Bill Text: MN SF2490 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Game and fish license fees increase; hunting and fishing license requirements modifications; walk-in access program establishment; appropriation
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-28 - Author added Dahms [SF2490 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2490-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to game and fish; modifying license requirements and fees to take wild
1.3animals; creating walk-in access program; providing for disposition of certain
1.4receipts; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections
1.597A.411, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97A.435, subdivision 2;
1.697A.451, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 97A.473, subdivisions
1.72, 2b, 3, 4, 5; 97A.474, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11,
1.812, 20, 43, 44, 45; 97A.485, subdivision 7; 97B.020; 97B.715, subdivision 1;
1.997B.801; 97C.305, subdivisions 1, 2; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement,
1.10sections 97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.475, subdivision 7; proposing coding for
1.11new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010,
1.12sections 97A.451, subdivisions 3a, 7; 97C.303.
1.13BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.14 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1,
1.15is amended to read:
1.16 Subdivision 1. Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this
1.17subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section97A.475, subdivisions
1.182, clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and; 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4),
1.19(10), (11), and (12),; and 8, paragraph (b), and licenses issued under section
97B.301,
1.20subdivision 4 .
1.21 (b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and
1.22wildlife trust fund, established in section97A.4742 , for each license issued under
1.23section97A.473, subdivision 4 , shall be credited to the deer management account and
1.24is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer management
1.25programs.
1.26 (c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from
1.27the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section97A.4742 , for each
2.1license issued under section97A.473, subdivision 4 , shall be credited to the deer and
2.2bear management account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and bear
2.3management programs, including a computerized licensing system.
2.4 (d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and
2.5wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding
2.6and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding
2.7and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must
2.8inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years
2.9on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management
2.10has been spent.
2.11 When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding
2.12and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the
2.13unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear
2.14management programs and computerized licensing.
2.15 Sec. 2. [97A.126] WALK-IN ACCESS PROGRAM.
2.16 Subdivision 1. Establishment. A walk-in access program is established to provide
2.17public access to wildlife habitat on private land for hunting, excluding trapping, as
2.18provided under this section. The commissioner may enter into agreements with other units
2.19of government and landowners to provide private land hunting access.
2.20 Subd. 2. Use of enrolled lands. (a) From September 1 to May 31, a person must
2.21have a walk-in access hunter validation in possession to hunt on private lands, including
2.22agricultural lands, that are posted as being enrolled in the walk-in access program.
2.23(b) Hunting on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access
2.24program is allowed from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
2.25(c) Hunter access on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access
2.26program is restricted to nonmotorized use, except by hunters with disabilities operating
2.27motor vehicles on established trails or field roads who possess a valid permit to shoot from
2.28a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3.
2.29(d) The general provisions for use of wildlife management areas adopted under
2.30sections 86A.06 and 97A.137, relating to overnight use, alcoholic beverages, use of
2.31motorboats, firearms and target shooting, hunting stands, abandonment of trash and
2.32property, destruction or removal of property, introduction of plants or animals, and animal
2.33trespass, apply to hunters on lands enrolled in the walk-in access program.
2.34(e) Any use of enrolled lands other than hunting according to this section is
2.35prohibited, including:
3.1(1) harvesting bait, including minnows, leeches, and other live bait;
3.2(2) training dogs or using dogs for activities other than hunting; and
3.3(3) constructing or maintaining any building, dock, fence, billboard, sign, hunting
3.4blind, or other structure, unless constructed or maintained by the landowner.
3.5 Subd. 3. Walk-in access hunter validation; fee; appropriation. The fee for
3.6a walk-in access hunter validation for residents 18 and older and nonresidents is $15.
3.7The fee for residents age 16 and 17 is $7.50. Residents under age 16 must obtain a
3.8free validation. The walk-in access hunter validation is valid for one license year. An
3.9additional commission may not be assessed on validations issued under this subdivision.
3.10Revenue collected under this section is appropriated to the commissioner for the walk-in
3.11access program.
3.12 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.13 Subdivision 1. License period. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (d),and
3.14(e), and (f), a license is valid during the lawful time within the license year that the
3.15licensed activity may be performed. Except as provided inparagraph paragraphs (c) and
3.16(f), a license year begins on the first day of March and ends on the last day of February.
3.17 (b) A short-term license issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (5),
3.1897A.475, subdivision 7, clause (2), (3), (5), or (6), or
97A.475, subdivision 12, clause (2),
3.19that is limited by the number of days or hours under section 97A.475, is valid for the full
3.20license period even if this period extends into the next license year, provided that the
3.21license period selected by the licensee begins at the time of issuance.
3.22 (c) The license year forresident fishing, the angling portion of a sporting license,
3.23nonresident fishing, resident fish house, resident dark house, and nonresident fish house
3.24begins on March 1 and ends on April 30 of the following year.
3.25 (d) A lifetime license issued under section97A.473 or
97A.474 is valid during the
3.26lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity may be performed for the
3.27lifetime of the licensee.
