as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to game and fish; modifying aquatic farm fees 1.3 and requirements; modifying terms of crop protection 1.4 assistance; modifying game license fees; modifying 1.5 commercial fishing fees and requirements; requiring 1.6 special season Canada goose license; modifying 1.7 commercial netting provisions; amending Minnesota 1.8 Statutes 1996, sections 17.4988; 97A.028, subdivisions 1.9 1 and 3; 97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.475; 97A.485, 1.10 subdivision 6; 97C.501, subdivision 2; 97C.801, 1.11 subdivision 2; and 97C.835, by adding a subdivision; 1.12 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 1.13 chapter 97B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, 1.14 sections 97A.475, subdivisions 14, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 1.15 35, 36, and 37; and 97C.801, subdivision 1. 1.16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.17 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.4988, is 1.18 amended to read: 1.19 17.4988 [LICENSE AND INSPECTION FEES.] 1.20 Subdivision 1. [REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE.] A permit or 1.21 license must be issued by the commissioner if the requirements 1.22 of law are met and the license and permit fees specified in this 1.23 section are paid. 1.24 Subd. 2. [AQUATIC FARMING LICENSE.] (a) The annual fee for 1.25 an aquatic farming license is $275. 1.26 (b) The aquatic farming license may contain endorsements 1.27 for the rights and privileges of the following licenses under 1.28 the game and fish laws. The endorsement must be made upon 1.29 payment of the license fee prescribed in section 97A.475 for the 1.30 following licenses: 2.1 (1) minnow dealer license; 2.2 (2) minnow retailer license for sale of minnows as bait; 2.3 (3) minnow exporting license; 2.4 (4)minnow dealer helper license;2.5(5)aquatic farm vehicle endorsement, which includes a 2.6 minnow dealer vehicle license, a minnow retailer vehicle 2.7 license, an exporting minnowhaulervehicle license, and a fish 2.8 vendorvehiclelicense; 2.9(6)(5) sucker egg taking license; and 2.10(7)(6) game fish packers license. 2.11 Subd. 3. [INSPECTION FEES.] The fees for the following 2.12 inspections are: 2.13 (1) initial inspection of each water to be licensed, $50; 2.14 (2) fish health inspection and certification, $20 2.15 plus$80$100 per lot thereafter; and 2.16 (3) initial inspection for containment and quarantine 2.17 facility inspections, $50. 2.18 Subd. 4. [AQUARIUM FACILITY.] (a) A person operating a 2.19 commercial aquarium facility must have a commercial aquarium 2.20 facility license issued by the commissioner if the facility 2.21 contains species of aquatic life that are for sale and that are 2.22 present in waters of the state. The commissioner may require an 2.23 aquarium facility license for aquarium facilities importing or 2.24 holding species of aquatic life that are for sale and that are 2.25 not present in Minnesota if those species can survive in waters 2.26 of the state. The fee for an aquarium facility license 2.27 is$15$20. 2.28 (b) Game fish transferred by an aquarium facility must be 2.29 accompanied by a receipt containing the information required on 2.30 a shipping document by section 17.4985, subdivision 3, paragraph 2.31 (b). 2.32 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.028, 2.33 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 2.34 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) The definitions in this 2.35 subdivision apply to this section. 2.36 (b) "Agricultural crops" means annually seeded crops, 3.1 legumes, fruit orchards, tree farms and nurseries, turf farms, 3.2 and apiaries. 3.3 (c) "Parcel" has the meaning given in section 272.03, 3.4 subdivision 6. 3.5 (d) "Specialty crops" means fruit orchards, vegetables, 3.6 tree farms and nurseries, turf farms, and apiaries. 3.7 (e) "Stored forage crops" means hay, silage, grain, or 3.8 other crops that have been harvested and placed in storage for 3.9 commercial livestock feeding. 