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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.331 — Penalties Related To Hunting.

97A.331 PENALTIES RELATED TO HUNTING.
Subdivision 1.
Hunting while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.
A person that violates the provision of section 97B.065 relating to hunting while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 2.
Shining.
A person that violates section 97B.081, subdivision 1, relating to the use of an artificial light to locate wild animals is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 3.
Transporting illegal big game.
A person that knowingly transports big game taken in violation of the game and fish laws is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 4.
Taking and possessing big game out of season.
A person that takes or illegally possesses big game during the closed season is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 4a.
Hunting big game while under revocation.
Notwithstanding section 97A.421, subdivision 7, a person who takes big game during the time the person is prohibited from obtaining a license to take big game under section 97A.421 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 5.
Moose; elk; caribou.
A person that unlawfully takes, transports, or possesses moose, elk, or caribou in violation of the game and fish laws is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 6.
Pine marten; otter; fisher; wolverine.
A person that takes, transports, or possesses pine marten, otter, fisher, or wolverine in violation of the game and fish laws is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 7.
[Repealed, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91]
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 51; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 24; 2000 c 463 s 4; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 17; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.335 — Penalties Related To Fishing.

97A.335 PENALTIES RELATED TO FISHING.
Subdivision 1.
Taking fish with illegal devices or substances.
A person that takes fish with devices, chemicals or substances in violation of section 97C.325, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 2.
Illegally taking or possessing muskellunge.
A person who takes or possesses a muskellunge in violation of the game and fish laws is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to $1,000.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 52
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.338 — Gross Overlimits Of Wild Animals; Penalty.

97A.338 GROSS OVERLIMITS OF WILD ANIMALS; PENALTY.
(a) A person who takes, possesses, or transports wild animals over the legal limit, in closed season, or without a valid license, when the restitution value of the wild animals is over $1,000 is guilty of a gross overlimit violation. Except as provided in paragraph (b), a violation under this paragraph is a gross misdemeanor.
(b) If a wild animal involved in a gross overlimit violation is listed as a threatened or endangered wild animal, the penalty in paragraph (a) does not apply unless more than one animal is taken, possessed, or transported in violation of the game and fish laws.
History:
2002 c 270 s 4; 2017 c 93 art 2 s 76
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.341 — Restitution For Wild Animals Illegally Taken.

97A.341 RESTITUTION FOR WILD ANIMALS ILLEGALLY TAKEN.
Subdivision 1.
Liability for restitution.
A person who kills, injures, or possesses a wild animal in violation of the game and fish laws is liable to the state for the value of the wild animal as provided in this section. Species afforded protection include members of the following groups as defined by statute or rule: game fish, game birds, big game, small game, fur-bearing animals, minnows, and threatened and endangered animal species. Other animal species may be added by rule of the commissioner as determined after public meetings and notification of the chairs of the environment and natural resources committees in the senate and house of representatives.
Subd. 2.
Arrest and charging procedure.
(a) An enforcement officer who arrests a person for killing, injuring, or possessing a wild animal in violation of the game and fish laws must describe the number, species, and restitution value of wild animals illegally killed, injured, or possessed on the warrant or the notice to appear in court.
(b) As part of the charge against a person arrested for killing, injuring, or possessing a wild animal in violation of the game and fish laws, the prosecuting attorney must include a demand that restitution be made to the state for the value of the wild animal killed, injured, or possessed. The demand for restitution is in addition to the criminal penalties otherwise provided for the violation.
Subd. 3.
Sentencing procedure.
If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to killing, injuring, or possessing a wild animal in violation of the game and fish laws, the court must require the person to pay restitution to the state for replacement of the wild animal as part of the sentence or state in writing why restitution was not imposed. The court may consider the economic circumstances of the person and, in lieu of monetary restitution, order the person to perform conservation work representing the amount of restitution that will aid the propagation of wild animals. If the court does not order a person to pay restitution, the court administrator must send a copy of the court order to the commissioner.
Subd. 4.
Amount of restitution.
The amount of restitution shall be determined by the court by a preponderance of the evidence. In determining the amount of restitution, the court must consider the value of the wild animal under section 97A.345.
Subd. 5.
Restitution credited to game and fish fund.
The court administrator shall forward restitution collected under this section to the commissioner of management and budget and the commissioner shall credit all money forwarded to the game and fish fund in the state treasury.
History:
1989 c 298 s 2; 1991 c 259 s 23; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.345 — Restitution Value Of Wild Animals.

