1.2relating to natural resources; modifying game and fish laws; modifying use
1.3of vehicles for hunting; modifying all-terrain vehicle definitions; modifying
1.4oversight committee provisions; modifying provisions for wildlife management
1.5areas; modifying trespass provisions; modifying license provisions and fees;
1.6requiring certain invasive species training; providing for certain grants;
1.7requiring development of certain master plan; modifying provisions for taking
1.8wild animals; authorizing nonlethal hazing of Canada geese; modifying
1.9disability-related angling and hunting licenses and special permit provisions;
1.10providing for designations on driver's license and Minnesota identification card;
1.11modifying requirements of raffles with a wild game or fish taking event; updating
1.12and eliminating certain obsolete language; modifying prior appropriations;
1.13authorizing certain cattail removal; requiring a report; requiring rulemaking;
1.14amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.154, subdivisions 1, 2, 3;
1.1584.777, subdivision 2; 84.87, by adding a subdivision; 84.92, subdivisions
1.168, 9, 10; 84.944, subdivision 2; 84A.10; 84A.50; 84D.01, subdivision 8b;
1.1797A.025; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 97A.131; 97A.137, subdivision 3, by adding
1.18a subdivision; 97A.311, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 97A.405,
1.19subdivision 4a; 97A.434, subdivision 1; 97A.441, subdivisions 1, 5; 97A.473,
1.20subdivisions 2a, 2b, 5, 5a; 97A.502; 97B.001, subdivisions 3, 4, 7; 97B.031,
1.21subdivision 5; 97B.081, subdivision 3; 97B.086; 97B.095; 97B.111, subdivision
1.221; 97B.516; 97B.605; 97B.646; 97B.655, subdivision 1; 97B.667, subdivisions
1.233, 4; 97B.731, subdivision 1; 97C.821; 171.07, subdivision 15, by adding a
1.24subdivision; 349.173; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 97A.441,
1.25subdivisions 6, 6a; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3; 97A.485, subdivision 6; Laws
1.262008, chapter 363, article 5, section 4, subdivision 7, as amended; proposing
1.27coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 87A; 97B; 97C; repealing
1.28Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.154, subdivision 5; 84A.04; 84A.08;
1.2984A.11; 97A.081; 97A.083; 97A.445, subdivision 3; 97A.4742, subdivision 3;
1.3097B.061; 97B.611; 97B.615; 97B.621, subdivisions 1, 4; 97B.625; 97B.631;
1.3197B.635; 97B.711; 97B.715, subdivision 2; 97B.803; 97B.911; 97B.915;
1.3297B.921; 97B.925; 97C.011; 97C.081, subdivision 5; 97C.827; Minnesota
1.33Rules, part 6100.5100.
1.34BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.35    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.154, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.1    Subdivision 1. Conservation project. The commissioner is hereby authorized, with
2.2the approval of the Executive Council, and on such terms as may be deemed advantageous
2.3to the state, to sell and convey to the United States the fee title, free from any mineral
2.4reservation, of lands acquired by the state for the Lac qui Parle River water control project
2.5upon which dams and appurtenant structures have been or may be constructed and such
2.6rights-of-way as may be required by the United States to provide access thereto for the
2.7purposes of construction, maintenance and operation, and to grant, sell and convey either
2.8such fee title to, or flowage rights over, all lands acquired for the project on and above Lac
2.9qui Parle Lake which lie below the 935.7 foot elevation on project datum, and to grant,
2.10sell and convey flowage rights only over all lands so acquired on or above Marsh Lake
2.11which lie below the 939.5 foot elevation on project datum and over all of such lands
2.12on and above either of these lakes which lie above such elevations, and to lease to any
2.13appropriate agency of the United States for conservation purposes, subject to such flowage
2.14rights, any of such lands the ownership of which is retained by the state, or to enter into a
2.15cooperative agreement with any such agency for the development and management of
2.16any wild life or other conservation activity thereon; provided, that no such conveyance or
2.17agreement shall waive any claim of the state for reimbursement from the United States
2.18under the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, and any amendments thereof. Each such
2.19lease for conservation purposes and each such cooperative agreement for the development
2.20and management of wild life or other conservation activity on such lands shall contain
2.21specific conditions reserving to the public during all open seasons for hunting wild
2.22waterfowl at least 40 percent of the area of these lands suitable for hunting waterfowl as
2.23public shooting grounds.

2.24    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.154, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.25    Subd. 2. Commissioner may complete Lac qui Parle and Big Stone Lake
2.26projects. Inasmuch as the cessation of the work relief program of the federal government
2.27and the entry of the United States into the present war prevented completion of certain
2.28contemplated features of the Lac qui Parle and Big Stone Lake water control projects
2.29heretofore undertaken by the Executive Council, in cooperation with federal agencies,
2.30and it is desirable that such projects be completed in order to secure effective control and
2.31utilization of the waters affected for the purposes of prevention and control of floods,
2.32water conservation, improvement of conditions for game and fish, and other authorized
2.33public uses, The commissioner of natural resources is authorized to construct all works
2.34and improvements pertaining or incidental to said projects which the commissioner deems
3.1necessary for such purposes, and to maintain and operate the same so far as not transferred
3.2to the United States pursuant to law.

3.3    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.154, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.4    Subd. 3. Powers of commissioner. The commissioner of natural resources may
3.5use for any project herein authorized any land of the state under the commissioner's
3.6jurisdiction or control so far as is not inconsistent with the laws governing the same,
3.7may acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation any additional lands or interests in lands
3.8required for such projects, including lands or interests in adjacent states if authorized by
3.9the laws thereof, may accept gifts or grants of money or property from the United States or
3.10any other source for such projects, may use and apply any money or property so received
3.11in accordance with the terms of the gift or grant so far as is not inconsistent with the
3.12provisions of this section or other laws, may act in behalf of the state as sponsor for any
3.13such project undertaken or authorized by the United States, may make any sponsor's
3.14contributions required for any such project out of money appropriated by Laws 1943,
3.15chapter 476, or otherwise made available therefor, and may cooperate with the United
3.16States or any adjacent state or any authorized agency of either in constructing, maintaining
3.17and operating any such project upon such terms and conditions as the commissioner may
3.18deem proper not inconsistent with the laws of this state.

3.19    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.777, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.20    Subd. 2. Off-highway vehicle and snowmobile seasonal restrictions. (a)
3.21Except for designated forest roads, a person must not operate an off-highway vehicle or
3.22snowmobile on state forest lands during the firearms deer hunting season in areas of the
3.23state where deer may be taken by rifle. This paragraph does not apply to a person in
3.24possession of a valid deer hunting license operating an off-highway vehicle or snowmobile
3.25before or after legal shooting hours or from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
3.26    (b) The commissioner may designate and post winter trails on state forest lands
3.27for use by off-highway vehicles.
3.28    (c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "state forest lands" means forest lands under
3.29the authority of the commissioner as defined in section 89.001, subdivision 13, and lands
3.30managed by the commissioner under section 282.011.

