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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, Chapter 336. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, Chapter 524. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, Chapter 609. CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, Chapter 144. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, Chapter 469. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, Chapter 473. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, Chapter 148. PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, Chapter 169. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, Chapter 256B. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR…196 Ch 60A, Chapter 60A. GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, Chapter 13. GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, Chapter 115A. WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, Chapter 325F. CONSUMER PROTECTION; P…168 Ch 383B, Chapter 383B. HENNEPIN COUNTY168

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Minn. Stat. § 97B.001 TRESPASS.
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97B.001 TRESPASS. § Subdivision 1.Agricultural land definition. For purposes of this section, "agricultural land" means land: (1) that is plowed or tilled; (2) that has standing crops or crop residues; (3) within a maintained fence for enclosing domestic livestock; (4) that is pl…
Minn. Stat. § 97B.002 CIVIL TRESPASS.
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97B.002 CIVIL TRESPASS. § Subdivision 1.Authority to issue. Conservation officers, sheriffs, and deputies may issue citations to a person who trespasses in violation of section 84.90 or 97B.001 or removes a sign posted to prevent trespass without permission of the owner of the pr…
Minn. Stat. § 97B.005 TRAINING DOGS.
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97B.005 TRAINING DOGS. § Subdivision 1.Field training. A person may not train hunting dogs afield on public lands administered by the commissioner from April 16 to July 14 except as specifically authorized by permit or rule. § Subd. 2.Restriction on ammunition while training. A p…
Minn. Stat. § 97B.011 DOGS PURSUING BIG GAME.
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97B.011 DOGS PURSUING BIG GAME. (a) A person who observes a dog wounding, killing, or pursuing in a manner that endangers big game may kill the dog: (1) at any time, if the person is a peace officer or conservation officer; or (2) between January 1 and July 14, if the person is n…

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Minn. Stat. § 97B.015 FIREARMS SAFETY AND WILDLIFE IDENTIFICATION COURSE.

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97B.015 FIREARMS SAFETY AND WILDLIFE IDENTIFICATION COURSE. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner shall establish a statewide course in the safe use of firearms and identification of wild mammals and birds. A course may be held in a school district. The courses must be …

Minn. Stat. § 97B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.

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97B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided in this section and section 97A.451, subdivisions 3 and 3b, a person born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual license to take wild animals by firearms unless the person has: (1) a firearms safety c…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.021 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS BY PERSONS UNDER AGE 16.

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97B.021 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS BY PERSONS UNDER AGE 16. § Subdivision 1.Restrictions. (a) Except as provided in this subdivision, a person under the age of 16 may not possess a firearm, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. (b) A person under age 16 may possess a firearm wi…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.0215 PARENT OR GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITY; VIOLATION.

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97B.0215 PARENT OR GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITY; VIOLATION. A parent or guardian of a minor may not knowingly direct, allow, or permit the minor to hunt without the required license, permit, training, or certification, or in violation of the game and fish laws. History: 1Sp2011 c 2 ar…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.022 APPRENTICE-HUNTER/TRAPPER VALIDATION.

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97B.022 APPRENTICE-HUNTER/TRAPPER VALIDATION. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purpose of this section, "accompanied" means to stay within a distance of another person that permits uninterrupted visual contact and unaided verbal communication. § Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) A res…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.025 HUNTER AND TRAPPER EDUCATION.

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97B.025 HUNTER AND TRAPPER EDUCATION. (a) The commissioner may establish education courses for hunters. The commissioner shall collect a fee from each person attending a course. A fee, to include a $1 issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be collected for issuing a duplicate ce…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.026 TRAPPER EDUCATION CERTIFICATE; REQUIREMENT.

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97B.026 TRAPPER EDUCATION CERTIFICATE; REQUIREMENT. A person born after December 31, 1989, and who has not been issued a trapping license in a previous license year, may not obtain a trapping license unless the person has been issued a trapper education certificate under section …

Minn. Stat. § 97B.031 USE AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS.

