Issuing fees for hunting and fishing licenses increased.

A bill for an act

relating to game and fish; increasing issuing fees for hunting and fishing licenses;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.485, subdivision 6.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.485, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Licenses to be sold and issuing fees.

(a) Persons authorized to sell licenses

under this section must issue the following licenses for the license fee and the following

issuing fees:

(1) to take deer or bear with firearms and by archery, the issuing fee is
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$1
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$4 for residents

and $6 for nonresidents
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;

(2) Minnesota sporting, the issuing fee is
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$1
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$4
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;

(3) to take small game, to take fish by angling or by spearing, and to trap fur-bearing

animals, the issuing fee is
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$1
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$4 for residents and $6 for nonresidents
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;

(4) to apply for a limited hunt drawing, the issuing fee is $1 unless the application requires

a license purchase at the time of application and the license purchase requires an application

fee;

(5) for a prairie-chicken license, the issuing fee is
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$1
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$4
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;

(6) for a turkey license, the issuing fee is
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$1
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$4 for residents and $6 for nonresidents
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;

(7) for an elk license, the issuing fee is
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$1
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$4
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;

(8) for a moose license, the issuing fee is
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$1
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$4
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;

(9) for a wolf license, the issuing fee is
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$1
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$4 for residents and $6 for nonresidents
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;

(10) for a stamp validation that is not issued simultaneously with a license, an issuing

fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the authorized seller;

(11) for stamp validations issued simultaneously with a license, there is no fee;

(12) for licenses, seals, tags, or coupons issued without a fee under section
97A.441,

subdivisions 1
to 6a, or
97A.465
, there is no fee;

(13) for lifetime licenses, there is no fee; and

(14) for all other licenses, permits, renewals, or applications or any other transaction

through the electronic licensing system under this chapter or any other chapter when an

issuing fee is not specified, an issuing fee of $1 may be charged at the discretion of the

authorized seller.

(b) Only one issuing fee may be collected when selling more than one stamp in the same

transaction after the end of the season for which the stamp was issued.

(c) The agent shall keep the issuing fee as a commission for selling the licenses.

(d) The commissioner shall collect the issuing fee on licenses sold by the commissioner.

(e) A license, except stamps, must state the amount of the issuing fee and that the issuing

fee is kept by the seller as a commission for selling the licenses.

(f) For duplicate licenses, including licenses issued without a fee, the issuing fees are:

(1) for licenses to take big game, 75 cents; and

(2) for other licenses, 50 cents.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective July 1, 2026.

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