2000 Minnesota Statutes

     97B.020 Firearms safety certificate required. 

    (a) Except as provided in this section, a person born after 
 December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual license to take wild 
 animals by firearms unless the person has a firearms safety 
 certificate or equivalent certificate, driver's license or 
 identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification 
 indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 13, previous 
 hunting license, or other evidence indicating that the person 
 has completed in this state or in another state a hunter safety 
 course recognized by the department under a reciprocity 
 agreement.  A person who is on active duty and has successfully 
 completed basic training in the United States armed forces, 
 reserve component, or national guard may obtain a hunting 
 license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether 
 the person is issued a firearms safety certificate. 

    (b) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a 
 lifetime license to take wild animals by firearms, unless the 
 person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual license 
 under paragraph (a). 

    HIST: 1991 c 63 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 125; 2000 c 341 s 9