Traps of any kind may not be set inside a beaver house or above the water line on the outside of a beaver house.
A person may not damage a beaver house or dam, except as otherwise authorized by law or permit or by employees of the department in the performance of their official duties.
Snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles may be used statewide to transport or check beaver or otter traps and to transport beaver or otter carcasses.
Beaver and otter may be taken by licensed trappers in wildlife management areas by permit issued by the appropriate state wildlife manager.
Minn. R. agency 158, ch. 6234, FURBEARERS, pt. 6234.2100
Statutory Authority: MS s 97B.605; 97B.921; 97B.925; 97B.935