Minnesota § 97A.205 ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; POWERS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 97A.205 — ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; POWERS

Minnesota § 97A.205

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Minn. Stat. § 97A.205 (2026).

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(a)An enforcement officer is authorized to:

(1)execute and serve court issued warrants and processes relating to wild animals, wild rice, public waters, water pollution, conservation, and use of water, in the same manner as a sheriff;

(2)enter any land to carry out the duties and functions of the division;

(3)make investigations of violations of the game and fish laws;

(4)take an affidavit, if it aids an investigation;

(5)arrest, without a warrant, a person who is detected in the actual violation of the game and fish laws, a provision of chapters 84, 84A, 84D, 85, 86A, 88 to 97C, 103E, 103F, 103G, sections86B.001to86B.815,89.51to89.64; or609.66, subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), (5), and (7); and609.68; and

(6)take an arrested person before a court in the county where the offense was

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(a) An enforcement officer is authorized to:
(1) execute and serve court issued warrants and processes relating to wild animals, wild rice, public waters, water pollution, conservation, and use of water, in the same manner as a sheriff;
(2) enter any land to carry out the duties and functions of the division;
(3) make investigations of violations of the game and fish laws;
(4) take an affidavit, if it aids an investigation;
(5) arrest, without a warrant, a person who is detected in the actual violation of the game and fish laws, a provision of chapters 84, 84A, 84D, 85, 86A, 88 to 97C, 103E, 103F, 103G, sections86B.001to86B.815,89.51to89.64; or609.66, subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), (5), and (7); and609.68; and
(6) take an arrested person before a court in the county where the offense was committed and make a complaint.
(b) Nothing in this section grants an enforcement officer any greater powers than other licensed peace officers.

Legislative History

1986 c 386 art 1 s 34;1987 c 109 s 12;1987 c 384 art 1 s 6;1990 c 391 art 10 s 3;1990 c 558 s 1;1Sp1995 c 1 s 19;1996 c 385 art 2 s 3;2005 c 10 art 2 s 4;2007 c 57 art 1 s 83