1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; exempting paddleboards from watercraft licensure 
1.3 	requirements;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 86B.005, subdivision 
1.4 	18; 86B.415, subdivision 1a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 86B.005, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 18.Watercraft. "Watercraft" means any contrivance used or designed for 
1.8 	navigation on water, except:
1.9 	(1) a waterfowl boat during the waterfowl-hunting seasons;
1.10 	(2) a rice boat during the harvest season; ~~or~~
1.11 	(3) a seaplane; or
1.12 	(4) a paddleboard.

1.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 86B.415, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
1.14 		Subd. 1a.Canoes, kayaks, sailboards, ~~paddleboards,~~ paddleboats, or rowing 
1.15 	shells. The fee for a watercraft license for a canoe, kayak, sailboard, ~~paddleboard,~~ paddleboat, 
1.16 	or rowing shell over ten feet in length is $10.50.