97A.345 RESTITUTION VALUE OF WILD ANIMALS.
(a) The commissioner may, by rules adopted under chapter 14, prescribe the dollar value to the state of species of wild animals. The value may reflect the value to other persons to legally take the wild animal, the replacement cost, or the intrinsic value to the state of the wild animals. Species of wild animals with similar values may be grouped together.
(b) The value of a wild animal under the rules adopted by the commissioner is prima facie evidence of a wild animal's value under section 97A.341.
(c) The commissioner shall report annually to the legislature the amount of restitution collected under section 97A.341 and the manner in which the funds were expended.
History:
1989 c 298 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.408 — Anatomical Gift Option; Education.

97A.408 ANATOMICAL GIFT OPTION; EDUCATION.
(a) Applications through the Department of Natural Resources' online sales system for a resident license to hunt or fish that is required under this chapter or chapter 97B must allow the applicant to indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift according to paragraph (b).
(b) The online sales system application must contain statements sufficient to comply with the requirements of the Darlene Luther Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, chapter 525A, so that execution of the application makes the anatomical gift effective for those indicating a desire to make an anatomical gift. The department website must provide a link to a federally designated organ procurement organization website that contains information describing Minnesota laws regarding anatomical gifts, the need for and benefits of anatomical gifts, and the legal implications of making an anatomical gift, including the law governing revocation of anatomical gifts.
(c) The commissioner must provide education by distributing information about organ and tissue donation and how to register as a donor. The commissioner must distribute the information through Department of Natural Resources print and digital communications targeting those who hunt and fish. The commissioner must prepare the information in conjunction with a Minnesota organ procurement organization.
(d) The commissioner is not required to keep the physical record of the donor's application after issuing the license in order for the anatomical gift to be valid. When an individual indicates consent on an online sales system transaction to share private data for the record of registered donors, the commissioner must provide the private name and address of the individual to the organ procurement organization designated by the federal government. The names and addresses are classified as private data under section 84.0874 and remain private once provided to the organ procurement organization.
(e) Chapter 525A applies to anatomical gifts made on an application for a license under this section.
(f) The department must be reimbursed under section 171.075, subdivision 1, for the reasonable costs of administering an anatomical gift program.
History:
2016 c 131 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.411 — Validity Of Licenses.

97A.411 VALIDITY OF LICENSES.
Subdivision 1.
License period.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (d), (e), and (f), a license is valid during the lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity may be performed. Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (f), a license year begins on the first day of March and ends on the last day of February.
(b) A short-term license issued under section 97A.475 that is limited by the number of days or hours under section 97A.475, is valid for the full license period even if this period extends into the next license year, provided that the license period selected by the licensee begins at the time of issuance.
(c) The license year for resident fish house, resident dark house, and nonresident fish house begins on March 1 and ends on April 30 of the following year.
(d) A lifetime license issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474 is valid during the lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity may be performed for the lifetime of the licensee.
(e) A three-year fish house or dark house license is valid during the license year that it is purchased and the two succeeding license years.
(f) A three-year individual angling license is valid during the license year in which it is purchased and the two succeeding license years.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2008 c 368 art 2 s 82]
Subd. 3.
Deer license.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a license to take deer by archery, firearms, or muzzleloader issued after the opening of the related archery, firearms, or muzzleloader deer season, respectively, is not valid unless it was issued prior to legal shooting hours on the day of its first use.
(b) The commissioner may issue a license to take additional deer under section 97B.301, subdivision 4, that is not valid unless it was issued prior to legal shooting hours on the day the license is first used.
(c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to deer licenses for discharged military personnel under section 97A.465, subdivision 4.
Subd. 4.
Validity of license when age or residency status changes.
A license to take wild animals that was lawfully obtained continues to be valid for the balance of the license period if the licensee's age, residency, or student qualification status changes.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 55; 1992 c 462 s 13; 1996 c 410 s 25; 1997 c 226 s 19,20; 1998 c 252 s 1; 2000 c 341 s 3; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 107; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 85; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 24; 2012 c 277 art 2 s 3,4,38; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.415 — License Restrictions.

