More Minnesota RKBA H.F.1881 and H.F.1407

Mosin · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:54 pm

Rep. Hackbarth was busy last week.

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin ... ssion=ls86

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<div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a> 1.1 A bill for an act 
</div><a id="pl.1.2"></a> 1.2 relating to game and fish; establishing hunters', anglers', and trappers' bill of 
<a id="pl.1.3"></a> 1.3 rights; proposing amendments to the Minnesota Constitution, articles I and XIII 
<a id="pl.1.4"></a> 1.4 to protect the right to arms and the right to wear fur and display game; requiring 
<a id="pl.1.5"></a> 1.5 the commissioner of natural resources to ensure hunting and fishing access; 
<a id="pl.1.6"></a> 1.6 establishing a program to allow public walk-in access on private property; 
<a id="pl.1.7"></a> 1.7 appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 97A.045, by 
<a id="pl.1.8"></a> 1.8 adding a subdivision; 97A.083; 97B.001, subdivision 7; proposing coding for 
<a id="pl.1.9"></a> 1.9 new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86A. 
<a id="pl.1.10"></a> 1.10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
 
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.11"></a> 1.11 ARTICLE 1 
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<div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.12"></a> 1.12 FINDINGS AND PURPOSE 
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<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.13"></a> 1.13 Section 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
<a id="pl.1.14"></a> 1.14 This act shall be cited as the "Hunters', Anglers', and Trappers' Bill of Rights." The 
<a id="pl.1.15"></a> 1.15 purpose of this act is to maximize opportunities for citizens to exercise their rights under 
<a id="pl.1.16"></a> 1.16 article XIII, section 12, of the Minnesota Constitution. 
<a id="pl.1.17"></a> 1.17 The legislature finds that enabling citizens to exercise their right to hunt, fish, and 
<a id="pl.1.18"></a> 1.18 take game are directly linked to: 
<a id="pl.1.19"></a> 1.19 (1) the right to keep and bear arms; 
<a id="pl.1.20"></a> 1.20 (2) healthy and abundant populations of fish and wildlife; 
<a id="pl.1.21"></a> 1.21 (3) freedom to consume or display legally taken fish and game; 
<a id="pl.1.22"></a> 1.22 (4) hunting, angling, and trapping traditions that are passed down from generation to 
<a id="pl.1.23"></a> 1.23 generation and exposure to these traditions at a young age; 
<a id="pl.1.24"></a> 1.24 (5) regulations that are easily understood, that are enforced by state agencies with 
<a id="pl.1.25"></a> 1.25 the support of citizens and sportsmen groups, and that result in ethical hunting, angling 
<a id="pl.1.26"></a> 1.26 and trapping practices; and 
<a id="pl.2.1"></a> 2.1 (6) access to public land for the people, not from the people, to enjoy hunting, 
<a id="pl.2.2"></a> 2.2 angling, trapping, and other outdoor activities. 
 
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.3"></a> 2.3 ARTICLE 2 
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<div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.4"></a> 2.4 RIGHT TO ARMS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 
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<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.5"></a> 2.5 Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED. 
<a id="pl.2.6"></a> 2.6 An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the 
<a id="pl.2.7"></a> 2.7 amendment is adopted, a section shall be added to article I, to read: 
<a id="pl.2.8"></a> 2.8 Sec. 18. The right of a citizen to keep, bear, and use arms for the defense and security 
<a id="pl.2.9"></a> 2.9 of the person, family, or home, or for lawful hunting, recreation, or marksmanship training 
<a id="pl.2.10"></a> 2.10 is fundamental and shall not be infringed. 
 
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.11"></a> 2.11 Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS. 
<a id="pl.2.12"></a> 2.12 The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2010 general 
<a id="pl.2.13"></a> 2.13 election. The question submitted must be: 
<a id="pl.2.14"></a> 2.14 "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that the right of a citizen 
<a id="pl.2.15"></a> 2.15 to keep, bear, and use arms for the defense and security of the person, family, or home, 
<a id="pl.2.16"></a> 2.16 or for lawful hunting, recreation, or marksmanship training is fundamental and shall not 
<a id="pl.2.17"></a> 2.17 be infringed? 
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<td><a id="pl.2.18"></a> 2.18 
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<td>Yes 

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<td><a id="pl.2.19"></a> 2.19 
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<td>No 
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<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.20"></a> 2.20 ARTICLE 3 
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<div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.21"></a> 2.21 RIGHT TO WEAR FUR AND DISPLAY TROPHY ANIMALS 
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<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.22"></a> 2.22 Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED. 
<a id="pl.2.23"></a> 2.23 An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the 
<a id="pl.2.24"></a> 2.24 amendment is adopted, a section shall be added to article XIII, to read: 
<a id="pl.2.25"></a> 2.25 Sec. 13. The right of a citizen to wear fur, pelts, skins, or hides from legally taken 
<a id="pl.2.26"></a> 2.26 animals, including farm-raised animals, and the right of a citizen to display legally taken 
<a id="pl.2.27"></a> 2.27 trophy animals on premises owned, leased, or otherwise legally occupied by the citizen 
<a id="pl.2.28"></a> 2.28 shall not be infringed. 
 
<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.29"></a> 2.29 Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS. 
<a id="pl.2.30"></a> 2.30 The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2010 general 
<a id="pl.2.31"></a> 2.31 election. The question submitted must be: 
<a id="pl.3.1"></a> 3.1 "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that the right of a citizen 
<a id="pl.3.2"></a> 3.2 to wear fur, pelts, skins, or hides from legally taken animals, including farm-raised 
<a id="pl.3.3"></a> 3.3 animals, and the right to display legally taken trophy animals on premises owned, leased, 
<a id="pl.3.4"></a> 3.4 or otherwise legally occupied by the citizen shall not be infringed? 
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<td><a id="pl.3.5"></a> 3.5 
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<td>Yes 

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<td><a id="pl.3.6"></a> 3.6 
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<td>No 
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<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.3.7"></a> 3.7 ARTICLE 4 
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<div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.3.8"></a> 3.8 HUNTING AND FISHING 
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<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.3.9"></a> 3.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.045, is amended by adding a 
<a id="pl.3.10"></a> 3.10 subdivision to read: 
<a id="pl.3.11"></a> 3.11 Subd. 14. Duty to ensure hunting and fishing access. The commissioner shall 
<a id="pl.3.12"></a> 3.12 ensure that state lands, subject to applicable state laws and limitations for public safety 
<a id="pl.3.13"></a> 3.13 and homeland security, are open to access and use for recreational hunting and access to 
<a id="pl.3.14"></a> 3.14 fishing. The commissioner shall manage lands in a manner to support, promote, and 
<a id="pl.3.15"></a> 3.15 enhance recreational hunting and fishing opportunities to the extent authorized by law. To 
<a id="pl.3.16"></a> 3.16 the greatest practicable extent, the commissioner's land management decisions and actions 
<a id="pl.3.17"></a> 3.17 may not result in a net loss of acreage available for hunting and fishing opportunities that 
<a id="pl.3.18"></a> 3.18 existed on July 1, 2009. 
 
<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.3.19"></a> 3.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.083, is amended to read: 
<a id="pl.3.20"></a> 3.20 97A.083 HUNTING AND FISHING ON STATE LAND. 
<a id="pl.3.21"></a> 3.21 The commissioner shall allow or prohibit hunting and fishing on state land as 
<a id="pl.3.22"></a> 3.22 provided under the game and fish laws. The commissioner shall publish information on 
<a id="pl.3.23"></a> 3.23 hunting and fishing on state land, including areas where taking wild animals is allowed 
<a id="pl.3.24"></a> 3.24 or prohibited. The commissioner shall ensure hunting and fishing access according to 
<a id="pl.3.25"></a> 3.25 section 97A.045, subdivision 14. 
 
