{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97b.426","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 97B.426","heading":"BAITING BEAR; USE OF DRUM.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding section 97B.425, clauses (4) and (5):\n(1) a private landowner or person authorized by the private landowner may use a drum to bait bear on the person's private land; and\n(2) a resident may use a drum to bait bear on public land after paying a $5 drum surcharge.\n(b) The drum must be securely chained or cabled to a tree so that it cannot be moved from the site by a bear and the drum may not include a mechanical device for dispensing feed. The drum must be part of a registered bait station and marked as provided in section 97B.425. For a drum placed on public land under paragraph (a), clause (2), the drum also must:\n(1) be permanently marked with the information required in this paragraph;\n(2) include the global positioning system information on the location of the drum as part of the registration of the bait station under section 97B.425;\n(3) not be placed on public land before the date allowed for placing bait under rules prescribed by the commissioner; and\n(4) be removed within seven days after the end of each bear hunting season.\n(c) For purposes of this section, \"drum\" means a 30 gallon or larger drum.\n(d) A person who violates paragraph (b) is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.","path":["GAME AND FISH","CHAPTER 97B. HUNTING","BEAR"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/97B.426","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:30Z","sha256":"23f2aea3d342039a4fc8c8a2e5e4d2124b272a737c2e5a3e41eeb20bb4fc1c3a","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97b.425","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97b.431"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}