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2019 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 97 - 102 — Game And Fish
Chapter 97C — Fishing
Section 97C.331 — Snagging Fish Prohibited.
Universal Citation: MN Stat § 97C.331 (2019)
97C.331 SNAGGING FISH PROHIBITED.
Subdivision 1. General prohibition. A person may not:
(1) intentionally take fish by snagging; or
(2) use a snag line, snag pole, snag hook, or cluster of fish hooks, designed to be placed in or drawn through the water to hook the body of a fish.
Subd. 2. Lake Superior tributaries. On tributaries to Lake Superior below the posted boundaries, and on tributaries to Lake Superior with no posted boundaries, a fish that is hooked in any part of the body except in the mouth must be immediately unhooked and returned to the water.
History: 1986 c 386 art 3 s 28; 1993 c 231 s 56; 1994 c 460 s 1
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