97C.801 TAKING ROUGH FISH ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1997 c 216 s 90; 1997 c 226 s 51] Subd. 2. Commercial fish netting on Mississippi River. (a) A license is required to commercially take rough fish with seines in the Mississippi River from the St. Croix River junction to St. Anthony Falls. (b) […]
97C.805 NETTING LAKE WHITEFISH AND CISCOES. Subdivision 1. Open season. (a) The commissioner shall, by rule, prescribe the open season and open state waters for netting lake whitefish and ciscoes. The commissioner may open specific lakes and waters that are otherwise closed if the commissioner posts notice of the date and time in appropriate public […]
97C.811 COMMERCIAL FISHING IN INLAND WATERS. Subdivision 1. Inland waters defined. For the purposes of this section and section 97A.475, subdivision 30, “inland waters” means all waters entirely located within the boundaries of the state and the border waters between Minnesota and North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa, excluding those waters described in section 97C.801. […]
97C.815 COMMERCIAL FISHING AREAS. Subdivision 1. Designation. The commissioner shall specify inland commercial fishing areas, taking into account the amount, size, and proximity of waters specified, the species to be removed, and the type and quantity of fishing gear and equipment necessary to provide an adequate removal effort. The commissioner may change inland commercial fishing […]
97C.821 POSSESSING, SELLING, AND TRANSPORTING COMMERCIAL FISH. Subdivision 1. Transporting and holding commercial fish. Subject to the applicable provisions of the game and fish laws, fish taken under commercial fishing licenses may be possessed in any quantity, bought, sold, and transported at any time. Commercial fishing licensees may transport their catch live to holding facilities, […]
97C.825 LAKE OF THE WOODS AND RAINY LAKE FISHING. Subdivision 1. New commercial fishing licenses prohibited. The commissioner may not issue a new commercial fishing license that allows netting of game fish on Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake. Subd. 2. Restrictions on fish and nets. The following rules and restrictions shall apply to […]
97C.831 NAMAKAN AND SAND POINT LAKES; COMMERCIAL FISHING. Subdivision 1. Lake whitefish and rough fish. Lake whitefish and rough fish may be taken by licensed commercial fishing operators unless otherwise changed by rule of the commissioner, under section 97C.805, subdivision 1, from Namakan Lake and Sand Point Lake. Subd. 2. Gill nets prohibited on Sand […]
97C.835 LAKE SUPERIOR COMMERCIAL FISHING. Subdivision 1. Commercial fishing license for Lake Superior. (a) A license to fish commercially in Lake Superior shall be issued to a maximum of 25 residents. To qualify for licensing, a resident must have landed fish in the previous year with a value of at least $1,500, and must have […]
97C.836 LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE TROUT; EXPANDED ASSESSMENT HARVEST. The commissioner shall provide for taking of lake trout by licensed commercial operators in Lake Superior management zones MN-3 and MN-2 for expanded assessment and sale. The commissioner shall authorize expanded assessment taking and sale of lake trout in Lake Superior management zone MN-3 beginning annually in […]
97C.841 APPRENTICE LICENSE. (a) A person with a commercial fishing license may list one person as an apprentice on the license. A person acting as an apprentice for a commercial fishing licensee must have an apprentice license. The commercial fishing licensee or the apprentice listed on the license must be present at all commercial fishing […]
97C.843 POSSESSION FOR COMMERCIAL NETTING. When commercial nets, seines, bags, or cribs are lawfully set and tended, incidentally taken fish not included in the license are not considered in possession if they are returned to the water or if they are tagged in accordance with section 97C.835 before they are placed on a motor vehicle […]
97C.845 INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCIAL FISHING. A person may not: (1) knowingly place or maintain an obstruction that will hinder, prevent, or interfere with a licensed commercial fishing operation; (2) remove fish from nets licensed under the game and fish laws; or (3) knowingly damage, disturb, or interfere with commercial fishing nets. History: 1986 c 386 […]
97C.851 COMMERCIAL FISHING IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS; RESORT OWNERS. A license to buy or sell fish or to take fish commercially in international waters extending from Pigeon Point West to the North Dakota boundary line may not be issued to a person engaged in the business of conducting a summer resort, or to a member of […]
97C.855 UPPER AND LOWER RED LAKE AND NETT LAKE; TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND DISPOSAL. The commissioner may, by rule, allow the transportation, sale, and disposal of fish taken within the Red Lake Indian Reservation on Upper Red Lake and Lower Red Lake and from waters within the Nett Lake Indian Reservation also known as Bois Forte […]
97C.861 FISH VENDORS; REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. License required. A person may not sell fish with the use of a motor vehicle without a fish vendor’s license. Subd. 2. Misrepresenting fish. (a) A licensed fish vendor or the vendor’s employee may not misrepresent a species of fish to be sold. If a licensed fish vendor or […]
97C.865 FISH PACKERS. Subdivision 1. License required; records. (a) A person engaged in a business providing services to a person taking fish may not prepare dressed game fish for shipment without a fish packer’s license. The fish packer must maintain a permanent record of: (1) the name, address, and license number of the shipper; (2) […]
97C.871 CRAYFISH. The commissioner may adopt rules, including record-keeping requirements, for taking, importing, buying, selling, possessing, and transporting crayfish. History: 1993 c 231 s 67
