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The commissioner must enforce wild animal laws and may delegate that enforcement. Peace officers must enforce game and fish laws, and county attorneys are the primary prosecutors for certain violations.
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An enforcement officer may carry out listed enforcement actions, including serving warrants, entering land for division duties, investigating violations, taking affidavits, arresting certain violators without a warrant, and bringing arrested persons before court.
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This provision requires a notice to appear in court in certain misdemeanor game-and-fish cases, allows release on a promise to appear, and requires the court to issue a warrant if the person does not appear.
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Enforcement officers may inspect certain places, records, vehicles, packages, and containers when they have probable cause under the game and fish laws.
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This provision lets enforcement officers seize certain wildlife-related property, requires seizure of some unlawfully possessed nets and equipment, and sets rules for holding, confiscating, disposing of, returning, or reimbursing seized property.
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Enforcement officers must seize certain unlawful or abandoned property, then give notice and the opportunity to appeal within 45 days.
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Enforcement officers must seize certain vehicles, boats, and motors used in specified wildlife and fishing violations, and the property can later be held, sold, or returned depending on the court process.
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A judge may issue a search warrant on complaint and probable cause, and property seized under the warrant must be kept safely for trial evidence and then disposed of as otherwise provided.
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Courts and enforcement officers in the listed areas have jurisdiction over boundary waters.
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The commissioner may appoint certain out-of-state or federal officers as special conservation officers, and Minnesota officers may enforce other jurisdictions’ wild animal laws under prescribed conditions.
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The commissioner may pay rewards for information that leads to a conviction for violations involving wild animals or threatened or endangered wildlife, subject to payment limits and funding restrictions.
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A person may not obstruct or refuse inspection by wildlife enforcement officials, and the state may pursue civil remedies for violations.
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Prosecutions under the game and fish laws must start within 3 years of the offense, and defendants must prove certain lawful-possession facts in animal cases.
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A person may commit a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor under the game and fish laws, with penalties that can include fines and jail time.
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A person who falsely impersonates an enforcement officer or claims special authority under the game and fish laws, and injures or defrauds another while doing so, commits a gross misdemeanor.
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This provision makes certain license tampering, false statements, and unlawful license-agent conduct misdemeanors, and it lets the commissioner refund or correct licenses in specified situations.
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Trespass violations can be punished as a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, with extra license and fine consequences in some cases.
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Dog owners can be fined $100 or $500 per violation if their dog pursues, kills, or mortally wounds big game, unless the dog is used in compliance with section 97B.207.
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Buying or selling protected wild animals, and certain other wildlife, in violation of the game and fish laws can be a gross misdemeanor, with fines and other consequences.
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Several hunting-related violations are gross misdemeanors.