Minnesota § 97A.155 AMENDMENTS TO LEECH LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION AGREEMENT

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§ 97A.155 — AMENDMENTS TO LEECH LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION AGREEMENT

Minnesota § 97A.155

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Minn. Stat. § 97A.155 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Payment in lieu of special licenses.
The commissioner may enter into an agreement with authorized representatives of the Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians to amend the settlement agreement adopted by section97A.151by providing that in lieu of the system of special licenses and license fees for persons who are not members of the Minnesota Chippewa tribe for the privilege of hunting, fishing, trapping, or taking minnows and other bait within the reservation, five percent of the proceeds from all licenses sold in the state for hunting, fishing, trapping, and taking minnows and other bait shall be credited to the special license account established by section97A.151. The funds shall be remitted to the Leech Lake Band in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions that m

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Subdivision 1.Payment in lieu of special licenses.
The commissioner may enter into an agreement with authorized representatives of the Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians to amend the settlement agreement adopted by section97A.151by providing that in lieu of the system of special licenses and license fees for persons who are not members of the Minnesota Chippewa tribe for the privilege of hunting, fishing, trapping, or taking minnows and other bait within the reservation, five percent of the proceeds from all licenses sold in the state for hunting, fishing, trapping, and taking minnows and other bait shall be credited to the special license account established by section97A.151. The funds shall be remitted to the Leech Lake Band in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions that may be mutually agreed upon.

Subd. 2.Payment in lieu of migratory-waterfowl stamp fee.
The commissioner may enter into an agreement with the Reservation Business Committee of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation to amend the settlement agreement adopted in section97A.151by providing that in lieu of collecting an additional fee in connection with the state migratory-waterfowl stamp for the privilege of hunting waterfowl on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation five percent of the proceeds from the sale of state migratory-waterfowl stamps shall be credited to the special license account established by section97A.151. The funds shall be remitted to the Leech Lake Reservation Business Committee in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions provided in section97A.151.

Subd. 3.Aquaculture allowed.
The commissioner shall not interpret commercial fishing in the settlement agreement in a manner that restricts aquaculture by the Leech Lake Band, or Leech Lake Band members, that is conducted consistent with state policies, laws, and regulations relating to aquaculture.