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MN Stat § 97C.211 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.211 — Private Fish Hatcheries.

97C.211 PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES. Subdivision 1. License required. A person may not operate a private fish hatchery without a private fish hatchery license. A private fish hatchery is a facility for raising fish, including minnows, for sale, stocking waters, angling, or processing. A private fish hatchery license is valid for five years but must be renewed annually. Subd. 2. Operating rules. The commissioner shall prescribe rules that allow a person to maintain and operate a private fish hatchery to raise and dispose of fish. The commissioner shall establish and assess a fee to cover the cost of inspection and disease certification of private hatcheries. Subd. 2a. Acquiring fish. (a) A private fish hatchery may not obtain fish outside of the state unless the fish or the source of the fish are approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may apply more stringent requirements to fish or a source of fish from outside the state than are applied to fish and sources of fish from within the state. The commissioner must either approve or deny the acquisition within 30 days after receiving a written request for approval. Minnows acquired must be processed and not released into public waters, except as provided in section 97C.515, subdivision 4. A request may be for annual acquisition. (b) If the commissioner denies approval, a written notice must be submitted to the applicant stating the reasons for the denial and the commissioner must: (1) designate approved sources to obtain the desired fish or fish eggs; or (2) sell the fish or fish eggs from state fish hatcheries at fair market value. Subd. 3. Angling without license; certificate. A person may take fish by angling without a fishing license at a licensed private fish hatchery or an artificial pool containing only fish purchased from a private fish hatchery, if the operator of the hatchery or pool furnishes each person catching fish a certificate prescribed by the commissioner. The certificate must state the number and species of the fish caught and other information as prescribed by the commissioner. A person without a fishing license may possess, ship, and transport within the state the fish caught in the same manner as fish taken by a resident with a fishing license. Subd. 4. License required to take sucker eggs. A person may not take sucker eggs from public waters for a private fish hatchery without a license to do so. Subd. 5. Price of game fish fry and eggs. The commissioner may sell or barter game fish fry or eggs for not less than the cost associated with the production of eggs or fry. Subd. 6. Nonpublic records. Information on production, harvest, and sales of aquatic life by a private fish hatchery is nonpublic information. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 20; 1987 c 318 s 5-7; 1987 c 404 s 134; 1988 c 588 s 11,12; 1997 c 226 s 37,38; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 60
MN Stat § 97C.215 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.215 — Special Permits For United States Agents.

97C.215 SPECIAL PERMITS FOR UNITED STATES AGENTS. The commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to an authorized agent of the United States to conduct fish culture operations, rescue work, and related fishery operations. History:   1986 c 386 art 3 s 21
MN Stat § 97C.301 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.301 — License Required To Take Fish.

97C.301 LICENSE REQUIRED TO TAKE FISH. Subdivision 1. Requirement. Unless exempted under section 97A.445, 97A.451, or 97A.465, subdivision 1, a person must have a license to take fish as provided in this section. Subd. 2. Angling. A person may not take fish without an angling license. Subd. 2a. Aquatic invasive species affirmation. (a) A nonresident license to take fish issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, includes aquatic invasive species affirmation as provided in section 84D.106. (b) The aquatic invasive species affirmation portion of the license must be displayed with the signed nonresident license to take fish issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 7. The aquatic invasive species affirmation will be provided at the time of purchase of a new or duplicate nonresident license. (c) If a license is purchased online, the aquatic invasive species affirmation may be completed electronically as part of the online sales process, and the electronic record of the license sale is sufficient for documenting the affirmation. (d) Failure to complete the aquatic invasive species affirmation in this subdivision is subject to the penalty prescribed in section 84D.13, subdivision 5. Subd. 3. Spearing. A person may not take fish by spearing from a dark house without a dark-house-spearing license and an angling license. Subd. 4. Netting. A person may not take fish by netting without the required license to net fish and an angling license. Subd. 5. Aquatic farms. An aquatic farm licensee may take aquatic life under the aquatic farm license and its endorsements as authorized without additional licenses under the game and fish laws. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 22; 1992 c 566 s 19; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 71
MN Stat § 97C.303 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.303 — Conservation Angling License.

97C.303 CONSERVATION ANGLING LICENSE. Subdivision 1. Availability. The commissioner shall make available a conservation angling license according to this section. Conservation angling licenses shall be offered for resident individuals and resident married couples. Subd. 2. Daily and possession limits. Daily and possession limits for fish taken under a conservation angling license are one-half the daily and possession limits for the corresponding fish taken under a standard angling license, rounded down to the next whole number if necessary. Subd. 3. License fee. The fee for a conservation angling license issued under this section is two-thirds of the corresponding standard angling license fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, rounded to the nearest whole dollar. History:   2008 c 368 art 2 s 60
MN Stat § 97C.305 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.305 — Trout-and-salmon Stamp Validation.

