1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; modifying hours for nighttime raccoon hunting; 
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.621, subdivision 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.621, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 3.Nighttime hunting restrictions. To take raccoons between one-half hour 
1.7 	after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, a person:
1.8 	(1) must be on foot;
1.9 	(2) may use an artificial light only if hunting with dogs;
1.10 	(3) may not use a rifle other than one of a .22 inch caliber with .22 short, long, or 
1.11 	long rifle, rimfire ammunition; and
1.12 	(4) may not use shotgun shells with larger than No. 4 shot.