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97C.805.2
Statute ID:
18034
Statute Function ID:
37238
Fishing - Netting of Lake Whitefish and Ciscoes - Violate net restrictions
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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:
97C.805.2
Enactment Date:
Jun 28, 2021
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 2021
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Fishing - Netting of Lake Whitefish and Ciscoes - Violate net restrictions
Statute ID:
18034
Created:
Jul 21, 2021 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 21, 2021 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 2021 SS1 C 6 Art 3 Sect 75; effective 07/01/2021; Two nets down to one net
Summary Text:
Fishing - Netting of Lake Whitefish and Ciscoes - Violate net restrictions
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97C/805.html
Legislative Session:
2021 - Special 1
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 21, 2021
(a) Netting lake whitefish and ciscoes is subject to the restrictions in this subdivision. (b) A person may not use: (1) more than one net; (2) a net more than 100 feet long; or (3) a net more than three feet wide. (c) The mesh size of the net may not be less than: (1) 1-3/4 inches, stretch measure, for nets used to take ciscoes; and (2) 3-1/2 inches, stretch measure, for all other nets. (d) A net may not be set in water, including ice thickness, deeper than six feet. (e) The commissioner may designate waters where nets may be set so that portions of the net extend into water deeper than six feet under conditions prescribed by the commissioner to protect game fish. A pole or stake must project at least two feet above the surface of the water or ice at one end of the net. (f) A net may not be set within 50 feet of another net. (g) A person may not have angling equipment in possession while netting lake whitefish or ciscoes.
