as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 08/13/1998 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to wild animals; authorizing turkey farmers 1.3 to trap great horned owls; amending Minnesota Statutes 1.4 1994, section 97B.705. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 97B.705, is 1.7 amended to read: 1.8 97B.705 [RESTRICTIONS ON TRAPPING BIRDS.] 1.9 (a) Except as provided in this section, a person may not 1.10 take a bird with a steel jaw leg-hold trap mounted on a pole, 1.11 post, tree stump, or other perch more than three feet above the 1.12 ground. 1.13 (b) The owner or operator of a turkey farm or a personthat1.14 who has a game farm licenseand a permit to take great horned1.15owls issued under United States Code, title 16, section 704,may 1.16 trap great horned owls from April 1 to October 15, provided they 1.17 have a permit to take great horned owls issued under United 1.18 States code, title 16, section 704. The trap must be a padded 1.19 jaw trap as prescribed by the commissioner and mounted at a 1.20 height so that the trapped owl may rest on the ground. 1.21 Uninjured birds shall be released alive and injured birds 1.22 receive appropriate veterinary treatment.