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97A.126.2(a)

Statute ID: 18745

Statute Function ID: 38171

Game and Fish - Sept 1 thru May 31 - No walk-in access validation in possession

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Classifications

Offense Level:

Petty Misdemeanor (PM)

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:

Misdemeanor; DNR; Payable

UCR Code

Description

90Z

All Other Offenses

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Crime of Violence:

Targeted Misdemeanor:

Predatory Offender Registration Review:

Enhanceable:

Certify to DPS:

Report to DNR:

DPS Group:

Conditional Release:

Payable:

Yes

Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:

Yes

Third Violation Indicator:

Qualified Domestic Violence Related:

Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:

Wildlife Restitution:

Yes

Statute Number:

97A.126.2(a)

Enactment Date:

May 24, 2023

Effective Date:

Jul 1, 2023

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Game and Fish - Sept 1 thru May 31 - No walk-in access validation in possession

Statute ID:

18745

Created:

Jun 7, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jun 8, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Corrected

Legal Analyst Comment:

Amended 2023 C60 Art4 Sect42; Effective 07/01/2023

Summary Text:

Game and Fish - Sept 1 thru May 31 - No walk-in access validation in possession

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97A/126.html

Legislative Session:

2023 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jun 7, 2023

(a) From September 1 to May 31, a person must have a walk-in access validation in possession to hunt, photograph, and watch wildlife on private lands, including agricultural lands, that are posted as being enrolled in the walk-in access program.

(b) Hunting, bird-watching, nature photography, and similar compatible uses on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access program is allowed from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

(c) Access on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access program is restricted to nonmotorized use, except by persons with disabilities operating motor vehicles on established trails or field roads who possess a valid permit to shoot from a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3.

(d) The general provisions for use of wildlife management areas adopted under sections 86A.06 and 97A.137, relating to overnight use, alcoholic beverages, use of motorboats, firearms and target shooting, hunting stands, abandonment of trash and property, destruction or removal of property, introduction of plants or animals, and animal trespass, apply to use of lands enrolled in the walk-in access program.

(e) Any use of enrolled lands other than use authorized under this section is prohibited, including:

(1) harvesting bait, including minnows, leeches, and other live bait;

(2) training dogs or using dogs for activities other than hunting; and

(3) constructing or maintaining any building, dock, fence, billboard, sign, hunting blind, or other structure, unless constructed or maintained by the landowner.