HF 1583

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/27/2011 09:50am

A bill for an act
relating to game and fish; modifying disposition of certain revenue; modifying
license requirements and fees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2010, sections 97A.071, subdivision 2; 97A.075; 97A.411, subdivision
1; 97A.435, subdivision 2; 97A.451, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a
subdivision; 97A.473, subdivisions 2, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 5a; 97A.474, subdivision
2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 20, 43, 44, 45; 97A.485,
subdivision 7; 97B.715, subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97C.301, subdivision 3;
97C.305, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451,
subdivision 3a.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.071, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:

Subd. 2.

Revenue from small game license surcharge and lifetime licenses.

Revenue from the small game surcharge and $6.50 annually from the lifetime fish and
wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under sections
97A.473, subdivisions 3 and 5, and 97A.474, subdivision 3, shall be credited to the
wildlife acquisition account and appropriated to the commissioner. The money in the
account shall be used by the commissioner only for the purposes of this section, and
acquisition and development of wildlife lands under section 97A.145 and maintenance of
the lands, in accordance with appropriations made by the legislature.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.075, is amended to read:

97A.075 USE OF LICENSE REVENUES.

Subdivision 1.

Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses.

(a) For purposes of this
subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions
2, clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and; 3, clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and
(12),; and 8, paragraph (b), and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.

(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and
wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under
section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and
shall be used is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer
management programs.

(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from
the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license
issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and bear
management account and shall be used is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and
bear management programs, including a computerized licensing system.

(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and
wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding
and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding
and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must
inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years
on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management
has been spent.

When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding
and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the
unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear
management programs and computerized licensing.

Subd. 2.

Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp.

(a) Ninety percent of the revenue
from the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps must be credited to the waterfowl habitat
improvement account. Money in the account may be used and is appropriated to the
commissioner only for:

(1) development of wetlands and lakes in the state and designated waterfowl
management lakes for maximum migratory waterfowl production including habitat
evaluation, the construction of dikes, water control structures and impoundments, nest
cover, rough fish barriers, acquisition of sites and facilities necessary for development
and management of existing migratory waterfowl habitat and the designation of waters
under section 97A.101;

(2) management of migratory waterfowl;

(3) development, restoration, maintenance, or preservation of migratory waterfowl
habitat;

(4) acquisition of and access to structure sites; and

(5) the promotion of waterfowl habitat development and maintenance, including
promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for waterfowl habitat.

(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to
a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), clause (1), (3), (4), or (5), or
to specific management activities under paragraph (a), clause (2).

Subd. 3.

Trout and salmon stamp.

(a) Ninety percent of the revenue from trout
and salmon stamps must be credited to the trout and salmon management account. Money
in the account may be used and is appropriated to the commissioner only for:

(1) the development, restoration, maintenance, improvement, protection, and
preservation of habitat for trout and salmon in trout streams and lakes, including, but
not limited to, evaluating habitat; stabilizing eroding stream banks; adding fish cover;
modifying stream channels; managing vegetation to protect, shade, or reduce runoff on
stream banks; and purchasing equipment to accomplish these tasks;

(2) rearing trout and salmon, including utility and service costs associated with
coldwater hatchery buildings and systems; stocking trout and salmon in streams and lakes
and Lake Superior; and monitoring and evaluating stocked trout and salmon;

(3) acquisition of easements and fee title along trout waters;

(4) identifying easement and fee title areas along trout waters; and

(5) research and special management projects on trout streams, trout lakes, and
Lake Superior and portions of its tributaries.

(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related
to a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), to specific fish rearing
activities under paragraph (a), clause (2), or for costs associated with supplies and
equipment to implement trout and salmon management activities under paragraph (a).

Subd. 4.

Pheasant stamp.

(a) Ninety percent of the revenue from pheasant stamps
must be credited to the pheasant habitat improvement account. Money in the account may
be used and is appropriated to the commissioner only for:

(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for ringnecked
pheasants on public and private land including the establishment of nesting cover, winter
cover, and reliable food sources;

(2) reimbursement of landowners for setting aside lands for pheasant habitat;

(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide pheasant habitat on public and private
land;

(4) the promotion of pheasant habitat development and maintenance, including
promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for pheasant habitat; and

(5) the acquisition of lands suitable for pheasant habitat management and public
hunting.

