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97A.56
Statute ID:
15712
Feral Swine
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Statute Number:
97A.56
Enactment Date:
Jun 13, 2015
Effective Date:
Jun 14, 2015
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Feral Swine
Statute ID:
15712
Created:
Jun 22, 2015 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 22, 2015 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
New; 2015 SS1 art 4 sect 18; Headnote; Effective 06/14/2015 DAE
Summary Text:
Feral Swine
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97A/56.html
Legislative Session:
2015 - Special 1
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jun 13, 2024
Subdivision 1. For purposes of this section, "feral swine" means a member of the genus and species Sus scrofa that lives in the wild. Subd. 2. (a) A person may not possess or release feral swine or swine that were feral during any part of the swines' lifetime or allow feral swine to run at large. new text end (b) A person may not hunt or trap feral swine, except as authorized by the commissioner for feral swine control or eradication. It is not a violation of this section if a person shoots a feral swine and reports the taking to the commissioner within 24 hours. All swine taken in this manner must be surrendered to the commissioner. (c) A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.