3.31    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.87, is amended by adding a subdivision to
3.32read:
4.1    Subd. 5. Snowmobile operation during the firearms deer season. Snowmobile
4.2operation during the firearms deer hunting season is restricted as provided in section
4.384.777, subdivision 2, and rules adopted by the commissioner.

4.4    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
4.5    Subd. 8. All-terrain vehicle or vehicle. "All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means a
4.6motorized flotation-tired vehicle of not less than three low pressure tires, but not more
4.7than six low pressure or non-pneumatic tires, that is limited in engine displacement of
4.8less than 1,000 cubic centimeters and includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2
4.9all-terrain vehicle.

4.10    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.92, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
4.11    Subd. 9. Class 1 all-terrain vehicle. "Class 1 all-terrain vehicle" means an
4.12all-terrain vehicle that has a total dry weight of less than 1,000 1,200 pounds.

4.13    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.92, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
4.14    Subd. 10. Class 2 all-terrain vehicle. "Class 2 all-terrain vehicle" means an
4.15all-terrain vehicle that has a total dry weight of 1,000 1,200 to 1,800 pounds.

4.16    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.944, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.17    Subd. 2. Designation of acquired sites. The critical natural habitat acquired in fee
4.18title by the commissioner under this section shall be designated by the commissioner as:
4.19(1) an outdoor recreation unit pursuant to section 86A.07, subdivision 3, or (2) as provided
4.20in sections 89.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 97A.101, 97A.125, and 97C.001, and
4.2197C.011. The commissioner may so designate any critical natural habitat acquired in
4.22less than fee title.

4.23    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84A.10, is amended to read:
4.2484A.10 EMINENT DOMAIN.
4.25The department has the power of eminent domain in chapter 117. The department
4.26may acquire, by eminent domain or by purchase, lands or interests in lands in the preserve
4.27that the department considers necessary for state ownership, use, or development for the
4.28purposes of sections 84A.01 to 84A.11 84A.101. No money shall be used to acquire the
4.29lands or interests until the department determines that the money will not be required to
4.30meet the requisitions of the counties authorized under section 84A.04, or for payment of
4.31certificates of indebtedness and their interest.

5.1    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84A.50, is amended to read:
5.284A.50 CERTAIN CERTIFICATES ACCEPTED AND VALIDATED.
5.3Certificates relating to bonds issued to finance or refinance public drainage ditches,
5.4the principal and interest of the bonds, the amount of money collected from drainage
5.5assessments and credited to ditches, and the amount of the deficit in the ditch fund made
5.6by a county auditor under section 84A.04, 84A.23, or 84A.33 to the commissioner of
5.7management and budget on which payment has been made by the state are accepted as
5.8correct and are validated.

5.9    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.01, subdivision 8b, is amended to read:
5.10    Subd. 8b. Inspect. "Inspect" means to examine water-related equipment to determine
5.11whether aquatic invasive species, aquatic macrophytes, or water is present and includes
5.12removal, drainage, decontamination, collection and sampling, or treatment to prevent the
5.13transportation and spread of aquatic invasive species, aquatic macrophytes, and water.

5.14    Sec. 13. [87A.10] TRAP SHOOTING SPORTS FACILITY GRANTS.
5.15The commissioner of natural resources shall administer a program to provide
5.16cost-share grants to local recreational shooting clubs for up to 50 percent of the costs
5.17of developing or rehabilitating trap shooting sports facilities for public use. A facility
5.18rehabilitated or developed with a grant under this section must be open to the general
5.19public at reasonable times and for a reasonable fee on a walk-in basis. The commissioner
5.20shall give preference to projects that will provide the most opportunities for youth.

5.21    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.025, is amended to read:
5.2297A.025 OWNERSHIP OF WILD ANIMALS.
5.23The ownership of wild animals of the state is in the state, in its sovereign capacity
5.24for the benefit of all the people of the state. A person may not acquire a property right in
5.25wild animals, or destroy them, unless authorized under the game and fish laws, sections
5.2684.091 to 84.15, or sections 17.47 to 17.498.

5.27    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
5.28    Subd. 4b. Citizen oversight committees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint
5.29committees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review
5.30the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies,
5.31activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information;
6.1and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in
6.2the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.
6.3    (b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised
6.4of at least ten affected persons:
6.5    (1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures,
6.6including activities related to trout and salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and
6.7    (2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures,
6.8including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management
6.9and deer and big game management.
6.10    (c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
6.11Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary
6.12Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight
6.13committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad
6.14level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide a forum
6.15to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.
6.16    (d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a
6.17biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15
6.18of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations
6.19to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with
6.20jurisdiction over natural resources finance.
6.21    (e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
6.22Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary
6.23Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of
6.24either of the other oversight committees.
6.25    (f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the
6.26commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
6.27over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.
6.28    (g) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, The
6.29committees authorized under this subdivision are not advisory councils or committees
6.30governed by section 15.059 and are not subject to section 15.059. Committee members
6.31appointed by the commissioner may request reimbursement for mileage expenses in
6.32the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under
6.33section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Committee members must not receive daily compensation
6.34for oversight activities. The Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife Oversight
6.35Committee, and the Budgetary Oversight Committee do not expire until June 30, 2015.

7.1    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.131, is amended to read:
7.297A.131 GAME FARMS AND HATCHERIES.
7.3The commissioner may acquire property by gift, lease, purchase, or condemnation
7.4and may construct, maintain, operate, and alter facilities for game farms and hatcheries.

7.5    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.137, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7.6    Subd. 3. Use of motorized vehicles by disabled hunters. The commissioner may
7.7issue a special permit, without a fee, authorizing a hunter with a permanent physical
7.8disability to use a snowmobile or, highway-licensed vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or motor
7.9boat in wildlife management areas. To qualify for a permit under this subdivision, the
7.10disabled person must possess:
7.11(1) the required hunting licenses; and
7.12(2) a permit to shoot from a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3.

7.13    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.137, is amended by adding a
7.14subdivision to read:
7.15    Subd. 6. Crossing state lands. (a) The commissioner may grant a permit to cross
7.16state lands within wildlife management areas for temporary right-of-way access to federal,
7.17county-managed, or privately owned lands for resource management purposes. A permit
7.18for crossing state lands within wildlife management areas is revocable at any time subject
7.19to conditions identified in the permit.
7.20(b) The commissioner may grant a permit to a private landowner or leaseholder to
7.21cross state lands within wildlife management areas by motorized vehicle for temporary
7.22right-of-way access to a permit applicant's land, when it is the only reasonable access and
7.23is consistent with the maintenance and management of wildlife lands.

