MN HF4262

Creates criminal penalties for fraudulent registration activities involving off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and watercraft, with misdemeanor charges for individuals and gross misdemeanor charges for dealers who misuse temporary 21-day permits, submit false applications, or possess fictitious registrations

Phases in motorboat operator permit requirements by birth year: operators born before July 1, 2004 become exempt starting July 1, 2025, with annual phase-in through July 2028 for those born before July 1, 1987

Modifies invasive species rules to allow possession, transport, and sale of bighead carp, grass carp, and silver carp if eviscerated (internal organs removed or gills severed), and adds black carp to the list of invasive species that must be reported within seven days of taking

Repeals the Lake Superior lake trout expanded assessment harvest program that previously allowed commercial operators to take up to 3,000 lake trout in zone MN-3 and 2,000 in zone MN-2 annually from June through September

Establishes escalating penalties for game and fish license fraud: first conviction bars obtaining that license type for one year, second conviction voids all wild animal licenses for one year, and third conviction results in a five-year ban on all wild animal licenses