1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; modifying method of distributing turkey licenses; 
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 2, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Eligibility; method of distribution. (a) Persons eligible for a turkey 
1.8 	license shall be determined by this section and commissioner's rule. 
1.9 	(b) A person is eligible for a turkey license only if the person is at least age 16 
1.10 	before the season opens, possesses a firearms safety certificate, or, if under age 12, is 
1.11 	accompanied by a parent or guardian.
1.12 	(c) All eligible persons age 65 and over who apply for a turkey license shall be issued 
1.13 	a turkey license, provided the number of applicants under this paragraph does not exceed 
1.14 	the number of licenses to be issued as determined according to subdivision 1. If the number 
1.15 	of applicants under this paragraph exceeds the number of licenses to be issued, all turkey 
1.16 	licenses shall be distributed by lottery drawing, regardless of the age of the applicant.
1.17 	(d) All remaining licenses after distribution according to paragraph (c) shall be 
1.18 	distributed by lottery drawing, except as provided under subdivision 4.

1.19 	Sec. 2. RULEMAKING.
 1.20 	The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, chapter 
1.21 	6236, to conform with section 1. The commissioner may use the good cause exemption 
1.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under 
2.1 	this section. Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided in 
2.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.