MN SF4441

Designates the 1854 Ceded Territory as Minnesota's Core Moose Range, requiring the DNR commissioner to manage moose as a priority species within this area

Establishes a Moose Co-Stewardship Committee with representatives from DNR, the 1854 Treaty Authority, Grand Portage Band, Fond du Lac Band, Bois Forte Band, federal agencies, conservation organizations, and timber industry

Restricts moose hunting seasons to bull-only harvests, requiring population thresholds be met, habitat capacity be sustained, and Co-Stewardship Committee approval of harvest quotas before any season opens

Creates a moose restoration and research account in the game and fish fund, funded by moose license revenue, to support research, habitat restoration, monitoring, and committee expenses

Requires the DNR commissioner to submit an annual report by January 15 on moose population trends, habitat restoration outcomes, economic impacts, and co-stewardship activities