3rd Engrossment - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 02/27/1997 | |
1st Engrossment | Posted on 03/25/1997 | |
2nd Engrossment | Posted on 04/10/1997 | |
3rd Engrossment | Posted on 04/16/1997 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to game and fish; modifying aquatic farm fees 1.3 and requirements; providing for nonmotorized 1.4 watercraft access; modifying terms of crop protection 1.5 assistance; modifying game license fees; modifying 1.6 commercial fishing fees and requirements; modifying 1.7 restrictions on unattended lines; requiring special 1.8 season Canada goose license; modifying commercial 1.9 netting provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, 1.10 sections 17.4988; 86B.201, by adding a subdivision; 1.11 97A.028, subdivisions 1 and 3; 97A.075, subdivision 1; 1.12 97A.475; 97A.485, subdivision 6; 97C.321, subdivision 1.13 1; 97C.501, subdivision 2; 97C.801, subdivision 2; and 1.14 97C.835, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for 1.15 new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B; repealing 1.16 Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 97A.475, 1.17 subdivisions 14, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37; 1.18 and 97C.801, subdivision 1. 1.19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.20 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.4988, is 1.21 amended to read: 1.22 17.4988 [LICENSE AND INSPECTION FEES.] 1.23 Subdivision 1. [REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE.] A permit or 1.24 license must be issued by the commissioner if the requirements 1.25 of law are met and the license and permit fees specified in this 1.26 section are paid. 1.27 Subd. 2. [AQUATIC FARMING LICENSE.] (a) The annual fee for 1.28 an aquatic farming license is $275. 1.29 (b) The aquatic farming license may contain endorsements 1.30 for the rights and privileges of the following licenses under 1.31 the game and fish laws. The endorsement must be made upon 1.32 payment of the license fee prescribed in section 97A.475 for the 2.1 following licenses: 2.2 (1) minnow dealer license; 2.3 (2) minnow retailer license for sale of minnows as bait; 2.4 (3) minnow exporting license; 2.5 (4)minnow dealer helper license;2.6(5)aquatic farm vehicle endorsement, which includes a 2.7 minnow dealer vehicle license, a minnow retailer vehicle 2.8 license, an exporting minnowhaulerdealer's vehicle license, 2.9 and a fish vendorvehiclelicense; 2.10(6)(5) sucker egg taking license; and 2.11(7)(6) game fish packers license. 2.12 Subd. 3. [INSPECTION FEES.] The fees for the following 2.13 inspections are: 2.14 (1) initial inspection of each water to be licensed, $50; 2.15 (2) fish health inspection and certification, $20 2.16 plus$80$100 per lot thereafter; and 2.17 (3) initial inspection for containment and quarantine 2.18 facility inspections, $50. 2.19 Subd. 4. [AQUARIUM FACILITY.] (a) A person operating a 2.20 commercial aquarium facility must have a commercial aquarium 2.21 facility license issued by the commissioner if the facility 2.22 contains species of aquatic life that are for sale and that are 2.23 present in waters of the state. The commissioner may require an 2.24 aquarium facility license for aquarium facilities importing or 2.25 holding species of aquatic life that are for sale and that are 2.26 not present in Minnesota if those species can survive in waters 2.27 of the state. The fee for an aquarium facility license 2.28 is$15$20. 2.29 (b) Game fish transferred by an aquarium facility must be 2.30 accompanied by a receipt containing the information required on 2.31 a shipping document by section 17.4985, subdivision 3, paragraph 2.32 (b). 2.33 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 86B.201, is 2.34 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 2.35 Subd. 3. [NONMOTORIZED CARRY-ON ACCESS.] A person may 2.36 access any public waters through public land with a hand-carried 3.1 nonmotorized watercraft. 3.2 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.028, 3.3 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 3.4 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) The definitions in this 3.5 subdivision apply to this section. 