Minnesota Statutes § 97C.611 - TURTLE SPECIES; LIMITS

§ Subdivision 1.Snapping turtles. A person may not possess more than three snapping turtles of the species Chelydra serpentina. Until new rules are adopted under section 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 under section 97C.605, a person may only take snapping turtles of a size specified in the adopted rules. § Subd. 2.Western painted turtles. (a) A person may not possess more than three Western painted turtles of the species Chrysemys picta. Western painted turtles must be between 4 and 5-1/2 inches in shell length. (b) This subdivision does not apply to persons acting under section 97C.605, subdivision 2c, paragraph (a). § Subd. 3. MS 2022 [Repealed by amendment, 2023 c 60 art 4 s 75] § Subd. 4.Other species.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 under section 97C.605, subdivision 2c.