1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; establishing a walleye fishing stamp for the purpose 
1.3 	of increased walleye stocking;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 
1.4 	97A.045, subdivision 7; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 97A.075, by adding a 
1.5 	subdivision; 97A.473, subdivision 2; 97A.474, subdivision 2; 97A.475, by 
1.6 	adding a subdivision; 97A.485, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2007 
1.7 	Supplement, sections 97A.055, subdivision 4; 97A.405, subdivision 2; 97A.473, 
1.8 	subdivision 5.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.045, subdivision 7, is amended to 
1.11 	read:
1.12 		Subd. 7.Duty to encourage stamp design and purchases. (a) The commissioner 
1.13 	shall encourage the purchase of:
1.14 	(1) Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps by nonhunters interested in migratory 
1.15 	waterfowl preservation and habitat development;
1.16 	(2) pheasant stamps by persons interested in pheasant habitat improvement;
1.17 	(3) trout and salmon stamps by persons interested in trout and salmon stream and 
1.18 	lake improvement; and
1.19 	(4) turkey stamps by persons interested in wild turkey management and habitat 
1.20 	improvement; and
1.21 	(5) walleye stamps by persons interested in walleye stocking and stamp collecting.
1.22 	(b) The commissioner shall make rules governing contests for selecting a design 
1.23 	for each stamp, including those stamps not required to be in possession while taking 
1.24 	game or fish.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.055, subdivision 4, is 
2.2 	amended to read:
2.3 		Subd. 4.Game and fish annual reports. (a) By December 15 each year, 
2.4 	the commissioner shall submit to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
2.5 	appropriations and the environment and natural resources reports on each of the following:
2.6 	(1) the amount of revenue from the following and purposes for which expenditures 
2.7 	were made:
2.8 	(i) the small game license surcharge under section 97A.475, subdivision 4; 
2.9 	(ii) the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 
2.10 	5, clause (1); 
2.11 	(iii) the trout and salmon stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 10; 
2.12 	(iv) the pheasant stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (2);  
2.13 	(v) the turkey stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (3); and
2.14 	(vi) the deer license donations and surcharges under section 97A.475, subdivisions 
2.15 	3, paragraph (b), and 3a; and
2.16 	(vii) the walleye stamp under 97A.475, subdivision 10a;
2.17 	(2) the amounts available under section 97A.075, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and 
2.18 	(c), and the purposes for which these amounts were spent; 
2.19 	(3) money credited to the game and fish fund under this section and purposes for 
2.20 	which expenditures were made from the fund;
2.21 	(4) outcome goals for the expenditures from the game and fish fund; and
2.22 	(5) summary and comments of citizen oversight committee reviews under 
2.23 	subdivision 4b.
2.24 	(b) The report must include the commissioner's recommendations, if any, for 
2.25 	changes in the laws relating to the stamps and surcharge referenced in paragraph (a).

