.1 	(2) reduce the management expenditures of school trust lands and maximize the revenues 
11.2 	deposited in the permanent school trust fund;
11.3 	(3) manage the sale, exchange, and commercial leasing of school trust lands, requiring 
11.4 	returns of not less than fair market value, to maximize the revenues deposited in the 
11.5 	permanent school trust fund and retain the value from the long-term appreciation of the 
11.6 	school trust lands;
11.7 	(4) manage the school trust lands to maximize the long-term economic return for the 
11.8 	permanent school trust fund while maintaining sound natural resource conservation and 
11.9 	management principles;
11.10 	(5) optimize school trust land revenues and maximize the value of the trust consistent 
11.11 	with balancing short-term and long-term interests, so that long-term benefits are not lost in 
11.12 	an effort to maximize short-term gains; and
11.13 	(6) maintain the integrity of the trust and prevent the misapplication of its lands and its 
11.14 	revenues.
11.15 	(b) When the commissioner finds an irresolvable conflict between maximizing the 
11.16 	long-term economic return and protecting natural resources and recreational values on 
11.17 	school trust lands, the commissioner shall give precedence to the long-term economic return 
11.18 	in managing school trust lands. By July 1, 2018, the permanent school fund must be 
11.19 	compensated for all school trust lands included under a designation or policy provision that 
11.20 	prohibits long-term economic return. The commissioner shall submit recommendations to 
11.21 	the appropriate legislative committees and divisions on methods of funding for the 
11.22 	compensation required under this paragraph, including recommendations for appropriations 
11.23 	from the general fund, nongeneral funds, and the state bond fund. Any uncompensated 
11.24 	designation or policy provision restrictions on the long-term economic return on school 
11.25 	trust lands remaining after July 1, 2018, must be compiled and submitted to the Legislative 
11.26 	Permanent School Fund Commission for review.
11.27 	(c) By December 31, 2013, the report required under paragraph (a) must provide an 
11.28 	inventory and identification of all school trust lands that are included under a designation 
11.29 	or policy provision that prohibits long-term economic return. The report must include a plan 
11.30 	to compensate the permanent school fund through the purchase or exchange of the lands or 
11.31 	a plan to manage the school trust land to generate long-term economic return to the permanent 
11.32 	school fund. Subsequent reports under paragraph (a) must include a status report of the 
11.33 	commissioner's progress in maximizing the long-term economic return on lands identified 
11.34 	in the 2013 report.
12.1 	(d) When management practices, policies, or designations by the commissioner diminish 
12.2 	or prohibit the long-term economic return on school trust land, the conflict must be resolved 
12.3 	as provided in section 92.122.

12.4 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.82, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
12.5 		Subd. 1a.General requirements. A person may not operate or transport a snowmobile 
12.6 	unless the snowmobile has been registered under this section. A person may not sell a 
12.7 	snowmobile without furnishing the buyer a bill of sale on a form prescribed by the 
12.8 	commissioner.

12.9 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.82, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
12.10 		Subd. 7a.Collector limited snowmobile use. The commissioner may issue a special 
12.11 	permit to a person or organization to operate or transport a collector snowmobile without 
12.12 	registration in parades or organized group outings, such as races, rallies, and other 
12.13 	promotional events and for up to ten days each year for personal transportation. The 
12.14 	commissioner may impose a reasonable restriction on a permittee and may revoke, amend, 
12.15 	suspend, or modify a permit for cause.

12.16 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
12.17 		Subd. 8.All-terrain vehicle or vehicle.  "All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means a 
12.18 	motorized vehicle with: (1) not less than three, but not more than six low pressure or 
12.19 	non-pneumatic tires; (2) a total dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less; and (3) a total width 
12.20 	from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 65 inches or less. All-terrain vehicle 
12.21 	includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle. All-terrain vehicle does 
12.22 	not include a golf cart, mini-truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle designed and used 
12.23 	specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.

12.24 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84D.11, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
12.25 		Subd. 1a.Permit for invasive carp. The commissioner may issue a permit to 
12.26 	departmental divisions for tagging bighead, black, grass, or silver carp for research or 
12.27 	control. Under the permit, the carp may be released into the water body from which the carp 
12.28 	was captured. This subdivision expires December 31, 2021.

13.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.052, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.2 		Subdivision 1.Authority to establish. (a) The commissioner may establish, by written 
13.3 	order, provisions for the use of state parks for the following:
13.4 	(1) special parking space for automobiles or other motor-driven vehicles in a state park 
13.5 	or state recreation area;
13.6 	(2) special parking spurs, campgrounds for automobiles, sites for tent camping, other 
13.7 	types of lodging, camping, or day use facilities, and special auto trailer coach parking spaces, 
13.8 	for the use of the individual charged for the space or facility; and
13.9 	(3) improvement and maintenance of golf courses already established in state parks, and 
13.10 	charging reasonable use fees; and
13.11 	(4) (3) providing water, sewer, and electric service to trailer or tent campsites and charging 
13.12 	a reasonable use fee.
13.13 	(b) Provisions established under paragraph (a) are exempt from section 16A.1283 and 
13.14 	the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. Section 14.386 does not apply.
13.15 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "lodging" means an enclosed shelter, room, or 
13.16 	building with furnishings for overnight use.

13.17 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.052, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.18 		Subd. 2.State park pageants special events. (a) The commissioner may stage state 
13.19 	park pageants special events in a state park, municipal park, or on other land near or adjoining 
13.20 	a state park and charge an entrance or use fee for the pageant special event. All receipts 
13.21 	from the pageants special events must be used in the same manner as though the pageants
13.22 	special events were conducted in a state park.
13.23 	(b) The commissioner may establish, by written order, state park pageant special event
13.24 	areas to hold historical or other pageants special events conducted by the commissioner of 
13.25 	a state agency or other public agency. Establishment of the areas is exempt from the 
13.26 	rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply.

13.27 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.052, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
13.28 		Subd. 6.State park reservation system. (a) The commissioner may, by written order, 
13.29 	develop reasonable reservation policies for campsites and other using camping, lodging, 
13.30 	and day-use facilities and for tours, educational programs, seminars, events, and rentals. 
14.1 	These policies are exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, and section 14.386 
14.2 	does not apply.
14.3 	(b) The revenue collected from the state park reservation fee established under subdivision 
14.4 	5, including interest earned, shall be deposited in the state park account in the natural 
14.5 	resources fund and is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the cost of the state 
14.6 	park reservation system.

14.7 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.052, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
14.8 	read:
14.9 		Subd. 7.Special-use permits. The commissioner may, by written order, develop 
14.10 	reasonable policies for special-use permits to use state parks, state recreation areas, and 
14.11 	state waysides. These policies are exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, 
14.12 	and section 14.386 does not apply.