3.6 (b) "Agricultural crops" means annually seeded crops, 3.7 legumes, fruit orchards, tree farms and nurseries, turf farms, 3.8 and apiaries. 3.9 (c) "Parcel" has the meaning given in section 272.03, 3.10 subdivision 6. 3.11 (d) "Specialty crops" means fruit orchards, vegetables, 3.12 tree farms and nurseries, turf farms, and apiaries. 3.13 (e) "Stored forage crops" means hay, silage, grain, or 3.14 other crops that have been harvested and placed in storage for 3.15 commercial livestock feeding. 3.16 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.028, 3.17 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 3.18 Subd. 3. [EMERGENCY DETERRENT MATERIALS ASSISTANCE.] (a) 3.19 For the purposes of this subdivision, "cooperative damage 3.20 management agreement" means an agreement between a landowner or 3.21 tenant and the commissioner that establishes a program for 3.22 addressing the problem of destruction of the landowner's or 3.23 tenant's specialty crops or stored forage crops by wild animals, 3.24 or destruction of agricultural crops by flightless Canada geese. 3.25 (b) A landowner or tenant may apply to the commissioner for 3.26 emergency deterrent materials assistance in controlling 3.27 destruction of the landowner's or tenant's specialty crops or 3.28 stored forage crops by wild animals, or destruction of 3.29 agricultural crops by flightless Canada geese. Subject to the 3.30 availability of money appropriated for this purpose, the 3.31 commissioner shall provide suitable deterrent materials when the 3.32 commissioner determines that: 3.33 (1) immediate action is necessary to prevent significant 3.34 damage from continuing; and 3.35 (2) a cooperative damage management agreement cannot be 3.36 implemented immediately. 4.1 (c) A person may receive emergency deterrent materials 4.2 assistance under this subdivision more than once, but the 4.3 cumulative total value of deterrent materials provided to a 4.4 person, or for use on a parcel, may not exceed $3,000 for 4.5 specialty crops, $1,500 for stored forage crops, or $500 for 4.6 agricultural crops damaged by flightless Canada geese. If a 4.7 person is a coowner or cotenant with respect to the specialty 4.8 crops for which the deterrent materials are provided, the 4.9 deterrent materials are deemed to be "provided" to the person 4.10 for the purposes of this paragraph. 4.11 (d) As a condition of receiving emergency deterrent 4.12 materials assistance under this subdivision, a landowner or 4.13 tenant shall enter into a cooperative damage management 4.14 agreement with the commissioner. Deterrent materials provided 4.15 by the commissioner may include repellents, fencing materials, 4.16 or other materials recommended in the agreement to alleviate the 4.17 damage problem. If requested by a landowner or tenant, any 4.18 fencing materials provided must be capable of providing 4.19 long-term protection of specialty crops. A landowner or tenant 4.20 who receives emergency deterrent materials assistance under this 4.21 subdivision shall comply with the terms of the cooperative 4.22 damage management agreement. 4.23 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.075, 4.24 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 4.25 Subdivision 1. [DEER AND BEAR LICENSES.] (a) For purposes 4.26 of this subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under 4.27sectionsections 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (4)and, 4.28 (5), and (9), and 3, clauses (2)and, (3), and (7), and 97B.301, 4.29 subdivision 4. 4.30 (b) At least $2 from each deer license shall be used for 4.31 deer habitat improvement or deer management programs. 4.32 (c) At least $1 from eachresidentdeer license and each 4.33residentbear license shall be used for deer and bear management 4.34 programs, including a computerized licensing system. Fifty 4.35 cents from eachresidentdeer license is appropriated for 4.36 emergency deer feeding. Money appropriated for emergency deer 5.1 feeding is available until expended. When the unencumbered 5.2 balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding at the 5.3 end of a fiscal year exceeds $750,000, $750,000 is canceled to 5.4 the unappropriated balance of the game and fish fund and the 5.5 amount appropriated for emergency deer feeding is reduced to 25 5.6 cents from eachresidentdeer license. 