HF 2171

Conference Committee Report - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/27/2012 02:36am

1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 2171

1.2A bill for an act

1.3relating to natural resources; modifying game and fish license provisions;
1.4providing for taking wolf; modifying requirements to take and transport
1.5wild animals; modifying department authority and duties; creating walk-in
1.6access program; modifying predator control program; modifying deer baiting
1.7restrictions; modifying authority to remove beavers; providing for disposition of
1.8certain receipts; eliminating venison donation program; modifying snowmobile
1.9registration and trail sticker requirements; modifying snowmobile operation
1.10provisions; modifying watercraft license fees; modifying shooting range
1.11provisions; modifying temporary drawdown of public waters provisions;
1.12modifying 2012 fishing opener date; requiring rulemaking; providing civil
1.13penalties; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections
1.1484.027, subdivisions 14, 15; 84.82, subdivisions 2, 3; 84.8205, subdivision 1;
1.1584.83, subdivisions 2, 3; 84.86, subdivision 1; 84.8712, subdivision 1; 86B.301,
1.16subdivision 2; 86B.415, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 87A.01,
1.17subdivision 4; 87A.02, subdivision 2; 97A.015, subdivisions 3a, 53; 97A.065,
1.18subdivision 6; 97A.085, by adding a subdivision; 97A.095, subdivisions 1,
1.192; 97A.137, subdivision 5; 97A.405, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision;
1.2097A.421, subdivision 3; 97A.441, subdivision 7; 97A.451, subdivisions 3, 4, by
1.21adding a subdivision; 97A.473, subdivisions 3, 5, 5a; 97A.475, subdivisions
1.222, 3, 3a, 4, 20, 44; 97A.482; 97B.001, subdivision 7; 97B.031, subdivisions
1.231, 2; 97B.035, subdivision 1a; 97B.071; 97B.085, subdivision 3; 97B.328;
1.2497B.601, subdivisions 3a, 4; 97B.603; 97B.605; 97B.671, subdivisions 3, 4;
1.2597B.711, subdivision 1; 97B.805, subdivision 1; 97B.901; 97C.355, subdivision
1.261, by adding a subdivision; 97C.395, subdivision 1; 97C.515, subdivisions
1.272, 4, 5; 103G.005, by adding a subdivision; 103G.408; Minnesota Statutes
1.282011 Supplement, sections 97A.075, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
1.2997B.075; 97B.645, subdivision 9; 97B.667; proposing coding for new law
1.30in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 31; 87A; 97A; 97B; repealing Minnesota
1.31Statutes 2010, sections 17.035; 17.4993, subdivision 2; 87A.02, subdivision 1;
1.3297A.045, subdivisions 8, 13; 97A.065, subdivision 1; 97A.095, subdivision 3;
1.3397A.331, subdivision 7; 97A.485, subdivision 12; 97A.552; 97B.303; 97B.645,
1.34subdivision 2; 97C.031.
1.35April 26, 2012
1.36The Honorable Kurt Zellers
1.37Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.38The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach
1.39President of the Senate
2.1We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 2171 report that we have agreed upon
2.2the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
2.3That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 2171 be further
2.4amended as follows:
2.5Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

2.6"ARTICLE 1

2.7GAME AND FISH POLICY

2.8    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.027, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
2.9    Subd. 14. Mission; efficiency. It is part of the department's mission that within the
2.10department's resources the commissioner shall endeavor to:
2.11(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;
2.12(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's
2.13resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible;
2.14(3) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities
2.15of other governmental agencies;
2.16(4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve
2.17customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase
2.18public participation in the business of government;
2.19(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent
2.20otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;
2.21(6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the
2.22accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section
2.2316A.10, subdivision 1 ; and
2.24(7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out
2.25the mission and improve the performance of the department; and
2.26(8) plan and implement activities designed to recruit new outdoor recreation
2.27participants, including youth, women, and minorities, and retain existing participants.
2.28This includes but is not limited to anglers, hunters, trappers, and campers.

2.29    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.027, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
2.30    Subd. 15. Electronic transactions. (a) The commissioner may receive an
2.31application for, sell, and issue any license, stamp, permit, pass, sticker, gift card, safety
2.32training certification, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction of the commissioner
2.33by electronic means, including by telephone. Notwithstanding section 97A.472, electronic
2.34and telephone transactions may be made outside of the state. The commissioner may:
3.1    (1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated by electronic transactions,
3.2including by telephone;
3.3    (2) assign an identification number to an applicant who purchases a hunting or
3.4fishing license or recreational vehicle registration by electronic means, to serve as
3.5temporary authorization to engage in the activity requiring a license or registration until
3.6the license or registration is received or expires;
3.7    (3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals who make electronic
3.8transactions and transactions by telephone or Internet, including issuing fees and an
3.9additional transaction fee not to exceed $3.50;
3.10    (4) charge and permit agents to charge a convenience fee not to exceed three percent
3.11of the cost of the license to individuals who use electronic bank cards for payment. An
3.12electronic licensing system agent charging a fee of individuals making an electronic
3.13bank card transaction in person must post a sign informing individuals of the fee. The
3.14sign must be near the point of payment, clearly visible, include the amount of the fee, and
3.15state: "License agents are allowed by state law to charge a fee not to exceed three percent
3.16of the cost of state licenses to persons who use electronic bank cards for payment. The
3.17fee is not required by state law.";
3.18    (5) establish, by written order, an electronic licensing system commission to be
3.19paid by revenues generated from all sales made through the electronic licensing system.
3.20The commissioner shall establish the commission in a manner that neither significantly
3.21overrecovers nor underrecovers costs involved in providing the electronic licensing
3.22system; and
3.23    (6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this subdivision.
3.24    (b) The fees established under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), and the commission
3.25established under paragraph (a), clause (5), are not subject to the rulemaking procedures
3.26of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
3.27    (c) Money received from fees and commissions collected under this subdivision,
3.28including interest earned, is annually appropriated from the game and fish fund and the
3.29natural resources fund to the commissioner for the cost of electronic licensing.
3.30(d) Game and fish licenses under chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C shall be available by
3.31electronic transaction, regardless of whether all or any part of the biennial appropriation
3.32law for the department has been enacted. If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation
3.33has not been enacted to appropriate money to the commissioner of management and
3.34budget for central accounting, procurement, payroll, and human resources functions,
3.35amounts necessary to operate those functions for the purpose of this paragraph are
3.36appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
4.1As necessary, the commissioner may transfer a portion of this appropriation to other
4.2state agencies to support carrying out these functions. Any subsequent appropriation to
4.3the commissioner of management and budget for a biennium in which this section is
4.4applicable supersedes and replaces the funding authorized in this paragraph.

4.5    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.6    Subdivision 1. Authority. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may accept
4.7for and on behalf of the state any gift, bequest, devise, or grants of lands or interest in
4.8lands or personal property of any kind or of money tendered to the state for any purpose
4.9pertaining to the activities of the department or any of its divisions. Any money so
4.10received is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted.
4.11Lands and interests in lands so received may be sold or exchanged as provided in chapter
4.1294. The deed conveying land or an interest in land to the state under this paragraph must
4.13clearly indicate whether the state may resell the donated land or interest in land.
4.14(b) When the commissioner of natural resources accepts lands or interests in land,
4.15the commissioner may reimburse the donor for costs incurred to obtain an appraisal needed
4.16for tax reporting purposes. If the state pays the donor for a portion of the value of the
4.17lands or interests in lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not
4.18exceed $1,500. If the donor receives no payment from the state for the lands or interests in
4.19lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not exceed $5,000.
4.20(c) The commissioner of natural resources, on behalf of the state, may accept and
4.21use grants of money or property from the United States or other grantors for conservation
4.22purposes not inconsistent with the laws of this state. Any money or property so received
4.23is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purposes for which it is granted, and shall
4.24be expended or used solely for such purposes in accordance with the federal laws and
4.25regulations pertaining thereto, subject to applicable state laws and rules as to manner
4.26of expenditure or use providing that the commissioner may make subgrants of any
4.27money received to other agencies, units of local government, private individuals, private
4.28organizations, and private nonprofit corporations. Appropriate funds and accounts shall
4.29be maintained by the commissioner of management and budget to secure compliance
4.30with this section.
4.31(d) The commissioner may accept for and on behalf of the permanent school fund a
4.32donation of lands, interest in lands, or improvements on lands. A donation so received
4.33shall become state property, be classified as school trust land as defined in section 92.025,
4.34and be managed consistent with section 127A.31. When the commissioner proposes
5.1to accept a donation of land or an interest in land, the commissioner must notify the
5.2landowner of the option to express in the deed whether the state may resell the land.

5.3    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.82, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.4    Subd. 2. Application, issuance, reports, additional issuing fee. (a) Application for
5.5registration or reregistration shall be made to the commissioner or an authorized deputy
5.6registrar of motor vehicles in a format prescribed by the commissioner and shall state the
5.7legal name and address of every owner of the snowmobile.
5.8    (b) A person who purchases a snowmobile from a retail dealer shall make application
5.9for registration to the dealer at the point of sale. The dealer shall issue a dealer temporary
5.1021-day registration permit to each purchaser who applies to the dealer for registration.
5.11The temporary permit must contain the dealer's identification number and phone number.
5.12Each retail dealer shall submit completed registration and fees to the deputy registrar at
5.13least once a week. No fee may be charged by a dealer to a purchaser for providing the
5.14temporary permit.
5.15    (c) Upon receipt of the application and the appropriate fee as hereinafter provided,
5.16the commissioner or deputy registrar shall issue to the applicant, or provide to the dealer,
5.17an assigned registration number or a commissioner or deputy registrar temporary 21-day
5.18permit. Once issued, the registration number must be affixed to the snowmobile in a
5.19clearly visible and permanent manner for enforcement purposes as the commissioner of
5.20natural resources shall prescribe. A dealer subject to paragraph (b) shall provide the
5.21registration materials or temporary permit to the purchaser within the temporary 21-day
5.22permit period. The registration is not valid unless signed by at least one owner. The
5.23temporary permit must indicate whether a snowmobile state trail sticker under section
5.2484.8205 was purchased.
5.25    (d) Each deputy registrar of motor vehicles acting pursuant to section 168.33, shall
5.26also be a deputy registrar of snowmobiles. The commissioner of natural resources in
5.27agreement with the commissioner of public safety may prescribe the accounting and
5.28procedural requirements necessary to assure efficient handling of registrations and
5.29registration fees. Deputy registrars shall strictly comply with these accounting and
5.30procedural requirements.
5.31    (e) A fee of $2 in addition to that otherwise prescribed by law shall be charged for:
5.32    (1) each snowmobile registered by the registrar or a deputy registrar and the
5.33additional fee shall be disposed of in the manner provided in section 168.33, subdivision
5.342 ; or
6.1    (2) each snowmobile registered by the commissioner and the additional fee shall
6.2be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the snowmobile trails and enforcement
6.3account in the natural resources fund.

6.4    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.82, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
6.5    Subd. 3. Fees for registration. (a) The fee for registration of each snowmobile,
6.6other than those used for an agricultural purpose, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision
6.71c, or those registered by a dealer or manufacturer pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) shall be
6.8as follows: $45 $75 for three years and $4 $10 for a duplicate or transfer.
6.9(b) The total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by a dealer and operated for
6.10demonstration or testing purposes shall be $50 per year.
6.11(c) The total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by a manufacturer and
6.12operated for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes shall be $150
6.13per year. Dealer and manufacturer registrations are not transferable.
6.14(d) The onetime fee for registration of an exempt snowmobile under subdivision
6.156a is $6.

6.16    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.82, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
6.17    Subd. 6. Exemptions. Registration is not required under this section for:
6.18    (1) a snowmobile owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government,
6.19another state, or a political subdivision thereof;
6.20    (2) a snowmobile registered in a country other than the United States temporarily
6.21used within this state;
6.22    (3) a snowmobile that is covered by a valid license of another state and has not been
6.23within this state for more than 30 consecutive days or that is registered by an Indian tribal
6.24government to a tribal member and has not been outside the tribal reservation boundary
6.25for more than 30 consecutive days;
6.26    (4) a snowmobile used exclusively in organized track racing events;
6.27    (5) a snowmobile in transit by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer;
6.28    (6) a snowmobile at least 15 years old in transit by an individual for use only on
6.29land owned or leased by the individual; or
6.30    (7) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.

