{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97c.611","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 97C.611","heading":"TURTLE SPECIES; LIMITS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Snapping turtles.\nA person may not possess more than three snapping turtles of the species Chelydra serpentina. Until new rules are adopted under section 97C.605, a person may not take snapping turtles of a size less than ten inches wide including curvature, measured from side to side across the shell at midpoint. After new rules are adopted under section 97C.605, a person may only take snapping turtles of a size specified in the adopted rules.\nSubd. 2. Western painted turtles.\n(a) A person may not possess more than three Western painted turtles of the species Chrysemys picta. Western painted turtles must be between 4 and 5-1/2 inches in shell length.\n(b) This subdivision does not apply to persons acting under section 97C.605, subdivision 2c, paragraph (a).\nSubd. 3.\nMS 2022 [Repealed by amendment, 2023 c 60 art 4 s 75]\nSubd. 4. Other species.\nA person may not possess any other species of turtle except with an aquatic farm or private fish hatchery license with a turtle endorsement or as specified under section 97C.605, subdivision 2c.","path":["GAME AND FISH","CHAPTER 97C. FISHING","REPTILES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/97C.611","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:30Z","sha256":"ee10635f52ae0ce98a13760ee8a5e61544780c528ef69a3c6d85f760e19ed760","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97c.605","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-97c.615"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}