1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; allowing the sale of adipose tissue from certain animals 
1.3 	and fish;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.512.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.512, is amended to read:
1.6 	97A.512 SALE OF INEDIBLE PORTIONS OF BIG GAME ANIMALS, 
1.7 	FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, FISH, AND GAME BIRDS OTHER THAN 
1.8 	MIGRATORY WATERFOWL.
1.9 	(a) Except as otherwise provided by the game and fish laws and as restricted in this 
1.10 	section, a person may possess, transport, buy, or sell the following inedible portions of 
1.11 	lawfully taken or acquired big game animals, fur-bearing animals, fish, and game birds 
1.12 	other than migratory waterfowl: bones, including skulls; sinews; adipose tissue, hides, and 
1.13 	skins; hooves; teeth; claws; and antlers.
1.14 	(b) A person may not buy or sell bear paws, unless attached to the hide, or bear 
1.15 	gallbladders.