1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to environment; prohibiting the use of lead ammunition when hunting;
1.3 prohibiting the sale, manufacture, and use of lead tackle; establishing a nontoxic
1.4 ammunition performance standard for shooting sports facilities; requiring nontoxic
1.5 ammunition in school shooting sports; requiring reports; appropriating money;
1.6 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 38.33; 38.331, subdivision 1; 87A.02,
1.7 subdivision 2; 87A.10; 97A.045, by adding a subdivision; 128C.02, by adding a
1.8 subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 38;
1.9 97B; 97C; 325E.
1.10BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.11 ARTICLE 1
1.12 4H SHOOTING SPORTS PROGRAM
1.13 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 38.33, is amended to read:
1.14 38.33 COORDINATION TO MAINTAIN COUNTY EXTENSION WORK.
1.15 Sections 38.33 to 38.38 38.39 coordinate the work of the federal, state, and county
1.16government and the Minnesota Extension Service of the University of Minnesota to maintain
1.17county extension work.
1.18 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 38.331, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.19 Subdivision 1.Application.In sections 38.33 to 38.38 38.39, the definitions in this
1.20section apply.
1.21 Sec. 3. [38.39] 4H SHOOTING SPORTS AND ANGLING.
1.22 4H extension work related to shooting sports or angling must:
1Article 1 Sec. 3.
25-02032 as introduced01/15/25 REVISOR CKM/ES
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1595NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: MCEWEN and Mann)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading02/20/2025
Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy 2.1 (1) prohibit using lead ammunition and lead fishing tackle and require using nontoxic
2.2ammunition and nontoxic fishing tackle; and
2.3 (2) include an educational component about the toxic effects of lead ammunition and
2.4lead fishing tackle and about nontoxic alternatives.
2.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This article is effective ......
2.6 ARTICLE 2
2.7 SHOOTING SPORTS, SHOOTING RANGES, AND EDUCATION
2.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 87A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.9 Subd. 2.Best practices.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), for purposes of this
2.10chapter, the November 1999 revised edition of the National Rifle Association's Range Source
2.11Book: A Guide to Planning and Construction shall serve serves as best practices for shooting
2.12range performance standards.
2.13 (b) The shooting range performance standards under this chapter include a prohibition
2.14on possessing and using lead ammunition. To operate in compliance with the performance
2.15standards, a shooting range must allow possessing and using only nontoxic ammunition,
2.16except by peace officers or other government officials or employees or their agents when
2.17performing a duty required by law.
2.18 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective ......
2.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 87A.10, is amended to read:
2.20 87A.10 SHOOTING SPORTS FACILITY GRANTS.
2.21 The commissioner of natural resources shall must administer a program to provide
2.22cost-share grants to local recreational shooting clubs or local units of government for up to
2.2350 percent of the costs of developing or rehabilitating shooting sports facilities for public
2.24use. The commissioner must give preference to projects that will provide the most
2.25opportunities for youth. A facility rehabilitated or developed with a grant under this section
2.26must:
2.27 (1) be open to the general public at reasonable times and for a reasonable fee on a walk-in
2.28basis. The commissioner shall give preference to projects that will provide the most
2.29opportunities for youth.;
2.30 (2) allow possessing and using only nontoxic ammunition; and
2Article 2 Sec. 2.
25-02032 as introduced01/15/25 REVISOR CKM/ES 3.1 (3) include an educational component about the toxic effects of lead ammunition and
3.2about nontoxic alternatives.
3.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective ..... and applies to grants awarded on or
3.4after that date.
3.5 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.045, is amended by adding a subdivision to
3.6read:
3.7 Subd. 14.Education about nontoxic ammunition and tackle.The commissioner must
3.8include education about the toxic effects of lead ammunition and lead fishing tackle and
3.9about nontoxic alternatives to lead ammunition and lead fishing tackle as part of the
3.10department's overall effort in hunting and fishing recruitment and retention.
3.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective ......
3.12 ARTICLE 3
3.13 NONTOXIC AMMUNITION; HUNTING
3.14 Section 1. [97B.032] NONTOXIC AMMUNITION REQUIRED.
3.15 Subdivision 1.Lead ammunition prohibited.(a) A person may not use or possess lead
3.16ammunition when hunting with firearms in a scientific and natural area, a peatland scientific
3.17and natural area, or a state park.
3.18 (b) After ....., a person may not use or possess lead ammunition when hunting with
3.19firearms in this state.
3.20 Subd. 2.Hunter notification.The commissioner must notify hunters of the requirements
3.21of this section.
3.22 Subd. 3.Civil penalty.A person who violates this section is subject to the following
3.23civil penalties:
3.24 (1) $500 for the first offense; and
3.25 (2) a penalty of at least $1,000 but no more than $5,000 for each subsequent offense.
