Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF1864 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/24/2025

                            1.1	A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to environment; exempting certain zoos from fur farm requirements;​
1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.106, by adding a subdivision.​
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.106, is amended by adding a subdivision​
1.6to read:​
1.7 Subd. 13.Exemption.This section does not apply to a zoo that:​
1.8 (1) is a United States Department of Agriculture licensed exhibitor of regulated animals;​
1.9 (2) houses animals owned by institutions accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium​
1.10Association; and​
1.11 (3) participates in the American Zoo and Aquarium Association Species Survival Plan.​
1.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
1​Section 1.​
25-03943 as introduced​02/17/25 REVISOR CKM/MI​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1864​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: WESTROM)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​02/27/2025​
Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy​