1st Engrossment - 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; permitting persons 65 years 1.3 of age or older to hunt big game or turkey with a 1.4 crossbow; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 1.5 97B.035, subdivision 1. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97B.035, 1.8 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.9 Subdivision 1. [HUNTING WITH BOWS RELEASED BY MECHANICAL 1.10 DEVICES.] (a) A person under the age of 65 may not hunt with a 1.11 bow drawn, held, or released by a mechanical device, except with 1.12 a disabled hunter permit issued under section 97B.106 or as 1.13 provided in paragraph (b). Any person hunting with such a bow 1.14 must comply with the applicable restrictions on such bows in 1.15 section 97B.106. 1.16 (b) A person may use a mechanical device attached to the 1.17 bowstring if the person's own strength draws, holds, and 1.18 releases the bowstring.