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MN Stat § 97C.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.001 — Experimental Waters.

97C.001 EXPERIMENTAL WATERS. Subdivision 1. Definition; designation. (a) Experimental waters are lakes and streams where special regulations are used and evaluated to meet a specific fisheries objective. (b) The commissioner may designate any waters of the state having free access to the public as experimental waters. The designated experimental waters may not exceed 200 lakes and 50 streams at one time. For all experimental waters, the commissioner shall develop an evaluation plan and specify a termination date. On the termination date, the commissioner shall vacate or extend the experimental waters designation, or designate the experimental waters as special management waters under section 97C.005. The commissioner shall by rule establish methods and criteria for public initiation of experimental waters designation and for public participation in the evaluation of the waters designated. (c) Designation of experimental waters under this section is not subject to chapter 14. Subd. 2. Public notice and meeting. (a) Before the commissioner designates, or vacates or extends the designation of, experimental waters, a public meeting must be held in the county where the largest portion of the waters is located. (b) At least 90 days before the public meeting and during the open angling season for fish the taking of which is, or is proposed to be, regulated under subdivision 3 on the waters under consideration, notice of the proposed designation, vacation, or extension must be posted at publicly maintained access points on the water. (c) Before the public meeting, notice of the meeting must be published in a news release issued by the commissioner and in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the proposed experimental waters are located. The notice must be published at least once between 30 and 60 days before the meeting, and at least once between seven and 30 days before the meeting. (d) The notices required in this subdivision must summarize the proposed action, invite public comment, and specify a deadline for the receipt of public comments. The commissioner shall mail a copy of each required notice to persons who have registered their names with the commissioner for this purpose. The commissioner shall consider any public comments received in making a final decision. (e) If a water to be designated is a lake with a water area of more than 1,500 acres, or is a stream or river with a reach of more than six miles, a public meeting must also be held in the seven-county metropolitan area. Subd. 3. Seasons, limits, and other requirements. The commissioner may, in accordance with the procedures in subdivision 2 or by rule under chapter 14, establish open seasons, limits, methods, and other requirements for taking fish on experimental waters. History:  1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 386 art 3 s 1; 1992 c 462 s 15; 2000 c 473 s 12
MN Stat § 97C.007 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.007 — Northern Pike Experimental And Special Management Waters.

97C.007 NORTHERN PIKE EXPERIMENTAL AND SPECIAL MANAGEMENT WATERS. The combined number of lakes designated for northern pike under sections 97C.001 and 97C.005 may not exceed 100 at one time. Until November 1, 2021, the designated lakes must be selected from the lakes identified in rules adopted under sections 97C.001 and 97C.005 with northern pike slot limits effective on January 1, 2011. A designation under this section must continue for at least ten years, at which time the commissioner shall determine, based on scientific studies, whether the designation should be discontinued. History:   1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 55
MN Stat § 97C.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.02 — Acquiring Critical Aquatic Habitat.

97C.02 ACQUIRING CRITICAL AQUATIC HABITAT. The commissioner shall acquire lands that are critical for fish and other aquatic life and that meet criteria described for aquatic management areas in section 86A.05, subdivision 14. The lands that are acquired may be developed to manage lakes, rivers, streams, and adjacent wetlands and lands for aquatic life, water quality, intrinsic biological value, public fishing, and other compatible outdoor recreational uses. The land may be acquired by gift, lease, easement, or purchase. The commissioner shall designate land acquired under this subdivision as aquatic management areas for the purposes of the outdoor recreation system. History:   2000 c 495 s 40
MN Stat § 97C.021 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.021 — Angling Restricted In Trout Streams.

97C.021 ANGLING RESTRICTED IN TROUT STREAMS. A person may only take fish from a designated trout stream during the open season for trout in the stream. History:   1986 c 386 art 3 s 5
MN Stat § 97C.025 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.025 — Fishing And Motorboats Restricted In Certain Areas.

