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RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING RULES AND STANDARDS FOR THE SEASONAL ARCHERY DEER HUNT.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city council finds:
WHEREAS, the Duluth City Code Section 6-77 provides for a limited and controlled archery deer hunt in the city; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Duluth City Section Code 6-77(f)(1), the standards and rules for each hunt are determined by city resolution.
RESOLVED, that the following rules and standards shall govern the deer hunt authorized by Duluth City Code Section 6-77(f)(1), as amended:
(a) Deer hunting by archery will be conducted in strict conformance with each and every applicable law, rule and regulation of the United States government, and the state of Minnesota, and the city;
(b) Each participating hunter shall be licensed by the state and certified by the designated agent of the city and shall have paid all required fees and met the standards for certification. The fee for each city certificate for each year's hunt shall be set in accordance with Duluth City Code Section 6-77(e), payable before any hunting is undertaken by the certificate holder. Payment shall be made to the chief administrative officer or their designee, or to the collecting agent designated by the council in a hunt management contract;
(c) Each hunter shall execute and legally bind their self to an agreement, on a form approved by the city attorney, to repair or pay for any injury to person or damage to property of another that arises out of the hunter's activities in hunting for deer or related to participating in the deer hunt, and to defend and indemnify the city and its agent for any claims against them which arise out of the hunter's activities related to participating in the deer hunt, directly or indirectly;
(d) Within 48 hours of taking a deer, each hunter shall report, on a form acceptable to the hunt manger or, if none, the chief administrative officer or their designee, the time and place taken, gender of deer and any other relevant information...
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