1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 1116 as follows:
1.2Page 1, delete section 2
1.3Page 2, delete section 3 and insert:

1.4    "Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.015, subdivision 24, is amended to read:
1.5    Subd. 24. Game birds. "Game birds" means migratory waterfowl, ring-necked
1.6pheasant, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, Canada spruce grouse, prairie chickens,
1.7gray partridge, bob-white quail, wild turkeys, coots, gallinules, sora and Virginia rails,
1.8mourning dove, American woodcock, and common snipe."
1.9Page 4, after line 23, insert:

1.10    "Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.451, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
1.11    Subd. 3a. Nonresidents under age 16 18; small game. (a) A nonresident under
1.12age 16 18 may obtain a small game license at the resident fee under section 97A.475,
1.13subdivision 2, clause (2), if the nonresident:
1.14    (1) possesses a firearms safety certificate; or
1.15    (2) if age 13 or under, is accompanied by a parent or guardian when purchasing
1.16the license.
1.17    (b) A nonresident age 13 or under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
1.18to take small game. A nonresident age 12 or under is not required to possess a firearms
1.19safety certificate under section 97B.020 to take small game. "
1.20Page 4, after line 28, insert:

1.21    "Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.22    Subd. 3. Lifetime small game hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime small
1.23game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game in the state. The
1.24license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the annual resident
1.25small game hunting license and trapping licenses. The license does not include a turkey
1.26stamp validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.
2.1    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:
2.2    (1) age 3 and under, $217;
2.3    (2) age 4 to age 15, $290;
2.4    (3) age 16 to age 50, $363; and
2.5    (4) age 51 and over, $213.
2.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
2.7and applies retroactively to licenses issued after February 28, 2001.

2.8    Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.9    Subd. 5. Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license
2.10authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state.
2.11The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling and,
2.12resident small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include
2.13a trout and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, or any other hunting
2.14stamps required by law.
2.15    (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
2.16    (1) age 3 and under, $357;
2.17    (2) age 4 to age 15, $480;
2.18    (3) age 16 to age 50, $613; and
2.19    (4) age 51 and over, $413.
2.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
2.21and applies retroactively to licenses issued after February 28, 2001."
2.22Page 5, delete line 29
2.23Page 5, line 30, delete "(10)" and insert "(9)"
2.24Page 5, line 32, delete "(11)" and insert "(10)"
2.25Page 6, after line 11, insert:

2.26    "Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.015, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.27to read:
2.28    Subd. 5a. Exemption for military personnel. Notwithstanding subdivision 5, a
2.29person who has successfully completed basic training in the United States armed forces is
2.30exempt from the range and shooting exercise portion of the required course of instruction
2.31for the firearms safety certificate. The commissioner may require written proof of the
2.32person's military training, as deemed appropriate for implementing this subdivision.
2.33The commissioner shall publicly announce this exemption from the range and shooting
2.34exercise requirement and the availability of the department's online, remote study option
3.1for adults seeking firearms safety certification. Military personnel are not exempt from
3.2any other requirement of this section for obtaining a firearms safety certificate.
3.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
3.4and applies to applications for certificates made on or after that date."
3.5Page 6, line 21, delete "certificate" and insert "validation"
3.6Page 7, after line 11, insert:

3.7    "Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.8    Subdivision 1. Firearms and ammunition that may be used to take big game. (a)
3.9A person may take big game with a firearm only if:
3.10    (1) the rifle, shotgun, and handgun used is a caliber of at least .23 inches;
3.11    (2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;
3.12    (3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .23 inches and has a soft point or is
3.13an expanding bullet type;
3.14    (4) the ammunition has a case length of at least 1.285 inches;
3.15    (5) the muzzle-loader used is incapable of being loaded at the breech;
3.16    (6) the smooth-bore muzzle-loader used is a caliber of at least .45 inches; and
3.17    (7) the rifled muzzle-loader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches.
3.18    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (4), a person may take big game with a
3.19ten millimeter cartridge that is at least 0.95 inches in length, a .45 Winchester Magnum
3.20cartridge, or a .50 A. E. (Action Express) handgun cartridge, or a 56-46 Spencer, 56-50
3.21Spencer, or 56-56 Spencer cartridge.