97C.305 TROUT-AND-SALMON STAMP VALIDATION. Subdivision 1. Requirement. Except as provided in subdivision 2 or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person over age 18 and under age 65 required to possess an angling license must have a trout-and-salmon stamp validation to: (1) take fish by angling in: (i) a stream designated by the commissioner as a trout stream; (ii) a lake designated by the commissioner as a trout lake; or (iii) Lake Superior; or (2) possess trout or salmon taken in the state by angling. Subd. 2. Exception. A trout-and-salmon stamp validation is not required to take fish by angling or to possess trout and salmon if: (1) the person: (i) possesses a license to take fish by angling for a period of 24 hours or 72 hours from the time of issuance under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (4) or (5); or 7, paragraph (a), clause (3) or (5); and (ii) is taking fish by angling, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, during the period the license is valid; (2) the person is taking fish, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, as authorized under section 97C.035; or (3) the person has a valid license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 23; 1988 c 437 s 5; 1995 c 220 s 90; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 34; 1996 c 410 s 44; 1997 c 216 s 88; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 119; 2002 c 323 s 16; 2012 c 277 art 2 s 32,33,38
MN Stat § 97C.311 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.311 — Lake Superior Fishing-guide License.

97C.311 LAKE SUPERIOR FISHING-GUIDE LICENSE. Subdivision 1. License required. A person may not operate a charter boat and guide anglers on Lake Superior or the St. Louis River Estuary for compensation without a fishing guide license. For purposes of this subdivision and section 97A.475, subdivision 15, "St. Louis River Estuary" means the United States Coast Guard navigable waters of the lower St. Louis River to the Minnesota State Highway No. 23 bridge. Subd. 2. Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules for: (1) issuance of the licenses, including qualifications for licensees; and (2) record keeping and reporting by licensees. Subd. 3. Federal requirements. A person may not use a watercraft for activities authorized under this section unless the watercraft complies with all applicable licensing and safety requirements of the United States Coast Guard. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 24; 1993 c 231 s 54; 1999 c 57 s 2
MN Stat § 97C.315 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.315 — Angling Lines And Hooks.

97C.315 ANGLING LINES AND HOOKS. Subdivision 1. Lines. An angler may not use more than one line except: (1) two lines may be used to take fish through the ice; and (2) the commissioner may, by rule, authorize the use of two lines in areas designated by the commissioner in Lake Superior. Subd. 2. Hooks. An angler may not have more than one hook on a line, except: (1) three artificial flies may be on a line used to take largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, trout, crappies, sunfish, and rock bass; (2) a single artificial bait may contain more than one hook; and (3) as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 25; 1991 c 259 s 23; 2006 c 281 art 2 s 48
MN Stat § 97C.317 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.317 — Fishing By Party.

97C.317 FISHING BY PARTY. While two or more persons are taking fish by angling as a party, the total number of fish taken and the total number of fish possessed by the party may not exceed the limit of the number of persons in the party that may take and possess fish by angling. For the purpose of this section, a party means: (1) for persons who are not on the water, the persons are maintaining unaided visual and vocal contact; (2) for persons who are on frozen water surfaces, the persons are maintaining unaided visual and vocal contact; and (3) for persons who are on open water surfaces, the persons are angling from a single watercraft. History:  1989 c 153 s 3; 2002 c 323 s 17
MN Stat § 97C.321 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.321 — Restrictions On Unattended Lines.

97C.321 RESTRICTIONS ON UNATTENDED LINES. Subdivision 1. General prohibition. A person may not take fish by angling with a set line or an unattended line except as provided in this section and rules adopted under the game and fish laws. Subd. 2. Ice fishing. A person may use an unattended line to take fish through the ice if: (1) the person is within sight of the line; or (2) a tip-up is attached to the line and the person is within 200 feet of the tip-up. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 26; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 35; 1997 c 226 s 39
MN Stat § 97C.325 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.325 — Restrictions On Taking Fish.

97C.325 RESTRICTIONS ON TAKING FISH. (a) Except as specifically authorized, a person may not take fish with: (1) explosives, chemicals, drugs, poisons, lime, medicated bait, fish berries, or other similar substances; (2) substances or devices that kill, stun, or affect the nervous system of fish; (3) nets, traps, trot lines, or snares; or (4) spring devices that impale, hook, or capture fish. (b) If a person possesses a substance or device listed in paragraph (a) on waters, shores, or islands, it is presumptive evidence that the person is in violation of this section. (c) The commissioner may, by rule, allow the use of a nonmotorized device with a recoil mechanism to take fish through the ice. (d) To protect water quality or improve habitat for fish or wildlife, the commissioner may prescribe restrictions on fishing seasons, limits, or methods on specific bodies of water. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 27; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 39; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 47
MN Stat § 97C.327 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.327 — Measuring Fish Length.