3.10 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.028, 3.11 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 3.12 Subd. 3. [EMERGENCY DETERRENT MATERIALS ASSISTANCE.] (a) 3.13 For the purposes of this subdivision, "cooperative damage 3.14 management agreement" means an agreement between a landowner or 3.15 tenant and the commissioner that establishes a program for 3.16 addressing the problem of destruction of the landowner's or 3.17 tenant's specialty crops or stored forage crops by wild animals, 3.18 or destruction of agricultural crops by flightless Canada geese. 3.19 (b) A landowner or tenant may apply to the commissioner for 3.20 emergency deterrent materials assistance in controlling 3.21 destruction of the landowner's or tenant's specialty crops or 3.22 stored forage crops by wild animals, or destruction of 3.23 agricultural crops by flightless Canada geese. Subject to the 3.24 availability of money appropriated for this purpose, the 3.25 commissioner shall provide suitable deterrent materials when the 3.26 commissioner determines that: 3.27 (1) immediate action is necessary to prevent significant 3.28 damage from continuing; and 3.29 (2) a cooperative damage management agreement cannot be 3.30 implemented immediately. 3.31 (c) A person may receive emergency deterrent materials 3.32 assistance under this subdivision more than once, but the 3.33 cumulative total value of deterrent materials provided to a 3.34 person, or for use on a parcel, may not exceed $3,000 for 3.35 specialty crops, $750 for stored forage crops, or $500 for 3.36 agricultural crops damaged by flightless Canada geese. If a 4.1 person is a coowner or cotenant with respect to the specialty 4.2 crops for which the deterrent materials are provided, the 4.3 deterrent materials are deemed to be "provided" to the person 4.4 for the purposes of this paragraph. 4.5 (d) As a condition of receiving emergency deterrent 4.6 materials assistance under this subdivision, a landowner or 4.7 tenant shall enter into a cooperative damage management 4.8 agreement with the commissioner. Deterrent materials provided 4.9 by the commissioner may include repellents, fencing materials, 4.10 or other materials recommended in the agreement to alleviate the 4.11 damage problem. If requested by a landowner or tenant, any 4.12 fencing materials provided must be capable of providing 4.13 long-term protection of specialty crops. A landowner or tenant 4.14 who receives emergency deterrent materials assistance under this 4.15 subdivision shall comply with the terms of the cooperative 4.16 damage management agreement. 4.17 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.075, 4.18 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 4.19 Subdivision 1. [DEER AND BEAR LICENSES.] (a) For purposes 4.20 of this subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under 4.21sectionsections 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (4)and, 4.22 (5), and (9), and 3, clauses (2)and, (3), and (7), and 97B.301, 4.23 subdivision 4. 4.24 (b) At least $2 from each deer license shall be used for 4.25 deer habitat improvement or deer management programs. 4.26 (c) At least $1 from each resident deer license and each 4.27 resident bear license shall be used for deer and bear management 4.28 programs, including a computerized licensing system. Fifty 4.29 cents from each resident deer license is appropriated for 4.30 emergency deer feeding. Money appropriated for emergency deer 4.31 feeding is available until expended. When the unencumbered 4.32 balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding at the 4.33 end of a fiscal year exceeds $750,000, $750,000 is canceled to 4.34 the unappropriated balance of the game and fish fund and the 4.35 amount appropriated for emergency deer feeding is reduced to 25 4.36 cents from each resident deer license. 