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SF3890 • 2026
Free angling, deer, and small game licenses provision for residents age 65 or over
Free angling, deer, and small game licenses provision for residents age 65 or over
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-02-26
House
Introduction and first reading
Official Summary Text
Free angling, deer, and small game licenses provision for residents age 65 or over
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to game and fish; providing for free angling, deer, and small game licenses to residents age 65 or over; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.441, by adding a subdivision. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.441, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Angling and taking deer and small game; age 65 or older. new text end new text begin (a) A person authorized to issue licenses must issue, without a fee, to a resident who is age 65 or older: new text end new text begin (1) a permanent license to take fish by angling; new text end new text begin (2) an annual license to take deer by firearms or by archery; and new text end new text begin (3) an annual license to take small game. new text end new text begin (b) A driver's license or Minnesota identification card serves as satisfactory evidence to obtain a license under this subdivision at all agent locations. new text end