FISH AND FISHING

Alewives, defined as protected wild animals, deleted, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 10

Angling

Licenses, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 3, 9 to 11, 15

Lines and hooks, number, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 63

Private fish hatcheries, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 20

Seasons, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 70, 2024 c 90 art 2 s 31, 33, 2024 c 116 art 3 s 44

Trout and splake, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 75

Angling, seasons, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 14

Appropriations for, outdoor heritage projects, Minn. Law 2023 c 40 art 1 s 2, 2025 c 36 art 1 s 2, 2026 c 126 art 1 s 2

Appropriations, outdoor heritage projects, Minn. Law 2013 c 137 art 1 s 2, 2016 c 172 art 1 s 2, 2017 c 91 art 1 s 2, 2018 c 208 s 2, 2019 1Sp c 2 art 1 s 2, 2020 c 104 art 1 s 2, 2021 1Sp c 1 art 1 s 2

Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 1 s 9

Asian carp

Contracts, consulting with legislature, Minn. Law 2012 c 272 s 94

Deterrents, Minn. Law 2012 c 264 art 1 s 2

Introduction by fish transportation, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 89

Asian carp, replacement of term, Minn. Law 2014 c 289 s 48, 67

Bait, see BAIT

Bait dealers, invasive species training, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 54

Bow fishing, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 50 to 2013 c 121 s 52, 2024 c 90 art 2 s 9, 18, 28

Bowfin, defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Brook trout

Habitat restoration and enhancement, Minn. Law 2024 c 106 art 1 s 2

Winter season, deleted, Minn. Law 2024 c 116 art 3 s 44

Brown trout, winter season, deleted, Minn. Law 2024 c 116 art 3 s 44

Buffalo, defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Bullheads

Defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Removal, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 2

Burbot, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 44, 45, 73

Canada, fish taken in, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91

Carp

Asian carp deterrents, Minn. Law 2017 c 91 art 1 s 6

Common carp, Minn. Law 2017 c 96 s 2

Invasive bighead and silver carp, Minn. Law 2017 c 96 s 2

Invasive carp, deterents, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 2 art 1 s 17

Monitoring, appropriations, Minn. Law 2015 c 76 s 2

Carp, invasive carp, Minn. Law 2018 c 214 art 4 s 2

Carpsucker, defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Cast nets, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 28

Chemicals of emerging concern in fish, Minn. Law 2017 c 96 s 2

Children, angling licenses, youth, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 9

Cisco

Climate change, Minn. Law 2026 c 104 s 2

Habitat sustainability, Minn. Law 2026 c 104 s 2

Citizen oversight committees, Minn. Law 2014 c 286 art 8 s 11, 2014 c 290 s 15

Commercial fishing

Lake of the Woods, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 70

Licensees, invasive species training, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 55

Taking, infested waters, Minn. Law 2014 c 289 s 49

Common carp

Defined as native rough fish, deleted, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Removal, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 2

Seasons, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 33

Contaminants assessment, Minn. Law 2017 c 91 art 2 s 6, 2019 1Sp c 2 art 2 s 6, 2021 1Sp c 1 art 2 s 5, 19, 2023 c 40 art 2 s 5, 2025 c 36 art 2 s 5

Contests, fees, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 99

Contests, generally, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 71, 72

Contests, raffles associated with, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 58, 70

Contests, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2020 c 83 art 1 s 14, 2025 c 20 s 56

Crayfish, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 25

Definitions, Aquaculture Development Act, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 2 to 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 7

Definitions, game and fish law, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 62, 64, 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 44, 45

Disabled anglers, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 22, 24

Diseases, emergency fish diseases, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 4

Dogfish, bowfin, defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Duplicate licenses, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 25

Education and training, basic angling curriculum, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 113

Eggs, game fish eggs as bait, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 46, 54

Entry on land, prohibitions, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 35, 36

Environmental projects, Minn. Law 2016 c 186 s 2, 2017 c 96 s 2, 2022 c 94 s 2, 2025 1Sp c 1 art 2 s 2

Experimental waters, designation, public meeting, notice required, Minn. Law 2024 c 116 art 3 s 41

Fish bred for sale, defined as agricultural products, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 1 art 2 s 11

Fish contaminant monitoring, Minn. Law 2024 c 106 art 2 s 5

Fish data collection, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 1 art 2 s 2

Fish hatcheries, Minn. Law 2014 c 294 art 1 s 7

Fish hatcheries and fishing infrastructure, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 1 s 3, 2024 c 116 art 1 s 8

Fish kills

Interagency response protocol, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 83

Reports, procedures, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 82

Requirements for, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 1 s 2

Revision recommendation report, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 101

Fish packers, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 15

Fish preserves, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 20

Fish vendors, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22

Fisheries habitat, Minn. Law 2024 c 106 art 1 s 2

Fishing in the Neighborhood program, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 1 s 3

Fishing piers, accessibility, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 2 s 2

Freshwater drum, defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Gar, defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Gizzard shad, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 4, 28, 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 24, 71

Goldeyes, defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Habitat, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 1 art 2 s 2

Habitat restoration and enhancement, Minn. Law 2023 c 40 art 1 s 2

Harpooning, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 30

Hatcheries, state fish hatcheries, water quality monitoring, Minn. Law 2024 c 116 art 3 s 43

Hogsucker, defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Hunter and angler recruitment and retention, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 3, 11, 2017 c 93 art 1 s 3, 2019 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 3, 2021 1Sp c 6 art 1 s 3, 2023 c 60 art 1 s 3

Ice fishing

Fish houses, dark houses and shelters, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 23

Portable shelters, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 73, 74

Ice fishing, Natural Resources Department authority, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 31

Ice fishing, spearing, season, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 69

Ice safety, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 3, 2021 1Sp c 6 art 1 s 3

Inedible parts, possession, transportation, or sale, Minn. Law 2024 c 116 art 3 s 36

Invasive species, see under NONNATIVE SPECIES

Invasive species infested waters, bait from, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 4

La Salle Lake State Recreation Area, permitted activities, Minn. Law 2012 c 272 s 86

Lake sturgeon, restoration, Minn. Law 2026 c 104 s 2

Lead tackle reduction program, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 1 s 2

Let's Go Fishing of Minnesota, Minn. Law 2014 c 312 art 12 s 6

Licenses, see FISHING LICENSES

Angling licenses, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 3, 9 to 11, 15

Electronic licensing system, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 28

Electronic sale, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 2

Exemptions, repeals, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 70

Fees

Amounts, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 10 to 2012 c 277 art 2 s 28

Exemptions, repeals, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 37

Revenue from, use, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 1

Fish houses, dark houses and shelters, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 23

Lifetime angling and spearing licenses, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 28

Lifetime licenses, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 10 to 2012 c 277 art 2 s 15

Lifetime licenses, fee refunds, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 61

Lifetime spearing licenses, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 27

Lifetime sporting licenses, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 29, 30

Lifetime sporting with spearing option licenses, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 30

Short-term licenses, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 3

Spearing licenses, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 11

Sporting licenses, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 40, 41, 2012 c 277 art 2 s 14, 21

Super sports licenses, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 21

Suspension for failure to comply with court order, Minn. Law 2012 c 272 s 25

Validity when holder's status changes, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 4

Licenses, aquatic invasive species affirmations, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 4 s 26

Licenses, fish packers, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 42

Limits, Natural Resources Department authority, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 74

Limits, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2020 c 83 art 1 s 15

Long Lake, fishing pier, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 68

Management, special fish management registration, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 1 s 41, 47

Mercury and sulfur assessment, Minn. Law 2017 c 96 s 2

Mercury in fish, environmental projects, Minn. Law 2014 c 226 s 2

Minnesota River, fish data collection, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 2 s 2

Minnows, see MINNOWS

For feeding, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 77

Importation of live minnows, restrictions, repeal, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91

Transportation, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 76

Misrepresentation, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22

Mississippi River, native rough fish, taking, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 35

Mooneyes, defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Native fish conservation and classification, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 1 s 3

Native fish, conservation, educational programming, Minn. Law 2026 c 104 s 2

Native rough fish

Defined, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Seasons, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 33

Nets and netting, cast nets, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 71

Nets and netting, commercial fish, Mississippi River, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 35

Nonindigenous species, definitions, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 3 s 7

Nonnative species, see NONNATIVE SPECIES

Nonresidents

Common carp, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 27

Harpooning, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 30

Native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 27

Spearing, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 27

Nonresidents, angling licenses, youth, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 9

Open season, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 70, 2024 c 116 art 3 s 44, 2025 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 14

Outdoor heritage fund money, lands acquired with, Minn. Law 2012 c 264 art 1 s 10

Outdoor heritage fund projects, Minn. Law 2014 c 256 art 1 s 2

Outdoor heritage projects, Minn. Law 2022 c 77 art 1 s 2, 2024 c 106 art 1 s 2

Packing, fish packers, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 15

Portable shelters, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 73, 74

Private fish hatcheries, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 77, 78

Fishing prohibitions, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 20

Game fish, brood stock, purchase, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 5

Native rough fish, brood stock, purchase, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 5

Violations and penalties, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22

Promotion, Natural Resources Department duties, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 1

Quillback, defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Rainbow smelt, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 62

Redhorse, defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Registration, special fish management, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 1 s 47

Replacement licenses, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 26

Rough fish, see ROUGH FISH

Sales, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 72

Sales, common carp, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 32

Seasons

Angling, species, Minn. Law 2024 c 116 art 3 s 44

Natural Resources Department, authority, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 31

Seasons, angling, species, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 14

Seasons, spearing, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 69

Sheepshead, defined as native rough fish, deleted, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Shiner production, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 5 s 2

Shipping fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 16

Silver carp, environment projects, Minn. Law 2014 c 226 s 2

Southeast Asian Minnesotans, outreach, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 108

Spawning habitat restoration, Minn. Law 2017 c 96 s 2

Spearing, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 30, 34

Ciscoes, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 67

Common carp, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 26, 27

Hours, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 48

Licenses, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 32, 33, 37

Native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 26, 27

Natural Resources Department, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 31

Nonresidents, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 27

Restrictions, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 64

Restrictions on specific waters, removal, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 57

Rough fish, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 49, 56

Season, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 69

Seasons, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 47

Species, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 26

Suckers, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 49

Special fish management registration, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 1 s 41

Special management waters, designation, public meeting, notice required, Minn. Law 2024 c 116 art 3 s 42

Special management waters, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2025 c 20 s 55

Stamps, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 32

State fish hatcheries, water quality monitoring, Minn. Law 2024 c 116 art 3 s 43

Stocking, white bass, crappies, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 1 s 3

Sucker, defined as native rough fish, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 11

Summary of laws, distribution, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 46

Take a Kid Fishing Weekends, spearing and dark house license exemptions, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 32

Taking by archery, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 18

Transportation, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 10 to 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 12

Transportation, limitations, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 16

Transportation, minors, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2025 c 20 s 57

Trespass, criminal penalties, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 45

Trout and salmon stamps, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 32, 33

Unbalanced populations, lakes with, repeal, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91

Vendors, licenses, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22

Violations and penalties

Aggregated offenses, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 14

Conviction, effects, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 78, 2024 c 90 art 2 s 14

Gross overlimits, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 76

Joint and several liability, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 1 s 22

Licenses seized, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 77, 2023 c 60 art 4 s 50

Licenses seized or invalidated, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 1 s 27

Notices to appear in court, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 12, 13

Private fish hatcheries, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22

Restitution, Minn. Law 2024 c 90 art 2 s 13

Shelters on ice, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 100, 101

Trespass, criminal penalties, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 4 s 45

Violations and penalties, citations for, quotas, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2022 c 55 art 1 s 17

Violations and penalties, conviction, effects, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 55

Viral hemorrhagic septicemia, Minn. Law 2012 c 272 s 26

Viral hemorrhagic septicemia, control, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 3, 6 to 15, 73

Walleye data collection, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 1 art 2 s 2