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MN Stat § 97B.022 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.022 — Apprentice-hunter Validation.

97B.022 APPRENTICE-HUNTER VALIDATION. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purpose of this section, "accompanied" means to stay within a distance of another person that permits uninterrupted visual contact and unaided verbal communication. Subd. 2. Requirements. (a) A resident or nonresident born after December 31, 1979, who is age 12 or over and who does not possess a hunter education firearms safety certificate may be issued an apprentice-hunter validation. An apprentice-hunter validation may be purchased two license years in a lifetime and used to obtain hunting licenses during the same license year that the validation is purchased. (b) An individual in possession of an apprentice-hunter validation may hunt small game, deer, and bear only when accompanied by an adult who has a valid license to hunt the same species of game in Minnesota and whose license was not obtained using an apprentice-hunter validation. (c) When an individual in possession of an apprentice-hunter validation is hunting turkey or prairie chicken under paragraph (b), the accompanying adult may be licensed for another permit area or time period but must be licensed for the same season as the apprentice hunter. If the accompanying adult is not licensed for the same permit area or time period as the apprentice hunter, the accompanying adult may not shoot or possess a firearm or bow while accompanying the apprentice hunter under this paragraph. (d) An apprentice-hunter-validation holder must obtain all required licenses and stamps. Subd. 3. Apprentice-hunter validation; fee. The fee for an apprentice-hunter validation is $3.50. Fees collected must be deposited in the firearms safety training account, except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected under section 97A.485, subdivision 6, and are appropriated annually to the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources for administering the firearm safety course program. History:  2007 c 131 art 1 s 35; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 38; 2013 c 121 s 43; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 63
MN Stat § 97B.025 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.025 — Hunter And Trapper Education.

97B.025 HUNTER AND TRAPPER EDUCATION. (a) The commissioner may establish education courses for hunters. The commissioner shall collect a fee from each person attending a course. A fee, to include a $1 issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be collected for issuing a duplicate certificate. The commissioner shall establish the fees in a manner that neither significantly overrecovers nor underrecovers costs, including overhead costs, involved in providing the services. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner may establish the fees notwithstanding section 16A.1283. The fees, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents under this subdivision, shall be deposited in the game and fish fund and the amount thereof, except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, is appropriated annually to the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources for the administration of the program. In addition to the fee established by the commissioner for each course, instructors may charge each person up to the established fee amount for class materials and expenses. School districts may cooperate with the commissioner and volunteer instructors to provide space for the classroom portion of the training. (b) The commissioner shall enter into an agreement with a statewide nonprofit trappers association to conduct a trapper education program. At a minimum, the program must include at least six hours of classroom, electronic, or correspondence instruction and in the field training. The program must include a review of state trapping laws and regulations, trapping ethics, the setting and tending of traps and snares, tagging and registration requirements, and the preparation of pelts. The association shall issue a certificate to persons who complete the program. The association shall be responsible for all costs of conducting the education program, and shall not charge any fee for attending the course. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 6; 1996 c 305 art 3 s 9; 1999 c 250 art 3 s 8; 2000 c 495 s 38; 2002 c 351 s 14; 2004 c 221 s 42; 2005 c 146 s 26; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 108
MN Stat § 97B.026 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.026 — Trapper Education Certificate; Requirement.

97B.026 TRAPPER EDUCATION CERTIFICATE; REQUIREMENT. A person born after December 31, 1989, and who has not been issued a trapping license in a previous license year, may not obtain a trapping license unless the person has been issued a trapper education certificate under section 97B.025, paragraph (b). History:   2005 c 146 s 27
MN Stat § 97B.031 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.031 — Use And Possession Of Firearms.

97B.031 USE AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS. Subdivision 1. Permissible firearms and ammunition; big game and wolves. A person may take big game and wolves with a firearm only if: (1) the rifle, shotgun, and handgun used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and with centerfire ignition; (2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition; (3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and has a soft point or is an expanding bullet type; (4) the muzzleloader used is incapable of being loaded at the breech; (5) the smooth-bore muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .45 inches; and (6) the rifled muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches. Subd. 2. Handguns for small game. A person may take small game with a handgun of any caliber in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, except that wolves may only be taken by hunting with the calibers specified in subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Firearms larger than ten gauge prohibited. A person may not use a firearm with a bore larger than a ten gauge to take a protected wild animal. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2015 c 65 art 3 s 38] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 2017 c 93 art 2 s 166] Subd. 6. Scopes. A person may use a muzzleloader with a scope to take deer during the muzzleloader season. The scope may have magnification capabilities. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 7; 1989 c 153 s 1; 1989 c 287 s 7; 2000 c 473 s 7; 2002 c 351 s 15; 2004 c 215 s 19; 2005 c 102 s 1; 2005 c 146 s 28,29; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 36; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 39; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 39; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 50,51; 2014 c 290 s 38; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 19,20; 2017 c 93 art 2 s 93
MN Stat § 97B.035 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.035 — Restrictions On Archery Equipment.

