Minnesota § 97C.331 SNAGGING FISH PROHIBITED

Minnesota Statutes

§ 97C.331 — SNAGGING FISH PROHIBITED

Minnesota § 97C.331

PartGAME AND FISH

Ch. 97CFISHING

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Minn. Stat. § 97C.331 (2026).

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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.

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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.