5.7 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.475, is 5.8 amended to read: 5.9 97A.475 [LICENSE FEES.] 5.10 Subdivision 1. [REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE.] A license 5.11 shall be issued when the requirements of the law are met and the 5.12 license fee specified in this section is paid. 5.13 Subd. 2. [RESIDENT HUNTING.] Fees for the following 5.14 licenses, to be issued to residents only, are: 5.15 (1) for persons under age 65 to take small game, $10; 5.16 (2) for persons age 65 or over, $5; 5.17 (3) to take turkey, $16; 5.18 (4) to take deer with firearms, $22; 5.19 (5) to take deer by archery, $22; 5.20 (6) to take moose, for a party of not more than six 5.21 persons, $275; 5.22 (7) to take bear, $33; 5.23 (8) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, 5.24 $220;and5.25 (9) to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $44; and 5.26 (10) to take Canada geese during a special season, $3. 5.27 Subd. 3. [NONRESIDENT HUNTING.] Fees for the following 5.28 licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are: 5.29 (1) to take small game, $56; 5.30 (2) to take deer with firearms, $110; 5.31 (3) to take deer by archery, $110; 5.32 (4) to take bear, $165; 5.33 (5) to take turkey, $56; 5.34 (6) to take raccoon, bobcat, fox, coyote, or lynx, $137.50; 5.35and5.36 (7) to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $220; and 6.1 (8) to take Canada geese during a special season, $3. 6.2 Subd. 4. [SMALL GAME SURCHARGE.] Fees for licenses to take 6.3 small game must be increased by a surcharge of $4. An 6.4 additional commission may not be assessed on the surcharge and 6.5 this must be stated on the back of the license with the 6.6 following statement: "This $4 surcharge is being paid by 6.7 hunters for the acquisition and development of wildlife lands." 6.8 Subd. 5. [HUNTING STAMPS.] Fees for the following stamps 6.9 are: 6.10 (1) migratory waterfowl stamp, $5; 6.11 (2) pheasant stamp, $5; and 6.12 (3) turkey stamp, $5. 6.13 Subd. 6. [RESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following 6.14 licenses, to be issued to residents only, are: 6.15 (1) to take fish by angling, for persons under age 6.16 65,$13$16; 6.17 (2) to take fish by angling, for persons age 65 and over, 6.18$4.50$6; 6.19 (3) to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a 6.20 married couple,$17.50$24; 6.21 (4) to take fish by spearing from a dark house,$13$16; 6.22 and 6.23 (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 6.24 by the licensee,$7.50$8.50. 6.25 Subd. 7. [NONRESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following 6.26 licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are: 6.27 (1) to take fish by angling,$27.50$35; 6.28 (2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive 6.29 days selected by the licensee,$19$24; 6.30 (3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected 6.31 by the licensee,$16$20; 6.32 (4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 6.33 family,$37.50$50; 6.34 (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 6.35 by the licensee,$7.50$8.50; and 6.36 (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 7.1 married couple, limited to 14 consecutive days selected by one 7.2 of the licensees,$27.50$35. 7.3 Subd. 8. [MINNESOTA SPORTING.] The commissioner shall 7.4 issue Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The 7.5 licensee may take fish by angling and small game. The fee for 7.6 the license is: 7.7 (1) for an individual,$17.50$22.50; and 7.8 (2) for a combined license for a married couple to take 7.9 fish and for one spouse to take small game,$24$31.50. 7.10 Subd. 10. [TROUT AND SALMON STAMP.] The fee for a trout 7.11 and salmon stamp is$5$8.50. 7.12 Subd. 11. [FISH HOUSES AND DARK HOUSES; RESIDENTS.] Fees 7.13 for the following licenses are: 7.14 (1) for a fish house or dark house that is not 7.15 rented,$9$11.50; and 7.16 (2) for a fish house or dark house that is 7.17 rented,$20$25.50. 7.18 Subd. 12. [FISH HOUSES; NONRESIDENT.] Fees for fish house 7.19 licenses for a nonresident are: 7.20 (1) annual,$27.50$31.50; and 7.21 (2) seven consecutive days,$16.50$18. 