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97C.335(a)
Statute ID:
13005
Statute Function ID:
28507
Fish and Game - Use of Artificial Lights to Lure, Attract or See Fish
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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:
97C.335(a)
Enactment Date:
May 22, 2009
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 2009
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Fish and Game - Use of Artificial Lights to Lure, Attract or See Fish
Statute ID:
13005
Created:
Jul 14, 2009 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 14, 2009 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
2009 c176 art 2 s 56
Summary Text:
Fish and Game - Use of Artificial Lights to Lure, Attract or See Fish
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97C/335.html
Legislative Session:
2009 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 14, 2009
(a) A person may not use artificial lights to lure or attract fish or to see fish in the water while spearing, except that while angling or spearing, a person may: (1) affix a lighted artificial bait with hooks attached to the end of a fishing line; or (2) use a lighted decoy for spearing. (b) A battery that is used in lighted fishing lures must not contain mercury. (c) The restrictions in paragraph (a) do not apply to bow fishing.