97C.327 MEASURING FISH LENGTH. For the purpose of determining compliance with size limits for fish in this chapter or in rules of the commissioner, the length of a fish must be measured from the tip of the nose or jaw, whichever is longer, to the farthest tip of the tail when fully extended. History:  1993 c 231 s 55; 2005 c 146 s 44
MN Stat § 97C.331 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.331 — Snagging Fish Prohibited.

97C.331 SNAGGING FISH PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. General prohibition. A person may not: (1) intentionally take fish by snagging; or (2) use a snag line, snag pole, snag hook, or cluster of fish hooks, designed to be placed in or drawn through the water to hook the body of a fish. Subd. 2. Lake Superior tributaries. On tributaries to Lake Superior below the posted boundaries, and on tributaries to Lake Superior with no posted boundaries, a fish that is hooked in any part of the body except in the mouth must be immediately unhooked and returned to the water. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 28; 1993 c 231 s 56; 1994 c 460 s 1
MN Stat § 97C.335 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.335 — Use Of Artificial Lights To Take Fish Prohibited.

97C.335 USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS TO TAKE FISH PROHIBITED. (a) A person may not use artificial lights to lure or attract fish or to see fish in the water while spearing, except that while angling or spearing, a person may: (1) affix a lighted artificial bait with hooks attached to the end of a fishing line; or (2) use a lighted decoy for spearing. (b) A battery that is used in lighted fishing lures must not contain mercury. (c) The restrictions in paragraph (a) do not apply to bow fishing. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 29; 2000 c 308 s 1; 2000 c 463 s 19; 2000 c 473 s 20; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 48; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 56
MN Stat § 97C.341 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.341 — Certain Aquatic Life Prohibited For Bait.

97C.341 CERTAIN AQUATIC LIFE PROHIBITED FOR BAIT. (a) A person may not use live minnows imported from outside of the state, game fish, goldfish, or carp for bait. Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (d), the commissioner may adopt rules to authorize the use of game fish eggs as bait in Lake Superior and its tributaries below the posted boundaries and prescribe restrictions on their use. (b) A person may not import or possess live, frozen, or processed bait from known waters where viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been identified as being present: (1) unless the bait has been processed to inactivate viral hemorrhagic septicemia in a manner prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner; or (2) except as provided in paragraph (c). For purposes of this paragraph, "bait" includes fish, aquatic worms, amphibians, invertebrates, and insects used for taking wild animals in waters of the state. (c) Cisco and rainbow smelt taken under rules adopted by the commissioner may be used as: (1) fresh or frozen bait only on Lake Superior; or (2) bait that has been processed to inactivate viral hemorrhagic septicemia in a manner prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner. (d) To ensure that frozen or dead fish being brought into the state are not in violation of paragraph (b), the following paperwork must accompany the shipment. Documents must be open for inspection by the commissioner at any reasonable time. All documents must be available to purchasers of these bait items. Each container or package of frozen or dead fish must have the following information: (1) water body source; (2) lot number; (3) company contact including name, phone, and address; (4) date of packaging and labeling; and (5) valid negative fish health certification from the source water body. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 30; 2008 c 307 s 14; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 61; 2012 c 272 s 26; 2013 c 121 s 46
MN Stat § 97C.345 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.345 — Restrictions On Using And Possessing Nets And Spears.

97C.345 RESTRICTIONS ON USING AND POSSESSING NETS AND SPEARS. Subdivision 1. When use prohibited. Except as specifically authorized, a person may not take fish with a spear from the third Monday in February to the Friday before the last Saturday in April and may not take fish with a fish trap, net, dip net, seine, or other device capable of taking fish from the third Monday in February to April 30. Subd. 2. Possession. (a) Except as specifically authorized, a person may not possess a spear, fish trap, net, dip net, seine, or other device capable of taking fish on or near any waters. Possession includes personal possession and in a vehicle. (b) A person may possess dip nets and spear guns allowed under section 97C.381 on or near waters between sunrise and sunset from May 1 to the last Sunday in February, or as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner. A person may possess a spear on or near waters between sunrise and sunset from the last Saturday in April to the last Sunday in February, or as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner. Subd. 3. Dip nets. A person may possess and use a dip net between one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset from May 1 to the third Sunday in February. Subd. 3a.  MS 2016 [Expired, 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 28] Subd. 3b. Cast nets for gizzard shad. (a) Cast nets may be used only to take gizzard shad for use as bait for angling from July 1 to November 30 as allowed under section 84D.03, subdivision 3. (b) Cast nets used under this subdivision must be monofilament and may not exceed five feet in radius. Mesh size must be from three-eighths-inch to five-eighths-inch bar measure. A person may use up to two cast nets at one time. Subd. 4. Exceptions. Subdivisions 1 to 3 do not apply to: (1) nets used to take rainbow smelt during the open season; (2) nets used to land game fish taken by angling; (3) seines or traps used for the taking of minnows for bait; (4) nets, seines, or traps possessed and used under an aquatic farm license; and (5) angling equipment. Subd. 5. Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules to regulate the use of nets to take fish. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 31; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 52,53; 1992 c 566 s 20; 1993 c 231 s 57,58; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 36-38; 2005 c 146 s 45; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 57; 2013 c 121 s 47,48; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 28; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 71
MN Stat § 97C.351 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.351 — Fish Nets; Tags.

