1998 Minnesota Statutes

     97B.055 Discharging firearms and bows and arrows. 

    Subdivision 1.    Restrictions related to highways.  (a) 
 A person may not discharge a firearm or an arrow from a bow on, 
 over, or across an improved public highway at a big game 
 animal.  A person may not discharge a firearm or bow and arrow 
 within the right-of-way of an improved public highway at a big 
 game animal.  The commissioner may by rule extend the 
 application of this subdivision to the taking of migratory 
 waterfowl in designated locations.  

    (b) A person may not discharge a firearm or an arrow from a 
 bow on, over, across, or within the right-of-way of an improved 
 public highway at a decoy of a big game animal that has been set 
 out by a licensed peace officer. 

    Subd. 2.    Restrictions related to motor vehicle.  A 
 person may not take a wild animal with a firearm or by archery 
 from a motor vehicle except as permitted in this section.  An 
 archer in a permitted bow fishing tournament may transport the 
 bow uncased while in an electric motor-powered boat. 

    Subd. 3.    Hunting from vehicle by disabled hunters.  
 The commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to 
 discharge a firearm or bow and arrow from a stationary motor 
 vehicle to a licensed hunter who has a temporary or permanent 
 physical disability.  The physical disability must be 
 established by medical evidence verified in writing by a 
 licensed physician.  A person with a temporary disability may be 
 issued an annual permit and a person with a permanent disability 
 may be issued a permanent permit.  A person issued a special 
 permit under this subdivision and hunting deer may take a deer 
 of either sex. 

    Subd. 4.    Taking bounty animals from airplanes and 
 snowmobiles.  The commissioner may issue a special permit, 
 without fee, to take animals that the state pays a bounty for, 
 from an airplane or a snowmobile.  

    HIST: 1986 c 386 art 2 s 12; 1990 c 558 s 2; 1991 c 241 s 7; 
 1991 c 259 s 23; 1994 c 561 s 23; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 27; 1997 c 226 s 
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