7.24    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.311, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
7.25    Subd. 5. Refunds. (a) The commissioner may issue a refund on a license, not
7.26including any issuing fees paid under section 97A.485, subdivision 6, if the request is
7.27received within 90 days of the original license purchase and:
7.28    (1) the licensee dies before the opening of the licensed season. The original license
7.29and a copy of the death certificate must be provided to the commissioner;
7.30    (2) the licensee is unable to participate in the licensed activity because the licensee is
7.31called to active military duty or military leave is canceled during the entire open season of
7.32the licensed activity. The original license and a copy of the military orders or notice of
7.33cancellation of leave must be provided to the commissioner;
8.1    (3) the licensee purchased two licenses for the same license season in error; or
8.2(4) the licensee was not legally required to purchase the license to participate in
8.3the activity; or
8.4(5) evidence is provided to the commissioner that demonstrates the license was
8.5issued incorrectly by the department or license agent.
8.6    (b) This subdivision does not apply to lifetime licenses.

8.7    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.311, is amended by adding a
8.8subdivision to read:
8.9    Subd. 6. License corrections. The commissioner may correct a license or license
8.10type and refund the difference or charge the difference of the corrected license fee if:
8.11(1) the licensee provides evidence that the license was issued incorrectly by the
8.12department or license agent;
8.13(2) the request is made within 30 days of the original license purchase;
8.14(3) the season or license activities for the original license have not yet started at the
8.15time of the request; and
8.16(4) the licensee is entitled to the corrected license.

8.17    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.405, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
8.18    Subd. 4a. Replacement turkey licenses. (a) The commissioner may permit licensed
8.19turkey hunters to change permit areas, licenses, or time periods within the fall turkey
8.20season, or within the spring turkey season. The commissioner may issue a replacement
8.21turkey license if the applicant submits the original turkey license and unused tags that are
8.22being replaced, and the applicant pays the fee for a replacement license under section
8.2397A.475, subdivision 44 .
8.24(b) A replacement turkey license may be issued only if the applicant has not used
8.25the tag from the original turkey license and meets the requirements of paragraph (c). The
8.26original turkey licenses and all unused tags for the turkey licenses being replaced must be
8.27submitted to the issuing agent at the time the replacement turkey license is issued.
8.28(c) A turkey replacement license may be issued under the following conditions, or as
8.29otherwise prescribed by rule of the commissioner:
8.30(1) when the permit area or time period for the turkey license being surrendered
8.31has not yet opened; and
8.32(2) licenses are available for the replacement turkey license permit area or time
8.33period for (i) areas that are not lottery areas, (ii) lottery areas that have remaining licenses,
8.34or (iii) the applicant is a youth hunter age 17 or younger.

9.1    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.434, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.2    Subdivision 1. Number of licenses to be issued. If the commissioner establishes
9.3an open season for prairie chickens under section 97B.711, the commissioner shall also
9.4determine, by rule, the number of licenses to be issued.

9.5    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.441, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.6    Subdivision 1. Angling and spearing; disabled residents. (a) A person authorized
9.7to issue licenses must issue, without a fee, licenses to take fish by angling or spearing shall
9.8be issued without a fee to a resident who is:
9.9(1) blind;
9.10(2) a recipient of supplemental security income for the aged, blind, and disabled;
9.11(3) a recipient of Social Security aid to the disabled under United States Code, title
9.1242, section 416, paragraph (i)(l), or section 423(d);
9.13(4) a recipient of workers' compensation based on a finding of total and permanent
9.14disability; or
9.15(5) 65 years of age or older and was qualified under clause (2) or (3) at the age of 64; or
9.16(6) permanently disabled and meets the disability requirements for Supplemental
9.17Security Income or Social Security aid to the disabled under United States Code, title 42,
9.18section 416, paragraph (i)(l), or section 423(d).
9.19(b) A driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the applicable
9.20designation under section 171.07, subdivision 17, serves as satisfactory evidence to obtain
9.21a license under this subdivision at all agent locations.

9.22    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.441, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
9.23    Subd. 5. Angling; disabled veterans. (a) A person authorized to issue licenses
9.24must issue, without a fee, a permanent license to take fish by angling to a resident who
9.25is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, and that has a 100 percent service connected
9.26disability as defined by the United States Veterans Administration upon being furnished
9.27satisfactory evidence.
9.28(b) A driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the designation under
9.29section 171.07, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (2), serves as satisfactory evidence to
9.30obtain a license under this subdivision at all agent locations.

9.31    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.441, subdivision 6, is
9.32amended to read:
10.1    Subd. 6. Taking deer; disabled veterans. (a) A person authorized to issue
10.2licenses must issue, without a fee, a license to take deer with firearms or by archery to a
10.3resident that is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, and that has a 100 percent service
10.4connected disability as defined by the United States Veterans Administration upon being
10.5furnished satisfactory evidence.
10.6(b) The commissioner, upon request, must issue a permanent card documenting
10.7satisfactory evidence of 100 percent permanently disabled status.
10.8(c) The card serves following serve as satisfactory evidence to obtain a license
10.9under this subdivision at all agent locations:
10.10(1) a card issued under paragraph (b); or
10.11(2) a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the designation under
10.12section 171.07, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (2).

10.13    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.441, subdivision 6a,
10.14is amended to read:
10.15    Subd. 6a. Taking small game; disabled veterans. (a) A person authorized to
10.16issue licenses must issue, without a fee, a license to take small game to a resident who is
10.17a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, and who has a 100 percent service connected
10.18disability as defined by the United States Veterans Administration upon being furnished
10.19satisfactory evidence.
10.20(b) The commissioner, upon request, must issue a permanent card documenting
10.21satisfactory evidence of 100 percent permanently disabled status.
10.22(c) The card serves following serve as satisfactory evidence to obtain a license
10.23under this subdivision at all agent locations:
10.24(1) a card issued under paragraph (b); or
10.25(2) a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the designation under
10.26section 171.07, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (2).

10.27    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.473, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
10.28    Subd. 2a. Lifetime spearing license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime spearing license
10.29authorizes a person to take fish by spearing in the state. The license authorizes those
10.30activities authorized by the annual resident spearing license.
10.31    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime spearing license are:
10.32    (1) age 3 and under, $258 $77;
10.33    (2) age 4 to age 15, $320 $106;
10.34    (3) age 16 to age 50, $372 $100; and
11.1    (4) age 51 and over, $173 $52.