<a id="bill.5..0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.3.26"></a> 3.26 ARTICLE 5. 
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<div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.3.27"></a> 3.27 PUBLIC ACCESS TO HABITAT 
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<a id="bill.5..1.0"></a><a id="pl.3.28"></a> 3.28 Section 1. [86A.50] PUBLIC ACCESS TO HABITAT. 
<a id="pl.3.29"></a> 3.29 Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
<a id="pl.3.30"></a> 3.30 the meanings given: 
<a id="pl.3.31"></a> 3.31 (1) "board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources; 
<a id="pl.4.1"></a> 4.1 (2) "outdoor recreation" has the meaning given under section 97B.001, subdivision 
<a id="pl.4.2"></a> 4.2 1a; and 
<a id="pl.4.3"></a> 4.3 (3) "program" means the public access to habitat program established under this 
<a id="pl.4.4"></a> 4.4 section. 
<a id="pl.4.5"></a> 4.5 Subd. 2. Contracts; eligibility. (a) The board may contract for public walk-in 
<a id="pl.4.6"></a> 4.6 access easements using appropriations from the outdoor heritage fund or nonstate revenue 
<a id="pl.4.7"></a> 4.7 made available from local sporting organizations. By entering into a contract to enroll 
<a id="pl.4.8"></a> 4.8 property in the program, a landowner grants permission to the public to access the 
<a id="pl.4.9"></a> 4.9 property by foot for outdoor recreation. 
<a id="pl.4.10"></a> 4.10 (b) Land enrolled in the program may also be enrolled in or is otherwise eligible 
<a id="pl.4.11"></a> 4.11 to be enrolled in one or more of the following programs: 
<a id="pl.4.12"></a> 4.12 (1) the federal conservation reserve program (CRP); 
<a id="pl.4.13"></a> 4.13 (2) the reinvest in Minnesota programs under section 84.95, 103F.515, 103F.516, 
<a id="pl.4.14"></a> 4.14 or 103F.518; or 
<a id="pl.4.15"></a> 4.15 (3) the Minnesota forests for the future program under section 84.66. 
<a id="pl.4.16"></a> 4.16 (c) The board may negotiate contract payments. Payment amounts include all or 
<a id="pl.4.17"></a> 4.17 any portion of the landowner's property tax liability for the contract year. The board shall 
<a id="pl.4.18"></a> 4.18 prioritize land parcels and use a flexible payment system to: 
<a id="pl.4.19"></a> 4.19 (1) encourage the use of land enrolled in other conservation easement programs, 
<a id="pl.4.20"></a> 4.20 including but not limited to those listed in paragraph (b), to also be enrolled in the program; 
<a id="pl.4.21"></a> 4.21 (2) encourage enrollment of large blocks of land suitable for and managed for fish, 
<a id="pl.4.22"></a> 4.22 game, and wildlife habitat; 
<a id="pl.4.23"></a> 4.23 (3) encourage multiyear contract lengths with landowners; 
<a id="pl.4.24"></a> 4.24 (4) secure access to an otherwise inaccessible but highly desirable fish, game, or 
<a id="pl.4.25"></a> 4.25 wildlife habitat parcel; 
<a id="pl.4.26"></a> 4.26 (5) encourage private landowners to manage lands for specific wildlife species; and 
<a id="pl.4.27"></a> 4.27 (6) mitigate forest fragmentation and loss of existing game, fish, and wildlife habitat. 
<a id="pl.4.28"></a> 4.28 Subd. 3. Consultation with other agencies. The board may consult with the 
<a id="pl.4.29"></a> 4.29 commissioners of natural resources and agriculture for: 
<a id="pl.4.30"></a> 4.30 (1) technical support and expertise in identifying land suitable for the program and 
<a id="pl.4.31"></a> 4.31 in wildlife habitat best management practices; 
<a id="pl.4.32"></a> 4.32 (2) designing signage for identification of property enrolled in the program and 
<a id="pl.4.33"></a> 4.33 providing adequate signage for landowners who have property enrolled in the program; and 
<a id="pl.4.34"></a> 4.34 (3) atlases, maps, or online guides to help the public find property enrolled in the 
<a id="pl.4.35"></a> 4.35 program. 
<a id="pl.5.1"></a> 5.1 Subd. 4. Public access. (a) Notwithstanding section 97B.001, subdivisions 2 and 3, 
<a id="pl.5.2"></a> 5.2 a person may enter land enrolled in the program by foot for outdoor recreation without 
<a id="pl.5.3"></a> 5.3 permission from the owner. 
<a id="pl.5.4"></a> 5.4 (b) A person who enters property enrolled in the program may not: 
<a id="pl.5.5"></a> 5.5 (1) wound or kill another person's domestic animal; 
<a id="pl.5.6"></a> 5.6 (2) destroy, cut, or tear down another person's fence, building, grain, crops, live 
<a id="pl.5.7"></a> 5.7 tree, or sign erected under subdivision 5; or 
<a id="pl.5.8"></a> 5.8 (3) pass through another person's closed gate without returning the gate to its 
<a id="pl.5.9"></a> 5.9 original position. 
<a id="pl.5.10"></a> 5.10 Subd. 5. Signage. Land enrolled in the program must be marked with signage that is 
<a id="pl.5.11"></a> 5.11 provided by the board and that is posted: 
<a id="pl.5.12"></a> 5.12 (1) at intervals of 1,000 feet or less along the boundary of the property or, in a 
<a id="pl.5.13"></a> 5.13 wooded area where boundary lines are not clear, at intervals of 500 feet or less; or 
<a id="pl.5.14"></a> 5.14 (2) to mark the primary corners of a parcel of land and access roads and trails at 
<a id="pl.5.15"></a> 5.15 the point of entrance to the parcel of land, except that corners only accessible through 
<a id="pl.5.16"></a> 5.16 agricultural land need not be posted. 
<a id="pl.5.17"></a> 5.17 Subd. 6. Annual report. By February 1 of each year, the board shall report to 
<a id="pl.5.18"></a> 5.18 the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council and to the house of representatives and senate 
<a id="pl.5.19"></a> 5.19 committees with primary jurisdiction over environment and natural resources finance 
<a id="pl.5.20"></a> 5.20 and policy on the outcomes of appropriations used for the program. Outcomes may be 
<a id="pl.5.21"></a> 5.21 measured by acres of land added to conservation easement rolls; acres of land preserved 
<a id="pl.5.22"></a> 5.22 for fish, game, and wildlife habitat; game, fish, or wildlife species population counts; or 
<a id="pl.5.23"></a> 5.23 acres of land managed for a specific species. 
<a id="pl.5.24"></a> 5.24 Subd. 7. Civil liability. For purposes of sections 604A.20 to 604A.27, land enrolled 
<a id="pl.5.25"></a> 5.25 in the program is deemed to be land that an owner has made available for recreational 
<a id="pl.5.26"></a> 5.26 purposes without charge, despite any payments that may be made to the owner by the state 
<a id="pl.5.27"></a> 5.27 for enrollment of the land in the program. 
 
