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CHAPTER 97C. FISHING

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Section Headnote
FISHING HABITAT
97C.001 EXPERIMENTAL WATERS.
97C.003 [Repealed, 2002 c 351 s 34]
97C.005 SPECIAL MANAGEMENT WATERS.
97C.007 NORTHERN PIKE EXPERIMENTAL AND SPECIAL MANAGEMENT WATERS.
97C.011 [Repealed, 2014 c 290 s 70]
97C.015 [Repealed, 2005 c 146 s 52]
97C.02 ACQUIRING CRITICAL AQUATIC HABITAT.
97C.021 ANGLING RESTRICTED IN TROUT STREAMS.
97C.025 FISHING AND MOTORBOATS RESTRICTED IN CERTAIN AREAS.
97C.031 [Repealed, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91]
97C.035 ENDANGERED FISH POPULATIONS.
97C.041 COMMISSIONER MAY REMOVE ROUGH FISH AND CATFISH.
97C.045 REMOVING ROUGH FISH FROM BOUNDARY WATERS.
97C.051 SPECIAL PERMITS TO USE PISCICIDES.
97C.055 REMOVING DEAD FISH.
97C.061 DRAGGING WEIGHT OR ANCHOR THROUGH VEGETATION.
97C.065 POLLUTANTS IN WATERS.
97C.071 STRUCTURES IN PUBLIC WATERS.
97C.075 FISH SCREENS IN FLOWING WATERS.
97C.077 FISH SCREENS IN LAKES.
97C.081 FISHING CONTESTS.
97C.085 PERMIT REQUIRED FOR TAGGING FISH.
97C.087 SPECIAL FISH MANAGEMENT TAGS.
PROPAGATION
97C.201 STATE FISH STOCKING PROHIBITED WITHOUT PUBLIC ACCESS.
97C.203 EXCHANGING FISH OR WILDLIFE RESOURCES; DISPOSAL OF STATE HATCHERY PRODUCTS.
97C.205 TRANSPORTING AND STOCKING FISH.
97C.209 [Repealed, 1992 c 566 s 23]
97C.211 PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES.
97C.215 SPECIAL PERMITS FOR UNITED STATES AGENTS.
FISHING METHODS
97C.301 LICENSE REQUIRED TO TAKE FISH.
97C.303 CONSERVATION ANGLING LICENSE.
97C.305 TROUT-AND-SALMON STAMP VALIDATION.
97C.311 LAKE SUPERIOR FISHING-GUIDE LICENSE.
97C.315 ANGLING LINES AND HOOKS.
97C.317 FISHING BY PARTY.
97C.321 RESTRICTIONS ON UNATTENDED LINES.
97C.325 RESTRICTIONS ON TAKING FISH.
97C.327 MEASURING FISH LENGTH.
97C.331 SNAGGING FISH PROHIBITED.
97C.335 USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS TO TAKE FISH PROHIBITED.
97C.341 CERTAIN AQUATIC LIFE PROHIBITED FOR BAIT.
97C.342 DISEASE-FREE CERTIFICATION; FROZEN OR DEAD FISH BAIT.
97C.345 RESTRICTIONS ON USING AND POSSESSING NETS AND SPEARS.
97C.346 [Repealed, 2013 c 121 s 59]
97C.347 [Repealed, 1988 c 588 s 17]
97C.351 FISH NETS; TAGS.
97C.355 SHELTERS ON ICE; DARK HOUSES AND FISH HOUSES.
97C.361 RESTRICTIONS ON FISH HOUSES AND DARK HOUSES IN BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA.
97C.365 [Repealed, 2007 c 131 art 1 s 96]
97C.371 SPEARING FISH.
97C.375 TAKING ROUGH FISH BY SPEARING.
97C.376 BOW FISHING.
97C.381 HARPOONING ROUGH FISH.
97C.385 COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY TO REGULATE WINTER FISHING.
97C.391 BUYING AND SELLING FISH.
97C.392 [Never effective, 2004 c 215 s 29; 2004 c 255 s 51]
97C.395 OPEN SEASONS FOR ANGLING.
97C.401 LIMITS.
97C.402 [Repealed, 1988 c 588 s 17]
97C.403 [Repealed, 2005 c 146 s 52]
97C.405 [Repealed, 2009 c 176 art 2 s 71]
97C.411 STURGEON AND PADDLEFISH.
97C.415 TROUT AND SALMON.
97C.417 REPORTING INVASIVE CARP.
MINNOWS
97C.501 MINNOW LICENSES REQUIRED.
97C.502 MINNOWS AND LEECHES; INVASIVE SPECIES TRAINING REQUIRED.
97C.505 MINNOWS.
97C.511 MINNOW SEINES.
97C.515 IMPORTED MINNOWS.
97C.521 TRANSPORTING CARP FINGERLINGS PROHIBITED.
97C.525 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSPORTING MINNOWS.
AMPHIBIANS
97C.601 FROGS.
REPTILES
97C.605 TURTLES.
97C.611 TURTLE SPECIES; LIMITS.
97C.615 [Repealed, 1989 c 266 s 5]
97C.621 AREAS MAY BE CLOSED TO TAKING TURTLES.
MUSSELS AND CLAMS
97C.701 TAKING MUSSELS.
97C.705 [Repealed, 2017 c 93 art 2 s 166]
97C.711 [Repealed, 2017 c 93 art 2 s 166]
NETTING AND COMMERCIAL FISHING
97C.801 TAKING ROUGH FISH ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
97C.805 NETTING LAKE WHITEFISH AND CISCOES.
97C.811 COMMERCIAL FISHING IN INLAND WATERS.
97C.815 COMMERCIAL FISHING AREAS.
97C.821 POSSESSING, SELLING, AND TRANSPORTING COMMERCIAL FISH.
97C.825 LAKE OF THE WOODS AND RAINY LAKE FISHING.
97C.827 [Repealed, 2014 c 290 s 70]
97C.831 NAMAKAN AND SAND POINT LAKES; COMMERCIAL FISHING.
97C.835 LAKE SUPERIOR COMMERCIAL FISHING.
97C.836 LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE TROUT; EXPANDED ASSESSMENT HARVEST.
97C.841 APPRENTICE LICENSE.
97C.843 POSSESSION FOR COMMERCIAL NETTING.
97C.845 INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCIAL FISHING.
97C.851 COMMERCIAL FISHING IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS; RESORT OWNERS.
97C.855 UPPER AND LOWER RED LAKE AND NETT LAKE; TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND DISPOSAL.
97C.861 FISH VENDORS; REQUIREMENTS.
97C.865 FISH PACKERS.
97C.871 CRAYFISH.

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