3.28 (e) A three-year fish house or dark house license is valid during the license year that
3.29it is purchased and the two succeeding license years.
3.30(f) A three-year individual angling license is valid during the license year in which it
3.31is purchased and the two succeeding license years.
3.32 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, is amended by adding a subdivision
3.33to read:
4.1 Subd. 4. Validity of license when age or residency status changes. A license to
4.2take wild animals that was lawfully obtained continues to be valid for the balance of the
4.3license period if the licensee's age, residency, or student qualification status changes.
4.4 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.5 Subd. 2. Eligibility. Persons eligible for a turkey license shall be determined by
4.6this section and commissioner's rule.A person is eligible for a turkey license only if the
4.7person is at least age 16 before the season opens, possesses a firearms safety certificate, or,
4.8if under age 12, is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
4.9 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.10 Subd. 3. Residents under age 16; small game. (a) A resident under age 16must
4.11may not obtain a small game licensein order to but may take small game by firearms or
4.12bow and arrow withoutpaying the applicable fees under section
97A.475, subdivisions 2,
4.134, and 5, a license if the resident is:
4.14 (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
4.15 (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or
4.16guardian;
4.17 (3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied
4.18by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an
4.19apprentice hunter validation; or
4.20 (4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
4.21 (b) A resident under age 16 may take small game by trapping without a small game
4.22license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping license. A resident
4.23under age 13 may trap without a trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter,
4.24bobcat, or pine marten unless the resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat,
4.25or pine marten taken by a resident under age five must be included in the limit of the
4.26accompanying parent or guardian.
4.27 (c) A resident under age12 may apply for a turkey license 13 must obtain a free
4.28turkey license to take turkey and may take a turkey without a firearms safety certificate
4.29if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety
4.30certificate.
4.31 (d) A resident under age12 13 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take
4.32a prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an
4.33adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.
5.1 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a subdivision
5.2to read:
5.3 Subd. 3b. Nonresidents under age 18; small game. (a) A nonresident age 16 or
5.4over and under age 18 may take small game by firearms or archery and may obtain a small
5.5game license at the resident youth fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (17),
5.6if the nonresident possesses a firearms safety certificate.
5.7(b) A nonresident under age 16 may take small game by firearms or archery and may
5.8obtain a small game license without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475,
5.9subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, if the nonresident is:
5.10(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
5.11(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent
5.12or guardian; or
5.13(3) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
5.14 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
5.15 Subd. 4. Persons under age16 13; big game. (a) A person age 12, 13, 14, or 15
5.16may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a firearms safety
5.17certificate. A person age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to hunt
5.18big game.
5.19(b) A person age 10 or 11 ten or over and under age 13 may take big game, provided
5.20the person is under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or
5.21guardian is within immediate reach.Until March 1, 2009, a person age 10 or 11 may take
5.22big game under a parent or guardian's license. Beginning March 1, 2009, A person age 10
5.23or 11 ten or over and under age 13 must obtain a license in order to take big game and may
5.24obtain the license without paying the fee required under section97A.475, subdivision 2 .
5.25 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
5.26 Subd. 5.Nonresidents under age 16 Nonresident youth; angling. (a) A
5.27nonresident underthe age of 16 may:
5.28(1) take fish by angling without a license if a parent or guardian has a fishing license.
5.29Fish taken by a nonresident underthe age of 16 without a license must be included in the
5.30limit of the parent or guardian.;
5.31(b) A nonresident under age 16 may (2) purchase a youth fishing license at the
5.32resident fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8), and possess a
5.33limit of fish; or
6.1(3) be included under a nonresident family angling license, take fish by angling,
6.2and possess a limit of fish.
6.3(b) A nonresident age 16 or over and under age 18 must purchase a youth license to
6.4angle under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8).
6.5 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.6 Subd. 2. Lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime angling license
6.7authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those
6.8activities authorized by the annual resident angling license. The license does not include a
6.9trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required
6.10by law.
6.11 (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are:
6.12 (1) age 3 and under,$227 $304;
6.13 (2) age 4 to age 15,$300 $415;
6.14 (3) age 16 to age 50,$383 $508; and
6.15 (4) age 51 and over,$203 $335.
6.16 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
6.17 Subd. 2b. Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime
6.18angling and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the
6.19state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling
6.20and spearing licenses.
6.21 (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are:
6.22 (1) age 3 and under,$485 $380;
6.23 (2) age 4 to age 15,$620 $509;
6.24 (3) age 16 to age 50,$755 $617; and
6.25 (4) age 51 and over,$376 $386.
6.26 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
6.27 Subd. 3. Lifetime small game hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime small
6.28game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game in the state. The
6.29license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the annual resident
6.30small game hunting and trapping licenses. The license does not include a turkey stamp
6.31validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.
6.32 (b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:
6.33 (1) age 3 and under,$217 $223;
7.1 (2) age 4 to age 15,$290 $301;
7.2 (3) age 16 to age 50,$363 $430; and
7.3 (4) age 51 and over,$213 $274.
7.4 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
7.5 Subd. 4. Lifetime deer hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime deer hunting
7.6license authorizes a person to take deer with firearms or by archery in the state. The license
7.7authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident firearm deer hunting license
7.8or the annual resident archery deer hunting license. The licensee must register and receive
7.9tags each year that the license is used. The tags shall be issued at no charge to the licensee.
7.10(b) The fees for a resident lifetime firearm or archery deer hunting license are:
7.11(1) age 3 and under,$337 $406;
7.12(2) age 4 to age 15,$450 $538;
7.13(3) age 16 to age 50,$573 $656; and
7.14(4) age 51 and over,$383 $468.
7.15 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
7.16 Subd. 5. Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license
7.17authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state. The
7.18license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, resident
7.19small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout
7.20and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or
7.21any other hunting stamps required by law.
7.22 (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
7.23 (1) age 3 and under,$357 $528;
7.24 (2) age 4 to age 15,$480 $728;
7.25 (3) age 16 to age 50,$613 $861; and
7.26 (4) age 51 and over,$413 $602.
7.27 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.474, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.28 Subd. 2. Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A nonresident lifetime
7.29angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license
7.30authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The
7.31license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation,
7.32or other stamps required by law.
7.33 (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:
8.1 (1) age 3 and under,$447 $726;
8.2 (2) age 4 to age 15,$600 $925;
8.3 (3) age 16 to age 50,$773 $1,054; and
8.4 (4) age 51 and over,$513 $702.
8.5 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
8.6 Subd. 2. Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
8.7only, are:
8.8 (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game,$12.50 $15.50;
8.9 (2) for personsages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 $7 to take small game;
8.10 (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey,$23 $26;
8.11 (4) for personsunder age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $12 $13;
8.12 (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
8.13season,$26 $30;
8.14 (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery,$26 $30;
8.15 (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
8.16season,$26 $30;
8.17 (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons,$310 $356;
8.18 (9) to take bear,$38 $44;
8.19 (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons,$250 $287;
8.20 (11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
8.21 (12) to take prairie chickens,$20 $23;
8.22 (13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
8.23the regular firearms season,$13 $15;
8.24 (14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery,$13;
8.25and $15;
8.26 (15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader
8.27during the muzzleloader season,$13. $15;
8.28(16) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period
8.29selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the
8.30migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
8.31waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half
8.32of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in
8.33the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and
8.34one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the
8.35wildlife acquisition account; and
9.1(17) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5.
9.2 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
9.3 Subd. 3. Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
9.4to nonresidents, are:
9.5 (1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game,$73 $90.50;
9.6 (2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
9.7season,$135 $160;
9.8 (3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery,$135 $160;
9.9 (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
9.10season,$135 $160;
9.11 (5) to take bear,$195 $225;
9.12 (6) for persons age 18and older or over to take turkey, $78 $91;
9.13 (7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey,$12 $13;
9.14 (8) to take raccoon or bobcat,$155 $178;
9.15 (9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
9.16 (10) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
9.17the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period,$13 $15;
9.18 (11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery,$13;
9.19and $15;
9.20 (12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader
9.21season,$13. $15; and
9.22(13) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period
9.23selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the
9.24migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
9.25waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half
9.26of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in
9.27the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and
9.28one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the
9.29wildlife acquisition account.
9.30 (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under
9.31paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed
9.32on this surcharge.
9.33 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
10.1 Subd. 4. Small game surcharge. Fees for annual licenses to take small game
10.2must be increased by a surcharge of $6.50, except licenses under subdivisions 2, clause
10.3(16); and 3, paragraph (a), clause (13). An additional commission may not be assessed
10.4on the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual small game
10.5hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid by hunters for the acquisition and
10.6development of wildlife lands."
10.7 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
10.8 Subd. 6. Resident fishing. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
10.9only, are:
10.10(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling,$17 $22;
10.11(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a
10.12married couple,$25 $35;
10.13(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house,$17; and
10.14$5, and the person must possess an angling license;
10.15(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
10.16by the licensee,$8.50. $10;
10.17(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour
10.18period selected by the licensee, $12;
10.19(6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for three consecutive years,
10.20$63; and
10.21(7) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.
10.22 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is
10.23amended to read:
10.24 Subd. 7. Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
10.25to nonresidents, are:
10.26 (1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling,$37.50 $39;
10.27 (2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive
10.28days selected by the licensee,$26.50 $33;
10.29 (3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour
10.30period selected by the licensee,$22 $27;
10.31 (4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a
10.32family for one or both parents and dependent children under the age of 16,$50.50 $53;
10.33 (5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
10.34by the licensee,$8.50 $12;
11.1 (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14
11.2consecutive days selected by one of the licensees,$38.50; and $43;
11.3(7) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house,$37.50.
11.4$10, and the person must possess an angling license; and
11.5(8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.
11.6 (b) A$2 $5 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except
11.7licenses issued under paragraph (a),clause clauses (5), and licenses purchased at the
11.8resident fee by nonresidents under age 16 under section
97A.451, subdivision 5, paragraph
11.9(b) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this surcharge.
