SF 2525 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Shotgun zone for taking deer elimination provision

This bill eliminates a geographic restriction on deer hunting in Minnesota. It repeals the existing "shotgun use area" (which required hunters to use shotguns only in specific zones during the regular firearms season) and replaces it with a statewide rule allowing all legal firearms during that season. The change directly affects deer hunters across Minnesota who previously had to follow zone-specific firearm rules. The key provision removes the detailed boundary description for the shotgun zone, making all legal firearms permitted statewide during the regular deer hunting season.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Last action Mar 17, 2025
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Mar 13, 2025
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Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy
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Mar 13, 2025
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