Section 97C.502 — Minnows And Leeches; Invasive Species Training Required.
97C.502 MINNOWS AND LEECHES; INVASIVE SPECIES TRAINING REQUIRED. Subdivision 1. Minnows; invasive species training required. A minnow dealer, and each person working under the minnow dealer’s license, must annually satisfactorily complete aquatic invasive-species-related training provided by the commissioner before taking, selling, or transporting for sale minnows within the state. Subd. 2. Training certification required. Minnow […]
Section 97C.505 — Minnows.
97C.505 MINNOWS. Subdivision 1. Authority to take, possess, buy, and sell. (a) Minnows may be taken, possessed, bought, and sold, subject to the restrictions in this chapter, section 84D.03, subdivision 3, and rules adopted by the commissioner under paragraph (b). A person may not take, possess, or sell minnows except for use as bait or […]
Section 97C.511 — Minnow Seines.
97C.511 MINNOW SEINES. Subdivision 1. Size restrictions. Except as provided in subdivision 2, a person may not take minnows with a seine longer than 25 feet, and deeper than: (1) 148 meshes of 1/4-inch bar measure; (2) 197 meshes of 3/16-inch bar measure; or (3) four feet of material of less than 3/16-inch bar measure. […]
Section 97C.515 — Imported Minnows.
97C.515 IMPORTED MINNOWS. Subdivision 1. General prohibition. A person may not bring live minnows into the state except as provided in this section. Subd. 2. Permit for transportation. (a) A person may transport live minnows through the state with a permit from the commissioner. The permit must state the name and address of the person, […]
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.385 — Commissioner’s Authority To Regulate Winter Fishing.
97C.385 COMMISSIONER’S AUTHORITY TO REGULATE WINTER FISHING. Subdivision 1. Effect on summer angling season. If the commissioner closes the statutory open season for the spearing of a game fish species in any waters, the commissioner must, in the same rule, close the following statutory open season for angling for the same species in the waters […]
Section 97C.391 — Buying And Selling Fish.
97C.391 BUYING AND SELLING FISH. Subdivision 1. General restrictions. A person may not buy or sell fish taken from the waters of this state, except: (1) minnows; (2) rough fish; (3) smelt taken from Lake Superior and rivers and streams that flow into Lake Superior; (4) fish taken under licensed commercial fishing operations; (5) fish […]
Section 97C.345 — Restrictions On Using And Possessing Nets And Spears.
97C.345 RESTRICTIONS ON USING AND POSSESSING NETS AND SPEARS. Subdivision 1. When use prohibited. Except as specifically authorized, a person may not take fish with a spear from the third Monday in February to the Friday before the last Saturday in April and may not take fish with a fish trap, net, dip net, seine, […]
Section 97C.351 — Fish Nets; Tags.
97C.351 FISH NETS; TAGS. A person may not possess a fish net unless specifically authorized or a tag is attached bearing the name and address of the owner when the net is not in use and the name and address of the operator when the net is in use, as prescribed by the commissioner. This […]
Section 97C.355 — Shelters On Ice; Dark Houses And Fish Houses.
97C.355 SHELTERS ON ICE; DARK HOUSES AND FISH HOUSES. Subdivision 1. Identification required. All shelters on the ice of state waters, except portable shelters under subdivision 2a but including dark houses and fish houses, must have: (1) the owner’s name and address, (2) the owner’s driver’s license number, or (3) the “MDNR#” license identification number […]