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97B.031 USE AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS. § Subdivision 1.Permissible firearms and ammunition; big game and wolves. A person may take big game and wolves with a firearm only if: (1) any rifle, shotgun, or handgun used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and has centerfire ignition;…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.035 RESTRICTIONS ON ARCHERY EQUIPMENT.

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97B.035 RESTRICTIONS ON ARCHERY EQUIPMENT. § Subdivision 1.Hunting with bows released by mechanical devices. (a) A person may not hunt with a bow drawn, held, or released by a mechanical device, except with a disabled hunter permit issued under section 97B.106 or as provided in p…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.036 CROSSBOW HUNTING DURING FIREARMS SEASON.

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97B.036 CROSSBOW HUNTING DURING FIREARMS SEASON. Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may take deer, bear, or turkey by crossbow during the respective firearms seasons. The transportation requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during the fir…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.037 CROSSBOW HUNTING AND FISHING.

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97B.037 CROSSBOW HUNTING AND FISHING. (a) Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may take deer, bear, turkey, common carp, or native rough fish by crossbow during the respective regular archery seasons. The transportation requirements of section 97B.051 a…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.041 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION RESTRICTED IN DEER ZONES.

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97B.041 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION RESTRICTED IN DEER ZONES. (a) A person may not possess a firearm or ammunition outdoors during the period beginning the fifth day before the open firearms season and ending the second day after the close of the season within an area w…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.045 TRANSPORTING FIREARMS.

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97B.045 TRANSPORTING FIREARMS. § Subdivision 1.Restrictions. A person may not transport a firearm in a motor vehicle unless the firearm is: (1) unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm, and the case fully encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckle…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.051 TRANSPORTING ARCHERY BOWS.

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97B.051 TRANSPORTING ARCHERY BOWS. Except as specified under section 97B.055, subdivision 2, a person may not transport an archery bow in a motor vehicle unless the bow is not armed with a bolt or arrow. History: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 11; 2000 c 428 s 1; 2000 c 473 s 8; 2009 c 176 a…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.055 DISCHARGING FIREARMS AND BOWS AND ARROWS.

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97B.055 DISCHARGING FIREARMS AND BOWS AND ARROWS. § Subdivision 1.Restrictions related to highways. (a) A person may not discharge a firearm or an arrow from a bow on, over, or across an improved public highway at a big game animal. A person may not discharge a firearm or bow and…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.063 HUNTER SATISFACTION SURVEY.

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97B.063 HUNTER SATISFACTION SURVEY. The commissioner shall annually administer the collection of hunter information related to participation and satisfaction. This may include information on preferences, values, interests, participation rates and patterns, barriers to participati…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.065 HUNTING WHILE UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.

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97B.065 HUNTING WHILE UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. § Subdivision 1.Acts prohibited. (a) A person may not take wild animals with a firearm or by archery: (1) when the person is under the influence of alcohol; (2) when the person is under the influence of a c…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.066 CHEMICAL TESTING.

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97B.066 CHEMICAL TESTING. § Subdivision 1.Mandatory chemical testing. (a) A person who takes wild animals with a bow or firearm in this state or on a boundary water of this state is required, subject to the provisions of this section, to take or submit to a test of the person's b…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.071 CLOTHING AND GROUND BLIND REQUIREMENTS; BLAZE ORANGE OR BLAZE PINK.

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97B.071 CLOTHING AND GROUND BLIND REQUIREMENTS; BLAZE ORANGE OR BLAZE PINK. (a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (d), a person may not hunt or trap during the open season where deer may be taken by firearms under applicable laws and ordinances, unless the visib…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.075 HUNTING RESTRICTED BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING.

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97B.075 HUNTING RESTRICTED BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING. (a) A person may not take protected wild animals, except raccoon and fox, with a firearm between the evening and morning times established by commissioner's rule, except as provided in this section. (b) Big game and wolves m…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.081 USING ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS TO LOCATE ANIMALS.

