1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/18/2019 02:26pm
A bill for an act
relating to game and fish; allowing two lines for angling to take fish with
second-line endorsement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.315,
subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.315, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
An angler may not use more than one line except:
(1) two lines may be used to take fish through the ice; deleted text begin and
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(2) the commissioner may, by rule, authorize the use of two lines in areas designated by
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(3) two lines may be used on waters not subject to special regulations to take fish during
the open-water season by a resident or nonresident angler who purchases a second-line
endorsement for $5. The proceeds collected from the purchases of second-line endorsements
must be spent on walleye stocking.
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This section is effective March 1, 2020.
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