Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 158 - Natural Resources Department
Chapter 6260 - COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS
COMMERCIAL FISHING GENERAL RESTRICTIONS
Part 6260.0200 - COMMERCIAL FISHING CONDITIONS AND PROHIBITIONS

Subpart 1. License, permit, or contract required.

A person may not conduct a commercial fishing operation on any waters of the state except under license, permit, or contract and in conformance with the requirements of the license, permit, contract, parts 6260.0100 to 6260.2400, and other applicable law. The commissioner may require any commercial operator to cease fishing operations when the commissioner finds that the operations are destructive to game fish or for any other reasonable cause.

Subp. 2. Angling license requirements.

Permittees, contractors, licensed commercial operators, or their helpers may not engage in any commercial fish removal operations without first being in possession of a valid Minnesota angling license or be otherwise permitted by law to take fish by angling.