1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; eliminating the permit
1.3 	requirement to take lynx, bobcat, and fox with a
1.4 	snare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
1.5 	97B.625, subdivision 2; 97B.631, subdivision 2;
1.6 	repealing Minnesota Rules, part 6234.2300, subparts 2,
1.7 	3.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97B.625,
1.10 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.11 		Subd. 2.permit required to use of a snare.  A person may
1.12 	not use a snare to take lynx or bobcat except under a permit
1.13 	from , as prescribed by the commissioner, without a permit.

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97B.631,
1.15 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.16 		Subd. 2.permit required to use of a snare.  A person may
1.17 	not use a snare to take fox except under a permit from , as
1.18 	prescribed by the commissioner, without a permit.

1.19 	Sec. 3. REPEALER.
 1.20 	Minnesota Rules, part 6234.2300, subparts 2 and 3, are
1.21 	repealed.