Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to environment; prohibiting the use of lead ammunition when hunting;
3	3	1.3 prohibiting the sale, manufacture, and use of lead tackle; establishing a nontoxic
4	4	1.4 ammunition performance standard for shooting sports facilities; requiring nontoxic
5	5	1.5 ammunition in school shooting sports; requiring reports; appropriating money;
6	6	1.6 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 38.33; 38.331, subdivision 1; 87A.02,
7	7	1.7 subdivision 2; 87A.10; 97A.045, by adding a subdivision; 128C.02, by adding a
8	8	1.8 subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 38;
9	9	1.9 97B; 97C; 325E.
10	10	1.10BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
11	11	1.11 ARTICLE 1
12	12	1.12 4H SHOOTING SPORTS PROGRAM
13	13	1.13 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 38.33, is amended to read:
14	14	1.14 38.33 COORDINATION TO MAINTAIN COUNTY EXTENSION WORK.
15	15	1.15 Sections 38.33 to 38.38 38.39 coordinate the work of the federal, state, and county
16	16	1.16government and the Minnesota Extension Service of the University of Minnesota to maintain
17	17	1.17county extension work.
18	18	1.18 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 38.331, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19	19	1.19 Subdivision 1.Application.In sections 38.33 to 38.38 38.39, the definitions in this
20	20	1.20section apply.
21	21	1.21 Sec. 3. [38.39] 4H SHOOTING SPORTS AND ANGLING.
22	22	1.22 4H extension work related to shooting sports or angling must:
23	23	1Article 1 Sec. 3.
24	24	25-02032 as introduced01/15/25 REVISOR CKM/ES
25	25	SENATE
26	26	STATE OF MINNESOTA
27	27	S.F. No. 1595NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
28	28	(SENATE AUTHORS: MCEWEN and Mann)
29	29	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
30	30	Introduction and first reading02/20/2025
31	31	Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy 2.1 (1) prohibit using lead ammunition and lead fishing tackle and require using nontoxic
32	32	2.2ammunition and nontoxic fishing tackle; and
33	33	2.3 (2) include an educational component about the toxic effects of lead ammunition and
34	34	2.4lead fishing tackle and about nontoxic alternatives.
35	35	2.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This article is effective ......
36	36	2.6 ARTICLE 2
37	37	2.7 SHOOTING SPORTS, SHOOTING RANGES, AND EDUCATION
38	38	2.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 87A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
39	39	2.9 Subd. 2.Best practices.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), for purposes of this
40	40	2.10chapter, the November 1999 revised edition of the National Rifle Association's Range Source
41	41	2.11Book: A Guide to Planning and Construction shall serve serves as best practices for shooting
42	42	2.12range performance standards.
43	43	2.13 (b) The shooting range performance standards under this chapter include a prohibition
44	44	2.14on possessing and using lead ammunition. To operate in compliance with the performance
45	45	2.15standards, a shooting range must allow possessing and using only nontoxic ammunition,
46	46	2.16except by peace officers or other government officials or employees or their agents when
47	47	2.17performing a duty required by law.
48	48	2.18 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective ......
49	49	2.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 87A.10, is amended to read:
50	50	2.20 87A.10 SHOOTING SPORTS FACILITY GRANTS.
51	51	2.21 The commissioner of natural resources shall must administer a program to provide
52	52	2.22cost-share grants to local recreational shooting clubs or local units of government for up to
53	53	2.2350 percent of the costs of developing or rehabilitating shooting sports facilities for public
54	54	2.24use. The commissioner must give preference to projects that will provide the most
55	55	2.25opportunities for youth. A facility rehabilitated or developed with a grant under this section
56	56	2.26must:
57	57	2.27 (1) be open to the general public at reasonable times and for a reasonable fee on a walk-in
58	58	2.28basis. The commissioner shall give preference to projects that will provide the most
59	59	2.29opportunities for youth.;
60	60	2.30 (2) allow possessing and using only nontoxic ammunition; and
61	61	2Article 2 Sec. 2.
62	62	25-02032 as introduced01/15/25 REVISOR CKM/ES 3.1 (3) include an educational component about the toxic effects of lead ammunition and
63	63	3.2about nontoxic alternatives.
64	64	3.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective ..... and applies to grants awarded on or
65	65	3.4after that date.
66	66	3.5 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.045, is amended by adding a subdivision to
67	67	3.6read:
68	68	3.7 Subd. 14.Education about nontoxic ammunition and tackle.The commissioner must
69	69	3.8include education about the toxic effects of lead ammunition and lead fishing tackle and
70	70	3.9about nontoxic alternatives to lead ammunition and lead fishing tackle as part of the
71	71	3.10department's overall effort in hunting and fishing recruitment and retention.
72	72	3.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective ......
73	73	3.12 ARTICLE 3
74	74	3.13 NONTOXIC AMMUNITION; HUNTING
75	75	3.14 Section 1. [97B.032] NONTOXIC AMMUNITION REQUIRED.
76	76	3.15 Subdivision 1.Lead ammunition prohibited.(a) A person may not use or possess lead
77	77	3.16ammunition when hunting with firearms in a scientific and natural area, a peatland scientific
78	78	3.17and natural area, or a state park.
79	79	3.18 (b) After ....., a person may not use or possess lead ammunition when hunting with
80	80	3.19firearms in this state.
81	81	3.20 Subd. 2.Hunter notification.The commissioner must notify hunters of the requirements
82	82	3.21of this section.
