Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 97A — Game And Fish
Section 97A.251 — Obstructing Officers.

Subdivision 1. Unlawful conduct. A person may not:
(1) intentionally hinder, resist, or obstruct an enforcement officer, agent, or employee of the division in the performance of official duties;
(2) refuse to submit to inspection of equipment used to take wild animals while in the field, licenses, or wild animals; or
(3) refuse to allow inspection of a motor vehicle, boat, or other conveyance used while taking or transporting wild animals.
Subd. 2. Civil actions. In addition to criminal prosecution, the state may bring a civil action to recover damages resulting from and enjoin the continuance of a violation of this section. The civil actions may be brought by the attorney general on the request of the commissioner.
1986 c 386 art 1 s 43; 2006 c 281 art 2 s 26

Structure Minnesota Statutes

Minnesota Statutes

Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish

Chapter 97A — Game And Fish

Section 97A.011 — Citation.

Section 97A.015 — Definitions.

Section 97A.021 — Construction.

Section 97A.025 — Ownership Of Wild Animals.

Section 97A.028 — Crop Protection Assistance.

Section 97A.031 — Wanton Waste.

Section 97A.035 — Removing Signs Prohibited.

Section 97A.037 — Hunter, Trapper, And Angler Harassment Prohibited.

Section 97A.041 — Exhibition Of Wildlife.

Section 97A.043 — Fish Consumption Advisories.

Section 97A.045 — Commissioner; General Powers And Duties.

Section 97A.0451 — Authority For Using Emergency Rules Procedure; Expiration Of Authority.

Section 97A.0452 — Notice Of Proposed Adoption Of Emergency Rule.

Section 97A.0453 — Notice To Committees For Fees Fixed By Rule.

Section 97A.0454 — Modifying Proposed Emergency Rule.

Section 97A.0455 — Submitting Proposed Emergency Rule To Attorney General.

Section 97A.0456 — Effective Date Of Emergency Rule.

Section 97A.0457 — Publishing Approval.

Section 97A.0458 — Effective Period Of Emergency Rule.

Section 97A.0459 — Approving Form Of Emergency Rule.

Section 97A.051 — Publishing Rules And Laws.

Section 97A.052 — Peace Officer Training Account.

Section 97A.055 — Game And Fish Fund.

Section 97A.056 — Outdoor Heritage Fund; Lessard-sams Outdoor Heritage Council.

Section 97A.057 — Federal Law Compliance; Restriction On License Revenue.

Section 97A.065 — Dedication Of Certain Receipts.

Section 97A.071 — Wildlife Acquisition Account.

Section 97A.075 — Use Of License Revenues.

Section 97A.085 — Game Refuges.

Section 97A.091 — Hunting On Game Refuges.

Section 97A.092 — Controlled Hunting Zones.

Section 97A.093 — Hunting, Trapping, And Fishing In Scientific And Natural Areas.

Section 97A.095 — Waterfowl Protected Areas.

Section 97A.098 — Trespass On Federal Lands.

Section 97A.101 — Public Water Reserves And Management Designation.

Section 97A.105 — Game And Fur Farms.

Section 97A.115 — Shooting Preserves.

Section 97A.121 — Hunting In Private Shooting Preserves.

Section 97A.125 — Wildlife Habitat On Private Land.

Section 97A.126 — Walk-in Access Program.

Section 97A.127 — Financing Waterfowl Development.

Section 97A.131 — Hatcheries.

Section 97A.133 — State Wildlife Management Areas.

Section 97A.134 — Adopt-a-wma Program.

Section 97A.135 — Acquiring Wildlife Lands.

Section 97A.137 — Hunting, Fishing, And Trespassing In Wildlife Management Areas.

Section 97A.141 — Public-water Access Sites.

Section 97A.145 — Wetlands For Wildlife.

Section 97A.151 — Leech Lake Indian Reservation Agreement.

Section 97A.155 — Amendments To Leech Lake Indian Reservation Agreement.

Section 97A.157 — 1854 Treaty Area Agreement.

Section 97A.161 — Agreement With White Earth Indians.

Section 97A.165 — Source Of Payments For Indian Agreement.

Section 97A.201 — Enforcement.

