Section 97C.321 Restrictions on Unattended Lines

97C.321 RESTRICTIONS ON UNATTENDED LINES.

Subdivision 1.General prohibition.

A person may not take fish by angling with a set line or an unattended line except as provided in this section and rules adopted under the game and fish laws.

Subd. 2.Ice fishing.

A person may use an unattended line to take fish through the ice if:

(1) the person is within sight of the line; or

(2) a tip-up is attached to the line and the person is within 200 feet of the tip-up.

History:

1986 c 386 art 3 s 26; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 35; 1997 c 226 s 39