6.31    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.8205, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.32    Subdivision 1. Sticker required; fee. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b),
6.33a person A snowmobile that is not registered in the state or that is registered by a
7.1manufacturer or dealer under section 84.82, subdivision 3, paragraph (b) or (c), may not
7.2operate a snowmobile be operated on a state or grant-in-aid snowmobile trail unless a
7.3snowmobile state trail sticker is affixed to the snowmobile.
7.4(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall issue a sticker upon application
7.5and payment of a $15 fee. The fee for a three-year snowmobile state trail sticker that is
7.6purchased at the time of snowmobile registration is $30 is:
7.7(1) $35 for a one-year snowmobile state trail sticker purchased by an individual; and
7.8(2) $15 for a one-year snowmobile state trail sticker purchased by a dealer or
7.9manufacturer.
7.10(c) In addition to other penalties prescribed by law, a person an individual in
7.11violation of this subdivision must purchase an annual state trail sticker for a fee of $30
7.12$70. The sticker is valid from November 1 through June 30. Fees collected under this
7.13section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the state
7.14treasury and credited to the snowmobile trails and enforcement account in the natural
7.15resources fund and, except for the electronic licensing system commission established by
7.16the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid,
7.17trail maintenance, grooming, and easement acquisition.
7.18    (b) (d) A state trail sticker is not required under this section for:
7.19    (1) a snowmobile owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state that is
7.20registered under section 84.82, subdivision 5;
7.21    (2) a snowmobile that is owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal
7.22government, another state, or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from
7.23registration under section 84.82, subdivision 6;
7.24    (3) (2) a collector snowmobile that is operated as provided in a special permit issued
7.25for the collector snowmobile under section 84.82, subdivision 7a;
7.26    (4) (3) a person operating a snowmobile only on the portion of a trail that is owned
7.27by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or
7.28    (5) (4) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.
7.29    (c) A temporary registration permit issued by a dealer under section 84.82,
7.30subdivision 2, may include a snowmobile state trail sticker if the trail sticker fee is
7.31included with the registration application fee.

7.32    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.83, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.33    Subd. 2. Money deposited in the account. Fees from the registration of
7.34snowmobiles and from the issuance of snowmobile state trail stickers and the unrefunded
8.1gasoline tax attributable to snowmobile use pursuant to section 296A.18 shall be deposited
8.2in the state treasury and credited to the snowmobile trails and enforcement account.

8.3    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.83, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.4    Subd. 3. Purposes for the account; allocation. (a) The money deposited in the
8.5account and interest earned on that money may be expended only as appropriated by
8.6law for the following purposes:
8.7(1) for a grant-in-aid program to counties and municipalities for construction and
8.8maintenance of snowmobile trails, including maintenance of trails on lands and waters of
8.9Voyageurs National Park; on Lake of the Woods; on Rainy Lake; on the following lakes in
8.10St. Louis County: Burntside, Crane, Little Long, Mud, Pelican, Shagawa, and Vermilion;
8.11and on the following lakes in Cook County: Devil Track and Hungry Jack;
8.12(2) for acquisition, development, and maintenance of state recreational snowmobile
8.13trails;
8.14(3) for snowmobile safety programs; and
8.15(4) for the administration and enforcement of sections 84.81 to 84.91 and
8.16appropriated grants to local law enforcement agencies.
8.17(b) No less than 60 percent of revenue collected from snowmobile registration
8.18and snowmobile state trail sticker fees must be expended for grants-in-aid to develop,
8.19maintain, and groom trails and acquire easements.

8.20    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.8712, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.21    Subdivision 1. Prohibition. A person may not use a snowmobile with metal traction
8.22devices on a paved public trail, except as otherwise provided that is designated closed to
8.23such use by a local government with jurisdiction over a the trail or on a paved state trail or
8.24any portion of a paved state trail that is designated closed to such use by the commissioner.

8.25    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 84D.03, subdivision 3, is
8.26amended to read:
8.27    Subd. 3. Bait harvest from infested waters. (a) Taking wild animals from infested
8.28waters for bait or aquatic farm purposes is prohibited, except as provided in paragraph
8.29(b) and section 97C.341.
8.30    (b) In waters that are designated as infested waters, except those designated because
8.31they contain prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish, as defined
8.32under section 17.4982, subdivision 6, taking wild animals may be permitted for:
9.1    (1) commercial taking of wild animals for bait and aquatic farm purposes according
9.2to a permit issued under section 84D.11, subject to rules adopted by the commissioner; and
9.3    (2) bait purposes for noncommercial personal use in waters that contain Eurasian
9.4water milfoil, when the infested waters are designated solely because they contain
9.5Eurasian water milfoil and if the equipment for taking is limited to cylindrical minnow
9.6traps not exceeding 16 inches in diameter and 32 inches in length; and
9.7(3) harvest of bullheads, goldeyes, mooneyes, sheepshead (freshwater drum), and
9.8suckers for bait from streams or rivers designated as infested waters, by hook and line for
9.9noncommercial personal use. Other provisions that apply to this clause are:
9.10(i) fish taken under this clause must be used on the same body of water where caught
9.11and while still on that water body;
9.12(ii) fish taken under this clause may not be transported live from or off the water
9.13body;
9.14(iii) fish harvested under this clause may only be used in accordance with this section;
9.15(iv) any other use of wild animals used for bait from infested waters is prohibited;
9.16(v) fish taken under this clause must meet all other size restrictions and requirements
9.17as established in rules; and
9.18(vi) all species listed under this clause shall be included in the person's daily limit as
9.19established in rules, if applicable.
9.20    (c) Equipment authorized for minnow harvest in a designated infested water by
9.21permit issued under paragraph (b) may not be transported to, or used in, any waters other
9.22than waters specified in the permit.

9.23    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
9.24    Subd. 2. Exemptions. A watercraft license is not required for:
9.25(1) a watercraft that is covered by a license or number in full force and effect under
9.26federal law or a federally approved licensing or numbering system of another state, and
9.27has not been within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include
9.28days that a watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior
9.29port or another port in the state;
9.30(2) a watercraft from a country other than the United States that has not been
9.31within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include days that a
9.32watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior port or another
9.33port in the state;
9.34(3) a watercraft owned by the United States, an Indian tribal government, a state, or
9.35a political subdivision of a state, except watercraft used for recreational purposes;
10.1(4) a ship's lifeboat;
10.2(5) a watercraft that has been issued a valid marine document by the United States
10.3government;
10.4(6) a duck boat during duck hunting season;
10.5(7) a rice boat during the harvest season;
10.6(8) a seaplane; and
10.7(9) a nonmotorized watercraft nine ten feet in length or less.
10.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2013.

10.9    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.10    Subdivision 1. Watercraft 19 feet or less. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b)
10.11and subdivision 1a, the fee for a watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or less in length
10.12is $27 except:.
10.13(b) The watercraft license fee:
10.14(1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is
10.15offered for rent or lease, the fee is $9;
10.16(2) for a canoe, kayak, sailboat, sailboard, paddle boat, or rowing shell 19 feet in
10.17length or less, the fee is $10.50;
10.18(3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a nonprofit corporation for
10.19teaching boat and water safety, the fee is as provided in subdivision 4;
10.20(4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, the fee is as provided
10.21in subdivision 5;
10.22(5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $37.50; and
10.23(6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in
10.24clauses (1) to (5), the fee is $18.
10.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2013.

10.26    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, is amended by adding a
10.27subdivision to read:
10.28    Subd. 1a. Canoes, kayaks, sailboards, paddle boards, paddle boats, or rowing
10.29shells. The fee for a watercraft license for a canoe, kayak, sailboard, paddle board, paddle
10.30boat, or rowing shell over ten feet in length is $10.50.
10.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2013.

10.32    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.1    Subd. 2. Watercraft over 19 feet. Except as provided in subdivisions 1a, 3, 4,
11.2and 5, the watercraft license fee:
11.3(1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length is $45;
11.4(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length is $67.50; and
11.5(3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $90.
11.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2013.

11.7    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 87A.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
11.8    Subd. 4. Shooting range performance standards. "Shooting range performance
11.9standards" means those rules adopted by the commissioner of natural resources under the
11.10best practices for shooting range performance standards identified in section 87A.02
11.11for the safe operation of shooting ranges.

11.12    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 87A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.13    Subd. 2. Interim standards Best practices. Until the commissioner of natural
11.14resources adopts the shooting range performance standards under subdivision 1, paragraph
11.15(a) For purposes of this chapter, the November 1999 revised edition of the National Rifle
11.16Association's Range Source Book: A Guide to Planning and Construction shall serve
11.17as the interim best practices for shooting range performance standards, having the full
11.18effect of the shooting range performance standards for purposes of this chapter. The
11.19interim shooting range performance standards sunset and have no further effect under this
11.20chapter upon the effective date of the shooting range performance standards adopted
11.21under subdivision 1, paragraph (a).

11.22    Sec. 18. [87A.09] PUBLIC SHOOTING RANGES; ACCESSIBILITY.
11.23(a) A publicly owned or managed shooting range located in the seven-county
11.24metropolitan area that is funded in whole or part with public funds must be available
11.25at least twice during the spring and twice during the summer for use by participants in
11.26a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources firearms safety instruction course under
11.27section 97B.015. The shooting range must be available during hours reasonable for youth
11.28participants. The range operator may charge a fee to cover any costs directly incurred
11.29from use required under this section, but may not charge a fee to offset costs for general
11.30maintenance and operation of the facility.
11.31(b) This section does not apply to cities of the first class or a shooting range located
11.32on the same premises as a correctional or detention facility that holds or incarcerates
11.33offenders.

12.1    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.015, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
12.2    Subd. 3a. Bonus permit. "Bonus permit" means a license to take and tag deer by
12.3archery or firearms, in addition to deer authorized to be taken under regular firearms or
12.4archery licenses, or a license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 7.

12.5    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.015, subdivision 53, is amended to read:
12.6    Subd. 53. Unprotected wild animals. "Unprotected wild animals" means wild
12.7animals that are not protected wild animals including weasel, coyote (brush wolf), gopher,
12.8porcupine, striped skunk, and unprotected birds.

12.9    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.065, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
12.10    Subd. 6. Deer license donations and surcharges. (a) The surcharges and donations
12.11collected under section 97A.475, subdivision 3 3a, paragraph (b), and subdivision 3a,
12.12shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to
12.13the commissioner for deer management, including for grants or payments to agencies,
12.14organizations, or individuals for assisting with the cost of processing deer taken for
12.15population management purposes for venison donation programs. None of the additional
12.16license fees shall be transferred to any other agency for administration of programs other
12.17than venison donation. If any money transferred by the commissioner is not used for a
12.18venison donation program, it shall be returned to the commissioner.
12.19    (b) By February 10, 2010, the commissioner shall report to the legislature on the
12.20participation in and the effectiveness of the venison donation program. The surcharges
12.21and donations under section 97A.475, subdivisions 3, paragraph (b); 3a, paragraph (a);
12.22and 4, paragraph (b), shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are
12.23appropriated to the commissioner for the walk-in access program.

12.24    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is
12.25amended to read:
12.26    Subdivision 1. Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this
12.27subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2,
12.28clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and 3, clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and (12),
12.29and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.
12.30    (b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and
12.31wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under
12.32section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and
13.1is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer management
13.2programs.
13.3    (c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from
13.4the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each
13.5license issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and
13.6bear management account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and bear
13.7management programs, including a computerized licensing system.
13.8    (d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and
13.9wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding
13.10and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding
13.11and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must
13.12inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years
13.13on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management
13.14has been spent.
13.15     When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding
13.16and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the
13.17unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear
13.18management programs and computerized licensing.

13.19    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, is amended by adding
13.20a subdivision to read:
13.21    Subd. 7. Wolf licenses; account established. (a) For purposes of this subdivision,
13.22"wolf license" means a license or permit issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 2,
13.23clause (16); 3, paragraph (a), clause (13); or 20, paragraph (b).
13.24(b) A wolf management and monitoring account is created in the game and fish fund.
13.25Revenue from wolf licenses must be credited to the wolf management and monitoring
13.26account and is appropriated to the commissioner only for wolf management, research,
13.27damage control, enforcement, and education.

13.28    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.085, is amended by adding a
13.29subdivision to read:
13.30    Subd. 9. Vacating refuges open to hunting. Notwithstanding subdivision 8, the
13.31commissioner may vacate a state game refuge by publishing a notice in the State Register
13.32if the refuge has been open to trapping and hunting small game including waterfowl, deer
13.33or bear by archery, and deer or bear by firearms for at least five years.

