Minnesota § 97A.325 PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFULLY BUYING OR SELLING WILD ANIMALS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 97A.325 — PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFULLY BUYING OR SELLING WILD ANIMALS

Minnesota § 97A.325

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Minn. Stat. § 97A.325 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Gross misdemeanor for sales of $300 or more.

(a)A person that buys or sells protected wild animals in violation of the game and fish laws where the sales total $300 or more is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. The person is subject to the penalty in section97A.301, subdivision 2, except that the fine may not be less than $3,000 or more than $10,000.

(b)Licenses possessed by a person convicted under this subdivision are null and void and the person may not take wild animals for three years after the conviction. Subd. 2.Deer; bear; moose; elk; caribou. Except as provided in subdivision 1, a person that violates a provision of the game and fish laws relating to buying or selling deer, bear, moose, elk, or caribou is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Subd. 3.Small game and game fi

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Subdivision 1.Gross misdemeanor for sales of $300 or more.
(a) A person that buys or sells protected wild animals in violation of the game and fish laws where the sales total $300 or more is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. The person is subject to the penalty in section97A.301, subdivision 2, except that the fine may not be less than $3,000 or more than $10,000.
(b) Licenses possessed by a person convicted under this subdivision are null and void and the person may not take wild animals for three years after the conviction.

Subd. 2.Deer; bear; moose; elk; caribou.
Except as provided in subdivision 1, a person that violates a provision of the game and fish laws relating to buying or selling deer, bear, moose, elk, or caribou is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Subd. 3.Small game and game fish.
Except as provided in subdivision 1, a person that buys or sells small game or game fish in violation of the game and fish laws where the sales total $50 or more is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Subd. 4.Fur-bearing animals.
Except as provided in subdivision 1, a person that buys fur-bearing animals in violation of the game and fish laws is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.