1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to animals; modifying an exemption to regulated animal possession 
1.3 	prohibitions and requirements;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 346.155, 
1.4 	subdivision 7.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 346.155, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 7.Exemptions. This section does not apply to:
1.8 	(1) institutions accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association or the 
1.9 	Zoological Association of America;
1.10 	(2) a wildlife sanctuary;
1.11 	(3) fur-bearing animals, as defined in section 97A.015, possessed by a game farm that 
1.12 	is licensed under section 97A.105, or bears possessed by a game farm that is licensed under 
1.13 	section 97A.105;
1.14 	(4) the Department of Natural Resources, or a person authorized by permit issued by 
1.15 	the commissioner of natural resources pursuant to section 97A.401, subdivision 3;
1.16 	(5) a licensed or accredited research or medical institution; or
1.17 	(6) a United States Department of Agriculture licensed exhibitor of regulated animals 
1.18 	while transporting or as part of a circus, carnival, rodeo, or fair.