§ 97C.801 — Taking Native Rough Fish on Mississippi River
Plain-Language Summary
This section sets rules for taking native rough fish on the Mississippi River using commercial methods. It establishes a framework for commercial fishing on this major waterway.
97C.801 TAKING NATIVE ROUGH FISH ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
§
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1997 c 216 s 90; 1997 c 226 s 51] §
Subd. 2.Commercial fish netting on Mississippi River.
(a) A license is required to commercially take native rough fish with seines in the Mississippi River from the St. Croix River junction to St. Anthony Falls.
(b) A person may take native rough fish in the Mississippi River, from the St. Croix River junction to St. Anthony Falls, only with the following equipment and methods:
(1) operations shall be conducted only in the flowing waters of the river and in tributary backwaters prescribed by the commissioner;
(2) seines may be used only as prescribed by this section and rules adopted by the commissioner;
(3) seines must be hauled to a landing immediately after being placed;
(4) two seines may not be joined together in the water; and
(5) a seine may not be landed between sunset and sunrise.
History:
1986 c 386 art 3 s 60; 1997 c 216 s 90; 1997 c 226 s 41; 2024 c 90 art 2 s 35
History: History: 1986 c 386 art 3 s 60; 1997 c 216 s 90; 1997 c 226 s 41; 2024 c 90 art 2 s 35