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MS 2022 [Repealed by amendment, 2023 c 60 art 4 s 75 ]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 .