1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; allowing the use of certain firearms during youth turkey 
1.3 	hunts;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97B.722.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97B.722, is amended to read:
1.6 	97B.722 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS; HUNTING TURKEY.
1.7 	(a) While afield hunting turkeys, licensees may not have in possession or control any 
1.8 	firearm or bow and arrow except those defined as legal for taking turkeys in rules adopted 
1.9 	by the commissioner.
1.10 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to:
1.11 	(1) a person carrying a handgun in compliance with section 624.714.; or
1.12 	(2) a person under the age of 18 carrying a 28-gauge shotgun or .410-bore shotgun while 
1.13 	participating in a youth wild turkey hunt conducted under rules adopted by the commissioner.