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SF 2116

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 06/28/2023 03:00pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to game and fish; modifying issuance of big-game license after conviction;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.421, subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.421, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Issuance after conviction; big game.

(a) A person may not new text begin use a big-game
license purchased before conviction,
new text end obtain deleted text begin anydeleted text end new text begin anew text end big-game licensenew text begin ,new text end or take big game under
a lifetime license, issued under section 97A.473, for three years after the person is convicted
of:

(1) a gross misdemeanor violation under the game and fish laws relating to big game;

(2) doing an act without a required big-game license; or

(3) the second violation within three years under the game and fish laws relating to big
game.

(b) A person may not obtain any deer license or take deer under a lifetime license issued
under section 97A.473 for one year after the person is convicted of hunting deer with the
aid or use of bait under section 97B.328.

(c) The revocation period under paragraphs (a) and (b) doubles if the conviction is for
a deer that is a trophy deer scoring higher than 170 using the scoring method established
for wildlife restitution values adopted under section 97A.345.