1997 Minnesota Statutes

     97C.345 Restrictions on use and possession of nets and 
  spears. 

    Subdivision 1.    Period when use prohibited.  Except as 
 specifically authorized, a person may not take fish from the 
 third Monday in February to April 30 with a spear, fish trap, 
 net, dip net, seine, or other device capable of taking fish.  

    Subd. 2.    Possession.  (a) Except as specifically 
 authorized, a person may not possess a spear, fish trap, net, 
 dip net, seine, or other device capable of taking fish on or 
 near any waters.  Possession includes personal possession and in 
 a vehicle.  

    (b) A person may possess spears, dip nets, bows and arrows, 
 and spear guns allowed under section 97C.381 on or near waters 
 between sunrise and sunset from May 1 to the third Sunday in 
 February.  

    Subd. 3.    Dip nets.  A person may possess and use a 
 dip net between one hour before sunrise and one hour after 
 sunset from May 1 to the third Sunday in February.  

    Subd. 4.    Exceptions.  Subdivisions 1 to 3 do not 
 apply to: 

    (1) nets used to take rainbow smelt during the open season; 

    (2) nets used to land game fish taken by angling; 

    (3) seines or traps used for the taking of minnows for 
 bait; 

    (4) nets, seines, or traps possessed and used under an 
 aquatic farm license; and 

    (5) angling equipment.  

    Subd. 5.    Rules.  The commissioner may adopt rules to 
 regulate the use of nets to take fish. 

    HIST: 1986 c 386 art 3 s 31; 1987 c 149 art 1 s 52,53; 1992 c 
 566 s 20; 1993 c 231 s 57,58; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 36-38