1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; modifying terminology;amending Minnesota 
1.3 	Statutes 2012, section 97C.417.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97C.417, is amended to read:
1.6 	97C.417 REPORTING ASIANINVASIVE CARP.
1.7 	A person who takes any of the following Asianinvasive carp species must report the 
1.8 	type of carp taken to the commissioner within seven days of taking:
1.9 	(1) grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella);
1.10 	(2) bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis); or
1.11 	(3) silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix).

1.12 	Sec. 2. INVASIVE CARP.
 1.13 	The commissioner of natural resources shall not propose laws to the legislature 
1.14 	that contain the term "Asian carp." The commissioner shall use the term "invasive carp" 
1.15 	or refer to the specific species in any proposed laws, rules, or official documents when 
1.16 	referring to carp species that are not naturalized to the waters of this state.

1.17 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.18 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.