1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to watercraft; modifying watercraft-licensing exemptions;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.301, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Exemptions. A watercraft license is not required for:
1.7 	(1) a watercraft that is covered by a license or number in full force and effect under 
1.8 	federal law or a federally approved licensing or numbering system of another state, and has 
1.9 	not been within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include days 
1.10 	that a watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior port or 
1.11 	another port in the state;
1.12 	(2) a watercraft from a country other than the United States that has not been within this 
1.13 	state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include days that a watercraft is 
1.14 	laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior port or another port in the state;
1.15 	(3) a watercraft owned by the United States, an Indian tribal government, a state, or a 
1.16 	political subdivision of a state, except watercraft used for recreational purposes;
1.17 	(4) a ship's lifeboat;
1.18 	(5) a watercraft that has been issued a valid marine document by the United States 
1.19 	government;
2.1 	(6) from the beginning of the waterfowl-hunting season until December 31, a 
2.2 	nonmotorized watercraft that is 12 feet in length or less or a waterfowl boat during 
2.3 	waterfowl-hunting season;
2.4 	(7) a rice boat during the harvest season;
2.5 	(8) a seaplane;
2.6 	(9) a nonmotorized watercraft ten feet in length or less; and
2.7 	(10) a watercraft that is covered by a valid license or number issued by a federally 
2.8 	recognized Indian tribe in the state under a federally approved licensing or numbering system 
2.9 	and that is owned by a member of that tribe.