14.13 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.053, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.14 		Subd. 2.Requirement. Except as provided in section 85.054, a motor vehicle may not 
14.15 	enter a state park, state recreation area, or state wayside over 50 acres in area, without a 
14.16 	state park permit issued under this section or a state parks and trails plate issued under 
14.17 	section 168.1295. Except for vehicles permitted under subdivisions 7, paragraph (a), clause 
14.18 	(2), and 8, the state park permit must be affixed to the lower right corner windshield of the 
14.19 	motor vehicle and must be completely affixed by its own adhesive to the windshield, or the 
14.20 	commissioner may, by written order, provide an alternative means to display and validate 
14.21 	state park permits. A motor vehicle owner or lessee is responsible for ensuring the owner's 
14.22 	or lessee's vehicle has a state park permit, and the commissioner may issue warnings and 
14.23 	citations under section 84.0835 to the owner or lessee of a vehicle not in compliance.

14.24 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 85.054, subdivision 1, is amended 
14.25 	to read:
14.26 		Subdivision 1.State Park Open House Days. (a) A state park permit is not required 
14.27 	for a motor vehicle to enter a state park, state monument, state recreation area, or state 
14.28 	wayside, on four days each calendar year at each park, which the commissioner shall 
14.29 	designate as State Park Open House Days. The commissioner may designate two consecutive 
14.30 	days as State Park Open House Days, if the open house is held in conjunction with a special 
14.31 	pageant event described in section 85.052, subdivision 2.
15.1 	(b) The commissioner shall announce the date of each State Park Open House Day at 
15.2 	least 30 days in advance of the date it occurs.
15.3 	(c) The purpose of State Park Open House Days is to acquaint the public with state 
15.4 	parks, recreation areas, and waysides.

15.5 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 85.47, is amended to read:
15.6 	85.47 SPECIAL USE SPECIAL-USE PERMITS; FEES.
15.7 		Subdivision 1.Special-use permits. The commissioner may, by written order, develop 
15.8 	reasonable policies for special-use permits to use state trails and state water access sites. 
15.9 	The policies are exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, and section 14.386 
15.10 	does not apply.
15.11 		Subd. 2.Disposition of fees. Fees collected for special use special-use permits to use 
15.12 	state trails and state water access sites not on state forest, state park, or state recreation area 
15.13 	lands and for use of state water access sites must be deposited in the natural resources fund 
15.14 	and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for operating and maintaining 
15.15 	state trails and water access sites.

15.16 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.015, subdivision 51, is amended to read:
15.17 		Subd. 51.Unloaded. "Unloaded" means, with reference to a firearm, without ammunition 
15.18 	in the barrels and magazine, if the magazine is in the firearm. A muzzle-loading firearm 
15.19 	with is unloaded if:
15.20 	(1) for a flintlock ignition is unloaded if, it does not have priming powder in a pan. A 
15.21 	muzzle-loading firearm with;
15.22 	(2) for a percussion ignition is unloaded if, it does not have a percussion cap on a nipple.;
15.23 	(3) for an electronic ignition system, the battery is removed and is disconnected from 
15.24 	the firearm; and
15.25 	(4) for an encapsulated powder charge ignition system, the primer and powder charge 
15.26 	are removed from the firearm.

15.27 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
15.28 		Subd. 5.Portable stands. (a) Prior to the Saturday on or nearest September 16, a portable 
15.29 	stand may be left overnight in a wildlife management area by a person with a valid bear 
15.30 	license who is hunting within 100 yards of a bear bait site that is legally tagged and registered 
16.1 	as prescribed under section 97B.425. Any person leaving a portable stand overnight under 
16.2 	this subdivision must affix a tag with: (1) the person's name and address; (2) the licensee's 
16.3 	driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" license identification number issued to the 
16.4 	licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand in a manner that it can be read from the ground.
16.5 	(b) From November 1 through December 31, a portable stand may be left overnight by 
16.6 	a person possessing a license to take deer in a wildlife management area located in whole 
16.7 	or in part north and west of a line described as follows:
16.8 	State Trunk Highway 1 from the west boundary of the state to State Trunk Highway 89; 
16.9 	then north along State Trunk Highway 89 to Fourtown; then north on County State-Aid 
16.10 	Highway 44, Beltrami County, to County Road 704, Beltrami County; then north on County 
16.11 	Road 704 to Dick's Parkway State Forest Road; then north on Dick's Parkway to County 
16.12 	State-Aid Highway 5, Roseau County; then north on County State-Aid Highway 5 to 
16.13 	Warroad; then north on State Trunk Highway 11 to State Trunk Highway 313; then north 
16.14 	on State Trunk Highway 313 to the north boundary of the state.
16.15 	A person leaving a portable stand overnight under this paragraph must affix a tag with: (1) 
16.16 	the person's name and address; (2) the licensee's driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" 
16.17 	license identification number issued to the licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand so 
16.18 	that it can be read from the ground and must be made of a material sufficient to withstand 
16.19 	weather conditions. A person leaving a portable stand overnight in a wildlife management 
16.20 	area under this paragraph may not leave more than two portable stands in any one wildlife 
16.21 	management area. Unoccupied portable stands left overnight under this paragraph may be 
16.22 	used by any member of the public. This paragraph expires December 31, 2019.

16.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019.

16.24 	Sec. 30. [97A.138] INSECTICIDES IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS.
16.25 	A person may not use a product containing an insecticide in a wildlife management area 
16.26 	if the insecticide is from the neonicotinoid class of insecticides.

16.27 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.401, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.28 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner's authority. The commissioner may issue special permits 
16.29 	for the activities in this section. A special permit may be issued in the form of a general 
16.30 	permit to a governmental subdivision or to the general public to conduct one or more 
16.31 	activities under subdivisions 2 to 7 8.

17.1 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.401, is amended by adding a subdivision 
17.2 	to read:
17.3 		Subd. 8.Snakes, lizards, and salamanders. The commissioner must prescribe conditions 
17.4 	and may issue permits to breed, propagate, and sell snakes, lizards, and salamanders. A 
17.5 	snake, lizard, or salamander that is obtained from a permitted breeder or that was possessed 
17.6 	before August 1, 2020, may be possessed as a pet.

17.7 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.421, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.8 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) The annual license of a person convicted of a violation of 
17.9 	the game and fish laws relating to the license or wild animals covered by the license is void 
17.10 	when:
17.11 	(1) a second conviction occurs within three years under a license to trap fur-bearing 
17.12 	animals, take small game, or to take fish by angling or spearing;
17.13 	(2) a third second conviction occurs within one year three years under a minnow dealer's 
17.14 	license;
17.15 	(3) a second conviction occurs within three years for violations of section 97A.425 that 
17.16 	do not involve falsifications or intentional omissions of information required to be recorded, 
17.17 	or attempts to conceal unlawful acts within the records;
17.18 	(4) two or more misdemeanor convictions occur within a three-year period under a 
17.19 	private fish hatchery license;
17.20 	(5) the conviction occurs under a license not described in clause (1), (2), or (4) or is for 
17.21 	a violation of section 97A.425 not described in clause (3); or
17.22 	(6) the conviction is related to assisting a person in the illegal taking, transportation, or 
17.23 	possession of wild animals, when acting as a hunting or angling guide.
17.24 	(b) Except for big-game licenses and as otherwise provided in this section, for one year 
17.25 	after the conviction the person may not obtain the kind of license or take wild animals under 
17.26 	a lifetime license, issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474, relating to the game and fish 
17.27 	law violation.

