{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97b.621","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 97B.621","heading":"RACCOONS.","body":"Subdivision 1.\n[Repealed, 2014 c 290 s 70]\nSubd. 2. Treeing raccoons.\nNotwithstanding section 97B.005, subdivision 1, a person may use dogs to pursue and tree raccoons without killing or capturing the raccoons during the closed season and a license is not required.\nSubd. 3. Nighttime hunting restrictions.\nTo take raccoons between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, a person:\n(1) must be on foot;\n(2) may use an artificial light only if hunting with dogs;\n(3) may use a handgun or rifle capable of firing only rimfire cartridges of .17 or .22 caliber, including .22 magnum; and\n(4) may not use shotgun shells with larger diameter of shot than No. 4 shot.\nSubd. 4.\n[Repealed, 2014 c 290 s 70]","path":["GAME AND FISH","CHAPTER 97B. HUNTING","SMALL GAME"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/97B.621","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:30Z","sha256":"f2506932a58bab1a9e064ee7f9a21856eb33c01c15751b5a279199ecc221f4f5","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97b.615","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97b.625"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}