{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97a.331","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 97A.331","heading":"PENALTIES RELATED TO HUNTING.","body":"Subdivision 1. Hunting while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.\nA person that violates the provision of section 97B.065 relating to hunting while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\nSubd. 2. Shining.\nA person that violates section 97B.081, subdivision 1, relating to the use of an artificial light to locate wild animals is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\nSubd. 3. Transporting illegal big game.\nA person that knowingly transports big game taken in violation of the game and fish laws is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\nSubd. 4. Taking and possessing big game out of season.\nA person that takes or illegally possesses big game during the closed season is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\nSubd. 4a. Hunting big game while under revocation.\nNotwithstanding section 97A.421, subdivision 7, a person who takes big game during the time the person is prohibited from obtaining a license to take big game under section 97A.421 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\nSubd. 5. Moose; elk; caribou.\nA person that unlawfully takes, transports, or possesses moose, elk, or caribou in violation of the game and fish laws is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\nSubd. 6. Pine marten; otter; fisher; wolverine.\nA person that takes, transports, or possesses pine marten, otter, fisher, or wolverine in violation of the game and fish laws is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\nSubd. 7.\n[Repealed, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91]","path":["GAME AND FISH","CHAPTER 97A. GAME AND FISH","PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/97A.331","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:30Z","sha256":"040983d74be0ea6df21f920cc01e7f20dc757ec877d01713ca159833cae72517","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97a.325","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97a.335"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}