<a id="bill.5..2.0"></a><a id="pl.5.28"></a> 5.28 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.001, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
<a id="pl.5.29"></a> 5.29 Subd. 7. Taking with firearms in certain areas. (a) A person may not take a wild 
<a id="pl.5.30"></a> 5.30 animal with a firearm within 500 feet of a building occupied by a human or livestock 
<a id="pl.5.31"></a> 5.31 without the written permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee: 
<a id="pl.5.32"></a> 5.32 (1) on another person's private land, including land enrolled in the public access to 
<a id="pl.5.33"></a> 5.33 habitat program under section 86A.50; or 
<a id="pl.5.34"></a> 5.34 (2) on a public right-of-way. 
<a id="pl.6.1"></a> 6.1 (b) A person may not take a wild animal with a firearm without the permission of the 
<a id="pl.6.2"></a> 6.2 owner, occupant, or lessee, within 500 feet of a stockade or corral containing livestock. 
<a id="pl.6.3"></a> 6.3 (c) A person may not take a wild animal on any land where the person is prohibited 
<a id="pl.6.4"></a> 6.4 from entering by this section. 
 
<a id="bill.5..3.0"></a><a id="pl.6.5"></a> 6.5 Sec. 3. PUBLIC ACCESS TO HABITAT APPROPRIATION. 
<a id="pl.6.6"></a> 6.6 $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 are appropriated 
<a id="pl.6.7"></a> 6.7 from the outdoor heritage fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for contract 
<a id="pl.6.8"></a> 6.8 payments to landowners who enroll property to allow public walk-in access under 
<a id="pl.6.9"></a> 6.9 Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.50. Money appropriated the first year is available the 
<a id="pl.6.10"></a> 6.10 second year. In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 1, no 
<a id="pl.6.11"></a> 6.11 more than $200,000 of this appropriation may be spent for the biennium on new staff 
<a id="pl.6.12"></a> 6.12 salaries or administration of the program. 
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Not sure how free we really are when our rights have to be spelled out adnauseam.

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin ... ssion=ls86

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<div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a> 1.1 A bill for an act 
</div><a id="pl.1.2"></a> 1.2 proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I; providing 
<a id="pl.1.3"></a> 1.3 that the right of citizens to keep, bear, and use arms for certain purposes is 
<a id="pl.1.4"></a> 1.4 fundamental and shall not be infringed. 
<a id="pl.1.5"></a> 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
 
<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a> 1.6 Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED. 
<a id="pl.1.7"></a> 1.7 An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the 
<a id="pl.1.8"></a> 1.8 amendment is adopted, a section shall be added to article I, to read: 
<a id="pl.1.9"></a> 1.9 Sec. 18. The right of a citizen to keep, bear, and use arms for the defense and security 
<a id="pl.1.10"></a> 1.10 of the person, family, or home, or for lawful hunting, recreation, or marksmanship training 
<a id="pl.1.11"></a> 1.11 is fundamental and shall not be infringed. 
 
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.12"></a> 1.12 Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS. 
<a id="pl.1.13"></a> 1.13 The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2010 general 
<a id="pl.1.14"></a> 1.14 election. The question submitted must be: 
<a id="pl.1.15"></a> 1.15 "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that the right of a citizen 
<a id="pl.1.16"></a> 1.16 to keep, bear, and use arms for the defense and security of the person, family, or home, 
<a id="pl.1.17"></a> 1.17 or for lawful hunting, recreation, or marksmanship training is fundamental and shall not 
<a id="pl.1.18"></a> 1.18 be infringed? 
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<td><a id="pl.1.19"></a> 1.19 
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<td>Yes ....... 
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<td><a id="pl.1.20"></a> 1.20 
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<td>No ......." 
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