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MN Stat § 97A.0459 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.0459 — Approving Form Of Emergency Rule.

97A.0459 APPROVING FORM OF EMERGENCY RULE. No approved emergency rule shall be filed with the secretary of state or published in the State Register unless the revisor of statutes has certified that the emergency rule's form is approved. History:   1995 c 233 art 2 s 48
MN Stat § 97A.051 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.051 — Publishing Rules And Laws.

97A.051 PUBLISHING RULES AND LAWS. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 2003 c 28 art 1 s 20] Subd. 2. Summary of fish and game laws. (a) The commissioner shall prepare a summary of the hunting and fishing laws and rules and deliver a sufficient supply to license vendors. (b) At the beginning of the summary, under the heading "Trespass," the commissioner shall summarize the trespass provisions under sections 97B.001 to 97B.945, state that conservation officers and peace officers must enforce the trespass laws, and state the penalties for trespassing. (c) In the summary, the commissioner shall, under the heading "Duty to Render Aid," summarize the requirements under section 609.662 and state the penalties for failure to render aid to a person injured by gunshot. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1989 c 155 s 5] Subd. 4. Rules have force and effect of law. When a rule is effective, it has the force and effect of law. Violation of a rule has the same penalty as a violation of the law under which the rule was adopted. History:  1986 c 386 art 1 s 9; 1989 c 155 s 3; 1991 c 243 s 1; 1991 c 259 s 12-14,23; 1994 c 585 s 1; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 11; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 46
MN Stat § 97A.052 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.052 — Peace Officer Training Account.

97A.052 PEACE OFFICER TRAINING ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Account established; sources. The peace officer training account is created in the game and fish fund in the state treasury. Revenue from the portion of the surcharges assessed to criminal and traffic offenders in section 357.021, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (1), shall be deposited in the account. Money in the account may be spent only for the purposes provided in subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Purposes of account. Money in the peace officer training account may only be spent by the commissioner for peace officer training for employees of the Department of Natural Resources who are licensed under sections 626.84 to 626.863 to enforce game and fish laws. History:  1Sp2011 c 2 art 4 s 9; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 13
MN Stat § 97A.057 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.057 — Federal Law Compliance; Restriction On License Revenue.

97A.057 FEDERAL LAW COMPLIANCE; RESTRICTION ON LICENSE REVENUE. Subdivision 1. Compliance with federal law. The commissioner shall take any action necessary to comply with the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 669 to 669i, and the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 777 to 777k. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an appropriation for an information or telecommunications technology project from the game and fish fund, as established in section 97A.055, must be made to the commissioner. Any assets acquired with or expenditures made from the game and fish fund must remain under control of the commissioner. Subd. 2. Restriction on license revenue. Money accruing to the state from fees charged for hunting and angling licenses shall not be used for any purpose other than game and fish activities and related activities under the administration of the commissioner. History:  2002 c 376 s 7; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 11; 2021 c 31 art 2 s 15
MN Stat § 97A.065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.065 — Dedication Of Certain Receipts.

97A.065 DEDICATION OF CERTAIN RECEIPTS. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91] Subd. 2. Fines and forfeited bail. Fines and forfeited bail collected from prosecutions of violations of: the game and fish laws or rules adopted thereunder; sections 84.091 to 84.15 or rules adopted thereunder; chapter 348; and any other law relating to wild animals or aquatic vegetation, must be deposited in the state treasury. Half the receipts must be credited to the general fund, and half the receipts must be credited to the game and fish fund under section 97A.055. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1994 c 561 s 28] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1987 c 149 art 1 s 54] Subd. 5. Restitution for wild animals. Money collected from restitution under section 97A.341 for wild animals killed, injured, or possessed in violation of the game and fish laws must be used by the commissioner for replacement, propagation, or protection of wild animals. Subd. 6. Deer license donations and surcharges. (a) The surcharges collected under section 97A.475, subdivision 3a, paragraph (b), shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for deer management, including for grants or payments to agencies, organizations, or individuals for assisting with the cost of processing deer taken for population management purposes for venison donation programs. None of the additional license fees shall be transferred to any other agency for administration of programs other than venison donation. If any money transferred by the commissioner is not used for a venison donation program, it shall be returned to the commissioner. (b) The surcharges and donations under section 97A.475, subdivisions 3, paragraph (b); 3a, paragraph (a); and 4, paragraph (b), shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for the walk-in access program. History:  1986 c 386 art 1 s 12; 1986 c 429 s 1; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 8; 1987 c 384 art 1 s 5; 1987 c 404 s 118; 1989 c 19 s 2; 1989 c 298 s 1; 1993 c 184 s 6; 1996 c 410 s 58; 1Sp1997 c 2 s 7; 1998 c 367 art 8 s 1; 1999 c 243 art 11 s 1; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 2000 c 495 s 29; 2001 c 185 s 23; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 5 s 1; 2003 c 28 art 1 s 13; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2006 c 281 art 2 s 18; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 81; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 21; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 3 s 6
MN Stat § 97A.071 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.071 — Wildlife Acquisition Account.

