1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; removing the age limitation for hunting with a crossbow 
1.3 	during regular archery seasons;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 
1.4 	97B.037.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.037, is amended to read:
1.7 	97B.037 CROSSBOW HUNTING; AGE 60 OR OVER.
1.8 	Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person age 60 or over may 
1.9 	take deer, bear, turkey, or rough fish by crossbow during the respective regular archery 
1.10 	seasons. The transportation requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during the 
1.11 	regular archery deer, bear, turkey, or rough fish season. Crossbows must meet the 
1.12 	requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision 2. A person age 60 or over taking deer, bear, 
1.13 	turkey, or rough fish by crossbow under this section must have a valid license to take the 
1.14 	respective game.