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97B.081 USING ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS TO LOCATE ANIMALS. § Subdivision 1.With implements to take wild animals. Except as provided in subdivision 3, a person may not cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light on a highway, or in a field, woodland, or forest, to s…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.085 USING RADIOS TO TAKE ANIMALS.

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97B.085 USING RADIOS TO TAKE ANIMALS. § Subdivision 1.Taking big and small game. A person may not use radio equipment to take big game or small game. § Subd. 2.Taking unprotected wild animals. A person may use radio equipment to take unprotected wild animals. § Subd. 3.Communicat…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.086 POSSESSING NIGHT VISION OR THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT.

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97B.086 POSSESSING NIGHT VISION OR THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT. (a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal imaging equipment while taking wild animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group of persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement th…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.091 USING MOTOR VEHICLES TO CHASE WILD ANIMALS PROHIBITED.

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97B.091 USING MOTOR VEHICLES TO CHASE WILD ANIMALS PROHIBITED. A person may not use a motor vehicle to intentionally drive, chase, run over, kill, or take a wild animal. History: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 19

Minn. Stat. § 97B.095 DISTURBING AND TAKING FROM BURROWS AND DENS.

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97B.095 DISTURBING AND TAKING FROM BURROWS AND DENS. § Subdivision 1.Disturbing burrows or dens. A person may not disturb the burrow or den of a wild animal between November 1 and April 1 without a permit. § Subd. 2.Fox dens. A person may not remove a fox from a den or trap fox w…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.099 PROHIBITED HUNTING METHODS.

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97B.099 PROHIBITED HUNTING METHODS. § Subdivision 1.Open fire or smoke. A person may not take a protected wild animal with the aid of an open fire or smoke. § Subd. 2.Cutting trees. A person may not take a protected wild animal by cutting down a tree occupied by a protected wild …

Minn. Stat. § 97B.101 HUNTING WITH FERRETS PROHIBITED.

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97B.101 HUNTING WITH FERRETS PROHIBITED. A person may not take a protected wild animal with the aid of a ferret. History: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 21

Minn. Stat. § 97B.105 HUNTING BY FALCONRY.

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97B.105 HUNTING BY FALCONRY. A person may take a protected wild animal by falconry under rules prescribed by the commissioner. History: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 22

Minn. Stat. § 97B.1055 HUNTING BY PERSONS WITH A PERMANENT PHYSICAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY.

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97B.1055 HUNTING BY PERSONS WITH A PERMANENT PHYSICAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 97B.015, subdivision 6: (1) "developmental disability" means a diagnosis of having substantial limitations in present functioni…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.106 CROSSBOW PERMITS FOR HUNTING AND FISHING.

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97B.106 CROSSBOW PERMITS FOR HUNTING AND FISHING. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility. (a) The commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to take big game, small game, native rough fish, or common carp with a crossbow to a person that is unable to hunt or take native rough f…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.111 SPECIAL FIREARM HUNTING SEASONS FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED.

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97B.111 SPECIAL FIREARM HUNTING SEASONS FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; requirements. (a) The commissioner may establish criteria, special seasons, and limits for persons who have a physical disability to take big game and small game with firearms and by a…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.1115 USING MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC ASSISTANCE TO HOLD AND DISCHARGE FIREARMS OR BOWS; PERSON WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY.

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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 2, the commissioner may issue a special permit to take big game and s…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.112 SPECIAL HUNTS.

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97B.112 SPECIAL HUNTS. The commissioner may by rule establish criteria, special seasons, and limits for youth and adult hunters to take big game and small game by firearms or archery in designated areas or times as part of the agency's overall effort in hunter recruitment and ret…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.115 COMPUTER-ASSISTED REMOTE HUNTING PROHIBITED.

