2004 Minnesota Statutes

     97B.085 Use of radios to take animals. 

    Subdivision 1.    Radio use in taking game prohibited.  
 A person may not use radio equipment to take big game or small 
 game. 

    Subd. 2.    Taking unprotected wild animals; permit 
 required.  A person may not use radio equipment to take 
 unprotected wild animals without a permit.  The commissioner may 
 issue a permit to take unprotected animals with radio 
 equipment.  The commissioner shall cancel the permit upon 
 receiving a valid complaint of misconduct regarding the 
 permittee's hunting activities.  

    Subd. 3.    Communication excepted.  This section does 
 not prohibit the use of one-way radio communication between a 
 handler and a dog. 

    HIST: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 18; 1991 c 166 s 1; 1992 c 479 s 1