Minnesota Administrative Rules

6262.1000 SPECIAL FISH MANAGEMENT.

Subpart 1.

[Repealed, 49 SR 1416]

Subp. 2.

Special fish management species.

The following is a special fish management species and requires an endorsement:

Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens).

Subp. 3.

Endorsement requirements.

A person may not possess a special fish management species unless the person has a valid endorsement for that species. An endorsement is not required to angle for a special fish management species.

Subp. 4.

Eligibility.

A person applying for a special fish management endorsement must either possess a valid fishing license or be specifically exempt by law from the fishing license requirement. A person exempt by law from the fishing license requirement must still obtain an endorsement to legally possess a special fish management species.

Subp. 5.

[Repealed, 49 SR 1416]

Subp. 6.

Validation.

A.

Immediately after reducing a special fish management species to possession, an endorsement holder must validate their license. An endorsement holder may not validate a special fish management species that the endorsement holder did not personally catch.

B.

To validate a license, the endorsement holder must indicate:

(1)

the month the fish was taken;

(2)

the day of the month that the fish was taken; and

(3)

the time of day the fish was taken.

C.

A validated license must remain with a special fish management species until the fish is consumed or processed.

Subp. 7.

Registration.

A special fish management species must be registered electronically or at a registration agent within 48 hours of reducing it to possession.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 84.027; 97A.485; 97C.085; 97C.087

History:

32 SR 1039; 49 SR 1416

Published Electronically:

July 30, 2026