(b) Money in the account may not be used for:

(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph
(a), clause (1), (3), or (5), or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under
paragraph (a), clause (4); or

(2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2019, personnel may be hired
to provide technical and promotional assistance for private landowners to implement
conservation provisions of state and federal programs.

Subd. 5.

Turkey account.

(a) $4.50 from each turkey license sold, except youth
licenses under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (4), and subdivision 3, clause (7),
must be credited to the wild turkey management account. Money in the account may be
used and is appropriated to the commissioner only for:

(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild
turkeys on public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment
of nesting cover, winter roost area, and reliable food sources;

(2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild turkey habitat;

(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild turkey habitat on public and
private land;

(4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and

(5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population
surveys and monitoring, and research.

(b) Money in the account may not be used for:

(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph
(a), clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4),
or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or

(2) any permanent personnel costs.

Subd. 6.

Walleye stamp.

(a) Revenue from walleye stamps must be credited to the
walleye stamp account. Money in the account must be used and is appropriated to the
commissioner only for stocking walleye in waters of the state and related activities.

(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to
a specific body of water under paragraph (a), or for costs associated with supplies and
equipment to implement walleye stocking activities under paragraph (a).

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

License period.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (d), and
(e), and (f), a license is valid during the lawful time within the license year that the
licensed activity may be performed. Except as provided in paragraph paragraphs (c) and
(f), a license year begins on the first day of March and ends on the last day of February.

(b) A license issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (4), (13), (14),
(15), or (17); 3, clause (7), (10), (11), or (13); 6, clause (4), (5), 97A.475, subdivision (6),
(7), or (8); 7, clause (2), (3), (5), or (6), or 97A.475, subdivision 12 (9); 10; or 12, clause
(2), is valid for the full license period even if this period extends into the next license year,
provided that the license period selected by the licensee begins at the time of issuance.

(c) The license year for resident fishing, the angling portion of a sporting license,
nonresident fishing, resident fish house, resident dark house, and nonresident fish house
begins on March 1 and ends on April 30 of the following year.

(d) A lifetime license issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474 is valid during the
lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity may be performed for the
lifetime of the licensee.

(e) A three-year fish house or dark house license is valid during the license year that
it is purchased and the two succeeding license years.

(f) A three-year individual angling license is valid during the license year in which it
is purchased and the two succeeding license years.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Eligibility.

Persons eligible for a turkey license shall be determined by
this section and commissioner's rule. A person is eligible for a turkey license only if the
person is at least age 16 before the season opens, possesses a firearms safety certificate, or,
if under age 12, is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Residents under age 16; fishing.

(a) A resident under the age of 16 years
may take fish without a license.

(b) A resident under the age of 16 may net ciscoes and whitefish for personal
consumption without the license required under section 97A.475, subdivision 13. A
resident netting ciscoes and whitefish under this paragraph must follow all other applicable
requirements for netting ciscoes and whitefish for personal consumption.

(c) A person's age at the time of purchase determines the type of license required
under section 97A.475.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Residents under age 16; small game.

(a) A resident under age 16 must
may not obtain a small game license in order to but may take small game by firearms or
bow and arrow without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2,
4, and 5, a license if the resident is:

(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;

(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or
guardian;

(3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied
by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an
apprentice hunter validation; or

(4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

(b) A resident under age 16 may take small game by trapping without a small game
license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping license. A resident
under age 13 may trap without a trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter,
bobcat, or pine marten unless the resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat,
or pine marten taken by a resident under age five must be included in the limit of the
accompanying parent or guardian.

(c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license 13 must obtain a free
turkey license to take turkey and may take a turkey without a firearms safety certificate
if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety
certificate.

(d) A resident under age 12 13 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take
a prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an
adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

Subd. 3b.

