Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

97A.471 NONRESIDENT COURTESY LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Game and fish officers of other jurisdictions. The commissioner may issue a courtesy nonresident license to take game or fish without charge to a game and fish or conservation employee of another state or of the United States…

97A.472 PLACE OF SALE OF NONRESIDENT LICENSES; RESTRICTION. The commissioner shall not sell or issue in any place outside this state a nonresident license to take fish in this state. History: 1987 c 404 s 121

97A.473 RESIDENT LIFETIME LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Resident lifetime licenses authorized. (a) The commissioner may issue a lifetime angling license, a lifetime spearing license, a lifetime angling and spearing license, a lifetime small-game-hunting license, a lifetime firearm or…

97A.474 NONRESIDENT LIFETIME LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Nonresident lifetime licenses authorized. (a) The commissioner may issue a lifetime angling license or a lifetime small-game-hunting license to a nonresident. The license fees paid for a lifetime license are nonrefundable. (b…

97A.4742 LIFETIME FISH AND WILDLIFE TRUST FUND. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose. The lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund is established as a fund in the state treasury. All money received from the issuance of lifetime angling, spearing, angling and spearing, small-game h…

97A.475 LICENSE FEES. § Subdivision 1.Requirements for issuance. A license shall be issued when the requirements of the law are met and the license fee specified in this section is paid. § Subd. 2.Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents only, …

97A.481 LICENSE APPLICATIONS; PENALTY. All information required on a license application form must be furnished. The applicant is subject to the penalty prescribed in section 97A.301, subdivision 1, clause (5). History: 1986 c 386 art 1 s 69; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 33; 1989 c 287 s 3…

97A.482 LICENSE APPLICATIONS; COLLECTING SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS. (a) All applicants for individual noncommercial game and fish licenses under this chapter and chapters 97B and 97C must include the applicant's Social Security number on the license application. If an applicant doe…

97A.485 ISSUANCE OF LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner. The commissioner shall issue and sell licenses. The commissioner shall furnish licenses and applications to agents authorized to issue licenses. § Subd. 1a. [Repealed, 1992 c 513 art 3 s 79] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2004 c …

97A.501 WILD ANIMALS; GENERAL RESTRICTIONS. § Subdivision 1.General restrictions. A person may not take, buy, sell, transport, or possess a protected wild animal unless allowed by the game and fish laws. The ownership of all wild animals is in the state, unless the wild animal ha…

97A.502 DEER KILLED BY MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) Deer killed by a motor vehicle on a public road must be removed by the road authority, as defined by section 160.02, subdivision 25, unless the driver of the motor vehicle is allowed to possess the deer under paragraph (b). (b) The drive…

97A.505 POSSESSING WILD ANIMALS. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1987 c 149 art 1 s 54] § Subd. 2.Unlawfully obtained or shipped animals brought into state. (a) A person may not possess a wild animal that has been unlawfully taken, bought, sold, or possessed outside the state, or unl…

97A.510 GAME FOR CONSUMPTION AT FUNDRAISING EVENTS. (a) Nonprofit organizations may charge a fee for admission to fundraising events when lawfully taken and possessed game, excluding migratory game birds, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 50, section 20.11, that ca…

97A.511 FUR-BEARING ANIMALS. The skins of fur-bearing animals and the flesh of beaver, muskrat, raccoon, rabbits and hares, legally taken and bearing the required seals or tags required by the game and fish laws, may be bought, sold, and transported at any time. History: 1986 c 3…

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 laws and as restricted in this section, a person may possess, transport, buy, or sell the followi…

97A.515 PELTS, SKINS, AND HIDES TAKEN ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS. The pelts, skins, and hides of protected wild animals taken on an Indian reservation in this state, except the Fond du Lac Reservation, may be transported, sold, and disposed of as prescribed by the commissioner. Histo…

97A.521 TRANSPORTING WILD ANIMALS; GENERALLY. § Subdivision 1.General authority; residents. A resident may transport wild animals to any place in the state if the resident and the animals are in the same vehicle. § Subd. 2.General authority; nonresidents. A nonresident may transp…

97A.525 TRANSPORTING WILD ANIMALS BY COMMON CARRIER. § Subdivision 1.Generally. A person may transport wild animals by common carrier without being in the vehicle if the person has the license required to take the animals and they are shipped to the person or to a licensed taxide…

97A.531 SHIPPING WILD ANIMALS TAKEN IN CANADA. § Subdivision 1.Shipping coupons. A person may ship, within or out of the state, wild animals lawfully taken and possessed in Canada and that have lawfully entered the state. The shipment must have the shipping coupons required for a…

97A.535 POSSESSING AND TRANSPORTING DEER, BEAR, ELK, AND MOOSE. § Subdivision 1.Validation required. (a) A person may not possess or transport deer, bear, elk, or moose taken in the state unless the person has the required license and validation for that animal as prescribed by t…

97A.545 TRANSPORTING GAME BIRDS. § Subdivision 1.Residents shipping by common carrier. A resident that ships game birds to the resident by common carrier without being in the vehicle may not make more than three shipments during a license year. A shipment may not contain more tha…

97A.551 POSSESSING AND TRANSPORTING FISH. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1987 c 149 art 1 s 54] § Subd. 2.Fish transported through state. A person may not transport game fish or native rough fish taken in another state or country through the state during the closed season or in exce…

97A.56 FERAL SWINE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Domestic hogs" means members of the subspecies Sus scrofa domesticus. (c) "Feral swine" means an animal of the family Suidae or Tayassuidae that lives in the wild …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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;…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…