Section 97B.085 Use of Radios to Take Animals
97B.085 USE OF RADIOS TO TAKE ANIMALS.
Subdivision 1.Radio use in taking game prohibited.
A person may not use radio equipment to take big game or small game.
Subd. 2.Taking unprotected wild animals; permit required.
A person may not use radio equipment to take unprotected wild animals without a permit. The commissioner may issue a permit to take unprotected animals with radio equipment. The commissioner shall cancel the permit upon receiving a valid complaint of misconduct regarding the permittee's hunting activities.
Subd. 3.Communication excepted.
This section does not prohibit the use of:
(1) one-way radio communication between a handler and a dog; or
(2) a remote-controlled animal noise caller for taking crows, fur-bearing animals, and unprotected animals.
History:
1986 c 386 art 2 s 18; 1991 c 166 s 1; 1992 c 479 s 1; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 40