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MN Stat § 97B.665 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.665 — Beaver Dams; Threats To Safety Or Property.

97B.665 BEAVER DAMS; THREATS TO SAFETY OR PROPERTY. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 2010 c 361 art 4 s 83] Subd. 1a. Removing beaver dams; agreement by landowner. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a beaver dam that is causing damage to property may be removed or destroyed by a person or the person's agent from property that is owned, occupied, or otherwise managed by the person. (b) A person or a person's agent may not remove or destroy a beaver dam under this subdivision when a permit is required under section 103G.245 if removing or destroying the dam would change or diminish the historical water levels, course, current, or cross section of public waters. (c) A person or a person's agent may not remove or destroy a beaver dam under this subdivision if the dam is on public property or another person's private property unless the person obtains the approval or permission of the landowner of the property where the beaver dam is located. (d) If unable to obtain the approval or permission of the landowner under paragraph (c), a person may petition to district court for relief as provided in subdivision 2. (e) For purposes of this subdivision: (1) "landowner" means: (i) the owner, lessee, or occupant of private property; or (ii) an authorized manager of public property; and (2) "person" includes a governmental entity in addition to the entities described under section 97A.015, subdivision 35. Subd. 2. Petition to district court. If a beaver dam causes a threat to personal safety or a serious threat to damage property, a person may petition the district court for relief. The court may order the owners of private property where beaver dams are located to take action to reduce the threat. A permit is not required for an action ordered by the court. The action may include destruction or alteration of beaver dams and removal of beaver. This subdivision does not apply to state parks, state game refuges, and federal game refuges. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 55; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 47; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 65
MN Stat § 97B.668 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.668 — Game Birds Causing Damage.

97B.668 GAME BIRDS CAUSING DAMAGE. Notwithstanding sections 97B.091 and 97B.805, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person or agent of that person on lands and nonpublic waters owned or operated by the person may nonlethally scare, haze, chase, or harass game birds that are causing property damage or to protect a disease risk at any time or place that a hunting season for the game birds is not open. This section does not apply to public waters as defined under section 103G.005, subdivision 15. This section does not apply to migratory waterfowl on nests and other federally protected game birds on nests, except ducks and geese on nests when a permit is obtained under section 97A.401. History:  2014 c 290 s 52; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 70
MN Stat § 97B.701 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.701 — Protected Birds.

97B.701 PROTECTED BIRDS. Subdivision 1. Authorized taking. Protected birds, their nests, and their eggs may be taken only as authorized under the game and fish laws. Subd. 2. Prohibited methods of taking. A person may not take protected birds: (1) with a trap, net, or snare; (2) using bird lime; (3) with a swivel or set gun; (4) by dragging a rope, wire, or other device across a field; or (5) by using fire. Subd. 3. Recapturing released bobwhite quail. Released bobwhite quail may be recaptured without a license. In Houston, Fillmore, and Winona Counties, this subdivision applies only to birds that are banded or otherwise marked. Subd. 4. Great horned owl. A person who is authorized to take a great horned owl under a federal permit does not need a state permit to take a great horned owl. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 57; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 51; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 34; 2005 c 104 s 2
MN Stat § 97B.705 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.705 — Restrictions On Trapping Birds.

97B.705 RESTRICTIONS ON TRAPPING BIRDS. (a) Except as provided in this section, a person may not take a bird with a steel jaw leg-hold trap mounted on a pole, post, tree stump, or other perch more than three feet above the ground. (b) A person that has a permit to take great horned owls issued under United States Code, title 16, section 704, may trap great horned owls from April 1 to October 15 if the person has a game farm license or is the owner or operator of a poultry farm. The trap must be a padded jaw trap mounted at a height so that the trapped owl may rest on the ground. The trap must be tended at least twice daily. Uninjured birds shall be released alive and injured birds shall receive appropriate veterinary treatment. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 58; 1995 c 188 s 1
MN Stat § 97B.715 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.715 — Pheasants.

97B.715 PHEASANTS. Subdivision 1. Stamp required. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person required to possess a small-game license may not hunt pheasants without a pheasant stamp validation. (b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision: (1) residents and nonresidents under age 18 and residents over age 65; (2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves; (3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 6a; and (4) residents and nonresidents hunting on licenses issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (20); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (16). Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2014 c 290 s 70] Subd. 3. Hunting hours. A person may not take pheasants between the evening time that the commissioner establishes by rule and 9:00 a.m. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 60; 1988 c 588 s 7; 1991 c 259 s 23; 1997 c 216 s 85; 2002 c 323 s 13; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 99; 2012 c 277 art 2 s 30,38; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 67
MN Stat § 97B.716 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.716 — Prairie Chickens.