97A.071 WILDLIFE ACQUISITION ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Account established. The wildlife acquisition account is established as an account in the game and fish fund. Subd. 2. Revenue from small-game license surcharge and lifetime licenses. Revenue from the small-game surcharge and $6.50 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under sections 97A.473, subdivisions 3 and 5, and 97A.474, subdivision 3, shall be credited to the wildlife acquisition account and is appropriated to the commissioner. The money in the account shall be used by the commissioner only for the purposes of this section, and acquisition and development of wildlife lands under section 97A.145 and maintenance of the lands, in accordance with appropriations made by the legislature. Subd. 2a. Use of wildlife acquisition account money. Of the money annually appropriated and available from the wildlife acquisition account: (1) at least 50 percent must be used for land costs; and (2) the remainder may only be used for other land acquisition costs, development, and maintenance of wildlife lands, and activities under subdivision 3. Subd. 3. Waterfowl breeding grounds in Canada. The wildlife acquisition account may be used for developing, preserving, restoring, and maintaining waterfowl breeding grounds in Canada under agreement or contract with any nonprofit organization dedicated to the construction, maintenance, and repair of projects that are acceptable to the governmental agency having jurisdiction over the land and water affected by the projects. The commissioner may execute agreements and contracts if the commissioner determines that the use of the funds will benefit the migration of waterfowl into the state. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1994 c 561 s 28] Subd. 5. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Development" means fencing, signing, and on-site improvement of the land that is related to the purposes for which the land was acquired. Development includes material or equipment that is purchased or rented and labor that is necessary to provide for the onsite improvement of the land. (c) "Land costs" means the purchase price of land acquired by the commissioner under section 97A.145. (d) "Maintenance" means noxious weed control and other on-site functions performed on a regular basis to sustain the environmental conditions that result from the original improvement of the land. (e) "Other acquisition costs" means acquisition coordination costs, costs of engineering services, appraisal fees, attorney fees, taxes, assessments required at the time of purchase, and recording fees for land acquired by the commissioner under section 97A.145. History:  1986 c 386 art 1 s 13; 1990 c 391 art 8 s 22; 1993 c 172 s 53; 1994 c 561 s 6-9; 2000 c 341 s 1; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 50; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 4 s 11
MN Stat § 97A.091 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.091 — Hunting On Game Refuges.

97A.091 HUNTING ON GAME REFUGES. Subdivision 1. Hunting and possession of firearms. Except as provided in subdivision 2, a person may not take a wild animal, except fish, within a state game refuge. A person may not carry within a refuge: (1) a firearm unless the firearm is unloaded and contained in a case, or unloaded and broken down; or (2) an uncased bow. Subd. 2. When hunting allowed. (a) The commissioner may allow hunting of a protected wild animal species within any portion of a state game refuge, including a state park. Hunting may be allowed under this paragraph only if the commissioner finds: (1) the population of the species exceeds the refuge's carrying capacity; (2) the species is causing substantial damage to agricultural or forest crops in the vicinity; (3) the species or other protected wild animals are threatened by the species population; or (4) a harvestable surplus of the species exists. (b) The commissioner may allow hunting of unprotected wild animals in a game refuge. (c) The commissioner may prescribe rules for any hunting allowed within a refuge. (d) In any selection process for permits to take deer within a game refuge, the commissioner may designate a certain number of permits that are available only to applicants who are age 70 or over or are qualified for a special permit under section 97B.055, subdivision 3, or 97B.106. Subd. 3. Trap or target shooting. The commissioner may issue special permits, without fee, to the owner or lessee of privately owned land within the boundaries of a state game refuge for trap or target shooting. History:  1986 c 386 art 1 s 17; 1993 c 231 s 8,9; 1994 c 561 s 13
MN Stat § 97A.092 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.092 — Controlled Hunting Zones.

