Bill Text: MN SF271 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Scopes on muzzleloaders magnification restriction for visually impaired deer hunters elimination
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-09 - Referred to Environment and Natural Resources [SF271 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF271-Introduced.html
1.2relating to game and fish; eliminating magnification restriction for scopes on
1.3muzzleloaders used by visually impaired hunters;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.42010, section 97B.031, subdivision 5.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 5. Scopes; visually impaired hunters. (a) Notwithstanding any other law
1.8to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to use a
1.9muzzleloader with a scope to take deer during the muzzleloader season to a person who
1.10obtains the required licenses and who has a visual impairment.The scope may not have
1.11magnification capabilities.
1.12(b) The visual impairment must be to the extent that the applicant is unable
1.13to identify targets and the rifle sights at the same time without a scope. The visual
1.14impairment and specific conditions must be established by medical evidence verified in
1.15writing by a licensed physician, ophthalmologist, or optometrist. The commissioner
1.16may request additional information from the physician if needed to verify the applicant's
1.17eligibility for the permit.
1.18(c) A permit issued under this subdivision may be valid for up to five years, based
1.19on the permanence of the visual impairment as determined by the licensed physician,
1.20ophthalmologist, or optometrist.
1.21(d) The permit must be in the immediate possession of the permittee when hunting
1.22under the special permit.
1.23(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under
1.24this subdivision for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.
2.1(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making
2.2a false application for a permit under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A
2.3physician, ophthalmologist, or optometrist who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner
2.4that a person is visually impaired as described in this subdivision is guilty of a
2.5misdemeanor.
1.3muzzleloaders used by visually impaired hunters;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.42010, section 97B.031, subdivision 5.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 5. Scopes; visually impaired hunters. (a) Notwithstanding any other law
1.8to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to use a
1.9muzzleloader with a scope to take deer during the muzzleloader season to a person who
1.10obtains the required licenses and who has a visual impairment.
1.11
1.12(b) The visual impairment must be to the extent that the applicant is unable
1.13to identify targets and the rifle sights at the same time without a scope. The visual
1.14impairment and specific conditions must be established by medical evidence verified in
1.15writing by a licensed physician, ophthalmologist, or optometrist. The commissioner
1.16may request additional information from the physician if needed to verify the applicant's
1.17eligibility for the permit.
1.18(c) A permit issued under this subdivision may be valid for up to five years, based
1.19on the permanence of the visual impairment as determined by the licensed physician,
1.20ophthalmologist, or optometrist.
1.21(d) The permit must be in the immediate possession of the permittee when hunting
1.22under the special permit.
1.23(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under
1.24this subdivision for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.
2.1(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making
2.2a false application for a permit under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A
2.3physician, ophthalmologist, or optometrist who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner
2.4that a person is visually impaired as described in this subdivision is guilty of a
2.5misdemeanor.
