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Minnesota Statutes Game and Fish (Ch. 97-102) § 97A.065. Dedication of certain receipts

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Subdivision 1. Repealed by Laws 2012, c. 277, art. 1, § 91, par. (a), eff. July 1, 2012.

Subd. 2. Fines and forfeited bail. Fines and forfeited bail collected from prosecutions of violations of: the game and fish laws or rules adopted thereunder; sections 84.091 to 84.15 or rules adopted thereunder; chapter 348; and any other law relating to wild animals or aquatic vegetation, must be deposited in the state treasury. Half the receipts must be credited to the general fund, and half the receipts must be credited to the game and fish fund under section 97A.055.

Subd. 3. Repealed by Laws 1994, c. 561, § 28, par. (c), eff. July 1, 1995.

Subd. 4. Repealed by Laws 1987, c. 149, art. 1, § 54.

Subd. 5. Restitution for wild animals.Money collected from restitution under section 97A.341 for wild animals killed, injured, or possessed in violation of the game and fish laws must be used by the commissioner for replacement, propagation, or protection of wild animals.

Subd. 6. Deer license donations and surcharges. (a) The surcharges collected under section 97A.475, subdivision 3a, paragraph (b), shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for deer management, including for grants or payments to agencies, organizations, or individuals for assisting with the cost of processing deer taken for population management purposes for venison donation programs. None of the additional license fees shall be transferred to any other agency for administration of programs other than venison donation. If any money transferred by the commissioner is not used for a venison donation program, it shall be returned to the commissioner.

(b) The surcharges and donations under section 97A.475, subdivisions 3, paragraph (b); 3a, paragraph (a); and 4, paragraph (b), shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for the walk-in access program.

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