97B.716 PRAIRIE CHICKENS. Subdivision 1. License required. A person may not take a prairie chicken without a prairie-chicken license. Subd. 2. Tagging and registration. The commissioner may by rule prescribe requirements for the tagging and registration of prairie chickens. Subd. 3. Limited number of prairie-chicken hunters. The commissioner may establish a method, including a drawing, to impartially select persons eligible to take prairie chickens in an area. Preference must be given to persons who have previously applied in the general selection but have not been selected. History:   2002 c 351 s 19
MN Stat § 97B.721 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.721 — License Required To Take Turkey; Tagging And Registration Requirements.

97B.721 LICENSE REQUIRED TO TAKE TURKEY; TAGGING AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person may not take a turkey without possessing a turkey license. (b) An unlicensed adult age 18 or older may assist a licensed wild-turkey hunter. The unlicensed adult may not shoot or possess a firearm or bow while assisting a hunter under this paragraph and may not charge a fee for the assistance. (c) The commissioner may by rule prescribe requirements for the tagging and registration of turkeys. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 61; 1991 c 254 art 2 s 35; 1993 c 231 s 43; 1996 c 364 s 6; 1997 c 216 s 86; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 118; 2004 c 215 s 26; 2004 c 255 s 38; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 58
MN Stat § 97B.722 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.722 — Possessing Firearms; Hunting Turkey.

97B.722 POSSESSING FIREARMS; HUNTING TURKEY. (a) While afield hunting turkeys, licensees may not have in possession or control: (1) any firearm that is not a legal firearm as defined in paragraph (c); or (2) any bow and arrow except those defined as legal for taking turkeys in rules adopted by the commissioner. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person carrying a handgun in compliance with section 624.714. (c) For hunting turkeys, "legal firearm" means a shotgun or muzzleloading shotgun 10 gauge or smaller using fine shot size No. 4 or smaller diameter shot. History:  1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 26; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 70
MN Stat § 97B.723 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.723 — Commissioner May Limit Number Of Turkey Hunters.

97B.723 COMMISSIONER MAY LIMIT NUMBER OF TURKEY HUNTERS. The commissioner may establish a method, including a drawing, to impartially select persons eligible to take turkeys in an area. Preference must be given to persons that have previously applied in the general selection but have not been selected. History:   1989 c 29 s 1
MN Stat § 97B.725 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.725 — Guiding Hunters.

97B.725 GUIDING HUNTERS. A person may not guide turkey hunters for compensation. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 62; 2005 c 146 s 38
MN Stat § 97B.731 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.731 — Migratory Birds.

97B.731 MIGRATORY BIRDS. Subdivision 1. Migratory game birds. (a) Migratory game birds may be taken and possessed. A person may not take, buy, sell, possess, transport, or ship migratory game birds in violation of federal law. (b) The commissioner shall prescribe seasons, limits, and areas for migratory birds in accordance with federal law. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2004 c 215 s 38] Subd. 3. Crow season. The commissioner shall prescribe a 124-day open season and restrictions for taking crows. The open season may not be shorter than the maximum season allowed under federal law. The remainder of the year crows may be taken as allowed by federal law. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 63; 1988 c 588 s 8; 1991 c 259 s 20; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 30; 2014 c 290 s 53
MN Stat § 97B.801 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.801 — Minnesota Migratory-waterfowl Stamp Required.

97B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY-WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided in this section or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person required to possess a small-game license may not take migratory waterfowl without a migratory-waterfowl stamp validation. (b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 6a; and persons hunting on their own property are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section. (c) Residents and nonresidents with licenses issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (20); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (16), are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 64; 1997 c 216 s 87; 2002 c 323 s 14; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 100; 2012 c 277 art 2 s 31,38; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 68
MN Stat § 97B.802 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.802 — Special Canada-goose Season; License Required.

97B.802 SPECIAL CANADA-GOOSE SEASON; LICENSE REQUIRED. Except as provided in this section, a person required to possess a small-game license may not take Canada geese during a special season without a valid special-season Canada-goose license in possession. Residents under age 18 or over age 65 and persons hunting on their own property are not required to possess the license. History:   1997 c 226 s 34
MN Stat § 97B.805 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.805 — Restrictions On Method Of Taking Waterfowl On Water.

