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97A.535.1
Statute ID:
12351
Statute Function ID:
27053
Fish and Game - Untagged Big Game Animal
In Effect
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Misdemeanor (M)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Other/Status/Misc (M) (Rank 30)
Detailed Offense Code:
Fish and Game (Other) (991)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
90Z
All Other Offenses
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
Yes
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
Yes
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
Yes
Statute Number:
97A.535.1
Enactment Date:
May 23, 2008
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2008
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Fish and Game - Untagged Big Game Animal
Statute ID:
12351
Created:
Jul 30, 2008 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jan 6, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
Deactivated new statute; Reactivating old statute until DNR approves new licensing system
Summary Text:
Fish and Game - Untagged Big Game Animal
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97A/535.html
Legislative Session:
2008 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jan 6, 2025
(a) A person may not possess or transport deer, bear, elk, or moose taken in the state unless a tag is attached to the carcass in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner must prescribe the type of tag that has the license number of the owner, the year of its issue, and other information prescribed by the commissioner. (b) The tag must be validated at the site of the kill as prescribed by the commissioner. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the tag must be attached to the deer, bear, elk, or moose at the site of the kill before the animal is removed from the site of the kill. (d) The tag must remain attached to the animal until the animal is processed for storage. (e) A person may move a lawfully taken deer, bear, elk, or moose from the site of the kill without attaching the validated tag to the animal only while in the act of manually or mechanically dragging, carrying, or carting the animal across the ground and while possessing the validated tag on their person. A motor vehi
