2005 Minnesota Statutes

CHAPTER 97B. Hunting

Table of Sections

Section	Headnote
HUNTING RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
97B.001	Trespass.
97B.002	Civil trespass.
97B.005	Training dogs.
97B.011	Dogs pursuing big game.
97B.015	Firearms safety and wildlife identification course.
97B.020	Firearms safety certificate required.
97B.021	Possession of firearms by persons under age 16.
97B.025	Hunter and trapper education.
97B.026	Trapper education certificate requirement.
97B.031	Use and possession of firearms.
97B.035	Restrictions on archery equipment.
97B.041	Possession of firearms and ammunition restricted in deer zones.
97B.045	Transportation of firearms.
97B.051	Transportation of archery bows.
97B.055	Discharging firearms and bows and arrows.
97B.061	Reports and records.
97B.065	Hunting while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.
97B.066	Chemical testing.
97B.071	Blaze orange requirements.
97B.075	Hunting restricted between evening and morning.
97B.081	Using artificial lights to locate animals.
97B.085	Use of radios to take animals.
97B.091	Use of motor vehicles to chase wild animals prohibited.
97B.095	Disturbing burrows and dens.
97B.101	Hunting with ferrets prohibited.
97B.105	Hunting by falconry.
97B.1055	Hunting by persons with mental retardation or a related condition.
97B.106	Crossbow permits for hunting and fishing.
97B.111	Special firearm hunting seasons for physically disabled.
97B.112	Special hunts for youth.
97B.115	Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibition.
BIG GAME
97B.201	No open season for caribou or antelope.
97B.205	Use of dogs and horses to take big game prohibited.
97B.211	Hunting big game by archery.
DEER
97B.301	Deer licenses and limits.
97B.305	Commissioner may limit number of deer hunters.
97B.311	Deer seasons and restrictions.
97B.312	[Repealed, 2000 c 495 s 53]
97B.315	[Repealed, 1988 c 588 s 17]
97B.321	Snares, traps, set guns, and swivel guns prohibited.
97B.325	Deer stand restrictions.
97B.326	Stands and blinds on public lands.
BEAR
97B.401	Bear license required.
97B.405	Commissioner may limit number of bear hunters.
97B.411	Bear season and restrictions.
97B.415	Taking bear to protect property.
97B.421	Permit required to snare bears.
97B.425	Baiting bears.
97B.431	Bear hunting guides.
MOOSE
97B.501	Moose license required.
97B.505	Moose season and restrictions.
97B.511	Moose stand restrictions.
ELK
97B.515	Elk; license required, seasons, restrictions.
97B.516	Elk management plan.
SMALL GAME
97B.601	Small game licenses.
97B.603	Taking small game as a party.
97B.605	Commissioner may restrict taking of certain small game animals.
97B.611	Squirrels.
97B.615	Rabbit and hare season.
97B.621	Raccoons.
97B.625	Bobcat.
97B.631	Fox.
97B.635	Fisher; badger; opossum; and pine marten.
97B.641	Cougar, lynx, and wolverine.
97B.645	Gray wolves.
97B.646	Gray wolf management plan.
97B.651	Unprotected mammals and birds.
97B.655	Taking animals causing damage.
97B.661	Removal of beaver from state lands.
97B.665	Impairment of drainage by beaver dams.
97B.667	Removal of beaver dams and lodges by road authorities.
97B.671	Predator control program.
BIRDS
97B.701	Protected birds.
97B.705	Restrictions on trapping birds.
97B.711	Game birds.
97B.715	Pheasants.
97B.716	Prairie chickens.
97B.721	License and stamp validation required to take turkey; tagging and registration requirements.
97B.723	Commissioner may limit number of turkey hunters.
97B.725	Guiding hunters.
97B.731	Migratory birds.
MIGRATORY WATERFOWL
97B.801	Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp required.
97B.802	Special Canada goose season license required.
97B.803	Migratory waterfowl seasons and limits.
97B.805	Restrictions on method of taking waterfowl on water.
97B.811	Decoys and blinds on public lands and waters.
FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, TRAPPING
97B.901	Registration and tagging of fur-bearing animals.
97B.905	Fur dealer's licenses.
97B.911	Muskrat seasons.
97B.915	Mink seasons.
97B.921	Otter seasons.
97B.925	Beaver seasons.
97B.926	Pine marten and fisher zone.
97B.928	Identification of traps and snares.
97B.931	Tending traps.
97B.935	[Repealed, 2005 c 146 s 52]
97B.941	Tampering with traps.
97B.945	Setting of traps near water restricted.
97B.951	Use of snares to take unprotected mammals.