2002 Minnesota Statutes

     97A.552 Fishing regulations; executive order. 

    Subdivision 1.    Order authorized.  (a) The governor 
 may by executive order: 

    (1) require that fish that are lawfully taken by angling 
 and possessed in Canada be brought into the state in-the-round; 

    (2) authorize fish lawfully taken by angling in Canada to 
 be transported within the state or out of the state by a 
 nonresident; 

    (3) require that a Minnesota resident transporting in 
 Minnesota fish that have been taken by angling in Canada possess 
 a Minnesota angling license; and 

    (4) require that any advertisement of fishing resorts or 
 facilities in Canada in printed or broadcast form originating or 
 distributed within the state must contain a summary of the 
 requirement of clause (1) and penalty for noncompliance. 

    (b) An executive order issued under paragraph (a) is 
 effective the day following the filing of a certified copy 
 thereof in the office of the secretary of state, and remains in 
 effect until rescinded by order of the governor. 

    Subd. 2.    Penalty for noncompliance.  A violation of 
 an executive order imposing the requirement in subdivision 1, 
 paragraph (a), clause (1), is a misdemeanor, and in addition to 
 any criminal penalty imposed, fish brought into or transported 
 within the state contrary to that executive order must be 
 confiscated, and a penalty of $10 for each fish must be imposed. 

    HIST: 1995 c 224 s 52; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 26