S.F. No. 2767 Summary

• Changes permitting efficiency report due date from August 1 to October 1 annually and requires the commissioner to identify reasons for delays caused by applicant responsiveness, staffing, technical disagreements, or public engagement levels.

• Modifies snowmobile registration requirements including registration decal specifications (minimum 3-1/2 square inches) and mandates unexpired decals affixed to each side of snowmobiles for legibility and enforcement.

• Expands walk-in access program to allow bird-watching and nature photography alongside hunting, and modifies disability accommodations to allow persons with disabilities to use motorized vehicles based on credible assurance rather than specific permit requirements.

• Establishes blaze orange or blaze pink safety requirements for ground blinds during deer firearms season and authorizes nonlethal hazing of deer and elk causing crop damage.

• Allows two fishing lines in Minnesota River downstream of Granite Falls dam and Mississippi River downstream of St. Anthony Falls; repeals firearm use area restrictions allowing all legal firearms statewide during regular deer season.