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 […]
Section 97A.445 — Exemptions From License Requirement.
97A.445 EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSE REQUIREMENT. Subdivision 1. Angling; Take a Kid Fishing Weekends. (a) A resident age 16 years or older may take fish by angling without an angling license and may take fish by spearing from a dark house without a spearing license and without a fish house or dark house license during one […]
Section 97A.451 — License Requirements And Exemptions Relating To Age.
97A.451 LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS RELATING TO AGE. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1988 c 437 s 6] Subd. 2. Residents under age 16; fishing. (a) A resident under the age of 16 years may take fish without a license. (b) A resident under the age of 16 may net ciscoes and whitefish for personal consumption without […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 97A.420 — Seizure Of Licenses.
97A.420 SEIZURE OF LICENSES. Subdivision 1. Seizure. (a) An enforcement officer shall immediately seize the license of a person who unlawfully takes, transports, or possesses wild animals when the restitution value of the wild animals exceeds $500. Except as provided in subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, the person may not use or obtain any license […]
Section 97A.421 — Validity And Issuance Of Licenses After Conviction.
97A.421 VALIDITY AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSES AFTER CONVICTION. Subdivision 1. General. (a) The annual license of a person convicted of a violation of the game and fish laws relating to the license or wild animals covered by the license is void when: (1) a second conviction occurs within three years under a license to trap […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]