97C.351 FISH NETS; TAGS. A person may not possess a fish net unless specifically authorized or a tag is attached bearing the name and address of the owner when the net is not in use and the name and address of the operator when the net is in use, as prescribed by the commissioner. This section does not apply to minnow nets, landing nets, dip nets, and nets in stock for sale by dealers. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 32; 1992 c 462 s 17
MN Stat § 97C.361 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.361 — Restrictions On Fish Houses And Dark Houses In Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

97C.361 RESTRICTIONS ON FISH HOUSES AND DARK HOUSES IN BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA. A person may only use a portable fish house or dark house within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The house must be removed from the waters and collapsed or disassembled each night. The house may not remain in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area if the person leaves the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. History:   1986 c 386 art 3 s 34
MN Stat § 97C.371 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.371 — Spearing Fish.

97C.371 SPEARING FISH. Subdivision 1. Species allowed. Only rough fish, catfish, lake whitefish, and northern pike may be taken by spearing. Subd. 2. Dark houses required for certain species. Catfish, lake whitefish, and northern pike may be speared only from dark houses. Subd. 3. Restrictions while spearing from dark house. A person may not take fish by angling or the use of tip-ups while spearing fish in a dark house, except that a person may take fish by angling if only one angling line is in use and any fish caught by angling is immediately released to the water or placed on the ice. Subd. 4. Open season. The open season for spearing through the ice is November 15 to the last Sunday in February. Subd. 5. Nonresidents. Nonresidents may spear from a fish house or dark house. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 36; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 41; 2006 c 281 art 2 s 50,51; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 66; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 60
MN Stat § 97C.375 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.375 — Taking Rough Fish By Spearing.

97C.375 TAKING ROUGH FISH BY SPEARING. (a) A resident or nonresident may take rough fish by spearing according to paragraph (b) and during the times, in waters, and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. (b) Suckers may be taken by spearing from the last Saturday in April through the last Sunday in February. History:  1986 c 386 art 3 s 37; 1993 c 269 s 26; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 61; 2013 c 121 s 49
MN Stat § 97C.376 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97C — Fishing|Section 97C.376 — Bow Fishing.

97C.376 BOW FISHING. Subdivision 1. Season. (a) The regular bow-fishing season for residents and nonresidents is from the last Saturday in April to the last Sunday in February at any time of the day. (b) The early bow-fishing season for residents and nonresidents is open only south of State Highway 210 from the Monday after the last Sunday in February to the Friday before the last Saturday in April at any time of the day. During the early season, a person may bow fish: (1) only from a boat; and (2) only while on a lake or on the Mississippi, Minnesota, or St. Croix River. Subd. 2. Possessing bows and arrows. A person may possess bows and arrows for the purposes of bow fishing on or within 100 feet of waters at any time from the last Saturday in April to the last Sunday in February and at other times on lakes and rivers south of State Highway 210 as specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), subject to local ordinances. A person must take reasonable measures to retrieve arrows and wounded fish. Subd. 3. Nighttime restrictions on motors. (a) From sunset to sunrise, the noise limits for total noise while bow fishing must not exceed a noise level of 65 decibels on the A scale measured at a distance of 50 feet from the motorboat or equivalent noise levels at other distances as specified by the commissioner in a pass-by test. (b) The noise limits under paragraph (a) shall be determined under a test procedure approved by the commissioner under section 86B.321, subdivision 2. (c) The noise limits in paragraph (a) do not preclude enforcement of other laws relating to motorboat noise. (d) The noise levels under section 86B.321 apply to persons traveling to and from bow-fishing sites from sunset to sunrise. Subd. 4. Nighttime shooting; restrictions. A person shall not discharge an arrow while bow fishing within 150 feet of an occupied structure or within 300 feet of a campsite from sunset to sunrise. Subd. 5. Returning rough fish to waters. Rough fish taken by bow fishing shall not be returned to the water and rough fish may not be left on the banks of any water of the state. History:  2009 c 176 art 2 s 62; 2013 c 121 s 50-52