HF 3160

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 05/13/2016 08:15am

A bill for an act
relating to game and fish; modifying night vision possession restrictions;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.086.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.086, is amended to read:

97B.086 POSSESSION OF NIGHT VISION OR THERMAL IMAGING
EQUIPMENT.

(a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal imaging equipment while
taking wild animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group
of persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to take wild animals.

(b) This section does not apply to a firearm that is:

(1) unloaded;

(2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm
by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of
the firearm exposed; and

(3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.

(c) This section does not apply to a bow that is:

(1) completely encased or unstrung; and

(2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.

(d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm
or bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle.

(e) This section does not apply to night vision or thermal imaging equipment new text begin :
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new text begin (1) new text end possessed by peace officers or military personnel while exercising their duties new text begin ; or
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new text begin (2) possessed by an employee of a firearm or ammunition manufacturer for the
purposes of testing a firearm, ammunition, or related product new text end .