11.2    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
11.3    Subd. 2b. Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime
11.4angling and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the
11.5state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling
11.6and spearing licenses.
11.7    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are:
11.8    (1) age 3 and under, $380;
11.9    (2) age 4 to age 15, $509;
11.10    (3) age 16 to age 50, $617 $596; and
11.11    (4) age 51 and over, $386.

11.12    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
11.13    Subd. 5. Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license
11.14authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game, other than
11.15wolves, in the state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual
11.16resident angling and resident small game hunting licenses and the resident trapping license
11.17for fur-bearing animals other than wolves. The license does not include a trout and salmon
11.18stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other
11.19hunting stamps required by law.
11.20    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
11.21    (1) age 3 and under, $528 $485;
11.22    (2) age 4 to age 15, $728 $659;
11.23    (3) age 16 to age 50, $861; and
11.24    (4) age 51 and over, $602 $560.

11.25    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.473, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
11.26    Subd. 5a. Lifetime sporting with spearing option license; fee. (a) A resident
11.27lifetime sporting with spearing option license authorizes a person to take fish by angling
11.28or spearing and hunt and trap small game, other than wolves, in the state. The license
11.29authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, spearing, and resident
11.30small game hunting licenses and the resident trapping license for fur-bearing animals other
11.31than wolves. The license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a turkey
11.32stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other hunting stamps required by law.
11.33(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting with spearing option license are:
12.1(1) age 3 and under, $615 $562;
12.2(2) age 4 to age 15, $800 $765;
12.3(3) age 16 to age 50, $985 $961; and
12.4(4) age 51 and over, $586 $612.

12.5    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is
12.6amended to read:
12.7    Subd. 2. Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
12.8only, are:
12.9    (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $15.50;
12.10    (2) for persons age 65 or over, $7 to take small game;
12.11    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $26;
12.12    (4) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
12.13    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
12.14season, $30;
12.15    (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $30;
12.16    (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
12.17season, $30;
12.18    (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $356;
12.19    (9) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $44;
12.20    (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $287;
12.21    (11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
12.22    (12) to take prairie chickens, $23;
12.23    (13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
12.24the regular firearms season, $5;
12.25    (14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
12.26    (15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader
12.27during the muzzleloader season, $5;
12.28(16) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee;
12.29(17) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take bear, $5;
12.30(16) (18) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour
12.31period selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for
12.32the migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
12.33waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half
12.34of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in
12.35the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and
13.1one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the
13.2wildlife acquisition account;
13.3(17) (19) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5;
13.4(18) (20) to take wolf, $30;
13.5(19) (21) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
13.6(20) (22) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
13.7(21) (23) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and
13.8(22) (24) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the
13.9muzzleloader season, no fee.
13.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2014.

13.11    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is
13.12amended to read:
13.13    Subd. 3. Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
13.14to nonresidents, are:
13.15    (1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $90.50;
13.16    (2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
13.17season, $160;
13.18    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $160;
13.19    (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
13.20season, $160;
13.21    (5) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $225;
13.22    (6) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $91;
13.23    (7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
13.24    (8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $178;
13.25    (9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
13.26    (10) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
13.27the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $5;
13.28    (11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
13.29    (12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader
13.30season, $5;
13.31(13) for persons age 13 or over and under 18 to take bear, $5;
13.32(14) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period
13.33selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the
13.34migratory waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
13.35waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half
14.1of the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in
14.2the pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and
14.3one-half of the small game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the
14.4wildlife acquisition account;
14.5(14) (15) for persons age 16 or 17 to take small game, $5;
14.6(15) (16) to take wolf, $250;
14.7(16) (17) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
14.8(17) (18) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
14.9(18) (19) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and
14.10(19) (20) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the
14.11muzzleloader season, no fee; and
14.12(21) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee.
14.13    (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under
14.14paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed
14.15on this surcharge.
14.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2014.

14.17    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 97A.485, subdivision 6, is
14.18amended to read:
14.19    Subd. 6. Licenses to be sold and issuing fees. (a) Persons authorized to sell
14.20licenses under this section must issue the following licenses for the license fee and the
14.21following issuing fees:
14.22    (1) to take deer or bear with firearms and by archery, the issuing fee is $1;
14.23    (2) Minnesota sporting, the issuing fee is $1;
14.24    (3) to take small game, to take fish by angling or by spearing, and to trap fur-bearing
14.25animals, the issuing fee is $1;
14.26(4) to apply for a limited hunt drawing, the issuing fee is $1 unless the application
14.27requires a license purchase at the time of application and the license purchase requires
14.28an application fee;
14.29(5) for a prairie chicken license, the issuing fee is $1;
14.30(6) for a turkey license, the issuing fee is $1;
14.31(7) for an elk license, the issuing fee is $1;
14.32(8) for a moose license, the issuing fee is $1;
14.33(9) for a wolf license, the issuing fee is $1;
14.34    (10) for a stamp validation that is not issued simultaneously with a license, an
14.35issuing fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the authorized seller;
15.1    (11) for stamp validations issued simultaneously with a license, there is no fee;
15.2    (12) for licenses, seals, tags, or coupons issued without a fee under section 97A.441,
15.3subdivisions 1 to 6a, or 97A.465, the issuing there is no fee is $1;
15.4    (13) for lifetime licenses, there is no fee; and
15.5    (14) for all other licenses, permits, renewals, or applications or any other transaction
15.6through the electronic licensing system under this chapter or any other chapter when
15.7an issuing fee is not specified, an issuing fee of $1 may be charged at the discretion of
15.8the authorized seller.
15.9    (b) Only one issuing fee may be collected when selling more than one stamp in the
15.10same transaction after the end of the season for which the stamp was issued.
15.11    (c) The agent shall keep the issuing fee as a commission for selling the licenses.
15.12    (d) The commissioner shall collect the issuing fee on licenses sold by the
15.13commissioner.
15.14    (e) A license, except stamps, must state the amount of the issuing fee and that the
15.15issuing fee is kept by the seller as a commission for selling the licenses.
15.16    (f) For duplicate licenses, including licenses issued without a fee, the issuing fees are:
15.17    (1) for licenses to take big game, 75 cents; and
15.18    (2) for other licenses, 50 cents.
15.19    (g) The commissioner may issue one-day angling licenses in books of ten licenses
15.20each to fishing guides operating charter boats upon receipt of payment of all license
15.21fees, excluding the issuing fee required under this section. Copies of sold and unsold
15.22licenses shall be returned to the commissioner. The commissioner shall refund the charter
15.23boat captain for the license fees of all unsold licenses. Copies of sold licenses shall be
15.24maintained by the commissioner for one year.
15.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2014.

