2025 Session
Last amended: 2025 session
§ 97C.855 — Upper and Lower Red Lake and Nett Lake; Transportation, Sale, and Disposal
Plain-Language Summary
The commissioner may allow by rule the transportation, sale, and disposal of fish caught within the Red Lake Indian Reservation on Upper and Lower Red Lake and from Nett Lake (Bois Forte) Indian Reservation waters.
97C.855 UPPER AND LOWER RED LAKE AND NETT LAKE; TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND DISPOSAL.
The commissioner may, by rule, allow the transportation, sale, and disposal of fish taken within the Red Lake Indian Reservation on Upper Red Lake and Lower Red Lake and from waters within the Nett Lake Indian Reservation, also known as Bois Forte Indian Reservation.
History:
1986 c 386 art 3 s 71; 1991 c 259 s 23; 2025 c 20 s 60
History: History: 1986 c 386 art 3 s 71; 1991 c 259 s 23; 2025 c 20 s 60
Practical Notes
Fish caught on Red Lake and Nett Lake reservations may be transported and sold if the commissioner has adopted rules allowing it. This recognizes tribal fishing rights while providing a regulatory framework for the commercial sale of reservation-caught fish.