97A.415 LICENSE RESTRICTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
One license per person.
Only one trapping and big-game license of each kind may be issued to a person in a license year unless authorized by commissioner's rule.
Subd. 2.
Transfer.
A person may not lend, transfer, borrow, or solicit a license or permit, license identification number, application for a license or permit, coupon, tag, or seal, or use a license, permit, license identification number, coupon, tag, or seal not issued to the person unless otherwise expressly authorized. A person may transfer a license, as prescribed by the commissioner, for use by a person with a severe disability or critical illness who is participating in a hunting or fishing program sponsored by a nonprofit organization.
Subd. 3.
Nonresidents.
Nonresidents may not obtain a license for an activity unless the activity is expressly authorized for nonresidents.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 56; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 26; 1991 c 259 s 23; 1993 c 231 s 18; 1997 c 216 s 82; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 27
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.418 — Permit Rules.

97A.418 PERMIT RULES.
Wherever the game and fish laws specifically provide for the issuance of a permit by the commissioner, the commissioner may do the following in accordance with criteria and procedures established in rules adopted by the commissioner:
(1) issue a permit with reasonable conditions; and
(2) deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit for cause, including violation of the game and fish laws or rules adopted thereunder.
History:
1993 c 231 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.425 — Record And Reporting Requirements For Dealers, Tanners, And Taxidermists.

97A.425 RECORD AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEALERS, TANNERS, AND TAXIDERMISTS.
Subdivision 1.
License and record requirements.
(a) A person must have the required license under the game and fish laws to buy or sell wild animals, to tan animal hides or dress raw furs, or to mount specimens of wild animals and must keep complete records of all transactions and activities covered by the license and submit reports to the commissioner.
(b) A person is not required to be licensed to tan animal hides or dress raw furs or to mount specimens of wild animals if the person is not compensated for the service.
Subd. 2.
Records.
(a) The records must show:
(1) the names and addresses of persons from whom wild animals were obtained and to whom they were transferred;
(2) the dates of receipt, shipment, and sale of wild animals;
(3) detailed descriptions of the number and type of wild animals purchased, sold, and shipped;
(4) serial numbers of seals, tags, or permits required to be attached to the wild animals; and
(5) trapping license numbers for protected fur-bearing animals, unless the trapper is exempt from the license requirement, which must be noted.
(b) A licensed fur dealer, buying for one employer at the employer's place of business, is not required to keep separate records if the employer notifies the commissioner in writing that the employer will account for the fur dealer.
(c) The records required under this section must be available for inspection by the commissioner, the director, or their agents at all reasonable times. The records must be preserved and available for two years after the expiration of a license that required them.
(d) Records required of persons licensed to buy or sell wild animals, or to tan or dress raw furs, must be kept in a book supplied by the commissioner.
Subd. 3.
Reports.
Except for persons licensed to mount specimens of wild animals, an annual report covering the preceding license year must be submitted to the commissioner by March 15. The commissioner may require other reports for statistical purposes. The reports must be on forms supplied or approved by the commissioner.
Subd. 4.
Rules.
The commissioner may adopt rules, not inconsistent with subdivisions 1 to 3, governing record keeping, reporting, and marking of specimens by taxidermists.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 58; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 28; 1992 c 589 s 2; 2001 c 185 s 27; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.431 — Moose Licenses.

97A.431 MOOSE LICENSES.
Subdivision 1.
Number of licenses; party size.
The commissioner shall include in a rule setting the dates for a moose season:
(1) the number of licenses to be issued; and
(2) the size of a moose hunting party, not to exceed six persons.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility.
Persons eligible for a moose license shall be determined under this section and commissioner's rule. A person is eligible for a moose license only if the person:
(1) is a resident; and
(2) has not been issued a moose license after January 1, 1991.
Subd. 3.
Application for license.
An application for a moose license must be on a form provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a $4 nonrefundable application fee per person. A person may not make more than one application for each season. If a person makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a license for that season after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.
Subd. 4.
Separate selection; eligibility.
(a) The commissioner may conduct a separate selection for up to 20 percent of the moose licenses to be issued for an area. Only owners of, and tenants living on, at least 160 acres of agricultural or grazing land in the area, and their family members, are eligible for the separate selection under this paragraph.
(b) The commissioner must conduct a separate selection for 20 percent of the moose licenses to be issued each year. Only individuals who have applied at least ten times for a moose license and who have never received a license are eligible for this separate selection.
(c) The commissioner may by rule establish criteria for:
(1) determining eligible family members under paragraph (a); and
(2) verifying that an individual has made at least ten unsuccessful applications for the purposes of paragraph (b).
(d) A person who is unsuccessful in a separate selection under this subdivision must be included in the selection for the remaining licenses.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 59; 1987 c 373 s 4; 1991 c 254 art 2 s 28; 1991 c 259 s 23; 1993 c 231 s 20,21; 2000 c 473 s 1; 2000 c 495 s 32; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 21; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 32
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.433 — Elk Licenses.