5.1 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.475, is 5.2 amended to read: 5.3 97A.475 [LICENSE FEES.] 5.4 Subdivision 1. [REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE.] A license 5.5 shall be issued when the requirements of the law are met and the 5.6 license fee specified in this section is paid. 5.7 Subd. 2. [RESIDENT HUNTING.] Fees for the following 5.8 licenses, to be issued to residents only, are: 5.9 (1) for persons under age 65 to take small game, $10; 5.10 (2) for persons age 65 or over, $5; 5.11 (3) to take turkey, $16; 5.12 (4) to take deer with firearms, $22; 5.13 (5) to take deer by archery, $22; 5.14 (6) to take moose, for a party of not more than six 5.15 persons, $275; 5.16 (7) to take bear, $33; 5.17 (8) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, 5.18 $220;and5.19 (9) to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $44; and 5.20 (10) to take Canada geese during a special season, $3. 5.21 Subd. 3. [NONRESIDENT HUNTING.] Fees for the following 5.22 licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are: 5.23 (1) to take small game, $56; 5.24 (2) to take deer with firearms, $110; 5.25 (3) to take deer by archery, $110; 5.26 (4) to take bear, $165; 5.27 (5) to take turkey, $56; 5.28 (6) to take raccoon, bobcat, fox, coyote, or lynx, $137.50; 5.29and5.30 (7) to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $220; and 5.31 (8) to take Canada geese during a special season, $3. 5.32 Subd. 4. [SMALL GAME SURCHARGE.] Fees for licenses to take 5.33 small game must be increased by a surcharge of $4. An 5.34 additional commission may not be assessed on the surcharge and 5.35 this must be stated on the back of the license with the 5.36 following statement: "This $4 surcharge is being paid by 6.1 hunters for the acquisition and development of wildlife lands." 6.2 Subd. 5. [HUNTING STAMPS.] Fees for the following stamps 6.3 are: 6.4 (1) migratory waterfowl stamp, $5; 6.5 (2) pheasant stamp, $5; and 6.6 (3) turkey stamp, $5. 6.7 Subd. 6. [RESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following 6.8 licenses, to be issued to residents only, are: 6.9 (1) to take fish by angling, for persons under age 6.10 65,$13$16; 6.11 (2) to take fish by angling, for persons age 65 and over, 6.12$4.50$6; 6.13 (3) to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a 6.14 married couple,$17.50$24; 6.15 (4) to take fish by spearing from a dark house,$13$16; 6.16 and 6.17 (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 6.18 by the licensee,$7.50$8.50. 6.19 Subd. 7. [NONRESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following 6.20 licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are: 6.21 (1) to take fish by angling,$27.50$35; 6.22 (2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive 6.23 days selected by the licensee,$19$24; 6.24 (3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected 6.25 by the licensee,$16$20; 6.26 (4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 6.27 family,$37.50$50; 6.28 (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 6.29 by the licensee,$7.50$8.50; and 6.30 (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 6.31 married couple, limited to 14 consecutive days selected by one 6.32 of the licensees,$27.50$35. 6.33 Subd. 8. [MINNESOTA SPORTING.] The commissioner shall 6.34 issue Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The 6.35 licensee may take fish by angling and small game. The fee for 6.36 the license is: 7.1 (1) for an individual,$17.50$22.50; and 7.2 (2) for a combined license for a married couple to take 7.3 fish and for one spouse to take small game,$24$31.50. 7.4 Subd. 10. [TROUT AND SALMON STAMP.] The fee for a trout 7.5 and salmon stamp is$5$8.50. 7.6 Subd. 11. [FISH HOUSES AND DARK HOUSES; RESIDENTS.] Fees 7.7 for the following licenses are: 7.8 (1) for a fish house or dark house that is not 7.9 rented,$9$11.50; and 7.10 (2) for a fish house or dark house that is 7.11 rented,$20$25.50. 7.12 Subd. 12. [FISH HOUSES; NONRESIDENT.] Fees for fish house 7.13 licenses for a nonresident are: 7.14 (1) annual,$27.50$31.50; and 7.15 (2) seven consecutive days,$16.50$18. 7.16 Subd. 13. [NETTING WHITEFISH AND CISCOES FOR PERSONAL 7.17 CONSUMPTION.] The fee for a license to net whitefish and ciscoes 7.18 in inland lakes and international waters for personal 7.19 consumption is, for each net,$8$10. 