17.28 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.421, is amended by adding a subdivision 
17.29 	to read:
17.30 		Subd. 3b.Issuance after conviction; night vision or thermal imaging equipment. (a) 
17.31 	A person who is convicted of a violation under paragraph (b) and who possessed night 
18.1 	vision or thermal imaging equipment during the violation may not obtain a hunting license 
18.2 	or hunt wild animals for five years from the date of conviction.
18.3 	(b) The revocation under this subdivision applies to convictions for:
18.4 	(1) trespassing;
18.5 	(2) hunting game in closed season;
18.6 	(3) hunting game in closed hours;
18.7 	(4) possessing night vision or thermal imaging equipment while taking wild animals in 
18.8 	violation of section 97B.086; or
18.9 	(5) possessing unlawful firearms in deer zones in violation of section 97B.041.

18.10 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 97A.505, subdivision 8, is amended 
18.11 	to read:
18.12 		Subd. 8.Importing hunter-harvested Cervidae carcasses. (a) Importing 
18.13 	hunter-harvested Cervidae carcasses procured by any means into Minnesota is prohibited 
18.14 	except for cut and wrapped meat, quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the 
18.15 	spinal column or head attached, antlers, hides, teeth, finished taxidermy mounts, and antlers 
18.16 	attached to skull caps that are cleaned of all brain tissue.
18.17 	Hunter-harvested(b) Cervidae carcasses taken originating from outside of Minnesota 
18.18 	may be transported on a direct route through the state by nonresidents.

18.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

18.20 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.21 		Subdivision 1.Permissible firearms and ammunition; big game and wolves. A person 
18.22 	may take big game and wolves with a firearm only if:
18.23 	(1) the any rifle, shotgun, and or handgun used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and with
18.24 	has centerfire ignition;
18.25 	(2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;
18.26 	(3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and has a soft point or is an 
18.27 	expanding bullet type;
18.28 	(4) the any muzzleloader used is incapable of being has the projectile loaded only at the 
18.29 	breech muzzle;
19.1 	(5) the any smooth-bore muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .45 inches; and
19.2 	(6) the any rifled muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches.

19.3 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.036, is amended to read:
19.4 	97B.036 CROSSBOW HUNTING DURING FIREARMS SEASON.
19.5 	Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may take deer, bear, 
19.6 	or turkey by crossbow during the respective regular firearms seasons. The transportation 
19.7 	requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during the regular firearms deer, bear, 
19.8 	or turkey season. Crossbows must meet the requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision 
19.9 	2. A person taking deer, bear, or turkey by crossbow under this section must have a valid 
19.10 	firearms license to take the respective game by firearm. This section does not allow the use 
19.11 	of a crossbow by licensed muzzleloader hunters during the muzzleloader firearms deer 
19.12 	season under section 97B.311.

19.13 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 97B.086, is amended to read:
19.14 	97B.086 POSSESSING NIGHT VISION OR THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT.
19.15 	(a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal imaging equipment while taking 
19.16 	wild animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group of 
19.17 	persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to take wild animals.
19.18 	(b) This section does not apply to a firearm that is:
19.19 	(1) unloaded;
19.20 	(2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm by 
19.21 	being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of the 
19.22 	firearm exposed; and
19.23 	(3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
19.24 	(c) This section does not apply to a bow that is:
19.25 	(1) completely encased or unstrung; and
19.26 	(2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
19.27 	(d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm or 
19.28 	bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle.
19.29 	(e) This section does not apply to night vision, night vision enhanced with an infrared 
19.30 	illuminator, or thermal imaging equipment possessed by:
20.1 	(1) peace officers or military personnel while exercising their duties; or
20.2 	(2) a person taking coyote or fox as provided under section 97B.075 and rules adopted 
20.3 	under section 97B.605, but the equipment must not be possessed during the regular firearms 
20.4 	deer season.

20.5 	Sec. 39. [97B.607] NONTOXIC SHOT REQUIRED FOR TAKING SMALL GAME 
20.6 	IN CERTAIN AREAS.
20.7 		Subdivision 1.Nontoxic shot on wildlife management areas in farmland zone. A 
20.8 	person may not take small game on any wildlife management area in the farmland zone 
20.9 	with shot other than:
20.10 	(1) steel shot;
20.11 	(2) copper-plated, nickel-plated, or zinc-plated steel shot; or
20.12 	(3) shot made of other nontoxic material approved by the director of the United States 
20.13 	Fish and Wildlife Service.
20.14 		Subd. 2.Farmland zone. In this section, "farmland zone" means that portion of the state 
20.15 	that falls south and west of Minnesota Highway 70 westward from the Wisconsin border 
20.16 	to Minnesota Highway 65 to Minnesota Highway 23 to U.S. Highway 169 at Milaca to 
20.17 	Minnesota Highway 18 at Garrison to Minnesota Highway 210 at Brainerd to U.S. Highway 
20.18 	10 at Motley to U.S. Highway 59 at Detroit Lakes northward to the Canadian border.

20.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021.

20.20 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.005, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
20.21 		Subd. 3.Seasons, limits, and other rules. The commissioner may, in accordance with 
20.22 	the procedures in subdivision 2, paragraphs (c) and (e), or by rule under chapter 14, establish 
20.23 	open seasons, limits, methods, and other requirements for taking fish on special management 
20.24 	waters. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, amend 
20.25 	daily, possession, or size limits to make midseason adjustments based on available harvest, 
20.26 	angling pressure, and population data to manage the fisheries in the 1837 Ceded Territory 
20.27 	in compliance with the court orders in Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa v. Minnesota, 119 S. 
20.28 	Ct. 1187 (1999) and in the state waters of Upper Red Lake. The midseason adjustments in 
20.29 	daily, possession, or size limits are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 
20.30 	and section 14.386 does not apply. Before the written order is effective, the commissioner 
20.31 	shall attempt to notify persons or groups of persons affected by the written order by public 
20.32 	announcement, posting, and other appropriate means as determined by the commissioner.

