1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 128 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.035, subdivision 2, is amended to
1.4read:
1.5    Subd. 2. Possession of crossbows. A person may not possess a crossbow outdoors
1.6or in a motor vehicle during the open season for any game, unless the crossbow is
1.7unstrung, and in a case or in a closed trunk of a motor vehicle and the bow is not armed
1.8with a bolt or arrow.

1.9    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.041, is amended to read:
1.1097B.041 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION RESTRICTED
1.11IN DEER ZONES.
1.12    A person may not possess a firearm or ammunition outdoors during the period
1.13beginning the fifth day before the open firearms season and ending the second day after
1.14the close of the season within an area where deer may be taken by a firearm, except:
1.15    (1) during the open season and in an area where big game may be taken, a firearm
1.16and ammunition authorized for taking big game in that area may be used to take big game
1.17in that area if the person has a valid big game license in possession;
1.18    (2) an unloaded firearm that is in a case or in a closed trunk of a motor vehicle;
1.19    (3) a shotgun and shells containing No. 4 buckshot or smaller diameter lead shot
1.20or steel shot;
1.21    (4) a handgun or rifle capable of firing only rimfire cartridges of .17 and .22 caliber,
1.22including .22 magnum caliber cartridges;
1.23    (5) handguns possessed by a person authorized to carry a handgun under sections
1.24624.714 and 624.715 for the purpose authorized; and
1.25    (6) on a target range operated under a permit from the commissioner.
2.1    This section does not apply during an open firearms season in an area where deer
2.2may be taken only by muzzleloader, except that muzzleloading firearms lawful for the
2.3taking of deer may be possessed only by persons with a valid license to take deer by
2.4muzzleloader during that season.

2.5    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.045, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.6    Subdivision 1. Restrictions. (a) A person may not transport a an uncased, unloaded
2.7firearm in a motor vehicle unless the firearm is:
2.8(1) unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm, and the case
2.9fully encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened,
2.10and without any portion of the firearm exposed restricted under section 97A.091, 97B.081,
2.11or 97B.086; or
2.12(2) unloaded and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle; or
2.13(3) a handgun carried in compliance with sections 624.714 and 624.715 within the
2.14boundaries of a home rule charter or statutory city, including a city of the first class,
2.15county, town, municipal corporation, or other government subdivision that has prohibited
2.16the discharge of a firearm under section 471.633, in which case a firearm must be unloaded
2.17and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm, and the case must fully enclose the
2.18firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened, and without any
2.19portion of the firearm exposed.
2.20(b) For the purposes of this section, a "firearm" does not include a pistol as defined
2.21in section 624.712, subdivision 2.

2.22    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.051, is amended to read:
2.2397B.051 TRANSPORTATION OF ARCHERY BOWS.
2.24Except as specified under section 97B.055, subdivision 2, a person may not transport
2.25an archery bow in a motor vehicle unless the bow is:
2.26(1) unstrung;
2.27(2) completely contained in a case; or
2.28(3) in the closed trunk or rear-most enclosed portion of a motor vehicle that is not
2.29accessible from the passenger compartment not armed with a bolt or arrow.

2.30    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.66, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
2.31    Subd. 1d. Possession on school property; penalty. (a) Except as provided under
2.32paragraphs (c) and (e), whoever possesses, stores, or keeps a dangerous weapon or uses or
2.33brandishes a replica firearm or a BB gun while knowingly on school property is guilty of a
3.1felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment
3.2of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.
3.3(b) Whoever possesses, stores, or keeps a replica firearm or a BB gun on school
3.4property is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
3.5(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or (b), it is a misdemeanor for a person authorized
3.6to carry a firearm under the provisions of a permit or otherwise to carry a firearm on or
3.7about the person's clothes or person in a location the person knows is school property.
3.8Notwithstanding section 609.531, a firearm carried in violation of this paragraph is not
3.9subject to forfeiture.
3.10(d) As used in this subdivision:
3.11(1) "BB gun" means a device that fires or ejects a shot measuring .18 of an inch
3.12or less in diameter;
3.13(2) "dangerous weapon" has the meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 6;
3.14(3) "replica firearm" has the meaning given it in section 609.713; and
3.15(4) "school property" means:
3.16(i) a public or private elementary, middle, or secondary school building and its
3.17improved grounds, whether leased or owned by the school;
3.18(ii) a child care center licensed under chapter 245A during the period children are
3.19present and participating in a child care program;
3.20(iii) the area within a school bus when that bus is being used by a school to
3.21transport one or more elementary, middle, or secondary school students to and from
3.22school-related activities, including curricular, cocurricular, noncurricular, extracurricular,
3.23and supplementary activities; and
3.24(iv) that portion of a building or facility under the temporary, exclusive control
3.25of a public or private school, a school district, or an association of such entities where
3.26conspicuous signs are prominently posted at each entrance that give actual notice to
3.27persons of the school-related use.
3.28(e) This subdivision does not apply to:
3.29(1) active licensed peace officers;
3.30(2) military personnel or students participating in military training, who are on-duty,
3.31performing official duties;
3.32(3) persons authorized to carry a pistol under section 624.714 while in a motor
3.33vehicle or outside of a motor vehicle to directly place a firearm in, or retrieve it from, the
3.34trunk or rear area of the vehicle;
3.35(4) persons who keep or store in a motor vehicle pistols in accordance with section
3.36624.714 or 624.715, or other firearms in accordance with section 97B.045 provided the
4.1firearm is unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm, and the case
4.2fully encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened,
4.3and without any portion of the firearm exposed or the firearm is unloaded and in the
4.4closed trunk of a motor vehicle;
4.5(5) firearm safety or marksmanship courses or activities conducted on school
4.6property;
4.7(6) possession of dangerous weapons, BB guns, or replica firearms by a ceremonial
4.8color guard;
4.9(7) a gun or knife show held on school property;
4.10(8) possession of dangerous weapons, BB guns, or replica firearms with written
4.11permission of the principal or other person having general control and supervision of the
4.12school or the director of a child care center; or
4.13(9) persons who are on unimproved property owned or leased by a child care center,
4.14school, or school district unless the person knows that a student is currently present on the
4.15land for a school-related activity.
4.16(f) Notwithstanding section 471.634, a school district or other entity composed
4.17exclusively of school districts may not regulate firearms, ammunition, or their respective
4.18components, when possessed or carried by nonstudents or nonemployees, in a manner
4.19that is inconsistent with this subdivision."
4.20Delete the title and insert:
4.22relating to game and fish; removing bow and gun case requirements;amending
4.23Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 97B.035, subdivision 2; 97B.041; 97B.045,
4.24subdivision 1; 97B.051; 609.66, subdivision 1d."