{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97b.657","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 97B.657","heading":"TAKING WILD ANIMALS TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY.","body":"A licensed peace officer may, at any time, take any protected wild animal that is posing an immediate threat to public safety. A peace officer who destroys a protected wild animal under this section must protect all evidence and report the taking to a conservation officer as soon as practicable, but no later than 48 hours after the animal is destroyed.","path":["GAME AND FISH","CHAPTER 97B. HUNTING","ANIMALS CAUSING DAMAGE; THREATS TO PUBLIC SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/97B.657","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:30Z","sha256":"20287bd8472f932cc31e481416ab0a0c53d33cf9902ecfdbaeb64409a6f2b602","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97b.655","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97b.661"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}