21.1 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.342, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.2 		Subd. 2.Bait restrictions. Frozen or dead fish on the official list of viral hemorrhagic 
21.3 	septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, 
21.4 	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services VHS-susceptible-species list under section 
21.5 	17.4982, subdivision 21b; cisco (all Coregonus, including lake herring and tullibee); and 
21.6 	smelt (all Osmerus, Spirincus, Hypomesus, and Allosmerus) being used as bait in waters of 
21.7 	the state must originate from water bodies certified disease-free. Certification for these 
21.8 	water bodies is valid for one year from the date of test results.

21.9 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.515, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.10 		Subd. 2.Permit for transportation. (a) A person may transport live minnows through 
21.11 	the state with a permit from the commissioner. The permit must state the name and address 
21.12 	of the person, the number and species of minnows, the point of entry into the state, the 
21.13 	destination, and the route through the state. The permit is not valid for more than 12 hours 
21.14 	after it is issued.
21.15 	(b) Minnows transported under this subdivision must be in a tagged container. The tag 
21.16 	number must correspond with tag numbers listed on the minnow transportation permit.
21.17 	(c) The commissioner may require the person transporting minnow species found on 
21.18 	the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
21.19 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
21.20 	VHS-susceptible-species list under section 17.4982, subdivision 21b, to provide health 
21.21 	certification for viral hemorrhagic septicemia. The certification must disclose any incidentally 
21.22 	isolated replicating viruses, and must be dated within the 12 months preceding transport.

21.23 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.24 		Subd. 2.Restrictions. (a) The Netting of lake whitefish and ciscoes is subject to the 
21.25 	restrictions in this subdivision.
21.26 	(b) A person may not use:
21.27 	(1) more than two nets one net;
21.28 	(2) a net more than 100 feet long; or
21.29 	(3) a net more than three feet wide.
21.30 	(c) The mesh size of the nets net may not be less than:
21.31 	(1) 1-3/4 inches, stretch measure, for nets used to take ciscoes; and
22.1 	(2) 3-1/2 inches, stretch measure, for all other nets.
22.2 	(d) A net may not be set in water, including ice thickness, deeper than six feet.
22.3 	(e) The commissioner may designate waters where nets may be set so that portions of 
22.4 	the net extend into water deeper than six feet under conditions prescribed by the 
22.5 	commissioner to protect game fish. A pole or stake must project at least two feet above the 
22.6 	surface of the water or ice at one end of each the net.
22.7 	(f) A net may not be set within 50 feet of another net.
22.8 	(g) A person may not have angling equipment in possession while netting lake whitefish 
22.9 	or ciscoes.

22.10 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.836, is amended to read:
22.11 	97C.836 LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE TROUT; EXPANDED ASSESSMENT 
22.12 	HARVEST.
22.13 	The commissioner shall provide for taking of lake trout by licensed commercial operators 
22.14 	in Lake Superior management zones MN-3 and MN-2 for expanded assessment and sale. 
22.15 	The commissioner shall authorize expanded assessment taking and sale of lake trout in Lake 
22.16 	Superior management zone MN-3 beginning annually in 2007 and zone MN-2 beginning 
22.17 	annually in 2010. Total assessment taking and sale may not exceed 3,000 lake trout in zone 
22.18 	MN-3 and 2,000 lake trout in zone MN-2 and may be reduced when necessary to protect 
22.19 	the lake trout population or to manage the effects of invasive species or fish disease. Taking 
22.20 	lake trout for expanded assessment and sale shall be allowed from June 1 to September 30, 
22.21 	but may end earlier in the respective zones if the quotas are reached. The quotas must be 
22.22 	reassessed at the expiration of the current ten-year Fisheries Management Plan for the 
22.23 	Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior dated September 2006.

22.24 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103C.315, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
22.25 		Subd. 4.Compensation. A supervisor shall receive compensation for services up to $75
22.26 	$125 per day, and may be reimbursed for expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily 
22.27 	incurred in the discharge of duties. A supervisor may be reimbursed for the use of the 
22.28 	supervisor's own automobile in the performance of official duties at a rate up to the maximum 
22.29 	tax-deductible mileage rate permitted under the federal Internal Revenue Code.

23.1 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.271, is amended by adding a subdivision 
23.2 	to read:
23.3 		Subd. 2a.Public meeting. Before issuing a water-use permit or a plan for the consumptive 
23.4 	use of more than one-quarter of a million gallons per day average in a 30-day period, the 
23.5 	commissioner must hold a public meeting in the county affected most by the potential impact 
23.6 	to the public groundwater resource. At least 21 days before the public meeting, the 
23.7 	commissioner must publish notice of the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in 
23.8 	the county and must mail the notice to persons who have registered their names with the 
23.9 	commissioner for this purpose.

23.10 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.271, is amended by adding a subdivision 
23.11 	to read:
23.12 		Subd. 4b.Vintage groundwater. The commissioner may not issue a new or modified 
23.13 	water-use permit that will appropriate vintage groundwater unless the commissioner 
23.14 	determines that the groundwater use will not cause groundwater with a tritium concentration 
23.15 	greater than one tritium unit to be drawn into the vintage groundwater. For the purposes of 
23.16 	this section, "vintage groundwater" is groundwater with tritium concentrations less than or 
23.17 	equal to one tritium unit.

23.18 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.287, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
23.19 		Subd. 5.Sustainability standard. (a) The commissioner may issue water-use permits 
23.20 	for appropriation from groundwater only if the commissioner determines that the groundwater 
23.21 	use is sustainable to supply the needs of future generations and the proposed use will not 
23.22 	harm ecosystems, degrade water, or reduce water levels beyond the reach of public water 
23.23 	supply and private domestic wells constructed according to Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725.
23.24 	(b) When determining whether a consumptive use of groundwater is sustainable, the 
23.25 	commissioner must make a determination that the level of recharge to the aquifer impacted 
23.26 	is sufficient to replenish the groundwater supply to meet the needs of future generations.

23.27 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116G.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
23.28 	to read:
23.29 		Subd. 4.Exemption; Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area. Plans and regulations 
23.30 	of local units of government within the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area are exempt 
23.31 	from subdivisions 1 to 3 and are subject to section 116G.15, subdivision 8.