97C.025 FISHING AND MOTORBOATS RESTRICTED IN CERTAIN AREAS. (a) The commissioner may prohibit or restrict the taking of fish or the operation of motorboats by posting waters that: (1) are designated as spawning beds or fish preserves; (2) are being used by the commissioner for fisheries research or management activities; or (3) are licensed by the commissioner as a private fish hatchery or aquatic farm under section 17.4984, subdivision 1, or 97C.211, subdivision 1. An area may be posted under this paragraph if necessary to prevent excessive depletion of fish or interference with fisheries research or management activities or private fish hatchery or aquatic farm operations. (b) The commissioner will consider the following criteria in determining if waters licensed under a private fish hatchery or aquatic farm should be posted under paragraph (a): (1) the waters contain game fish brood stock that are vital to the private fish hatchery or aquatic farm operation; (2) game fish are present in the licensed waters only as a result of aquaculture activities by the licensee; and (3) no public access to the waters existed when the waters were first licensed. (c) A private fish hatchery or aquatic farm licensee may not take fish or authorize others to take fish in licensed waters that are posted under paragraph (a), except as provided in section 17.4983, subdivision 3, and except that if waters are posted to allow the taking of fish under special restrictions, licensees and others who can legally access the waters may take fish under those special restrictions. (d) Before March 1, 2003, riparian landowners adjacent to licensed waters on April 30, 2002, and riparian landowners who own land adjacent to waters licensed after April 30, 2002, on the date the waters become licensed waters, plus their children and grandchildren, may take two daily limits of fish per month under an angling license subject to the other limits and conditions in the game and fish laws. (e) Except as provided in paragraphs (c), (d), and (f), a person may not take fish or operate a motorboat if prohibited by posting under paragraph (a). (f) An owner of riparian land adjacent to an area posted under paragraph (a) may operate a motorboat through the area by the shortest direct route at a speed of not more than five miles per hour. (g) Postings for water bodies designated under paragraph (a), clause (1), or being used for fisheries research or management under paragraph (a), clause (2), are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 6; 1993 c 231 s 47; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 32; 2002 c 351 s 21; 2006 c 281 art 2 s 42
MN Stat § 97C.035 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.035 — Endangered Fish Populations.

97C.035 ENDANGERED FISH POPULATIONS. Subdivision 1. Conditions. If the commissioner determines that fish are in danger of dying, or if waters will be restored with the use of piscicides, the commissioner may rescue the fish under subdivision 2 or allow taking of the fish under subdivision 3. Subd. 2. Rescuing fish. If the commissioner rescues fish endangered by lack of oxygen in the winter, the fish may be transferred to other waters, sold, or otherwise disposed of. Subd. 3. Taking fish. (a) The commissioner may authorize residents to take fish: (1) in any quantity; (2) in any manner, except by use of seines, hoop nets, fyke nets, and explosives; and (3) for personal use only, except rough fish may be sold. (b) The commissioner may authorize the taking of fish by posting notice conspicuously along the shore of the waters and publishing a news release in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the waters are located. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 8; 1991 c 259 s 23; 1996 c 410 s 41; 1997 c 226 s 36
MN Stat § 97C.041 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.041 — Commissioner May Remove Rough Fish And Catfish.

97C.041 COMMISSIONER MAY REMOVE ROUGH FISH AND CATFISH. The commissioner may take rough fish, lake whitefish, and rainbow smelt with seines, nets, and other devices. The commissioner may also take catfish with seines, nets, and other devices on the Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary waters. The commissioner may hire or contract persons, or issue permits, to take the fish. The commissioner shall prescribe the manner of taking and disposal. The commissioner may award a contract under this section without competitive bidding. Before establishing the contractor's compensation, the commissioner must consider the qualifications of the contractor, including the contractor's equipment, knowledge of the waters, and ability to perform the work. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 9; 2000 c 495 s 41
MN Stat § 97C.045 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.045 — Removing Rough Fish From Boundary Waters.

97C.045 REMOVING ROUGH FISH FROM BOUNDARY WATERS. The commissioner may enter into agreements with North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Iowa, relating to the removal of rough fish in boundary waters. The agreements may include: (1) contracting to remove rough fish; (2) inspection of the work; (3) the division of proceeds; and (4) regulating the taking of rough fish. History:   1986 c 386 art 3 s 10
MN Stat § 97C.051 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.051 — Special Permits To Use Piscicides.

