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97B.211 HUNTING BIG GAME BY ARCHERY.

Subdivision 1.Possession of firearms prohibited.

(a) A person may not take deer by archery while in possession of a firearm.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person carrying a handgun in compliance with section 624.714.

Subd. 2.Arrowhead requirements.

Arrowheads used for taking big game must be sharp, have a minimum of two metal cutting edges, be of a barbless broadhead design, and must have a diameter of at least seven-eighths inch. The commissioner may allow retractable broadhead arrowheads that meet the other requirements of this subdivision.

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