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United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may issue special permits for applying piscicides to restore waters, may set related insurance requirements and fish-taking rules, and must post the special provisions near the waters.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must remove and dispose of dead fish that build up on the shores of public waters when they are a public nuisance or harmful to game fish.
United States — Minnesota
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A person may not use a motorboat to drag an anchor or other weight through aquatic vegetation, unless a commissioner’s rule allows it.
United States — Minnesota
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A person may not put substances into state waters if they harm wild animals, with an exception for public-welfare pest-control chemicals.
United States — Minnesota
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A person may not build or maintain a dam or other obstruction in or over public waters without a permit from the commissioner, except for a boat pier.
United States — Minnesota
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A person may not block a creek, stream, or river with a rack or screen to stop fish passage unless the commissioner permits it.
United States — Minnesota
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County boards may install and maintain fish screens in certain lakes, and in lakes spanning multiple counties the counties must share the cost equally and fund it from county treasuries.
United States — Minnesota
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This section limits when fishing contests may be held, when a permit is required, and what permit conditions the commissioner may impose.
United States — Minnesota
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A person may not tag or mark a live fish for identification without a permit from the commissioner, unless the tag is a special fish management tag authorized under section 97A.551.
United States — Minnesota
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A special fish management endorsement application must include a $5 fee, and a person may file only one endorsement application per calendar year.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner and state agencies may stock fish only where there is public access.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must test specified hatchery water monthly and report the results by February 15 each year; after Waterville hatchery construction is completed, the same monthly testing and reporting requirement applies there.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may dispose of or exchange fish hatchery products or fish or wildlife resources only after required disease testing and certification steps are met.
United States — Minnesota
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Rules restrict transporting live fish, but the commissioner can allow or prohibit certain fish transport and must allow some fish to be prepared as a meal on special waters when conditions are met.
United States — Minnesota
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Private fish hatcheries generally need a license to operate, and the commissioner controls approvals, rules, and fees.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may issue a free special permit to an authorized agent of the United States for fish culture, rescue work, and related fishery operations.
United States — Minnesota
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People generally must have a license to take fish, and specific fishing methods also require the listed licenses or affirmation steps.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must make conservation angling licenses available, and they must be offered to resident individuals and resident married couples.
United States — Minnesota
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Certain anglers ages 18 to under 65 must have a trout-and-salmon stamp validation to fish in designated trout waters or possess trout or salmon taken in the state, unless an exception applies.
United States — Minnesota
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You need a fishing guide license to operate a charter boat and guide anglers for pay on Lake Superior or the St. Louis River Estuary, and the commissioner must adopt rules for licenses, qualifications, record keeping, and reporting.