97C.051 SPECIAL PERMITS TO USE PISCICIDES. Subdivision 1. Permit. (a) The commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to apply piscicides to restore waters at the permittee's expense. The commissioner may by rule prescribe insurance requirements for permit applicants. (b) A permit under this section may be issued to an individual, a group of riparian owners, or a lake improvement association. The permit may only be issued if all riparian owners have consented in writing. Subd. 2. Taking fish. The commissioner may set special open seasons, limits, and methods to take fish before the piscicides are applied. The commissioner must post the special provisions at or near the waters. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 11; 1993 c 231 s 48
MN Stat § 97C.055 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.055 — Removing Dead Fish.

97C.055 REMOVING DEAD FISH. The commissioner shall remove and dispose of dead fish that accumulate in or upon the shores of public waters in quantities that are a public nuisance or are detrimental to game fish. History:   1986 c 386 art 3 s 12
MN Stat § 97C.061 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.061 — Dragging Weight Or Anchor Through Vegetation.

97C.061 DRAGGING WEIGHT OR ANCHOR THROUGH VEGETATION. A person may not use a motorboat to drag an anchor or other weight through aquatic vegetation, except by commissioner's rule. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 13; 1991 c 259 s 23
MN Stat § 97C.065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.065 — Pollutants In Waters.

97C.065 POLLUTANTS IN WATERS. A person may not dispose of any substance in state waters, or allow any substance to enter state waters, in quantities that injure or are detrimental to the propagation of wild animals or taint the flesh of wild animals. Each day of violation is a separate offense. An occurring or continuous violation is a public nuisance. An action may be brought by the attorney general to enjoin and abate nuisance upon request of the commissioner. This section does not apply to chemicals used for pest control for the general welfare of the public. History:   1986 c 386 art 3 s 14
MN Stat § 97C.071 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.071 — Structures In Public Waters.

97C.071 STRUCTURES IN PUBLIC WATERS. A person may not construct or maintain a dam or other obstruction, except a boat pier, in or over public waters without a permit from the commissioner. The commissioner may establish permit conditions for the construction or modification of a fishway around or over a dam or obstruction. History:   1986 c 386 art 3 s 15
MN Stat § 97C.075 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.075 — Fish Screens In Flowing Waters.

97C.075 FISH SCREENS IN FLOWING WATERS. A person may not obstruct a creek, stream, or river to prevent the passage of fish with a rack or screen without the permission of the commissioner. The person that erected the obstruction, or the owner of the land where the obstruction is located, must immediately remove the obstruction upon order of the commissioner. History:   1986 c 386 art 3 s 16
MN Stat § 97C.077 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.077 — Fish Screens In Lakes.

97C.077 FISH SCREENS IN LAKES. Subdivision 1. Lake in single county. If all or a major part of a navigable lake is located within a single county and has been stocked with fish by the United States government, the county board, in order to maintain fish in the lake and prevent their escape from the lake, may erect and maintain screens at the inlets and outlets of the lake. The county board may appropriate from the county treasury money for the erection and maintenance of the screens. Subd. 2. Lake in more than one county. If a lake is located in more than one county, the county boards of the affected counties may jointly provide for the erection and maintenance of screens. The expense of the screens and maintenance must be paid equally between the counties, and the county boards must appropriate money from the county treasury of their respective counties to pay the expenses of the screens and maintenance. History:   1990 c 391 art 8 s 26
MN Stat § 97C.085 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.085 — Permit Required For Tagging Fish.

97C.085 PERMIT REQUIRED FOR TAGGING FISH. A person may not tag or otherwise mark a live fish for identification without a permit from the commissioner, except for special fish management tags as authorized under section 97A.551. History:  1993 c 231 s 52; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 114
MN Stat § 97C.087 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.087 — Special Fish Management Tags.

97C.087 SPECIAL FISH MANAGEMENT TAGS. Subdivision 1. Tags to be issued. If the commissioner determines it is necessary to require that a species of fish be tagged with a special fish management tag, the commissioner shall prescribe, by rule, the species to be tagged, tagging procedures, and eligibility requirements. Subd. 2. Application for tag. Application for special fish management tags must be accompanied by a $5, nonrefundable application fee for each tag. A person may not make more than one tag application each calendar year. If a person makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a special fish management tag for that calendar year after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing. History:  1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 115; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 58
MN Stat § 97C.201 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.201 — State Fish Stocking Prohibited Without Public Access.