97A.433 ELK LICENSES.
Subdivision 1.
Number of licenses; party size.
The commissioner shall include in a rule setting the dates for an elk season:
(1) the number of licenses to be issued; and
(2) the size of an elk hunting party, not to exceed two persons.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility.
Persons eligible for an elk license shall be determined under this section and commissioner's rule. A person is eligible for an elk license only if the person:
(1) is a resident; and
(2) has never been issued an elk license.
Subd. 3.
Application for license.
An application for an elk license must be on a form provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a $4 nonrefundable application fee per person. A person may not make more than one application for each season. If a person makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a license for that season after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.
Subd. 4.
Discretionary separate selection; eligibility.
(a) The commissioner may conduct a separate selection for up to 20 percent of the elk licenses to be issued for an area. Only owners of, and tenants living on, at least 160 acres of agricultural or grazing land in the area, and their family members, are eligible for the separate selection. Persons that are unsuccessful in a separate selection must be included in the selection for the remaining licenses. Persons who obtain an elk license in a separate selection may sell their license to any Minnesota resident eligible to hunt big game for no more than the original cost of the license.
(b) The commissioner may by rule establish criteria for determining eligible family members under this subdivision.
Subd. 5.
Mandatory separate selection.
The commissioner must conduct a separate selection for 20 percent of the elk licenses to be issued each year. Only individuals who have applied at least ten times for an elk license and who have never received a license are eligible for this separate selection. A person who is unsuccessful in a separate selection under this subdivision must be included in the selection for the remaining licenses.
History:
1987 c 373 s 5; 1991 c 259 s 23; 1993 c 231 s 22,23; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 22; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 29; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 33; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 51,52
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.434 — Prairie-chicken Licenses.

97A.434 PRAIRIE-CHICKEN LICENSES.
Subdivision 1.
Number of licenses to be issued.
If the commissioner establishes an open season for prairie chickens, the commissioner shall also determine, by rule, the number of licenses to be issued.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility.
Eligibility for a prairie-chicken license shall be determined by this section and by rule adopted by the commissioner. A person is eligible for a prairie-chicken license only if the person is a resident.
Subd. 3.
Application for license.
An application for a prairie-chicken license must be made in a manner provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a $4 application fee. The $4 application fee is appropriated as prescribed in section 84.027, subdivision 15, paragraph (c), to pay for costs associated with conducting the prairie-chicken-license drawing. A person may not make more than one application for each season. If a person makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a license for that season after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.
Subd. 4.
Separate selection of eligible licensees.
(a) The commissioner may conduct a separate selection for up to 20 percent of the prairie-chicken licenses to be issued for any area. Only persons who are owners or tenants of at least 40 acres of prairie or grassland in the area, and their family members, are eligible applicants for prairie-chicken licenses for the separate selection. The qualifying prairie or grassland may be noncontiguous. Persons who are unsuccessful in a separate selection must be included in the selection for the remaining licenses. Persons who obtain a license in a separate selection must allow public prairie-chicken hunting on their land during that prairie-chicken season.
(b) The commissioner may by rule establish criteria for determining eligible family members under this subdivision.
History:
2002 c 351 s 7; 2004 c 255 s 29; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 23; 2014 c 290 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.435 — Turkey Licenses; Application And Eligibility.

97A.435 TURKEY LICENSES; APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY.
Subdivision 1.
License issuance.
The commissioner shall include in rules setting turkey seasons the methods for issuing licenses for those seasons.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility.
Persons eligible for a turkey license shall be determined by this section and commissioner's rule.
Subd. 3.
Application for license.
An application for a turkey license must be on a form provided by the commissioner and accompanied by a $4 application fee. A person may not make more than one application for each season. If a person makes more than one application the person is ineligible for a license for that season after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.
Subd. 4.
Separate selection of eligible licensees.
(a) The commissioner may conduct a separate selection for up to 20 percent of the turkey licenses to be issued for any area. Only persons who are owners or tenants of and who live on at least 40 acres of land in the permit area, and their family members who live on the qualifying land, are eligible applicants for turkey licenses for the separate selection. The qualifying land may be noncontiguous. Persons who are unsuccessful in a separate selection must be included in the selection for the remaining licenses. Persons who obtain a license in a separate selection must allow public turkey hunting on their land during that turkey season. A license issued under this subdivision is restricted to the permit area where the qualifying land is located.
(b) The commissioner may by rule establish criteria for determining eligible family members under this subdivision.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 70]
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 60; 1988 c 588 s 4; 1991 c 254 art 2 s 29; 1991 c 259 s 23; 1993 c 231 s 24; 2000 c 473 s 2; 2000 c 495 s 33; 2004 c 215 s 10,11; 2005 c 146 s 12,13; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 30; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 34; art 2 s 5,38; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.438 — Releasing Wild Turkeys; Permit Required.

