1999 Minnesota Statutes

     97C.501 Minnow licenses required. 

    Subdivision 1.    Minnow retailers.  (a) A person may 
 not be a minnow retailer without a minnow retailer license 
 except as provided in subdivision 3.  

    (b) A minnow retailer must obtain a minnow retailer's 
 vehicle license for each motor vehicle used by the minnow 
 retailer to transport more than 12 dozen minnows to the minnow 
 retailer's place of business, except as provided in subdivision 
 3.  A minnow retailer is not required to obtain a minnow 
 retailer's vehicle license if minnows are being transported by 
 common carrier and information is provided that allows the 
 commissioner to find out the location of the shipment in the 
 state. 

    Subd. 2.    Minnow dealers.  (a) A person may not be a 
 minnow dealer without a minnow dealer license except as provided 
 in subdivision 3. 

    (b) A minnow dealer must obtain a minnow dealer's vehicle 
 license for each motor vehicle used to transport minnows.  The 
 serial number, motor vehicle license number, make, and model 
 must be on the license.  The license must be conspicuously 
 displayed in the vehicle.  

    (c) A minnow dealer may not transport minnows out of the 
 state without an exporting minnow dealer license.  A minnow 
 dealer must obtain an exporting minnow dealer's vehicle license 
 for each motor vehicle used to transport minnows out of the 
 state.  The serial number, motor vehicle license number, make, 
 and model must be on the license.  The license must be 
 conspicuously displayed in the vehicle.  

    Subd. 3.    License exemption for minors selling leeches. 
  A resident under age 18 may take leeches, sell leeches at 
 retail, and transport leeches without a minnow retailer or 
 dealer license.  

    Subd. 4.    Nonresident minnow haulers.  (a) A 
 nonresident may not transport minnows in a motor vehicle without 
 an exporting minnow hauler license.  

    (b) A nonresident must obtain an exporting minnow hauler's 
 vehicle license for the motor vehicle used to transport 
 minnows.  The serial number, motor vehicle license number, make, 
 and model must be on the license.  The license must be 
 conspicuously displayed in the vehicle.  

    (c) Only one nonresident motor vehicle license may be 
 issued to an exporting minnow hauler.  

    HIST: 1986 c 386 art 3 s 46; 1990 c 502 s 4; 1997 c 216 s 89