Bill > HF626

This bill modifies age-related exemptions for small game and fishing licenses in Minnesota, primarily changing the age threshold from 16 to 18 years old for various licensing requirements. Specifically, the bill allows residents and nonresidents under 18 (instead of under 16) to fish and take small game without a license, with certain conditions. For small game hunting, individuals aged 14-17 can now take game by firearms or bow if they possess a firearms safety certificate, and those aged 13-17 can use an apprentice-hunter validation. The bill also adjusts license fees, removing specific youth license rates for ages 16-17, and updates trapping and fishing regulations. Additionally, the bill modifies apprentice-hunter validation rules, such as allowing apprentice hunters to hunt antlerless deer when accompanied by a licensed adult. The changes aim to standardize hunting and fishing license requirements for youth and provide more consistent opportunities for younger hunters and anglers across different game and fishing activities.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0626&ssn=0&y=2025