97B.035 RESTRICTIONS ON ARCHERY EQUIPMENT. Subdivision 1. Hunting with bows released by mechanical devices. (a) A person may not hunt with a bow drawn, held, or released by a mechanical device, except with a disabled hunter permit issued under section 97B.106 or as provided in paragraph (b). (b) A person may use a mechanical device attached to the bowstring if the person's own strength draws, holds, and releases the bowstring. Subd. 1a. Minimum draw weight. A bow used to take big game, turkey, or wolves must have a pull that meets or exceeds 30 pounds at or before full draw. Subd. 2. Possession of crossbows. A person may not possess a crossbow in a motor vehicle during the open season for any game, unless the crossbow is not armed with a bolt or arrow. Subd. 3. Poisoned and explosive arrows. A person may not hunt with an arrow that is poisoned or has an explosive tip. Subd. 4. Authority of commissioner. The commissioner may not impose restrictions on the possession, transportation, or use of archery equipment except as specifically authorized by law. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 8; 1987 c 170 s 1; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 28; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 37; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 40; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 38; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 52
MN Stat § 97B.036 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.036 — Crossbow Hunting During Firearms Season.

97B.036 CROSSBOW HUNTING DURING FIREARMS SEASON. Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may take deer, bear, or turkey by crossbow during the respective firearms seasons. The transportation requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during the firearms deer, bear, or turkey season. Crossbows must meet the requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision 2. A person taking deer, bear, or turkey by crossbow under this section must have a valid license to take the respective game by firearm. This section does not allow the use of a crossbow by licensed muzzleloader hunters during the muzzleloader firearms deer season under section 97B.311. History:  2007 c 131 art 1 s 38; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 41; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 64
MN Stat § 97B.037 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.037 — Crossbow Hunting; Age 60 Or Over.

97B.037 CROSSBOW HUNTING; AGE 60 OR OVER. Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person age 60 or over may take deer, bear, turkey, or rough fish by crossbow during the respective regular archery seasons. The transportation requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during the regular archery deer, bear, turkey, or rough fish season. Crossbows must meet the requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision 2. A person age 60 or over taking deer, bear, turkey, or rough fish by crossbow under this section must have a valid license to take the respective game. History:   2014 c 290 s 39
MN Stat § 97B.041 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.041 — Possession Of Firearms And Ammunition Restricted In Deer Zones.

97B.041 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION RESTRICTED IN DEER ZONES. (a) A person may not possess a firearm or ammunition outdoors during the period beginning the fifth day before the open firearms season and ending the second day after the close of the season within an area where deer may be taken by a firearm, except: (1) during the open season and in an area where big game may be taken, a firearm and ammunition authorized for taking big game in that area may be used to take big game in that area if the person has a valid big-game license in possession; (2) an unloaded firearm that is in a case or in a closed trunk of a motor vehicle; (3) a shotgun and shells containing No. 4 buckshot or smaller diameter lead shot or steel shot; (4) a handgun or rifle capable of firing only rimfire cartridges of .17 and .22 caliber, including .22 magnum caliber cartridges; (5) handguns possessed by a person authorized to carry a handgun under sections 624.714 and 624.715 for the purpose authorized; and (6) on a target range operated under a permit from the commissioner. (b) This section does not apply during an open firearms season in an area where deer may be taken only by muzzleloader, except that muzzle-loading firearms lawful for the taking of deer may be possessed only by persons with a valid license to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader season. While muzzleloader hunting, a person with a valid license to take deer by muzzleloader may not possess a firearm other than: (1) a muzzleloader that is legal for taking deer under section 97B.031, subdivision 1; and (2) a firearm as described in paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (5). (c) A first violation of paragraph (a) is punishable by a warning. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 9; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 43; 1993 c 269 s 11; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 29; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 42; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 40; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 21
MN Stat § 97B.045 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.045 — Transporting Firearms.