83	83	3.22 Subd. 3.Civil penalty.A person who violates this section is subject to the following
84	84	3.23civil penalties:
85	85	3.24 (1) $500 for the first offense; and
86	86	3.25 (2) a penalty of at least $1,000 but no more than $5,000 for each subsequent offense.
87	87	3.26 Subd. 4.Nontoxic ammunition vouchers.(a) To the extent that funding is available,
88	88	3.27the commissioner must establish a program to provide hunters and shooting sports participants
89	89	3.28with nontoxic ammunition at no cost or at a reduced cost. A voucher must not be provided
90	90	3.29in an amount that exceeds the average cost of nontoxic ammunition in the state as determined
91	91	3.30by the commissioner. The commissioner may work with partners to secure additional
92	92	3.31resources for the program from local, federal, and private sources.
93	93	3Article 3 Section 1.
94	94	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
95	95	4.2this section to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and
96	96	4.3divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources. The report must include
97	97	4.4information about redemption rates of vouchers issued under this section during the previous
98	98	4.5fiscal year.
99	99	4.6 Subd. 5.Ammunition buy-back and exchange program.To the extent that funding
100	100	4.7is available, the commissioner must establish a program to buy back lead ammunition from
101	101	4.8hunters and shooting sports participants and must provide opportunities for hunters and
102	102	4.9shooting sports participants to exchange lead ammunition with nontoxic ammunition.
103	103	4.10 Subd. 6.Exemption.Subdivision 1 does not apply to peace officers or other government
104	104	4.11officials or employees or their agents when carrying out a duty required by law.
105	105	4.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.Subdivision 1, paragraph (a), is effective ...... The remainder of
106	106	4.13this section is effective ......
107	107	4.14 ARTICLE 4
108	108	4.15 NONTOXIC FISHING TACKLE
109	109	4.16 Section 1. [97C.316] LEAD TACKLE PROHIBITED.
110	110	4.17 Subdivision 1.Definitions.For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
111	111	4.18meanings given:
112	112	4.19 (1) "jig" means a weighted hook but does not include other fishing-related items, including
113	113	4.20fishing line, flies, lures, or spoons; and
114	114	4.21 (2) "sinker" means a device that is designed to be attached to a fishing line to sink the
115	115	4.22line but does not include artificial lures, weighted line, weighted flies, or jig heads.
116	116	4.23 Subd. 2.Prohibition.A person may not use a sinker or jig to take fish if the sinker or
117	117	4.24jig:
118	118	4.25 (1) contains lead; and
119	119	4.26 (2) weighs one ounce or less or measures 2.5 inches or less in length, or both.
120	120	4.27 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective ......
121	121	4.28 Sec. 2. [325E.3893] LEAD FISHING TACKLE.
122	122	4.29 Subdivision 1.Definitions.For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
123	123	4.30meanings given:
124	124	4Article 4 Sec. 2.
125	125	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
126	126	5.2as fishing line, flies, lures, or spoons; and
127	127	5.3 (2) "sinker" means a device that is designed to be attached to a fishing line to sink the
128	128	5.4line but does not include artificial lures, weighted line, weighted flies, or jig heads.
129	129	5.5 Subd. 2.Prohibition.A person may not sell, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale in
130	130	5.6Minnesota a sinker or jig that:
131	131	5.7 (1) contains lead; and
132	132	5.8 (2) weighs one ounce or less or measures 2.5 inches or less in length, or both.
133	133	5.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective .......
134	134	5.10 ARTICLE 5
135	135	5.11 STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
136	136	5.12 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 128C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
137	137	5.13to read:
138	138	5.14 Subd. 3d.Nontoxic ammunition.By ....., the league must adopt league rules that prohibit
139	139	5.15using lead ammunition and require using nontoxic ammunition at all shooting sport practices,
140	140	5.16competitions, training, and other events.
141	141	5.17 ARTICLE 6
142	142	5.18 APPROPRIATIONS
143	143	5.19 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
144	144	5.20 (a) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the ..... fund to the commissioner of
145	145	5.21natural resources for the nontoxic ammunition voucher program established under Minnesota
146	146	5.22Statutes, section 97B.032, subdivision 4. This is a onetime appropriation.
147	147	5.23 (b) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the ..... fund to the commissioner of
148	148	5.24natural resources for the ammunition buy-back and exchange program established under
149	149	5.25Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.032, subdivision 5. This is a onetime appropriation.
150	150	5.26 (c) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated to the commissioner of health to conduct
151	151	5.27diagnostic blood lead level tests for persons under the age of 18 who presently participate
152	152	5.28in or who participated in the past in shooting sports.
153	153	5Article 6 Section 1.
154	154	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
155	155	6.2levels in private drinking water wells and aquifers hydrologically near Minnesota shooting
156	156	6.3sports facilities.
157	157	6Article 6 Section 1.
158	158	25-02032 as introduced01/15/25 REVISOR CKM/ES Page.Ln 1.114H SHOOTING SPORTS PROGRAM..................................................ARTICLE 1
159	159	Page.Ln 2.6SHOOTING SPORTS, SHOOTING RANGES, AND EDUCATION...ARTICLE 2
160	160	Page.Ln 3.12NONTOXIC AMMUNITION; HUNTING...........................................ARTICLE 3
161	161	Page.Ln 4.14NONTOXIC FISHING TACKLE..........................................................ARTICLE 4
162	162	Page.Ln 5.10STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE........................................................ARTICLE 5
163	163	Page.Ln 5.17APPROPRIATIONS...............................................................................ARTICLE 6
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165	165	APPENDIX
166	166	Article locations for 25-02032