§ 97B.928 — Identifying Traps and Snares
Plain-Language Summary
This section requires that a trap or snare set off your own property carry identifying information that stays legible while it is in place: your driver's license number and state, your Minnesota identification card number, your name and mailing address, or your DNR license identification number. The commissioner may not add other identification requirements. From April 1 to August 31, these identification rules do not apply to traps set for unprotected wild animals, and violating the identification requirement is a petty misdemeanor.
97B.928 IDENTIFYING TRAPS AND SNARES.
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Subdivision 1.Information required.
(a) A person may not set or place a trap or snare, other than on property owned or occupied by the person, unless the following information is affixed to the trap or snare in a manner that ensures that the information remains legible while the trap or snare is on the lands or waters:
(1) the number and state of the person’s driver’s license;
(2) the person’s Minnesota identification card number;
(3) the person’s name and mailing address; or
(4) the license identification number issued by the Department of Natural Resources.
(b) The commissioner may not prescribe additional requirements for identification of traps or snares.
(c) Until March 1, 2013, the driver’s license number under paragraph (a), clause (1), may be the person’s previously issued Minnesota driver’s license number. §
Subd. 2.Applicability.
From April 1 to August 31, the trap identification provisions of subdivision 1 do not apply to traps set for the taking of unprotected wild animals. §
Subd. 3.Penalty.
A person who violates subdivision 1, paragraph (a), is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
History:
1993 c 231 s 45; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 46
History: History: 1993 c 231 s 45; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 46