Section 97C.845 — Interference With Commercial Fishing.
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 […]
Section 97C.851 — Commercial Fishing In International Waters; Resort Owners.
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 […]
Section 97C.815 — Commercial Fishing Areas.
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 […]
Section 97C.821 — Possessing, Selling, And Transporting Commercial Fish.
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, […]
Section 97C.801 — Taking Rough Fish On Mississippi River.
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 [Repealed, 1997 c 216 s 90; 1997 c 226 s 51] Subd. 2.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) […]
Section 97C.805 — Netting Lake Whitefish And Ciscoes.
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 […]
Section 97C.811 — Commercial Fishing In Inland Waters.
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. […]