7.22 Subd. 13. [NETTING WHITEFISH AND CISCOES FOR PERSONAL 7.23 CONSUMPTION.] The fee for a license to net whitefish and ciscoes 7.24 in inland lakes and international waters for personal 7.25 consumption is, for each net,$8$10. 7.26Subd. 14. [ROUGH FISH; MINNESOTA AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS.]7.27The fee for a license to take rough fish for domestic use with a7.28set line in the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers is $14.50.7.29 Subd. 15. [LAKE SUPERIOR FISHING GUIDES.] The fee for a 7.30 license to operate a charter boat and guide anglers on Lake 7.31 Superior is: 7.32 (1) for a resident,$27.50$125; 7.33 (2) for a nonresident,$110$225; or 7.34 (3) if another state charges a Minnesota resident a fee 7.35 greater than$100$225 for a Lake Superior fishing guide license 7.36 in that state, the nonresident fee for a resident of that state 8.1 is that greater fee. 8.2 Subd. 16. [RESIDENT HUNTING GUIDES.] The fees for the 8.3 following resident guide licenses are: 8.4 (1) to guide bear hunters,$82.50$125; and 8.5 (2) to guide turkey hunters, $22. 8.6 Subd. 18. [SHOOTING PRESERVES.] The fee for a shooting 8.7 preserve license is: 8.8 (1) for a private shooting preserve, $100; and 8.9 (2) for a commercial shooting preserve, $500. 8.10 Subd. 19. [TAXIDERMISTS.] The fee for a taxidermist 8.11 license, to be issued for a three-year period to residents only, 8.12 is: 8.13 (1) for persons age 18 and older,$44$60; and 8.14 (2) for persons under age 18, $27.50. 8.15 Subd. 20. [TRAPPING LICENSE.] The fee for a license to 8.16 trap fur-bearing animals is: 8.17 (1) for persons over age 13 and under age 18, $5.50; and 8.18 (2) for persons age 18 and older, $18. 8.19 Subd. 21. [FUR BUYING AND SELLING; RESIDENTS.] (a) The fee 8.20 for a license for a resident to buy and sell raw furs is 8.21$110$150. 8.22 (b) The fee for a supplemental license to buy and sell furs 8.23 is$55$65. 8.24 Subd. 22. [FUR BUYING AND SELLING; NONRESIDENTS.] The fee 8.25 for a license for a nonresident to buy and sell raw furs is 8.26$500$600. 8.27 Subd. 23. [RAW FUR TANNING.] The fee for a license to tan 8.28 and dress raw furs to be issued to residents and nonresidents 8.29 is$16.50$40. 8.30 Subd. 24. [GAME AND FUR FARMS.] The fee for a game and fur 8.31 farm license is$16.50$20. 8.32Subd. 25. [MUSKRAT FARMS.] The fee for a muskrat farm8.33license is $11.8.34 Subd. 26. [MINNOW DEALERS.] The fees for the following 8.35 licenses are: 8.36 (1) minnow dealer,$77$200; 9.1 (2)minnow dealer's helper, $5.50;9.2(3)minnow dealer's vehicle,$11$30; 9.3(4)(3) exporting minnow dealer,$275$500; and 9.4(5)(4) exporting minnow dealer's vehicle,$11$30. 9.5 Subd. 27. [MINNOW RETAILERS.] The fees for the following 9.6 licenses, to be issued to residents and nonresidents, are: 9.7 (1) minnow retailer,$11$30; and 9.8 (2) minnow retailer's vehicle,$11$30. 9.9 Subd. 28. [NONRESIDENT MINNOW HAULERS.] The fees for the 9.10 following licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are: 9.11 (1) exporting minnow hauler,$525$750; and 9.12 (2) exporting minnow hauler's vehicle,$11$30. 9.13 Subd. 29. [PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES.] The fees for the 9.14 following licenses to be issued to residents and nonresidents 9.15 are: 9.16 (1) for a private fish hatchery, with annual sales under 9.17 $200,$27.50$50; 9.18 (2) for a private fish hatchery, with annual sales of $200 9.19 or more,$55$100; and 9.20 (3) to take sucker eggs from public waters for a private 9.21 fish hatchery, $165, plus$3$5 for each quart in excess of1009.22 50 quarts. 9.23 Subd. 30. [COMMERCIAL NETTING OF FISHIN INLAND WATERS.] 