1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; authorizing an earlier open season in certain areas for 
1.3 	spearing fish;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.371, subdivision 4.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.371, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 4.Open season. The open season for spearing through the ice is December 1 
1.7 	to the last Sunday in February, except the commissioner may allow for an earlier open 
1.8 	season start north of Highway 2 when weather conditions warrant one and public safety 
1.9 	considerations are followed.