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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
Section 97C.381 — Harpooning Rough Fish.
97C.381 HARPOONING ROUGH FISH. A resident or nonresident may use a rubber powered gun, spring gun, or compressed air gun to take rough fish by harpooning. The harpoon must be fastened to a line not more than 20 feet long. The commissioner may prescribe the times, the waters, and the manner for harpooning rough fish. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]