1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 1116, the first committee engrossment,
1.2as follows:
1.3Page 17, after line 22, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 47.CROSSBOW DEER SEASON.
1.5    Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.035, or other law to the contrary,
1.6the commissioner of natural resources shall establish an open season for taking deer by
1.7crossbow from November 1 to December 31 each year. The commissioner may adopt
1.8exempt rules regulating the crossbow deer season according to Minnesota Statutes, section
1.914.386. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, a rule adopted under this
1.10section is effective until January 1, 2009.
1.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
1.12and expires January 1, 2009."

1.13    "Sec. 48. CROSSBOW SEASON REPORT.
1.14    By February 1, 2009, the commissioner of natural resources shall submit a report to
1.15the chairs of the house and senate committees having jurisdiction over natural resources
1.16that includes the number of crossbow deer season licenses issued under section 47 and
1.17addresses whether there was an increase in poaching during the time a crossbow deer
1.18season was permitted."
1.19Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.20Amend the title accordingly