2004 Minnesota Statutes

     88.27 Fishing restrictions; brook trout.  

    When after investigation the director shall determine that 
 conditions conducive to forest fire hazards exist at any place 
 in the forest areas of the state in the vicinity of any waters 
 frequented by persons taking or attempting to take brook trout 
 and that the presence of persons attracted by the opportunities 
 for taking brook trout in such vicinity tends to aggravate fire 
 hazards the director may by written order with the approval of 
 the director of game and fish, prohibit or restrict, upon such 
 conditions as the director of lands and forestry and the 
 director of game and fish may prescribe, the taking of brook 
 trout in such waters during such period in any year as they may 
 deem necessary for the purpose of reducing such fire hazards.  

    Every such order, together with the written approval of the 
 director of game and fish appended thereto, shall be filed in 
 the office of the director of lands and forestry and a duplicate 
 thereof filed in the office of the director of game and fish.  
 The director of lands and forestry shall cause a copy of the 
 order and approval to be published at least once in a qualified 
 legal newspaper published at the county seat of each county 
 affected by the order, or in some other legal newspaper of the 
 county, if there be none published at the county seat, and the 
 order shall take effect and be in force in each such county from 
 and after the date of publication therein.  

    After the taking effect of any such order it shall be 
 unlawful to take or attempt to take brook trout in violation 
 thereof and any person who shall do so shall be guilty of a 
 misdemeanor.  

    Any such order may be modified or rescinded at any time.  

    This section shall not be deemed to supersede or repeal any 
 existing law relating to the taking of brook trout, but shall be 
 construed as supplementary thereto.  No law relating to the 
 taking of brook trout hereafter enacted shall be construed as 
 inconsistent herewith unless it is expressly provided therein 
 that this section shall be superseded, amended, modified, or 
 repealed, in whole or in part, or unless the future law 
 specifically relates to the subject matter of this section.  

    HIST: (4031-35 1/2j, 4031-35 1/2k) 1931 c 372 s 1,2; 1967 c 
 905 s 5; 1986 c 444