97B.901 REGISTRATION AND TAGGING FUR-BEARING ANIMALS. (a) The commissioner may, by rule, require persons taking, possessing, and transporting fur-bearing animals to tag the animals. The commissioner shall prescribe the manner of issuance and the type of tag, which must show the year of issuance. The commissioner shall issue the tag, without a fee, upon request. […]
97B.903 USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAPS. A person may not set, place, or operate, except as a water set, a body-gripping or conibear-type trap on public lands and waters that has a maximum jaw opening when set greater than 6-1/2 inches and less than 7-1/2 inches measured from the inside edges of the body-gripping portions of […]
97B.905 FUR DEALER’S LICENSES. Subdivision 1. License requirement. (a) A person may not buy or sell raw furs without a fur-buying-and-selling license, except: (1) a taxidermist licensed under section 97A.475, subdivision 19, and a fur manufacturer are not required to have a license to buy raw furs from a person with fur-buying-and-selling licenses; and (2) […]
97B.9251 BEAVER SEASON. The commissioner may establish open seasons and restrictions for taking beaver from 9:00 a.m. on the Saturday nearest October 26 in the North Zone and from 9:00 a.m. on the Saturday nearest October 30 in the South Zone. The seasons shall be open until May 15. History: 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 […]
97B.926 PINE MARTEN AND FISHER ZONE. Where a combined pine marten and fisher trapping zone exists, the commissioner must provide an option of a combined limit of fisher and marten. History: 1997 c 226 s 35
97B.928 IDENTIFYING TRAPS AND SNARES. Subdivision 1. Information required. (a) A person may not set or place a trap or snare, other than on property owned or occupied by the person, unless the following information is affixed to the trap or snare in a manner that ensures that the information remains legible while the trap […]
97B.931 TENDING TRAPS. Subdivision 1. Restrictions. A person may not tend a trap set for wild animals between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. a person on foot may use a portable artificial light to tend traps. While using a light in the field, the person may not possess or […]
97B.941 TAMPERING WITH TRAPS. A person may not remove or tamper with a trap legally set to take fur-bearing animals or unprotected wild animals without authorization. Authorized persons include the commissioner and the owner or lessee of the land where the trap is located. History: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 75
97B.945 SETTING TRAPS NEAR WATER RESTRICTED. A person may not set a trap within 50 feet of any water other than temporary surface water within 30 days before the open season for mink and muskrat without a special permit by the commissioner. History: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 76; 1987 c 131 s 4
97B.951 USE OF SNARES TO TAKE UNPROTECTED MAMMALS. A snare set for an unprotected mammal may not be left in place after March 31 except as authorized by the commissioner for the predator-control program under section 97B.671. History: 1993 c 231 s 46
