2003 Minnesota Statutes

     97A.433 Elk licenses. 

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

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

    (2) the size of an elk hunting party, not to exceed two 
 persons. 

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

    (1) is a resident; 

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

    (3) has never been issued an elk license. 

    Subd. 3.    Application for license.  An application for 
 an elk license must be on a form provided by the commissioner 
 and accompanied by a $10 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 elk 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.  Persons who obtain an elk 
 license in a separate selection must allow public elk hunting on 
 their land during the elk season for which the license is valid. 

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

    HIST: 1987 c 373 s 5; 1991 c 259 s 23; 1993 c 231 s 22,23