2005 Minnesota Statutes - 97B.020 — Firearms safety certificate required.

     97B.020 Firearms safety certificate required. 


    (a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451, 
 subdivision 3a, a person born after December 31, 1979, may not 
 obtain an annual license to take wild animals by firearms unless 
 the person has:  


    (1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent 
 certificate; 


    (2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid 
 firearms safety qualification indicator issued under section 
 171.07, subdivision 13; 


    (3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety 
 qualification indicator; or 


    (4) other evidence indicating that the person has completed 
 in this state or in another state a hunter safety course 
 recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or 
 certified by the department as substantially similar.  


    (b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully 
 completed basic training in the United States armed forces, 
 reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a hunting 
 license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether 
 the person is issued a firearms safety certificate. 


    (c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a 
 lifetime license to take wild animals by firearms, unless the 
 person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual license 
 under paragraph (a) or (b). 


    HIST: 1991 c 63 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 125; 2000 c 341 s 9; 2002 c 
 323 s 6; 2003 c 28 art 1 s 14; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 107