Section 97A.205 — Enforcement Officer; Powers.

Section 97A.211 — Arrest Procedures.

Section 97A.215 — Inspections.

Section 97A.221 — Seizure And Confiscation Of Property.

Section 97A.223 — Seizure And Administrative Forfeiture Of Certain Firearms And Abandoned Property.

Section 97A.225 — Seizure And Confiscation Of Motor Vehicles And Boats.

Section 97A.231 — Search Warrants.

Section 97A.235 — Jurisdiction Over Boundary Waters.

Section 97A.241 — Reciprocity With Other States In Appointing Officers.

Section 97A.245 — Rewards.

Section 97A.251 — Obstructing Officers.

Section 97A.255 — Prosecutions.

Section 97A.301 — General Penalty Provisions.

Section 97A.305 — Impersonating Enforcement Officer.

Section 97A.311 — Licenses.

Section 97A.315 — Trespass.

Section 97A.321 — Dogs Pursuing, Wounding, Or Killing Big Game.

Section 97A.325 — Penalties For Unlawfully Buying Or Selling Wild Animals.

Section 97A.331 — Penalties Related To Hunting.

Section 97A.335 — Penalties Related To Fishing.

Section 97A.338 — Gross Overlimits Of Wild Animals; Penalty.

Section 97A.341 — Restitution For Wild Animals Illegally Taken.

Section 97A.345 — Restitution Value Of Wild Animals.

Section 97A.401 — Special Permits.

Section 97A.405 — License Requirements.

Section 97A.408 — Anatomical Gift Option; Education.

Section 97A.411 — Validity Of Licenses.

Section 97A.415 — License Restrictions.

Section 97A.418 — Permit Rules.

Section 97A.420 — Seizure Of Licenses.

Section 97A.421 — Validity And Issuance Of Licenses After Conviction.

Section 97A.425 — Record And Reporting Requirements For Dealers, Tanners, And Taxidermists.

Section 97A.431 — Moose Licenses.

Section 97A.433 — Elk Licenses.

Section 97A.434 — Prairie-chicken Licenses.

Section 97A.435 — Turkey Licenses; Application And Eligibility.

Section 97A.438 — Releasing Wild Turkeys; Permit Required.

Section 97A.441 — Licenses Issued Without Fee.

Section 97A.445 — Exemptions From License Requirement.

Section 97A.451 — License Requirements And Exemptions Relating To Age.

Section 97A.455 — Nonresident Students; Fishing, Small Game, And Big Game.

Section 97A.461 — Nonresident Licenses For Boundary Water Hunting Or Fishing.

Section 97A.465 — Military Personnel; Fishing And Hunting.

Section 97A.471 — Nonresident Courtesy Licenses.

Section 97A.472 — Place Of Sale Of Nonresident Licenses; Restriction.

Section 97A.473 — Resident Lifetime Licenses.

Section 97A.474 — Nonresident Lifetime Licenses.

Section 97A.4742 — Lifetime Fish And Wildlife Trust Fund.

Section 97A.475 — License Fees.

Section 97A.481 — License Applications; Penalty.

Section 97A.482 — License Applications; Collecting Social Security Numbers.

Section 97A.485 — Issuance Of Licenses.

Section 97A.501 — Wild Animals; General Restrictions.

Section 97A.502 — Deer Killed By Motor Vehicles.

Section 97A.505 — Possessing Wild Animals.

Section 97A.510 — Game For Consumption At Fundraising Events.

Section 97A.511 — Fur-bearing Animals.

Section 97A.512 — Sale Of Inedible Portions Of Big Game Animals, Fur-bearing Animals, Fish, And Game Birds Other Than Migratory Waterfowl.

Section 97A.515 — Pelts, Skins, And Hides Taken On Indian Reservations.

Section 97A.521 — Transporting Wild Animals; Generally.

Section 97A.525 — Transporting Wild Animals By Common Carrier.

Section 97A.531 — Shipping Wild Animals Taken In Canada.

Section 97A.535 — Possessing And Transporting Deer, Bear, Elk, And Moose.

Section 97A.545 — Transporting Game Birds.

Section 97A.551 — Possessing And Transporting Fish.

Section 97A.56 — Feral Swine.