1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; modifying big game registration requirements; requiring 
1.3 	rulemaking;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.535, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.535, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Registration required. Deer, bear, elk, and moose must be registered as 
1.7 	prescribed by the commissioner, in addition to the tag required in subdivision 1. The 
1.8 	commissioner must allow registration to occur up to 48 hours after the close of the season 
1.9 	in which the respective game was taken.

1.10 	Sec. 2. RULES.
 1.11 	The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, parts 
1.12 	6232.0400, subpart 2; 6232.2800, subpart 6; and 6232.3700, subpart 4, to comply with the 
1.13 	changes made in Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.535, subdivision 2. The commissioner 
1.14 	may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 
1.15 	1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, 
1.16 	does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.