Bill > HF611

This bill modifies age-related exemptions for fishing and hunting licenses in Minnesota, primarily raising the age threshold from 16 to 18 for various license requirements and fees. Specifically, the bill allows residents and nonresidents under 18 (instead of under 16) to fish and hunt without a license, with certain conditions such as possessing a firearms safety certificate or being accompanied by a parent or guardian. The bill adjusts license fees for different age groups, removes specific license categories for ages 16-17, and updates requirements for apprentice hunter/trapper validations. For example, individuals with an apprentice-hunter validation can now hunt antlerless deer when accompanied by a licensed adult, and the bill eliminates some previous age-specific subdivisions related to licensing. These changes aim to standardize hunting and fishing license regulations across different age groups and simplify the existing licensing structure for young hunters and anglers in Minnesota.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0611&ssn=0&y=2025