11.10 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
11.11 Subd. 8. Minnesota sporting; super sports. (a) The commissioner shall issue
11.12Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The licensee may take fish by angling
11.13and small game. The fee for the license is:
11.14(1) for an individual,$23 $31.50; and
11.15(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish and for one spouse
11.16to take small game,$32 $45.50.
11.17(b) The commissioner shall issue Minnesota super sports licenses to residents only.
11.18The licensee may take fish by angling, including trout; small game, including pheasant
11.19and waterfowl; and deer by firearms or muzzleloader or by archery. The fee for the super
11.20sports license, including all required stamp validations is:
11.21(1) for an individual age 18 or over, $92.50; and
11.22(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish, including the trout and
11.23salmon stamp validation, and for one spouse to take small game, including pheasant
11.24and waterfowl, and deer, $118.50.
11.25(c) Revenue for the stamp endorsements under paragraph (b) shall be deposited
11.26according to section 97A.075, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.
11.27(d) Revenue for the deer license endorsement under paragraph (b) shall be deposited
11.28according to section 97A.075, subdivision 1.
11.29 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
11.30 Subd. 11. Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; residents. Fees for the
11.31following licenses are:
11.32 (1) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented,$11.50 $15;
11.33 (2) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented,$26 $30;
12.1 (3) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented,$34.50
12.2$42; and
12.3 (4) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented,$78 $87.
12.4 Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
12.5 Subd. 12. Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; nonresident. Fees for fish
12.6house, dark house, and shelter licenses for a nonresident are:
12.7 (1) annual,$33 $37;
12.8 (2) seven consecutive days selected by the licensee,$19 $21; and
12.9 (3) three-year,$99 $111.
12.10 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
12.11 Subd. 20. Trapping license. The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing animals is:
12.12(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18,$6 $7;
12.13(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65,$20 $23;
12.14(3) for residents age 65 or over,$10 $11.50; and
12.15(4) for nonresidents,$73 $84.
12.16 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 43, is amended to read:
12.17 Subd. 43. Duplicate licenses. The fees for duplicate licenses are:
12.18(1) for licenses to take big game, $5, except licenses issued under subdivision 8,
12.19paragraph (b); and
12.20(2) for other licenses, $2.
12.21 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 44, is amended to read:
12.22 Subd. 44. Replacement licenses. The fee for a replacement firearms deer license
12.23is $5, except there is no fee for replacing a deer license issued under subdivision 8,
12.24paragraph (b).
12.25 Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 45, is amended to read:
12.26 Subd. 45. Camp Ripley archery deer hunt. The application fee for the Camp
12.27Ripley archery deer hunt is$8 $12.
12.28 Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.485, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
12.29 Subd. 7. Electronic licensing system commission. The commissioner shall retain
12.30for the operation of the electronic licensing system the commission established under
13.1section84.027, subdivision 15 , and issuing fees collected by the commissioner on all
13.2license feescollected, excluding:.
13.3(1) the small game surcharge;
13.4(2) the deer license surcharges or donations under section
97A.475, subdivisions 3,
13.5paragraph (b), and 3a; and
13.6(3) $2.50 of the license fee for the licenses in section
97A.475, subdivisions 6,
13.7clauses (1)
, (2), and (4), 7, 8, 12, and 13.
13.8 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.020, is amended to read:
13.997B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
13.10 (a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451,subdivision 3a
13.11subdivisions 3 and 3b, a person born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual
13.12license to take wild animals by firearms unless the person has:
13.13 (1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate;
13.14 (2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification
13.15indicator issued under section171.07, subdivision 13 ;
13.16 (3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety qualification indicator;
13.17 (4) an apprentice hunter validation issued under section97B.022 ; or
13.18 (5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another
13.19state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or
13.20certified by the department as substantially similar.
13.21 (b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training
13.22in the United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a
13.23hunting license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued
13.24a firearms safety certificate.
13.25 (c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime license to take
13.26wild animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual
13.27license under paragraph (a) or (b).
13.28 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.715, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.29 Subdivision 1. Stamp required. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section
13.3097A.405, subdivision 2
, a person required to possess a small game license may not hunt
13.31pheasants without a pheasant stamp validation.
13.32 (b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision:
13.33 (1) residents and nonresidents under age 18or and residents over age 65;
13.34 (2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves;and
14.1 (3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section97A.441,
14.2subdivision 6a .; and
14.3(4) residents and nonresidents hunting on licenses issued under section 97A.475,
14.4subdivision 2, clause (16); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (13).
14.5 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.801, is amended to read:
14.697B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED.
14.7 (a) Except as provided in this section or section97A.405, subdivision 2 , a person
14.8required to possess a small game license may not take migratory waterfowl without a
14.9migratory waterfowl stamp validation.
14.10 (b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license
14.11issued under section97A.441, subdivision 6a ; and persons hunting on their own property
14.12are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section.
