Minnesota Statutes Game and Fish (Ch. 97-102) § 97C.611. Turtle species; limits

Subdivision 1. Snapping turtles. A person may not possess more than three snapping turtles of the speciesChelydra serpentina. Until new rules are adopted undersection 97C.605, a person may not take snapping turtles of a size less than ten inches wide including curvature, measured from side to side across the shell at midpoint. After new rules are adopted undersection 97C.605, a person may only take snapping turtles of a size specified in the adopted rules.

Subd. 3. Repealed byLaws 2023, c. 60, art. 4, § 75.

Subd. 4. Other species. A person may not possess any other species of turtle except with an aquatic farm or private fish hatchery license with a turtle endorsement or as specified undersection 97C.605, subdivision 2c.