2012 Minnesota Statutes

97B.022 APPRENTICE HUNTER VALIDATION.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

For the purpose of this section, "accompanied" means to stay within a distance of another person that permits uninterrupted visual contact and unaided verbal communication.

Subd. 2.Apprentice hunter validation requirements.

A resident born after December 31, 1979, who is age 12 or over and who does not possess a hunter education firearms safety certificate may be issued an apprentice hunter validation. An apprentice hunter validation may be purchased two license years in a lifetime and used to obtain hunting licenses during the same license year that the validation is purchased. An individual in possession of an apprentice hunter validation may hunt small game, deer, and bear only when accompanied by an adult licensed to hunt in Minnesota whose license was not obtained using an apprentice hunter validation. An apprentice hunter validation holder must obtain all required licenses and stamps.

History:

2007 c 131 art 1 s 35; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 38