Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF2203

E Relating to game and fish; authorizing the taking of mourning + doves during
the waterfowl season; modifying certain requirements for designation +of game
refuges or migratory waterfowl sanctuaries by the commissioner of +natural
resources (DNR), changing migratory waterfowl refuges to sanctuaries;+ expanding
the scope of hearings relating to the seizure of licenses for +violating certain
limits on the taking, transporting or possession of wild animals; +requiring the
commissioner to suspend game and fish licenses and permit privileges +of persons
failing to appear in court or to pay fines or surcharges for +violating the game
and fish laws; restricting the issuance of turkey licenses to land +owned or
leased by the license holder within the permit area and eliminating +the
requirement for the land to be agricultural or grazing land; +authorizing the
purchase of spring turkey archery licenses under certain conditions, +specifying
certain limits; increasing the maximum age for resident youth hunting+ license
eligibility; modifying the fee for the taking deer by archery for +certain
nonresidents from certain states; setting fees for nonresident +trapping and
live bait retailer licenses; specifically prohibiting the importation+ of hunter
harvested cervidae carcasses from chronic wasting disease endemic +areas as
determined by the board of animal health, authorizing transport of +the
carcasses through the state by nonresidents; exempting migratory game+ birds
lawfully tagged and packed by federally permitted migratory bird +preservation
facilities from the requirement to transport game birds in undressed +condition;
clarifying the validity of firearms safety certificates issued to +youth;
modifying the shooting hours for migratory game birds; expanding the +authority
of hunters to take antlerless deer; prohibiting the hunting of albino+ deer;
authorizing nonresidents possessing both a trapping and a small game +license to
trap small game on owned land; authorizing unlicensed adults to +assist youth
licensed as wild turkey hunters, prohibiting the possession or +shooting of a
firearm or bow; eliminating the requirement for a possession or site +tag before
registration of fisher, pine marten or otter; requiring a license to +sell live
bait, exemptions; modifying the turtle license exemption for certain +nonprofit
youth turtle races; requiring the commissioner to issue a moose +license for
the 2004 hunting season to a certain elderly resident; requiring the
commissioner to report to the legislature by a certain date +evaluating the
impacts of the change in waterfowl shooting hours and to coordinate +and
participate in efforts to promote national laws and educational +programs
relating to lead fishing tackle, requiring public education relating +to
concerns about lead fishing tackle and promotion of the availability +of nonlead
tackle, authorizing office of environmental assistance (OEA) director+ grants to
generators, conservation organizations and angler associations to +assist in
reducing the use of lead tackle; requiring the commissioner to report+ to the
legislature by a certain date on the results of the mourning dove +season;
authorizing the commissioner to establish a quality deer management +pilot zone
in Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and Roseau +counties,
restricting the taking of antlered deer by firearms and requiring the
commissioner to establish an early special firearms deer season for +youth
residents to take antlerless deer in the zone, requiring annual +reports to the
legislature on the pilot zone (je, ja)