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97B.426
Statute ID:
17670
Hunting - Baiting Bears; Use of Drum
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Statute Number:
97B.426
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 2020
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 2020
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Hunting - Baiting Bears; Use of Drum
Statute ID:
17670
Created:
Dec 13, 2019 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Dec 13, 2019 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
New codes for (a) being added to payables list in 2020
Summary Text:
Hunting - Baiting Bears; Use of Drum
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97B/426.html
Legislative Session:
2019 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Dec 13, 2019
(a) Notwithstanding section 97B.425, clauses (4) and (5): (1) a private landowner or person authorized by the private landowner may use a drum to bait bear on the person's private land.; and (2) a resident may use a drum to bait bear on public land after paying a $5 drum surcharge. (b) The drum must be securely chained or cabled to a tree so that it cannot be moved from the site by a bear and the drum may not include a mechanical device for dispensing feed. The drum must be part of a registered bait station and marked as provided in section 97B.425. For a drum placed on public land under paragraph (a), clause (2), the drum also must: (1) be permanently marked with the information required in this paragraph; (2) include the global positioning system information on the location of the drum as part of the registration of the bait station under section 97B.425; (3) not be placed on public land before the date allowed for placing bait under rules prescribed by the commissioner; and (4) be removed within seven days after the end of each bear hunting season. (c) For purposes of this section, "drum" means a 30 gallon or larger drum. (d) A person who violates paragraph (b) is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