97B.805 RESTRICTIONS ON METHOD OF TAKING WATERFOWL ON WATER. Subdivision 1. Taking in open water. (a) A person may not take migratory waterfowl, coots, or rails in open water unless the person is: (1) within a natural growth of vegetation sufficient to partially conceal the person or boat; (2) on a river or stream that is not more than 100 yards in width; (3) pursuing or shooting wounded birds; or (4) in areas specifically designated for such taking by the commissioner by rule. (b) A person may not take migratory waterfowl, coots, or rails in public waters from a permanent artificial blind or sink box. Subd. 2. Restrictions on watercraft. (a) A person using watercraft to take migratory waterfowl must comply with subdivision 1. (b) Migratory waterfowl may be taken from a watercraft propelled by motor or sails only if the watercraft has stopped and the motor is shut off and the sails are furled. (c) Migratory waterfowl may be taken from a floating watercraft if the craft is drifting, beached, moored, resting at anchor, or is being propelled by paddle, oars, or pole. Subd. 3. Unattended boats. During the open season for waterfowl, a person may not leave an unattended boat used for hunting waterfowl in public waters between sunset and one hour before sunrise, unless the boat is adjacent to private land under the control of the person and the water does not contain a natural growth of vegetation sufficient to partially conceal a hunter or a boat. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 65; 2005 c 146 s 40; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 70
MN Stat § 97B.811 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.811 — Decoys And Blinds On Public Lands And Waters.

97B.811 DECOYS AND BLINDS ON PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS. Subdivision 1. Blinds and decoys prohibited before season. A person may not erect a blind or place decoys in public waters or on public land more than one hour before the open season for waterfowl. Subd. 2. Hours for placing decoys. Except as provided in subdivisions 3 and 4, a person may not place decoys in public waters or on public lands more than two hours before lawful shooting hours for waterfowl. Subd. 3. Restrictions on leaving decoys unattended. During the open season for waterfowl, a person may not leave decoys in public waters between sunset and two hours before lawful shooting hours or leave decoys unattended during other times for more than three consecutive hours unless: (1) the decoys are in waters adjacent to private land under the control of the hunter; and (2) there is not natural vegetation growing in water sufficient to partially conceal a hunter. Subd. 4. Navigational hazard prohibited. A person may not leave decoys in public waters between sunset and one hour before lawful shooting hours if the decoys constitute a navigational hazard. Subd. 4a. Restrictions on certain motorized decoys. During the duck season, the commissioner may, by rule, designate all or any portion of a wetland or lake closed to the use of motorized decoys or motorized devices designed to attract migratory waterfowl. Subd. 5. Rules governing blinds. The commissioner may adopt rules for the use of blinds on public lands and public waters. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 66; 1988 c 587 s 2; 1988 c 677 s 2; 1993 c 231 s 44; 2002 c 351 s 20; 2005 c 146 s 41,42; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 48,49; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 69
MN Stat § 97B.901 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.901 — Registration And Tagging Fur-bearing Animals.

97B.901 REGISTRATION AND TAGGING FUR-BEARING ANIMALS. (a) The commissioner may, by rule, require persons taking, possessing, and transporting fur-bearing animals to tag the animals. The commissioner shall prescribe the manner of issuance and the type of tag, which must show the year of issuance. The commissioner shall issue the tag, without a fee, upon request. (b) The pelt of each bobcat, fisher, pine marten, otter, and wolf must be presented, by the person taking it, to a state wildlife manager designee for registration before the pelt is sold and before the pelt is transported out of the state, but in no event more than 48 hours after the season closes for the species. (c) The whole carcass of each wolf, with the pelt removed, must be presented by the person taking it to a state wildlife manager designee for registration before the pelt is sold and before the pelt is transported out of the state, but in no event more than 48 hours after the season closes. The commissioner may require that the entire carcass or samples from the carcass be surrendered to the state wildlife manager designee. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 67; 1991 c 259 s 23; 1993 c 269 s 20; 2001 c 206 s 3; 2004 c 215 s 27; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 71
MN Stat § 97B.903 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.903 — Use Of Body-gripping Traps.

97B.903 USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAPS. A person may not set, place, or operate, except as a waterset, a body-gripping or conibear-type trap on public lands and waters that has a maximum jaw opening when set greater than 6-1/2 inches and less than 7-1/2 inches measured from the inside edges of the body-gripping portions of the jaws, unless: (1) the trap is in a baited or unbaited enclosure and the trap trigger is recessed seven inches or more from the top and frontmost portion of the open end of the enclosure; (2) no bait, lure, or other attractant is placed within 20 feet of the trap; or (3) the trap is elevated at least three feet above the surface of the ground or snowpack. History:   2012 c 277 art 1 s 72
MN Stat § 97B.905 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.905 — Fur Dealer's Licenses.

