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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Subdivision 1. Establishment; requirements. (a) The commissioner may establish criteria, special seasons, and limits for persons who have a physical disability to take big game and small game with firearms and by archery in designated areas. A person hunting under this section who has a physical disability must:
(1) have:
(i) a verified statement of the disability by a licensed physician; or
(ii) a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the applicable designation under section 171.07, subdivision 17; and
(2) be participating in a program for physically disabled hunters sponsored by a nonprofit organization that is permitted under subdivision 2.
(b) Notwithstanding section 97B.055, subdivision 3, the commissioner may authorize hunt participants to shoot from a stationary motor vehicle. A license is not required for a person to assist a person with a physical disability who is hunting during a special season under this section.
Subd. 2. Permit for organization; laser sights. (a) The commissioner may issue a special permit without a fee to a nonprofit organization to provide an assisted hunting opportunity to physically disabled hunters. The assisted hunting opportunity may take place:
(1) in areas designated by the commissioner under subdivision 1; or
(2) on private property or a licensed shooting preserve.
(b) The sponsoring organization shall provide a physically capable person to assist each disabled hunter with safety-related aspects of hunting and, notwithstanding section 97B.081, a person with a physical disability who is totally blind may use laser sights.
(c) The commissioner may impose reasonable permit conditions.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Game and Fish (Ch. 97-102) § 97B.111. Special firearm hunting seasons for physically disabled - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/game-and-fish-ch-97-102/mn-st-sect-97b-111/
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