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MN HF848

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/7/2019

Primary Sponsor

Chris Swedzinski

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st Legislature 2019-2020

AI Summary

  • Adds subdivision 7 to Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.031 to permit all legal firearms statewide during regular firearms deer season.
  • Repeals Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.318, which previously established a shotgun use area and an all legal firearms use area with different weapon restrictions.
  • Eliminates the geographic boundary that previously restricted certain areas to shotguns, muzzle-loading long guns, and handguns only.
  • Allows hunters to use any legal firearm throughout Minnesota during the regular firearms deer season instead of being limited by zone-based restrictions.

Legislative Description

Shotgun zone for taking deer eliminated.

Last Action

Authors added Pelowski, Lislegard, Sundin, Ecklund, Brand, and Daudt

3/12/2020

Committee Referrals

Environment and Natural Resources Policy2/7/2019

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