Nonresidents under age 18; small game.

(a) A nonresident age 16 or
over and under age 18 may take small game by firearms or archery and may obtain a small
game license at the resident youth fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (2),
if the nonresident possesses a firearms safety certificate.

(b) A nonresident under age 16 may take small game by firearms or archery
without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, if
the nonresident is:

(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;

(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent
or guardian; or

(3) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Persons under age 16 13; big game.

(a) A person age 12, 13, 14, or 15
may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a firearms safety
certificate. A person age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to hunt
big game.

(b) A person age 10 or 11 ten or over and under age 13 may take big game, provided
the person is under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or
guardian is within immediate reach. Until March 1, 2009, a person age 10 or 11 may take
big game under a parent or guardian's license. Beginning March 1, 2009, A person age 10
or 11 ten or over and under age 13 must obtain a license in order to take big game and may
obtain the license without paying the fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 2.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Nonresidents under age 16 18.

(a) A nonresident under the age of 16 may
take fish by angling angle without a license if a parent or guardian has a fishing license,
but fish must be immediately released or immediately returned to the water. A nonresident
under age 16 may not harvest or possess fish unless the nonresident purchases a youth
fishing license under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, clause (8), or is accompanied by a
parent or guardian with a fishing license. Fish taken by a nonresident under the age of 16
without a license must be included in the limit of the parent or guardian.

(b) A nonresident under age 16 18 may purchase a youth fishing license at the
resident fee or be included under a nonresident family license, under section 97A.475,
subdivision 7, clause (8), to take fish by angling, and possess a limit of fish.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Lifetime angling license; fee.

(a) A resident lifetime angling license
authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those
activities authorized by the annual resident angling license. The license does not include a
trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required
by law.

(b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are:

(1) age 3 and under, $227 $343;

(2) age 4 to age 15, $300 $473;

(3) age 16 to age 50, $383 $571; and

(4) age 51 and over, $203 $401.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:

Subd. 2b.

Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee.

(a) A resident lifetime
angling and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the
state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling
and spearing licenses.

(b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are:

(1) age 3 and under, $485 $601;

(2) age 4 to age 15, $620 $793;

(3) age 16 to age 50, $755 $943; and

(4) age 51 and over, $376 $574.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Lifetime small game hunting license; fee.

(a) A resident lifetime small
game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game in the state. The
license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the annual resident
small game hunting and trapping licenses. The license does not include a turkey stamp
validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.

(b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:

(1) age 3 and under, $217 $223;

(2) age 4 to age 15, $290 $301;

(3) age 16 to age 50, $363 $430; and

(4) age 51 and over, $213 $274.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Lifetime deer hunting license; fee.

(a) A resident lifetime deer hunting
license authorizes a person to take deer with firearms or by archery in the state. The license
authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident firearm deer hunting license
or the annual resident archery deer hunting license. The licensee must register and receive
tags each year that the license is used. The tags shall be issued at no charge to the licensee.

(b) The fees for a resident lifetime firearm or archery deer hunting license are:

(1) age 3 and under, $337 $406;

(2) age 4 to age 15, $450 $538;

(3) age 16 to age 50, $573 $656; and

(4) age 51 and over, $383 $468.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Lifetime sporting license; fee.

(a) A resident lifetime sporting license
authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state. The
license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, resident
small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout
and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or
any other hunting stamps required by law.

(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:

(1) age 3 and under, $357 $567;

(2) age 4 to age 15, $480 $786;

(3) age 16 to age 50, $613 $924; and

(4) age 51 and over, $413 $668.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a.

Lifetime sporting with spearing option license; fee.

(a) A resident
lifetime sporting with spearing option license authorizes a person to take fish by angling
or spearing and hunt and trap small game in the state. The license authorizes those
activities authorized by the annual resident angling, spearing, resident small game hunting,
and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout and salmon stamp
validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other hunting
stamps required by law.

(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting with spearing option license are:

(1) age 3 and under, $615 $815;

(2) age 4 to age 15, $800 $906;

(3) age 16 to age 50, $985 $1,296; and

(4) age 51 and over, $586 $841.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.474, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee.

