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97B.041

Statute ID: 17896

Hunting - Possess Firearms/Ammo Restricted Deer Zone

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Statute Number:

97B.041

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 2021

Effective Date:

Jan 1, 2021

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Hunting - Possess Firearms/Ammo Restricted Deer Zone

Statute ID:

17896

Created:

Dec 29, 2020 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Dec 29, 2020 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

(b) added to 2021 payables list new code needed. Will create new codes for all of 97B.041

Summary Text:

Hunting - Possess Firearms/Ammo Restricted Deer Zone

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97B/041.html

Legislative Session:

2015 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Dec 29, 2020

(a) A person may not possess a firearm or ammunition outdoors during the period beginning the fifth day before the open firearms season and ending the second day after the close of the season within an area where deer may be taken by a firearm, except:
 
(1) during the open season and in an area where big game may be taken, a firearm and ammunition authorized for taking big game in that area may be used to take big game in that area if the person has a valid big game license in possession;

(2) an unloaded firearm that is in a case or in a closed trunk of a motor vehicle;

(3) a shotgun and shells containing No. 4 buckshot or smaller diameter lead shot or steel shot;

(4) a handgun or rifle capable of firing only rimfire cartridges of .17 and .22 caliber, including .22 magnum caliber cartridges;

(5) handguns possessed by a person authorized to carry a handgun under sections 624.714 and 624.715 for the purpose authorized; and

(6) on a target range operated under a permit from the commissioner.

(b) This section does not apply during an open firearms season in an area where deer may be taken only by muzzleloader, except that muzzle-loading firearms lawful for the taking of deer may be possessed only by persons with a valid license to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader season. While muzzleloader hunting, a person with a valid license to take deer by muzzleloader may not possess a firearm other than:

(1) a muzzleloader that is legal for taking deer under section 97B.031, subdivision 1; and

(2) a firearm as described in paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (5).