Section 97C.331 Snagging Fish Prohibited
97C.331 SNAGGING FISH PROHIBITED.
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.Prohibition on 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.
History:
1986 c 386 art 3 s 28; 1993 c 231 s 56; 1994 c 460 s 1