2.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
2.27 		Subd. 4b.Citizen oversight subcommittees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint 
2.28 	subcommittees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; 
2.29 	review the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes 
2.30 	in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant 
2.31 	information; and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for 
2.32 	improvements in the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.
2.33 	(b) The commissioner shall appoint the following subcommittees, each comprised 
2.34 	of at least three affected persons:
3.1 	(1) a Fisheries Operations Subcommittee to review fisheries funding, excluding 
3.2 	activities related to trout and salmon stamp and walleye stamp funding;
3.3 	(2) a Wildlife Operations Subcommittee to review wildlife funding, excluding 
3.4 	activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and turkey stamp funding and 
3.5 	excluding review of the amounts available under section 97A.075, subdivision 1, 
3.6 	paragraphs (b) and (c);
3.7 	(3) a Big Game Subcommittee to review the report required in subdivision 4, 
3.8 	paragraph (a), clause (2);
3.9 	(4) an Ecological Services Operations Subcommittee to review ecological services 
3.10 	funding;
3.11 	(5) a subcommittee to review game and fish fund funding of enforcement, support 
3.12 	services, and Department of Natural Resources administration;
3.13 	(6) a subcommittee to review the trout and salmon stamp report and address funding 
3.14 	issues related to trout and salmon;
3.15 	(7) a subcommittee to review the report on the migratory waterfowl stamp and 
3.16 	address funding issues related to migratory waterfowl;
3.17 	(8) a subcommittee to review the report on the pheasant stamp and address funding 
3.18 	issues related to pheasants; and
3.19 	(9) a subcommittee to review the report on the turkey stamp and address funding 
3.20 	issues related to wild turkeys; and
3.21 	(10) a subcommittee to review the walleye stamp and address funding issues related 
3.22 	to walleye stocking.
3.23 	(c) The chairs of each of the subcommittees shall form a Budgetary Oversight 
3.24 	Committee to coordinate the integration of the subcommittee reports into an annual 
3.25 	report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad level in policies, activities, and 
3.26 	revenue enhancements or reductions; provide a forum to address issues that transcend the 
3.27 	subcommittees; and submit a report for any subcommittee that fails to submit its report 
3.28 	in a timely manner.
3.29 	(d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a 
3.30 	biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15 
3.31 	of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations 
3.32 	to the commissioner and to the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over natural 
3.33 	resources finance.
3.34 	(e) Each subcommittee shall choose its own chair, except that the chair of the 
3.35 	Budgetary Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not 
3.36 	be the chair of any of the subcommittees.
4.1 	(f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee must make recommendations to the 
4.2 	commissioner and to the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over natural 
4.3 	resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.
4.4 	(g) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, the 
4.5 	Budgetary Oversight Committee and subcommittees do not expire until June 30, 2010.

4.6 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.075, is amended by adding a subdivision 
4.7 	to read:
4.8 		Subd. 6.Walleye stamp. (a) Revenue from walleye stamps must be credited to the 
4.9 	walleye stamp account. Money in the account must be used only for stocking walleye in 
4.10 	waters of the state and related activities.
4.11 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to 
4.12 	a specific body of water under paragraph (a), or for costs associated with supplies and 
4.13 	equipment to implement walleye stocking activities under paragraph (a).

4.14 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.405, subdivision 2, is 
4.15 	amended to read:
4.16 		Subd. 2.Personal possession. (a) A person acting under a license or traveling from 
4.17 	an area where a licensed activity was performed must have in personal possession either: 
4.18 	(1) the proper license, if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) 
4.19 	the proper license identification number or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to 
4.20 	the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and received.
4.21 	(b) If possession of a license or a license identification number is required, a person 
4.22 	must exhibit, as requested by a conservation officer or peace officer, either: (1) the proper 
4.23 	license if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) the proper 
4.24 	license identification number or stamp validation and a valid state driver's license, state 
4.25 	identification card, or other form of identification provided by the commissioner, if the 
4.26 	license has been sold to the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been 
4.27 	issued and received. A person charged with violating the license possession requirement 
4.28 	shall not be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer, 
4.29 	the actual license previously issued to that person, which was valid at the time of arrest, 
4.30 	or satisfactory proof that at the time of the arrest the person was validly licensed. Upon 
4.31 	request of a conservation officer or peace officer, a licensee shall write the licensee's name 
4.32 	in the presence of the officer to determine the identity of the licensee.
4.33 	(c) If the actual license has been issued and received, a receipt for license fees, a 
4.34 	copy of a license, or evidence showing the issuance of a license, including the license 
5.1 	identification number or stamp validation, does not entitle a licensee to exercise the rights 
5.2 	or privileges conferred by a license.
5.3 	(d) A license issued electronically and not immediately provided to the licensee shall 
5.4 	be mailed to the licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license. A pictorial turkey, 
5.5 	migratory waterfowl, pheasant, or trout and salmon, or walleye stamp shall be provided to 
5.6 	the licensee after purchase of a stamp validation only if the licensee pays an additional 
5.7 	$2 fee.

