1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; modifying bear-baiting restrictions;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.426.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.426, is amended to read:
1.6 	97B.426 BAITING BEAR; USE OF DRUM.
1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding section 97B.425,:
1.8 	(1) a private landowner or person authorized by the private landowner may use a drum 
1.9 	to bait bear on the person's private land.; and
1.10 	(2) a person may use a drum to bait bear on public land after paying a $5 drum surcharge.
1.11 	(b) The drum must be securely chained or cabled to a tree so that it cannot be moved 
1.12 	from the site by a bear and the drum may not include a mechanical device for dispensing 
1.13 	feed. The drum must be marked as provided in section 97B.425.
1.14 	(c) For purposes of this section, "drum" means a 30 gallon or larger drum.