1.1.................... moves to amend H. F. No. 3547, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 4, after line 6, insert:
1.3 "Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.015, subdivision 32a, is amended to
1.4read:
1.5 Subd. 32a.
Muzzle-loader Muzzleloader season. "
Muzzle-loader Muzzleloader
1.6season" means the
firearms deer season
option open only for legal
muzzle-loading
1.7muzzleloading firearms, as prescribed by the commissioner.
1.8 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.015, subdivision 41a, is amended to read:
1.9 Subd. 41a.
Regular firearms season. "Regular firearms season" means any of
1.10the firearms deer
season options seasons prescribed by the commissioner that begin in
1.11November, exclusive of the
muzzle-loader muzzleloader season."
1.12Page 8, after line 29, insert:
1.13 "Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.405, subdivision 4,
1.14is amended to read:
1.15 Subd. 4.
Replacement licenses. (a) The commissioner may permit licensed deer
1.16hunters to change
zone, license
, or season options. The commissioner may issue a
1.17replacement license if the applicant submits the original deer license and unused tags that
1.18are being replaced and the applicant pays any increase in cost between the original and
1.19the replacement license. A refund of the difference in fees may be issued when a person
1.20changes from a regular deer license to a youth deer license.
When a person submits both
1.21an archery and a firearms license for replacement, the commissioner may apply the value
1.22of both licenses towards the replacement license fee.
1.23 (b) A replacement license may be issued only if the applicant has not used any
1.24tag from the original license or licenses and meets the conditions of paragraph (c). The
1.25original license or licenses and all unused tags for the licenses being replaced must be
1.26submitted to the issuing agent at the time the replacement license is issued.
2.1 (c) A replacement license may be issued under the following conditions, or as
2.2otherwise prescribed by rule of the commissioner:
2.3 (1) when the season for the license being surrendered has not yet opened;
or
2.4 (2) when the person is upgrading from a regular firearms or archery deer license to
2.5an all season deer license;
2.6 (3) when the person is upgrading from a regular firearms license to a multizone
2.7deer license; or
2.8 (4) (2) when the person is changing from a regular
firearms deer license to a youth
2.9deer license.
2.10 (d) Notwithstanding section
97A.411, subdivision 3, a replacement license is valid
2.11immediately upon issuance if the license being surrendered is valid at that time."
2.12Pages 12 to 13, delete sections 20 and 21 and insert:
2.13 "Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 2,
2.14is amended to read:
2.15 Subd. 2.
Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
2.16only, are:
2.17 (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50;
2.18 (2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 to take small game;
2.19 (3) to take turkey,
$18 $23;
2.20 (4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms
during the regular firearms
2.21season, $26;
2.22 (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26;
2.23 (6)
for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
2.24season, $26;
2.25 (7) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310;
2.26 (7) (8) to take bear, $38;
2.27 (8) (9) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250;
2.28 (9) multizone license to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $52;
2.29 (10) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
2.30 (11) all season license to take three deer throughout the state in any open deer
2.31season, except as restricted under section
97B.305, $78;
2.32 (12) (11) to take prairie chickens, $20;
2.33 (13) (12) for persons
at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer with firearms
2.34during the regular firearms season
in any open zone or time period, $13;
and
2.35 (14) (13) for persons
at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer by archery,
2.36$13
.; and
3.1 (14) for persons under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader season, $13.
3.2EFFECTIVE DATE.The amendment to clause (3) is effective March 1, 2009.
3.3 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is
3.4amended to read:
3.5 Subd. 3.
Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
3.6to nonresidents, are:
3.7 (1) for persons age 18
and older or over to take small game, $73;
3.8 (2) for persons age 18
and older or over to take deer with firearms
during the regular
3.9firearms season, $135;
3.10 (3) for persons age 18
and older or over to take deer by archery, $135;
3.11 (4)
for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
3.12season, $135;
3.13 (5) to take bear, $195;
3.14 (5) (6) to take turkey,
$73 $78;
3.15 (6) (7) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155;
3.16 (7) multizone license to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $270;
3.17 (8) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
3.18 (9) for persons
at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the
3.19regular firearms season in any open
zone season option or time period, $13;
and
3.20 (10) for persons
at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13
.; and
3.21 (11) for persons under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader season, $13.
3.22 (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under
3.23paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7). An additional commission may not be assessed on this
3.24surcharge.