7.20Subd. 14. [ROUGH FISH; MINNESOTA AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS.]7.21The fee for a license to take rough fish for domestic use with a7.22set line in the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers is $14.50.7.23 Subd. 15. [LAKE SUPERIOR FISHING GUIDES.] The fee for a 7.24 license to operate a charter boat and guide anglers on Lake 7.25 Superior is: 7.26 (1) for a resident,$27.50$125; 7.27 (2) for a nonresident,$110$225; or 7.28 (3) if another state charges a Minnesota resident a fee 7.29 greater than$100$225 for a Lake Superior fishing guide license 7.30 in that state, the nonresident fee for a resident of that state 7.31 is that greater fee. 7.32 Subd. 16. [RESIDENT HUNTING GUIDES.] The fees for the 7.33 following resident guide licenses are: 7.34 (1) to guide bear hunters,$82.50$125; and 7.35 (2) to guide turkey hunters, $22. 7.36 Subd. 18. [SHOOTING PRESERVES.] The fee for a shooting 8.1 preserve license is: 8.2 (1) for a private shooting preserve, $100; and 8.3 (2) for a commercial shooting preserve, $500. 8.4 Subd. 19. [TAXIDERMISTS.] The fee for a taxidermist 8.5 license, to be issued for a three-year period to residents only, 8.6 is: 8.7 (1) for persons age 18 and older,$44$60; and 8.8 (2) for persons under age 18, $27.50. 8.9 Subd. 20. [TRAPPING LICENSE.] The fee for a license to 8.10 trap fur-bearing animals is: 8.11 (1) for persons over age 13 and under age 18,$5.50$6; and 8.12 (2) for persons age 18 and older,$18$23. 8.13 Subd. 21. [FUR BUYING AND SELLING; RESIDENTS.] (a) The fee 8.14 for a license for a resident to buy and sell raw furs is 8.15$110$150. 8.16 (b) The fee for a supplemental license to buy and sell furs 8.17 is$55$65. 8.18 Subd. 22. [FUR BUYING AND SELLING; NONRESIDENTS.] The fee 8.19 for a license for a nonresident to buy and sell raw furs is 8.20$500$600. 8.21 Subd. 23. [RAW FUR TANNING.] The fee for a license to tan 8.22 and dress raw furs to be issued to residents and nonresidents 8.23 is$16.50$40. 8.24 Subd. 24. [GAME AND FUR FARMS.] The fee for a game and fur 8.25 farm license is$16.50$20. 8.26Subd. 25. [MUSKRAT FARMS.] The fee for a muskrat farm8.27license is $11.8.28 Subd. 26. [MINNOW DEALERS.] The fees for the following 8.29 licenses are: 8.30 (1) minnow dealer,$77$200; 8.31 (2)minnow dealer's helper, $5.50;8.32(3)minnow dealer's vehicle,$11$30; 8.33(4)(3) exporting minnow dealer,$275$500; and 8.34(5)(4) exporting minnow dealer's vehicle,$11$30. 8.35 Subd. 27. [MINNOW RETAILERS.] The fees for the following 8.36 licenses, to be issued to residents and nonresidents, are: 9.1 (1) minnow retailer,$11$30; and 9.2 (2) minnow retailer's vehicle,$11$30. 9.3 Subd. 28. [NONRESIDENT MINNOW HAULERS.] The fees for the 9.4 following licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are: 9.5 (1) exporting minnow hauler,$525$750; and 9.6 (2) exporting minnow hauler's vehicle,$11$30. 9.7 Subd. 29. [PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES.] The fees for the 9.8 following licenses to be issued to residents and nonresidents 9.9 are: 9.10 (1) for a private fish hatchery, with annual sales under 9.11 $200,$27.50$50; 9.12 (2) for a private fish hatchery, with annual sales of $200 9.13 or more,$55$100; and 9.14 (3) to take sucker eggs from public waters for a private 9.15 fish hatchery, $165, plus$3$5 for each quart in excess of1009.16 50 quarts. 9.17 Subd. 30. [COMMERCIAL NETTING OF FISHIN INLAND WATERS.] 