1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; designating a permit to carry as equivalent to a firearms 
1.3 	safety certificate for hunting;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.020.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.020, is amended to read:
1.6 	97B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
1.7 	(a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451, subdivisions 3 and 3b, a 
1.8 	person born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual license to take wild animals 
1.9 	by firearms unless the person has:
1.10 	(1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate;
1.11 	(2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification 
1.12 	indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 13;
1.13 	(3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety qualification indicator;
1.14 	(4) an apprentice-hunter validation issued under section 97B.022; or
1.15 	(5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another 
1.16 	state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or 
1.17 	certified by the department as substantially similar.
1.18 	(b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training in the 
1.19 	United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a hunting 
1.20 	license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued a firearms 
1.21 	safety certificate.
2.1 	(c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime license to take wild 
2.2 	animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual 
2.3 	license under paragraph (a) or (b).
2.4 	(d) A permit to carry under section 624.714 is an equivalent certificate to a firearms 
2.5 	safety certificate under paragraph (a), clause (1).