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97B.722(a)(1)
Statute ID:
17313
Statute Function ID:
36075
Fish and Game - Possess firearm not legal to hunt turkey
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Text
Charge
Classifications
Offense Level:
Misdemeanor (M)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Crimes Against Govt (Y) (Rank 19)
Detailed Offense Code:
Fish and Game (Other) (991)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
520
Weapon Law Violations
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.722(a)(1)
Enactment Date:
May 30, 2019
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 2019
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Fish and Game - Possess firearm not legal to hunt turkey
Statute ID:
17313
Created:
Jun 12, 2019 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 12, 2019 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Fish and Game - Possess firearm not legal to hunt turkey
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97B/722.html
Legislative Session:
2019 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jun 12, 2019
(a) While afield hunting turkeys, licensees may not have in possession or control: (1) any firearm that is not a legal firearm as defined in paragraph (c); or (2) any bow and arrow except those defined as legal for taking turkeys in rules adopted by the commissioner. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person carrying a handgun in compliance with section 624.714. (c) For hunting turkeys, "legal firearm" means a shotgun or muzzleloading shotgun 10 gauge or smaller using fine shot size No. 4 or smaller diameter shot.
