1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; modifying tagging requirements for big game;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.535, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.535, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Tags required. A person may not possess or transport deer, bear, elk, 
1.8 	or moose taken in the state unless a tag is attached to the carcass in a manner prescribed 
1.9 	by the commissioner. The commissioner must prescribe the type of tag that has the 
1.10 	license number of the owner, the year of its issue, and other information prescribed by the 
1.11 	commissioner. The tag must be attached to the deer, bear, elk, or moose at the site of the 
1.12 	kill before the animal is removed from the site of the kill, placed on a motor vehicle and 
1.13 	must remain attached to the animal until the animal is processed for storage.