97A.438 RELEASING WILD TURKEYS; PERMIT REQUIRED.
A person may not release a wild turkey or wild-turkey hybrid without a permit from the commissioner.
History:
1993 c 231 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.455 — Nonresident Students; Fishing, Small Game, And Big Game.

97A.455 NONRESIDENT STUDENTS; FISHING, SMALL GAME, AND BIG GAME.
(a) A nonresident that is a full-time student at an educational institution in the state and resides in the state during the school year may obtain a resident license to take fish, small game, or big game, except moose, by providing proof of student status and residence as prescribed by the commissioner.
(b) A nonresident that is a full-time foreign exchange student at a high school in the state and resides with persons in the state may obtain a resident license to take big game, except moose, by providing proof of foreign exchange student status as prescribed by the commissioner.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 64; 1987 c 47 s 1; 1996 c 410 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.461 — Nonresident Licenses For Boundary Water Hunting Or Fishing.

97A.461 NONRESIDENT LICENSES FOR BOUNDARY WATER HUNTING OR FISHING.
Licenses to take fish or small game in or on boundary waters may be granted to nonresidents upon the same terms and conditions as licenses granted by the adjacent state or province to nonresidents of the adjacent state or province for those boundary waters. The fees for a license granted by this state may not be less than the fees for a corresponding resident license.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 65
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.471 — Nonresident Courtesy Licenses.

97A.471 NONRESIDENT COURTESY LICENSES.
Subdivision 1.
Game and fish officers of other jurisdictions.
The commissioner may issue a courtesy nonresident license to take game or fish without charge to a game and fish or conservation employee of another state or of the United States that is in the state to assist or cooperate with the commissioner.
Subd. 2.
Guests of governor or commissioner.
The commissioner may issue a nonresident courtesy license to take game or fish without charge to an official of another state, the United States, or foreign country and to a representative of a conservation organization or publication that is in the state as a guest of the governor or commissioner.
Subd. 3.
Nonapplicability to moose or elk hunting.
This section does not apply to taking moose or elk.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 67; 1987 c 373 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.472 — Place Of Sale Of Nonresident Licenses; Restriction.

97A.472 PLACE OF SALE OF NONRESIDENT LICENSES; RESTRICTION.
The commissioner shall not sell or issue in any place outside this state a nonresident license to take fish in this state.
History:
1987 c 404 s 121
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.474 — Nonresident Lifetime Licenses.

97A.474 NONRESIDENT LIFETIME LICENSES.
Subdivision 1.
Nonresident lifetime licenses authorized.
(a) The commissioner may issue a lifetime angling license or a lifetime small-game-hunting license to a nonresident. The license fees paid for a lifetime license are nonrefundable.
(b) The commissioner may require the holder of a lifetime license issued under this section to notify the department each year that the license is used, by:
(1) telephone or Internet notification, as specified by the commissioner; or
(2) the purchase of stamps for the license.
Subd. 2.
Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee.
(a) A nonresident lifetime angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The license does not include a trout-and-salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required by law.
(b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:
(1) age 3 and under, $821;
(2) age 4 to age 15, $1,046;
(3) age 16 to age 50, $1,191; and
(4) age 51 and over, $794.
Subd. 3.
Nonresident lifetime small-game-hunting license; fee.
(a) A nonresident lifetime small-game-hunting license authorizes a person to hunt small game in the state. The license authorizes those hunting activities authorized by the annual nonresident small-game-hunting license. The license does not include a turkey stamp validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.
(b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime small-game-hunting license are:
(1) age 3 and under, $947;
(2) age 4 to age 15, $1,280;
(3) age 16 to age 50, $1,633; and
(4) age 51 and over, $1,083.
History:
2000 c 341 s 6; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 111,112; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 29; 2012 c 277 art 2 s 15,38; 2017 c 93 art 2 s 86
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.4742 — Lifetime Fish And Wildlife Trust Fund.