3.22    Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.055, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.23    Subd. 3. Hunting from vehicle by disabled hunters. (a) The commissioner may
3.24issue a special permit, without a fee, to discharge a firearm or bow and arrow from a
3.25stationary motor vehicle to a person who obtains the required licenses and who has a
3.26permanent or chronic physical disability that is more substantial than discomfort from
3.27walking. The permit recipient must be:
3.28    (1) unable to step from a vehicle without aid of a wheelchair, crutches, braces, or
3.29other mechanical support or prosthetic device; or
3.30    (2) unable to walk any distance because of a permanent or chronic lung, heart,
3.31or other internal disease that requires the person to use supplemental oxygen to assist
3.32breathing.
3.33    (b) The permanent or chronic physical disability must be established by medical
3.34evidence verified in writing by a licensed physician or chiropractor. The commissioner
3.35may request additional information from the physician or chiropractor if needed to
4.1verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit. Notwithstanding section 97A.418,
4.2the commissioner may, in consultation with appropriate advocacy groups, establish
4.3reasonable minimum standards for permits to be issued under this section. In addition to
4.4providing the medical evidence of a permanent disability, the applicant must possess a
4.5valid disability parking certificate authorized by section 169.345 or license plates issued
4.6under section 168.021.
4.7    (c) A person issued a special permit under this subdivision and hunting deer may
4.8take a deer of either sex, except in those antlerless permit areas and seasons where no
4.9antlerless permits are offered. This subdivision does not authorize another member of a
4.10party to take an antlerless deer under section 97B.301, subdivision 3.
4.11    (d) A permit issued under this subdivision is valid for five years.
4.12    (e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under
4.13this section for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.
4.14    (f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making a
4.15false application for a permit under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. A physician or
4.16chiropractor who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is permanently
4.17or chronically disabled as described in this section is guilty of a misdemeanor."
4.18Page 7, after line 22, insert:

4.19    "Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.085, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.20    Subd. 3. Communication excepted. This section does not prohibit the use of:
4.21    (1) one-way radio communication between a handler and a dog.; or
4.22    (2) a remote-controlled animal noise caller used for fox and coyote."
4.23Page 10, after line 9, insert:

4.24    "Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.835, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.25    Subdivision 1. Commercial fishing license for Lake Superior. (a) A license to
4.26fish commercially in Lake Superior shall be issued to a maximum of 50 25 residents. To
4.27qualify for licensing, a resident must have landed fish in the previous year with a value of
4.28at least $1,500, and must have engaged in commercial fishing for at least 30 days of the
4.29previous year. An applicant may be issued a license, at the discretion of the commissioner,
4.30if failure to meet the requirements for the dollar value of fish landed or number of days
4.31fished resulted from illness or other mitigating circumstances, or the applicant has reached
4.32the age of 65 and has been licensed at least five of the previous ten years.
4.33    (b) A license may be issued to a resident who has not previously fished commercially
4.34on Lake Superior and has not been convicted of a game and fish law violation in the
4.35preceding three years, if the applicant:
5.1    (1) shows a bill of sale indicating the purchase of gear and facilities connected
5.2with an existing license;
5.3    (2) shows proof of inheritance of all the gear and facilities connected with an
5.4existing license; or
5.5    (3) has served at least two years as an apprentice in a Minnesota Lake Superior
5.6licensed commercial fishing operation.

5.7    Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.835, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.8    Subd. 2. Types of fish permitted. Lake trout, Ciscoes, chubs, alewives, lake
5.9whitefish, round whitefish, pygmy whitefish, rainbow smelt, and rough fish may be
5.10taken by licensed commercial fishing operators from Lake Superior, in accordance with
5.11this section.

