1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; making fishing licenses
1.3 	issued to nonresidents who are domiciled in certain
1.4 	states invalid for game fish species during the first
1.5 	14 days of the fishing season; prohibiting purchase of
1.6 	certain fishing licenses by nonresidents from certain
1.7 	states; requiring a boat access fee for residents of
1.8 	certain states; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.9 	sections 97A.411, subdivision 1; 97A.475, subdivision
1.10 	7, by adding a subdivision.
1.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.12 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.411,
1.13 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.14 		Subdivision 1.License period.  (a) Except as provided in
1.15 	paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), and (e),a license is valid during
1.16 	the lawful time within the license year that the licensed
1.17 	activity may be performed.  A license year begins on the first
1.18 	day of March and ends on the last day of February.
1.19 	(b) A license issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 6,
1.20 	clause (5), 97A.475, subdivision 7, clause (2), (3), (5), or
1.21 	(6), or 97A.475, subdivision 12, clause (2), is valid for the
1.22 	full license period even if this period extends into the next
1.23 	license year, provided that the license period selected by the
1.24 	licensee begins at the time of issuance.
1.25 	(c) When the last day of February falls on a Saturday, an
1.26 	annual resident or nonresident fish house or dark house license,
1.27 	including a rental fish house or dark house license, obtained
1.28 	for the license year covering the last day of February, is valid
2.1 	through Sunday, March 1 and the angling license of the fish
2.2 	house licensee is extended through March 1.
2.3 	(d) A lifetime license issued under section 97A.473 or
2.4 	97A.474 is valid during the lawful time within the license year
2.5 	that the licensed activity may be performed for the lifetime of
2.6 	the licensee.
2.7 	(e) A license issued under section 97A.474, subdivision 2,
2.8 	or 97A.475, subdivision 7, to a person who is domiciled in a
2.9 	state or province that prohibits Minnesota residents from taking
2.10 	game fish or small game during a part of the season that is open
2.11 	to residents of that state is not valid for taking game fish
2.12 	during the first 14 days of the season prescribed under section
2.13 	97C.395, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1).  This
2.14 	paragraph does not apply to a licensee who is a currently
2.15 	registered guest at a hotel, motel, or resort located in
2.16 	Minnesota.
2.17 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
2.18 	following final enactment.

2.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.475,
2.20 	subdivision 7, is amended to read:
2.21 		Subd. 7.Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following
2.22 	licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are:
2.23 	(1) to take fish by angling, $34;
2.24 	(2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive
2.25 	days selected by the licensee, $24;
2.26 	(3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected
2.27 	by the licensee, $20;
2.28 	(4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a
2.29 	family, $46;
2.30 	(5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
2.31 	by the licensee, $8.50; and
2.32 	(6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a
2.33 	married couple, limited to 14 consecutive days selected by one
2.34 	of the licensees, $35.
2.35 	(b) A nonresident who is domiciled in a state or province
2.36 	that prohibits Minnesota residents from taking game fish or
3.1 	small game during a part of the season that is open to residents
3.2 	of that state is prohibited from purchasing a license under
3.3 	paragraph (a), clauses (1), (3), (4), (5), and (6), and must
3.4 	purchase a license under paragraph (a), clause (2), to take fish
3.5 	in the state for a seven-day period.  This paragraph does not
3.6 	apply to a person who is a currently registered guest at a
3.7 	hotel, motel, or resort located in Minnesota.

3.8 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.475, is
3.9 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
3.10 		Subd. 7a.Nonresident fishing boats. A boat that is
3.11 	registered in a state or province that prohibits Minnesota
3.12 	residents from taking game fish or small game during a part of
3.13 	the season that is open to residents of that state and used for
3.14 	fishing on inland waters of Minnesota must be licensed for use
3.15 	on Minnesota inland waters.  The license fee under this
3.16 	subdivision is $100 and is valid for seven consecutive days.
3.17 	The license may be renewed for additional seven-day periods
3.18 	after payment of an additional $100 fee.  This subdivision does
3.19 	not apply to a person who is a currently registered guest at a
3.20 	hotel, motel, or resort located in Minnesota.