15.26    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.502, is amended to read:
15.2797A.502 DEER KILLED BY MOTOR VEHICLES.
15.28(a) Deer killed by a motor vehicle on a public road must be removed by the road
15.29authority, as defined by section 160.02, subdivision 25, unless the driver of the motor
15.30vehicle is allowed to possess the deer under paragraph (b). The commissioner of natural
15.31resources must provide to all road authorities standard forms for statistical purposes and
15.32the tracking of wild animals.
16.1(b) The driver of a motor vehicle that has collided with and killed a deer on a public
16.2road has priority for a possession permit for the entire deer if the facts indicate that the
16.3deer was not taken illegally.

16.4    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.001, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.5    Subd. 3. Remaining on land prohibited after notice. Except as provided in
16.6subdivision 6, a person may not remain on or return within one year to any land for
16.7outdoor recreation purposes after being orally told personally notified not to do so by
16.8the owner, occupant, or lessee.

16.9    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.001, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
16.10    Subd. 4. Entering posted land prohibited; signs. (a) Except as provided in
16.11subdivision 6, a person may not:
16.12(1) enter, for outdoor recreation purposes, any land that is posted under this
16.13subdivision without first obtaining permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee.; or
16.14(2) knowingly enter, for outdoor recreation purposes, any land that is posted under
16.15this subdivision without first obtaining permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee. A
16.16person who violates this clause is subject to the penalty provided in section 97A.315,
16.17subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
16.18(b) The owner, occupant, or lessee of private land, or an authorized manager of public
16.19land may prohibit outdoor recreation on the land by posting signs once each year that:
16.20(1) state "no trespassing" or similar terms;
16.21(2) display letters at least two inches high;
16.22(3) either:
16.23(i) are signed by the owner, occupant, lessee, or authorized manager; or
16.24(ii) include the legible name and telephone number of the owner, occupant, lessee,
16.25or authorized manager; and
16.26(4) either:
16.27(i) are at intervals of 1,000 feet or less along the boundary of the area, or in a wooded
16.28area where boundary lines are not clear, at intervals of 500 feet or less; or
16.29(ii) mark the primary corners of each parcel of land and access roads and trails at
16.30the point of entrance to each parcel of land except that corners only accessible through
16.31agricultural land need not be posted.
16.32(c) A person may not erect a sign that prohibits outdoor recreation or trespassing
16.33where the person does not have a property right, title, or interest to use the land.

17.1    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.001, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
17.2    Subd. 7. Use of firearms and taking in certain areas. (a) A Unless otherwise
17.3provided by law, a person may not take a wild animal with discharge a firearm within 500
17.4feet of a building occupied by a human or livestock without the written permission of
17.5the owner, occupant, or lessee:
17.6(1) on another person's private land, if the land is not a licensed shooting preserve; or
17.7(2) on a public road right-of-way.
17.8(b) No person may shoot discharge a firearm within 500 feet of a stockade or corral
17.9containing confining livestock for the purpose of normal livestock holding or sorting
17.10operations without the permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee. This paragraph
17.11does not apply to persons hunting during an established hunting season on state-owned
17.12or local government-owned land that is not a road right-of-way. For the purposes of this
17.13paragraph, a "stockade or corral" means a fenced enclosure for containing confining
17.14 livestock that does not enclose an area greater than one acre.
17.15(c) A person may not take a wild animal on any land where the person is prohibited
17.16from entering by this section.

17.17    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.031, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
17.18    Subd. 5. Scopes; visually impaired hunters. (a) Notwithstanding any other law
17.19to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to use a
17.20muzzleloader with a scope to take deer during the muzzleloader season to a person who
17.21obtains the required licenses and who has a visual impairment. The scope may not have
17.22magnification capabilities.
17.23(b) The visual impairment must be to the extent that the applicant is unable
17.24to identify targets and the rifle sights at the same time without a scope. The visual
17.25impairment and specific conditions must be established by medical evidence verified in
17.26writing by (1) a licensed physician or a certified nurse practitioner or certified physician
17.27assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician; (2) a licensed ophthalmologist;
17.28or (3) a licensed optometrist. The commissioner may request additional information from
17.29the physician if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit.
17.30(c) A permit issued under this subdivision may be valid for up to five years, based
17.31on the permanence of the visual impairment as determined by the licensed physician,
17.32ophthalmologist, or optometrist.
17.33(d) The permit must be in the immediate possession of the permittee when hunting
17.34under the special permit.
18.1(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under
18.2this subdivision for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.
18.3(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making
18.4a false application for a permit under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A
18.5physician, certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, ophthalmologist, or
18.6optometrist who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is visually
18.7impaired as described in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.
18.8(g) A permit is not required under this subdivision to use an electronic range finder
18.9according to section 97B.081, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).

18.10    Sec. 39. [97B.037] CROSSBOW HUNTING; AGE 60 OR OVER.
18.11Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person age 60 or over may
18.12take deer, bear, turkey, or rough fish by crossbow during the respective regular archery
18.13seasons. The transportation requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during
18.14the regular archery deer, bear, turkey, or rough fish season. Crossbows must meet the
18.15requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision 2. A person age 60 or over taking deer,
18.16bear, turkey, or rough fish by crossbow under this section must have a valid license to
18.17take the respective game.

18.18    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.19    Subd. 3. Exceptions. (a) It is not a violation of this section for a person to:
18.20(1) cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light to take raccoons
18.21according to section 97B.621, subdivision 3, or tend traps according to section 97B.931;
18.22(2) hunt fox or coyote from January 1 to March 15 while using a handheld artificial
18.23light, provided that the person is:
18.24(i) on foot;
18.25(ii) using a shotgun;
18.26(iii) not within a public road right-of-way;
18.27(iv) using a handheld or electronic calling device; and
18.28(v) not within 200 feet of a motor vehicle; or
18.29(3) cast the rays of a handheld artificial light to retrieve wounded or dead big game
18.30animals, provided that the person is:
18.31(i) on foot; and
18.32(ii) not in possession of a firearm or bow.
18.33(b) It is not a violation of subdivision 2 for a person to cast the rays of a spotlight,
18.34headlight, or other artificial light to:
19.1(1) carry out any agricultural, safety, emergency response, normal vehicle operation,
19.2or occupation-related activities that do not involve taking wild animals; or
19.3(2) carry out outdoor recreation as defined in section 97B.001 that is not related to
19.4spotting, locating, or taking a wild animal.
19.5(c) Except as otherwise provided by the game and fish laws, it is not a violation of
19.6this section for a person to use an electronic range finder device from one-half hour before
19.7sunrise until one-half hour after sunset while lawfully hunting wild animals.