9.24 Thefee for a licensefees tonettake commercial fishin9.25inland waters, to be issued to residents and nonresidents, is9.26$70 plusare: 9.27 (1) commercial license fees: 9.28 (i) foreach hoop net pocket, $1residents and nonresidents 9.29 seining and netting in inland waters, $150; 9.30(2)(ii) foreach 1,000 feet of seine, $16.50residents 9.31 netting in Lake Superior, $50;and9.32(3)(iii) foreach apprentice license, $25.residents 9.33 netting in Lake of the Woods, Rainy, Namakan, and Sand Point 9.34 lakes, $50; 9.35 (iv) for residents seining in the Mississippi River from St. 9.36 Anthony Falls to the St. Croix River junction, $50; 10.1 (v) for residents seining, netting, and set lining in 10.2 Wisconsin boundary waters from Lake St. Croix to the Iowa 10.3 border, $50; and 10.4 (vi) for a resident apprentice license, $25; and 10.5 (2) commercial gear fees: 10.6 (i) for each gill net in Lake Superior, Wisconsin boundary 10.7 waters, and Namakan Lake, $5 per 100 feet of net; 10.8 (ii) for each seine in inland waters, on the Mississippi 10.9 River as described in section 97C.801, subdivision 2, and in 10.10 Wisconsin boundary waters, $10 per 100 feet; 10.11 (iii) for each commercial hoop net in inland waters, $1.25; 10.12 (iv) for each submerged fyke, trap, and hoop net in Lake 10.13 Superior, St. Louis Estuary, Lake of the Woods, and Rainy, 10.14 Namakan, and Sand Point lakes, and for each pound net in Lake 10.15 Superior, $20; 10.16 (v) for each stake and pound net in Lake of the Woods, $60; 10.17 (vi) for each set line in the Wisconsin boundary waters, 10.18 $25; and 10.19 (vii) for each trawl used in Lake Superior, $100. 10.20Subd. 31. [COMMERCIAL NETTING OF FISH IN LAKE OF THE10.21WOODS.] The fee for a license to commercially net fish in Lake10.22of the Woods is:10.23(1) for each pound net or staked trap net, $49.50;10.24(2) for each fyke net, $11, plus $5 for each two-foot10.25segment, or fraction, of the wings or lead in excess of four10.26feet in height;10.27(3) for each 100 feet of gill net, $2.75;10.28(4) for each submerged trap net, $16.50; and10.29(5) for each apprentice license, $25.10.30Subd. 32. [COMMERCIAL NETTING OF FISH IN RAINY LAKE.] The10.31fee for a license to commercially net fish in Rainy Lake is:10.32(1) for each pound net, $49.50;10.33(2) for each 100 feet of gill net, $2.75; and10.34(3) for each apprentice license, $25.10.35Subd. 33. [COMMERCIAL NETTING OF FISH IN NAMAKAN AND SAND10.36POINT LAKES.] The fee for a license to commercially net fish in11.1Namakan Lake and Sand Point Lake is:11.2(1) for each 100 feet of gill net, $1.75;11.3(2) for each pound, fyke, and submerged trap net, $16.50;11.4and11.5(3) for each apprentice license, $25.11.6Subd. 34. [COMMERCIAL SEINE AND SET LINES TO TAKE FISH IN11.7THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.] (a) The fee for a license to11.8commercially seine rough fish in the Mississippi river from St.11.9Anthony Falls to the St. Croix river junction is:11.10(1) for a seine not exceeding 500 feet, $27.50; or11.11(2) for a seine over 500 feet, $44, plus $2 for each 10011.12foot segment or fraction over 1,000 feet.11.13(b) The fee for each apprentice license issued under11.14paragraph (a) is $25.11.15Subd. 35. [COMMERCIAL SEINING OF FISH IN WISCONSIN11.16BOUNDARY WATERS.] The fee for a license to commercially seine11.17fish in the boundary waters between Wisconsin and Minnesota from11.18Taylors Falls to the Iowa border is:11.19(1) for a seine not exceeding 500 feet, $27.50; or11.20(2) for a seine over 500 feet, $44, plus $2.50 for each 10011.21feet over 1,000 feet; and11.22(3) for each apprentice license to be issued to residents,11.23$25.11.24Subd. 36. [COMMERCIAL NETTING IN WISCONSIN BOUNDARY11.25WATERS.] The fee for a license to commercially net in the11.26boundary waters between Wisconsin and Minnesota from Lake St.11.27Croix to the Iowa border is:11.28(1) for each gill net not exceeding 500 feet, $14.50;11.29(2) for each gill net over 500 feet, $27.50;11.30(3) for each fyke net and hoop net, $11;11.31(4) for each bait net, $1.75;11.32(5) for each turtle net, $1.75;11.33(6) for each set line identification tag, $14.50; and11.34(7) for each apprentice license to be issued to residents,11.35$25.11.36Subd. 37. [COMMERCIAL NETTING OF FISH IN LAKE SUPERIOR.]12.1The fee for a license to commercially net fish in Lake Superior12.2is:12.3(1) for each gill net, $77 plus $2 for each 1,000 feet over12.41,000 feet;12.5(2) for a pound or trap net, $77 plus $2 for each12.6additional pound or trap net; and12.7(3) for each apprentice license, $25.12.8 Subd. 38. [FISH BUYERS.] The fees for licenses to buy fish 12.9 from commercial fishing licensees to be issued residents and 12.10 nonresidents are: 12.11 (1) for Lake Superior fish bought for sale to retailers, 12.12$55$100; 12.13 (2) for Lake Superior fish bought for sale to consumers, 12.14$11$20; 12.15 (3) for Lake of the Woods, Namakan, Sand Point, and Rainy 12.16 Lake fish bought for sale to retailers,$110$200; and 12.17 (4) for Lake of the Woods, Namakan, Sand Point, and Rainy 12.18 Lake fish bought for shipment only on international boundary 12.19 waters,$11$30. 