2005 Minnesota Statutes - 97A.525 — Transportation of wild animals by common carrier.

     97A.525 Transportation of wild animals by common carrier.


    Subdivision 1.    Residents.  A resident may transport 
 wild animals within the state by common carrier without being in 
 the vehicle if the resident has the license required to take the 
 animals and they are shipped to the resident.  The wild animals 
 that may be transported by common carrier are: 


    (1) deer, bear, elk, and moose; 


    (2) undressed game birds; and 


    (3) fish.  


    Subd. 2.    Nonresidents.  A nonresident may transport 
 wild animals by common carrier without being in the vehicle if 
 the nonresident has the license required to take the animals and 
 they are shipped to the nonresident.  


    Subd. 3.    Employee of carrier.  An employee of a 
 carrier may not transport wild animals as baggage while 
 performing duties for the carrier.  


    Subd. 4.    Statement required for protected wild animals. 
  A person that transports protected wild animals by common 
 carrier, including animals carried in baggage, must attach a 
 statement to each shipment.  The statement must include the 
 name, address, and license number of the person shipping the 
 animals, the number and species of the animals in the shipment, 
 and the signature of the licensee.  


    Subd. 5.    Carrier must be shown shipper's license.  A 
 common carrier may not accept a shipment of big or small game 
 unless the carrier is shown the license of the shipper to take 
 the game.  


    Subd. 6.    Waybill must specify animals.  The waybill 
 or receipt issued by a common carrier to a shipper must specify 
 the number and species of wild animals being shipped.  


    Subd. 7.    Animals in possession of shipper.  Wild 
 animals that are transported by common carrier are considered to 
 be in the possession of the shipper.  


    HIST: 1986 c 386 art 1 s 76; 1987 c 373 s 10