97A.4742 LIFETIME FISH AND WILDLIFE TRUST FUND.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment; purpose.
The lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund is established as a fund in the state treasury. All money received from the issuance of lifetime angling, spearing, angling and spearing, small-game hunting, deer hunting, sporting, and sporting with spearing option licenses and earnings on the fund shall be credited to the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund.
Subd. 2.
Investment; use.
Money in the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund shall be invested by the State Investment Board to secure the maximum return consistent with the maintenance of the perpetuity of the fund. The income received and accruing from investments of the fund shall be deposited in the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund. Each year the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund to the game and fish fund an amount equal to the amount that would otherwise have been collected from annual license fees for each lifetime license. Surcharge amounts shall be transferred based on sections 97A.071, subdivision 2, and 97A.075, subdivision 1.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2014 c 290 s 70]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2012 c 272 s 98]
History:
2000 c 341 s 7; 2002 c 351 s 10; 2004 c 255 s 30; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 99; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 30
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.481 — License Applications; Penalty.

97A.481 LICENSE APPLICATIONS; PENALTY.
All information required on a license application form must be furnished. The application must be made in writing and is subject to the penalty prescribed in section 97A.301, subdivision 1, clause (5).
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 69; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 33; 1989 c 287 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.482 — License Applications; Collecting Social Security Numbers.

97A.482 LICENSE APPLICATIONS; COLLECTING SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.
(a) All applicants for individual noncommercial game and fish licenses under this chapter and chapters 97B and 97C must include the applicant's Social Security number on the license application. If an applicant does not have a Social Security number, the applicant must certify that the applicant does not have a Social Security number.
(b) The Social Security numbers collected by the commissioner on game and fish license applications are private data under section 13.355, subdivision 1, and must be provided by the commissioner to the commissioner of human services for child support enforcement purposes. Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, section 666(a)(13), requires the collection of Social Security numbers on game and fish license applications for child support enforcement purposes.
History:
1Sp2003 c 14 art 10 s 2; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 22; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 101; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 48
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.501 — Wild Animals; General Restrictions.

97A.501 WILD ANIMALS; GENERAL RESTRICTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
General restrictions.
A person may not take, buy, sell, transport, or possess a protected wild animal unless allowed by the game and fish laws. The ownership of all wild animals is in the state, unless the wild animal has been lawfully acquired under the game and fish laws. The ownership of a wild animal that is lawfully acquired reverts to the state if a law relating to sale, transportation, or possession of the wild animal is violated.
Subd. 2.
Endangered species.
A person may not take, import, transport, or sell an endangered species of wild animal, or sell, or possess with intent to sell an article made from the parts of a wild animal, except as provided in section 84.0895.
Subd. 3.
Contraceptive chemicals.
(a) A person may not administer contraceptive chemicals to noncaptive wild animals without a permit issued by the commissioner.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing standards and guidelines for the administration of contraceptive chemicals to noncaptive wild animals. The rules may specify chemical delivery methods and devices and monitoring requirements.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 71; 1987 c 384 art 1 s 10; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.502 — Deer Killed By Motor Vehicles.

97A.502 DEER KILLED BY MOTOR VEHICLES.
(a) Deer killed by a motor vehicle on a public road must be removed by the road authority, as defined by section 160.02, subdivision 25, unless the driver of the motor vehicle is allowed to possess the deer under paragraph (b).
(b) The driver of a motor vehicle that has collided with and killed a deer on a public road has priority for a possession permit for the entire deer if the facts indicate that the deer was not taken illegally.
History:
1987 c 404 s 133; 1988 c 437 s 4; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 34; 2014 c 290 s 34
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.505 — Possessing Wild Animals.