14.1    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.095, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.2    Subdivision 1. Migratory waterfowl sanctuary. The commissioner may designate
14.3by rule any part of a state game refuge or any part of a public water that is designated for
14.4management purposes under section 97A.101, subdivision 2, as a migratory waterfowl
14.5sanctuary if there is presented to the commissioner a petition signed by ten resident
14.6licensed hunters describing an area that is primarily a migratory waterfowl refuge. The
14.7commissioner must consider an area for designation upon presentation of a petition
14.8signed by at least ten residents demonstrating that the area is primarily a migratory
14.9waterfowl refuge. The commissioner shall post the area as a migratory waterfowl
14.10sanctuary. A person may not enter a posted migratory waterfowl sanctuary during the open
14.11migratory waterfowl season or during other times prescribed by the commissioner unless
14.12accompanied by or under a permit issued by a conservation officer or wildlife manager.
14.13Upon a request from a private landowner within a migratory waterfowl sanctuary, an
14.14annual permit must be issued to provide access to the property during the waterfowl
14.15season. The permit shall include conditions that allow no activity which would disturb
14.16waterfowl using the refuge during the waterfowl season.

14.17    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.095, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.18    Subd. 2. Waterfowl feeding and resting areas. The commissioner may, by rule,
14.19designate any part of a lake as a migratory feeding and resting area if there is adequate,
14.20free public access to the area. Before designation, the commissioner must receive a
14.21petition signed by at least ten local resident licensed hunters describing the area of a lake
14.22that is a substantial feeding or resting area for migratory waterfowl, and find that the
14.23statements in the petition are correct, and that adequate, free public access to the lake
14.24exists near the designated area describe the area in a public notice and receive public
14.25comments for 30 days. The commissioner must consider an area for designation upon
14.26presentation of a petition signed by at least ten residents demonstrating that the area is a
14.27substantial feeding or resting area for migratory waterfowl. The commissioner shall
14.28post the area as a migratory waterfowl feeding and resting area. Except as authorized in
14.29rules adopted by the commissioner, a person may not enter a posted migratory waterfowl
14.30feeding and resting area, during a period when hunting of migratory waterfowl is allowed,
14.31with watercraft or aircraft propelled by a motor, other than an electric motor with battery
14.32power of 12 volts or less. The commissioner may, by rule, further restrict the use of
14.33electric motors in migratory waterfowl feeding and resting areas.

14.34    Sec. 27. [97A.126] WALK-IN ACCESS PROGRAM.
15.1    Subdivision 1. Establishment. A walk-in access program is established to provide
15.2public access to wildlife habitat on private land for hunting, excluding trapping, as
15.3provided under this section. The commissioner may enter into agreements with other units
15.4of government and landowners to provide private land hunting access.
15.5    Subd. 2. Use of enrolled lands. (a) From September 1 to May 31, a person must
15.6have a walk-in access hunter validation in possession to hunt on private lands, including
15.7agricultural lands, that are posted as being enrolled in the walk-in access program.
15.8(b) Hunting on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access
15.9program is allowed from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
15.10(c) Hunter access on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access
15.11program is restricted to nonmotorized use, except by hunters with disabilities operating
15.12motor vehicles on established trails or field roads who possess a valid permit to shoot from
15.13a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3.
15.14(d) The general provisions for use of wildlife management areas adopted under
15.15sections 86A.06 and 97A.137, relating to overnight use, alcoholic beverages, use of
15.16motorboats, firearms and target shooting, hunting stands, abandonment of trash and
15.17property, destruction or removal of property, introduction of plants or animals, and animal
15.18trespass, apply to hunters on lands enrolled in the walk-in access program.
15.19(e) Any use of enrolled lands other than hunting according to this section is
15.20prohibited, including:
15.21(1) harvesting bait, including minnows, leeches, and other live bait;
15.22(2) training dogs or using dogs for activities other than hunting; and
15.23(3) constructing or maintaining any building, dock, fence, billboard, sign, hunting
15.24blind, or other structure, unless constructed or maintained by the landowner.
15.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective March 1, 2013.

15.26    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
15.27    Subd. 5. Portable stands. Prior to the Saturday on or nearest September 16, a
15.28portable stand may be left overnight in a wildlife management area by a person with a
15.29valid bear license who is hunting within 100 yards of a bear bait site that is legally tagged
15.30and registered as prescribed under section 97B.425. Any person leaving a portable stand
15.31overnight under this subdivision must affix a tag with: (1) the person's name and address;
15.32(2) the licensee's driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" license identification
15.33number issued to the licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand in such a manner that
15.34it can be read from the ground.

16.1    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.405, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
16.2    Subd. 4. Replacement deer licenses. (a) The commissioner may permit licensed
16.3deer hunters to change zone, license, or season options. The commissioner may issue a
16.4replacement deer license if the applicant submits the original deer license and unused tags
16.5that are being replaced and the applicant pays any increase in cost between the original
16.6and the replacement deer license. A refund of the difference in fees may be issued when a
16.7person changes from a regular deer license to a youth deer license.
16.8    (b) A replacement deer license may be issued only if the applicant has not used any
16.9tag from the original deer license or licenses and meets the conditions of paragraph (c).
16.10The original deer license or licenses and all unused tags for the deer licenses being replaced
16.11must be submitted to the issuing agent at the time the replacement deer license is issued.
16.12    (c) A replacement deer license may be issued under the following conditions, or as
16.13otherwise prescribed by rule of the commissioner:
16.14    (1) when the season for the deer license being surrendered has not yet opened; or
16.15    (2) when the person is changing from a regular deer license to a youth deer license.
16.16    (d) Notwithstanding section 97A.411, subdivision 3, a replacement deer license is
16.17valid immediately upon issuance if the deer license being surrendered is valid at that time.

16.18    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.405, is amended by adding a
16.19subdivision to read:
16.20    Subd. 4a. Replacement turkey licenses. (a) The commissioner may permit
16.21licensed turkey hunters to change permit areas or time periods within the fall turkey
16.22season, or within the spring turkey season. The commissioner may issue a replacement
16.23turkey license if the applicant submits the original turkey license and unused tags that are
16.24being replaced, and the applicant pays the fee for a replacement license under section
16.2597A.475, subdivision 44.
16.26(b) A replacement turkey license may be issued only if the applicant has not used
16.27the tag from the original turkey license and meets the requirements of paragraph (c). The
16.28original turkey licenses and all unused tags for the turkey licenses being replaced must be
16.29submitted to the issuing agent at the time the replacement turkey license is issued.
16.30(c) A turkey replacement license may be issued under the following conditions, or as
16.31otherwise prescribed by rule of the commissioner:
16.32(1) when the permit area or time period for the turkey license being surrendered
16.33has not yet opened; and
17.1(2) licenses are available for the replacement turkey license permit area or time
17.2period for (i) areas that are not lottery areas, (ii) lottery areas that have remaining licenses,
17.3or (iii) the applicant is a youth hunter age 17 or younger.

17.4    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.421, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.5    Subd. 3. Issuance of a big game license after conviction. (a) A person may not
17.6obtain any big game license or take big game under a lifetime license, issued under section
17.797A.473 , for three years after the person is convicted of:
17.8(1) a gross misdemeanor violation under the game and fish laws relating to big game;
17.9(2) doing an act without a required big game license; or
17.10(3) the second violation within three years under the game and fish laws relating to
17.11big game.
17.12(b) A person may not obtain any deer license or take deer under a lifetime license
17.13issued under section 97A.473 for one year after the person is convicted of hunting deer
17.14with the aid or use of bait under section 97B.328.
17.15(c) The revocation period under paragraphs (a) and (b) doubles if the conviction
17.16is for a deer that is a trophy deer scoring higher than 170 using the scoring method
17.17established for wildlife restitution values adopted under section 97A.345.

17.18    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.431, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.19    Subd. 3. Application for license. An application for a moose license must be
17.20on a form provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a $3 $4 nonrefundable
17.21application fee per person. A person may not make more than one application for each
17.22season. If a person makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a license
17.23for that season after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.

17.24    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.433, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.25    Subd. 3. Application for license. An application for an elk license must be on
17.26a form provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a $10 $4 nonrefundable
17.27application fee per person. A person may not make more than one application for each
17.28season. If a person makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a license
17.29for that season after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.

17.30    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.31    Subd. 3. Application for license. An application for a turkey license must be on a
17.32form provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a $3 $4 application fee. A person
18.1may not make more than one application for each season. If a person makes more than
18.2one application the person is ineligible for a license for that season after determination
18.3by the commissioner, without a hearing.

18.4    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.441, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
18.5    Subd. 7. Owners or tenants of agricultural land. (a) The commissioner may
18.6issue, without a fee, a license to take an antlerless deer to a resident who is an owner or
18.7tenant, or a nonresident who is an owner, of at least 80 acres of agricultural land, as
18.8defined in section 97B.001, in deer permit areas that have deer archery licenses to take
18.9additional deer under section 97B.301, subdivision 4 allow the taking of antlerless deer
18.10without a lottery application. A person may receive only one license per year under this
18.11subdivision. For properties with co-owners or cotenants, only one co-owner or cotenant
18.12may receive a license under this subdivision per year. The license issued under this
18.13subdivision is restricted to land leased for agricultural purposes or owned by the holder of
18.14the license within the permit area where the qualifying land is located. The holder of the
18.15license may transfer the license to the holder's spouse or dependent. Deer taken under this
18.16subdivision do not count towards the total bag limit for the permit area. Notwithstanding
18.17sections 97A.415, subdivision 1, and 97B.301, subdivision 2, the holder of the license
18.18may purchase an additional license licenses or permits for taking deer and may take an
18.19additional deer under that license those licenses or permits, provided the holder adheres to
18.20the bag limits established for that permit area.
18.21    (b) A person who obtains a license under paragraph (a) must allow public deer
18.22hunting on their land during that deer hunting season, with the exception of the first
18.23Saturday and Sunday during the deer hunting season applicable to the license issued under
18.24section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (5).

18.25    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.26    Subd. 3. Residents under age 16; small game. (a) A resident under age 16 must
18.27obtain a small game license in order to take small game by firearms or bow and arrow
18.28without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, if
18.29the resident is:
18.30    (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
18.31    (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or
18.32guardian;
19.1    (3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied
19.2by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an
19.3apprentice hunter validation; or
19.4    (4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
19.5    (b) A resident under age 16 may take small game, other than wolves, by trapping
19.6without a small game license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping
19.7license. A resident under age 13 may trap small game, other than wolves, without a
19.8trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine marten unless the
19.9resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine marten taken by a resident
19.10under age five must be included in the limit of the accompanying parent or guardian.
19.11    (c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license and may take a turkey
19.12without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or
19.13guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.
19.14    (d) A resident under age 12 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take a
19.15prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an
19.16adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.

19.17    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
19.18    Subd. 4. Persons Residents under age 16; big game. (a) A person resident age
19.1912, 13, 14, or 15 may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses
19.20a firearms safety certificate. A person resident age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a
19.21parent or guardian to hunt big game.
19.22    (b) A person resident age 10 or 11 may take big game provided the person is under
19.23the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or guardian is within
19.24immediate reach. Until March 1, 2009, a person age 10 or 11 may take big game under a
19.25parent or guardian's license. Beginning March 1, 2009, A person resident age 10 or 11
19.26must obtain a license in order to take big game and may obtain the license without paying
19.27the fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 2.

19.28    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a
19.29subdivision to read:
19.30    Subd. 4a. Nonresidents under age 16; big game. (a) A nonresident age 12,
19.3113, 14, or 15 may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a
19.32firearms safety certificate. A nonresident age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a parent or
19.33guardian to hunt big game.
20.1(b) A nonresident age 10 or 11 may take big game provided the person is under the
20.2direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or guardian is within immediate
20.3reach. A nonresident age 10 or 11 must obtain a license to take big game and must pay the
20.4fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 3.

20.5    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
20.6    Subd. 3. Lifetime small game hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime small
20.7game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game, other than wolves,
20.8in the state. The license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the
20.9annual resident small game hunting and trapping licenses license and the trapping license
20.10for fur-bearing animals other than wolves. The license does not include a turkey stamp
20.11validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.
20.12    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:
20.13    (1) age 3 and under, $217;
20.14    (2) age 4 to age 15, $290;
20.15    (3) age 16 to age 50, $363; and
20.16    (4) age 51 and over, $213.