5.12    Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.835, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
5.13    Subd. 3. Pound nets and trap nets. Pound or trap nets may be used to take lake
5.14whitefish, round whitefish, pygmy whitefish, ciscoes, chubs, alewives, rainbow smelt, and
5.15rough fish in Lake Superior, including St. Louis Bay east of the U.S. Highway 53 bridge,
5.16under the rules prescribed by the commissioner.

5.17    Sec. ... Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.835, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
5.18    Subd. 8. Special permits. The commissioner may issue special permits to duly
5.19licensed commercial fishing operators not exceeding 20 in number, for the purpose
5.20of taking lake trout, ciscoes, and lake whitefish spawn during the closed season for the
5.21propagation of trout in Lake Superior and adjacent waters under rules prescribed by the
5.22commissioner.

5.23    Sec. ... [97C.836] LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE TROUT EXPANDED ASSESSMENT
5.24HARVEST.
5.25    The commissioner shall provide for taking of lake trout by licensed commercial
5.26operators in Lake Superior management zones MN-3 and MN-2 for expanded assessment
5.27and sale. The commissioner shall authorize expanded assessment taking and sale of lake
5.28trout in Lake Superior management zone MN-3 beginning in 2007 and zone MN-2
5.29beginning in 2010. Total assessment taking and sale may not exceed 3,000 lake trout
5.30in zone MN-3 or 2,000 lake trout in zone MN-2 and may be reduced when necessary
5.31to protect the lake trout population or to manage the effects of invasive species or fish
5.32disease. Taking lake trout for expanded assessment and sale shall be allowed from June 1
5.33to September 30, but may end earlier in the respective zones if the quotas are reached. The
5.34quotas must be reassessed at the expiration of the current ten-year Fisheries Management
5.35Plan for the Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior dated September, 2006.

6.1    Sec. ... RULE AMENDMENTS.
6.2    The commissioner of natural resources may use the good cause exemption under
6.3Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to amend rules to conform
6.4to sections 1 to 5. Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply to the rulemaking
6.5under this section except to the extent provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.

6.6    Sec. .... LAKE TROUT REPORT.
6.7    By February 1, 2008, the commissioner of natural resources must review and report
6.8to the legislative policy committees with jurisdiction over natural resources on the pros
6.9and cons of changing the winter lake trout season so that it would be open from the
6.10Saturday nearest January 1 to March 31.

6.11    Sec. ... ACCESS TO MINNESOTA OUTDOORS PLAN.
6.12    Subdivision 1. Walk-in access plan. (a) The commissioner of natural resources
6.13shall prepare a plan for a walk-in public access program under which the commissioner
6.14may encourage owners and operators of privately held land to voluntarily make that
6.15land available for walk-in access by the public for hunting and fishing under programs
6.16administered by the commissioner.
6.17    (b) As part of the plan, the commissioner shall explore entering into contracts with
6.18the owners or lessees of land to establish voluntary walk-in public access for hunting,
6.19fishing, or other wildlife-dependent recreational activities.
6.20    (c) In the plan, the commissioner must describe:
6.21    (1) the costs and benefits that private land access will provide the public, such as
6.22hunting, fishing, bird watching, and related outdoor activities; and
6.23    (2) the types of game, fish, and wildlife habitat improvements made to the land that
6.24will enhance public uses.
6.25    (d) The commissioner shall explore the effectiveness and public and private cost of
6.26walk-in public access programs in other states and recommend walk-in program options
6.27for public access to private lands for hunting, fishing, and related recreational activities.
6.28    Subd. 2. Other law. Nothing in the plan may preempt trespass and liability laws.
6.29Recommendations submitted by the commissioner of natural resources under subdivision
6.303 shall include any changes to Minnesota Statutes, sections 604A.20 to 604A.27 necessary
6.31to ensure that landowners are not exposed to additional liability as a result of the walk-in
6.32access program.
6.33    Subd. 3. Report. The commissioner must present the walk-in public access plan
6.34to the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over natural resources policy and
6.35finance, with recommendations on program implementation, by January 15, 2008."
7.1Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
7.2Amend the title accordingly