Purpose

• The bill aims to study trumpeter swans in Minnesota, including assessing the state's swan population and evaluating the feasibility of establishing a trumpeter swan hunting season.

Main Provisions

• Appropriation: In fiscal year 2027, a one-time general fund appropriation is provided to the commissioner of natural resources to conduct the trumpeter swan study.
• Study scope: The study must examine trumpeter swans in the state, assess the population, and determine the feasibility of a trumpeter swan hunting season.
• Reporting requirement: By January 15, 2027, the commissioner must submit the study results and any policy recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy and finance.
• Nature of funding: This is a one-time appropriation; it does not establish ongoing funding.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• There are no immediate changes to current wildlife laws or hunting statutes. The bill creates a one-time funding mechanism and a reporting requirement to explore the potential for a trumpeter swan hunting season, which could inform future policy decisions.

What This Could Mean

• The study results could influence future wildlife management decisions and any subsequent legislation about hunting trumpeter swans if a hunting season is found to be feasible and policy recommendations support it.

Terminology to Note

• trumpeter swan
• population
• feasibility
• hunting season
• study
• appropriation
• general fund
• commissioner of natural resources
• fiscal year 2027
• January 15, 2027
• policy recommendations
• chairs
• ranking minority members
• legislative committees
• environment and natural resources policy and finance
• Minnesota

Relevant Terms - trumpeter swan - population - hunting season - feasibility - study - appropriation - general fund - commissioner of natural resources - fiscal year 2027 - January 15, 2027 - policy recommendations - chairs - ranking minority members - legislative committees - environment and natural resources policy and finance - Minnesota