as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to game and fish; modifying the hours during 1.3 which shining for wild animals is prohibited; amending 1.4 Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 97B.081, subdivision 1.5 2. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 97B.081, 1.8 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 1.9 Subd. 2. [WITHOUT FIREARMS.] Betweenthe hours of 10:001.10p.m.sunset and6:00 a.m.sunrise from September 1 to December 1.11 31, a person may not cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or 1.12 other artificial light in a field, woodland, or forest to spot, 1.13 locate, or take a wild animal except to take raccoons under 1.14 section 97B.621, subdivision 3, or to tend traps under section 1.15 97B.931. It is not a violation of this subdivision for a person 1.16 to carry out any agricultural, occupational, or recreational 1.17 practice, including snowmobiling that is not related to 1.18 spotting, locating, or taking a wild animal.