1903 Minn. Gen. Laws 588-89
Abstract
Ch. 336, § 12: No person shall at any time set, lay, prepare or have in possession any trap, snare, artificial light, net, bird lime, swivel gun or set gun or any contrivance whatever for the purpose of catching, taking or killing any of the birds in this act mentioned, except that decoys and stationary blinds may be used in hunting wild geese, brant and ducks
Summary
The law prohibited possessing or using traps, nets, set guns, swivel guns, artificial lights, and other devices to capture or kill protected birds, except for authorized decoys and stationary blinds used in waterfowl hunting, with violations punishable as misdemeanors.
Law Text
Sec. 12. No person shall at any time set, lay, prepare or have in possession any trap, snare, artificial light, net, bird lime, swivel gun or set gun or any contrivance whatever for the purpose of catching, taking or killing any of the birds in this act mentioned, except that decoys and stationary blinds may be used in hunting wild geese, brant and ducks.
Whoever shall offend against any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten (10) dollars nor more than one hundred (100) dollars, and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than ninety (90) days, for each and every offense.
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HUNTING REGULATION