14.13(c) Residents and nonresidents with licenses issued under section 97A.475,
14.14subdivision 2, clause (16); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (13), are not required to possess a
14.15stamp validation under this section.
14.16 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.17 Subdivision 1. Requirement. Except as provided in subdivision 2 or section
14.1897A.405, subdivision 2
, a person over age 16 18 and under age 65 required to possess an
14.19angling license must have a trout and salmon stamp validation to:
14.20(1) take fish by angling in:
14.21(i) a stream designated by the commissioner as a trout stream;
14.22(ii) a lake designated by the commissioner as a trout lake; or
14.23(iii) Lake Superior; or
14.24(2) possess trout or salmon taken in the state by angling.
14.25 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.26 Subd. 2. Exception. A trout and salmon stamp validation is not required to take fish
14.27by angling or to possess trout and salmon if:
14.28(1) the person:
14.29(i) possesses a license to take fish by angling for a period of 24 hours or 72 hours
14.30from the time of issuance under section97A.475, subdivision 6 , clause (4) or (5),; or
14.31subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (3) or (5), and
14.32(ii) is taking fish by angling, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, during
14.33the period the license is valid;
15.1(2) the person is taking fish, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, as
15.2authorized under section97C.035 ; or
15.3(3) the person has a valid license issued under section97A.441, subdivision 1 , 2,
15.43, 4, or 5.
15.5 Sec. 34. TRANSFER.
15.6In fiscal year 2013, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer
15.7$500,000 from the game and fish fund to the invasive species account created in Minnesota
15.8Statutes, section 84D.15. This is in addition to the transfer specified in Minnesota Statutes,
15.9section 84D.15, subdivision 2.
15.10 Sec. 35. APPROPRIATION.
15.11$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2013 from the invasive species account is added to
15.12the appropriation in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 4,
15.13subdivision 3, for invasive species activities. This is a onetime appropriation.
15.14 Sec. 36. REPEALER.
15.15Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97A.451, subdivisions 3a and 7; and 97C.303, are
15.16repealed.
15.17 Sec. 37. EFFECTIVE DATE.
15.18Sections 1 to 33 and 36 are effective March 1, 2013.
1.3animals; creating walk-in access program; providing for disposition of certain
1.4receipts; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections
1.597A.411, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97A.435, subdivision 2;
1.697A.451, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 97A.473, subdivisions
1.72, 2b, 3, 4, 5; 97A.474, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11,
1.812, 20, 43, 44, 45; 97A.485, subdivision 7; 97B.020; 97B.715, subdivision 1;
1.997B.801; 97C.305, subdivisions 1, 2; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement,
1.10sections 97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.475, subdivision 7; proposing coding for
1.11new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010,
1.12sections 97A.451, subdivisions 3a, 7; 97C.303.
1.13BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.14 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1,
1.15is amended to read:
1.16 Subdivision 1. Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this
1.17subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section
1.182, clauses
1.19(10), (11), and (12)
1.20subdivision 4
1.21 (b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and
1.22wildlife trust fund, established in section
1.23section
1.24is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer management
1.25programs.
1.26 (c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from
1.27the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section
2.1license issued under section
2.2bear management account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and bear
2.3management programs, including a computerized licensing system.
2.4 (d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and
2.5wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding
2.6and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding
2.7and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must
2.8inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years
2.9on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management
2.10has been spent.
2.11 When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding
2.12and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the
2.13unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear
2.14management programs and computerized licensing.
2.15 Sec. 2. [97A.126] WALK-IN ACCESS PROGRAM.
2.16 Subdivision 1. Establishment. A walk-in access program is established to provide
2.17public access to wildlife habitat on private land for hunting, excluding trapping, as
2.18provided under this section. The commissioner may enter into agreements with other units
2.19of government and landowners to provide private land hunting access.
2.20 Subd. 2. Use of enrolled lands. (a) From September 1 to May 31, a person must
2.21have a walk-in access hunter validation in possession to hunt on private lands, including
2.22agricultural lands, that are posted as being enrolled in the walk-in access program.
2.23(b) Hunting on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access
2.24program is allowed from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
2.25(c) Hunter access on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access
2.26program is restricted to nonmotorized use, except by hunters with disabilities operating
2.27motor vehicles on established trails or field roads who possess a valid permit to shoot from
2.28a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3.
2.29(d) The general provisions for use of wildlife management areas adopted under
2.30sections 86A.06 and 97A.137, relating to overnight use, alcoholic beverages, use of
2.31motorboats, firearms and target shooting, hunting stands, abandonment of trash and
2.32property, destruction or removal of property, introduction of plants or animals, and animal
2.33trespass, apply to hunters on lands enrolled in the walk-in access program.
2.34(e) Any use of enrolled lands other than hunting according to this section is
2.35prohibited, including:
3.1(1) harvesting bait, including minnows, leeches, and other live bait;
3.2(2) training dogs or using dogs for activities other than hunting; and
3.3(3) constructing or maintaining any building, dock, fence, billboard, sign, hunting
3.4blind, or other structure, unless constructed or maintained by the landowner.