12.20 Subd. 39. [FISH PACKER.] The fee for a license to prepare 12.21 dressed game fish for transportation or shipment is$14.50$25. 12.22 Subd. 40. [FISH VENDORS.] The fee for a license to use a 12.23 motor vehicle to sell fish is$27.50$50. 12.24 Subd. 41. [TURTLE SELLERS.] The fee for a license to take, 12.25 transport, purchase, and possess turtles for sale is$55$150. 12.26 Subd. 42. [FROG DEALERS.] The fee for the licenses to deal 12.27 in frogs that are to be used for purposes other than bait are: 12.28 (1) for a resident to purchase, possess, and transport 12.29 frogs,$77$125; 12.30 (2) for a nonresident to purchase, possess, and transport 12.31 frogs,$220$250; and 12.32 (3) for a resident to take, possess, transport, and sell 12.33 frogs,$11$20. 12.34 Subd. 43. [DUPLICATE LICENSES.] The fees for duplicate 12.35 licenses are: 12.36 (1) for licenses to take big game, $5; and 13.1 (2) for other licenses, $2. 13.2 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.485, 13.3 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 13.4 Subd. 6. [LICENSES TO BE SOLD AND ISSUING FEES.] (a) 13.5 Persons authorized to sell licenses under this section must sell 13.6 the following licenses for the license fee and the following 13.7 issuing fees: 13.8 (1) to take deer or bear with firearms and by archery, the 13.9 issuing fee is $1; 13.10 (2) Minnesota sporting, the issuing fee is $1; and 13.11 (3) to take small game, for a person under age 65 to take 13.12 fish by angling or for a person of any age to take fish by 13.13 spearing, and to trap fur-bearing animals, the issuing fee is 13.14 $1; 13.15 (4) for a trout and salmon stamp that is not issued 13.16 simultaneously with an angling or sporting license, an issuing 13.17 fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the 13.18 authorized seller; and 13.19 (5) for stamps other than a trout and salmon stamp, and for 13.20 a special season Canada goose license, there is no fee. 13.21 (b) An issuing fee may not be collected for issuance of a 13.22 trout and salmon stamp if a stamp is issued simultaneously with 13.23 the related angling or sporting license. Only one issuing fee 13.24 may be collected when selling more than one trout and salmon 13.25 stamp in the same transaction after the end of the season for 13.26 which the stamp was issued. 13.27 (c) The auditor or subagent shall keep the issuing fee as a 13.28 commission for selling the licenses. 13.29 (d) The commissioner shall collect the issuing fee on 13.30 licenses sold by the commissioner. 13.31 (e) A license, except stamps, must state the amount of the 13.32 issuing fee and that the issuing fee is kept by the seller as a 13.33 commission for selling the licenses. 13.34 (f) For duplicate licenses, the issuing fees are: 13.35 (1) for licenses to take big game, 75 cents; and 13.36 (2) for other licenses, 50 cents. 14.1 Sec. 8. [97B.802] [SPECIAL CANADA GOOSE SEASON LICENSE 14.2 REQUIRED.] 14.3 Except as provided in this section, a person required to 14.4 possess a small game license may not take Canada geese during a 14.5 special season without a valid special season Canada goose 14.6 license in possession. Residents under age 18 or over age 65 14.7 and persons hunting on their own property are not required to 14.8 possess the license. 14.9 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97C.321, 14.10 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 14.11 Subdivision 1. [GENERAL PROHIBITION.] A person may not 14.12 take fish by angling with a set line or an unattended line 14.13 except as provided in this section andsection 97C.801Minnesota 14.14 Rules, part 6266.0600, subpart 4. 14.15 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97C.501, 14.16 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 14.17 Subd. 2. [MINNOW DEALERS.] (a) A person may not be a 14.18 minnow dealer without a minnow dealer license except as provided 14.19 in subdivision 3. 