2022 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish
Chapter 97B — Hunting
Section 97B.1115 — Using Mechanical Or Electronic Assistance To Hold And Discharge Firearms Or Bows; Person With Physical Disability.
(a) Notwithstanding sections 97B.035, subdivision 1, 97B.321, and 97B.701, subdivision 2, the commissioner may issue a special permit to take big game and small game, without a fee, to a person with a physical disability who has a verified statement of the disability from a licensed physician, licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed physician assistant to use a swivel or otherwise mounted firearm or bow or any electronic or mechanical device to discharge a firearm or bow as long as the participant is physically present at the site.
(b) A person using mechanical or electronic assistance under this section may be assisted by another person. The person assisting may take a wounded animal shot by the person using mechanical or electronic assistance under this section if the person with the disability is physically incapable of doing so. The person assisting must be licensed to take the animal.
History:2012 c 277 art 1 s 57; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 60; 2022 c 58 s 23
