...Subd. 6. Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules for taking turtles. The commissioner may prescribe seasons, limits, closed areas, and other restrictions and requirements the commissioner deems necessary for the conservation of turtles.
Citation: M.S.A. § 97C.605.
Subdivision 1. Season. The open season for frogs is May 16 to March 31. The commissioner may, by rule, establish closed seasons in specified areas...
Subd. 4. Taking with artificial lights. The commissioner may issue permits to take frogs with the use of artificial lights in waters designated in the permit...
Subd. 6. Rules. The commissioner shall prescribe rules for taking, buying, selling, possessing, importing, and transporting frogs for purposes other than bait.
Subd. 7. For human consumption. The commissioner may issue permits for importing, raising, and selling frogs for human consumption.
Citation: M.S.A. § 97C.601.
...Subd. 3. Permit. The commissioner may issue a permit to possess wildlife for public exhibition to an applicant qualified by education or experience in the care and treatment of wildlife. The permit fee is $10. The commissioner may prescribe terms and conditions of the permit. A permit issued under this section shall include a condition that allows an enforcement officer to enter and inspect the facilities where the wildlife covered by the permit are held in captivity.
Subd. 4. Permit application. An application for a permit must include:
(1) a statement regarding the education or experience in the care and treatment of wildlife of the applicant and each individual employed by the applicant for that purpose;
(2) a description of the facilities used to keep the wildlife in captivity;
(3) a statement of the number of species or subspecies of wildlife to be covered by the permit and a statement describing where and from whom the wildlife was acquired;
(4) a signed agreement that the standards prescribed by the commissioner will be followed; and
(5) other information requested by the commissioner.
Subd. 5. Care and treatment. The commissioner shall adopt, under chapter 14, reasonable standards for the care and treatment of captive wildlife for public display purposes, including standards of sanitation.
Subd. 6. Violation of possession standards. If a violation is found during an inspection, the commissioner shall give the permittee notice to abate the violation within an adequate time determined by the commissioner. If the violation has not been abated when the time expires, the commissioner may request the attorney general to bring an action to abate the violation...
Citation: M.S.A. § 97A.041.
The commissioner may prohibit the taking of turtles from state waters where operations are being conducted to aid fish propagation.
Citation: M.S.A. § 97C.621.