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. […]
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 […]
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 [Repealed, 1987 c 149 art 1 s 54] Subd. 2.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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
97A.535 POSSESSING AND TRANSPORTING DEER, BEAR, ELK, AND MOOSE. Subdivision 1. Tags required. (a) A person may not possess or transport deer, bear, elk, or moose taken in the state unless a tag is attached to the carcass in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner must prescribe the type of tag that has […]
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 […]
97A.551 POSSESSING AND TRANSPORTING FISH. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1987 c 149 art 1 s 54] Subd. 2. Fish transported through state. A person may not transport game fish taken in another state or country through the state during the closed season or in excess of the possession limit unless the fish are: (1) transported by […]
97A.56 FERAL SWINE. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, “feral swine” means a member of the genus and species Sus scrofa that lives in the wild. Subd. 2. Prohibited actions; penalty. (a) A person may not possess or release feral swine or swine that were feral during any part of the swine’s lifetime […]
