1999 Minnesota Statutes

     97A.431 Moose licenses. 

    Subdivision 1.    Number of licenses; party size.  The 
 commissioner shall include in a rule setting the dates for a 
 moose season: 

    (1) the number of licenses to be issued; and 

    (2) the size of a moose hunting party, not to exceed six 
 persons.  

    Subd. 2.    Eligibility.  Persons eligible for a moose 
 license shall be determined under this section and 
 commissioner's rule.  A person is eligible for a moose license 
 only if the person: 

    (1) is a resident; 

    (2) is at least age 16 before the season opens; and 

    (3) has not been issued a moose license for any of the last 
 five seasons or after January 1, 1991.  

    Subd. 3.    Application for license.  An application for 
 a moose license must be on a form provided by the commissioner 
 and accompanied by a $3 nonrefundable application fee per 
 person.  A person may not make more than one application for 
 each season.  If a person makes more than one application, the 
 person is ineligible for a license for that season after 
 determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.  

    Subd. 4.    Separate selection; eligibility.  (a) The 
 commissioner may conduct a separate selection for up to 20 
 percent of the moose licenses to be issued for an area.  Only 
 owners of, and tenants living on, at least 160 acres of 
 agricultural or grazing land in the area, and their family 
 members, are eligible for the separate selection.  Persons that 
 are unsuccessful in a separate selection must be included in the 
 selection for the remaining licenses.  

    (b) The commissioner may by rule establish criteria for 
 determining eligible family members under this subdivision. 

    HIST: 1986 c 386 art 1 s 59; 1987 c 373 s 4; 1991 c 254 art 2 
 s 28; 1991 c 259 s 23; 1993 c 231 s 20,21