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Chapter 97A
Section 97A.434
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Recent History
- 2014 Subd. 1 Amended 2014 c 290 s 22
- 2008 Subd. 2 Amended 2008 c 368 art 2 s 23
- 2004 Subd. 3 Amended 2004 c 255 s 29
- 2002 97A.434 New 2002 c 351 s 7
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97A.434 PRAIRIE CHICKEN LICENSES.
Subdivision 1. Number of licenses to be issued. If the commissioner establishes an open
season for prairie chickens under section 97B.711, the commissioner shall also determine, by rule,
the number of licenses to be issued.
Subd. 2. Eligibility. Eligibility for a prairie chicken license shall be determined by this
section and by rule adopted by the commissioner. A person is eligible for a prairie chicken
license only if the person:
(1) is a resident; and
(2) was born before January 1, 1980, or possesses a firearms safety certificate.
Subd. 3. Application for license. An application for a prairie chicken license must be
made in a manner provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a $4 application fee. The
$4 application fee is appropriated as prescribed in section 84.027, subdivision 15, paragraph
(c), to pay for costs associated with conducting the prairie chicken license drawing. 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 of eligible licensees. (a) The commissioner may conduct a
separate selection for up to 20 percent of the prairie chicken licenses to be issued for any area.
Only persons who are owners or tenants of at least 40 acres of prairie or grassland in the area, and
their family members, are eligible applicants for prairie chicken licenses for the separate selection.
The qualifying prairie or grassland may be noncontiguous. Persons who are unsuccessful in a
separate selection must be included in the selection for the remaining licenses. Persons who
obtain a license in a separate selection must allow public prairie chicken hunting on their land
during that prairie chicken season.
(b) The commissioner may by rule establish criteria for determining eligible family members
under this subdivision.
History: 2002 c 351 s 7; 2004 c 255 s 29
Subdivision 1. Number of licenses to be issued. If the commissioner establishes an open
season for prairie chickens under section 97B.711, the commissioner shall also determine, by rule,
the number of licenses to be issued.
Subd. 2. Eligibility. Eligibility for a prairie chicken license shall be determined by this
section and by rule adopted by the commissioner. A person is eligible for a prairie chicken
license only if the person:
(1) is a resident; and
(2) was born before January 1, 1980, or possesses a firearms safety certificate.
Subd. 3. Application for license. An application for a prairie chicken license must be
made in a manner provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a $4 application fee. The
$4 application fee is appropriated as prescribed in section 84.027, subdivision 15, paragraph
(c), to pay for costs associated with conducting the prairie chicken license drawing. 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 of eligible licensees. (a) The commissioner may conduct a
separate selection for up to 20 percent of the prairie chicken licenses to be issued for any area.
Only persons who are owners or tenants of at least 40 acres of prairie or grassland in the area, and
their family members, are eligible applicants for prairie chicken licenses for the separate selection.
The qualifying prairie or grassland may be noncontiguous. Persons who are unsuccessful in a
separate selection must be included in the selection for the remaining licenses. Persons who
obtain a license in a separate selection must allow public prairie chicken hunting on their land
during that prairie chicken season.
(b) The commissioner may by rule establish criteria for determining eligible family members
under this subdivision.
History: 2002 c 351 s 7; 2004 c 255 s 29
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