Vague wording leaves law enforcement flexibility, if you are not selling fish privately odds are no one ever is going to check your freezer or canning shelves. Only keep what you can use, check consumption guidelines for the waters you fish.
Agree completely.
What started my thought process on this subject was can I transport a jar of pickled fish or partially/fully prepared fish? How about your potluck contribution at a local get together? Of course these are actions that occur on an everyday basis in MN but is it legal…?
Most of us would not keep over limit or break any other law but this one falls in a gray area and it seems people/CO’s have no problem breaking gray area laws. That is until some unlucky person finds that certain CO who wants it to be an issue. Do we just chance it and hope we don’t get a ticket? I personally hope to avoid a run in with the law at all costs.
I’ve called CO’s about gray law issues in the past and I’ve gotten conflicting answers. IMO there should be no conflicting answers…ever. A law is a law. Right and wrong. I’m embarrassed for us when I run across these issues.