Subdivision 1. Taking big and small game. A person may not use radio equipment to take big game or small game.
Subd. 2. Taking unprotected wild animals. A person may use radio equipment to take unprotected wild animals.
Subd. 3. Communication excepted. This section does not prohibit the use of:
(1) radio communication between a handler and a dog;
(2) a remote-controlled animal noise caller for taking crows, fur-bearing animals, and unprotected animals; or
(3) a remote-controlled motorized decoy used for taking migratory waterfowl under section 97B.811, subdivision 4a, or for taking mourning doves.
History:1986 c 386 art 2 s 18; 1991 c 166 s 1; 1992 c 479 s 1; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 40; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 56; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 24