1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; prohibiting sharpshooters from taking deer in certain 
1.3 	areas;proposing 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.329] SHARPSHOOTER RESTRICTION IN CERTAIN AREAS.
1.6 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources may not use sharpshooters to reduce deer 
1.7 	populations in the sharpshooter restriction zone described in paragraph (b).
1.8 	(b) The sharpshooter restriction zone includes all lands in the following deer permit 
1.9 	areas assigned for the 2023 deer season: deer permit areas 646, 647, 648, 649, and 655.

1.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.