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97C.805

Statute ID: 12721

Fishing - Netting of Lake Whitefish and Ciscoes

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Statute Number:

97C.805

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 1986

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Fishing - Netting of Lake Whitefish and Ciscoes

Statute ID:

12721

Created:

Jan 2, 2009 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jan 2, 2009 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

1986 c 386 art 3 s 61; Headnote

Summary Text:

Fishing - Netting of Lake Whitefish and Ciscoes

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97C/805.html

Legislative Session:

1986 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jul 8, 2024

Subd. 2.
(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.

(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.

Subd. 3.
Notwithstanding section 97C.391, subdivision 1, lake whitefish and ciscoes taken under this section may not be bought or sold.

Subd. 4.
Lake whitefish and ciscoes taken under this section may be taken and possessed without limit. Rough fish caught while netting may be retained. All other fish taken while netting must be returned to the water immediately.