Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish

Section 97A.0451 — Authority For Using Emergency Rules Procedure; Expiration Of Authority. - Subdivision 1. When to use emergency rulemaking. When the commissioner...

Section 97A.0452 — Notice Of Proposed Adoption Of Emergency Rule. - The proposed emergency rule must be published with a notice...

Section 97A.0453 — Notice To Committees For Fees Fixed By Rule. - Before the commissioner submits notice to the State Register of...

Section 97A.0454 — Modifying Proposed Emergency Rule. - The proposed emergency rule may be modified if the modifications...

Section 97A.0455 — Submitting Proposed Emergency Rule To Attorney General. - Subdivision 1. Submission. The commissioner shall submit to the attorney...

Section 97A.0456 — Effective Date Of Emergency Rule. - The emergency rule takes effect five working days after approval...

Section 97A.0457 — Publishing Approval. - As soon as practicable, notice of the attorney general's decision...

Section 97A.0458 — Effective Period Of Emergency Rule. - Emergency rules adopted under sections 97A.0451 to 97A.0459 shall be...

Section 97A.0459 — Approving Form Of Emergency Rule. - No approved emergency rule shall be filed with the secretary...

Section 97A.051 — Publishing Rules And Laws. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2003 c 28 art 1 s 20]...

Section 97A.052 — Peace Officer Training Account. - Subdivision 1. Account established; sources. The peace officer training account...

Section 97A.055 — Game And Fish Fund. - Subdivision 1. Establishment; purposes. The game and fish fund is...

Section 97A.056 — Outdoor Heritage Fund; Lessard-sams Outdoor Heritage Council. - Subdivision 1. Outdoor heritage fund. An outdoor heritage fund, under...

Section 97A.057 — Federal Law Compliance; Restriction On License Revenue. - Subdivision 1. Compliance with federal law. The commissioner shall take...

Section 97A.065 — Dedication Of Certain Receipts. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91]...

Section 97A.071 — Wildlife Acquisition Account. - Subdivision 1. Account established. The wildlife acquisition account is established...

Section 97A.075 — Use Of License Revenues. - Subdivision 1. Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes...

Section 97A.085 — Game Refuges. - Subdivision 1. State parks. All state parks are designated as...

Section 97A.091 — Hunting On Game Refuges. - Subdivision 1. Hunting and possession of firearms. Except as provided...

Section 97A.092 — Controlled Hunting Zones. - The commissioner may by rule establish controlled hunting zones in...

Section 97A.093 — Hunting, Trapping, And Fishing In Scientific And Natural Areas. - Except as otherwise provided by law, scientific and natural areas...

Section 97A.095 — Waterfowl Protected Areas. - Subdivision 1. Migratory-waterfowl sanctuary. The commissioner may designate by rule...

Section 97A.098 — Trespass On Federal Lands. - A person may not enter or use a national wildlife...

Section 97A.101 — Public Water Reserves And Management Designation. - Subdivision 1. Reserves. The commissioner may designate and reserve public...

Section 97A.105 — Game And Fur Farms. - Subdivision 1. License requirements. (a) A person may breed and...

Section 97A.115 — Shooting Preserves. - Subdivision 1. Licenses; rules. A person may not operate a...

Section 97A.121 — Hunting In Private Shooting Preserves. - Subdivision 1. Hunter's license. (a) A person hunting released birds...

Section 97A.125 — Wildlife Habitat On Private Land. - The commissioner may enter into agreements with landowners to develop...

Section 97A.126 — Walk-in Access Program. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. A walk-in access program is established to...

Section 97A.127 — Financing Waterfowl Development. - The commissioner may use funds appropriated for fish and wildlife...

Section 97A.131 — Hatcheries. - The commissioner may acquire property by gift, lease, purchase, or...

Section 97A.133 — State Wildlife Management Areas. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. State wildlife management areas are established and...

Section 97A.134 — Adopt-a-wma Program. - Subdivision 1. Creation. The Minnesota adopt-a-WMA (wildlife management area) program...

Section 97A.135 — Acquiring Wildlife Lands. - Subdivision 1. Public hunting and wildlife areas. (a) The commissioner...

Section 97A.137 — Hunting, Fishing, And Trespassing In Wildlife Management Areas. - Subdivision 1. Hunting and fishing. Wildlife management areas are open...

Section 97A.141 — Public-water Access Sites. - Subdivision 1. Acquisition; generally. The commissioner shall acquire access sites...

Section 97A.145 — Wetlands For Wildlife. - Subdivision 1. Acquisition; generally. (a) The commissioner or the commissioner...

Section 97A.151 — Leech Lake Indian Reservation Agreement. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to...

Section 97A.155 — Amendments To Leech Lake Indian Reservation Agreement. - Subdivision 1. Payment in lieu of special licenses. The commissioner...

Section 97A.157 — 1854 Treaty Area Agreement. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to...

Section 97A.161 — Agreement With White Earth Indians. - The commissioner may enter into an agreement with authorized representatives...

Section 97A.165 — Source Of Payments For Indian Agreement. - Money to make payments to the Leech Lake Band, the...

Section 97A.201 — Enforcement. - Subdivision 1. Enforcement by commissioner. The commissioner shall execute and...

Section 97A.205 — Enforcement Officer; Powers. - (a) An enforcement officer is authorized to: (1) execute and...

Section 97A.211 — Arrest Procedures. - Subdivision 1. Notice to appear in court. (a) A person...

Section 97A.215 — Inspections. - Subdivision 1. Storing wild animals. (a) When an enforcement officer...

Section 97A.221 — Seizure And Confiscation Of Property. - Subdivision 1. Property subject to seizure and confiscation. (a) An...

Section 97A.223 — Seizure And Administrative Forfeiture Of Certain Firearms And Abandoned Property. - Subdivision 1. Property subject to seizure and forfeiture. (a) An...

Section 97A.225 — Seizure And Confiscation Of Motor Vehicles And Boats. - Subdivision 1. Seizure. (a) An enforcement officer must seize all...

Section 97A.231 — Search Warrants. - Upon complaint establishing that the complainant has probable cause to...

Section 97A.235 — Jurisdiction Over Boundary Waters. - Courts in counties having jurisdiction adjacent to boundary waters and...

Section 97A.241 — Reciprocity With Other States In Appointing Officers. - Subdivision 1. Officers of other jurisdictions as special conservation officers....

Section 97A.245 — Rewards. - The commissioner may pay rewards for information leading to the...

Section 97A.251 — Obstructing Officers. - Subdivision 1. Unlawful conduct. A person may not: (1) intentionally...

Section 97A.255 — Prosecutions. - Subdivision 1. Statute of limitations. A prosecution under the game...

Section 97A.301 — General Penalty Provisions. - Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Unless a different penalty is prescribed, a...

Section 97A.305 — Impersonating Enforcement Officer. - A person that purports to be acting in an official...

Section 97A.311 — Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Altering license. A person that alters a license...

Section 97A.315 — Trespass. - Subdivision 1. Criminal penalties. (a) A person that violates a...

Section 97A.321 — Dogs Pursuing, Wounding, Or Killing Big Game. - Subdivision 1. Owner responsibility; penalty amount. (a) The owner of...

Section 97A.325 — Penalties For Unlawfully Buying Or Selling Wild Animals. - Subdivision 1. Gross misdemeanor for sales of $300 or more....

Section 97A.331 — Penalties Related To Hunting. - Subdivision 1. Hunting while under the influence of alcohol or...

Section 97A.335 — Penalties Related To Fishing. - Subdivision 1. Taking fish with illegal devices or substances. A...

Section 97A.338 — Gross Overlimits Of Wild Animals; Penalty. - (a) A person who takes, possesses, or transports wild animals...

Section 97A.341 — Restitution For Wild Animals Illegally Taken. - Subdivision 1. Liability for restitution. A person who kills, injures,...

Section 97A.345 — Restitution Value Of Wild Animals. - (a) The commissioner may, by rules adopted under chapter 14,...

Section 97A.401 — Special Permits. - Subdivision 1. Commissioner's authority. The commissioner may issue special permits...

Section 97A.405 — License Requirements. - Subdivision 1. Protected wild animals. Unless allowed under the game...

Section 97A.408 — Anatomical Gift Option; Education. - (a) Applications through the Department of Natural Resources' online sales...

Section 97A.411 — Validity Of Licenses. - Subdivision 1. License period. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs...

Section 97A.415 — License Restrictions. - Subdivision 1. One license per person. Only one trapping and...

Section 97A.418 — Permit Rules. - Wherever the game and fish laws specifically provide for the...

Section 97A.420 — Seizure Of Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Seizure. (a) An enforcement officer shall immediately seize...