9.18 Thefee for a licensefees to net commercial fishin inland9.19waters, to be issued to residents and nonresidents, is $709.20plusare: 9.21 (1) commercial license fees: 9.22 (i) foreach hoop net pocket, $1residents and nonresidents 9.23 in inland waters, $150; 9.24(2)(ii) foreach 1,000 feet of seine, $16.50residents in 9.25 Lake Superior, $50;and9.26(3)(iii) foreach apprentice license, $25.residents in 9.27 Lake of the Woods, Rainy, Namakan, and Sand Point lakes, $50; 9.28 (iv) for residents on the Mississippi River from St. 9.29 Anthony Falls to the St. Croix River junction, $50; 9.30 (v) for residents in Wisconsin boundary waters from Lake St. 9.31 Croix to the Iowa border, $50; and 9.32 (vi) for a resident apprentice license, $25; and 9.33 (2) commercial net fees: 9.34 (i) for each commercial gill net in Lake Superior, 9.35 Wisconsin border waters, Lake of the Woods, Namakan, Sand Point, 9.36 and Rainy Lake, $5 per 100 feet of net; 10.1 (ii) for each commercial seine in inland waters, on the 10.2 Mississippi River, and in Wisconsin border waters, $10 per 100 10.3 feet; 10.4 (iii) for each commercial hoop net in inland waters, $1.25; 10.5 (iv) for each submerged fyke, trap, and hoop net in Lake 10.6 Superior, St. Louis Estuary, Lake of the Woods, Rainy Lake, 10.7 Namakan, and Sand Point, and for each pound net in Lake 10.8 Superior, $20; 10.9 (v) for each stake and pound net in Lake of the Woods, $60; 10.10 (vi) for each commercial set line in the Wisconsin border 10.11 waters, $25; and 10.12 (vii) for each trawl used in Lake Superior, $100. 10.13Subd. 31. [COMMERCIAL NETTING OF FISH IN LAKE OF THE10.14WOODS.] The fee for a license to commercially net fish in Lake10.15of the Woods is:10.16(1) for each pound net or staked trap net, $49.50;10.17(2) for each fyke net, $11, plus $5 for each two-foot10.18segment, or fraction, of the wings or lead in excess of four10.19feet in height;10.20(3) for each 100 feet of gill net, $2.75;10.21(4) for each submerged trap net, $16.50; and10.22(5) for each apprentice license, $25.10.23Subd. 32. [COMMERCIAL NETTING OF FISH IN RAINY LAKE.] The10.24fee for a license to commercially net fish in Rainy Lake is:10.25(1) for each pound net, $49.50;10.26(2) for each 100 feet of gill net, $2.75; and10.27(3) for each apprentice license, $25.10.28Subd. 33. [COMMERCIAL NETTING OF FISH IN NAMAKAN AND SAND10.29POINT LAKES.] The fee for a license to commercially net fish in10.30Namakan Lake and Sand Point Lake is:10.31(1) for each 100 feet of gill net, $1.75;10.32(2) for each pound, fyke, and submerged trap net, $16.50;10.33and10.34(3) for each apprentice license, $25.10.35Subd. 34. [COMMERCIAL SEINE AND SET LINES TO TAKE FISH IN10.36THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.] (a) The fee for a license to11.1commercially seine rough fish in the Mississippi river from St.11.2Anthony Falls to the St. Croix river junction is:11.3(1) for a seine not exceeding 500 feet, $27.50; or11.4(2) for a seine over 500 feet, $44, plus $2 for each 10011.5foot segment or fraction over 1,000 feet.11.6(b) The fee for each apprentice license issued under11.7paragraph (a) is $25.11.8Subd. 35. [COMMERCIAL SEINING OF FISH IN WISCONSIN11.9BOUNDARY WATERS.] The fee for a license to commercially seine11.10fish in the boundary waters between Wisconsin and Minnesota from11.11Taylors Falls to the Iowa border is:11.12(1) for a seine not exceeding 500 feet, $27.50; or11.13(2) for a seine over 500 feet, $44, plus $2.50 for each 10011.14feet over 1,000 feet; and11.15(3) for each apprentice license to be issued to residents,11.16$25.11.17Subd. 36. [COMMERCIAL NETTING IN WISCONSIN BOUNDARY11.18WATERS.] The fee for a license to commercially net in the11.19boundary waters between Wisconsin and Minnesota from Lake St.11.20Croix to the Iowa border is:11.21(1) for each gill net not exceeding 500 feet, $14.50;11.22(2) for each gill net over 500 feet, $27.50;11.23(3) for each fyke net and hoop net, $11;11.24(4) for each bait net, $1.75;11.25(5) for each turtle net, $1.75;11.26(6) for each set line identification tag, $14.50; and11.27(7) for each apprentice license to be issued to residents,11.28$25.11.29Subd. 37. [COMMERCIAL NETTING OF FISH IN LAKE SUPERIOR.]11.30The fee for a license to commercially net fish in Lake Superior11.31is:11.32(1) for each gill net, $77 plus $2 for each 1,000 feet over11.331,000 feet;11.34(2) for a pound or trap net, $77 plus $2 for each11.35additional pound or trap net; and11.36(3) for each apprentice license, $25.12.1 Subd. 38. [FISH BUYERS.] The fees for licenses to buy fish 12.2 from commercial fishing licensees to be issued residents and 12.3 nonresidents are: 12.4 (1) for Lake Superior fish bought for sale to retailers, 12.5$55$100; 12.6 (2) for Lake Superior fish bought for sale to consumers, 12.7$11$20; 12.8 (3) for Lake of the Woods, Namakan, Sand Point, and Rainy 12.9 Lake fish bought for sale to retailers,$110$200; and 12.10 (4) for Lake of the Woods, Namakan, Sand Point, and Rainy 12.11 Lake fish bought for shipment only on international boundary 12.12 waters,$11$30. 