23.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

24.1 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116G.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
24.2 	to read:
24.3 		Subd. 8.Reviewing and approving local plans and regulations. (a) In the Mississippi 
24.4 	River Corridor Critical Area, the commissioner of natural resources is responsible for 
24.5 	carrying out the duties of the board and the Metropolitan Council is responsible for carrying 
24.6 	out the duties of the regional development commission under sections 116G.07 to 116G.10. 
24.7 	Notwithstanding sections 116G.07, subdivisions 2 and 3, and 116G.10, subdivision 3, the 
24.8 	responsibilities and procedures for reviewing and approving local plans and regulations in 
24.9 	the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area, and amendments thereto, are subject to this 
24.10 	subdivision.
24.11 	(b) Within 60 days of receiving a draft plan from a local unit of government, the 
24.12 	commissioner, in coordination with the Metropolitan Council, must review the plan to 
24.13 	determine the plan's consistency with:
24.14 	(1) this section;
24.15 	(2) Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106; and
24.16 	(3) the local unit of government's comprehensive plan.
24.17 	(c) Within 60 days of receiving draft regulations from a local unit of government, the 
24.18 	commissioner must review the regulations to determine the regulations' consistency with:
24.19 	(1) Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106; and
24.20 	(2) the commissioner-approved plan adopted by the local unit of government under 
24.21 	paragraph (b).
24.22 	(d) Upon review of a draft plan and regulations under paragraphs (b) and (c), the 
24.23 	commissioner must:
24.24 	(1) conditionally approve the draft plan and regulations by written decision; or
24.25 	(2) return the draft plan and regulations to the local unit of government for modification, 
24.26 	along with a written explanation of the need for modification.
24.27 	(i) When the commissioner returns a draft plan and regulations to the local unit of 
24.28 	government for modification, the local unit of government must revise the draft plan and 
24.29 	regulations within 60 days after receiving the commissioner's written explanation and must 
24.30 	resubmit the revised draft plan and regulations to the commissioner.
25.1 	(ii) The Metropolitan Council and the commissioner must review the revised draft plan 
25.2 	and regulations upon receipt from the local unit of government as provided under paragraphs 
25.3 	(b) and (c).
25.4 	(iii) If the local unit of government or the Metropolitan Council requests a meeting, a 
25.5 	final revision need not be made until a meeting is held with the commissioner on the draft 
25.6 	plan and regulations. The request extends the 60-day time limit specified in item (i) until 
25.7 	after the meeting is held.
25.8 	(e) Only plans and regulations receiving final approval from the commissioner have the 
25.9 	force and effect of law. The commissioner must grant final approval under this section only 
25.10 	if:
25.11 	(1) the plan is an element of a comprehensive plan that is authorized by the Metropolitan 
25.12 	Council according to sections 473.175 and 473.858; and
25.13 	(2) the local unit of government adopts a plan and regulations that are consistent with 
25.14 	the draft plan and regulations conditionally approved under paragraph (d).
25.15 	(f) The local unit of government must implement and enforce the commissioner-approved 
25.16 	plan and regulations after the plan and regulations take effect.

25.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

25.18 	Sec. 51. [325F.075] FOOD PACKAGING; PFAS.
25.19 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
25.20 	the meanings given.
25.21 	(b) "Food package" means a package or packaging component that is intended for direct 
25.22 	food or beverage contact.
25.23 	(c) "Package" means a container providing a means to market, protect, or handle a 
25.24 	product. Package includes:
25.25 	(1) a unit package, an intermediate package, and a shipping container; and
25.26 	(2) unsealed receptacles, including carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil and other 
25.27 	trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, and tubs.
25.28 	(d) "Packaging component" means an individual assembled part of a package, including 
25.29 	but not limited to any interior or exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, 
25.30 	exterior strapping, coatings, closures, inks, and labels.
26.1 	(e) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means a class of 
26.2 	fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
26.3 		Subd. 2.Prohibition. No person shall manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, 
26.4 	distribute for sale, or distribute for use in Minnesota a food package that contains intentionally 
26.5 	added PFAS.

26.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022.

26.7 	Sec. 52. Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 16, is amended to read:
26.8 	Sec. 16. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; AITKIN, BELTRAMI, AND 
26.9 	KOOCHICHING COUNTIES.
 26.10 	(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, 
26.11 	subdivision 3, and subject to the valuation restrictions described in paragraph (c), the 
26.12 	commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as 
26.13 	required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the 
26.14 	remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the 
26.15 	state-owned land leased for farming wild rice described in paragraph (b).
26.16 	(b) The state land that may be exchanged is held under the following state leases for 
26.17 	farming of wild rice:
26.18 	(1) Lease LAGR001305, covering 175.1 acres in Aitkin County;
26.19 	(2) Lease LMIS010040, covering 107.1 acres in Beltrami County;
26.20 	(3) Lease LMIS010096, covering 137.4 acres in Beltrami County; and
26.21 	(4) Lease LAGR001295, covering 264.40 acres in Koochiching County.
26.22 	(c) For the appraisal of the land, no improvements paid for by the lessee shall be included 
26.23 	in the estimate of market value.
26.24 	(d) Additional adjoining state lands may be added to the exchanges if mutually agreed 
26.25 	upon by the commissioner and the exchange partner to avoid leaving unmanageable parcels 
26.26 	of land in state ownership after an exchange or to meet county zoning standards or other 
26.27 	regulatory needs for the wild rice farming operations.
26.28 	(e) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources in Koochiching 
26.29 	County borders the Lost River. The lands to be exchanged are not required to provide at 
26.30 	least equal opportunity for access to waters by the public, but the lands must be at least 
26.31 	equal in value and have the potential to generate revenue for the school trust lands.
27.1 	(f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.343, subdivision 8a, lessees must 
27.2 	pay to the commissioner all costs, as determined by the commissioner, that are associated 
27.3 	with each exchange transaction, including valuation expenses; legal fees; survey expenses; 
27.4 	costs of title work, advertising, and public hearings; transactional staff costs; and closing 
27.5 	costs.

27.6 	Sec. 53. CARRYFORWARD; EXTENSION.
 27.7 	The availability of the appropriations for the following projects is extended to June 30, 
27.8 	2021:
27.9 	(1) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6, 
27.10 	paragraphs (e) and (f), for the no child left inside grant program; and
27.11 	(2) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 2, subdivision 6, 
27.12 	paragraph (d), for emerald ash borer response grants.

27.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

27.14 	Sec. 54. ACCESSIBILITY OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS.
 27.15 	The commissioner of natural resources, in conjunction with the Council on Disability, 
27.16 	other interested stakeholders, and the general public, must develop recommendations and 
27.17 	draft legislative language designed to increase access to wildlife management areas for 
27.18 	hunting and other natural-resource-based recreational opportunities. The recommendations 
27.19 	must focus on reducing the barriers to accessing wildlife management areas, including 
27.20 	increasing opportunities for persons with disabilities to use motorized vehicles or other 
27.21 	mobility aids, improving infrastructure, and publicizing and communicating access 
27.22 	opportunities. By February 15, 2021, the commissioner must submit the recommendations 
27.23 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate 
27.24 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources and the 
27.25 	outdoor heritage fund. The commissioner of natural resources, in conjunction with the 
27.26 	Council on Disability, must pilot accessibility projects on at least one wildlife management 
27.27 	area by October 1, 2020. The pilot projects must focus on reducing the barriers to accessing 
27.28 	wildlife management areas.