19.8    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.086, is amended to read:
19.997B.086 POSSESSION OF NIGHT VISION OR THERMAL IMAGING
19.10EQUIPMENT.
19.11    (a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal imaging equipment while
19.12taking wild animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group
19.13of persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to take wild animals.
19.14    (b) This section does not apply to a firearm that is:
19.15    (1) unloaded;
19.16    (2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm
19.17by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of
19.18the firearm exposed; and
19.19    (3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
19.20    (c) This section does not apply to a bow that is:
19.21    (1) completely encased or unstrung; and
19.22    (2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
19.23    (d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm
19.24or bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle.
19.25    (e) This section does not apply to night vision or thermal imaging equipment
19.26possessed by peace officers or military personnel while exercising their duties.

19.27    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.095, is amended to read:
19.2897B.095 DISTURBING AND TAKING FROM BURROWS AND DENS.
19.29    Subdivision 1. Disturbing burrows or dens. A person may not disturb the burrow
19.30or den of a wild animal between November 1 and April 1 without a permit.
19.31    Subd. 2. Fox dens. A person may not remove a fox from a den or trap fox within
19.32300 feet of a fox den from April 1 to August 31.
19.33    Subd. 3. Raccoon dens. A person may not take a raccoon in a den or hollow tree.

20.1    Sec. 43. [97B.099] PROHIBITED HUNTING METHODS.
20.2    Subdivision 1. Open fire or smoke. A person may not take a protected wild animal
20.3with the aid of an open fire or smoke.
20.4    Subd. 2. Cutting trees. A person may not take a protected wild animal by cutting
20.5down a tree occupied by a protected wild animal.

20.6    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.111, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.7    Subdivision 1. Establishment; requirements. (a) The commissioner may establish
20.8criteria, special seasons, and limits for persons who have a physical disability to take big
20.9game and small game with firearms and by archery in designated areas. A person hunting
20.10under this section who has a physical disability must:
20.11(1) have:
20.12(i) a verified statement of the disability by a licensed physician; or
20.13(ii) a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the applicable
20.14designation under section 171.07, subdivision 17; and must
20.15(2) be participating in a program for physically disabled hunters sponsored by a
20.16nonprofit organization that is permitted under subdivision 2.
20.17(b) Notwithstanding section 97B.055, subdivision 3, the commissioner may
20.18authorize hunt participants to shoot from a stationary motor vehicle. A license is not
20.19required for a person to assist a physically disabled person with a physical disability who
20.20is hunting during a special season under this section.

20.21    Sec. 45. [97B.331] WOLVES.
20.22A person who unlawfully takes, transports, or possesses a wolf in violation of the
20.23game and fish laws, and has one or more prior convictions involving the taking of wolves,
20.24is liable for a civil penalty equal to the restitution value for the wolf.

20.25    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.516, is amended to read:
20.2697B.516 ELK MANAGEMENT PLAN.
20.27The commissioner of natural resources must adopt an elk management plan that:
20.28(1) recognizes the value and uniqueness of elk;
20.29(2) provides for integrated management of an elk population in harmony with the
20.30environment; and
20.31(3) affords optimum recreational opportunities; and.
20.32(4) restricts elk to nonagricultural land in the state.

21.1    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.605, is amended to read:
21.297B.605 COMMISSIONER MAY RESTRICT TAKING OF CERTAIN
21.3 SMALL GAME ANIMALS.
21.4The commissioner may by rule set open seasons for, prescribe limits and restrictions
21.5on, and designate areas where gray and fox squirrels, cottontail and jack rabbits, snowshoe
21.6hare, raccoon, bobcat, red fox and gray fox, fisher, pine marten, opossum, wolves, and
21.7badger small game as defined in section 97A.015 may be taken and possessed.

21.8    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.646, is amended to read:
21.997B.646 WOLF MANAGEMENT PLAN.
21.10(a) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture, shall
21.11adopt a wolf management plan that includes goals to ensure the long-term survival of
21.12the wolf in Minnesota, to reduce conflicts between wolves and humans, to minimize
21.13depredation of livestock and domestic pets, and to manage the ecological impact of wolves
21.14on prey species and other predators.
21.15(b) The commissioner shall compile a list that is updated quarterly on known wolf
21.16deaths, based on reporting by conservation officers. The list must specify the date and
21.17location of each wolf death and must be available on the department Web site.
21.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

21.19    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.655, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.20    Subdivision 1. Owners and occupants may take certain animals. A person may
21.21take mink, squirrel, rabbit, hare, raccoon, bobcat, fox, opossum, muskrat, or beaver on
21.22land owned or occupied by the person where the animal is causing damage. The person
21.23may take the animal without a license and in any manner except by poison, or artificial
21.24lights in the closed season. Raccoons may be taken under this subdivision with artificial
21.25lights during open season. A person that kills mink, raccoon, bobcat, fox, opossum,
21.26muskrat, or beaver under this subdivision must notify a conservation officer or employee
21.27of the Fish and Wildlife Division within 24 hours after the animal is killed.

21.28    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.667, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
21.29    Subd. 3. Permits and notice; requirements. (a) Before killing or arranging to kill
21.30a beaver under this section, the road authority or local government unit must contact a
21.31conservation officer for a special beaver permit. The conservation officer must issue the
21.32permit for any beaver subject to this section.
22.1(b) A road authority or local government unit that kills or arranges to have killed a
22.2beaver under this section must notify a conservation officer or employee of the Fish and
22.3Wildlife Division within ten days after the animal is killed.

22.4    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.667, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
22.5    Subd. 4. Local beaver control programs. A road authority or local government
22.6unit may, after consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Division, implement a local beaver
22.7control program designed to reduce the number of incidents of beaver:
22.8(1) interfering with or damaging a public road; or
22.9(2) causing damage, including damage to silvicultural projects and drainage ditches,
22.10on property owned or managed by the local government unit.
22.11The local control program may include the offering of a bounty for the lawful taking
22.12of beaver.

22.13    Sec. 52. [97B.668] CANADA GEESE CAUSING DAMAGE.
22.14Notwithstanding sections 97B.091 and 97B.805, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person or
22.15agent of that person on lands and nonpublic waters owned or operated by the person may
22.16nonlethally scare, haze, chase, or harass Canada geese that are causing property damage
22.17from March 11 to August 31. This section does not apply to public waters as defined
22.18under section 103G.005, subdivision 15, or geese on nests unless a permit is obtained
22.19under section 97A.401.