12.13 Subd. 39. [FISH PACKER.] The fee for a license to prepare 12.14 dressed game fish for transportation or shipment is$14.50$25. 12.15 Subd. 40. [FISH VENDORS.] The fee for a license to use a 12.16 motor vehicle to sell fish is$27.50$50. 12.17 Subd. 41. [TURTLE SELLERS.] The fee for a license to take, 12.18 transport, purchase, and possess turtles for sale is$55$150. 12.19 Subd. 42. [FROG DEALERS.] The fee for the licenses to deal 12.20 in frogs that are to be used for purposes other than bait are: 12.21 (1) for a resident to purchase, possess, and transport 12.22 frogs,$77$125; 12.23 (2) for a nonresident to purchase, possess, and transport 12.24 frogs,$220$250; and 12.25 (3) for a resident to take, possess, transport, and sell 12.26 frogs,$11$20. 12.27 Subd. 43. [DUPLICATE LICENSES.] The fees for duplicate 12.28 licenses are: 12.29 (1) for licenses to take big game, $5; and 12.30 (2) for other licenses, $2. 12.31 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.485, 12.32 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 12.33 Subd. 6. [LICENSES TO BE SOLD AND ISSUING FEES.] (a) 12.34 Persons authorized to sell licenses under this section must sell 12.35 the following licenses for the license fee and the following 12.36 issuing fees: 13.1 (1) to take deer or bear with firearms and by archery, the 13.2 issuing fee is $1; 13.3 (2) Minnesota sporting, the issuing fee is $1; and 13.4 (3) to take small game, for a person under age 65 to take 13.5 fish by angling or for a person of any age to take fish by 13.6 spearing, and to trap fur-bearing animals, the issuing fee is 13.7 $1; 13.8 (4) for a trout and salmon stamp that is not issued 13.9 simultaneously with an angling or sporting license, an issuing 13.10 fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the 13.11 authorized seller; and 13.12 (5) for stamps other than a trout and salmon stamp, and for 13.13 a special season Canada goose license, there is no fee. 13.14 (b) An issuing fee may not be collected for issuance of a 13.15 trout and salmon stamp if a stamp is issued simultaneously with 13.16 the related angling or sporting license. Only one issuing fee 13.17 may be collected when selling more than one trout and salmon 13.18 stamp in the same transaction after the end of the season for 13.19 which the stamp was issued. 13.20 (c) The auditor or subagent shall keep the issuing fee as a 13.21 commission for selling the licenses. 13.22 (d) The commissioner shall collect the issuing fee on 13.23 licenses sold by the commissioner. 13.24 (e) A license, except stamps, must state the amount of the 13.25 issuing fee and that the issuing fee is kept by the seller as a 13.26 commission for selling the licenses. 13.27 (f) For duplicate licenses, the issuing fees are: 13.28 (1) for licenses to take big game, 75 cents; and 13.29 (2) for other licenses, 50 cents. 13.30 Sec. 7. [97B.802] [SPECIAL CANADA GOOSE SEASON LICENSE 13.31 REQUIRED.] 13.32 Except as provided in this section, a person required to 13.33 possess a small game license may not take Canada geese during a 13.34 special season without a valid special season Canada goose 13.35 license in possession. Residents under age 18 or over age 65 13.36 and persons hunting on their own property are not required to 14.1 possess the license. 14.2 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97C.501, 14.3 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 14.4 Subd. 2. [MINNOW DEALERS.] (a) A person may not be a 14.5 minnow dealer without a minnow dealer license except as provided 14.6 in subdivision 3. 