97A.505 POSSESSING WILD ANIMALS.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1987 c 149 art 1 s 54]
Subd. 2.
Unlawfully obtained or shipped animals brought into state.
(a) A person may not possess a wild animal that has been unlawfully taken, bought, sold, or possessed outside the state, or unlawfully shipped into the state.
(b) When entering the state from Canada, a person who possesses fish that were unlawfully taken or possessed under paragraph (a) may be charged in the same manner as for possessing fish that were unlawfully taken or possessed in the state.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1987 c 149 art 1 s 54]
Subd. 3a.
Transporting animals into state.
Wild animals lawfully taken, bought, sold, or possessed outside the state may be brought or shipped into the state unless otherwise provided by law.
Subd. 3b.
Wild animals taken on Red Lake Reservation lands.
Wild animals taken and tagged on the Red Lake Reservation lands in accordance with the Red Lake Band's Conservation Code and all applicable federal law are considered lawfully taken and possessed under state law. Possessing wild animals harvested under this subdivision is in addition to any state limits.
Subd. 4.
Storing protected wild animals.
A person that stores protected wild animals for others must plainly mark the package, in ink, with the name and address of the owner, the license number of the person taking the animal, and the number and species in the package.
Subd. 5.
Animals acquired by gift.
Lawfully taken protected wild animals may be transferred by gift. A person is not required to have a license to possess and transport protected wild animals acquired by gift.
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1987 c 149 art 1 s 54]
Subd. 7.
Exceptions.
This section does not apply to mounted specimens of wild animals, antlers, tanned hides, and dressed furs lawfully taken.
Subd. 8.
Importing Cervidae carcasses.
(a) Importing Cervidae carcasses procured by any means into Minnesota is prohibited except for cut and wrapped meat, quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached, antlers, hides, teeth, finished taxidermy mounts, and antlers attached to skull caps that are cleaned of all brain tissue.
(b) Cervidae carcasses originating from outside Minnesota may be transported on a direct route through the state by nonresidents.
Subd. 9.
Possessing live Cervidae.
A person may not possess live Cervidae, except as authorized in sections 17.452, 35.153, and 35.155 or 97A.401.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 72; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 34,35; 1993 c 231 s 30,31; 2000 c 406 s 1; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 75,76; 2004 c 215 s 16; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 97; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 31; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 35; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 53; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 61,62
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.510 — Game For Consumption At Fundraising Events.

97A.510 GAME FOR CONSUMPTION AT FUNDRAISING EVENTS.
(a) Nonprofit organizations may charge a fee for admission to fundraising events when lawfully taken and possessed game, excluding migratory game birds, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 50, section 20.11, that cannot be sold under federal law, is donated to the organization and is served for consumption on the premises where the fundraising event is held.
(b) Game donated to the nonprofit organization must be marked as provided in section 97A.505, subdivision 4. The game donated to a nonprofit organization and stored by the organization is considered to be in the possession of the person making the donation, and is subject to inspection as provided in section 97A.215, subdivision 1. As provided in section 97A.505, subdivision 5, a license is not required for the nonprofit organization to possess or transport the donated game.
(c) The nonprofit organization must keep records of the game donated to the organization, and the records must be available for inspection for two years from the date of the fundraising event. The records must show:
(1) the names and addresses of persons donating the game;
(2) the license number or possession permit number under which the game was lawfully taken or possessed; and
(3) the date, location, and purpose of the fundraising event that utilized the donation.
History:
2002 c 351 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.511 — Fur-bearing Animals.

97A.511 FUR-BEARING ANIMALS.
The skins of fur-bearing animals and the flesh of beaver, muskrat, raccoon, rabbits and hares, legally taken and bearing the required seals or tags required by the game and fish laws, may be bought, sold, and transported at any time.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 73; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 32
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.512 — Sale Of Inedible Portions Of Big Game Animals, Fur-bearing Animals, Fish, And Game Birds Other Than Migratory Waterfowl.

97A.512 SALE OF INEDIBLE PORTIONS OF BIG GAME ANIMALS, FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, FISH, AND GAME BIRDS OTHER THAN MIGRATORY WATERFOWL.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by the game and fish laws and as restricted in this section, a person may possess, transport, buy, or sell the following inedible portions of lawfully taken or acquired big game animals, fur-bearing animals, fish, and game birds other than migratory waterfowl: bones, including skulls; sinews; hides and skins; hooves; teeth; claws; and antlers.
(b) A person may not buy or sell bear paws, unless attached to the hide, or bear gallbladders.
History:
1992 c 589 s 3; 2001 c 185 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.515 — Pelts, Skins, And Hides Taken On Indian Reservations.

97A.515 PELTS, SKINS, AND HIDES TAKEN ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
The pelts, skins, and hides of protected wild animals taken on an Indian reservation in this state, except the Fond du Lac Reservation, may be transported, sold, and disposed of as prescribed by the commissioner.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 74
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.521 — Transporting Wild Animals; Generally.

