| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to game and fish; modifying age-related exemptions for certain licenses; |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 97A.451, subdivisions 2, 3; 97A.475, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 7, 20; 97B.022, subdivision 2; 97B.601, subdivision 4; |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.451, subdivisions 2a, 3b, 5, 6. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.451, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subd. 2.Residents and nonresidents under age 16 18; fishing.(a) A resident or |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9nonresident under the age of 16 18 years may take fish without a license. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (b) A resident or nonresident under the age of 16 18 may net ciscoes and whitefish for |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11personal consumption without the license required under section 97A.475, subdivision 13. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12A resident or nonresident netting ciscoes and whitefish under this paragraph must follow |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13all other applicable requirements for netting ciscoes and whitefish for personal consumption. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 Subd. 3.Residents and nonresidents under age 16 18; small game.(a) A resident or |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16nonresident under age 16 18 may not obtain a small-game license but may take small game |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17by firearms or bow and arrow without a license if the resident or nonresident is: |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (1) age 14, or 15, 16, or 17 and possesses a firearms safety certificate; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20guardian; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (3) age 13, 14, or 15, 16, or 17 and possesses an apprentice-hunter validation as provided |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22under section 97B.022; or |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 25-02517 as introduced01/23/25 REVISOR CKM/DG |
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| 25 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 27 | 27 | | S.F. No. 889NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: HOWE and Dornink) |
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| 29 | 29 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 30 | 30 | | Introduction and first reading02/03/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy 2.1 (4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2 (b) A resident or nonresident under age 16 18 may take small game, other than wolves, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3by trapping without a small-game license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4or a trapping license. A resident or nonresident under age 13 may trap small game, other |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5than wolves, without a trapping license, but 18 may not register fisher, otter, bobcat, or pine |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6marten unless the resident or nonresident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat, or |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.7pine marten taken by a resident or nonresident under age five must be included in the limit |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.8of the accompanying parent or guardian. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.9 (c) A resident or nonresident under age 13 must obtain a free turkey license to take |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.10turkey and may take a turkey without a firearms safety certificate if the resident or |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.11nonresident is accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.12certificate. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.13 (d) A resident under age 13 may apply for a prairie-chicken license and may take a |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.14prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.15adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.16 (e) Section 97B.601, subdivisions 3 and 3a, do not apply to nonresidents taking small |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.17game under this subdivision. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.18 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.19 Subd. 2.Resident hunting.Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.20only, are: |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.21 (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $15.50; |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.22 (2) for persons age 65 or over, $7 to take small game; |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.23 (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $26; |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.24 (4) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5; |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.25 (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.26season, $34; |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.27 (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $34; |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2.28 (7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2.29season, $34; |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2.30 (8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $356; |
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| 61 | 61 | | 2.31 (9) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $44; |
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| 62 | 62 | | 2Sec. 3. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 25-02517 as introduced01/23/25 REVISOR CKM/DG 3.1 (10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $287; |
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| 64 | 64 | | 3.2 (11) to take light geese during the light goose conservation order, $2.50; |
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| 65 | 65 | | 3.3 (12) to take sandhill crane during the sandhill crane season, $3; |
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| 66 | 66 | | 3.4 (13) to take prairie chickens, $23; |
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| 67 | 67 | | 3.5 (14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the |
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| 68 | 68 | | 3.6regular firearms season, $5; |
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| 69 | 69 | | 3.7 (15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5; |
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| 70 | 70 | | 3.8 (16) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader during |
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| 71 | 71 | | 3.9the muzzleloader season, $5; |
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| 72 | 72 | | 3.10 (17) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee; |
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| 73 | 73 | | 3.11 (18) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take bear, $5; |
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| 74 | 74 | | 3.12 (19) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period |
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| 75 | 75 | | 3.13selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee for the |
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| 76 | 76 | | 3.14migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the |
