1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; modifying restrictions on using artificial lights to locate 
1.3 	animals;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97B.081, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97B.081, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Without firearms. (a) Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 
1.7 	a.m. from September 1 to December 31, a person may not cast the rays of a spotlight, 
1.8 	headlight, or other artificial light in a field, woodland, or forest to spot, locate, or take a 
1.9 	wild animal except to take raccoons under section  97B.621, subdivision 3, or to tend traps 
1.10 	under section  97B.931. 
1.11 	(b) ~~Between one-half hour after sunset until sunrise,~~ A person may not cast the rays 
1.12 	of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light to spot, locate, or take a wild animal on 
1.13 	~~fenced, agricultural land containing livestock, as defined in section  17A.03, subdivision~~ 
1.14 	~~5, or poultry~~ private property that is ~~marked~~ posted with signs prohibiting the shining of 
1.15 	lights. The signs must: 
1.16 	(1) display ~~reflectorized~~ letters that are at least two inches in height and state "no 
1.17 	shining" or similar terms; ~~and~~
1.18 	(2) bear the name of the owner, occupant, or lessee of the posted property; and
1.19 	(3) be placed at intervals of 1,000 feet or less along the boundary of the area.
1.20 	(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:
1.21 	(1) a person tending traps under section 97B.931 or taking raccoons under section 
1.22 	97B.621, subdivision 3; or
1.23 	(2) vehicles being operated for safety, emergency response, or occupational purposes 
1.24 	or for normal vehicle operations on a roadway.
2.1 	(d) It is not a violation of paragraph (a) or (b) for a person to carry out any 
2.2 	agricultural, occupational, or recreational practice, including snowmobiling that is not 
2.3 	related to spotting, locating, or taking a wild animal.
2.4 	~~(d)~~ (e) Between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., a person may not project a 
2.5 	spotlight or hand-held light onto residential property or building sites from a moving 
2.6 	motor vehicle being operated on land, except for the following purposes:
2.7 	(1) safety;
2.8 	(2) emergency response;
2.9 	(3) normal vehicle operations; or
2.10 	(4) performing an occupational duty.