2013 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 97 - 102 — Game and Fish
Chapter 97B — Hunting
Section 97B.085 — Use of Radios to Take Animals
Subdivision 1. Radio use in taking game prohibited. A person may not use radio equipment to take big game or small game.
Subd. 2. Taking unprotected wild animals; permit required. A person may not use radio equipment to take unprotected wild animals without a permit. The commissioner may issue a permit to take unprotected animals with radio equipment. The commissioner shall cancel the permit upon receiving a valid complaint of misconduct regarding the permittee's hunting activities.
Subd. 3. Communication excepted. This section does not prohibit the use of:
(1) radio communication between a handler and a dog;
(2) a remote-controlled animal noise caller for taking crows, fur-bearing animals, and unprotected animals; or
(3) a remote-controlled motorized decoy used for taking migratory waterfowl under section 97B.811, subdivision 4a, or for taking mourning doves.
History:1986 c 386 art 2 s 18; 1991 c 166 s 1; 1992 c 479 s 1; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 40; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 56
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