State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Minnesota > 97-102 > 97A > 97A_52197A.521 TRANSPORTATION OF WILD ANIMALS; GENERALLY.
Subdivision 1.General authority; residents.
A resident may transport wild animals to any place in the state if the resident and the animals are in the same vehicle.
Subd. 2.General authority; nonresidents.
A nonresident may transport wild animals taken in the state if the nonresident and the animals are in the same vehicle.
Subd. 3.Wild animals in containers.
A person that transports wild animals in a container must mark or identify the container as prescribed under the game and fish laws or by commissioner's rule.
Subd. 4.Animals that may be lawfully sold.
During the open season a person may transport a protected wild animal within the state, and to a destination outside the state, if the animal may be lawfully sold and the transportation is not otherwise prohibited.
Subd. 5.Unlawful wild animals prohibited.
A person may not transport wild animals taken, bought, sold, or possessed in violation of the game and fish laws.
History:
1986 c 386 art 1 s 75; 1991 c 259 s 23