97B.905 FUR DEALER'S LICENSES. Subdivision 1. License requirement. (a) A person may not buy or sell raw furs without a fur-buying-and-selling license, except: (1) a taxidermist licensed under section 97A.475, subdivision 19, and a fur manufacturer are not required to have a license to buy raw furs from a person with fur-buying-and-selling licenses; and (2) a person lawfully entitled to take fur-bearing animals is not required to have a license to sell raw furs to a person with a fur-buying-and-selling license. (b) An employee, partner, or officer buying or selling only for a raw fur dealer licensee at an established place of business licensed under section 97A.475, subdivision 21, paragraph (a), may obtain a supplemental license under section 97A.475, subdivision 21, paragraph (b). Subd. 2. Nonresident license. A nonresident must obtain a license under section 97A.475, subdivision 22, to buy or sell raw furs within the state, except a license is not required to buy from a person licensed under section 97A.475, subdivision 21. Subd. 3. Bond required for fur-buyer-license applicants. Applicants for a raw-fur-dealer's license must, at the time of application for the license, furnish a corporate surety bond in favor of the state for $1,000 payable upon violation of the game and fish laws. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 68; 1989 c 287 s 6; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 37
MN Stat § 97B.9251 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.9251 — Beaver Season.

97B.9251 BEAVER SEASON. The commissioner may establish open seasons and restrictions for taking beaver from 9:00 a.m. on the Saturday nearest October 26 in the North Zone and from 9:00 a.m. on the Saturday nearest October 30 in the South Zone. The seasons shall be open until May 15. History:   1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 27
MN Stat § 97B.926 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.926 — Pine Marten And Fisher Zone.

97B.926 PINE MARTEN AND FISHER ZONE. Where a combined pine marten and fisher trapping zone exists, the commissioner must provide an option of a combined limit of fisher and marten. History:   1997 c 226 s 35
MN Stat § 97B.928 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.928 — Identifying Traps And Snares.

97B.928 IDENTIFYING TRAPS AND SNARES. Subdivision 1. Information required. (a) A person may not set or place a trap or snare, other than on property owned or occupied by the person, unless the following information is affixed to the trap or snare in a manner that ensures that the information remains legible while the trap or snare is on the lands or waters: (1) the number and state of the person's driver's license; (2) the person's Minnesota identification card number; (3) the person's name and mailing address; or (4) the license identification number issued by the Department of Natural Resources. (b) The commissioner may not prescribe additional requirements for identification of traps or snares. (c) Until March 1, 2013, the driver's license number under paragraph (a), clause (1), may be the person's previously issued Minnesota driver's license number. Subd. 2. Applicability. From April 1 to August 31, the trap identification provisions of subdivision 1 do not apply to traps set for the taking of unprotected wild animals. Subd. 3. Penalty. A person who violates subdivision 1, paragraph (a), is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. History:  1993 c 231 s 45; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 46
MN Stat § 97B.931 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.931 — Tending Traps.

97B.931 TENDING TRAPS. Subdivision 1. Restrictions. A person may not tend a trap set for wild animals between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. a person on foot may use a portable artificial light to tend traps. While using a light in the field, the person may not possess or use a firearm other than a handgun or rifle capable of firing only rimfire cartridges of .17 or .22 caliber including .22 magnum. Subd. 2. Body-gripping traps. A body-gripping, conibear-type trap need not be tended more frequently than once every third calendar day. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 73; 1987 c 131 s 3; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 38; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 31; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 50
MN Stat § 97B.941 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.941 — Tampering With Traps.

97B.941 TAMPERING WITH TRAPS. A person may not remove or tamper with a trap legally set to take fur-bearing animals or unprotected wild animals without authorization. Authorized persons include the commissioner and the owner or lessee of the land where the trap is located. History:   1986 c 386 art 2 s 75
MN Stat § 97B.945 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.945 — Setting Traps Near Water Restricted.

97B.945 SETTING TRAPS NEAR WATER RESTRICTED. A person may not set a trap within 50 feet of any water other than temporary surface water within 30 days before the open season for mink and muskrat without a special permit by the commissioner. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 76; 1987 c 131 s 4
MN Stat § 97B.951 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.951 — Use Of Snares To Take Unprotected Mammals.

97B.951 USE OF SNARES TO TAKE UNPROTECTED MAMMALS. A snare set for an unprotected mammal may not be left in place after March 31 except as authorized by the commissioner for the predator-control program under section 97B.671. History:   1993 c 231 s 46