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| 77 | 77 | | 3.15waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of |
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| 78 | 78 | | 3.16the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the |
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| 79 | 79 | | 3.17pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half |
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| 80 | 80 | | 3.18of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the wildlife acquisition |
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| 81 | 81 | | 3.19account; |
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| 82 | 82 | | 3.20 (20) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5; |
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| 83 | 83 | | 3.21 (21) (20) to take wolf, $30; |
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| 84 | 84 | | 3.22 (22) (21) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee; |
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| 85 | 85 | | 3.23 (23) (22) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee; |
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| 86 | 86 | | 3.24 (24) (23) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and |
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| 87 | 87 | | 3.25 (25) (24) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the |
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| 88 | 88 | | 3.26muzzleloader season, no fee. |
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| 89 | 89 | | 3.27 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read: |
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| 90 | 90 | | 3.28 Subd. 3.Nonresident hunting.(a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to |
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| 91 | 91 | | 3.29nonresidents, are: |
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| 92 | 92 | | 3.30 (1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $90.50; |
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| 93 | 93 | | 3Sec. 4. |
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| 94 | 94 | | 25-02517 as introduced01/23/25 REVISOR CKM/DG 4.1 (2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms |
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| 95 | 95 | | 4.2season, $180; |
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| 96 | 96 | | 4.3 (3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $180; |
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| 97 | 97 | | 4.4 (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader |
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| 98 | 98 | | 4.5season, $180; |
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| 99 | 99 | | 4.6 (5) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $225; |
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| 100 | 100 | | 4.7 (6) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $91; |
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| 101 | 101 | | 4.8 (7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5; |
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| 102 | 102 | | 4.9 (8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $178; |
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| 103 | 103 | | 4.10 (9) to take light geese during the light goose conservation order, $2.50; |
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| 104 | 104 | | 4.11 (10) to take sandhill crane during the sandhill crane season, $3; |
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| 105 | 105 | | 4.12 (11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the |
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| 106 | 106 | | 4.13regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $5; |
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| 107 | 107 | | 4.14 (12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5; |
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| 108 | 108 | | 4.15 (13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader |
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| 109 | 109 | | 4.16season, $5; |
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| 110 | 110 | | 4.17 (14) for persons age 13 or over and under 18 to take bear, $5; |
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| 111 | 111 | | 4.18 (15) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period |
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| 112 | 112 | | 4.19selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee for the |
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| 113 | 113 | | 4.20migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the |
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| 114 | 114 | | 4.21waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of |
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| 115 | 115 | | 4.22the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the |
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| 116 | 116 | | 4.23pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half |
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| 117 | 117 | | 4.24of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the wildlife |
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| 118 | 118 | | 4.25acquisition account; |
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| 119 | 119 | | 4.26 (16) for persons age 16 or 17 to take small game, $5; |
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| 120 | 120 | | 4.27 (17) (16) to take wolf, $250; |
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| 121 | 121 | | 4.28 (18) (17) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee; |
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| 122 | 122 | | 4.29 (19) (18) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee; |
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| 123 | 123 | | 4.30 (20) (19) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; |
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| 124 | 124 | | 4Sec. 4. |
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| 125 | 125 | | 25-02517 as introduced01/23/25 REVISOR CKM/DG 5.1 (21) (20) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the |
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| 126 | 126 | | 5.2muzzleloader season, no fee; and |
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| 127 | 127 | | 5.3 (22) (21) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee. |
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| 128 | 128 | | 5.4 (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under paragraph |
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| 129 | 129 | | 5.5(a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this |
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| 130 | 130 | | 5.6surcharge. |
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| 131 | 131 | | 5.7 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read: |
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| 132 | 132 | | 5.8 Subd. 6.Resident fishing.Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents only, |
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| 133 | 133 | | 5.9are: |
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| 134 | 134 | | 5.10 (1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $25; |
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| 135 | 135 | | 5.11 (2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a married |
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| 136 | 136 | | 5.12couple, $40; |
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| 137 | 137 | | 5.13 (3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $6, and the |
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| 138 | 138 | | 5.14person must possess an angling license; |
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| 139 | 139 | | 5.15 (4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by |
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| 140 | 140 | | 5.16the licensee, $12; |
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| 141 | 141 | | 5.17 (5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour period |
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| 142 | 142 | | 5.18selected by the licensee, $14; and |
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| 143 | 143 | | 5.19 (6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for three consecutive years, $71; |
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| 144 | 144 | | 5.20and. |
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| 145 | 145 | | 5.21 (7) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5. |
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| 146 | 146 | | 5.22 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read: |
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| 147 | 147 | | 5.23 Subd. 7.Nonresident fishing.(a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to |
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| 148 | 148 | | 5.24nonresidents, are: |
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| 149 | 149 | | 5.25 (1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $46; |
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| 150 | 150 | | 5.26 (2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive days |
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| 151 | 151 | | 5.27selected by the licensee, $38; |
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| 152 | 152 | | 5.28 (3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour period |
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| 153 | 153 | | 5.29selected by the licensee, $31; |
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| 154 | 154 | | 5Sec. 6. |
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| 155 | 155 | | 25-02517 as introduced01/23/25 REVISOR CKM/DG 6.1 (4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a family |
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| 156 | 156 | | 6.2for one or both parents and dependent children under the age of 16, $63; |
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| 157 | 157 | | 6.3 (5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by |
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| 158 | 158 | | 6.4the licensee, $14; |
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| 159 | 159 | | 6.5 (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14 |
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| 160 | 160 | | 6.6consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $49; and |
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| 161 | 161 | | 6.7 (7) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $12, and the |
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| 162 | 162 | | 6.8person must possess an angling license; and. |
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| 163 | 163 | | 6.9 (8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5. |
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| 164 | 164 | | 6.10 (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except licenses |
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| 165 | 165 | | 6.11issued under paragraph (a), clauses (5) and (8). An additional commission may not be |
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| 166 | 166 | | 6.12assessed on this surcharge. |
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| 167 | 167 | | 6.13 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read: |
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| 168 | 168 | | 6.14 Subd. 20.Trapping licenses.(a) The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing animals, other |
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| 169 | 169 | | 6.15than wolves, is: |
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| 170 | 170 | | 6.16 (1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, $5; |
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| 171 | 171 | | 6.17 (2) (1) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, $23; |
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| 172 | 172 | | 6.18 (3) (2) for residents age 65 or over, $11.50; and |
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| 173 | 173 | | 6.19 (4) (3) for nonresidents, $84. |
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| 174 | 174 | | 6.20 (b) The fee for a license to trap wolves is $30, to be issued to residents only. |
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| 175 | 175 | | 6.21 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97B.022, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 176 | 176 | | 6.22 Subd. 2.Requirements.(a) A resident or nonresident born after December 31, 1979, |
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| 177 | 177 | | 6.23who is age 12 or over and who does not possess a hunter education firearms safety certificate |
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| 178 | 178 | | 6.24or a resident or nonresident born after December 31, 1989, who does not possess a trapper |
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| 179 | 179 | | 6.25education certificate may be issued an apprentice-hunter/trapper validation. An |
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| 180 | 180 | | 6.26apprentice-hunter/trapper validation may be purchased two license years in a lifetime and |
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| 181 | 181 | | 6.27used to obtain hunting or trapping licenses during the same license year that the validation |
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| 182 | 182 | | 6.28is purchased. |
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| 183 | 183 | | 6.29 (b) An individual in possession of an apprentice-hunter/trapper validation may take |
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| 184 | 184 | | 6.30small game, and antlerless deer, and bear only when accompanied by an adult who has a |
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| 185 | 185 | | 6Sec. 8. |
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| 186 | 186 | | 25-02517 as introduced01/23/25 REVISOR CKM/DG 7.1valid license to take the same species of game in Minnesota and whose license was not |
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| 187 | 187 | | 7.2obtained using an apprentice validation. |
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| 188 | 188 | | 7.3 (c) An individual in possession of an apprentice-hunter validation may hunt deer, other |
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| 189 | 189 | | 7.4than antlerless deer, and bear only when accompanied by a resident adult who has a valid |
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| 190 | 190 | | 7.5license to hunt the same species of game in Minnesota and whose license was not obtained |
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| 191 | 191 | | 7.6using an apprentice-hunter validation. |
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| 192 | 192 | | 7.7 (c) (d) When an individual in possession of an apprentice-hunter/trapper validation is |
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| 193 | 193 | | 7.8hunting turkey or prairie chicken under paragraph (b), the accompanying adult may be |
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| 194 | 194 | | 7.9licensed for another permit area or time period but must be licensed for the same season as |
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| 195 | 195 | | 7.10the apprentice hunter. If the accompanying adult is not licensed for the same permit area or |
