1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; designating the state fossil;proposing coding for new 
1.3 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [1.1466] STATE FOSSIL.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Designation. Castoroides ohioensis, commonly known as the giant 
1.7 	beaver, is designated as the official state fossil of the state of Minnesota.
1.8 		Subd. 2.Photograph. A photograph of the giant beaver, approved by the commissioner 
1.9 	of natural resources, shall be preserved and may be displayed in the Office of the Secretary 
1.10 	of State.