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HF413 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Age to angle without a license modified.

AI Generated Summary

Context

  • The bill has been introduced and sent to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy for consideration.

Purpose

  • To change the age at which Minnesota residents can fish without a license, by amending the licensing exemption in Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 97A.451 subdivision 8.

Main provisions

  • Amend Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 97A.451 subdivision 8 to specify that residents aged 65 years or older may fish without a license.
  • The change sets or clarifies a license-exemption threshold based on age for fishing activities by residents.

What this bill seeks to accomplish

  • It simplifies fishing access for older residents by removing the need for a fishing license once a resident reaches a certain age (65 years or older), aligning the law with a stated age-based exemption.

Significant changes to existing law

  • Replaces or updates the existing language in 97A.451 subdivision 8 to grant license-free fishing to residents 65+.
  • This affects whether older residents must purchase a license to fish in Minnesota’s waters.

Notes on wording

  • The draft text includes a possible typographical anomaly near the age specification (the appearance of an extra “90” alongside “65 years of age or older”). The intended reform appears to be the 65-year threshold for license exemption.

Relevant Terms

  • Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 97A.451 subdivision 8
  • license exemption
  • fishing without a license
  • residents 65 years of age or older
  • subdivision 8
  • fishing (angle or take fish)
  • environment and natural resources policy/committee
  • natural resources (general subject)
  • licensing requirements

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 13, 2025HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toEnvironment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Exempts residents aged 65 and older from the fishing license requirement."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "None."
      ],
      "summary": "This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 97A.451, subdivision 8 to allow residents aged 65 years and older to fish without a license.",
      "modified": [
        "Amends the age-based license exemption, establishing 65 years as the threshold for license-free fishing."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "97A.451",
    "subdivision": "Subdivision 8"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

Sponsors

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