Bill > HF613

This bill modifies existing Minnesota hunting regulations to allow the use of straight-wall cartridge ammunition for deer hunting during the regular firearms season in the designated shotgun use area. Currently, hunters in this area are limited to using legal shotguns with single-slug shells, muzzle-loading long guns, and handguns, but the proposed amendment would expand the permitted ammunition to include straight-wall cartridge ammunition. The shotgun use area is a specific region of Minnesota defined by a detailed boundary description that includes portions of multiple counties, stretching from the western state border to the eastern state border. Straight-wall cartridge ammunition refers to a type of firearm ammunition where the cartridge case has straight walls, as opposed to bottlenecked cartridges, which can provide hunters with an additional firearm option for deer hunting in this region. The bill aims to provide hunters with more flexibility in their ammunition choices while maintaining existing safety and hunting regulations.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0613&ssn=0&y=2025