97A.521 TRANSPORTING WILD ANIMALS; GENERALLY.
Subdivision 1.
General authority; residents.
A resident may transport wild animals to any place in the state if the resident and the animals are in the same vehicle.
Subd. 2.
General authority; nonresidents.
A nonresident may transport wild animals taken in the state if the nonresident and the animals are in the same vehicle.
Subd. 3.
Wild animals in containers.
A person that transports wild animals in a container must mark or identify the container as prescribed under the game and fish laws or by commissioner's rule.
Subd. 4.
Animals that may be lawfully sold.
During the open season a person may transport a protected wild animal within the state, and to a destination outside the state, if the animal may be lawfully sold and the transportation is not otherwise prohibited.
Subd. 5.
Transporting unlawfully obtained animals.
A person may not transport wild animals taken, bought, sold, or possessed in violation of the game and fish laws.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 75; 1991 c 259 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.525 — Transporting Wild Animals By Common Carrier.

97A.525 TRANSPORTING WILD ANIMALS BY COMMON CARRIER.
Subdivision 1.
Generally.
A person may transport wild animals by common carrier without being in the vehicle if the person has the license required to take the animals and they are shipped to the person or to a licensed taxidermist, tanner, or fur buyer.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2009 c 176 art 2 s 71]
Subd. 3.
Employee of carrier.
An employee of a carrier may not transport wild animals as baggage while performing duties for the carrier.
Subd. 4.
Statement required for protected wild animals.
A person that transports protected wild animals by common carrier, including animals carried in baggage, must attach a statement to each shipment. The statement must include the name, address, and license number of the person shipping the animals, the number and species of the animals in the shipment, and the signature of the licensee.
Subd. 5.
Shipper's license required.
A common carrier may not accept a shipment of big or small game unless the carrier is shown the license of the shipper to take the game.
Subd. 6.
Waybill requirements.
The waybill or receipt issued by a common carrier to a shipper must specify the number and species of wild animals being shipped.
Subd. 7.
Animals in possession of shipper.
Wild animals that are transported by common carrier are considered to be in the possession of the shipper.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 76; 1987 c 373 s 10; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 37
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.531 — Shipping Wild Animals Taken In Canada.

97A.531 SHIPPING WILD ANIMALS TAKEN IN CANADA.
Subdivision 1.
Shipping coupons.
A person may ship, within or out of the state, wild animals lawfully taken and possessed in Canada and that have lawfully entered the state. The shipment must have the shipping coupons required for a shipment originating in the province where the animals were taken.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141; 1995 c 224 s 126; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 48]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141; 1995 c 224 s 126; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 48]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141; 1995 c 224 s 126; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 48]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141; 1995 c 224 s 126; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 48]
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141; 1995 c 224 s 126; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 48]
Subd. 7.
[Repealed, 1995 c 224 s 127; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 49]
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 77; 1993 c 269 s 8; 1994 c 479 s 1; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 27; 1995 c 224 s 51; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish › Chapter 97A — Game And Fish › Section 97A.545 — Transporting Game Birds.

97A.545 TRANSPORTING GAME BIRDS.
Subdivision 1.
Residents shipping by common carrier.
A resident that ships game birds to the resident by common carrier without being in the vehicle may not make more than three shipments during a license year. A shipment may not contain more than the resident's daily limit.
Subd. 2.
Nonresidents shipping by common carrier.
A nonresident that ships game birds to the nonresident by common carrier without being in the vehicle must obtain a shipping permit from the commissioner. The commissioner shall issue the permit upon request, without a fee. The carrier receiving the shipment must cancel the permit as prescribed by the commissioner.
Subd. 3.
Shipping to other persons.
A person must obtain a permit from the commissioner to ship game birds to another person within or out of the state. The person must have the licenses required to take the game birds.
Subd. 4.
Game birds taken outside state.
(a) A person may transport into the state game birds that are lawfully taken and possessed outside of this state.
(b) A resident may ship the game birds by common carrier within the state. A nonresident may ship the game birds out of the state by common carrier. Each shipment must be tagged or sealed by a conservation officer as prescribed by the commissioner.
Subd. 5.
Undressed birds; exceptions.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person may ship or otherwise transport game birds in an undressed condition only.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the birds being shipped or otherwise transported:
(1) were taken on a shooting preserve and are marked or identified in accordance with section 97A.121, subdivision 5;
(2) were taken, dressed, and lawfully shipped or otherwise transported in another state;
(3) are migratory game birds that were lawfully tagged and packed by a federally permitted migratory bird preservation facility; or
(4) are doves shipped or transported in accordance with federal law.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 80; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 38; 1987 c 384 art 1 s 11; 1993 c 231 s 33-36; 2004 c 215 s 17; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 36