HF 3117

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/17/2014 01:57pm

A bill for an act
relating to game and fish; providing for trapping licenses without fee for disabled
veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.441, by adding a
subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.441, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 6b. new text end

new text begin Trapping fur-bearing animals; disabled veterans. new text end

new text begin Upon being
furnished satisfactory evidence, a person authorized to issue licenses must issue, without a
fee, a license to trap fur-bearing animals to a resident who is a veteran, as defined in section
197.447, and who has a 100 percent service-connected disability as defined by the United
States Veterans Administration. For a license that must be obtained through a drawing, the
veteran must also furnish evidence of having been selected through the drawing.
new text end