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GAME BIRDS

Canada spruce grouse, hunting, Minn. Rules 6234.0200

Common snipes

Hunting, Minn. Rules 6234.0800, 6240.0200

Migratory game birds, snipe defined as, Minn. Rules 6240.0100

Possession, birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Transportation, birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Coots

Game birds, defined as including coots, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.015

Methods of taking, Minn. Statutes 2022 97B.805

Coots

Hunting

Falconry, Minn. Rules 6234.0800

Generally, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

National wildlife refuges, Minn. Rules 6230.1300

Shot, Minn. Rules 6240.0550

Migratory game birds, coots defined as, Minn. Rules 6240.0100

Possession, birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Transportation, birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Crows, see CROWS

Damage by, Minn. Statutes 2022 97B.668

Damage to, dogs, county claim payments, Minn. Statutes 2022 347.15

Definitions

Game and fish laws, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.015

Game birds raised on game farms, agricultural property, Minn. Statutes 2022 273.13

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02

Definitions

Animal health, Minn. Rules 1721.0010

Minnesota-national poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5200

Public lands, Minn. Rules 6230.0100

Ducks, see DUCKS

Exhibitions, certificates or test charts, Minn. Rules 1721.0300

Gallinules, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.015

Gallinules

Hunting

Falconry, Minn. Rules 6234.0800

Generally, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Shot, Minn. Rules 6240.0550

Migratory game birds, gallinules defined as, Minn. Rules 6240.0100

Possession, birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Transportation, birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Game meats, Minn. Statutes 2022 28A.153, 2022 31.601, 2022 31.602, 2022 97A.215

Geese, see GEESE

Gray partridges, hunting

Firearms restrictions, Minn. Rules 6234.0500

National wildlife refuges, Minn. Rules 6230.1300

Season, Minn. Rules 6234.0500

Grouse, hunting, Minn. Rules 6234.0200

Grouse, see GROUSE

Hunting, limits, Minn. Rules 6234.0500

Hunting

Hours, Minn. Statutes 2022 97B.075

License fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.475

Seasons, limits, and areas, Minn. Statutes 2022 97B.731

Importation, see Importation under POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS

Inedible parts, possession, transportation, or sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.512

King rails, hunting, prohibition, Minn. Rules 6240.0400

Migratory birds

Hunting seasons, limits, and areas, Minn. Statutes 2022 97B.731

Preservation facilities, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.545

Waterfowl, see MIGRATORY WATERFOWL

Migratory game birds, defined, Minn. Rules 6240.0100

Migratory waterfowl, see MIGRATORY WATERFOWL

Minnesota-national poultry improvement plan, Minn. Rules 1520.5200 to 1520.7200

Mourning doves, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.015

Partridges, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.015

Permits, retrieving dogs, use of birds to train, Minn. Statutes 2022 97B.005

Pheasants, hunting

Bag limit, Minn. Rules 6234.0400

Firearms restrictions, Minn. Rules 6234.0300

National wildlife refuges, Minn. Rules 6230.1300

Seasons, Minn. Rules 6234.0400

Shooting preserves, marking, Minn. Rules 6242.0200

Pheasants, see PHEASANTS

Possession, inedible parts, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.512

Prairie chickens, see PRAIRIE CHICKENS

Prairie chickens, Minn. Rules 6234.0300, 6237.0100 to 6237.0400

Processors, exemption from food licensing law, sales limitation, registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 28A.153

Quail, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.015, 2022 97B.701

Raffles, Minn. Statutes 2022 349.173

Rails, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.015, 2022 97B.805

Rehabilitation, wild animals, Minn. Rules 6244.0100 to 6244.2000

Restitution value, Minn. Rules 6133.0030

Ruffed grouse, hunting

Bag limit, Minn. Rules 6234.0200

Motor vehicles, hunting near, Minn. Rules 6234.0100

National wildlife refuges, Minn. Rules 6230.1300

Seasons, Minn. Rules 6234.0200

Sales

Inedible parts, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.512

Purchase for release or consumption, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.105

Sandhill cranes, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.015, 2022 97A.475

Sharp-tailed grouse, hunting

Generally, Minn. Rules 6234.0300

Motor vehicles, hunting near, Minn. Rules 6234.0100

Shooting preserves

Marking, Minn. Rules 6242.0200, 6242.0400

Tagging, Minn. Rules 6242.0200

Small game, defined as including game birds, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.015

Snipes, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.015

Snipes

Common snipes

Birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Falconry, Minn. Rules 6234.0800

Migratory game birds, Minn. Rules 6240.0100

Seasons and limits, Minn. Rules 6240.0500

Hunting

Falconry, Minn. Rules 6234.0800

National wildlife refuges, Minn. Rules 6230.1300

Sora rails

Hunting

Falconry, Minn. Rules 6234.0800

Generally, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

National wildlife refuges, Minn. Rules 6230.1300

Seasons and limits, Minn. Rules 6240.0400

Migratory game birds, rails defined as, Minn. Rules 6240.0100

Possession, birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Transportation, birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Species, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.015

Transportation

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.545

Inedible parts, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.512

Turkeys, see TURKEYS

Undressed birds, transportation, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.545

Violations and penalties, restitution, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.341

Virginia rails

Hunting

Falconry, Minn. Rules 6234.0800

Generally, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

National wildlife refuges, Minn. Rules 6230.1300

Seasons and limits, Minn. Rules 6240.0400

Migratory game birds, rails defined as, Minn. Rules 6240.0100

Possession, birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Transportation, birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Waterfowl, see WATERFOWL

Waterfowl

Federal waterfowl production areas, crow hunting, Minn. Rules 6240.2600

Hunting

Migratory birds, see MIGRATORY WATERFOWL

Seasons, defined, Minn. Rules 6230.0100

Wildlife management areas, Minn. Rules 6230.0200

Youth waterfowl hunting, Minn. Rules 6240.0610

Zones, Minn. Rules 6240.0620

Migratory waterfowl, see MIGRATORY WATERFOWL

Wild game processors, exemption from food licensing law, sales limitation, registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 28A.153

Woodcocks, see WOODCOCKS

Woodcocks

Hunting

Falconry, Minn. Rules 6234.0800

Generally, Minn. Rules 6240.0200, 6240.0300

National wildlife refuges, Minn. Rules 6230.1300

Migratory game birds, woodcock defined as, Minn. Rules 6240.0100

Possession, birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200

Transportation, birds unlawfully taken, Minn. Rules 6240.0200