27.29 	Sec. 55. LAKE VERMILION-SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE STATE PARK; 
27.30 	SECONDARY UNIT DESIGNATION.
 27.31 	The commissioner of natural resources must manage the area within the statutory 
27.32 	boundary of Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park that is located south of 
28.1 	State Highway 169 as a secondary unit within the state park, as authorized in Minnesota 
28.2 	Statutes, section 86A.08. The secondary unit is designated a state recreation area and must 
28.3 	be managed in a manner consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 
28.4 	3. In addition to other activities authorized in Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine 
28.5 	State Park, in the secondary unit, the commissioner must permit ingress and egress on 
28.6 	designated routes by off-highway vehicles, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.771, 
28.7 	into campgrounds and overnight facilities developed south of State Highway 169.

28.8 	Sec. 56. REPEALER.
 28.9 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 85.0505, subdivision 3; 85.0507; and 85.054, 
28.10 	subdivision 19, are repealed.

28.11 	ARTICLE 2
28.12 	STATE LANDS

28.13 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.63, is amended to read:
28.14 	84.63 CONVEYANCE OF INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE AND, FEDERAL,
28.15 	AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.
28.16 	(a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural 
28.17 	resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United States, to a 
28.18 	federally recognized Indian tribe, or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions, 
28.19 	upon state-owned lands under the administration of the commissioner of natural resources, 
28.20 	permanent or temporary easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways, 
28.21 	roads including limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads, 
28.22 	flowage for development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and 
28.23 	necessary appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and 
28.24 	conditions including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner 
28.25 	of natural resources may determine.
28.26 	(b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of 
28.27 	natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:
28.28 	(1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application 
28.29 	and preparing the easement; and
28.30 	(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the 
28.31 	construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special 
29.1 	terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate 
29.2 	of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.
29.3 	(c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The 
29.4 	commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application 
29.5 	fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
29.6 	(d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was 
29.7 	conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee 
29.8 	revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is 
29.9 	withdrawn or denied.
29.10 	(e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management 
29.11 	account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural 
29.12 	resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.
29.13 	(f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified 
29.14 	under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.

29.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 92.502, is amended to read:
29.16 	92.502 LEASE OF TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.
29.17 	(a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may 
29.18 	enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.
29.19 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered 
29.20 	by the commissioner for a wind energy project.
29.21 	(c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered 
29.22 	by the commissioner for recreational trails and facilities. The commissioner may assess the 
29.23 	lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring 
29.24 	construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions 
29.25 	of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an 
29.26 	estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon 
29.27 	completing construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the unobligated 
29.28 	balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
29.29 	(d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis 
29.30 	Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and 
29.31 	facilities.

30.1 	Sec. 3. ADDITION TO STATE PARK.
 30.2 	[85.012] [Subd. 18.] Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County. The following areas 
30.3 	are added to Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County:
30.4 	(1) that part of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, 
30.5 	Minnesota, bounded by the Dakota County line along the Minnesota River and the following 
30.6 	described lines:
30.7 	Beginning at the intersection of the south line of Lot 18 of Auditor's Subdivision Number 
30.8 	29 of Mendota, according to the plat on file in the Office of the Dakota County Recorder, 
30.9 	with the westerly right-of-way line of the existing Sibley Memorial Highway; thence 
30.10 	northerly along said westerly right-of-way line to the north line of said Lot 18; thence 
30.11 	westerly along the north line of said Lot 18 to the easterly right-of-way line of the 
30.12 	Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; thence northerly and northeasterly along said 
30.13 	easterly right-of-way to the east line of said Section 28;
30.14 	(2) that part of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, 
30.15 	Minnesota, lying westerly of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern 
30.16 	Railroad;
30.17 	(3) that part of Government Lot 6 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, 
30.18 	Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and 
30.19 	Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway 
30.20 	and North of the South 752 feet of said Government Lot 6;
30.21 	(4) the North 152 feet of the South 752 feet of that part of Government Lot 6 of Section 
30.22 	33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the 
30.23 	easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly 
30.24 	right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway;
30.25 	(5) the North 270 feet of the South 600 feet of that part of Government Lot 6 lying 
30.26 	between the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway and the easterly right-of-way 
30.27 	of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 
30.28 	West, Dakota County, Minnesota;
30.29 	(6) that part of the South 20 rods of Government Lot 6 of Section 33, Township 28 
30.30 	North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way 
30.31 	of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley 
30.32 	Memorial Highway, excepting therefrom that part described as follows:
31.1 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 6; thence North 89 degrees 
31.2 	56 minutes 54 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government 
31.3 	Lot 6 a distance of 260.31 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described; 
31.4 	thence continue North 89 degrees 56 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 71.17 feet; 
31.5 	thence northwesterly a distance of 37.25 feet along a nontangential curve concave to 
31.6 	the East having a radius of 4,098.00 feet and a central angle of 00 degrees 31 minutes 
31.7 	15 seconds the chord of said curve bears North 23 degrees 31 minutes 27 seconds West; 
31.8 	thence northerly a distance of 127.39 feet along a compound curve concave to the East 
31.9 	having a radius of 2,005.98 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 38 minutes 19 seconds; 
31.10 	thence North 70 degrees 22 minutes 29 seconds East not tangent to said curve a distance 
31.11 	of 65.00 feet; thence southerly a distance of 123.26 feet along a nontangential curve 
31.12 	concave to the East having a radius of 1,940.98 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 
31.13 	38 minutes 19 seconds the chord of said curve bears South 21 degrees 26 minutes 40 
31.14 	seconds East; thence southerly a distance of 65.42 feet to the point of beginning along 
31.15 	a compound curve concave to the East having a radius of 4,033.00 feet and a central 
31.16 	angle of 00 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds;
31.17 	(7) that part of Government Lot 5 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, 
31.18 	Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and 
31.19 	Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway, 
31.20 	excepting therefrom that part described as follows:
31.21 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 5; thence North 89 degrees 
31.22 	56 minutes 18 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government 
31.23 	Lot 5 a distance of 70.48 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described; 
31.24 	thence continue North 89 degrees 56 minutes 18 seconds West along said south line of 
31.25 	Government Lot 5 a distance of 40.01 feet; thence North 01 degree 30 minutes 25 seconds 
31.26 	East a distance of 6.08 feet; thence northerly a distance of 185.58 feet along a tangential 
31.27 	curve concave to the West having a radius of 4,427.00 feet and a central angle of 02 
31.28 	degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds; thence South 89 degrees 06 minutes 18 seconds West 
31.29 	not tangent to said curve a distance of 25.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 53 minutes 
31.30 	42 seconds West a distance of 539.13 feet; thence northerly a distance of 103.77 feet 
31.31 	along a tangential curve concave to the West having a radius of 1,524.65 feet and a 
31.32 	central angle of 03 degrees 53 minutes 59 seconds; thence northerly a distance of 159.33 
31.33 	feet along a compound curve concave to the West having a radius of 522.45 feet and a 
31.34 	central angle of 17 degrees 28 minutes 23 seconds; thence northwesterly a distance of 
31.35 	86.78 feet along a tangential curve concave to the West having a radius of 1,240.87 feet 
32.1 	and a central angle of 04 degrees 00 minutes 25 seconds; thence North 26 degrees 16 
32.2 	minutes 30 seconds West tangent to said curve a distance of 92.39 feet; thence 
32.3 	northwesterly a distance of 178.12 feet along a tangential curve concave to the East 
32.4 	having a radius of 4,098.00 feet and a central angle of 02 degrees 29 minutes 25 seconds 
32.5 	to a point on the north line of said Government Lot 5 which is 331.48 feet from the 
32.6 	northeast corner thereof as measured along said north line; thence South 89 degrees 56 
32.7 	minutes 54 seconds East along said north line of Government Lot 5 a distance of 71.17 
32.8 	feet; thence southeasterly a distance of 146.53 feet along a nontangential curve concave 
32.9 	to the East having a radius of 4,033.00 feet and a central angle of 02 degrees 04 minutes 
32.10 	54 seconds the chord of said curve bears South 25 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East; 
32.11 	thence South 26 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East tangent to said curve a distance of 
32.12 	92.39 feet; thence southerly a distance of 91.33 feet along a tangential curve concave 
32.13 	to the West having a radius of 1,305.87 feet and a central angle of 04 degrees 00 minutes 
32.14 	25 seconds; thence southerly a distance of 179.15 feet along a tangential curve concave 
32.15 	to the West having a radius of 587.45 feet and a central angle of 17 degrees 28 minutes 
32.16 	23 seconds; thence southerly a distance of 108.20 feet along a compound curve concave 
32.17 	to the West having a radius of 1,589.65 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 53 minutes 
32.18 	59 seconds; thence South 00 degrees 53 minutes 42 seconds East tangent to said curve 
32.19 	a distance of 539.13 feet; thence southerly a distance of 187.26 feet along a tangential 
32.20 	curve concave to the West having a radius of 4,467.00 feet and a central angle of 02 
32.21 	degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds; thence South 01 degree 30 minutes 25 seconds West 
32.22 	tangent to said curve a distance of 5.07 feet to the point of beginning; and
32.23 	(8) that part of Government Lot 4 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, 
32.24 	Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and 
32.25 	Northwestern Railroad and northerly of the following described line:
32.26 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence North 89 degrees 
32.27 	55 minutes 42 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government 
32.28 	Lot 4 a distance of 312.44 feet to corner B205, MNDOT Right-of-Way Plat No. 19-93, 
32.29 	according to the recorded map thereof; thence continue North 89 degrees 55 minutes 42 
32.30 	seconds West along said south line of Government Lot 4 a distance of 318.00 feet to the 
32.31 	easterly right-of-way of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; thence northerly along 
32.32 	said railroad right-of-way a distance of 387.97 feet along a nontangential curve concave 
32.33 	to the West having a radius of 2,963.54 feet and a central angle of 07 degrees 30 minutes 
32.34 	03 seconds, the chord of said curve bears North 00 degrees 42 minutes 41 seconds East; 
32.35 	thence North 03 degrees 02 minutes 21 seconds West tangent to said curve along said 
33.1 	railroad right-of-way a distance of 619.45 feet to the point of beginning of the line to 
33.2 	be described; thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 27 seconds East a distance of 417.92 
33.3 	feet; thence North 18 degrees 18 minutes 58 seconds East a distance of 317.52 feet to a 
33.4 	point on the north line of said Government Lot 4 which is 135.00 feet from the northeast 
33.5 	corner thereof as measured along said north line and there terminating.

