{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97a.325","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 97A.325","heading":"PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFULLY BUYING OR SELLING WILD ANIMALS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Gross misdemeanor for sales of $300 or more.\n(a) A person that buys or sells protected wild animals in violation of the game and fish laws where the sales total $300 or more is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. The person is subject to the penalty in section 97A.301, subdivision 2, except that the fine may not be less than $3,000 or more than $10,000.\n(b) Licenses possessed by a person convicted under this subdivision are null and void and the person may not take wild animals for three years after the conviction.\nSubd. 2. Deer; bear; moose; elk; caribou.\nExcept as provided in subdivision 1, a person that violates a provision of the game and fish laws relating to buying or selling deer, bear, moose, elk, or caribou is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\nSubd. 3. Small game and game fish.\nExcept as provided in subdivision 1, a person that buys or sells small game or game fish in violation of the game and fish laws where the sales total $50 or more is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\nSubd. 4. Fur-bearing animals.\nExcept as provided in subdivision 1, a person that buys fur-bearing animals in violation of the game and fish laws is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.","path":["GAME AND FISH","CHAPTER 97A. GAME AND FISH","PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/97A.325","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:30Z","sha256":"8706653e6399921915351fcf3ac052ac97a682fabed24cd2586dde7c82a1b375","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97a.321","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97a.331"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}