22.20    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.731, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.21    Subdivision 1. Migratory game birds. (a) Migratory game birds may be taken and
22.22possessed. A person may not take, buy, sell, possess, transport, or ship migratory game
22.23birds in violation of federal law.
22.24(b) The commissioner shall prescribe seasons and, limits, and areas for migratory
22.25birds in accordance with federal law.

22.26    Sec. 54. [97C.502] MINNOWS AND LEECHES; INVASIVE SPECIES
22.27TRAINING REQUIRED.
22.28    Subdivision 1. Minnows; invasive species training required. A minnow dealer,
22.29and each person working under the minnow dealer's license, must annually satisfactorily
22.30complete aquatic invasive species-related training provided by the commissioner before
22.31taking, selling, or transporting for sale minnows within the state.
23.1    Subd. 2. Training certification required. Minnow dealers, and each person
23.2working under the minnow dealer's license, must have a valid invasive species training
23.3certification in possession while taking, selling, or transporting for sale minnows within
23.4the state. A person who only sells minnows for the licensed minnow dealer at a retail
23.5location is not required to have a training certification.
23.6    Subd. 3. Leeches; invasive species training required. A resident under age 18
23.7must annually satisfactorily complete aquatic invasive species-related training provided
23.8by the commissioner before taking, selling, or transporting for sale leeches within the
23.9state. A resident under age 18 must have a valid invasive species training certification in
23.10possession while taking, selling, or transporting for sale leeches within the state.
23.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective March 1, 2015.

23.12    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97C.821, is amended to read:
23.1397C.821 POSSESSION, SALE, AND TRANSPORTATION OF
23.14COMMERCIAL FISH.
23.15    Subdivision 1. Transporting and holding commercial fish. Subject to the
23.16applicable provisions of the game and fish laws, fish taken under commercial fishing
23.17licenses may be possessed in any quantity, bought, sold, and transported at any time.
23.18Commercial fishing licensees may transport their catch live to holding facilities, if the
23.19licensee has exclusive control of the facilities. Licensees must annually provide the legal
23.20description and verification of exclusive control on forms provided by the commissioner
23.21with the license application. Commercial fishing licensees may harvest fish from their
23.22holding facilities at any time with their licensed gear. The commissioner may prohibit the
23.23transport of live fish taken under a commercial fishing license from waters that contain
23.24nonnative species, are designated as infested waters, or are infected with any certifiable
23.25disease.
23.26    Subd. 2. Invasive species permit certification. (a) A commercial fishing licensee,
23.27and each apprentice working under the licensee's commercial fishing license, must
23.28annually complete invasive species training provided by the commissioner and pass an
23.29examination to qualify to take, sell, or transport commercial fish within the state.
23.30(b) A commercial fishing licensee, and each apprentice working under the licensee's
23.31commercial fishing license, must have a valid invasive species training certification in
23.32possession while taking, selling, or transporting commercial fish within the state.
23.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective March 1, 2015.

24.1    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
24.2    Subd. 15. Veteran designation. (a) At the request of the an eligible applicant
24.3and on payment of the required fee, the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the
24.4applicant a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the a designation of:
24.5(1) "Veteran" to an applicant who is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447.; or
24.6(2) "Veteran 100% T&P."
24.7(b) At the time of the initial application for the designation provided under this
24.8subdivision, the applicant must:
24.9(1) be a veteran, as defined in section 197.447;
24.10(2) have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers; and
24.11(3) if the applicant is seeking the disability designation under paragraph (a), clause
24.12(2), provide satisfactory evidence of a 100 percent total and permanent service-connected
24.13disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
24.14(c) The commissioner of public safety is required to issue drivers' licenses and
24.15Minnesota identification cards with the veteran designation only after entering a new
24.16contract or in coordination with producing a new card design with modifications made
24.17as required by law.
24.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
24.19applies to applications submitted on or after January 1, 2016, or the date the new driver and
24.20vehicle services information technology system is implemented, whichever comes later.

24.21    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
24.22to read:
24.23    Subd. 17. Disability designation. At the request of an applicant with permanent
24.24eligibility for a disability designation and on payment of the required fee, the department
24.25shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a driver's license or Minnesota identification
24.26card bearing a physical disability designation based on the following medical conditions:
24.27(1) type 1, to an applicant who is permanently blind or disabled and meets the
24.28requirements for a free license to take fish under section 97A.441, subdivision 1, paragraph
24.29(a), clause (1), (4), (5), or (6); or
24.30(2) type 2, to an applicant who permanently meets the requirements for disability
24.31under section 97B.111, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), item (i).
24.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
24.33applies to applications submitted on or after January 1, 2016, or the date the new driver and
24.34vehicle services information technology system is implemented, whichever comes later.

25.1    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 349.173, is amended to read:
25.2349.173 CONDUCT OF RAFFLES.
25.3(a) Raffle tickets or certificates of participation at a minimum must list the three
25.4most expensive prizes to be awarded and include the location, date, and time of the
25.5selection of the winning entries. If additional prizes will be awarded, a complete list of
25.6additional prizes must be publicly posted at the event and copies of the complete prize list
25.7made available upon request. Raffles conducted under the exemptions in section 349.166
25.8may use tickets that contain only the sequential number of the raffle ticket and no other
25.9information if the organization makes a list of prizes and a statement of other relevant
25.10information required by rule available to persons purchasing tickets and if tickets are only
25.11sold at the event and on the date when the tickets are drawn.
25.12(b) Raffles must be conducted in a manner that ensures:
25.13(1) all entries in the raffle have an equal chance of selection;
25.14(2) entry in the raffle is not conditioned upon any other purchase, except that a
25.15certificate of participation may be a button with a nominal value of less than $5;
25.16(3) the method of selection is conducted in a public forum;
25.17(4) the method of selection cannot be manipulated or based on the outcome of an
25.18event not under the control of the organization;
25.19(5) physical presence at the raffle is not a requirement to win; and
25.20(6) all sold and unsold tickets or certificates of participation are accounted for.
25.21(c) An organization that is permitted under this section and authorized by the
25.22Gambling Control Board to conduct raffles, may conduct a raffle in conjunction with a wild
25.23game or fish taking event. The wild game or fish must be legally taken under chapters 97A
25.24to 97C, and rules adopted pursuant to those chapters. The organization may sell a combined
25.25ticket for a single price for the event and raffle, provided that the combined ticket states
25.26the amount of the price that applies to the wild game or fish event, and the amount that
25.27applies to the raffle. All other provisions of sections 349.11 to 349.23 apply to the raffle.
25.28(c) (d) Methods of selecting winning entries from a raffle other than prescribed in
25.29rule may be used with the prior written approval of the board.

