Minnesota Statutes Game and Fish (Ch. 97-102) § 97A.255. Prosecutions

Subd. 2. Burden of proof. (a) In a prosecution that alleges animals have been taken, bought, sold, transported, or possessed in violation of the game and fish laws, the burden of establishing that the animals were domesticated, reared in a private preserve, raised in a private fish hatchery or aquatic farm, taken for scientific purposes, lawfully taken, or received as a gift, is on the defendant.

(b) The commissioner may by rule prescribe the documentation or other evidence sufficient to demonstrate lawful possession of:

Subd. 4. Separate offenses; prosecution of aggregated offenses. (a) Except as allowed in paragraph (b), each wild animal unlawfully taken, bought, sold, transported, or possessed is a separate offense. If acquitted, a person may not be prosecuted for a similar offense involving another animal in the same incident.

(b) In any prosecution that involves two or more offenses committed by the same person within six months in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the offenses in aggregate.

(1) license seizure and revocation undersections 97A.420and97A.421;

(2) equipment and property seizure undersection 97A.221;

(3) boat, motor, and trailer seizure undersection 97A.225; and

(4) restitution undersection 97A.341.

(1) license seizure, invalidation, and revocation undersections 97A.420and97A.421;

(2) equipment and property seizure undersection 97A.221;

(3) boat, motor, and trailer seizure undersection 97A.225; and

(4) restitution undersection 97A.341.