1.1.................... moves to amend the ....... amendment (H0600A53) to H.F. No. 600, the
1.2eighth engrossment, as follows:
1.3Page 1, after line 1, insert:
1.4"Page 154, after line 24, insert:

1.5    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.065, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6    Subdivision 1. Acts prohibited. (a) A person may not take wild animals with a firearm
1.7or by archery:
1.8(1) when the person is under the influence of alcohol;
1.9(2) when the person is under the influence of a controlled substance, as defined in section
1.10152.01, subdivision 4;
1.11(3) when the person is under the influence of a combination of any two or more of the
1.12elements in clauses (1) and (2);
1.13(4) when the person's alcohol concentration is 0.08 or more;
1.14(5) when the person's alcohol concentration as measured within two hours of the time
1.15of taking is 0.08 or more; or
1.16(6) when the person is under the influence of an intoxicating substance as defined in
1.17section 169A.03, subdivision 11a, and the person knows or has reason to know that the
1.18substance has the capacity to cause impairment; or
1.19(7) when the person is enrolled as a patient in the registry program, uses medical cannabis
1.20or medical cannabis products, and knows or has reason to know that the medical cannabis
1.21or medical cannabis products used by the person has the capacity to cause impairment.
2.1(b) An owner or other person having charge or control of a firearm or bow may not
2.2authorize or permit an individual the person knows or has reason to believe is under the
2.3influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, as provided under paragraph (a), to possess
2.4the firearm or bow in this state or on a boundary water of this state.
2.5(c) A person may not possess a loaded or uncased firearm or an uncased bow afield
2.6under any of the conditions in paragraph (a).
2.7(d) For purposes of this section, "under the influence" means that the person is impaired
2.8and the mere presence of tetrahydrocannabinols in the person's blood or urine, by itself,
2.9does not constitute evidence of impairment.""
2.10Page 5, after line 16, insert:
2.11"Patients enrolled in the registry program and who use medical cannabis or medical
2.12cannabis products for a qualifying medical condition and persons who are 21 years of age
2.13or older and use adult-use cannabis or adult-use cannabis products shall not be considered
2.14ineligible to possess a firearm pursuant to federal law prohibiting possession of a firearm
2.15by a person who is an unlawful user of a controlled substance or addicted to a controlled
2.16substance."
2.17Page 5, after line 18, insert:

2.18    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.714, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.19    Subd. 2. Where application made; authority to issue permit; criteria; scope. (a)
2.20Applications by Minnesota residents for permits to carry shall be made to the county sheriff
2.21where the applicant resides. Nonresidents, as defined in section 171.01, subdivision 42,
2.22may apply to any sheriff.
2.23(b) Unless a sheriff denies a permit under the exception set forth in subdivision 6,
2.24paragraph (a), clause (3), a sheriff must issue a permit to an applicant if the person:
2.25(1) has training in the safe use of a pistol;
2.26(2) is at least 21 years old and a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States;
2.27(3) completes an application for a permit;
2.28(4) is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under the following sections:
2.29(i) 518B.01, subdivision 14;
2.30(ii) 609.224, subdivision 3;
2.31(iii) 609.2242, subdivision 3;
3.1(iv) 609.749, subdivision 8;
3.2(v) 624.713;
3.3(vi) 624.719;
3.4(vii) 629.715, subdivision 2;
3.5(viii) 629.72, subdivision 2; or
3.6(ix) any federal law, except for violations under United States Code, title 18, section
3.7922 inconsistent with section 152.01; and
3.8(5) is not listed in the criminal gang investigative data system under section 299C.091.
3.9(c) A permit to carry a pistol issued or recognized under this section is a state permit
3.10and is effective throughout the state.
3.11(d) A sheriff may contract with a police chief to process permit applications under this
3.12section. If a sheriff contracts with a police chief, the sheriff remains the issuing authority
3.13and the police chief acts as the sheriff's agent. If a sheriff contracts with a police chief, all
3.14of the provisions of this section will apply."
3.15Page 6, line 26, before "A" insert "(a)"
3.16Page 7, after line 9, insert:
3.17"(b) For purposes of this section, "under the influence" means that the person is impaired
3.18and the mere presence of tetrahydrocannabinols in the person's blood or urine, by itself,
3.19does not constitute evidence of impairment."