25.30    Sec. 59. Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 5, section 4, subdivision 7, as amended by
25.31Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section 61, is amended to read:

25.32

Subd. 7.Fish and Wildlife Management

123,000

119,000

25.33	Appropriations by Fund
25.34	General	-0-	(427,000)
25.35	Game and Fish	123,000	546,000

26.1$329,000 in 2009 is a reduction for fish and
26.2wildlife management.
26.3$46,000 in 2009 is a reduction in the
26.4appropriation for the Minnesota Shooting
26.5Sports Education Center.
26.6$52,000 in 2009 is a reduction for licensing.
26.7$123,000 in 2008 and $246,000 in 2009 are
26.8from the game and fish fund to implement
26.9fish virus surveillance, prepare infrastructure
26.10to handle possible outbreaks, and implement
26.11control procedures for highest risk waters
26.12and fish production operations. This is a
26.13onetime appropriation.
26.14Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
26.15297A.94 , paragraph (e), $300,000 in 2009
26.16is from the second year appropriation in
26.17Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 4,
26.18subdivision 7, from the heritage enhancement
26.19account in the game and fish fund to study,
26.20predesign, and design a shooting sports
26.21facility in the seven-county metropolitan
26.22area for shooting sports facilities. Of this
26.23amount, $100,000 is for a grant to the Itasca
26.24County Gun Club for shooting sports facility
26.25improvements; and the remaining balance
26.26is for trap shooting facility grants under
26.27Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10. This is
26.28available onetime only and is available until
26.29expended.
26.30$300,000 in 2009 is appropriated from the
26.31game and fish fund for only activities that
26.32improve, enhance, or protect fish and wildlife
26.33resources. This is a onetime appropriation.

27.1    Sec. 60. HYBRID AND NARROW-LEAVED CATTAIL CONTROL; LORING
27.2PARK LAKE.
27.3Pursuant to permits issued by the Department of Natural Resources in 1997 and 2014
27.4and this section, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is authorized to remove all
27.5hybrid and narrow-leaved cattails by mechanical removal and chemical control at Loring
27.6Lake in Hennepin County, and replant the shoreland with native species in accordance
27.7with the permits issued by the Department of Natural Resources. The authority to remove
27.8all cattails under the 1997 and 2014 permits and this section is continuous.
27.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

27.10    Sec. 61. REFUNDS; LIFETIME LICENSES.
27.11On or after the effective date of sections 27 to 30, the commissioner of natural
27.12resources may issue refunds for the difference of the price of lifetime licenses purchased
27.13between March 1, 2013, and the effective date of sections 27 to 30.

27.14    Sec. 62. GRAY PARTRIDGE BAG LIMIT; RULEMAKING.
27.15(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part
27.166234.0500, by adding a new subpart to read: "A person may not take more than five gray
27.17partridge per day or possess more than ten gray partridge at a time."
27.18(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
27.19section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota
27.20Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
27.2114.388.

27.22    Sec. 63. RULEMAKING; SNOWMOBILE OPERATION DURING FIREARMS
27.23DEER SEASON.
27.24(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part
27.256232.0300, subpart 7, item C, by:
27.26(1) adding a new subitem (3) to read: "(3) a licensed deer hunter may operate a
27.27snowmobile on state and grant-in-aid trails during the deer season"; and
27.28(2) deleting "Legal use of snowmobiles during the open deer season is governed
27.29by part 6100.5100."
27.30(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
27.31section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota
27.32Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
27.33section 14.388.

28.1    Sec. 64. RULEMAKING; USE OF RABBITS AND HARES TO TRAIN DOGS.
28.2(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part
28.36234.0600, to add the following language: "A person may use dogs to pursue rabbits and
28.4hares without killing or capturing the rabbits and hares at any time during the year except
28.5from April 16 to July 14 or under permit."
28.6(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
28.7section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota
28.8Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
28.9section 14.388.

28.10    Sec. 65. MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY; MASTER PLAN.
28.11The commissioner of natural resources shall develop a master plan in accordance
28.12with Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.09, to conserve the natural and cultural resources of
28.13the Minnesota River Valley area in Redwood and Renville Counties and to provide for the
28.14shared use, enjoyment, and understanding of these resources through a broad selection
28.15of outdoor recreational opportunities and recreational travel routes that connect units of
28.16the outdoor recreation system in the river valley, including a connection to the Minnesota
28.17River State Trail authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015, subdivision 22. The
28.18plan shall address the impacts to the natural and cultural resources, interpretive services,
28.19recreational opportunities, and administrative activities in the area and also provide
28.20recommendations on the unit designation of the area under the Outdoor Recreation Act.

28.21    Sec. 66. MUSKELLUNGE MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT; RULEMAKING.
28.22By March 1, 2015, the commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota
28.23Rules, part 6262.0200, to provide that the minimum size limit for muskellunge in all
28.24inland waters is 54 inches, except for: (1) muskellunge-northern pike hybrid lakes in
28.25the seven-county metropolitan area; and (2) individual lakes where the commissioner
28.26establishes a minimum size limit of 48 inches. Minnesota Statutes, section 97C.005,
28.27does not apply to establishment of size limits for individual lakes under this section. The
28.28commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388,
28.29subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section
28.3014.386, does not apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.

28.31    Sec. 67. QUAIL RECOVERY PLAN; REPORT.
28.32The commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with interested parties, must
28.33develop a detailed feasibility study for the restoration of a wild population of quail in
29.1Minnesota. No later than January 15, 2015, the commissioner must report on the study's
29.2progress to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural
29.3resources policy and finance.

29.4    Sec. 68. FISHING PIER ON LONG LAKE; STEARNS COUNTY.
29.5The commissioner of natural resources shall work with a nonstate entity to establish
29.6a fishing pier on Long Lake in Stearns County.

29.7    Sec. 69. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
29.8 The revisor of statutes shall delete the range reference "84A.01 to 84A.11" and insert
29.9"84A.01 to 84A.101" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes.

29.10    Sec. 70. REPEALER.
29.11Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.154, subdivision 5; 84A.04; 84A.08; 84A.11;
29.1297A.081; 97A.083; 97A.445, subdivision 3; 97A.4742, subdivision 3; 97B.061; 97B.611;
29.1397B.615; 97B.621, subdivisions 1 and 4; 97B.625; 97B.631; 97B.635; 97B.711; 97B.715,
29.14subdivision 2; 97B.803; 97B.911; 97B.915; 97B.921; 97B.925; 97C.011; 97C.081,
29.15subdivision 5; and 97C.827, and Minnesota Rules, part 6100.5100, are repealed.