(a) A nonresident lifetime
angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license
authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The
license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation,
or other stamps required by law.

(b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:

(1) age 3 and under, $447 $726;

(2) age 4 to age 15, $600 $925;

(3) age 16 to age 50, $773 $1,054; and

(4) age 51 and over, $513 $702.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Resident hunting.

Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
only, are:

(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50 $15.50;

(2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 $7 to take small game;

(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23 $26;

(4) for persons under age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $12 $13;

(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
season, $26 $30;

(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26 $30;

(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
season, $26 $30;

(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310 $356;

(9) to take bear, $38 $44;

(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250 $287;

(11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;

(12) to take prairie chickens, $20 $23;

(13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
the regular firearms season, $13 $15;

(14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13 $15; and

(15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader
during the muzzleloader season, $13. $15;

(16) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour
period selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee
for the migratory waterfowl stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (1),
shall be deposited in the waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075,
subdivision 2; one-half of the fee for the pheasant stamp under section 97A.475,
subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the pheasant habitat improvement account
under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half of the small game surcharge under
section 97A.475, subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the wildlife acquisition account; and

(17) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $4.50.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Nonresident hunting.

(a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
to nonresidents, are:

(1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $73 $90.50;

(2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
season, $135 $160;

(3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135 $160;

(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
season, $135 $160;

(5) to take bear, $195 $225;

(6) for persons age 18 and older or over to take turkey, $78 $91;

(7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $12 $13;

(8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155 $178;

(9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;

(10) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $13 $15;

(11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13 $15; and

(12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader
season, $13. $15; and

(13) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour
period selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee
for the migratory waterfowl stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (1),
shall be deposited in the waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075,
subdivision 2; one-half of the fee for the pheasant stamp under section 97A.475,
subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the pheasant habitat improvement account
under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half of the small game surcharge under
section 97A.475, subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the wildlife acquisition account.

(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under
paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed
on this surcharge.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Small game surcharge.

Fees for annual licenses to take small game must
be increased by a surcharge of $6.50, except licenses under section 97A.475, subdivisions
2, clause (16); and 3, clause (13). An additional commission may not be assessed on
the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual small game
hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid by hunters for the acquisition and
development of wildlife lands."

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Resident fishing.

Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
only, are:

(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $17 $24;

(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a
married couple, $25 $40;

(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $17
$18; and

(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
by the licensee, $8.50. $10;

(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour
period selected by the licensee, $12;

(6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling limited to 90 consecutive
days selected by the licensee, $18;

(7) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a period of three consecutive
years, $69;

(8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $12;

(9) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by spearing, $9; and

(10) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling and spearing, $36.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Nonresident fishing.

(a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
to nonresidents, are:

(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $37.50 $39;

(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a
married couple, limited to seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, $26.50 $33;

(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour
period selected by the licensee, $22 $27;

(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a
family for one or both parents and dependent children under the age of 16, $50.50 $53;

(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
by the licensee, $8.50 $12;

(6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a
married couple, limited to 14 consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $38.50
$43; and

(7) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $37.50.;

(8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $12;

(9) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by spearing from a
dark house, $9; and

(10) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, limited to seven consecutive
days selected by the licensee, $29.

(b) A $2 $5 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except
licenses issued under paragraph (a), clause clauses (5), (8), and (9). An additional
commission may not be assessed on this surcharge.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Minnesota sporting; super sports.

(a) The commissioner shall issue
Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The licensee may take fish by angling
and small game. The fee for the license is:

(1) for an individual, $23 $36.50; and

(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish and for one spouse
to take small game, $32 $52.50.

(b) The commissioner shall issue Minnesota super sports licenses to residents only.
The licensee may take fish by angling, including trout; small game, including pheasant
and waterfowl; and deer. The fee for the super sports license, including all required stamp
validations, is:

(1) for an individual age 18 or over, $92.50; and

(2) for a combined license for a married couple as defined in section 517.01 to take
fish, including the trout and salmon stamp validation, and for one spouse to take small
game, including pheasant and waterfowl, and deer, $118.50.

(c) Revenue for the stamp endorsements under paragraph (b) shall be deposited
according to section 97A.075, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.

(d) Revenue for the deer dedicated accounts from the deer license endorsement
under paragraph (b) shall be deposited according to section 97A.075, subdivision 1.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; residents.

Fees for the
following licenses are:

(1) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $11.50 $15;

(2) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $26 $30;

(3) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $34.50
$42; and

(4) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $78 $87.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12.

Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; nonresident.

Fees for fish
house, dark house, and shelter licenses for a nonresident are:

(1) annual, $33 $37;

(2) seven consecutive days, $19 selected by the licensee, $21; and

(3) three-year, $99 $111.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read:

Subd. 20.

Trapping license.

The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing animals is:

(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, $6 $7;

(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, $20 $23;

(3) for residents age 65 or over, $10 $11.50; and

(4) for nonresidents, $73 $84.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 43, is amended to read:

Subd. 43.

Duplicate licenses.

The fees for duplicate licenses are:

(1) for licenses to take big game, $5, except licenses issued under section 97A.475,
subdivision 8, paragraph (b); and

(2) for other licenses, $2.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 44, is amended to read:

Subd. 44.

Replacement licenses.

The fee for a replacement firearms deer license
is $5, except there is no fee for replacing a deer license issued under section 97A.475,
subdivision 8, paragraph (b).

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 45, is amended to read:

Subd. 45.

Camp Ripley archery deer hunt.

The application fee for the Camp
Ripley archery deer hunt is $8 $12.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.485, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Electronic licensing system commission.

The commissioner shall retain
for the operation of the electronic licensing system the commission established under
section 84.027, subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected by the commissioner on all
license fees collected, excluding:.

(1) the small game surcharge;

(2) the deer license surcharges or donations under section 97A.475, subdivisions 3,
paragraph (b), and 3a; and

(3) $2.50 of the license fee for the licenses in section 97A.475, subdivisions 6,
clauses (1), (2), and (4), 7, 8, 12, and 13.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.715, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Stamp required.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section
97A.405, subdivision 2, a person required to possess a small game license may not hunt
pheasants without a pheasant stamp validation.

(b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision:

(1) residents or nonresidents under age 18 or and residents over age 65;

(2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves; and

(3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section 97A.441,
subdivision 6a.; and

(4) residents or nonresidents hunting on a license issued under section 97A.475,
subdivision 2, clause (16), or 3, clause (13).

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.801, is amended to read:

97B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED.

(a) Except as provided in this section or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person
required to possess a small game license may not take migratory waterfowl without a
migratory waterfowl stamp validation.

(b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license
issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 6a; and persons hunting on their own property
are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section.

(c) Residents or nonresidents with a license issued under section 97A.475,
subdivision 2, clause (16), or 3, clause (13), are not required to possess a stamp validation
under this section.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.301, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Spearing.

A person may not take fish by spearing from a dark house
without a dark house spearing license and an angling license.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Requirement.

Except as provided in subdivision 2 or section
97A.405, subdivision 2, a person over age 16 18 and under age 65 required to possess an
angling license must have a trout and salmon stamp validation to:

(1) take fish by angling in:

(i) a stream designated by the commissioner as a trout stream;

(ii) a lake designated by the commissioner as a trout lake; or

(iii) Lake Superior; or

(2) possess trout or salmon taken in the state by angling.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Exception.

A trout and salmon stamp validation is not required to take fish
by angling or to possess trout and salmon if:

(1) the person:

(i) possesses a license to take fish by angling for a period of 24 hours or 72 hours
from the time of issuance under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (4) or (5),; or
subdivision 7, clause (3) or (5), and

(ii) is taking fish by angling, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, during
the period the license is valid;

(2) the person is taking fish, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, as
authorized under section 97C.035; or

(3) the person has a valid license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 1, 2,
3, 4, or 5.

Sec. 35. REPEALER.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3a, is repealed.