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97B.115 COMPUTER-ASSISTED REMOTE HUNTING PROHIBITED. (a) No person shall operate, provide, sell, use or offer to operate, provide, sell or use any computer software or service that allows a person, not physically present at the site, to remotely control a weapon that could be use…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.201 NO OPEN SEASON FOR CARIBOU OR ANTELOPE.

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97B.201 NO OPEN SEASON FOR CARIBOU OR ANTELOPE. There may not be an open season on caribou or antelope. History: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 23; 1987 c 373 s 12

Minn. Stat. § 97B.205 USING DOGS AND HORSES TO TAKE BIG GAME PROHIBITED.

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97B.205 USING DOGS AND HORSES TO TAKE BIG GAME PROHIBITED. A person may not use a dog or horse to take big game, except as provided under section 97B.207. History: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 24; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 61

Minn. Stat. § 97B.207 USING DOGS TO LOCATE WOUNDED DEER OR BEAR.

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97B.207 USING DOGS TO LOCATE WOUNDED DEER OR BEAR. § Subdivision 1.Using dogs allowed. A person may use a dog to locate and retrieve a wounded deer or bear only as provided in this section. § Subd. 2.Requirements for hunters and handlers. (a) A person attempting to locate and ret…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.211 HUNTING BIG GAME BY ARCHERY.

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97B.211 HUNTING BIG GAME BY ARCHERY. § Subdivision 1.Possession of firearms prohibited. (a) A person may not take deer by archery while in possession of a firearm. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person carrying a handgun in compliance with section 624.714. § Subd. 2.Arrowh…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.22 COLLECTING ANTLER SHEDS.

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97B.22 COLLECTING ANTLER SHEDS. (a) A person may take and possess naturally shed antlers without a license. (b) A person may not place, arrange, or set equipment in a manner that is likely to artificially pull, sever, or otherwise cause antlers of live deer, moose, elk, or caribo…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.301 DEER LICENSES AND LIMITS.

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97B.301 DEER LICENSES AND LIMITS. § Subdivision 1.Licenses required. A person may not take deer without a license. A person must have a firearms deer license to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms season, a muzzleloader license to take deer with a muzzleloader dur…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.303 VENISON DONATIONS.

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97B.303 VENISON DONATIONS. An individual who legally takes a deer may donate the deer, for distribution to charitable food assistance programs, to a meat processor that is licensed under chapter 28A. An individual donating a deer must supply the processor with the licensee's DNR …

Minn. Stat. § 97B.305 COMMISSIONER MAY LIMIT NUMBER OF DEER HUNTERS.

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97B.305 COMMISSIONER MAY LIMIT NUMBER OF DEER HUNTERS. The commissioner may limit the number of persons that may hunt deer in an area if it is necessary to prevent an overharvest or improve the distribution of hunters. The commissioner may, by rule, establish a method, including …

Minn. Stat. § 97B.311 DEER SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS.

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97B.311 DEER SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS. (a) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe restrictions and designate areas where deer may be taken, including hunter selection criteria for special hunts established under section 97A.401, subdivision 4. The commissioner may, by rule, pre…

Minn. Stat. § 97B.321 SNARES, TRAPS, SET GUNS, AND SWIVEL GUNS PROHIBITED.

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97B.321 SNARES, TRAPS, SET GUNS, AND SWIVEL GUNS PROHIBITED. A person may not take deer with the aid of a snare, trap, set gun, or swivel gun. History: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 30

Minn. Stat. § 97B.325 DEER STAND RESTRICTIONS.

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97B.325 DEER STAND RESTRICTIONS. A person may not take deer from a constructed platform or other structure that is located within the right-of-way of an improved public highway. History: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 31; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 587 s 1; 1990 c 558 s 3; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 46

Minn. Stat. § 97B.326 STANDS AND BLINDS ON PUBLIC LANDS.

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97B.326 STANDS AND BLINDS ON PUBLIC LANDS. Any unoccupied permanent stand or blind on public land is public and not the property of the person who constructed it. History: 2005 c 146 s 32