20.17    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
20.18    Subd. 5. Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license
20.19authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game, other than
20.20wolves, in the state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual
20.21resident angling, and resident small game hunting, licenses and the resident trapping
20.22licenses license for fur-bearing animals other than wolves. The license does not include a
20.23trout and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation,
20.24or any other hunting stamps required by law.
20.25    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
20.26    (1) age 3 and under, $357;
20.27    (2) age 4 to age 15, $480;
20.28    (3) age 16 to age 50, $613; and
20.29    (4) age 51 and over, $413.

20.30    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
20.31    Subd. 5a. Lifetime sporting with spearing option license; fee. (a) A resident
20.32lifetime sporting with spearing option license authorizes a person to take fish by angling
20.33or spearing and hunt and trap small game, other than wolves, in the state. The license
21.1authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, spearing, and resident
21.2small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses and the resident trapping license for
21.3fur-bearing animals other than wolves. The license does not include a trout and salmon
21.4stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other
21.5hunting stamps required by law.
21.6(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting with spearing option license are:
21.7(1) age 3 and under, $615;
21.8(2) age 4 to age 15, $800;
21.9(3) age 16 to age 50, $985; and
21.10(4) age 51 and over, $586.

21.11    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.12    Subd. 2. Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
21.13only, are:
21.14    (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50;
21.15    (2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 to take small game;
21.16    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23;
21.17    (4) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12;
21.18    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
21.19season, $26;
21.20    (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26;
21.21    (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
21.22season, $26;
21.23    (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310;
21.24    (9) to take bear, $38;
21.25    (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250;
21.26    (11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
21.27    (12) to take prairie chickens, $20;
21.28    (13) for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
21.29season, $13;
21.30    (14) for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and
21.31    (15) for persons under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
21.32season, $13; and
21.33(16) to take wolf, $30.

21.34    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
22.1    Subd. 3. Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
22.2to nonresidents, are:
22.3    (1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $73;
22.4    (2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
22.5season, $135;
22.6    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135;
22.7    (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
22.8season, $135;
22.9    (5) to take bear, $195;
22.10    (6) for persons age 18 and older to take turkey, $78;
22.11    (7) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12;
22.12    (8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155;
22.13    (9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
22.14    (10) for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
22.15season in any open season option or time period, $13;
22.16    (11) for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and
22.17    (12) for persons under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader season, $13; and
22.18(13) to take wolf, $250.
22.19    (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under
22.20paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this
22.21surcharge.

22.22    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
22.23    Subd. 3a. Deer license donation and surcharge. (a) A person may agree to add a
22.24donation of $1, $3, or $5 to the fees for annual resident and nonresident licenses to take
22.25deer by firearms or archery established under subdivisions 2, clauses (5), (6), (7), (11), and
22.26(13), and 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), and (9).
22.27(b) Beginning March 1, 2008, fees for bonus licenses to take deer by firearms
22.28or archery established under section 97B.301, subdivision 4, must be increased by a
22.29surcharge of $1.
22.30(c) An additional commission may not be assessed on the donation or surcharge and
22.31the following statement must be included in the annual deer hunting regulations: "The
22.32deer license donations and surcharges are being paid by hunters for deer management,
22.33including assisting with the costs of processing deer donated for charitable purposes.".

22.34    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
23.1    Subd. 4. Small game surcharge and donation. (a) Fees for annual licenses to take
23.2small game must be increased by a surcharge of $6.50. An additional commission may not
23.3be assessed on the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual
23.4small game hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid by hunters for the
23.5acquisition and development of wildlife lands."
23.6(b) A person may agree to add a donation of $1, $3, or $5 to the fees for annual
23.7resident and nonresident licenses to take small game. An additional commission may not
23.8be assessed on the donation. The following statement must be included in the annual
23.9small game hunting regulations: "The small game license donations are being paid by
23.10hunters for administration of the walk-in access program."

23.11    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
23.12    Subd. 20. Trapping license licenses. (a) The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing
23.13animals, other than wolves, is:
23.14(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, $6;
23.15(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, $20;
23.16(3) for residents age 65 or over, $10; and
23.17(4) for nonresidents, $73.
23.18(b) The fee for a license to trap wolves is $30, to be issued to residents only.

23.19    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 44, is amended to read:
23.20    Subd. 44. Replacement licenses. The fee for a replacement firearms deer or turkey
23.21license is $5.

23.22    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.482, is amended to read:
23.2397A.482 LICENSE APPLICATIONS; COLLECTION OF SOCIAL
23.24SECURITY NUMBERS.
23.25(a) All applicants for individual noncommercial game and fish licenses under this
23.26chapter and chapters 97B and 97C must include the applicant's Social Security number
23.27on the license application. If an applicant does not have a Social Security number, the
23.28applicant must certify that the applicant does not have a Social Security number.
23.29(b) The Social Security numbers collected by the commissioner on game and fish
23.30license applications are private data under section 13.355, subdivision 1, and must be
23.31provided by the commissioner to the commissioner of human services for child support
23.32enforcement purposes. Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42,
24.1section 666(a)(13), requires the collection of Social Security numbers on game and fish
24.2license applications for child support enforcement purposes.
24.3(c) The commissioners of human services and natural resources shall request a
24.4waiver from the secretary of health and human services to exclude any applicant under the
24.5age of 16 from the requirement under this section and under cross-country ski licensing
24.6sections to provide the applicant's Social Security number. If a waiver is granted, this
24.7section will be so amended effective January 1, 2006, or upon the effective date of the
24.8waiver, whichever is later.

24.9    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.001, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
24.10    Subd. 7. Taking with firearms in certain areas. (a) A person may not take a wild
24.11animal with a firearm within 500 feet of a building occupied by a human or livestock
24.12without the written permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee:
24.13(1) on another person's private land, if the land is not a licensed shooting preserve; or
24.14(2) on a public right-of-way.
24.15(b) A No person may not take a wild animal with shoot a firearm without the
24.16permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee, within 500 feet of a stockade or corral
24.17containing livestock without the permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee. For the
24.18purposes of this paragraph, a "stockade or corral" means a fenced enclosure for containing
24.19livestock that does not enclose an area greater than one acre.
24.20(c) A person may not take a wild animal on any land where the person is prohibited
24.21from entering by this section.

24.22    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.23    Subdivision 1. Firearms and ammunition that may be used to take big game
24.24and wolves. A person may take big game and wolves with a firearm only if:
24.25    (1) the rifle, shotgun, and handgun used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and with
24.26centerfire ignition;
24.27    (2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;
24.28    (3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and has a soft point or is
24.29an expanding bullet type;
24.30    (4) the muzzleloader used is incapable of being loaded at the breech;
24.31    (5) the smooth-bore muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .45 inches; and
24.32    (6) the rifled muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches.

24.33    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.1    Subd. 2. Handguns for small game. A person may take small game with a handgun
25.2of any caliber in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, except that wolves may only
25.3be taken by hunting with the calibers specified in subdivision 1.

25.4    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.035, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
25.5    Subd. 1a. Minimum draw weight. A bow used to take big game or, turkey, or
25.6wolves must have a pull that meets or exceeds 30 pounds at or before full draw.

25.7    Sec. 53. [97B.063] HUNTER SATISFACTION SURVEY.
25.8The commissioner shall administer the collection of hunter information related
25.9to participation and satisfaction. This may include information on preferences, values,
25.10interests, participation rates and patterns, barriers to participation, or other factors. The
25.11data shall be collected using established social science methods.

25.12    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.071, is amended to read:
25.1397B.071 BLAZE ORANGE REQUIREMENTS.
25.14    (a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c), a person may not hunt
25.15or trap during the open season where deer may be taken by firearms under applicable laws
25.16and ordinances, unless the visible portion of the person's cap and outer clothing above the
25.17waist, excluding sleeves and gloves, is blaze orange. Blaze orange includes a camouflage
25.18pattern of at least 50 percent blaze orange within each foot square. This section does not
25.19apply to migratory waterfowl hunters on waters of this state or in a stationary shooting
25.20location or to trappers on waters of this state.
25.21    (b) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c), and in addition to
25.22the requirement in paragraph (a), a person may not take small game other than turkey,
25.23migratory birds, raccoons, and predators, except while trapping, unless a visible portion of
25.24at least one article of the person's clothing above the waist is blaze orange. This paragraph
25.25does not apply to a person when in a stationary location while hunting deer by archery
25.26or when hunting small game by falconry.
25.27    (c) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe an alternative color in cases where
25.28paragraph (a) or (b) would violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Public
25.29Law 103-141.
25.30    (d) A violation of paragraph (b) shall not result in a penalty, but is punishable only
25.31by a safety warning.

25.32    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.075, is amended to read:
26.197B.075 HUNTING RESTRICTED BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING.
26.2    (a) A person may not take protected wild animals, except raccoon and fox, with
26.3a firearm between the evening and morning times established by commissioner's rule,
26.4except as provided in this section.
26.5    (b) Big game and wolves may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until
26.6one-half hour after sunset.
26.7    (c) Except as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner on or before the Saturday
26.8nearest October 8, waterfowl may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset
26.9during the entire season prescribed by the commissioner.

26.10    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.085, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
26.11    Subd. 3. Communication excepted. This section does not prohibit the use of:
26.12    (1) one-way radio communication between a handler and a dog; or
26.13    (2) a remote-controlled animal noise caller for taking crows, fur-bearing animals,
26.14and unprotected animals; or
26.15(3) a remote-controlled motorized decoy used for taking migratory waterfowl under
26.16section 97B.811, subdivision 4a, or for taking mourning doves.

26.17    Sec. 57. [97B.1115] USE OF MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC ASSISTANCE
26.18TO HOLD AND DISCHARGE FIREARMS OR BOWS BY PHYSICALLY
26.19DISABLED.
26.20Notwithstanding sections 97B.035, subdivision 1, 97B.321, and 97B.701,
26.21subdivision 2, the commissioner may authorize a physically disabled hunter who has a
26.22verified statement of the disability from a licensed physician or a certified nurse practitioner
26.23or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician to use a
26.24swivel or otherwise mounted firearm or bow or any electronic or mechanical device to
26.25discharge a firearm or bow as long as the participant is physically present at the site.

26.26    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.328, is amended to read:
26.2797B.328 BAITING PROHIBITED.
26.28    Subdivision 1. Hunting with aid of bait or feed prohibited. A person may not
26.29hunt take deer:
26.30    (1) with the aid or use of bait or feed; or.
26.31    (2) in the vicinity of bait or feed if the person knows or has reason to know that bait
26.32or feed is present.
27.1    Subd. 2. Removal of bait. An area is considered baited for ten days after the
27.2complete removal of all bait or feed.
27.3    Subd. 3. Definition. (a) For purposes of this section, "bait or feed" includes grains,
27.4fruits, vegetables, nuts, hay, or other food that is capable of attracting or enticing deer
27.5and that has been placed by a person. "Baiting" means placing, exposing, depositing,
27.6distributing, or scattering bait that is capable of attracting or enticing deer.
27.7(b) Liquid scents, salt, and minerals are not bait or feed if they do not contain liquid
27.8or solid food ingredients.
27.9Food that has not been placed by a person and resulting (c) Agricultural crops
27.10from normal or accepted farming, forest management, wildlife food plantings, orchard
27.11management, or other similar land management activities is are not bait or feed.
27.12This exclusion does not apply to agricultural crops that have been reintroduced and
27.13concentrated where a person is hunting.
27.14    Subd. 4. Exception for bait or feed on adjacent land. A person otherwise in
27.15compliance with this section who is hunting on private or public property that is adjacent
27.16to property where bait or feed food is present is not in violation of this section if the
27.17person has not participated in, been involved with, or agreed to baiting or feeding wildlife
27.18on the adjacent property.

27.19    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.401, is amended to read:
27.2097B.401 BEAR LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION.
27.21    (a) A person may not take bear without a bear license except as provided in section
27.2297B.415 to protect property.
27.23(b) A person may not place bait for bears on or after the Friday nearest August 14
27.24unless the person has a bear license or is operating under the direction of a person with a
27.25valid bear license.
27.26(c) An application for a bear license must be on a form provided by the commissioner
27.27and accompanied by a $4 application fee. A person may not make more than one
27.28application for each season. If a person makes more than one application, the person is
27.29ineligible for a license for that season after determination by the commissioner, without
27.30a hearing.

27.31    Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.601, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
27.32    Subd. 3a. Nonresidents; trapping small game. A nonresident may take small
27.33game, except wolves, by trapping only on land owned by the nonresident, if the
28.1nonresident possesses a trapping license for fur-bearing animals other than wolves and a
28.2small game license.

28.3    Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.601, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
28.4    Subd. 4. Exception to license requirements. (a) A resident under age 16 may take
28.5small game, other than wolves, without a small game license, and a resident under age
28.613 may trap small game and fur-bearing animals, other than wolves, without a trapping
28.7license, as provided in section 97A.451, subdivision 3.
28.8(b) A person may take small game, other than wolves, without a small game license
28.9on land occupied by the person as a principal residence.
28.10(c) An owner or occupant may take certain small game causing damage without a
28.11small game or trapping license as provided in section 97B.655.
28.12(d) A person may use dogs to pursue and tree raccoons under section 97B.621,
28.13subdivision 2 , during the closed season without a license.
28.14(e) A person may take a wolf, turkey, or a prairie chicken without a small game
28.15license.

28.16    Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.603, is amended to read:
28.1797B.603 TAKING SMALL GAME AS A PARTY.
28.18(a) While two or more persons are taking small game as a party and maintaining
28.19unaided visual and vocal contact, a member of the party may take and possess more than
28.20one limit of small game, but the total number of small game taken and possessed by
28.21the party may not exceed the limit of the number of persons in the party that may take
28.22and possess small game.
28.23(b) This section does not apply to the hunting of wolves, migratory game birds, or
28.24turkeys, except that a licensed turkey hunter may assist another licensed turkey hunter and
28.25a licensed wolf hunter may assist another licensed wolf hunter for the same zone and time
28.26period as long as the hunter does not shoot or tag a turkey or wolf for the other hunter.

28.27    Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.605, is amended to read:
28.2897B.605 COMMISSIONER MAY RESTRICT TAKING OF CERTAIN
28.29SMALL GAME ANIMALS.
28.30The commissioner may prescribe restrictions on and designate areas where gray and
28.31fox squirrels, cottontail and jack rabbits, snowshoe hare, raccoon, bobcat, red fox and gray
28.32fox, fisher, pine marten, opossum, wolves, and badger may be taken and possessed.

29.1    Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.645, subdivision 9, is
29.2amended to read:
29.3    Subd. 9. Open season. There shall be no open season for gray wolves until after the
29.4gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. After that time,
29.5the commissioner may prescribe open seasons and restrictions for taking gray wolves but
29.6must provide opportunity for public comment.

29.7    Sec. 65. [97B.647] TAKING WOLVES.
29.8    Subdivision 1. License required. Except as provided under section 97B.645 or
29.997B.671, a person may not take a wolf without a wolf hunting or wolf trapping license.
29.10    Subd. 2. Open seasons. Wolves may be taken with legal firearms, with bow and
29.11arrow, and by trapping. The open season to take wolves with firearms begins each year on
29.12the same day as the opening of the firearms deer hunting season. The commissioner may
29.13by rule prescribe the open seasons for wolves according to this subdivision.
29.14    Subd. 3. Open areas. The commissioner may by rule designate areas where wolves
29.15may be taken.
29.16    Subd. 4. Daily and possession limits. The commissioner may establish by rule
29.17the daily and possession limits for wolves.
29.18    Subd. 5. Limit on number of hunters and trappers. The commissioner may by
29.19rule limit the number of persons that may hunt or trap wolves in an area, if it is necessary
29.20to prevent an overharvest or improve the distribution of hunters and trappers. The
29.21commissioner shall establish a method, including a drawing, to impartially select the
29.22hunters and trappers for an area.
29.23    Subd. 6. Application for license. An application for a wolf hunting or wolf trapping
29.24license must be made in a manner provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a
29.25$4 application fee and proof that the applicant holds a current or previous year hunting
29.26license. The $4 application fee shall be credited to the wolf management and monitoring
29.27account and appropriated to the commissioner to pay for costs associated with conducting
29.28the wolf license drawing and wolf management. A person may not make more than
29.29one application for each season as prescribed by the commissioner. If a person makes
29.30more than one application, the person is ineligible for a license for that season after
29.31determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.
29.32    Subd. 7. Quotas. The commissioner may by rule set an annual quota for the
29.33number of wolves that can be taken by hunting and trapping. The commissioner may
29.34establish a method to monitor harvest and close the season when the quota is reached. The
29.35commissioner shall reserve a portion of the annual quota for the trapping season.

30.1    Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.667, is amended to read:
30.297B.667 REMOVAL OF BEAVERS, BEAVER DAMS, AND LODGES BY
30.3ROAD AUTHORITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS.
30.4    Subdivision 1. Road authorities. (a) When a drainage watercourse is impaired
30.5by a beaver dam and the water damages or threatens to damage a public road, the road
30.6authority, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 25, may remove the impairment and
30.7any associated beaver lodge within 300 feet of the road. Notwithstanding any law to the
30.8contrary,
30.9(b) The road authority may kill or beaver associated with the lodge or damage in any
30.10manner, except by poison or artificial lights.
30.11(c) The road authority may arrange to have killed by any lawful means a beaver
30.12associated with the lodge by trapping through a third-party contract or under subdivision 4.
30.13    Subd. 2. Local government units. (a) Local government units may, as provided
30.14in this section, kill or arrange to have killed beaver that are causing damage, including
30.15damage to silvicultural projects and drainage ditches, on property owned or managed by
30.16the local government unit. Removal or destruction of any associated beaver lodge is
30.17subject to section 97A.401, subdivision 5.
30.18(b) The local government unit may kill beaver associated with the lodge or damage
30.19in any manner, except by poison or artificial lights.
30.20(c) The local government unit may arrange to have killed any beaver associated with
30.21the lodge or damage by trapping through a third-party contract or under subdivision 4.
30.22    Subd. 3. Permits and notice; requirements. (a) Before killing or arranging to kill
30.23a beaver under this section, the road authority or local government unit must contact a
30.24conservation officer for a special beaver permit. The conservation officer must issue the
30.25permit for any beaver subject to this section.
30.26(b) A road authority or local government unit that kills or arranges to have killed a
30.27beaver under this section must notify a conservation officer or the officer's designee as
30.28specified in the permit employee of the Wildlife Division within ten days after the animal
30.29is killed.
30.30    Subd. 4. Local beaver control programs. A road authority or local government
30.31unit may, after consultation with the Wildlife Division and the Board of Water and Soil
30.32Resources, implement a local beaver control program designed to reduce the number of
30.33incidents of beaver:
30.34(1) interfering with or damaging a public road; or
30.35(2) causing damage, including damage to silvicultural projects and drainage ditches,
30.36on property owned or managed by the local government unit.
31.1The local control program may include the offering of a bounty for the lawful taking
31.2of beaver.

31.3    Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.671, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
31.4    Subd. 3. Predator control payments. The commissioner shall pay a predator
31.5controller the amount the commissioner prescribes determines by written order published
31.6in the State Register for each predator coyote and fox taken. The commissioner shall pay
31.7at least $25 but not more than $60 for each coyote taken. The commissioner may require
31.8the predator controller to submit proof of the taking and a signed statement concerning
31.9the predators taken. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14,
31.10and section 14.386 does not apply.

31.11    Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.671, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
31.12    Subd. 4. Gray Wolf control. (a) The commissioner shall provide a gray wolf control
31.13training program for certified predator controllers participating in gray wolf control.
31.14(b) After the gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of
31.151973, in zone B, as defined under section 97B.645, subdivision 12, if the commissioner,
31.16after considering recommendations from an extension agent or conservation officer, has
31.17verified that livestock, domestic animals, or pets were destroyed by a gray wolf within the
31.18previous five years, and if the livestock, domestic animal, or pet owner requests gray wolf
31.19control, the commissioner shall open a predator control area for gray wolves.
31.20(c) After the gray wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of
31.211973, in zone A, as defined under paragraph (g), if the commissioner, after considering
31.22recommendations from an extension agent or conservation officer, verifies that livestock,
31.23domestic animals, or pets were destroyed by a gray wolf, and if the livestock, domestic
31.24animal, or pet owner requests gray wolf control, the commissioner shall open a predator
31.25control area for gray wolves for up to 60 days.
31.26(d) A predator control area opened for gray wolves may not exceed a one-mile
31.27radius surrounding the damage site.
31.28(e) The commissioner shall pay a certified gray wolf predator controller $150 the
31.29amount the commissioner determines by written order published in the State Register for
31.30each wolf taken. The certified gray wolf predator controller must dispose of unsalvageable
31.31remains as directed by the commissioner. All salvageable gray wolf remains must be
31.32surrendered to the commissioner. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of
31.33chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply.
32.1(f) The commissioner may, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture,
32.2develop a cooperative agreement for gray wolf control activities with the United States
32.3Department of Agriculture. The cooperative agreement activities may include, but not be
32.4limited to, gray wolf control, training for state predator controllers, and control monitoring
32.5and record keeping.
32.6(g) For the purposes of this subdivision, "zone A" means that portion of the state
32.7lying outside of zone B, as defined under section 97B.645, subdivision 12.

32.8    Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.711, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.9    Subdivision 1. Seasons for certain upland game birds. (a) The commissioner
32.10may, by rule, prescribe an open season in designated areas between September 16 and
32.11January 3 for:
32.12    (1) pheasant;
32.13    (2) ruffed grouse;
32.14    (3) sharp tailed grouse;
32.15    (4) Canada spruce grouse;
32.16    (5) prairie chicken;
32.17    (6) gray partridge;
32.18    (7) bobwhite quail; and
32.19    (8) turkey.
32.20    (b) The commissioner may by rule prescribe an open season for turkey in the spring.
32.21    (c) The commissioner shall allow a four-week fall season for turkey in the area
32.22designated as turkey permit area 601 as of the 2008 season. All applicable local and state
32.23regulations apply.

32.24    Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.805, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.25    Subdivision 1. Hunter must be concealed. (a) A person may not take migratory
32.26waterfowl, coots, or rails in open water unless the person is:
32.27(1) within a natural growth of vegetation sufficient to partially conceal the person or
32.28boat;
32.29(2) on a river or stream that is not more than 100 yards in width; or
32.30(3) pursuing or shooting wounded birds; or
32.31(4) in areas specifically designated for such taking by the commissioner by rule.
32.32(b) A person may not take migratory waterfowl, coots, or rails in public waters from
32.33a permanent artificial blind or sink box.

33.1    Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.901, is amended to read:
33.297B.901 REGISTRATION AND TAGGING OF FUR-BEARING ANIMALS.
33.3(a) The commissioner may, by rule, require persons taking, possessing, and
33.4transporting fur-bearing animals to tag the animals. The commissioner shall prescribe
33.5the manner of issuance and the type of tag, which must show the year of issuance. The
33.6commissioner shall issue the tag, without a fee, upon request.
33.7(b) The pelt of each bobcat, fisher, pine marten, and otter, and wolf must be
33.8presented, by the person taking it, to a state wildlife manager designee for registration
33.9before the pelt is sold and before the pelt is transported out of the state, but in no event
33.10more than 48 hours after the season closes for the species.
33.11(c) The whole carcass of each wolf, with the pelt removed, must be presented by the
33.12person taking it to a state wildlife manager designee for registration before the pelt is sold
33.13and before the pelt is transported out of the state, but in no event more than 48 hours after
33.14the season closes. The commissioner may require that the entire carcass or samples from
33.15the carcass be surrendered to the state wildlife manager designee.

33.16    Sec. 72. [97B.903] USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAPS.
33.17A person may not set, place, or operate, except as a waterset, a body-gripping or
33.18conibear-type trap on public lands and waters that has a maximum jaw opening when set
33.19greater than 6-1/2 inches and less than 7-1/2 inches measured from the inside edges of the
33.20body-gripping portions of the jaws, unless:
33.21(1) the trap is in a baited or unbaited enclosure and the trap trigger is recessed seven
33.22inches or more from the top and frontmost portion of the open end of the enclosure;
33.23(2) no bait, lure, or other attractant is placed within 20 feet of the trap; or
33.24(3) the trap is elevated at least three feet above the surface of the ground or snowpack.

33.25    Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.355, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.26    Subdivision 1. Identification required. All shelters on the ice of state waters,
33.27except portable shelters under subdivision 2a but including dark houses and fish houses,
33.28must have: (1) the owner's name and address, (2) the owner's driver's license number, or
33.29(3) the "MDNR#" license identification number issued to the owner legibly displayed on
33.30the exterior with characters at least two inches high.

33.31    Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.355, is amended by adding a
33.32subdivision to read:
34.1    Subd. 2a. Portable shelters. A person using a portable shelter that is not identified
34.2under subdivision 1 must remain within 200 feet of the shelter while the shelter is on the
34.3ice of state waters.

34.4    Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.395, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.5    Subdivision 1. Dates for certain species. (a) The open seasons to take fish by
34.6angling are as follows:
34.7    (1) for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and
34.8smallmouth bass, the Saturday two weeks prior to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend
34.9to the last Sunday in February;
34.10    (2) for lake trout, from January 1 to October 31;
34.11    (3) for the winter season for lake trout, brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and
34.12splake on all lakes located outside or partially within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area,
34.13from January 15 to March 31;
34.14    (4) for the winter season for lake trout, brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout,
34.15and splake on all lakes located entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, from
34.16January 1 to March 31;
34.17(5) for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake, between January 1 to
34.18October 31 as prescribed by the commissioner by rule except as provided in section
34.1997C.415, subdivision 2 ; and
34.20    (6) for the winter season for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake on
34.21all lakes, from January 15 to March 31; and
34.22    (7) (6) for salmon, as prescribed by the commissioner by rule.
34.23    (b) The commissioner shall close the season in areas of the state where fish are
34.24spawning and closing the season will protect the resource.

34.25    Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.515, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
34.26    Subd. 2. Permit for transportation. (a) A person may transport live minnows
34.27through the state with a permit from the commissioner. The permit must state the name
34.28and address of the person, the number and species of minnows, the point of entry into the
34.29state, the destination, and the route through the state. The permit is not valid for more
34.30than 12 hours after it is issued.
34.31(b) Minnows transported under this subdivision must be in a tagged container. The
34.32tag number must correspond with tag numbers listed on the minnow transportation permit.
34.33(b) (c) The commissioner may require the person transporting minnow species found
34.34on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the
35.1United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, to
35.2provide health certification for viral hemorrhagic septicemia or other certifiable diseases.
35.3For certifiable diseases not currently documented in Minnesota, The certification must
35.4disclose any incidentally isolated replicating viruses, and must be dated within the 12
35.5months preceding transport.

35.6    Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.515, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
35.7    Subd. 4. Private fish hatchery or aquatic farm. (a) A person with a private fish
35.8hatchery or aquatic farm license may transport minnows with a transportation permit from
35.9contiguous states to the private fish hatchery or aquatic farm, provided the minnows are
35.10used for processing or feeding hatchery fish.
35.11(b) The commissioner may require inspection of minnows and disease certification
35.12for species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species
35.13published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
35.14Inspection Services, that are being transported from outside the state.
35.15(c) The commissioner may approve the import of minnows into areas or waters
35.16where certifiable diseases have been identified as being present.
35.17Live minnows used for feeding fish at a licensed private fish hatchery or aquatic
35.18farm must be obtained within the state. Dead minnows may be imported for feeding
35.19hatchery or aquatic farm fish according to section 97C.341, paragraph (d).
35.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2013.

35.21    Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.515, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
35.22    Subd. 5. Special permits. (a) The commissioner may issue a special permit, without
35.23a fee, to allow a person with a private fish hatchery license, which private fish hatchery
35.24has been designated as a containment facility under section 17.4982, subdivision 8, to
35.25import live minnows from other states for export. A permit under this subdivision is not
35.26required for importation authorized under subdivision 4. A containment facility for the
35.27purposes of this section applies to live minnows imported for later export and does not
35.28need to comply with section 17.4982, subdivision 8, clause (4). The permit shall include
35.29conditions necessary to avoid spreading aquatic invasive species and fish pathogens.
35.30Permits shall not be issued to containment facilities located within a 25-year floodplain.
35.31(b) An applicant for a permit under this subdivision shall submit to the commissioner
35.32sufficient information to identify potential threats to native plant and animal species and
35.33an evaluation of the feasibility of the proposal. The permit may include reasonable
35.34restrictions on importation, transportation, possession, containment, disease certification,
36.1and disposal of minnows to ensure that native species are protected. The permit may
36.2have a term of up to two years and may be modified, suspended, or revoked by the
36.3commissioner for cause, including violation of a condition of the permit.
36.4(c) The premises, property, vehicles, private aquatic life, and equipment that are part
36.5of a containment facility permitted under this subdivision are subject to reasonable and
36.6necessary inspections at reasonable times by a fish health specialist delegated by the
36.7commissioner. The owner, operator, or designee may be present when inspections are
36.8conducted. During the inspection, a representative sample of imported minnows may be
36.9collected for the purpose of fish pathogen or invasive species screening.
36.10(d) The commissioner may require the applicant to furnish evidence of financial
36.11responsibility at the time of application for a permit under this section, as prescribed by
36.12the commissioner.

36.13    Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.005, is amended by adding a
36.14subdivision to read:
36.15    Subd. 11a. Shallow lake. "Shallow lake" means a body of water, excluding a
36.16stream, that is greater than or equal to 50 acres in size and less than or equal to 15 feet
36.17in maximum depth.

36.18    Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.408, is amended to read:
36.19103G.408 TEMPORARY DRAWDOWN OF PUBLIC WATERS.
36.20(a) The commissioner, upon consideration of recommendations and objections as
36.21provided in clause (4) (2), item (iii), and paragraph (c), may issue a public waters work
36.22permit for the temporary drawdown of a public water when:
36.23(1) the public water is a shallow lake to be managed for fish, wildlife, or ecological
36.24purposes by the commissioner and the commissioner has conducted a public hearing
36.25presenting a comprehensive management plan outlining how and when temporary
36.26drawdowns under this section will be conducted; or
36.27(1) (2) the permit applicant is a public entity; and:
36.28(2) (i) the commissioner deems the project to be beneficial and makes findings of
36.29fact that the drawdown is in the public interest;
36.30(3) (ii) the permit applicant has obtained permission from at least 75 percent of the
36.31riparian landowners; and
36.32(4) (iii) the permit applicant has conducted a public hearing according to paragraph
36.33(d).
37.1(b) In addition to the requirements in section 103G.301, subdivision 6, the permit
37.2applicant shall serve a copy of the application on each county, municipality, and watershed
37.3management organization, if one exists, within which any portion of the public water is
37.4located and on the lake improvement district, if one exists.
37.5(c) A county, municipality, watershed district, watershed management organization,
37.6or lake improvement district required to be served under paragraph (b) or section
37.7103G.301, subdivision 6 , may file a written recommendation for the issuance of a permit
37.8or an objection to the issuance of a permit with the commissioner within 30 days after
37.9receiving a copy of the application.
37.10(d) The hearing notice for a public hearing under paragraph (a), clause (4) (2),
37.11item (iii), must:
37.12(1) include the date, place, and time for the hearing;
37.13(2) include the waters affected and a description of the proposed project;
37.14(3) be mailed to the director, the county auditor, the clerk or mayor of a municipality,
37.15the lake improvement district if one exists, the watershed district or water management
37.16organization, the soil and water conservation district, and all riparian owners of record
37.17affected by the application; and
37.18(4) be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the affected area.
37.19(e) Periodic temporary drawdowns conducted under paragraph (a) shall not be
37.20considered takings from riparian landowners.
37.21(e) (f) This section does not apply to public waters that have been designated for
37.22wildlife management under section 97A.101.

37.23    Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 604A.21, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
37.24    Subd. 5. Recreational purpose. "Recreational purpose" includes, but is not
37.25limited to, hunting; trapping; fishing; swimming; boating; camping; picnicking; hiking;
37.26rock climbing; cave exploring; bicycling; horseback riding; firewood gathering;
37.27pleasure driving, including snowmobiling and the operation of any motorized vehicle or
37.28conveyance upon a road or upon or across land in any manner, including recreational
37.29trail use; nature study; water skiing; winter sports; noncommercial aviation activities;
37.30and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites. "Rock
37.31climbing" means the climbing of a naturally exposed rock face. "Cave exploring" means
37.32the planned exploration of naturally occurring cavities in rock, including passage through
37.33any structures placed for the purpose of safe access, access control, or conservation, but
37.34does not include the exploration of other man-made cavities such as tunnels, mines, and
37.35sewers. "Noncommercial aviation activities" means the use of private, nonstaffed airstrips
38.1for takeoffs and landings related to other recreational purposes under this subdivision that
38.2are not commercial operations under section 360.013, subdivision 45.
38.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

38.4    Sec. 82. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 4, subdivision 6,
38.5is amended to read:

38.6

Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management

60,761,000

60,161,000

38.7	Appropriations by Fund
38.8		2012	2013
38.9	General	199,000	199,000
38.10	Natural Resources	1,899,000	1,899,000
38.11	Game and Fish	58,663,000	58,063,000

38.12$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
38.13second year are from the nongame wildlife
38.14account in the natural resources fund for gray
38.15wolf research.
38.16$120,000 the first year and $120,000 the
38.17second year are from the game and fish fund
38.18for gray wolf management.
38.19$8,167,000 the first year and $8,167,000
38.20the second year are from the heritage
38.21enhancement account in the game and
38.22fish fund only for activities specified in
38.23Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
38.24paragraph (e), clause (1). Notwithstanding
38.25Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
38.26up to ten percent of this appropriation may
38.27be used for expanding hunter and angler
38.28recruitment and retention, including grants
38.29to organizations for programs that promote
38.30Minnesota's outdoor heritage to children and
38.31adults and securing public shooting range
38.32availability in the seven-county metropolitan
38.33area for use by participants in a Minnesota
38.34Department of Natural Resources firearms
39.1safety instruction course under Minnesota
39.2Statutes, section 97B.015.
39.3Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
39.484.943 , $13,000 the first year and $13,000
39.5the second year from the critical habitat
39.6private sector matching account may be used
39.7to publicize the critical habitat license plate
39.8match program.
39.9$199,000 the first year and $199,000 the
39.10second year are for preserving, restoring, and
39.11enhancing grassland and wetland complexes
39.12on public or private lands.
39.13$600,000 the first year is from the game and
39.14fish fund for land acquisition.
39.15Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
39.1616A.28 , the appropriations encumbered
39.17under contract on or before June 30, 2013, for
39.18aquatic restoration grants and wildlife habitat
39.19grants are available until June 30, 2014.

39.20    Sec. 83. RULEMAKING; TROUT SEASONS.
39.21The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part
39.226262.0200, to make seasons for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake in
39.23lakes inside and outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area consistent with section 75. The
39.24commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section
39.2514.388, to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not
39.26apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.

39.27    Sec. 84. RULEMAKING; RESTITUTION VALUE FOR WOLVES.
39.28(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend the restitution value for
39.29gray wolves in Minnesota Rules, part 6133.0075, to be $500 and shall change the term
39.30"gray wolves" to "wolves."
39.31(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
39.32section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota
40.1Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
40.2section 14.388.

40.3    Sec. 85. RULEMAKING; USE OF SNARES.
40.4(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall add a definition of a wolf snare to
40.5Minnesota Rules, part 6234.0900, to read: "'Wolf snare' means any snare set that:
40.6A. has a maximum loop diameter greater than ten inches, but less than or equal
40.7to 18 inches;
40.8B. has a cable diameter of at least 7/64 inches;
40.9C. includes stops affixed to the cable to ensure that the portion of the snare that
40.10makes up the noose loop may not be less than three inches in diameter when fully closed;
40.11D. includes a breakaway device that would cause the snare loop to break when
40.12pulled by a moose; and
40.13E. includes a diverter wire that extends 27 inches in both directions, measured
40.14perpendicular to and from the top of the snare loop. The diverter wires must be positioned
40.15at an angle no more than 20 degrees from the horizontal plane of the top of the snare, and
40.16the snare must be set within 20 yards of bait."
40.17(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part
40.186234.2300, to include a subpart to read: "Wolves may be taken with snares or wolf snares
40.19as defined in part 6234.0900."
40.20(c) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part
40.216234.2400, subpart 7, to read: "A snare may not be set so that the top of the loop is more
40.22than 20 inches above the first surface beneath the bottom of the set snare loop. During
40.23the wolf season, licensed wolf trappers may use wolf snares but a wolf snare may not be
40.24set so that the bottom of the loop is more than 18 inches above the first surface beneath
40.25the bottom of the set snare loop."
40.26(d) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part
40.276234.2400, subpart 5, to read: "Snares, including wolf snares, may not be set in deer,
40.28elk, or moose trails."
40.29(e) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part
40.306234.2400, to include a subpart to read: "Licensed wolf trappers shall set wolf snares for
40.31wolves no closer than 500 feet to another wolf snare set by the same licensed wolf trapper."
40.32(f) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
40.33section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota
40.34Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
40.35section 14.388.

41.1    Sec. 86. TRANSITION; SNOWMOBILE REGISTRATION.
41.2An individual who, on the effective date of sections 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9, possesses an
41.3unexpired snowmobile registration that was issued before the effective date of sections 4,
41.45, 7, 8, and 9 and who was required to display a valid snowmobile state trail sticker before
41.5the effective date of sections 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 must continue to display a valid snowmobile
41.6state trail sticker according to Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.8205, until such time
41.7as the snowmobile registration is renewed under the terms of sections 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9.