97B.045 TRANSPORTING FIREARMS. Subdivision 1. Restrictions. A person may not transport a firearm in a motor vehicle unless the firearm is: (1) unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm, and the case fully encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened, and without any portion of the firearm exposed; (2) unloaded and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle; or (3) a handgun carried in compliance with sections 624.714 and 624.715. Subd. 2. Exception; disabled persons. The restrictions in subdivision 1 do not apply to a disabled person if: (1) the person possesses a permit under section 97B.055, subdivision 3; and (2) the firearm is not loaded in the chamber until the vehicle is stationary, or is a hinge action firearm with the action open until the vehicle is stationary. Subd. 3. Exceptions; hunting and shooting ranges. (a) Notwithstanding provisions to the contrary under this chapter, a person may transport an unloaded, uncased firearm, excluding a pistol as defined in paragraph (b), in a motor vehicle while at a shooting range, as defined under section 87A.01, subdivision 3, where the person has received permission from the lawful owner or possessor to discharge firearms; lawfully hunting on private or public land; or traveling to or from a site the person intends to hunt lawfully that day or has hunted lawfully that day, unless: (1) within Anoka, Hennepin, or Ramsey County; (2) within the boundaries of a home rule charter or statutory city with a population of 2,500 or more; (3) on school grounds; or (4) otherwise restricted under section 97A.091, 97B.081, or 97B.086. (b) For the purposes of this section, a "pistol" includes a weapon designed to be fired by the use of a single hand and with an overall length less than 26 inches, or having a barrel or barrels of a length less than 18 inches in the case of a shotgun or having a barrel of a length less than 16 inches in the case of a rifle: (1) from which may be fired or ejected one or more solid projectiles by means of a cartridge or shell or by the action of an explosive or the igniting of flammable or explosive substances; or (2) for which the propelling force is a spring, elastic band, carbon dioxide, air or other gas, or vapor. Pistol does not include a device firing or ejecting a shot measuring .18 of an inch, or less, in diameter and commonly known as a "BB gun," a scuba gun, a stud gun or nail gun used in the construction industry, or children's pop guns or toys. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 10; 1993 c 269 s 12; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 39,40; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 41
MN Stat § 97B.051 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.051 — Transporting Archery Bows.

97B.051 TRANSPORTING ARCHERY BOWS. Except as specified under section 97B.055, subdivision 2, a person may not transport an archery bow in a motor vehicle unless the bow is not armed with a bolt or arrow. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 11; 2000 c 428 s 1; 2000 c 473 s 8; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 41
MN Stat § 97B.063 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.063 — Hunter Satisfaction Survey.

97B.063 HUNTER SATISFACTION SURVEY. The commissioner shall annually administer the collection of hunter information related to participation and satisfaction. This may include information on preferences, values, interests, participation rates and patterns, barriers to participation, or other factors. The data shall be collected using established social science methods. The commissioner shall annually submit a summary of the information gathered under this section to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources no later than January 1 for the preceding fiscal year. The commissioner shall also make the summary information available on the department's website. History:  2012 c 277 art 1 s 53; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 22
MN Stat § 97B.071 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.071 — Clothing Requirements; Blaze Orange Or Blaze Pink.

97B.071 CLOTHING REQUIREMENTS; BLAZE ORANGE OR BLAZE PINK. (a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c), a person may not hunt or trap during the open season where deer may be taken by firearms under applicable laws and ordinances, unless the visible portion of the person's cap and outer clothing above the waist, excluding sleeves and gloves, is blaze orange or blaze pink. Blaze orange or blaze pink includes a camouflage pattern of at least 50 percent blaze orange or blaze pink within each foot square. This section does not apply to migratory-waterfowl hunters on waters of this state or in a stationary shooting location or to trappers on waters of this state. (b) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c), and in addition to the requirement in paragraph (a), a person may not take small game other than turkey, migratory birds, raccoons, and predators, except while trapping, unless a visible portion of at least one article of the person's clothing above the waist is blaze orange or blaze pink. This paragraph does not apply to a person when in a stationary location while hunting deer by archery or when hunting small game by falconry. (c) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe an alternative color in cases where paragraph (a) or (b) would violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Public Law 103-141. (d) A violation of paragraph (b) shall not result in a penalty, but is punishable only by a safety warning. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 15; 1993 c 196 s 1; 1993 c 269 s 13; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 30; 1994 c 632 art 2 s 26; 1996 c 410 s 39; 2000 c 473 s 9; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 43; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 54; 2017 c 93 art 2 s 94
MN Stat § 97B.075 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.075 — Hunting Restricted Between Evening And Morning.