Section 97A.421 — Validity And Issuance Of Licenses After Conviction. - Subdivision 1. General. (a) The annual license of a person...

Section 97A.425 — Record And Reporting Requirements For Dealers, Tanners, And Taxidermists. - Subdivision 1. License and record requirements. (a) A person must...

Section 97A.431 — Moose Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Number of licenses; party size. The commissioner shall...

Section 97A.433 — Elk Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Number of licenses; party size. The commissioner shall...

Section 97A.434 — Prairie-chicken Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Number of licenses to be issued. If the...

Section 97A.435 — Turkey Licenses; Application And Eligibility. - Subdivision 1. License issuance. The commissioner shall include in rules...

Section 97A.438 — Releasing Wild Turkeys; Permit Required. - A person may not release a wild turkey or wild-turkey...

Section 97A.441 — Licenses Issued Without Fee. - Subdivision 1. Angling and spearing; disabled residents. (a) A person...

Section 97A.445 — Exemptions From License Requirement. - Subdivision 1. Angling; Take a Kid Fishing Weekends. (a) A...

Section 97A.451 — License Requirements And Exemptions Relating To Age. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1988 c 437 s 6] Subd. 2....

Section 97A.455 — Nonresident Students; Fishing, Small Game, And Big Game. - (a) A nonresident that is a full-time student at an...

Section 97A.461 — Nonresident Licenses For Boundary Water Hunting Or Fishing. - Licenses to take fish or small game in or on...

Section 97A.465 — Military Personnel; Fishing And Hunting. - Subdivision 1. Residents on leave. A resident that is in...

Section 97A.471 — Nonresident Courtesy Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Game and fish officers of other jurisdictions. The...

Section 97A.472 — Place Of Sale Of Nonresident Licenses; Restriction. - The commissioner shall not sell or issue in any place...

Section 97A.473 — Resident Lifetime Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Resident lifetime licenses authorized. (a) The commissioner may...

Section 97A.474 — Nonresident Lifetime Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Nonresident lifetime licenses authorized. (a) The commissioner may...

Section 97A.4742 — Lifetime Fish And Wildlife Trust Fund. - Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. The lifetime fish and wildlife trust...

Section 97A.475 — License Fees. - Subdivision 1. Requirements for issuance. A license shall be issued...

Section 97A.481 — License Applications; Penalty. - All information required on a license application form must be...

Section 97A.482 — License Applications; Collecting Social Security Numbers. - (a) All applicants for individual noncommercial game and fish licenses...

Section 97A.485 — Issuance Of Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Commissioner. The commissioner shall issue and sell licenses....

Section 97A.501 — Wild Animals; General Restrictions. - Subdivision 1. General restrictions. A person may not take, buy,...

Section 97A.502 — Deer Killed By Motor Vehicles. - (a) Deer killed by a motor vehicle on a public...

Section 97A.505 — Possessing Wild Animals. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1987 c 149 art 1 s 54]...

Section 97A.510 — Game For Consumption At Fundraising Events. - (a) Nonprofit organizations may charge a fee for admission to...

Section 97A.511 — Fur-bearing Animals. - The skins of fur-bearing animals and the flesh of beaver,...

Section 97A.512 — Sale Of Inedible Portions Of Big Game Animals, Fur-bearing Animals, Fish, And Game Birds Other Than Migratory Waterfowl. - (a) Except as otherwise provided by the game and fish...

Section 97A.515 — Pelts, Skins, And Hides Taken On Indian Reservations. - The pelts, skins, and hides of protected wild animals taken...

Section 97A.521 — Transporting Wild Animals; Generally. - Subdivision 1. General authority; residents. A resident may transport wild...

Section 97A.525 — Transporting Wild Animals By Common Carrier. - Subdivision 1. Generally. A person may transport wild animals by...

Section 97A.531 — Shipping Wild Animals Taken In Canada. - Subdivision 1. Shipping coupons. A person may ship, within or...

Section 97A.535 — Possessing And Transporting Deer, Bear, Elk, And Moose. - Subdivision 1. Tags required. (a) A person may not possess...

Section 97A.545 — Transporting Game Birds. - Subdivision 1. Residents shipping by common carrier. A resident that...

Section 97A.551 — Possessing And Transporting Fish. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1987 c 149 art 1 s 54]...

Section 97A.56 — Feral Swine. - Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "feral swine"...

Chapter 97B — Hunting

Section 97B.001 — Trespass. - Subdivision 1. Agricultural land definition. For purposes of this section,...

Section 97B.002 — Civil Trespass. - Subdivision 1. Authority to issue. Conservation officers, sheriffs, and deputies...

Section 97B.005 — Training Dogs. - Subdivision 1. Field training. A person may not train hunting...

Section 97B.011 — Dogs Pursuing Big Game. - (a) A person who observes a dog wounding, killing, or...

Section 97B.015 — Firearms Safety And Wildlife Identification Course. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner shall establish a statewide course...

Section 97B.020 — Firearms Safety Certificate Required. - (a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451,...

Section 97B.021 — Possession Of Firearms By Persons Under Age 16. - Subdivision 1. Restrictions. (a) Except as provided in this subdivision,...

Section 97B.0215 — Parent Or Guardian Responsibility; Violation. - A parent or guardian of a minor may not knowingly...

Section 97B.022 — Apprentice-hunter Validation. - Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purpose of this section, "accompanied"...

Section 97B.025 — Hunter And Trapper Education. - (a) The commissioner may establish education courses for hunters. The...

Section 97B.026 — Trapper Education Certificate; Requirement. - A person born after December 31, 1989, and who has...

Section 97B.031 — Use And Possession Of Firearms. - Subdivision 1. Permissible firearms and ammunition; big game and wolves....

Section 97B.035 — Restrictions On Archery Equipment. - Subdivision 1. Hunting with bows released by mechanical devices. (a)...

Section 97B.036 — Crossbow Hunting During Firearms Season. - Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may...

Section 97B.037 — Crossbow Hunting; Age 60 Or Over. - Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person age...

Section 97B.041 — Possession Of Firearms And Ammunition Restricted In Deer Zones. - (a) A person may not possess a firearm or ammunition...

Section 97B.045 — Transporting Firearms. - Subdivision 1. Restrictions. A person may not transport a firearm...

Section 97B.051 — Transporting Archery Bows. - Except as specified under section 97B.055, subdivision 2, a person...

Section 97B.055 — Discharging Firearms And Bows And Arrows. - Subdivision 1. Restrictions related to highways. (a) A person may...

Section 97B.063 — Hunter Satisfaction Survey. - The commissioner shall annually administer the collection of hunter information...

Section 97B.065 — Hunting While Under Influence Of Alcohol Or Controlled Substance. - Subdivision 1. Acts prohibited. (a) A person may not take...

Section 97B.066 — Chemical Testing. - Subdivision 1. Mandatory chemical testing. (a) A person who takes...

Section 97B.071 — Clothing Requirements; Blaze Orange Or Blaze Pink. - (a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c),...

Section 97B.075 — Hunting Restricted Between Evening And Morning. - (a) A person may not take protected wild animals, except...

Section 97B.081 — Using Artificial Lights To Locate Animals. - Subdivision 1. With implements to take wild animals. Except as...

Section 97B.085 — Using Radios To Take Animals. - Subdivision 1. Taking big and small game. A person may...

Section 97B.086 — Possessing Night Vision Or Thermal Imaging Equipment. - (a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal...

Section 97B.091 — Using Motor Vehicles To Chase Wild Animals Prohibited. - A person may not use a motor vehicle to intentionally...

Section 97B.095 — Disturbing And Taking From Burrows And Dens. - Subdivision 1. Disturbing burrows or dens. A person may not...

Section 97B.099 — Prohibited Hunting Methods. - Subdivision 1. Open fire or smoke. A person may not...

Section 97B.101 — Hunting With Ferrets Prohibited. - A person may not take a protected wild animal with...

Section 97B.105 — Hunting By Falconry. - A person may take a protected wild animal by falconry...

Section 97B.1055 — Hunting By Persons With A Permanent Physical Or Developmental Disability. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section and section...

Section 97B.106 — Crossbow Permits For Hunting And Fishing. - Subdivision 1. Eligibility. (a) The commissioner may issue a special...

Section 97B.111 — Special Firearm Hunting Seasons For Physically Disabled. - Subdivision 1. Establishment; requirements. (a) The commissioner may establish criteria,...

Section 97B.1115 — Using Mechanical Or Electronic Assistance To Hold And Discharge Firearms Or Bows; Person With Physical Disability. - (a) Notwithstanding sections 97B.035, subdivision 1, 97B.321, and 97B.701, subdivision...

Section 97B.112 — Special Hunts. - The commissioner may by rule establish criteria, special seasons, and...

Section 97B.115 — Computer-assisted Remote Hunting Prohibited. - (a) No person shall operate, provide, sell, use or offer...

Section 97B.201 — No Open Season For Caribou Or Antelope. - There may not be an open season on caribou or...

Section 97B.205 — Using Dogs And Horses To Take Big Game Prohibited. - A person may not use a dog or horse to...

Section 97B.207 — Using Dogs To Locate Wounded Deer Or Bear. - Subdivision 1. Using dogs allowed. A person may use a...

Section 97B.211 — Hunting Big Game By Archery. - Subdivision 1. Possession of firearms prohibited. (a) A person may...

Section 97B.22 — Collecting Antler Sheds. - (a) A person may take and possess naturally shed antlers...

Section 97B.301 — Deer Licenses And Limits. - Subdivision 1. Licenses required. A person may not take deer...

Section 97B.303 — Venison Donations. - An individual who legally takes a deer may donate the...

Section 97B.305 — Commissioner May Limit Number Of Deer Hunters. - The commissioner may limit the number of persons that may...

Section 97B.311 — Deer Seasons And Restrictions. - (a) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe restrictions and designate...

Section 97B.318 — Arms Use Areas And Restrictions; Regular Firearms Season. - Subdivision 1. Shotgun use area. During the regular firearms season...

Section 97B.321 — Snares, Traps, Set Guns, And Swivel Guns Prohibited. - A person may not take deer with the aid of...

Section 97B.325 — Deer Stand Restrictions. - A person may not take deer from a constructed platform...

Section 97B.326 — Stands And Blinds On Public Lands. - Any unoccupied permanent stand or blind on public land is...

Section 97B.327 — Report; Deer Other Than White-tailed Or Mule. - A hunter legally taking a deer that is not a...

Section 97B.328 — Baiting Prohibited. - Subdivision 1. Hunting with aid of bait prohibited. A person...

Section 97B.401 — Bear License Required; Application. - (a) A person may not take bear without a bear...

Section 97B.405 — Commissioner May Limit Number Of Bear Hunters. - (a) The commissioner may limit the number of persons that...

Section 97B.411 — Bear Season And Restrictions. - The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe the open season and...

Section 97B.415 — Taking Bear To Protect Property. - A person may take a bear at any time to...

Section 97B.421 — Permit Required To Snare Bears. - A person may not use a snare to take a...

Section 97B.425 — Baiting Bears. - Notwithstanding section 609.68, a person may place bait to take...

Section 97B.426 — Baiting Bear; Use Of Drum. - (a) Notwithstanding section 97B.425, clauses (4) and (5): (1) a...

Section 97B.431 — Bear-hunting Outfitters. - (a) A person may not place bait for bear, or...

Section 97B.501 — Moose License Required. - A person may not take moose without a moose license....

Section 97B.505 — Moose Season And Restrictions. - The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe the open season and...

Section 97B.515 — Taking Elk. - Subdivision 1. License required. A person may not take an...

Section 97B.516 — Plan For Elk Management. - (a) The commissioner of natural resources must adopt an elk...

Section 97B.601 — Small-game Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. A person may not take small game...

Section 97B.603 — Taking Small Game By Party. - (a) While two or more persons are taking small game...

Section 97B.605 — Commissioner May Restrict Taking Small Game Animals. - The commissioner may by rule set open seasons for, prescribe...

Section 97B.621 — Raccoons. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2014 c 290 s 70] Subd. 2....

Section 97B.641 — Cougar, Lynx, And Wolverine. - There is no open season for cougar, lynx, or wolverine....

Section 97B.645 — Wolves. - Subdivision 1. Using dogs and horses prohibited; using guard animals....

Section 97B.646 — Wolf Management. - (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture,...

Section 97B.647 — Taking Wolves. - Subdivision 1. License required. Except as provided under section 97B.645...

Section 97B.648 — Wolves; Unlawful Taking; Penalty. - A person who unlawfully takes, transports, or possesses a wolf...

Section 97B.651 — Unprotected Mammals And Birds. - Subdivision 1. Taking unprotected mammals and birds. Mammals that are...

Section 97B.655 — Taking Animals Causing Damage. - Subdivision 1. Owners and occupants may take certain animals. (a)...

Section 97B.657 — Taking Wild Animals To Protect Public Safety. - A licensed peace officer may, at any time, take any...

Section 97B.661 — Removing Beaver From State Lands. - The commissioner may remove beaver at state expense from state...

Section 97B.665 — Beaver Dams; Threats To Safety Or Property. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2010 c 361 art 4 s 83]...

Section 97B.667 — Removing Beavers, Beaver Dams, And Lodges; Road Authorities And Local Government Units. - Subdivision 1. Road authorities. (a) When a drainage watercourse is...

Section 97B.668 — Game Birds Causing Damage. - Notwithstanding sections 97B.091 and 97B.805, subdivisions 1 and 2, a...

Section 97B.671 — Predator-control Program. - Subdivision 1. Authorization to take predators. If the commissioner determines...

Section 97B.701 — Protected Birds. - Subdivision 1. Authorized taking. Protected birds, their nests, and their...

Section 97B.705 — Restrictions On Trapping Birds. - (a) Except as provided in this section, a person may...

Section 97B.715 — Pheasants. - Subdivision 1. Stamp required. (a) Except as provided in paragraph...

Section 97B.716 — Prairie Chickens. - Subdivision 1. License required. A person may not take a...

Section 97B.721 — License Required To Take Turkey; Tagging And Registration Requirements. - (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 97A.405,...

Section 97B.722 — Possessing Firearms; Hunting Turkey. - (a) While afield hunting turkeys, licensees may not have in...

Section 97B.723 — Commissioner May Limit Number Of Turkey Hunters. - The commissioner may establish a method, including a drawing, to...

Section 97B.725 — Guiding Hunters. - A person may not guide turkey hunters for compensation. 1986...

Section 97B.731 — Migratory Birds. - Subdivision 1. Migratory game birds. (a) Migratory game birds may...

Section 97B.801 — Minnesota Migratory-waterfowl Stamp Required. - (a) Except as provided in this section or section 97A.405,...

Section 97B.802 — Special Canada-goose Season; License Required. - Except as provided in this section, a person required to...

Section 97B.805 — Restrictions On Method Of Taking Waterfowl On Water. - Subdivision 1. Taking in open water. (a) A person may...

Section 97B.811 — Decoys And Blinds On Public Lands And Waters. - Subdivision 1. Blinds and decoys prohibited before season. A person...

Section 97B.901 — Registration And Tagging Fur-bearing Animals. - (a) The commissioner may, by rule, require persons taking, possessing,...

Section 97B.903 — Use Of Body-gripping Traps. - A person may not set, place, or operate, except as...

Section 97B.905 — Fur Dealer's Licenses. - Subdivision 1. License requirement. (a) A person may not buy...

Section 97B.9251 — Beaver Season. - The commissioner may establish open seasons and restrictions for taking...

Section 97B.926 — Pine Marten And Fisher Zone. - Where a combined pine marten and fisher trapping zone exists,...

Section 97B.928 — Identifying Traps And Snares. - Subdivision 1. Information required. (a) A person may not set...

Section 97B.931 — Tending Traps. - Subdivision 1. Restrictions. A person may not tend a trap...

Section 97B.941 — Tampering With Traps. - A person may not remove or tamper with a trap...

Section 97B.945 — Setting Traps Near Water Restricted. - A person may not set a trap within 50 feet...

Section 97B.951 — Use Of Snares To Take Unprotected Mammals. - A snare set for an unprotected mammal may not be...

Chapter 97C — Fishing

Section 97C.001 — Experimental Waters. - Subdivision 1. Definition; designation. (a) Experimental waters are lakes and...

Section 97C.005 — Special Management Waters. - Subdivision 1. Definition; designation. (a) Special management waters are waters...

Section 97C.007 — Northern Pike Experimental And Special Management Waters. - The combined number of lakes designated for northern pike under...

Section 97C.02 — Acquiring Critical Aquatic Habitat. - The commissioner shall acquire lands that are critical for fish...

Section 97C.021 — Angling Restricted In Trout Streams. - A person may only take fish from a designated trout...

Section 97C.025 — Fishing And Motorboats Restricted In Certain Areas. - (a) The commissioner may prohibit or restrict the taking of...

Section 97C.035 — Endangered Fish Populations. - Subdivision 1. Conditions. If the commissioner determines that fish are...

Section 97C.041 — Commissioner May Remove Rough Fish And Catfish. - The commissioner may take rough fish, lake whitefish, and rainbow...

Section 97C.045 — Removing Rough Fish From Boundary Waters. - The commissioner may enter into agreements with North Dakota, South...

Section 97C.051 — Special Permits To Use Piscicides. - Subdivision 1. Permit. (a) The commissioner may issue a special...

Section 97C.055 — Removing Dead Fish. - The commissioner shall remove and dispose of dead fish that...

Section 97C.061 — Dragging Weight Or Anchor Through Vegetation. - A person may not use a motorboat to drag an...

Section 97C.065 — Pollutants In Waters. - A person may not dispose of any substance in state...

Section 97C.071 — Structures In Public Waters. - A person may not construct or maintain a dam or...

Section 97C.075 — Fish Screens In Flowing Waters. - A person may not obstruct a creek, stream, or river...

Section 97C.077 — Fish Screens In Lakes. - Subdivision 1. Lake in single county. If all or a...

Section 97C.081 — Fishing Contests. - Subdivision 1. Restrictions. A person may not conduct a fishing...

Section 97C.085 — Permit Required For Tagging Fish. - A person may not tag or otherwise mark a live...

Section 97C.087 — Special Fish Management Tags. - Subdivision 1. Tags to be issued. If the commissioner determines...

Section 97C.201 — State Fish Stocking Prohibited Without Public Access. - The commissioner and state agencies may only stock fish in...

Section 97C.203 — Exchanging Fish Or Wildlife Resources; Disposal Of State Hatchery Products. - (a) The commissioner shall dispose of fish hatchery products or...

Section 97C.205 — Transporting And Stocking Fish. - (a) Except on the water body where taken, a person...

Section 97C.211 — Private Fish Hatcheries. - Subdivision 1. License required. A person may not operate a...

Section 97C.215 — Special Permits For United States Agents. - The commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee,...

Section 97C.301 — License Required To Take Fish. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. Unless exempted under section 97A.445, 97A.451, or...

Section 97C.303 — Conservation Angling License. - Subdivision 1. Availability. The commissioner shall make available a conservation...

Section 97C.305 — Trout-and-salmon Stamp Validation. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. Except as provided in subdivision 2 or...

Section 97C.311 — Lake Superior Fishing-guide License. - Subdivision 1. License required. A person may not operate a...

Section 97C.315 — Angling Lines And Hooks. - Subdivision 1. Lines. An angler may not use more than...

Section 97C.317 — Fishing By Party. - While two or more persons are taking fish by angling...

Section 97C.321 — Restrictions On Unattended Lines. - Subdivision 1. General prohibition. A person may not take fish...

Section 97C.325 — Restrictions On Taking Fish. - (a) Except as specifically authorized, a person may not take...

Section 97C.327 — Measuring Fish Length. - For the purpose of determining compliance with size limits for...

Section 97C.331 — Snagging Fish Prohibited. - Subdivision 1. General prohibition. A person may not: (1) intentionally...

Section 97C.335 — Use Of Artificial Lights To Take Fish Prohibited. - (a) A person may not use artificial lights to lure...

Section 97C.341 — Certain Aquatic Life Prohibited For Bait. - (a) A person may not use live minnows imported from...

Section 97C.342 — Disease-free Certification; Frozen Or Dead Fish Bait. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following...

Section 97C.345 — Restrictions On Using And Possessing Nets And Spears. - Subdivision 1. When use prohibited. Except as specifically authorized, a...

Section 97C.351 — Fish Nets; Tags. - A person may not possess a fish net unless specifically...

Section 97C.355 — Shelters On Ice; Dark Houses And Fish Houses. - Subdivision 1. Identification required. All shelters on the ice of...

Section 97C.361 — Restrictions On Fish Houses And Dark Houses In Boundary Waters Canoe Area. - A person may only use a portable fish house or...

Section 97C.371 — Spearing Fish. - Subdivision 1. Species allowed. Only rough fish, catfish, lake whitefish,...

Section 97C.375 — Taking Rough Fish By Spearing. - (a) A resident or nonresident may take rough fish by...

Section 97C.376 — Bow Fishing. - Subdivision 1. Season. (a) The regular bow-fishing season for residents...

Section 97C.381 — Harpooning Rough Fish. - A resident or nonresident may use a rubber powered gun,...

Section 97C.385 — Commissioner's Authority To Regulate Winter Fishing. - Subdivision 1. Effect on summer angling season. If the commissioner...