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| 196 | 196 | | 7.11time period as the apprentice hunter, the accompanying adult may not shoot or possess a |
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| 197 | 197 | | 7.12firearm or bow while accompanying the apprentice hunter under this paragraph. |
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| 198 | 198 | | 7.13 (d) (e) An apprentice-hunter/trapper-validation holder must obtain all required licenses |
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| 199 | 199 | | 7.14and stamps. |
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| 200 | 200 | | 7.15 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97B.601, subdivision 4, is amended to read: |
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| 201 | 201 | | 7.16 Subd. 4.Exception to license requirements.(a) A resident or nonresident under age |
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| 202 | 202 | | 7.1716 18 may take small game, other than wolves, without a small-game license, and a resident |
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| 203 | 203 | | 7.18under age 13 may and trap small game and fur-bearing animals, other than wolves, without |
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| 204 | 204 | | 7.19a trapping license, as provided in section 97A.451, subdivision 3. |
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| 205 | 205 | | 7.20 (b) A person may take small game, other than wolves, without a small-game license on |
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| 206 | 206 | | 7.21land occupied by the person as a principal residence. |
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| 207 | 207 | | 7.22 (c) An owner or occupant may take certain small game causing damage without a |
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| 208 | 208 | | 7.23small-game or trapping license as provided in section 97B.655. |
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| 209 | 209 | | 7.24 (d) A person may use dogs to pursue and tree raccoons under section 97B.621, subdivision |
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| 210 | 210 | | 7.252, during the closed season without a license. |
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| 211 | 211 | | 7.26 (e) A person may take a wolf, turkey, or prairie chicken without a small-game license. |
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| 212 | 212 | | 7.27 Sec. 10. REPEALER. |
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| 213 | 213 | | 7.28 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.451, subdivisions 2a, 3b, 5, and 6, are repealed. |
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| 214 | 214 | | 7Sec. 10. |
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| 215 | 215 | | 25-02517 as introduced01/23/25 REVISOR CKM/DG 97A.451 LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS RELATING TO AGE. |
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| 216 | 216 | | Subd. 2a.Residents age 16 or 17; spearing.Residents age 16 or over and under age 18 may |
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| 217 | 217 | | take fish by spearing without a spearing license but must possess a fishing license under section |
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| 218 | 218 | | 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (7). |
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| 219 | 219 | | Subd. 3b.Nonresidents age 16 or over and under age 18; small game.A nonresident age 16 |
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| 220 | 220 | | or over and under age 18 may take small game by firearms or archery and may obtain a small-game |
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| 221 | 221 | | license at the youth fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (14), if the |
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| 222 | 222 | | nonresident possesses a firearms safety certificate or an apprentice-hunter validation as provided |
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| 223 | 223 | | under section 97B.022. |
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| 224 | 224 | | Subd. 5.Nonresident youth; angling.(a) A nonresident under age 16 may: |
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| 225 | 225 | | (1) take fish by angling without a license if a parent or guardian has a fishing license. Fish taken |
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| 226 | 226 | | by a nonresident under age 16 without a license must be included in the limit of the parent or |
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| 227 | 227 | | guardian; |
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| 228 | 228 | | (2) purchase a youth fishing license under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause |
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| 229 | 229 | | (8), and possess a limit of fish; or |
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| 230 | 230 | | (3) be included under a nonresident family angling license and possess a limit of fish. |
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| 231 | 231 | | (b) A nonresident age 16 or over and under age 18 must purchase a youth license to angle under |
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| 232 | 232 | | section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (8). |
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| 233 | 233 | | (c) Nonresidents age 16 or over and under age 18 may take fish by spearing without a spearing |
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| 234 | 234 | | license but must possess a fishing license under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), |
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| 235 | 235 | | clause (8). |
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| 236 | 236 | | (d) Nonresidents under age 16 may take fish by spearing without a spearing or angling license. |
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| 237 | 237 | | (e) Limits for fish taken by spearing must comply with one of the options listed under paragraph |
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| 238 | 238 | | (a). |
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| 239 | 239 | | Subd. 6.Nonresidents under age 16 attending camps; fishing.A nonresident under the age |
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| 240 | 240 | | of 16 that is attending a camp conducted by a nonprofit organization may take fish by angling in |
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| 241 | 241 | | adjacent and connected public waters without a license. The organization must have a certificate |
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| 242 | 242 | | from the commissioner that describes the public waters where the fishing is allowed. The nonresident |
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| 243 | 243 | | must possess a document, prescribed by the commissioner, for identification of the nonresident and |
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| 244 | 244 | | the authorized fishing waters. The document must be signed and dated within the current calendar |
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| 245 | 245 | | year by the person in charge of the camp. |
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| 246 | 246 | | 1R |
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| 247 | 247 | | APPENDIX |
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| 248 | 248 | | Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02517 |
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