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97B.705(a)
Statute ID:
16408
Statute Function ID:
34618
Fish and Game - Take bird with illegal leg-hold trap/pole > 3 ft above ground
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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:
No
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:
97B.705(a)
Enactment Date:
May 18, 1995
Effective Date:
May 19, 1995
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Fish and Game - Take bird with illegal leg-hold trap/pole > 3 ft above ground
Statute ID:
16408
Created:
Sep 12, 2016 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Sep 12, 2016 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Misd; DNR Required; Petty Only if Certified
Summary Text:
Fish and Game - Take bird with illegal leg-hold trap/pole > 3 ft above ground
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97B/705.html
Legislative Session:
1995 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 12, 2016
(a) Except as provided in this section, a person may not take a bird with a steel jaw leg-hold trap mounted on a pole, post, tree stump, or other perch more than three feet above the ground. (b) A person that has a permit to take great horned owls issued under United States Code, title 16, section 704, may trap great horned owls from April 1 to October 15 if the person has a game farm license or is the owner or operator of a poultry farm. The trap must be a padded jaw trap mounted at a height so that the trapped owl may rest on the ground. The trap must be tended at least twice daily. Uninjured birds shall be released alive and injured birds shall receive appropriate veterinary treatment.