3.5 Subd. 3. Walk-in access hunter validation; fee; appropriation. The fee for
3.6a walk-in access hunter validation for residents 18 and older and nonresidents is $15.
3.7The fee for residents age 16 and 17 is $7.50. Residents under age 16 must obtain a
3.8free validation. The walk-in access hunter validation is valid for one license year. An
3.9additional commission may not be assessed on validations issued under this subdivision.
3.10Revenue collected under this section is appropriated to the commissioner for the walk-in
3.11access program.
3.12 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.13 Subdivision 1. License period. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (d),
3.14(e), and (f), a license is valid during the lawful time within the license year that the
3.15licensed activity may be performed. Except as provided in
3.16(f), a license year begins on the first day of March and ends on the last day of February.
3.17 (b) A short-term license issued under section 97A.475
3.18
3.19that is limited by the number of days or hours under section 97A.475, is valid for the full
3.20license period even if this period extends into the next license year, provided that the
3.21license period selected by the licensee begins at the time of issuance.
3.22 (c) The license year for
3.23
3.24begins on March 1 and ends on April 30 of the following year.
3.25 (d) A lifetime license issued under section
3.26lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity may be performed for the
3.27lifetime of the licensee.
3.28 (e) A three-year fish house or dark house license is valid during the license year that
3.29it is purchased and the two succeeding license years.
3.30(f) A three-year individual angling license is valid during the license year in which it
3.31is purchased and the two succeeding license years.
3.32 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, is amended by adding a subdivision
3.33to read:
4.1 Subd. 4. Validity of license when age or residency status changes. A license to
4.2take wild animals that was lawfully obtained continues to be valid for the balance of the
4.3license period if the licensee's age, residency, or student qualification status changes.
4.4 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.5 Subd. 2. Eligibility. Persons eligible for a turkey license shall be determined by
4.6this section and commissioner's rule.
4.7
4.8
4.9 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.10 Subd. 3. Residents under age 16; small game. (a) A resident under age 16
4.11may not obtain a small game license
4.12bow and arrow without
4.13
4.14 (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
4.15 (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or
4.16guardian;
4.17 (3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied
4.18by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an
4.19apprentice hunter validation; or
4.20 (4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
4.21 (b) A resident under age 16 may take small game by trapping without a small game
4.22license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping license. A resident
4.23under age 13 may trap without a trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter,
4.24bobcat, or pine marten unless the resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat,
4.25or pine marten taken by a resident under age five must be included in the limit of the
4.26accompanying parent or guardian.
4.27 (c) A resident under age
4.28turkey license to take turkey and may take a turkey without a firearms safety certificate
4.29if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety
4.30certificate.
4.31 (d) A resident under age
4.32a prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an
4.33adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.
5.1 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a subdivision
5.2to read:
5.3 Subd. 3b. Nonresidents under age 18; small game. (a) A nonresident age 16 or
5.4over and under age 18 may take small game by firearms or archery and may obtain a small
5.5game license at the resident youth fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (17),
5.6if the nonresident possesses a firearms safety certificate.
5.7(b) A nonresident under age 16 may take small game by firearms or archery and may
5.8obtain a small game license without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475,
5.9subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, if the nonresident is:
5.10(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
5.11(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent
5.12or guardian; or
5.13(3) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
5.14 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
5.15 Subd. 4. Persons under age
5.16
5.17
5.18
5.19
5.20the person is under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or
5.21guardian is within immediate reach.
5.22
5.23
5.24obtain the license without paying the fee required under section
5.25 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
5.26 Subd. 5.
5.27nonresident under
5.28(1) take fish by angling without a license if a parent or guardian has a fishing license.
5.29Fish taken by a nonresident under
5.30limit of the parent or guardian
5.31
5.32
5.33limit of fish; or
6.1(3) be included under a nonresident family angling license
6.2and possess a limit of fish.
6.3(b) A nonresident age 16 or over and under age 18 must purchase a youth license to
6.4angle under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8).
6.5 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.6 Subd. 2. Lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime angling license
6.7authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those
6.8activities authorized by the annual resident angling license. The license does not include a
6.9trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required
6.10by law.
6.11 (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are:
6.12 (1) age 3 and under,
6.13 (2) age 4 to age 15,
6.14 (3) age 16 to age 50,
6.15 (4) age 51 and over,
6.16 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
6.17 Subd. 2b. Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime
6.18angling and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the
6.19state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling
6.20and spearing licenses.
6.21 (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are:
6.22 (1) age 3 and under,
6.23 (2) age 4 to age 15,
6.24 (3) age 16 to age 50,
6.25 (4) age 51 and over,
6.26 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
6.27 Subd. 3. Lifetime small game hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime small
6.28game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game in the state. The
6.29license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the annual resident
6.30small game hunting and trapping licenses. The license does not include a turkey stamp
6.31validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.
6.32 (b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:
6.33 (1) age 3 and under,
7.1 (2) age 4 to age 15,
7.2 (3) age 16 to age 50,
7.3 (4) age 51 and over,
7.4 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
7.5 Subd. 4. Lifetime deer hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime deer hunting
7.6license authorizes a person to take deer with firearms or by archery in the state. The license
7.7authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident firearm deer hunting license
7.8or the annual resident archery deer hunting license. The licensee must register and receive
7.9tags each year that the license is used. The tags shall be issued at no charge to the licensee.
7.10(b) The fees for a resident lifetime firearm or archery deer hunting license are:
7.11(1) age 3 and under,
7.12(2) age 4 to age 15,
7.13(3) age 16 to age 50,
7.14(4) age 51 and over,
7.15 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
7.16 Subd. 5. Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license
7.17authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state. The
7.18license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, resident
7.19small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout
7.20and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or
7.21any other hunting stamps required by law.
7.22 (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
7.23 (1) age 3 and under,
7.24 (2) age 4 to age 15,
7.25 (3) age 16 to age 50,
7.26 (4) age 51 and over,
7.27 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.474, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.28 Subd. 2. Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A nonresident lifetime
7.29angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license
7.30authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The
7.31license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation,
7.32or other stamps required by law.
7.33 (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:
8.1 (1) age 3 and under,
8.2 (2) age 4 to age 15,
8.3 (3) age 16 to age 50,
8.4 (4) age 51 and over,
8.5 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
8.6 Subd. 2. Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
8.7only, are:
8.8 (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game,
8.9 (2) for persons
8.10 (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey,
8.11 (4) for persons
8.12 (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
8.13season,
8.14 (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery,
8.15 (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
8.16season,
8.17 (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons,
8.18 (9) to take bear,
8.19 (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons,
8.20 (11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
8.21 (12) to take prairie chickens,
8.22 (13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
8.23the regular firearms season,
8.24 (14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery,
8.25
8.26 (15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader
8.27during the muzzleloader season,
8.28(16) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period
8.29selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the
8.30migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
8.31waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half
8.32of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in
8.33the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and
8.34one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the
8.35wildlife acquisition account; and
9.1(17) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5.
9.2 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
9.3 Subd. 3. Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
9.4to nonresidents, are:
9.5 (1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game,
9.6 (2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
9.7season,
9.8 (3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery,
9.9 (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
9.10season,
9.11 (5) to take bear,
9.12 (6) for persons age 18
9.13 (7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey,
9.14 (8) to take raccoon or bobcat,
9.15 (9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
9.16 (10) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
9.17the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period,
9.18 (11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery,
9.19
9.20 (12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader
9.21season,
9.22(13) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period
9.23selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the
9.24migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
9.25waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half
9.26of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in
9.27the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and
9.28one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the
9.29wildlife acquisition account.
9.30 (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under
9.31paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed
9.32on this surcharge.
9.33 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
10.1 Subd. 4. Small game surcharge. Fees for annual licenses to take small game
10.2must be increased by a surcharge of $6.50, except licenses under subdivisions 2, clause
10.3(16); and 3, paragraph (a), clause (13). An additional commission may not be assessed
10.4on the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual small game
10.5hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid by hunters for the acquisition and
10.6development of wildlife lands."
10.7 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
10.8 Subd. 6. Resident fishing. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
10.9only, are:
10.10(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling,
10.11(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a
10.12married couple,
10.13(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house,
10.14$5, and the person must possess an angling license;
10.15(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
10.16by the licensee,
10.17(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour
10.18period selected by the licensee, $12;
10.19(6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for three consecutive years,
10.20$63; and
10.21(7) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.
10.22 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is
10.23amended to read:
10.24 Subd. 7. Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
10.25to nonresidents, are:
10.26 (1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling,
10.27 (2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive
10.28days selected by the licensee,
10.29 (3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour
10.30period selected by the licensee,
10.31 (4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a
10.32family for one or both parents and dependent children under the age of 16,
10.33 (5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
10.34by the licensee,
11.1 (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14
11.2consecutive days selected by one of the licensees,
11.3(7) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house,
11.4$10, and the person must possess an angling license; and
11.5(8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.
11.6 (b) A
11.7licenses issued under paragraph (a),
11.8
11.9
11.10 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
11.11 Subd. 8. Minnesota sporting; super sports. (a) The commissioner shall issue
11.12Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The licensee may take fish by angling
11.13and small game. The fee for the license is:
11.14(1) for an individual,
11.15(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish and for one spouse
11.16to take small game,
11.17(b) The commissioner shall issue Minnesota super sports licenses to residents only.
11.18The licensee may take fish by angling, including trout; small game, including pheasant
11.19and waterfowl; and deer by firearms or muzzleloader or by archery. The fee for the super
11.20sports license, including all required stamp validations is:
11.21(1) for an individual age 18 or over, $92.50; and
11.22(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish, including the trout and
11.23salmon stamp validation, and for one spouse to take small game, including pheasant
11.24and waterfowl, and deer, $118.50.
11.25(c) Revenue for the stamp endorsements under paragraph (b) shall be deposited
11.26according to section 97A.075, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.