Section 97C.391 — Buying And Selling Fish. - Subdivision 1. General restrictions. A person may not buy or...

Section 97C.395 — Open Seasons For Angling. - Subdivision 1. Dates for certain species. (a) The open seasons...

Section 97C.401 — Limits. - Subdivision 1. Duty to prescribe limits. Unless otherwise provided in...

Section 97C.411 — Sturgeon And Paddlefish. - Lake sturgeon, shovelnose sturgeon, and paddlefish may not be taken,...

Section 97C.415 — Trout And Salmon. - Subdivision 1. Hours for taking trout restricted. A person may...

Section 97C.417 — Reporting Invasive Carp. - A person who takes any of the following invasive carp...

Section 97C.501 — Minnow Licenses Required. - Subdivision 1. Minnow retailers. (a) A person may not be...

Section 97C.502 — Minnows And Leeches; Invasive Species Training Required. - Subdivision 1. Minnows; invasive species training required. A minnow dealer,...

Section 97C.505 — Minnows. - Subdivision 1. Authority to take, possess, buy, and sell. (a)...

Section 97C.511 — Minnow Seines. - Subdivision 1. Size restrictions. Except as provided in subdivision 2,...

Section 97C.515 — Imported Minnows. - Subdivision 1. General prohibition. A person may not bring live...

Section 97C.521 — Transporting Carp Fingerlings Prohibited. - Except as provided in section 17.4984, subdivision 2, paragraph (g),...

Section 97C.525 — Restrictions On Transporting Minnows. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section does not apply to the...

Section 97C.601 — Frogs. - Subdivision 1. Season. The open season for frogs is May...

Section 97C.605 — Turtles. - Subdivision 1. Resident angling license required. In addition to any...

Section 97C.611 — Turtle Species; Limits. - Subdivision 1. Snapping turtles. A person may not possess more...

Section 97C.621 — Areas May Be Closed To Taking Turtles. - The commissioner may prohibit the taking of turtles from state...

Section 97C.701 — Taking Mussels. - Subdivision 1. Commissioner's authority. The commissioner may by rule set...

Section 97C.801 — Taking Rough Fish On Mississippi River. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1997 c 216 s 90; 1997 c...

Section 97C.805 — Netting Lake Whitefish And Ciscoes. - Subdivision 1. Open season. (a) The commissioner shall, by rule,...

Section 97C.811 — Commercial Fishing In Inland Waters. - Subdivision 1. Inland waters defined. For the purposes of this...

Section 97C.815 — Commercial Fishing Areas. - Subdivision 1. Designation. The commissioner shall specify inland commercial fishing...

Section 97C.821 — Possessing, Selling, And Transporting Commercial Fish. - Subdivision 1. Transporting and holding commercial fish. Subject to the...

Section 97C.825 — Lake Of The Woods And Rainy Lake Fishing. - Subdivision 1. New commercial fishing licenses prohibited. The commissioner may...

Section 97C.831 — Namakan And Sand Point Lakes; Commercial Fishing. - Subdivision 1. Lake whitefish and rough fish. Lake whitefish and...

Section 97C.835 — Lake Superior Commercial Fishing. - Subdivision 1. Commercial fishing license for Lake Superior. (a) A...

Section 97C.836 — Lake Superior Lake Trout; Expanded Assessment Harvest. - The commissioner shall provide for taking of lake trout by...

Section 97C.841 — Apprentice License. - (a) A person with a commercial fishing license may list...

Section 97C.843 — Possession For Commercial Netting. - When commercial nets, seines, bags, or cribs are lawfully set...

Section 97C.845 — Interference With Commercial Fishing. - A person may not: (1) knowingly place or maintain an...

Section 97C.851 — Commercial Fishing In International Waters; Resort Owners. - A license to buy or sell fish or to take...

Section 97C.855 — Upper And Lower Red Lake And Nett Lake; Transportation, Sale, And Disposal. - The commissioner may, by rule, allow the transportation, sale, and...

Section 97C.861 — Fish Vendors; Requirements. - Subdivision 1. License required. A person may not sell fish...

Section 97C.865 — Fish Packers. - Subdivision 1. License required; records. (a) A person engaged in...

Section 97C.871 — Crayfish. - The commissioner may adopt rules, including record-keeping requirements, for taking,...

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Minnesota Statutes Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish

Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish