Minnesota Legislature
HF 1856
as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 01/24/2012 10:37am
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A bill for an act
relating to game and fish; providing for hunting and trapping wolves; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97A.451, subdivision 3; 97A.475, subdivisions
2, 3, 20; 97B.601, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section
97B.645, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 97B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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
obtain a small game license in order to take small game by firearms or bow and arrow
without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, 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 new text begin animals other than wolves new text end 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 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 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. 2.
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;
(2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 to take small game;
(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23;
(4) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12;
(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
season, $26;
(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26;
(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
season, $26;
(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310;
(9) to take bear, $38;
(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250;
(11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
(12) to take prairie chickens, $20;
(13) for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
season, $13;
(14) for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; deleted text begin and
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(15) for persons under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
season, $13new text begin ; and
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new text begin (16) to take wolf, $38new text end .
Sec. 3.
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;
(2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
season, $135;
(3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135;
(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
season, $135;
(5) to take bear, $195;
(6) for persons age 18 and older to take turkey, $78;
(7) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12;
(8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155;
(9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
(10) for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
season in any open season option or time period, $13;
(11) for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; deleted text begin and
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(12) for persons under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader season, $13new text begin ; and
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new text begin (13) to take wolf, $195new text end .
(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under
paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this
surcharge.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
Subd. 20.
Trapping license.
new text begin (a) new text end The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing animalsnew text begin ,
other than wolves,new text end is:
(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, $6;
(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, $20;
(3) for residents age 65 or over, $10; and
(4) for nonresidents, $73.
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(b) The fee for a license to trap wolves is:
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(1) for residents, $50; and
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(2) for nonresidents, $100.
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Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.601, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Exception to license requirements.
(a) A resident under age 16 may
take small game without a small game license, and a resident under age 13 may trapnew text begin
animals other than wolvesnew text end without a trapping license, as provided in section 97A.451,
subdivision 3.
(b) A person may take small game without a small game license on land occupied by
the person as a principal residence.
(c) An owner or occupant may take certain small game causing damage without a
small game or trapping license as provided in section 97B.655.
(d) A person may use dogs to pursue and tree raccoons under section 97B.621,
subdivision 2, during the closed season without a license.
(e) A person may take a turkey or a prairie chicken without a small game license.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.645, subdivision 9, is
amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Open season.
There shall be no open season for gray wolves until after the
gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. After that time,
the commissioner deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin shallnew text end prescribe open seasons and restrictions for deleted text begin takingdeleted text end new text begin hunting by
firearms and trappingnew text end gray wolves deleted text begin but must provide opportunity for public commentdeleted text end new text begin , in
consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Servicenew text end .
Sec. 7.
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[97B.647] TAKING WOLVES; LICENSE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin License, tagging, and registration requirements. new text end
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Except as
provided under section 97B.645, a person may not take a wolf without possessing the
applicable wolf firearms hunting or trapping license. The commissioner may prescribe
by rule requirements for tagging and registering wolves.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Season and restrictions. new text end
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(a) The commissioner may establish by rule the
open seasons, areas, and conditions for taking wolves by firearms hunting and trapping.
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(b) The commissioner may limit by rule the number of wolves taken or the number
of persons that may take wolves in an area, if it is necessary to prevent an overharvest.
The commissioner may establish, by rule, a method, including a drawing, to impartially
select the licensees for an area. The commissioner shall give preference to licensees that
have previously applied and have not been selected.
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Sec. 8. new text begin 2012 AND 2013 WOLF SEASONS.
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The commissioner of natural resources shall establish the first firearms wolf hunting
season to open no later than the first day of the 2012 firearms deer hunting season. The
commissioner shall establish the first wolf trapping season to begin January 1, 2013.
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