Subdivision 1.General authority; residents.

A resident may transport wild animals to any place in the state if the resident and the animals are in the same vehicle.

Subd. 2.General authority; nonresidents.

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 97A.521

  • Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

A nonresident may transport wild animals taken in the state if the nonresident and the animals are in the same vehicle.

Subd. 3.Wild animals in containers.

A person that transports wild animals in a container must mark or identify the container as prescribed under the game and fish laws or by commissioner’s rule.

Subd. 4.Animals that may be lawfully sold.

During the open season a person may transport a protected wild animal within the state, and to a destination outside the state, if the animal may be lawfully sold and the transportation is not otherwise prohibited.

Subd. 5.Transporting unlawfully obtained animals.

A person may not transport wild animals taken, bought, sold, or possessed in violation of the game and fish laws.