{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97b.401","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 97B.401","heading":"BEAR LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION.","body":"(a) A person may not take bear without a bear license except as provided in section 97B.415 to protect property.\n(b) A person may not place bait for bears on or after the Friday nearest August 14 unless the person has a bear license or is operating under the direction of a person with a valid bear license.\n(c) An application for a bear license must be made in the manner prescribed by the commissioner and accompanied by a $4 application fee. A person may not make more than one application for each season. If a person makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a license for that season after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.","path":["GAME AND FISH","CHAPTER 97B. HUNTING","BEAR"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/97B.401","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:30Z","sha256":"c0825c0cdd1a4dae7b5fc470b796e850baf86857dfd6f0f680f27e87c10db6fa","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97b.328","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97b.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}