41.8    Sec. 87. PUBLIC HEARINGS; TWIN LAKES SCIENTIFIC AND NATURAL
41.9AREA.
41.10The commissioner of natural resources shall, by September 1, 2012, hold public
41.11hearings utilizing the process provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,
41.12subdivision 5, paragraph (d), on the issue of whether hunting should be allowed in Twin
41.13Lakes Scientific and Natural Area. Any costs associated with conducting the public
41.14hearings required under this section are the responsibility of the department.
41.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

41.16    Sec. 88. RECORDS MANAGEMENT; LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
41.17By January 15, 2015, the commissioner of natural resources shall prepare and submit
41.18a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and
41.19senate legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources
41.20policy and finance for developing a records management system in the Division of
41.21Enforcement. The report must include projected costs for planning, implementing,
41.22maintaining, and administering a comprehensive records management system, associated
41.23technology and equipment improvements, and an assessment of long-term funding needs
41.24to fully implement, maintain, and administer the records management system.

41.25    Sec. 89. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
41.26By February 15, 2013, the commissioner of natural resources, after consultation with
41.27the aquaculture industry and other affected parties, shall report to the chairs and ranking
41.28minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction
41.29over environment and natural resources on the risks of introducing invasive carp through
41.30transportation of fish between water bodies and shall include recommendations for any
41.31necessary changes in statutes, rules, or permitting procedures.

41.32    Sec. 90. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
42.1(a) The revisor of statutes shall change the term "gray wolf" or "gray wolves"
42.2wherever the term appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules to "wolf" or
42.3"wolves."
42.4(b) The revisor of statutes shall change the range reference "parts 6234.0900 to
42.56234.2300" to "parts 6234.0900 to 6234.2400" in Minnesota Rules, part 6234.0900.

42.6    Sec. 91. REPEALER.
42.7(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 87A.02, subdivision 1; 97A.045, subdivisions
42.88 and 13; 97A.065, subdivision 1; 97A.095, subdivision 3; 97A.331, subdivision 7;
42.997A.485, subdivision 12; 97A.552; 97B.645, subdivision 2; and 97C.031, are repealed.
42.10(b) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.4993, subdivision 2, is repealed on July
42.111, 2013.

42.12ARTICLE 2

42.13GAME AND FISH LICENSE FEES

42.14    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.055, is amended by adding a
42.15subdivision to read:
42.16    Subd. 6. Land acquisition restriction. Except as provided in section 97A.475,
42.17subdivision 4, revenue from the sale of game and fish licenses and permits, excluding
42.18revenue from hunting and fishing stamps, shall not be used to acquire land in fee or
42.19easement.

42.20    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is
42.21amended to read:
42.22    Subdivision 1. Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this
42.23subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions
42.242, clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and; 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4),
42.25(10), (11), and (12),; and 8, paragraph (b), and licenses issued under section 97B.301,
42.26subdivision 4 .
42.27    (b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and
42.28wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under
42.29section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and
42.30is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer management
42.31programs.
42.32    (c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from
42.33the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each
43.1license issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and
43.2bear management account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and bear
43.3management programs, including a computerized licensing system.
43.4    (d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and
43.5wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding
43.6and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding
43.7and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must
43.8inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years
43.9on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management
43.10has been spent.
43.11     When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding
43.12and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the
43.13unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear
43.14management programs and computerized licensing.
43.15(e) Fifty cents from each annual deer license and 50 cents annually from the lifetime
43.16fish and wildlife trust fund established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under
43.17section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the wolf management and monitoring
43.18account under subdivision 7.

43.19    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.20    Subdivision 1. License period. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (d), and
43.21(e), and (f), a license is valid during the lawful time within the license year that the
43.22licensed activity may be performed. Except as provided in paragraph paragraphs (c) and
43.23(f), a license year begins on the first day of March and ends on the last day of February.
43.24    (b) A short-term license issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (5),
43.2597A.475, subdivision 7, clause (2), (3), (5), or (6), or 97A.475, subdivision 12, clause (2),
43.26that is limited by the number of days or hours under section 97A.475, is valid for the full
43.27license period even if this period extends into the next license year, provided that the
43.28license period selected by the licensee begins at the time of issuance.
43.29    (c) The license year for resident fishing, the angling portion of a sporting license,
43.30nonresident fishing, resident fish house, resident dark house, and nonresident fish house
43.31begins on March 1 and ends on April 30 of the following year.
43.32    (d) A lifetime license issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474 is valid during the
43.33lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity may be performed for the
43.34lifetime of the licensee.
44.1    (e) A three-year fish house or dark house license is valid during the license year that
44.2it is purchased and the two succeeding license years.
44.3(f) A three-year individual angling license is valid during the license year in which it
44.4is purchased and the two succeeding license years.

44.5    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, is amended by adding a subdivision
44.6to read:
44.7    Subd. 4. Validity of license when age or residency status changes. A license to
44.8take wild animals that was lawfully obtained continues to be valid for the balance of the
44.9license period if the licensee's age, residency, or student qualification status changes.

44.10    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
44.11    Subd. 2. Eligibility. Persons eligible for a turkey license shall be determined by
44.12this section and commissioner's rule. A person is eligible for a turkey license only if the
44.13person is at least age 16 before the season opens, possesses a firearms safety certificate, or,
44.14if under age 12, is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

44.15    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
44.16    Subd. 3. Residents under age 16; small game. (a) A resident under age 16 must
44.17may not obtain a small game license in order to but may take small game by firearms or
44.18bow and arrow without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2,
44.194, and 5, a license if the resident is:
44.20    (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
44.21    (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or
44.22guardian;
44.23    (3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied
44.24by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an
44.25apprentice hunter validation; or
44.26    (4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
44.27    (b) A resident under age 16 may take small game by trapping without a small game
44.28license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping license. A resident
44.29under age 13 may trap without a trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter,
44.30bobcat, or pine marten unless the resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat,
44.31or pine marten taken by a resident under age five must be included in the limit of the
44.32accompanying parent or guardian.
45.1    (c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license 13 must obtain a free
45.2turkey license to take turkey and may take a turkey without a firearms safety certificate
45.3if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety
45.4certificate.
45.5    (d) A resident under age 12 13 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take
45.6a prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an
45.7adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.

45.8    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a subdivision
45.9to read:
45.10    Subd. 3b. Nonresidents under age 18; small game. (a) A nonresident age 16 or
45.11over and under age 18 may take small game by firearms or archery and may obtain a small
45.12game license at the youth fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause
45.13(14), if the nonresident possesses a firearms safety certificate.
45.14(b) A nonresident under age 16 may take small game by firearms or archery and may
45.15obtain a small game license without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475,
45.16subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, if the nonresident is:
45.17(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
45.18(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent
45.19or guardian; or
45.20(3) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

45.21    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
45.22    Subd. 4. Persons under age 16 13; big game. (a) A person age 12, 13, 14, or 15
45.23may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a firearms safety
45.24certificate. A person age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to hunt
45.25big game.
45.26    (b) A person age 10 or 11 ten or over and under age 13 may take big game, provided
45.27the person is under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or
45.28guardian is within immediate reach. Until March 1, 2009, a person age 10 or 11 may take
45.29big game under a parent or guardian's license. Beginning March 1, 2009, A person age 10
45.30or 11 ten or over and under age 13 must obtain a license in order to take big game and may
45.31obtain the license without paying the fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 2.

45.32    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
46.1    Subd. 5. Nonresidents under age 16 Nonresident youth; angling. (a) A
46.2nonresident under the age of 16 may:
46.3(1) take fish by angling without a license if a parent or guardian has a fishing license.
46.4Fish taken by a nonresident under the age of 16 without a license must be included in the
46.5limit of the parent or guardian.;
46.6(b) A nonresident under age 16 may (2) purchase a youth fishing license at the
46.7resident fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8), and possess a
46.8limit of fish; or
46.9(3) be included under a nonresident family angling license, take fish by angling,
46.10and possess a limit of fish.
46.11(b) A nonresident age 16 or over and under age 18 must purchase a youth license to
46.12angle under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8).

46.13    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
46.14    Subd. 2. Lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime angling license
46.15authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those
46.16activities authorized by the annual resident angling license. The license does not include a
46.17trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required
46.18by law.
46.19    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are:
46.20    (1) age 3 and under, $227 $304;
46.21    (2) age 4 to age 15, $300 $415;
46.22    (3) age 16 to age 50, $383 $508; and
46.23    (4) age 51 and over, $203 $335.

46.24    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
46.25    Subd. 2b. Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime
46.26angling and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the
46.27state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling
46.28and spearing licenses.
46.29    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are:
46.30    (1) age 3 and under, $485 $380;
46.31    (2) age 4 to age 15, $620 $509;
46.32    (3) age 16 to age 50, $755 $617; and
46.33    (4) age 51 and over, $376 $386.

47.1    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
47.2    Subd. 3. Lifetime small game hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime small
47.3game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game in the state. The
47.4license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the annual resident
47.5small game hunting and trapping licenses. The license does not include a turkey stamp
47.6validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.
47.7    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:
47.8    (1) age 3 and under, $217 $223;
47.9    (2) age 4 to age 15, $290 $301;
47.10    (3) age 16 to age 50, $363 $430; and
47.11    (4) age 51 and over, $213 $274.

47.12    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
47.13    Subd. 4. Lifetime deer hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime deer hunting
47.14license authorizes a person to take deer with firearms or by archery in the state. The license
47.15authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident firearm deer hunting license
47.16or the annual resident archery deer hunting license. The licensee must register and receive
47.17tags each year that the license is used. The tags shall be issued at no charge to the licensee.
47.18(b) The fees for a resident lifetime firearm or archery deer hunting license are:
47.19(1) age 3 and under, $337 $406;
47.20(2) age 4 to age 15, $450 $538;
47.21(3) age 16 to age 50, $573 $656; and
47.22(4) age 51 and over, $383 $468.

47.23    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
47.24    Subd. 5. Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license
47.25authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state. The
47.26license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, resident
47.27small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout
47.28and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or
47.29any other hunting stamps required by law.
47.30    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
47.31    (1) age 3 and under, $357 $528;
47.32    (2) age 4 to age 15, $480 $728;
47.33    (3) age 16 to age 50, $613 $861; and
47.34    (4) age 51 and over, $413 $602.

48.1    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.474, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
48.2    Subd. 2. Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A nonresident lifetime
48.3angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license
48.4authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The
48.5license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation,
48.6or other stamps required by law.
48.7    (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:
48.8    (1) age 3 and under, $447 $726;
48.9    (2) age 4 to age 15, $600 $925;
48.10    (3) age 16 to age 50, $773 $1,054; and
48.11    (4) age 51 and over, $513 $702.

48.12    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
48.13    Subd. 2. Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
48.14only, are:
48.15    (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50 $15.50;
48.16    (2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 $7 to take small game;
48.17    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23 $26;
48.18    (4) for persons under age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $12 $5;
48.19    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
48.20season, $26 $30;
48.21    (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26 $30;
48.22    (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
48.23season, $26 $30;
48.24    (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310 $356;
48.25    (9) to take bear, $38 $44;
48.26    (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250 $287;
48.27    (11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
48.28    (12) to take prairie chickens, $20 $23;
48.29    (13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
48.30the regular firearms season, $13 $5;
48.31    (14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and $5;
48.32    (15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader
48.33during the muzzleloader season, $13. $5;
48.34(16) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period
48.35selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the
49.1migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
49.2waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half
49.3of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in
49.4the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and
49.5one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the
49.6wildlife acquisition account; and
49.7(17) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5.

49.8    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
49.9    Subd. 3. Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
49.10to nonresidents, are:
49.11    (1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $73 $90.50;
49.12    (2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
49.13season, $135 $160;
49.14    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135 $160;
49.15    (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
49.16season, $135 $160;
49.17    (5) to take bear, $195 $225;
49.18    (6) for persons age 18 and older or over to take turkey, $78 $91;
49.19    (7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $12 $13;
49.20    (8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155 $178;
49.21    (9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
49.22    (10) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
49.23the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $13 $15;
49.24    (11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13;
49.25and $15;
49.26    (12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader
49.27season, $13. $15;
49.28(13) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period
49.29selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the
49.30migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
49.31waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half
49.32of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in
49.33the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and
49.34one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the
49.35wildlife acquisition account; and
50.1(14) for persons age 16 and over and under age 18 to take small game, $15.
50.2    (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under
50.3paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed
50.4on this surcharge.

