Bill > SF1156

This bill modifies Minnesota's deer hunting regulations by expanding the types of firearms allowed for deer hunting in the designated shotgun use area. Specifically, the bill adds "straight-wall cartridge ammunition" to the list of legal ammunition types, joining single-slug shotgun shells, muzzle-loading long guns, and handguns. The bill does not change the existing geographical boundaries of the shotgun use area, which is a specific region in Minnesota defined by a detailed boundary description that includes parts of several counties and follows various highways, county roads, and the Mississippi River. The amendment allows hunters in this designated area to use firearms loaded with straight-wall cartridge ammunition during the regular firearms deer hunting season, potentially providing hunters with more flexibility in their weapon and ammunition choices while maintaining the same geographic hunting restrictions.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1156&ssn=0&y=2025