33.6 	Sec. 4. ADDITION TO STATE RECREATION AREA.
 33.7 	[85.013] [Subd. 12a.] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, St. Louis 
33.8 	County. The following area is added to Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, 
33.9 	St. Louis County: that part of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, 
33.10 	Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying northerly of the 
33.11 	following described line:
33.12 	Commencing at the West quarter corner of said Section 15; thence North 01 degree 24 
33.13 	minutes 27 seconds West, bearing assumed, along the west line of said South Half of 
33.14 	the Northwest Quarter a distance of 1,034.09 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar with plastic cap 
33.15 	stamped "MN DNR LS 44974" (DM) and the point of beginning; thence South 62 degrees 
33.16 	44 minutes 07 seconds East 405.24 feet to a DM; thence South 82 degrees 05 minutes 
33.17 	24 seconds East 314.95 feet to a DM; thence South 86 degrees 18 minutes 01 second 
33.18 	East 269.23 feet to a DM; thence North 81 degrees 41 minutes 24 seconds East 243.61 
33.19 	feet to a DM; thence North 71 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East 478.17 feet to a DM; 
33.20 	thence North 60 degrees 53 minutes 38 seconds East 257.32 feet to a DM; thence South 
33.21 	09 degrees 16 minutes 07 seconds East 179.09 feet to a DM; thence South 49 degrees 
33.22 	16 minutes 00 seconds East 127.27 feet to a DM; thence South 50 degrees 16 minutes 
33.23 	11 seconds East 187.13 feet to a DM; thence South 67 degrees 11 minutes 35 seconds 
33.24 	East 189.33 feet to a DM; thence South 67 degrees 13 minutes 16 seconds East 209.43 
33.25 	feet to a DM; thence South 80 degrees 39 minutes 19 seconds East 167.59 feet to a DM 
33.26 	on the east line of said South Half of the Northwest Quarter, and there terminating.

33.27 	Sec. 5. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
 33.28 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 18.] Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County. The 
33.29 	following areas are deleted from Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County:
33.30 	(1) all of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West of the 4th Principal Meridian 
33.31 	lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way line of the existing Minnesota Trunk Highway 
33.32 	No. 13, excepting the right-of-way owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway 
33.33 	company; and
34.1 	(2) all of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West of the 4th Principal Meridian 
34.2 	bounded by the Dakota County line along the Minnesota River and the following described 
34.3 	lines: Beginning at the south line of said Section 28 at its intersection with the westerly 
34.4 	right-of-way line of the existing Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 13; thence northerly along 
34.5 	the said westerly right-of-way line of existing Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 13 to the 
34.6 	southerly right-of-way line of existing Minnesota Trunk Highway Nos. 55 and 100; thence 
34.7 	along the existing southerly right-of-way line of Minnesota Trunk Highway Nos. 55 and 
34.8 	100 to the westerly right-of-way line owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway 
34.9 	company; thence northeasterly along the said westerly right-of-way line of the Chicago and 
34.10 	Northwestern railway to the east line of said Section 28, excepting therefrom the right-of-way 
34.11 	owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway company.
34.12 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 60.] William O'Brien State Park, Washington County. The 
34.13 	following areas are deleted from William O'Brien State Park, Washington County:
34.14 	(1) those parts of Section 25, Township 32 North, Range 20 West, Washington County, 
34.15 	Minnesota, described as follows:
34.16 	The West two rods of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the West two 
34.17 	rods of the North two rods of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the 
34.18 	East two rods of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; and
34.19 	(2) the East two rods over and across the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
34.20 	excepting therefrom the North 200 feet of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter. 
34.21 	Also, the West 2 rods of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, excepting therefrom 
34.22 	the North 266 feet of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. Also, the South 66 
34.23 	feet of the North 266 feet of that part of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
34.24 	lying southwesterly of the existing public road known as 199th Street North.