97C.201 STATE FISH STOCKING PROHIBITED WITHOUT PUBLIC ACCESS. The commissioner and state agencies may only stock fish in waters where there is public access. The commissioner may stock fish in any stream within privately owned lands where the public is granted free access to and use of the stream for fishing purposes. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 18; 1986 c 424 s 2
MN Stat § 97C.203 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.203 — Exchanging Fish Or Wildlife Resources; Disposal Of State Hatchery Products.

97C.203 EXCHANGING FISH OR WILDLIFE RESOURCES; DISPOSAL OF STATE HATCHERY PRODUCTS. (a) The commissioner shall dispose of fish hatchery products or exchange fish or wildlife resources only after they have been tested for certifiable diseases. The testing must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the disposal or exchange. Fish or wildlife resources subject to an exchange must have received a disease-free certification for those certifiable diseases not currently documented in Minnesota. Disease certification must be provided prior to accepting the fish or wildlife resource. When the fish or wildlife resource is not certified as disease-free, they may be stocked or transferred only into waters that already contain that disease. (b) State hatchery products shall be disposed of according to the following order of priorities: (1) distribution of fish eggs and fry to state hatcheries to hatch fry or raise fingerlings for stocking waters of the state for recreational fishing; (2) transfer to other government agencies in exchange for fish or wildlife resources of equal value or private fish hatcheries in exchange for fish to be stocked in waters of the state for recreational fishing; (3) sale to private fish hatcheries or licensed aquatic farms at a price not less than the fair wholesale market value, established as the average price charged at the state's private hatcheries and contiguous states per volume rates; (4) transfer to other government agencies, colleges, or universities for cooperative fish management and research purposes; and (5) sale of not more than $25 fair market value to any school, museum, or commercial enterprise for curriculum implementation, educational programs, public exhibition, or cooperative displays. History:  1987 c 318 s 3; 1992 c 566 s 18; 1993 c 226 s 16; 1996 c 410 s 42; 2005 c 146 s 43; 2008 c 307 s 12
MN Stat § 97C.205 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.205 — Transporting And Stocking Fish.

97C.205 TRANSPORTING AND STOCKING FISH. (a) Except on the water body where taken, a person may not transport a live fish in a quantity of water sufficient to keep the fish alive, unless the fish: (1) is being transported under an aquaculture license as authorized under sections 17.4985 and 17.4986; (2) is being transported for a fishing contest weigh-in under section 97C.081; (3) is a minnow being transported under section 97C.505 or 97C.515; (4) is being transported by a commercial fishing license holder under section 97C.821; or (5) is being transported as otherwise authorized in this section or as prescribed for certifiable diseases under sections 17.46 to 17.4999. (b) The commissioner may adopt rules to allow and regulate: (1) the transportation of fish and fish eggs; and (2) the stocking of waters with fish or fish eggs. (c) The commissioner must allow the possession of fish on special management or experimental waters to be prepared as a meal on the ice or on the shore of that water body if the fish: (1) were lawfully taken; (2) have been packaged by a licensed fish packer; and (3) do not otherwise exceed the statewide possession limits. (d) The commissioner shall prescribe rules designed to encourage local sporting organizations to propagate game fish by using rearing ponds. The rules must: (1) prescribe methods to acquire brood stock for the ponds by seining public waters; (2) allow the sporting organizations to own and use seines and other necessary equipment; and (3) prescribe methods for stocking the fish in public waters that give priority to the needs of the community where the fish are reared and the desires of the organization operating the rearing pond. (e) A person age 16 or under may, for purposes of display in a home aquarium, transport largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill pumpkinseed, green sunfish, orange spotted sunfish, and black, yellow, and brown bullheads taken by angling, except as otherwise ordered by the commissioner upon documentation of an emergency fish disease in Minnesota waters, as defined in section 17.4982, subdivision 9. No more than four of each species may be transported at any one time, and any individual fish can be no longer than ten inches in total length. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, prohibit transportation of live fish under this paragraph to help prevent spread of an emergency fish disease documented to occur in Minnesota waters. The order is exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 19; 1993 c 231 s 53; 1996 c 410 s 43; 2006 c 281 art 2 s 47; 2008 c 307 s 13; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 59; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 59