5.8 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.473, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.9 		Subd. 2.Lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime angling license 
5.10 	authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those 
5.11 	activities authorized by the annual resident angling license. The license does not include a 
5.12 	trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required 
5.13 	by law.
5.14 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are:
5.15 	(1) age 3 and under, $227;
5.16 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $300;
5.17 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $383; and
5.18 	(4) age 51 and over, $203.

5.19 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is 
5.20 	amended to read:
5.21 		Subd. 5.Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license 
5.22 	authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state. The 
5.23 	license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, resident 
5.24 	small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout 
5.25 	and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or 
5.26 	any other hunting stamps required by law.
5.27 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
5.28 	(1) age 3 and under, $357;
5.29 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $480;
5.30 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $613; and
5.31 	(4) age 51 and over, $413.

5.32 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.474, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.1 		Subd. 2.Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A nonresident lifetime 
6.2 	angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license 
6.3 	authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The 
6.4 	license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation,
6.5 	or other stamps required by law.
6.6 	(b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:
6.7 	(1) age 3 and under, $447;
6.8 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $600;
6.9 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $773; and
6.10 	(4) age 51 and over, $513.

6.11 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, is amended by adding a subdivision 
6.12 	to read:
6.13 		Subd. 10a.Walleye stamp validation. A person may agree to purchase a walleye 
6.14 	stamp validation for $5.

6.15 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.485, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
6.16 		Subd. 6.Licenses to be sold and issuing fees. (a) Persons authorized to sell 
6.17 	licenses under this section must issue the following licenses for the license fee and the 
6.18 	following issuing fees:
6.19 	(1) to take deer or bear with firearms and by archery, the issuing fee is $1;
6.20 	(2) Minnesota sporting, the issuing fee is $1; and
6.21 	(3) to take small game, to take fish by angling or by spearing, and to trap fur-bearing 
6.22 	animals, the issuing fee is $1;
6.23 	(4) for a stamp that is not issued simultaneously with a license, an issuing fee of 50 
6.24 	cents may be charged at the discretion of the authorized seller;
6.25 	(5) for stamps issued simultaneously with a license, there is no fee;
6.26 	(6) for licenses, seals, tags, or coupons issued without a fee under section 97A.441
6.27 	or 97A.465, an issuing fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the authorized 
6.28 	seller;
6.29 	(7) for lifetime licenses, there is no fee; and
6.30 	(8) for all other licenses, permits, renewals, or applications or any other transaction 
6.31 	through the electronic licensing system under this chapter or any other chapter when an 
6.32 	issuing fee is not specified, an issuing fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion 
6.33 	of the authorized seller.
7.1 	(b) An issuing fee may not be collected for issuance of a trout and salmon stamp 
7.2 	or walleye stamp if a stamp validation is issued simultaneously with the related angling 
7.3 	or sporting license. Only one issuing fee may be collected when selling more than one 
7.4 	trout and salmon or walleye stamp in the same transaction after the end of the season 
7.5 	for which the stamp was issued.
7.6 	(c) The agent shall keep the issuing fee as a commission for selling the licenses.
7.7 	(d) The commissioner shall collect the issuing fee on licenses sold by the 
7.8 	commissioner.
7.9 	(e) A license, except stamps, must state the amount of the issuing fee and that the 
7.10 	issuing fee is kept by the seller as a commission for selling the licenses.
7.11 	(f) For duplicate licenses, including licenses issued without a fee, the issuing fees are:
7.12 	(1) for licenses to take big game, 75 cents; and
7.13 	(2) for other licenses, 50 cents.
7.14 	(g) The commissioner may issue one-day angling licenses in books of ten licenses 
7.15 	each to fishing guides operating charter boats upon receipt of payment of all license 
7.16 	fees, excluding the issuing fee required under this section. Copies of sold and unsold 
7.17 	licenses shall be returned to the commissioner. The commissioner shall refund the charter 
7.18 	boat captain for the license fees of all unsold licenses. Copies of sold licenses shall be 
7.19 	maintained by the commissioner for one year.