Minnesota § 97B.931 TENDING TRAPS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 97B.931 — TENDING TRAPS

Minnesota § 97B.931

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Minn. Stat. § 97B.931 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Restrictions.
A person may not tend a trap set for wild animals between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. a person on foot may use a portable artificial light to tend traps. While using a light in the field, the person may not possess or use a firearm other than a handgun or rifle capable of firing only rimfire cartridges of .17 or .22 caliber including .22 magnum.

Subd. 2.Body-gripping traps.
A body-gripping, conibear-type trap need not be tended more frequently than once every third calendar day.

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Subdivision 1.Restrictions.
A person may not tend a trap set for wild animals between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. a person on foot may use a portable artificial light to tend traps. While using a light in the field, the person may not possess or use a firearm other than a handgun or rifle capable of firing only rimfire cartridges of .17 or .22 caliber including .22 magnum.

Subd. 2.Body-gripping traps.
A body-gripping, conibear-type trap need not be tended more frequently than once every third calendar day.