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97B.031.1
Statute ID:
18677
Statute Function ID:
38053
Fish and Game - Take Big Game and Wolves with Illegal Firearm
In Effect
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
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:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
Yes
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
Yes
Statute Number:
97B.031.1
Enactment Date:
May 24, 2023
Effective Date:
May 25, 2023
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Fish and Game - Take Big Game and Wolves with Illegal Firearm
Statute ID:
18677
Created:
Jun 1, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 1, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 2023 C60 Art4 Sect55; Misdemeanor; On payables list: Effective DAE
Summary Text:
Fish and Game - Take Big Game and Wolves with Illegal Firearm
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97B/031.html
Legislative Session:
2023 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jun 1, 2023
A person may take big game and wolves with a firearm only if: (1) any rifle, shotgun, or handgun used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and has centerfire ignition; (2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition; (3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and has a soft point or is an expanding bullet type; (4) any muzzleloader used is has the projectile loaded only at the muzzle; (5) any smooth-bore muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .45 inches; and (6) any rifled muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches