Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish
Chapter 97A — 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 [Repealed, 2003 c 28 art 1 s 20]...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 [Repealed, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91]...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"...

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Minnesota Statutes Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish Chapter 97A — Game And Fish

Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish
Chapter 97A — Game And Fish