H.F. No. 19 Summary

• Owners of farmed Cervidae must immediately notify the commissioner of natural resources if escaped animals are not recaptured within 24 hours, and escaped animals may be destroyed after 24 hours if the owner cannot capture them.

• Farmed Cervidae must be identified with a distinct number visible from 50 yards, and white-tailed deer must include owner contact information; white-tailed deer must be identified by October 31 of birth year while elk and other cervids must be identified by December 31, effective September 1, 2021.

• Muzzleloader firearms are unloaded if flintlock has no priming powder, percussion has no cap on nipple, electronic system has battery removed and disconnected, or encapsulated powder charge system has primer and powder removed.

• Portable stands may be left overnight in wildlife management areas from November 1 through December 31 by deer license holders in specified northern and western regions, with a permanent authorization replacing the previous December 31, 2019 expiration date.

• Importing Cervidae carcasses into Minnesota is prohibited except for processed meat without spinal column or head, antlers, hides, teeth, finished taxidermy mounts, and skull caps cleaned of brain tissue; nonresidents may transport harvested Cervidae carcasses originating outside Minnesota on direct routes through the state.