97A.092 CONTROLLED HUNTING ZONES. The commissioner may by rule establish controlled hunting zones in areas on or adjacent to wildlife management areas and game refuges where the commissioner determines it is necessary to limit the distribution of waterfowl hunters. The commissioner may by rule establish conditions for entry and restrictions on hunting in a controlled hunting zone, including procedures for impartially selecting hunters for the zone. History:   1993 c 231 s 10
MN Stat § 97A.093 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.093 — Hunting, Trapping, And Fishing In Scientific And Natural Areas.

97A.093 HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING IN SCIENTIFIC AND NATURAL AREAS. Except as otherwise provided by law, scientific and natural areas are closed to hunting, trapping, and fishing unless: (1) the designating document allows hunting, trapping, or fishing; or (2) the commissioner allows hunting, trapping, or fishing in accordance with the procedure in section 86A.05, subdivision 5, paragraph (d). History:  1991 c 259 s 17; 1992 c 462 s 12; 2005 c 161 s 2
MN Stat § 97A.095 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.095 — Waterfowl Protected Areas.

97A.095 WATERFOWL PROTECTED AREAS. Subdivision 1. Migratory-waterfowl sanctuary. The commissioner may designate by rule any part of a state game refuge or any part of a public water that is designated for management purposes under section 97A.101, subdivision 2, as a migratory-waterfowl sanctuary. The commissioner must consider an area for designation upon presentation of a petition signed by at least ten residents demonstrating that the area is primarily a migratory-waterfowl refuge. The commissioner shall post the area as a migratory-waterfowl sanctuary. A person may not enter a posted migratory-waterfowl sanctuary during the open migratory-waterfowl season or during other times prescribed by the commissioner unless accompanied by or under a permit issued by a conservation officer or wildlife manager. Upon a request from a private landowner within a migratory-waterfowl sanctuary, an annual permit must be issued to provide access to the property during the waterfowl season. The permit shall include conditions that allow no activity which would disturb waterfowl using the refuge during the waterfowl season. Subd. 2. Waterfowl feeding and resting areas. The commissioner may, by rule, designate any part of a lake as a migratory feeding and resting area if there is adequate, free public access to the area. Before designation, the commissioner must describe the area in a public notice and receive public comments for 30 days. The commissioner must consider an area for designation upon presentation of a petition signed by at least ten residents demonstrating that the area is a substantial feeding or resting area for migratory waterfowl. The commissioner shall post the area as a migratory-waterfowl feeding and resting area. Except as authorized in rules adopted by the commissioner, a person may not enter a posted migratory-waterfowl feeding and resting area, during a period when hunting of migratory waterfowl is allowed, with watercraft or aircraft propelled by a motor, other than an electric motor with battery power of 12 volts or less. The commissioner may, by rule, further restrict the use of electric motors in migratory-waterfowl feeding and resting areas. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91] Subd. 4. Swan Lake Migratory-Waterfowl Sanctuary. The land described in Laws 1999, chapter 81, section 2, is designated Swan Lake Migratory-Waterfowl Sanctuary under subdivision 1. History:  1986 c 386 art 1 s 18; 1987 c 119 s 1; 1991 c 259 s 23; 1993 c 231 s 11; 1999 c 81 s 1; 2000 c 495 s 30; 2004 c 215 s 5-7; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 14; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 25,26
MN Stat § 97A.098 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.098 — Trespass On Federal Lands.

97A.098 TRESPASS ON FEDERAL LANDS. A person may not enter or use a national wildlife refuge or federal waterfowl production area in violation of federal law. History:   1993 c 231 s 12
MN Stat § 97A.115 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.115 — Shooting Preserves.

97A.115 SHOOTING PRESERVES. Subdivision 1. Licenses; rules. A person may not operate a shooting preserve without a license. The commissioner may issue licenses to operate commercial shooting preserves and private shooting preserves if the commissioner determines that it is in the public interest and that there will not be an adverse effect on wild game bird populations. Private shooting preserves may only be located outside of the pheasant range as determined by the commissioner. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section and section 97A.121. Subd. 2. Authorized species. Species that may be released and hunted in a licensed shooting preserve must be specified in the license and are limited to unprotected birds, adult pheasant, and bobwhite quail for private shooting preserves and adult pheasant, bobwhite quail, turkey, mallard duck, black duck, and other species designated by the commissioner for commercial shooting preserves. These game birds must be pen hatched and raised. Subd. 3. Size of preserve. A shooting preserve must be at least 40 but not more than 160 contiguous acres for private shooting preserves and at least 100 but not more than 1,000 contiguous acres, including any water area, for commercial shooting preserves. Subd. 4. Posting boundaries. The boundaries of a shooting preserve must be clearly posted in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. Subd. 5. License revocation. The commissioner may revoke a shooting preserve license if the licensee or persons authorized to hunt in the preserve have been convicted of a violation under this section or section 97A.121. After revocation, a new license may be issued in the discretion of the commissioner. History:  1986 c 386 art 1 s 22; 1990 c 605 s 1; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 22; 1995 c 186 s 27
MN Stat § 97A.125 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.125 — Wildlife Habitat On Private Land.