50.5    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
50.6    Subd. 4. Small game surcharge. Fees for annual licenses to take small game must
50.7be increased by a surcharge of $6.50, except licenses under subdivisions 2, clauses (16)
50.8and (17); and 3, paragraph (a), clause (13). An additional commission may not be assessed
50.9on the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual small game
50.10hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid by hunters for the acquisition and
50.11development of wildlife lands."

50.12    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
50.13    Subd. 6. Resident fishing. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
50.14only, are:
50.15(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $17 $22;
50.16(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a
50.17married couple, $25 $35;
50.18(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $17; and
50.19$5, and the person must possess an angling license;
50.20(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
50.21by the licensee, $8.50. $10;
50.22(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour
50.23period selected by the licensee, $12;
50.24(6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for three consecutive years,
50.25$63; and
50.26(7) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.

50.27    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is
50.28amended to read:
50.29    Subd. 7. Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
50.30to nonresidents, are:
50.31    (1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $37.50 $40;
50.32    (2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive
50.33days selected by the licensee, $26.50 $33;
51.1    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour
51.2period selected by the licensee, $22 $27;
51.3    (4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a
51.4family for one or both parents and dependent children under the age of 16, $50.50 $55;
51.5    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
51.6by the licensee, $8.50 $12;
51.7    (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14
51.8consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $38.50; and $43;
51.9(7) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $37.50.
51.10$10, and the person must possess an angling license; and
51.11(8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.
51.12    (b) A $2 $5 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except
51.13licenses issued under paragraph (a), clause clauses (5), and licenses purchased at the
51.14resident fee by nonresidents under age 16 under section 97A.451, subdivision 5, paragraph
51.15(b) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this surcharge.

51.16    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
51.17    Subd. 8. Minnesota sporting; super sports. (a) The commissioner shall issue
51.18Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The licensee may take fish by angling
51.19and small game. The fee for the license is:
51.20(1) for an individual, $23 $31.50; and
51.21(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish and for one spouse
51.22to take small game, $32 $45.50.
51.23(b) The commissioner shall issue Minnesota super sports licenses to residents only.
51.24The licensee may take fish by angling, including trout; small game, including pheasant
51.25and waterfowl; and deer by firearms or muzzleloader or by archery. The fee for the super
51.26sports license, including all required stamp validations is:
51.27(1) for an individual age 18 or over, $92.50; and
51.28(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish, including the trout and
51.29salmon stamp validation, and for one spouse to take small game, including pheasant
51.30and waterfowl, and deer, $118.50.
51.31(c) Revenue for the stamp endorsements under paragraph (b) shall be deposited
51.32according to section 97A.075, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.
51.33(d) Revenue for the deer license endorsement under paragraph (b) shall be deposited
51.34according to section 97A.075, subdivision 1.

52.1    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
52.2    Subd. 11. Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; residents. Fees for the
52.3following licenses are:
52.4    (1) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $11.50 $15;
52.5    (2) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $26 $30;
52.6    (3) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $34.50
52.7$42; and
52.8    (4) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $78 $87.

52.9    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
52.10    Subd. 12. Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; nonresident. Fees for fish
52.11house, dark house, and shelter licenses for a nonresident are:
52.12    (1) annual, $33 $37;
52.13    (2) seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, $19 $21; and
52.14    (3) three-year, $99 $111.

52.15    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
52.16    Subd. 20. Trapping license. The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing animals is:
52.17(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, $6 $5;
52.18(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, $20 $23;
52.19(3) for residents age 65 or over, $10 $11.50; and
52.20(4) for nonresidents, $73 $84.

52.21    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 43, is amended to read:
52.22    Subd. 43. Duplicate licenses. The fees for duplicate licenses are:
52.23(1) for licenses to take big game, $5, except licenses issued under subdivision 8,
52.24paragraph (b); and
52.25(2) for other licenses, $2.

52.26    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 44, is amended to read:
52.27    Subd. 44. Replacement licenses. The fee for a replacement firearms deer license
52.28is $5, except there is no fee for replacing a deer license issued under subdivision 8,
52.29paragraph (b).

52.30    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 45, is amended to read:
53.1    Subd. 45. Camp Ripley archery deer hunt. The application fee for the Camp
53.2Ripley archery deer hunt is $8 $12.

53.3    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.485, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
53.4    Subd. 7. Electronic licensing system commission. The commissioner shall retain
53.5for the operation of the electronic licensing system the commission established under
53.6section 84.027, subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected by the commissioner on all
53.7license fees collected, excluding:.
53.8    (1) the small game surcharge;
53.9    (2) the deer license surcharges or donations under section 97A.475, subdivisions 3,
53.10paragraph (b), and 3a; and
53.11    (3) $2.50 of the license fee for the licenses in section 97A.475, subdivisions 6,
53.12clauses (1) , (2), and (4), 7, 8, 12, and 13.

53.13    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.020, is amended to read:
53.1497B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
53.15    (a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451, subdivision 3a
53.16subdivisions 3 and 3b, a person born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual
53.17license to take wild animals by firearms unless the person has:
53.18    (1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate;
53.19    (2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification
53.20indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 13;
53.21    (3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety qualification indicator;
53.22    (4) an apprentice hunter validation issued under section 97B.022; or
53.23    (5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another
53.24state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or
53.25certified by the department as substantially similar.
53.26    (b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training
53.27in the United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a
53.28hunting license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued
53.29a firearms safety certificate.
53.30    (c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime license to take
53.31wild animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual
53.32license under paragraph (a) or (b).

53.33    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.715, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
54.1    Subdivision 1. Stamp required. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section
54.297A.405, subdivision 2 , a person required to possess a small game license may not hunt
54.3pheasants without a pheasant stamp validation.
54.4    (b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision:
54.5    (1) residents and nonresidents under age 18 or and residents over age 65;
54.6    (2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves; and
54.7    (3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section 97A.441,
54.8subdivision 6a .; and
54.9(4) residents and nonresidents hunting on licenses issued under section 97A.475,
54.10subdivision 2, clause (16); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (13).

54.11    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.801, is amended to read:
54.1297B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED.
54.13    (a) Except as provided in this section or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person
54.14required to possess a small game license may not take migratory waterfowl without a
54.15migratory waterfowl stamp validation.
54.16    (b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license
54.17issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 6a; and persons hunting on their own property
54.18are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section.
54.19(c) Residents and nonresidents with licenses issued under section 97A.475,
54.20subdivision 2, clause (16); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (13), are not required to possess a
54.21stamp validation under this section.

54.22    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
54.23    Subdivision 1. Requirement. Except as provided in subdivision 2 or section
54.2497A.405, subdivision 2 , a person over age 16 18 and under age 65 required to possess an
54.25angling license must have a trout and salmon stamp validation to:
54.26(1) take fish by angling in:
54.27(i) a stream designated by the commissioner as a trout stream;
54.28(ii) a lake designated by the commissioner as a trout lake; or
54.29(iii) Lake Superior; or
54.30(2) possess trout or salmon taken in the state by angling.

54.31    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
54.32    Subd. 2. Exception. A trout and salmon stamp validation is not required to take fish
54.33by angling or to possess trout and salmon if:
55.1(1) the person:
55.2(i) possesses a license to take fish by angling for a period of 24 hours or 72 hours
55.3from the time of issuance under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (4) or (5),; or
55.4subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (3) or (5), and
55.5(ii) is taking fish by angling, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, during
55.6the period the license is valid;
55.7(2) the person is taking fish, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, as
55.8authorized under section 97C.035; or
55.9(3) the person has a valid license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 1, 2,
55.103, 4, or 5.

55.11    Sec. 34. TRANSFER; INVASIVE SPECIES ACCOUNT.
55.12In fiscal year 2013, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer
55.13$500,000 from the game and fish fund to the invasive species account created in Minnesota
55.14Statutes, section 84D.15. This is in addition to the transfer specified in Minnesota Statutes,
55.15section 84D.15, subdivision 2.

55.16    Sec. 35. TRANSFER; WALK-IN ACCESS ACCOUNT.
55.17The commissioner of natural resources shall transfer $616,000 from the venison
55.18donation account in the special revenue fund to the walk-in access account in the special
55.19revenue fund. This transfer is available until spent.

55.20    Sec. 36. APPROPRIATION.
55.21$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2013 from the invasive species account is added to
55.22the appropriation in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 4,
55.23subdivision 3, for invasive species activities. This is a onetime appropriation.

55.24    Sec. 37. REPEALER.
55.25Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivisions 3a and 7, are repealed.

55.26    Sec. 38. EFFECTIVE DATE.
55.27Sections 2 to 33, and 37, are effective March 1, 2013."
55.28Delete the title and insert:

55.29"A bill for an act

55.30relating to natural resources; modifying game and fish license provisions;
55.31providing for taking wolf; modifying requirements to take and transport wild
55.32animals; modifying department authority and duties; providing for continued
55.33operations when biennial appropriations have not been enacted; creating
56.1walk-in access program; modifying predator control program; modifying deer
56.2baiting restrictions; modifying authority to remove beavers; providing for and
56.3modifying disposition of certain receipts; modifying snowmobile registration
56.4and trail sticker requirements; modifying snowmobile operation provisions;
56.5modifying watercraft license fees; modifying shooting range provisions;
56.6modifying temporary drawdown of public waters provisions; modifying certain
56.7civil liability provisions; requiring certain hearings; requiring report; requiring
56.8rulemaking; providing civil penalties; appropriating money;amending Minnesota
56.9Statutes 2010, sections 84.027, subdivisions 14, 15; 84.085, subdivision 1;
56.1084.82, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 84.8205, subdivision 1; 84.83, subdivisions 2, 3;
56.1184.8712, subdivision 1; 86B.301, subdivision 2; 86B.415, subdivisions 1, 2, by
56.12adding a subdivision; 87A.01, subdivision 4; 87A.02, subdivision 2; 97A.015,
56.13subdivisions 3a, 53; 97A.055, by adding a subdivision; 97A.065, subdivision
56.146; 97A.085, by adding a subdivision; 97A.095, subdivisions 1, 2; 97A.137,
56.15subdivision 5; 97A.405, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 97A.411,
56.16subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97A.421, subdivision 3; 97A.431,
56.17subdivision 3; 97A.433, subdivision 3; 97A.435, subdivisions 2, 3; 97A.441,
56.18subdivision 7; 97A.451, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; 97A.473,
56.19subdivisions 2, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 5a; 97A.474, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2,
56.203, 3a, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 20, 43, 44, 45; 97A.482; 97A.485, subdivision 7; 97B.001,
56.21subdivision 7; 97B.020; 97B.031, subdivisions 1, 2; 97B.035, subdivision 1a;
56.2297B.071; 97B.085, subdivision 3; 97B.328; 97B.401; 97B.601, subdivisions
56.233a, 4; 97B.603; 97B.605; 97B.671, subdivisions 3, 4; 97B.711, subdivision 1;
56.2497B.715, subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97B.805, subdivision 1; 97B.901; 97C.305,
56.25subdivisions 1, 2; 97C.355, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97C.395,
56.26subdivision 1; 97C.515, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 103G.005, by adding a subdivision;
56.27103G.408; 604A.21, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement,
56.28sections 84D.03, subdivision 3; 97A.075, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
56.2997A.475, subdivision 7; 97B.075; 97B.645, subdivision 9; 97B.667; Laws 2011,
56.30First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 4, subdivision 6; proposing
56.31coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 87A; 97A; 97B; repealing
56.32Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 17.4993, subdivision 2; 87A.02, subdivision
56.331; 97A.045, subdivisions 8, 13; 97A.065, subdivision 1; 97A.095, subdivision 3;
56.3497A.331, subdivision 7; 97A.451, subdivisions 3a, 7; 97A.485, subdivision 12;
56.3597A.552; 97B.645, subdivision 2; 97C.031."

57.1	We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.
57.2	House Conferees:
57.3	.....		.....
57.4	Tom Hackbarth		Mark Buesgens
57.5	.....		.....
57.6	Tony Cornish		Denny McNamara
57.7	.....
57.8	David Dill
57.9	Senate Conferees:
57.10	.....		.....
57.11	Bill G. Ingebrigtsen		Paul Gazelka
57.12	.....		.....
57.13	John J. Carlson		Kari Dziedzic
57.14	.....
57.15	Jeremy R. Miller