1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; allowing use of a drum while baiting bear;proposing 
1.3 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [97B.4251] BAITING BEAR; USE OF DRUM.
1.6 	Notwithstanding section 97B.425, a private landowner or person authorized by the 
1.7 	private landowner may use a drum to bait bear on the person's private land. The drum 
1.8 	must be securely chained or cabled to a tree so that it cannot be moved from the site by a 
1.9 	bear and the drum may not include a mechanical device for dispensing feed. The drum 
1.10 	must be marked with the name and address of the person who registered the bait site. For 
1.11 	purposes of this section, "drum" means a 30 gallon or larger drum.