97A.125 WILDLIFE HABITAT ON PRIVATE LAND. The commissioner may enter into agreements with landowners to develop or improve wildlife habitat on private land and provide financial, technical, and professional assistance and material. History:   1986 c 386 art 1 s 24
MN Stat § 97A.126 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.126 — Walk-in Access Program.

97A.126 WALK-IN ACCESS PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Establishment. A walk-in access program is established to provide public access to wildlife habitat on private land for hunting, excluding trapping, as provided under this section. The commissioner may enter into agreements with other units of government and landowners to provide private land hunting access. Subd. 2. Use of enrolled lands. (a) From September 1 to May 31, a person must have a walk-in access hunter validation in possession to hunt on private lands, including agricultural lands, that are posted as being enrolled in the walk-in access program. (b) Hunting on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access program is allowed from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. (c) Hunter access on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access program is restricted to nonmotorized use, except by hunters with disabilities operating motor vehicles on established trails or field roads who possess a valid permit to shoot from a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3. (d) The general provisions for use of wildlife management areas adopted under sections 86A.06 and 97A.137, relating to overnight use, alcoholic beverages, use of motorboats, firearms and target shooting, hunting stands, abandonment of trash and property, destruction or removal of property, introduction of plants or animals, and animal trespass, apply to hunters on lands enrolled in the walk-in access program. (e) Any use of enrolled lands other than hunting according to this section is prohibited, including: (1) harvesting bait, including minnows, leeches, and other live bait; (2) training dogs or using dogs for activities other than hunting; and (3) constructing or maintaining any building, dock, fence, billboard, sign, hunting blind, or other structure, unless constructed or maintained by the landowner. Subd. 3. Walk-in-access hunter validation; fee. The fee for a walk-in-access hunter validation is $3. History:  2012 c 277 art 1 s 27; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 52
MN Stat § 97A.127 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.127 — Financing Waterfowl Development.

97A.127 FINANCING WATERFOWL DEVELOPMENT. The commissioner may use funds appropriated for fish and wildlife programs for the purpose of developing, preserving, restoring, and maintaining waterfowl breeding grounds in Canada under agreement or contract with any nonprofit organization dedicated to the construction, maintenance, and repair of projects that are acceptable to the governmental agency having jurisdiction over the land and water affected by the projects. The commissioner may execute agreements and contracts if the commissioner determines that use of the funds will benefit the migration of waterfowl into the state. History:   1993 c 269 s 7
MN Stat § 97A.131 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.131 — Hatcheries.

97A.131 HATCHERIES. The commissioner may acquire property by gift, lease, purchase, or condemnation and may construct, maintain, operate, and alter facilities for hatcheries. History:  1986 c 386 art 1 s 25; 2014 c 290 s 16
MN Stat § 97A.134 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97A — Game And Fish|Section 97A.134 — Adopt-a-wma Program.

97A.134 ADOPT-A-WMA PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Creation. The Minnesota adopt-a-WMA (wildlife management area) program is established. The commissioner shall coordinate the program through the regional offices of the Department of Natural Resources. Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the program is to encourage sporting, outdoor, business, and civic groups or individuals to assist, on a volunteer basis, in improving and maintaining wildlife management areas. Subd. 3. Agreements. (a) The commissioner shall enter into informal agreements with sporting, outdoor, business, and civic groups or individuals for volunteer services to maintain and make improvements to real property on state wildlife management areas in accordance with plans devised by the commissioner after consultation with the groups or individuals. (b) The commissioner may erect appropriate signs to recognize and express appreciation to groups and individuals providing volunteer services under the adopt-a-WMA program. (c) The commissioner may provide assistance to enhance the comfort and safety of volunteers and to facilitate the implementation and administration of the adopt-a-WMA program. History:  2011 c 98 s 3; 2011 c 107 s 50