HF 1584

as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to game and fish; modifying provisions for 
  1.3             separate selection of turkey licenses; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.435, subdivision 
  1.5             4. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.435, 
  1.8   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 4.  [SEPARATE SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE LICENSEES.] (a) 
  1.10  The commissioner may conduct a separate selection for up to 20 
  1.11  percent of the turkey licenses to be issued for any area.  Only 
  1.12  persons that are owners or tenants of and that live on at least 
  1.13  40 acres of agricultural or grazing land in the area, and their 
  1.14  family members, are eligible applicants for turkey licenses for 
  1.15  the separate selection.  Persons that are unsuccessful in a 
  1.16  separate selection must be included in the selection for the 
  1.17  remaining licenses.  Persons that obtain a license in a separate 
  1.18  selection must allow public turkey hunting on their land during 
  1.19  that turkey season.  
  1.20     (b) The commissioner may by rule establish criteria for 
  1.21  determining eligible family members under this subdivision.