2006 Minnesota Statutes

97A.075 USE OF LICENSE REVENUES.
    Subdivision 1. Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "deer
license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (4), (5), (9),
(11), (13), and (14), and 3, clauses (2), (3), and (7), and licenses issued under section 97B.301,
subdivision 4 .
(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife
trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under section 97A.473,
subdivision 4 , shall be credited to the deer management account and shall be used for deer habitat
improvement or deer management programs.
(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from the lifetime
fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under section
97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and bear management account and shall be
used for deer and bear management programs, including a computerized licensing system.
(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and wild
cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding and
wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding and wild
cervidae health management is available until expended. When the unencumbered balance in the
appropriation for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management at the end of
a fiscal year exceeds $2,500,000 for the first time, $750,000 is canceled to the unappropriated
balance of the game and fish fund. The commissioner must inform the legislative chairs of the
natural resources finance committees every two years on how the money for emergency deer
feeding and wild cervidae health management has been spent.
Thereafter, when the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer
feeding and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year,
the unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear
management programs and computerized licensing.
    Subd. 2. Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from the
Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps must be credited to the waterfowl habitat improvement
account. Money in the account may be used only for:
(1) development of wetlands and lakes in the state and designated waterfowl management
lakes for maximum migratory waterfowl production including habitat evaluation, the construction
of dikes, water control structures and impoundments, nest cover, rough fish barriers, acquisition
of sites and facilities necessary for development and management of existing migratory waterfowl
habitat and the designation of waters under section 97A.101;
(2) management of migratory waterfowl;
(3) development, restoration, maintenance, or preservation of migratory waterfowl habitat;
(4) acquisition of and access to structure sites; and
(5) the promotion of waterfowl habitat development and maintenance, including promotion
and evaluation of government farm program benefits for waterfowl habitat.
(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to a
specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), clause (1), (3), (4), or (5), or to
specific management activities under paragraph (a), clause (2).
    Subd. 3. Trout and salmon stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from trout and salmon
stamps must be credited to the trout and salmon management account. Money in the account
may be used only for:
(1) the development, restoration, maintenance, improvement, protection, and preservation of
habitat for trout and salmon in trout streams and lakes, including, but not limited to, evaluating
habitat; stabilizing eroding stream banks; adding fish cover; modifying stream channels;
managing vegetation to protect, shade, or reduce runoff on stream banks; and purchasing
equipment to accomplish these tasks;
(2) rearing trout and salmon, including utility and service costs associated with coldwater
hatchery buildings and systems; stocking trout and salmon in streams and lakes and Lake
Superior; and monitoring and evaluating stocked trout and salmon;
(3) acquisition of easements and fee title along trout waters;
(4) identifying easement and fee title areas along trout waters; and
(5) research and special management projects on trout streams, trout lakes, and Lake
Superior and portions of its tributaries.
(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to a
specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), to specific fish rearing activities
under paragraph (a), clause (2), or for costs associated with supplies and equipment to implement
trout and salmon management activities under paragraph (a).
    Subd. 4. Pheasant stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from pheasant stamps must be
credited to the pheasant habitat improvement account. Money in the account may be used only for:
(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for ringnecked
pheasants on public and private land including the establishment of nesting cover, winter cover,
and reliable food sources;
(2) reimbursement of landowners for setting aside lands for pheasant habitat;
(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide pheasant habitat on public and private land;
(4) the promotion of pheasant habitat development and maintenance, including promotion
and evaluation of government farm program benefits for pheasant habitat; and
(5) the acquisition of lands suitable for pheasant habitat management and public hunting.
(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph (a), clause
(1), (3), or (5), or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (4); or
(2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2009, personnel may be hired to provide
technical and promotional assistance for private landowners to implement conservation provisions
of state and federal programs.
    Subd. 5. Turkey stamps. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from turkey stamps must be
credited to the wild turkey management account. Money in the account may be used only for:
(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild turkeys on
public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment of nesting cover,
winter roost area, and reliable food sources;
(2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild turkey habitat;
(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild turkey habitat on public and private land;
(4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and
(5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population surveys and
monitoring, and research.
(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph (a),
clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4), or to
specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or
(2) any permanent personnel costs.
History: 1986 c 386 art 1 s 14; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 9; 1991 c 254 art 2 s 24; 1993 c 172 s
54; 1994 c 561 s 10-12; 1996 c 294 s 1; 1996 c 364 s 3; 1997 c 216 s 80; 1997 c 226 s 16;
1999 c 249 s 11; 2000 c 341 s 2; 2002 c 376 s 8; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 51-53; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s
97; 2006 c 281 art 2 s 19
NOTE: The amendment to subdivision 1 by Laws 2006, chapter 281, article 2, section 19, is
effective July 1, 2007. Laws 2006, chapter 281, article 2, section 19, the effective date.