as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/27/2019 10:44am
A bill for an act
relating to game and fish; prohibiting certain antler point restrictions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.311; repealing Laws 2013, chapter 121,
section 53; Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0350.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.311, is amended to read:
(a) new text begin Except as provided under paragraph (c), new text end the commissioner may, by rule, prescribe
restrictions and designate areas where deer may be taken, including hunter selection criteria
for special hunts established under section 97A.401, subdivision 4. The commissioner may,
by rule, prescribe the open seasons for deer within the following periods:
(1) taking with firearms, other than muzzle-loading firearms, between November 1 and
December 15;
(2) taking with muzzle-loading firearms between September 1 and December 31; and
(3) taking by archery between September 1 and December 31.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner may establish special seasons
within designated areas at any time of year.
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(c) The commissioner may not impose an antler point restriction other than that imposed
under Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0200, subpart 6.
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Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 53,
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and
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Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0350,
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are repealed.
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Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: 19-3864
Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 53
new text begin The commissioner of natural resources may not impose an antler point restriction in areas outside the Series 300 deer permit areas, other than that imposed under Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0200, subpart 6, unless the legislature approves the antler point restriction. new text end
Repealed Minnesota Rule: 19-3864
Notwithstanding part 6232.0200, subpart 6, in all 300 series deer permit areas, a legal buck is defined as a deer with a minimum of four antler points on at least one antler. Bucks with fewer antler points than the minimum defined points are protected and not legal for harvest. Youth hunters, age 10 to 17, are exempt from this part.