1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1238, the delete everything amendment
1.2(H1238DE3), as follows:
1.3Page 16, after line 31, insert:
1.4 "Sec. 44.
ELK MANAGEMENT PLAN.
1.5(a) Within 90 days of final enactment, the commissioner of natural resources shall:
1.6(1) develop an elk management plan consistent with the requirements under
1.7Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.516;
1.8(2) present the elk management plan to the Kittson, Marshall, and Roseau County
1.9Boards; and
1.10(3) begin implementing the plan.
1.11(b) If the commissioner fails to meet all the requirements in paragraph (a) the
1.12commissioner shall establish an open season for elk in Kittson, Marsha1l, and Roseau
1.13Counties to begin in 2009 and continue until the elk population reaches 55 or less."
1.14Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.15Amend the title accordingly