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United States — Minnesota
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An angler generally may not use more than one line or have more than one hook on a line, but several exceptions apply, and the commissioner has rulemaking authority for some exceptions.
United States — Minnesota
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When two or more people are fishing together as a party, the group’s total fish taken and possessed cannot exceed the party-size limit.
United States — Minnesota
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A person generally may not take fish with a set line or unattended line, except as allowed by this section and game-and-fish rules. Ice fishing with an unattended line is allowed if the person can see the line or uses a tip-up and stays within 200 feet of it.
United States — Minnesota
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A person may not take fish with listed poisons, devices, nets, traps, or similar means unless specifically authorized.
United States — Minnesota
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When measuring a fish for size-limit compliance, measure from the longer of the nose or jaw to the farthest tip of the tail when fully extended.
United States — Minnesota
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A person may not intentionally snag fish or use snagging gear, and certain fish hooked outside the mouth on specified Lake Superior tributaries must be immediately unhooked and returned to the water.
United States — Minnesota
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A person may not use artificial lights to lure or attract fish or to see fish while spearing, with limited exceptions; batteries used in lighted fishing lures must not contain mercury.
United States — Minnesota
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A person may not use certain live minnows or bait from infected waters, and the commissioner may set rules allowing limited bait use in some areas.
United States — Minnesota
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This section defines certain terms and requires certified disease-free bait fish, permits, records, and labels for commercial bait harvest and use.
United States — Minnesota
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This provision limits when people may take or possess fish-taking gear, with specific seasonal and time-of-day allowances and exceptions.
United States — Minnesota
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A person may not possess a fish net unless authorized or the net has the required tag information; several net types are exempt.
United States — Minnesota
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Ice shelters on state waters need visible owner identification, and several shelter-use and placement rules apply.
United States — Minnesota
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A person may use a portable fish house or dark house only within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and must remove and collapse or disassemble it each night.
United States — Minnesota
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A person using a shelter, motor vehicle, or other conveyance on the ice of state waters may not dump waste outside it, unless the material is secured in a container and not placed directly on the ice or in state waters.
United States — Minnesota
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This provision limits spearing to listed fish species, requires dark houses for some species, restricts other fishing methods while spearing in a dark house, sets the open season, and allows nonresidents to spear from a fish house or dark house.
United States — Minnesota
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Residents or nonresidents may spear native rough fish, common carp, and suckers, subject to the stated seasonal rule and any times, waters, and manner set by the commissioner.
United States — Minnesota
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This provision sets bow-fishing seasons and places, limits nighttime noise and shooting, and requires reasonable efforts to retrieve arrows and wounded fish.
United States — Minnesota
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Residents or nonresidents may use certain powered guns to take native rough fish and common carp by harpooning, but the harpoon must be attached to a line no longer than 20 feet.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must match certain angling season closures or limit reductions to spearing closures, and may not close ice-fishing season on more than 50% of a county’s named lakes or streams.
United States — Minnesota
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Buying or selling fish taken from state waters is generally prohibited, with listed exceptions, and the commissioner may set reasonable conditions by rule.