1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; modifying ammunition requirements for taking big 
1.3 	game;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.031, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Firearms and ammunition that may be used to take big game. (a)
1.7 	A person may take big game with a firearm only if:
1.8 	(1) the rifle, shotgun, and handgun used is a caliber of at least .23 inches;
1.9 	(2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;
1.10 	(3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .23 inches and has a soft point or is 
1.11 	an expanding bullet type;
1.12 	(4) the ammunition has a case length of at least 1.285 inches centerfire ignition 
1.13 	system;
1.14 	(5) the muzzle-loader used is incapable of being loaded at the breech;
1.15 	(6) the smooth-bore muzzle-loader used is a caliber of at least .45 inches; and
1.16 	(7) the rifled muzzle-loader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches.
1.17 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (4), a person may take big game with a 
1.18 	ten millimeter cartridge that is at least 0.95 inches in length, a .45 Winchester Magnum 
1.19 	cartridge, or a .50 A. E. (Action Express) handgun cartridge.