34.25 	Sec. 6. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; CASS COUNTY.
 34.26 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of 
34.27 	natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
34.28 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
34.29 	errors and ensure accuracy.
34.30 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Cass County and is described as: the westerly 
34.31 	20.00 feet of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter, Section 16, Township 139 North, 
34.32 	Range 30 West, Cass County, Minnesota. The Grantor, its employees and agents only, 
35.1 	reserves a perpetual easement for ingress and egress over and across the above described 
35.2 	land.
35.3 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
35.4 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
35.5 	served if the land was returned to private ownership.

35.6 	Sec. 7. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; LAKE OF THE WOODS 
35.7 	COUNTY.
 35.8 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of 
35.9 	natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
35.10 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
35.11 	errors and ensure accuracy.
35.12 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Lake of the Woods County and is described 
35.13 	as: a strip of land lying in Government Lot 3, Section 5, Township 163 North, Range 34 
35.14 	West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; said strip of 
35.15 	land being 33.00 feet in width lying 16.50 feet on each side of the following described 
35.16 	centerline:
35.17 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 3; thence North 00 degrees 
35.18 	09 minutes 28 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the east line of said Government 
35.19 	Lot 3, a distance of 690 feet, more or less, to the south line of that particular tract of land 
35.20 	deeded to the State of Minnesota according to Document No. 75286, on file and of record 
35.21 	in the Office of the Recorder, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; thence South 89 
35.22 	degrees 50 minutes 32 seconds West, along said south line of that particular tract of 
35.23 	land, a distance of 200.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes 28 seconds East, 
35.24 	parallel with the east line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 40.00 feet; thence 
35.25 	South 89 degrees 50 minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of 16.50 feet to the point of 
35.26 	beginning of the centerline to be herein described; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes 
35.27 	28 seconds East, parallel with the east line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 650.5 
35.28 	feet, more or less, to the south line of said Government Lot 3 and said centerline there 
35.29 	terminating.
35.30 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
35.31 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
35.32 	served if the land was returned to private ownership.

36.1 	Sec. 8. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 36.2 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of 
36.3 	natural resources may convey the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c) to a local 
36.4 	unit of government for no consideration.
36.5 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
36.6 	errors and ensure accuracy.
36.7 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in St. Louis County and is described as: that part 
36.8 	of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 52 North, Range 
36.9 	17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, described as follows:
36.10 	Commencing at the quarter corner between Sections 27 and 28 of said Township 52 
36.11 	North, Range 17 West; thence running East 624 feet; thence North 629 feet to the point 
36.12 	of beginning; thence North 418 feet; thence East 208 feet; thence South 418 feet; thence 
36.13 	West 208 feet to the point of beginning.
36.14 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
36.15 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
36.16 	served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.

36.17 	Sec. 9. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 36.18 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
36.19 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
36.20 	described in paragraph (c).
36.21 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
36.22 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
36.23 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
36.24 	(1) Lot 5, Block 9, including part of vacated Seafield Street adjacent, Bristol Beach 1st 
36.25 	Division, Duluth (parcel 010-0300-01030); and
36.26 	(2) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Township 58, Range 
36.27 	15, Section 5, lying northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of the town of White road 
36.28 	running in an east-west direction connecting County Road No. 138 with State Highway No. 
36.29 	135 and lying westerly of the following described line: commencing at the northeast corner 
36.30 	of Government Lot 3; thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 22 seconds West along the north 
36.31 	line of Government Lot 3 558.28 feet; thence South 27 degrees 50 minutes 01 second West 
36.32 	102.75 feet; thence South 41 degrees 51 minutes 46 seconds West 452.29 feet; thence South 
37.1 	28 degrees 19 minutes 22 seconds West 422.74 feet; thence South 30 degrees 55 minutes 
37.2 	42 seconds West 133.79 feet; thence southwesterly 210.75 feet along a tangential curve 
37.3 	concave to the southeast having a radius of 300 feet and a central angle of 40 degrees 15 
37.4 	minutes 00 seconds; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds East tangent to said 
37.5 	curve 100.30 feet, more or less, to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 
37.6 	Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds East along said north line 40.44 
37.7 	feet to the point of beginning of the line; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds 
37.8 	East 148 feet, more or less, to said right-of-way line and said line there terminating. Surface 
37.9 	only (parcel 570-0021-00112).
37.10 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
37.11 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

37.12 	Sec. 10. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
37.13 	WATER; WADENA COUNTY.
 37.14 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
37.15 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
37.16 	in paragraph (c).
37.17 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
37.18 	errors and ensure accuracy.
37.19 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Wadena County and is described as: the 
37.20 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 136 North, Range 34 
37.21 	West, Wadena County, Minnesota, except that part described as follows:
37.22 	Beginning at the northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; 
37.23 	thence West 10 rods; thence South 8 rods; thence East 10 rods; thence North 8 rods to 
37.24 	the point of beginning and there terminating.
37.25 	(d) The land borders the Redeye River. The Department of Natural Resources has 
37.26 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land 
37.27 	management interests would best be served if the land were returned to private ownership.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H3657-2 

85.0505 FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE IN STATE PARKS.Subd. 3.Fort Ridgely State Park. 
The commissioner of public safety, with the approval of the commissioner of natural resources, may issue to a concessionaire, lessee, or person holding a contract with the Department of Natural Resources an on-sale license for the sale of intoxicating liquor at the Fort Ridgely State Park golf course. The annual fee for the license issued pursuant to this subdivision shall be set by the commissioner of public safety at an amount comparable to the fee charged by the surrounding counties for a similar license. All provisions of chapter 340A not inconsistent with this subdivision shall apply to the sale of intoxicating liquor at the Fort Ridgely State Park golf course. 

85.0507 FORT RIDGELY GOLF COURSE; GOLF CARTS.
The commissioner may by contract, concession agreement, or lease authorize the use of golf carts on the golf course at Fort Ridgely State Park. 

85.054 STATE PARK PERMIT EXEMPTIONS.Subd. 19.Fort Ridgely golf course. 
The commissioner may by contract, concession agreement, or lease waive a state park permit and associated fee for motor vehicle entry or parking for persons playing golf at the Fort Ridgely State Park golf course provided that the contract, concession agreement, or lease payment to the state is set, in part, to compensate the state park system for the loss of the state park fees.