14.7 (b)A minnow dealer must obtain a minnow dealer's helper14.8license for each person employed to take, buy, sell, or14.9transport minnows by the minnow dealer. The minnow dealer may14.10transfer a helper's license from a former helper to a new helper.14.11(c)A minnow dealer must obtain a minnow dealer's vehicle 14.12 license for each motor vehicle used to transport minnows. The 14.13 serial number, motor vehicle license number, make, and model 14.14 must be on the license. The license must be conspicuously 14.15 displayed in the vehicle. 14.16(d)(c) A minnow dealer may not transport minnows out of 14.17 the state without an exporting minnow dealer license. A minnow 14.18 dealer must obtain an exporting minnow dealer's vehicle license 14.19 for each motor vehicle used to transport minnows out of the 14.20 state. The serial number, motor vehicle license number, make, 14.21 and model must be on the license. The license must be 14.22 conspicuously displayed in the vehicle. 14.23 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97C.801, 14.24 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 14.25 Subd. 2. [COMMERCIAL FISH NETTINGAND SET LINESON 14.26 MISSISSIPPI RIVER.] (a) A license is required to commercially 14.27 take rough fish with seinesand set linesin the Mississippi 14.28 river from the St. Croix river junction to St. Anthony Falls. 14.29 (b) A person may take rough fish in the Mississippi river, 14.30 from the St. Croix river junction to St. Anthony Falls, only 14.31 with the following equipment and methods: 14.32 (1) operations shall be conducted only in the flowing 14.33 waters of the river and in tributary backwaters prescribed by 14.34 the commissioner; 14.35 (2)only one set line may be used that has an14.36identification tag and not more than 100 hooks;15.1(3)seines may be used only as prescribed by the 15.2 commissioner; 15.3(4)(3) seines must be hauled to a landing immediately 15.4 after being placed; 15.5(5)(4) two seines may not be joined together in the water; 15.6(6)(5) a net may not be raised, laid out, or landed, 15.7 between sunset and sunrise; and 15.8(7)(6) the location of anet orseine may not be changed 15.9 from the place specified in the license application without 15.10 notifying the commissioner of the proposed change. 15.11 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97C.835, is 15.12 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 15.13 Subd. 9. [TRAWLS IN LAKE SUPERIOR.] (a) This subdivision 15.14 applies to the use of trawls in Lake Superior. 15.15 (b) Up to five trawls may be licensed to take fish species 15.16 listed in subdivision 2. Trawls must not exceed a size 15.17 determined by a headrope of 115 feet, the mesh of the webbing in 15.18 the cod shall be no smaller than 3/4 inch stretch measure, and 15.19 forward body wing mesh size shall be no smaller than two inches 15.20 stretch measure. 15.21 (c) All live game fish species must be returned to the 15.22 water. Dead lake trout may be possessed if they are tagged with 15.23 tags issued from the Lake Superior area fisheries office. All 15.24 untagged dead lake trout and all other dead game fish species 15.25 must be returned to the water. 15.26 (d) All fish taken, whether retained by the licensee or 15.27 returned to the lake, must be reported to the Lake Superior area 15.28 fisheries office before the tenth day of the following month. 15.29 The commissioner must provide the licensee with the necessary 15.30 reporting forms. 15.31 (e) During the closed season for herring, all trawling must 15.32 be targeted for the harvest of rainbow smelt and restricted to a 15.33 water depth of 20 fathoms or greater. 15.34 (f) The commissioner of natural resources may require a 15.35 licensee to notify the Lake Superior area fisheries office of 15.36 trawling activities. 16.1 (g) The commissioner of natural resources may suspend 16.2 trawling operations to protect aquatic resources and prevent 16.3 conflicts with other lawful activities. 16.4 Sec. 11. [REPEALER.] 16.5 Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 97A.475, subdivisions 14, 16.6 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37; and 97C.801, subdivision 1, 16.7 are repealed.