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97A.405.2(a)

Statute ID: 19886

Statute Function ID: 39773

Game and Fish - Licenses - Must have license or proper paperless in personal possession

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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:

Targeted Misdemeanor:

Predatory Offender Registration Review:

Enhanceable:

Certify to DPS:

Report to DNR:

Yes

DPS Group:

Conditional Release:

Payable:

Yes

Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:

Third Violation Indicator:

Qualified Domestic Violence Related:

Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:

Wildlife Restitution:

Yes

Statute Number:

97A.405.2(a)

Enactment Date:

Apr 26, 2024

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 2024

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Game and Fish - Licenses - Must have license or proper paperless in personal possession

Statute ID:

19886

Created:

Jul 8, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jul 8, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Corrected

Legal Analyst Comment:

2024 Amended c90 art1 sect23; amendment to (a), (b) and (d)

Summary Text:

Game and Fish - Licenses - Must have license or proper paperless in personal possession

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97A/405.html

Legislative Session:

2024 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Yes

Statute text last updated on:

Jul 8, 2024

(a) A person acting under a license or traveling from an area where a licensed activity was performed must have in personal possession:

(1) the proper paper license;

(2) a driver's license or Minnesota identification card that bears a valid designation of the proper lifetime license, as provided under section 171.07, subdivision 19;

(3) the proper paper license identification number or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to the person by electronic means; or

(4) electronic or other evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the person has the proper paperless license

(b) If possession of a license or a license identification number is required, a person must exhibit, as requested by a conservation officer or peace officer: (1) the proper paper license; (2) a driver's license or Minnesota identification card that bears a valid designation of the proper lifetime license, as provided under section 171.07, subdivision 19; (3) the proper paper license identification number or stamp validation and a valid state driver's license, state identification card, or other form of identification provided by the commissioner; or (4) electronic or other evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the person has the proper paperless license. A person charged with violating the license possession requirement shall not be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer, the actual license previously issued to that person, which was valid at the time of arrest, or satisfactory proof that at the time of the arrest the person was validly licensed. Upon request of a conservation officer or peace officer, a licensee shall write the licensee's name in the presence of the officer to determine the identity of the licensee.

(c) If the actual license has been issued and received, a receipt for license fees, a copy of a license, or evidence showing the issuance of a license, including the license identification number or stamp validation, does not entitle a licensee to exercise the rights or privileges conferred by a license.

(d) A pictorial migratory waterfowl, pheasant, trout and salmon, or walleye stamp shall be provided to the licensee after purchase of a stamp validation only if the licensee pays an additional $2 fee that covers the costs of producing and mailing a pictorial stamp. A pictorial turkey stamp may be purchased for a fee that covers the costs of producing and mailing the pictorial stamp. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish fees for providing the pictorial stamps. The fees must be set in an amount that does not recover significantly more or less than the cost of producing and mailing the stamps. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply.