HUNTING

Aged persons

Deer of either sex, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 25

Scopes for deer hunting, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 20

Animal noise callers, remote-controlled, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 40

Animals doing damage, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 98, 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 64

Apprentice hunter validation, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 34, 35

Apprentice hunters, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 38

Apprentice hunters, validation, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 63

Archery

Crossbow hunting, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 41, 44

Crossbow permits, certification for, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 44

Deer hunting, handgun possession, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 45

Turkey hunting, bows, draw weight, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 40

Armed forces members, special hunts, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 29

Artificial lights, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 17, 43, 67, 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 56

Artificial lights, fox or coyote hunting, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 36

Bait, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 51, 52, 54, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 58

Baiting, bears, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 63

Baiting, bird feeder exemption eliminated, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 46

Bear hunting, wildlife management areas, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 16

Bears, see BEARS

Tracking or retrieving with artificial lights, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 23

Youth bear licenses, refunds, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 4 s 139

Bears, hunting guides, licenses, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 30

Bears, licenses, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 31, 32

Beavers, seasons and restrictions, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 27

Beavers, transportation, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 32

Big game, see BIG GAME

Ammunition for, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 36

Bows, draw weight, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 37

Disabled persons, hunting from motor vehicles, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 45

Dogs pursuing, civil penalty, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 27

Dogs pursuing or killing, appeals of penalties, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 1 s 21

Tagging, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 33

Boats and boating

Invasive aquatic plants on boats, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 5, 6

Boats, hunting from, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 44

Burrows and dens, taking animals from, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 42

Camp Ripley archery deer hunt, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 27

Children

Apprentice hunter validation, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 43

Big game, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 36, 59

Guardians, responsibilities, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 42

Children, hunting by

Big game, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 26, 38

Prairie chicken licenses, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 25

Children, hunting by, prairie chicken licenses, effective date, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 64

Children, parents' responsibilities, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 37

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

Clothing, blaze orange, exceptions, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 54

Clothing, blaze orange requirements, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 43

Clothing, color, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 94

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

Coyote, artificial lights, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 36

Coyotes, bounties for, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 64

Coyotes, import or export, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 47

Crossbow hunting, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 39

Disabled hunters, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 44

Turkeys, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 41

Crossbow hunting, deer, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 38

Crossbows, possession, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 38

Cutting trees, taking animals by, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 43

Decoys, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 48, 49, 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 69

Deer, see DEER

Aged persons, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 25

All-season licenses, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 29, 42

Crossbow hunting, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 38

Deer zones, firearms possession in, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 21

License changes, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 23

License donations and surcharges, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 92, 96

Licenses, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 12, 18, 31, 32, 71

Time of validity, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 15

Veterans home residents, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 17

Scopes for, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 19, 20

Season, 2009, Zone 3, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 68

Deer, antler point restrictions, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 53, 59

Developmentally disabled persons, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 58

Disabled hunters

Certification, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 39, 42

Disability designation on driver's license, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 23 to 2014 c 290 s 26, 44, 56, 57

Nonprofit programs for, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 27

Vehicle use, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 17

Disabled hunters, mechanical aids, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 57

Disabled hunters, mechanical or electronic assistance, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 60

Disabled persons

Big game hunting from motor vehicles, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 45

Crossbow hunting, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 44

Hunting from vehicles, lifetime permits, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 42

Permits, reports about, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 75

Dogs, pursuing big game, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 27

Ducks

Opener, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 43

Season, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 53

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

Education, raptors and lead exposure, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 5 s 2

Electronic range finders, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 38, 40

Elk causing damage, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 50

Elk, management plan, Minn. Law 2016 c 184 s 8

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

Equipment, inspection, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 26

Farm lands, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 20

Firearms

Big game, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 39

Big game, ammunition for, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 36

Discharging near livestock, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 37

Electronic range finders, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 38

Firearms safety certificates, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 25

Firearms safety certificates, effective date, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 64

Muzzle-loaders, smokeless gunpowder, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 39

Muzzle-loading firearms, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 43

Muzzleloaders, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 8, 9, 30, 46, 48, 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 40

Parents or guardians, duties, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 35

Pistols, carrying for hunting, permit exemptions, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 45

Possession, disabled persons, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 39

Possession in deer zones, restrictions, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 42

Possession, turkey hunting, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 26

Safety certificates, training exceptions, armed forces members, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 33

Scopes for deer hunting, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 19, 20

Shotgun use area, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 44

Shotgun use areas, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 40

Suppressors, possession, license revocation, Minn. Law 2015 c 65 art 3 s 3

Transportation, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 41

Transportation, at shooting ranges, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 40

Uncased, study, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 78

Firearms, criminal forfeitures, reports, Minn. Law 2010 c 391 s 2

Firearms safety certificates, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 37, 38, 2012 c 277 art 2 s 29

Fires or smoke, taking animals by, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 43, 70

Fox, artificial lights, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 36

Fur-bearing animals, trapping, violations, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 19

Game birds, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 19

Game farms, see GAME FARMS

Gray wolves, game animals, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 16

Hares, transportation, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 32

Hours, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 39, 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 43, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 55

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

Hunter education, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 5 s 4

Hunter satisfaction surveys, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 53, 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 22

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

Lands, walk-in access program, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 27

Licenses

Applications, Social Security numbers, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 48

Apprentice hunter validation, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 28

Bear, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 31, 32

Corrections, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 19, 20

Deer, see same under this topic, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 13

Deer licenses, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 12, 18, 31, 71

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, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 4, 30, 31

Amounts, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 42, 43, 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

Firearms safety certificates, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 29

Lifetime licenses, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 15, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 39, 2012 c 277 art 2 s 10 to 2012 c 277 art 2 s 15, 2014 c 290 s 30, 61

No fee, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 33

Nonresident small game licenses, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 86

Nonresidents, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 7

Possession violations, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 22

Prairie chickens, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 22

Refunds, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 19

Replacement licenses, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 47, 2012 c 277 art 2 s 26

Small game, see SMALL GAME, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 86, 87, 89

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

Spouses of residents on active military duty, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 87

Stamps, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 84

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

Suspended privileges, hunting with, misdemeanor, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 25

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

Trapping violations, effect on licenses, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 19

Turkey licenses, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 13

Turkey, replacements, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 21

Under age 16, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 28

Vendors, laws summaries for, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 11

Wisconsin reciprocity, repeal, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91

Licenses, revocation, possession of firearms suppressors, Minn. Law 2015 c 65 art 3 s 3

Migratory waterfowl feeding and resting areas, boats in, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 14

Migratory waterfowl stamp validations, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 100

Motor vehicles, taking wild animals from, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 65

Night vision equipment, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 41, 2009 c 176 art 2 s 44, 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 57, 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 56, 66

Nonresidents

Fox and coyote, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 98

Hunting licenses, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 91

Nonresidents, licenses, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 7

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

Outfitters, bear, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 96

Pheasant, season limits, reports about, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 54

Pheasant stamp validations, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 99

Predator control programs, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 67

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

Public safety, taking wild animals to protect, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 1 s 22

Rabbits, transportation, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 32

Raccoons, artificial lights, taking with, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 43

Raccoons, transportation, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 32

Reports of game taken, repeal, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 70

Resident trapping licenses, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 90

Restrictions on public access to land, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 10

Sandhill cranes, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 15

Scopes, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 93, 166

Shining, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 17, 43, 67

Small game, see SMALL GAME

Small game licenses

Nonresidents, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 86

Spouses of residents on active military duty, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 87

Trapping, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 89

Smoke, taking animals by, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 43, 70

Snowmobiles, use on private land, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 52

Special hunts, rules for, Minn. Law 2013 c 121 s 45

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

Squirrels, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 70

Stamps, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 2 s 30 to 2012 c 277 art 2 s 32

Collecting, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 11

Signatures, repeal, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 82

Stamps, electronic issuance, fees for, Minn. Law 2011 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 26

Stands, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 28

Stands, bear hunting, wildlife management areas, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 16

State lands, leased lands, hunting on, Minn. Law 2010 c 361 art 4 s 43

Stockades or corrals, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 49

Storage of protected wild animals, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 31

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

Thermal imaging equipment, Minn. Law 2014 c 290 s 41, 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 57, 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 56, 66

Transportation of wild animals, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 37

Trapping

Body-gripping traps, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 72

License identification numbers, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 46

Licenses, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 46, 2012 c 277 art 2 s 24

Small game licenses, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 89

Wolves, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 46

Trapping, licenses, fees, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 32

Trapping, violations, fur-bearing animals, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 19

Turkey licenses, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 13

Turkey, spring season, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 53

Turkeys

Firearms possession, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 26

Licenses, separate selection for land occupiers, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 16

Twin Lakes Scientific and Natural Area, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 87

Undressed birds, definition, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 9, 10

Unprotected wild animals, taking with radio equipment, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 24

Veterans, special hunts, Minn. Law 2006 c 281 art 2 s 29

Violations and penalties

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

Firearms silencers, possession, Minn. Law 2015 c 65 art 3 s 3

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

Licenses restricted after conviction, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 78

Licenses seized, Minn. Law 2017 c 93 art 2 s 77

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

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

Violations and penalties, conviction, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 56

Visually impaired hunters, scopes for deer hunting, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 5 s 19

Walk-in access program, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 27

Walk-in access to private land, report, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 85

Waterfowl, decoys, Minn. Law 2009 c 176 art 2 s 48, 49

Wild turkeys, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 19

Wolves, Minn. Law 2012 c 277 art 1 s 50, 51

Wounded game, retrieving, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 62