3.25EFFECTIVE DATE.The amendment to the turkey license fee under paragraph
3.26(a), clause (6), is effective March 1, 2009."
3.27Page 15, after line 26, insert:
3.28 "Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.535, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.29 Subdivision 1.
Tags required. (a) A person may not possess or transport deer,
3.30bear, elk, or moose taken in the state unless a tag is attached to the carcass in a manner
3.31prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner must prescribe the type of tag that has
3.32the license number of the owner, the year of its issue, and other information prescribed by
3.33the commissioner.
3.34 (b) The tag
and the license must be validated at the site of the kill as prescribed by
3.35the commissioner.
4.1 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the tag must be attached to the
4.2deer, bear, elk, or moose at the site of the kill before the animal is removed from the
4.3site of the kill.
4.4 (d) The tag must remain attached to the animal until the animal is processed for
4.5storage.
4.6 (e) A person may move a lawfully taken deer, bear, elk, or moose from the site of the
4.7kill without attaching the validated tag to the animal only while in the act of manually
4.8or mechanically dragging, carrying, or carting the animal across the ground and while
4.9possessing the validated tag on their person. A motor vehicle may be used to drag the
4.10animal across the ground. At all other times, the validated tag must be attached to the
4.11deer, bear, elk, or moose:
4.12 (1) as otherwise provided in this section; and
4.13 (2) prior to the animal being placed onto and transported on a motor vehicle, being
4.14hung from a tree or other structure or device, or being brought into a camp or yard or
4.15other place of habitation."
4.16Page 16, after line 3, insert:
4.17 "Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97B.031, subdivision 1,
4.18is amended to read:
4.19 Subdivision 1.
Firearms and ammunition that may be used to take big game. (a)
4.20A person may take big game with a firearm only if:
4.21 (1) the rifle, shotgun, and handgun used is a caliber of at least
.23 .22 inches
and
4.22with centerfire ignition;
4.23 (2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;
4.24 (3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least
.23 .22 inches and has a soft point or is
4.25an expanding bullet type;
4.26 (4) the ammunition has a case length of at least
1.285 inches;
4.27 (5) (4) the
muzzle-loader muzzleloader used is incapable of being loaded at the
4.28breech;
4.29 (6) (5) the smooth-bore
muzzle-loader muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least
4.30.45 inches; and
4.31 (7) (6) the rifled
muzzle-loader muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches.
4.32 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (4), a person may take big game with a
4.33ten millimeter cartridge that is at least 0.95 inches in length, a .45 Winchester Magnum
4.34cartridge, a .50 A. E. (Action Express) handgun cartridge, or a 56-46 Spencer, 56-50
4.35Spencer, or 56-56 Spencer cartridge."
4.36Page 17, after line 17, insert:
5.1 "Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.301, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.2 Subdivision 1.
Licenses required. A person may not take deer without a license.
5.3A person must have a firearms deer license to take deer with firearms
during the regular
5.4firearms season, a muzzleloader license to take deer with a muzzleloader during the
5.5muzzleloader season, and an archery deer license to take deer by archery except as
5.6provided in this section.
5.7 Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.8 Subd. 2.
Limit of one deer. Except as provided in subdivisions 3 and 4, A person
5.9may obtain one
regular firearms
season deer license
, one muzzleloader season deer
5.10license, and one archery
season deer license in the same license year, but may
take only
5.11not tag more than one deer
except as provided in subdivisions 3 and 4.
5.12 Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.301, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
5.13 Subd. 4.
Taking more than one deer. (a) The commissioner may, by rule, allow
5.14a person to take more than one deer. The commissioner shall prescribe the conditions
5.15for taking the additional deer including:
5.16 (1) taking by firearm
, muzzleloader, or archery;
5.17 (2) obtaining additional licenses;
and
5.18 (3) payment of a fee not more than the fee for a firearms deer license; and
5.19 (4) the total number of deer that an individual may take.
5.20 (b) In Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, and Roseau Counties, a
5.21person may obtain one firearms deer license and one archery deer license in the same
5.22license year, and may take one deer under each license. The commissioner may limit the
5.23use of this provision in certain years to protect the deer population in the area."
5.24Page 25, delete line 17 and insert "
Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 97A.411,
5.25subdivision 2; and 97B.301, subdivision 7; and Minnesota Rules,"
5.26Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
5.27Amend the title accordingly