14.20 (b)A minnow dealer must obtain a minnow dealer's helper14.21license for each person employed to take, buy, sell, or14.22transport minnows by the minnow dealer. The minnow dealer may14.23transfer a helper's license from a former helper to a new helper.14.24(c)A minnow dealer must obtain a minnow dealer's vehicle 14.25 license for each motor vehicle used to transport minnows. The 14.26 serial number, motor vehicle license number, make, and model 14.27 must be on the license. The license must be conspicuously 14.28 displayed in the vehicle. 14.29(d)(c) A minnow dealer may not transport minnows out of 14.30 the state without an exporting minnow dealer license. A minnow 14.31 dealer must obtain an exporting minnow dealer's vehicle license 14.32 for each motor vehicle used to transport minnows out of the 14.33 state. The serial number, motor vehicle license number, make, 14.34 and model must be on the license. The license must be 14.35 conspicuously displayed in the vehicle. 14.36 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97C.801, 15.1 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 15.2 Subd. 2. [COMMERCIAL FISH NETTINGAND SET LINESON 15.3 MISSISSIPPI RIVER.] (a) A license is required to commercially 15.4 take rough fish with seinesand set linesin the Mississippi 15.5 river from the St. Croix river junction to St. Anthony Falls. 15.6 (b) A person may take rough fish in the Mississippi river, 15.7 from the St. Croix river junction to St. Anthony Falls, only 15.8 with the following equipment and methods: 15.9 (1) operations shall be conducted only in the flowing 15.10 waters of the river and in tributary backwaters prescribed by 15.11 the commissioner; 15.12 (2)only one set line may be used that has an15.13identification tag and not more than 100 hooks;15.14(3)seines may be used only as prescribed by this section 15.15 and rules adopted by the commissioner; 15.16(4)(3) seines must be hauled to a landing immediately 15.17 after being placed; 15.18(5)(4) two seines may not be joined together in the water; 15.19 and 15.20(6)(5) anetseine may not beraised, laid out, or15.21 landed, between sunset and sunrise; and15.22(7) the location of a net or seine may not be changed from15.23the place specified in the license application without notifying15.24the commissioner of the proposed change. 15.25 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97C.835, is 15.26 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 15.27 Subd. 9. [TRAWLS IN LAKE SUPERIOR.] (a) This subdivision 15.28 applies to the use of trawls in Lake Superior. 15.29 (b) Up to five persons may be licensed to use a single 15.30 trawl to take fish species listed in subdivision 2. Trawls must 15.31 not exceed a size determined by a headrope of 115 feet, the mesh 15.32 of the webbing in the cod shall be no smaller than 3/4 inch 15.33 stretch measure, and forward body wing mesh size shall be no 15.34 smaller than two inches stretch measure. 15.35 (c) All live game fish species must be immediately returned 15.36 to the water. Dead lake trout may be possessed if they are 16.1 tagged with tags issued by the commissioner. All untagged dead 16.2 lake trout and all other dead game fish species must be returned 16.3 to the water. 16.4 (d) All fish taken, whether retained by the licensee or 16.5 returned to the lake, must be received by the Lake Superior area 16.6 fisheries office before the tenth day of the following month. 16.7 The commissioner must provide the licensee with the necessary 16.8 reporting forms. 16.9 (e) During the closed season for herring, all trawling must 16.10 be restricted to a water depth of 20 fathoms or greater. 16.11 (f) The commissioner of natural resources may require a 16.12 licensee to notify the Lake Superior area fisheries office of 16.13 trawling activities. 16.14 (g) The commissioner of natural resources may suspend 16.15 trawling operations to protect aquatic resources and prevent 16.16 conflicts with other lawful activities. 16.17 Sec. 13. [REPEALER.] 16.18 Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 97A.475, subdivisions 14, 16.19 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37; and 97C.801, subdivision 1, 16.20 are repealed.