11.27(d) Revenue for the deer license endorsement under paragraph (b) shall be deposited
11.28according to section 97A.075, subdivision 1.
11.29 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
11.30 Subd. 11. Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; residents. Fees for the
11.31following licenses are:
11.32 (1) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented,
11.33 (2) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented,
12.1 (3) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented,
12.2$42; and
12.3 (4) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented,
12.4 Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
12.5 Subd. 12. Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; nonresident. Fees for fish
12.6house, dark house, and shelter licenses for a nonresident are:
12.7 (1) annual,
12.8 (2) seven consecutive days selected by the licensee,
12.9 (3) three-year,
12.10 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
12.11 Subd. 20. Trapping license. The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing animals is:
12.12(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18,
12.13(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65,
12.14(3) for residents age 65 or over,
12.15(4) for nonresidents,
12.16 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 43, is amended to read:
12.17 Subd. 43. Duplicate licenses. The fees for duplicate licenses are:
12.18(1) for licenses to take big game, $5, except licenses issued under subdivision 8,
12.19paragraph (b); and
12.20(2) for other licenses, $2.
12.21 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 44, is amended to read:
12.22 Subd. 44. Replacement licenses. The fee for a replacement firearms deer license
12.23is $5, except there is no fee for replacing a deer license issued under subdivision 8,
12.24paragraph (b).
12.25 Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 45, is amended to read:
12.26 Subd. 45. Camp Ripley archery deer hunt. The application fee for the Camp
12.27Ripley archery deer hunt is
12.28 Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.485, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
12.29 Subd. 7. Electronic licensing system commission. The commissioner shall retain
12.30for the operation of the electronic licensing system the commission established under
13.1section
13.2license fees
13.3
13.4
13.5
13.6
13.7
13.8 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.020, is amended to read:
13.997B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
13.10 (a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451,
13.11subdivisions 3 and 3b, a person born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual
13.12license to take wild animals by firearms unless the person has:
13.13 (1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate;
13.14 (2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification
13.15indicator issued under section
13.16 (3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety qualification indicator;
13.17 (4) an apprentice hunter validation issued under section
13.18 (5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another
13.19state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or
13.20certified by the department as substantially similar.
13.21 (b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training
13.22in the United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a
13.23hunting license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued
13.24a firearms safety certificate.
13.25 (c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime license to take
13.26wild animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual
13.27license under paragraph (a) or (b).
13.28 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.715, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.29 Subdivision 1. Stamp required. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section
13.31pheasants without a pheasant stamp validation.
13.32 (b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision:
13.33 (1) residents and nonresidents under age 18
13.34 (2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves;
14.1 (3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section
14.2subdivision 6a
14.3(4) residents and nonresidents hunting on licenses issued under section 97A.475,
14.4subdivision 2, clause (16); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (13).
14.5 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.801, is amended to read:
14.697B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED.
14.7 (a) Except as provided in this section or section
14.8required to possess a small game license may not take migratory waterfowl without a
14.9migratory waterfowl stamp validation.
14.10 (b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license
14.11issued under section
14.12are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section.
14.13(c) Residents and nonresidents with licenses issued under section 97A.475,
14.14subdivision 2, clause (16); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (13), are not required to possess a
14.15stamp validation under this section.
14.16 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.17 Subdivision 1. Requirement. Except as provided in subdivision 2 or section
14.19angling license must have a trout and salmon stamp validation to:
14.20(1) take fish by angling in:
14.21(i) a stream designated by the commissioner as a trout stream;
14.22(ii) a lake designated by the commissioner as a trout lake; or
14.23(iii) Lake Superior; or
14.24(2) possess trout or salmon taken in the state by angling.
14.25 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.26 Subd. 2. Exception. A trout and salmon stamp validation is not required to take fish
14.27by angling or to possess trout and salmon if:
14.28(1) the person:
14.29(i) possesses a license to take fish by angling for a period of 24 hours or 72 hours
14.30from the time of issuance under section
14.31
14.32(ii) is taking fish by angling, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, during
14.33the period the license is valid;
15.1(2) the person is taking fish, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, as
15.2authorized under section
15.3(3) the person has a valid license issued under section
15.43, 4, or 5.
15.5 Sec. 34. TRANSFER.
15.6In fiscal year 2013, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer
15.7$500,000 from the game and fish fund to the invasive species account created in Minnesota
15.8Statutes, section 84D.15. This is in addition to the transfer specified in Minnesota Statutes,
15.9section 84D.15, subdivision 2.
15.10 Sec. 35. APPROPRIATION.
15.11$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2013 from the invasive species account is added to
15.12the appropriation in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 4,
15.13subdivision 3, for invasive species activities. This is a onetime appropriation.
15.14 Sec. 36. REPEALER.
15.15Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97A.451, subdivisions 3a and 7; and 97C.303, are
15.16repealed.
15.17 Sec. 37. EFFECTIVE DATE.
15.18Sections 1 to 33 and 36 are effective March 1, 2013.