97B.075 HUNTING RESTRICTED BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING. (a) A person may not take protected wild animals, except raccoon and fox, with a firearm between the evening and morning times established by commissioner's rule, except as provided in this section. (b) Big game and wolves may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset. (c) Except as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner on or before the Saturday nearest October 8, waterfowl may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset during the entire season prescribed by the commissioner. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 16; 1991 c 259 s 23; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 31; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 29; 1997 c 226 s 29; 2004 c 215 s 20; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 39; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 43; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 55
MN Stat § 97B.085 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.085 — Use Of Radios To Take Animals.

97B.085 USE OF RADIOS TO TAKE ANIMALS. Subdivision 1. Taking big and small game. A person may not use radio equipment to take big game or small game. Subd. 2. Taking unprotected wild animals. A person may use radio equipment to take unprotected wild animals. Subd. 3. Communication excepted. This section does not prohibit the use of: (1) radio communication between a handler and a dog; (2) a remote-controlled animal noise caller for taking crows, fur-bearing animals, and unprotected animals; or (3) a remote-controlled motorized decoy used for taking migratory waterfowl under section 97B.811, subdivision 4a, or for taking mourning doves. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 18; 1991 c 166 s 1; 1992 c 479 s 1; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 40; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 56; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 24
MN Stat § 97B.086 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.086 — Possessing Night Vision Or Thermal Imaging Equipment.

97B.086 POSSESSING NIGHT VISION OR THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT. (a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal imaging equipment while taking wild animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group of persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to take wild animals. (b) This section does not apply to a firearm that is: (1) unloaded; (2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of the firearm exposed; and (3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle. (c) This section does not apply to a bow that is: (1) completely encased or unstrung; and (2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle. (d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm or bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle. (e) This section does not apply to night vision, night vision enhanced with an infrared illuminator, or thermal imaging equipment possessed by: (1) peace officers or military personnel while exercising their duties; or (2) a person taking coyote or fox as provided under section 97B.075 and rules adopted under section 97B.605, but the equipment must not be possessed during the regular firearms deer season. History:  2007 c 131 art 1 s 41; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 44; 2014 c 290 s 41; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 57; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 66
MN Stat § 97B.091 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.091 — Using Motor Vehicles To Chase Wild Animals Prohibited.

97B.091 USING MOTOR VEHICLES TO CHASE WILD ANIMALS PROHIBITED. A person may not use a motor vehicle to intentionally drive, chase, run over, kill, or take a wild animal. History:   1986 c 386 art 2 s 19
MN Stat § 97B.095 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.095 — Disturbing And Taking From Burrows And Dens.

97B.095 DISTURBING AND TAKING FROM BURROWS AND DENS. Subdivision 1. Disturbing burrows or dens. A person may not disturb the burrow or den of a wild animal between November 1 and April 1 without a permit. Subd. 2. Fox dens. A person may not remove a fox from a den or trap fox within 300 feet of a fox den from April 1 to August 31. Subd. 3. Raccoon dens. A person may not take a raccoon in a den or hollow tree. History:  1986 c 386 art 2 s 20; 2014 c 290 s 42
MN Stat § 97B.099 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.099 — Prohibited Hunting Methods.

97B.099 PROHIBITED HUNTING METHODS. Subdivision 1. Open fire or smoke. A person may not take a protected wild animal with the aid of an open fire or smoke. Subd. 2. Cutting trees. A person may not take a protected wild animal by cutting down a tree occupied by a protected wild animal. History:   2014 c 290 s 43
MN Stat § 97B.101 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.101 — Hunting With Ferrets Prohibited.

97B.101 HUNTING WITH FERRETS PROHIBITED. A person may not take a protected wild animal with the aid of a ferret. History:   1986 c 386 art 2 s 21
MN Stat § 97B.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish|Chapter 97B — Hunting|Section 97B.105 — Hunting By Falconry.

97B.105 HUNTING BY FALCONRY. A person may take a protected wild animal by falconry under rules prescribed by the commissioner. History:   1986 c 386 art 2 s 22