Subdivision 1. Possession of firearms prohibited. (a) A person may not take deer by archery while in possession of a firearm.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person carrying a handgun in compliance with section 624.714.
Subd. 2. Arrowhead requirements. Arrowheads used for taking big game must be sharp, have a minimum of two metal cutting edges, be of a barbless broadhead design, and must have a diameter of at least seven-eighths inch. The commissioner may allow retractable broadhead arrowheads that meet the other requirements of this subdivision.
History:1986 c 386 art 2 s 25; 1987 c 183 s 1; 1993 c 269 s 15; 1994 c 623 art 1 s 32; 1997 c 226 s 31; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 45; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 45