Minnesota Session Laws 2016 to 2026 Index (topics)
FIREARMS
Ammunition, see AMMUNITION
Background checks
Direct Care and Treatment commitment information, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 3 s 79 to 2025 c 38 art 3 s 84
Private party transfers, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 3
Sheriffs, duties, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 3 s 84
Transfers, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 1, 2025 c 38 art 3 s 81, 82
Big game hunting, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 55
Certificates and certification, apprentice-hunter/trapper validation, Minn. Law 2024 c 116 art 3 s 37
Certificates and certification, safety certificate, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 55
Certificates and certification, safety certificate, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2025 c 20 s 52
Confiscation, emergencies and disasters, temporary seizure, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 223
Confiscation, eTrace system, registration and reporting, Minn. Law 2025 c 35 art 2 s 21
Confiscation, game and fish laws, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22
Crimes committed with
Domestic assault, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 7
Impersonating peace officer, Minn. Law 2026 c 98 s 1
Danger to self or public, permit denial, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 1, 2
Deer zones
All legal firearms use area, defined, repealed, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 28
Shotgun use areas, repealed, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 28
Definitions
Cannabis and cannabinoid products, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 6 s 59 to 2023 c 63 art 6 s 67
Extreme risk protection orders, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 2
Game and fish laws, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 39
Domestic abuse protection orders, transfer from prohibited persons, procedures, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 6
eTrace system, registration and reporting, firearms recovered or confiscated, Minn. Law 2025 c 35 art 2 s 21
Extreme risk protection orders
Definitions, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 2
Emergency issuance, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 5
Extensions, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 4
Firearms storage procedures and standards, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 10
Hearing, evidence and proof, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 3
Liability, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 9
Return of firearms, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 7
Termination, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 4
Transfer of firearms, procedures, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 6
Violations and penalties, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 8
Firearm eligibility background checks, appropriation for, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 2 s 3
Firearm storage, grants for, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 2 s 3
Firearms examiners, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investment initiative, Minn. Law 2017 c 95 art 1 s 11
Forfeitures
Crimes against the person, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 9
Domestic assault, firearms used during crime, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 7
Grants
Minnesota clearance grant program, Minn. Law 2026 c 118 art 4 s 4
Nonfatal shootings, crime clearance, Minn. Law 2026 c 118 art 4 s 4
Handguns, revolvers, replicas, Minn. Law 2024 c 114 art 3 s 52
Harpooning
Common carp, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 30
Native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 30
Hunting
Ammunition, big game, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 55
Big game hunting, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 55
Disabled hunters, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 60
Hunting under influence of alcohol or drugs, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 4 s 1
Night vision equipment, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 56, 66
Restrictions on use, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 70
Thermal imaging equipment, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 56, 66
Wolves, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 55
Hunting, scopes, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 93, 166
Hunting, shotgun use areas, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 12
Local governments, state preemption, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 1
Muzzleloading firearms
Deer hunting, licenses, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 9
Shotgun use areas, restrictions, repealed, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 28
Muzzleloading firearms, big game and wolves, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 55
Permits
Lawful cannabis users, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 6 s 69
Name change, Minn. Law 2025 c 35 art 5 s 22
Transferees permits, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 1, 2025 c 38 art 3 s 79, 80
Persons ineligible, transfer of possession, procedures, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 6
Possession
Cannabis and cannabinoid products, legal users, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 6 s 71
Child abuse restraining orders, restrictions in, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 2
Convicted persons, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22
Crimes against the person, persons awaiting trial, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 9
Crimes of violence, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22
Domestic abuse protection orders
Restrictions in, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 4
Violations, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 5
Domestic abuse protection orders, violations, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22
Domestic assault, persons convicted of, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 7
Harassment crimes, possession after conviction, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 8
Night vision equipment, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 66
Persons ineligible, extreme risk protection orders, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 1
Stalking crimes, possession after conviction, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 8
Thermal imaging equipment, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 66
Transfer from prohibited persons, procedures, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 6
Violations, reports about, repealed, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 2 s 133
Possession, controlled substance crimes, Minn. Law 2016 c 160 s 3, 4, 17
Protective agents, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 10 s 6
Replica firearms, cell phone cases, Minn. Law 2024 c 114 art 3 s 52
Reports about, eTrace system, firearms recovered or confiscated, Minn. Law 2025 c 35 art 2 s 21
Reports about, use or possession violations, repealed, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 2 s 133
Revolvers, replicas, Minn. Law 2024 c 114 art 3 s 52
Safety or training courses or programs, funding, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 63
Sales
Persons ineligible, extreme risk protection orders, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 1
Private party transfers, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 3
Seizure
Emergencies and disasters, temporary seizure, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 223
Transfers from prohibited persons, procedures, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 6
Seizure, game and fish laws, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22
Semiautomatic military-style assault weapons
Possession, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 1, 2023 c 63 art 6 s 68
Possession, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22
Transfers
Illegal transfers, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 2
Permits, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 1
Private party transfers, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 3
Reports about, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 2
Transfers, ineligible persons, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 36 s 3
Semiautomatic military-style assault weapons, possession, revisor's corrections, Minn. Law 2016 c 158 art 1 s 208
Storage units, sales and use taxes, exemption, Minn. Law 2023 c 64 art 5 s 5
Transfers
Arrests, failure to comply, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 6
Compliance hearings, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 6
Domestic abusers
Orders to transfer, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 4
Procedures, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 6
Domestic child abusers, orders to transfer, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 2
Illegal transfers, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 2
Permits, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 1, 2023 c 63 art 6 s 70
Private party transfers, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 3
Reports about, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 1, 2
Waiting period, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 2
Transfers, illegal transfers, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 36 s 3
Transfers, permits, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 3 s 79, 80
Transportation, crimes of violence, possession after, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22
Trigger activators
Definition, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 4 s 15
Possession or operation, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 4 s 16
Unloaded firearms, defined, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 39
Violations and penalties
Extreme risk protection orders, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 14 s 8
Private party transfers, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 13 s 3
Reports about, repealed, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 2 s 133
Violations and penalties, drive-by shootings, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 11 art 2 s 42
Violations and penalties, protection orders, violations, Minn. Law 2026 c 75 s 5
Violations and penalties, replica firearms, Minn. Law 2024 c 114 art 3 s 52