Minnesota HF4746 prohibits open season for taking wolves and increases criminal penalties for unlawful wolf taking.
Minnesota HF4746 amends state statutes to prohibit an open season for taking wolves until the wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. The bill also increases criminal penalties for unlawful taking, transporting, or possessing wolves, imposing a gross misdemeanor and civil penalty for those with prior convictions. It mandates that wolves can only be taken with specific firearms and prohibits taking wolves between certain hours.
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