3.26 Subd. 4.Nontoxic ammunition vouchers.(a) To the extent that funding is available,
3.27the commissioner must establish a program to provide hunters and shooting sports participants
3.28with nontoxic ammunition at no cost or at a reduced cost. A voucher must not be provided
3.29in an amount that exceeds the average cost of nontoxic ammunition in the state as determined
3.30by the commissioner. The commissioner may work with partners to secure additional
3.31resources for the program from local, federal, and private sources.
3Article 3 Section 1.
25-02032 as introduced01/15/25 REVISOR CKM/ES 4.1 (b) By January 15 each year, the commissioner must submit a report on implementing
4.2this section to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and
4.3divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources. The report must include
4.4information about redemption rates of vouchers issued under this section during the previous
4.5fiscal year.
4.6 Subd. 5.Ammunition buy-back and exchange program.To the extent that funding
4.7is available, the commissioner must establish a program to buy back lead ammunition from
4.8hunters and shooting sports participants and must provide opportunities for hunters and
4.9shooting sports participants to exchange lead ammunition with nontoxic ammunition.
4.10 Subd. 6.Exemption.Subdivision 1 does not apply to peace officers or other government
4.11officials or employees or their agents when carrying out a duty required by law.
4.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.Subdivision 1, paragraph (a), is effective ...... The remainder of
4.13this section is effective ......
4.14 ARTICLE 4
4.15 NONTOXIC FISHING TACKLE
4.16 Section 1. [97C.316] LEAD TACKLE PROHIBITED.
4.17 Subdivision 1.Definitions.For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
4.18meanings given:
4.19 (1) "jig" means a weighted hook but does not include other fishing-related items, including
4.20fishing line, flies, lures, or spoons; and
4.21 (2) "sinker" means a device that is designed to be attached to a fishing line to sink the
4.22line but does not include artificial lures, weighted line, weighted flies, or jig heads.
4.23 Subd. 2.Prohibition.A person may not use a sinker or jig to take fish if the sinker or
4.24jig:
4.25 (1) contains lead; and
4.26 (2) weighs one ounce or less or measures 2.5 inches or less in length, or both.
4.27 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective ......
4.28 Sec. 2. [325E.3893] LEAD FISHING TACKLE.
4.29 Subdivision 1.Definitions.For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
4.30meanings given:
4Article 4 Sec. 2.
25-02032 as introduced01/15/25 REVISOR CKM/ES 5.1 (1) "jig" means a weighted hook but does not include other fishing-related items, such
5.2as fishing line, flies, lures, or spoons; and
5.3 (2) "sinker" means a device that is designed to be attached to a fishing line to sink the
5.4line but does not include artificial lures, weighted line, weighted flies, or jig heads.
5.5 Subd. 2.Prohibition.A person may not sell, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale in
5.6Minnesota a sinker or jig that:
5.7 (1) contains lead; and
5.8 (2) weighs one ounce or less or measures 2.5 inches or less in length, or both.
5.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective .......
5.10 ARTICLE 5
5.11 STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
5.12 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 128C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
5.13to read:
5.14 Subd. 3d.Nontoxic ammunition.By ....., the league must adopt league rules that prohibit
5.15using lead ammunition and require using nontoxic ammunition at all shooting sport practices,
5.16competitions, training, and other events.
5.17 ARTICLE 6
5.18 APPROPRIATIONS
5.19 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
5.20 (a) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the ..... fund to the commissioner of
5.21natural resources for the nontoxic ammunition voucher program established under Minnesota
5.22Statutes, section 97B.032, subdivision 4. This is a onetime appropriation.
5.23 (b) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the ..... fund to the commissioner of
5.24natural resources for the ammunition buy-back and exchange program established under
5.25Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.032, subdivision 5. This is a onetime appropriation.
5.26 (c) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated to the commissioner of health to conduct
5.27diagnostic blood lead level tests for persons under the age of 18 who presently participate
5.28in or who participated in the past in shooting sports.
5Article 6 Section 1.
25-02032 as introduced01/15/25 REVISOR CKM/ES 6.1 (d) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated to the commissioner of health to test lead
6.2levels in private drinking water wells and aquifers hydrologically near Minnesota shooting
6.3sports facilities.
6Article 6 Section 1.
25-02032 as introduced01/15/25 REVISOR CKM/ES Page.Ln 1.114H SHOOTING SPORTS PROGRAM..................................................ARTICLE 1
Page.Ln 2.6SHOOTING SPORTS, SHOOTING RANGES, AND EDUCATION...ARTICLE 2
Page.Ln 3.12NONTOXIC AMMUNITION; HUNTING...........................................ARTICLE 3
Page.Ln 4.14NONTOXIC FISHING TACKLE..........................................................ARTICLE 4
Page.Ln 5.10STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE........................................................ARTICLE 5
Page.Ln 5.17APPROPRIATIONS...............................................................................ARTICLE 6
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