Keep it clean
It is unlawful to improperly dispose of garbage on the ice. Please clean up around your shack. What stays on the ice stays in the lake.
It is illegal to leave an ice fishing shack or pieces of it on the ice anywhere in Minnesota. Check with local refuse providers or landfills for ice shelter disposal information.
Shelter removal deadlines
Dark houses, fish houses and portables must be off the ice no later than midnight for each of the dates given in the categories below. County sheriffs may prohibit or restrict the use of motorized vehicles if dangerous ice conditions are present. If shelters are not removed, owners will be prosecuted. A conservation officer also may confiscate, remove or destroy any ice structure and its contents if not removed by the deadline.
Inland waters
- South of line – March 1, 2021
- North of line – March 15, 2021
Border waters
- Minnesota-Iowa – Feb. 20
- Minnesota–Wisconsin – March 1
- Minnesota–North and South Dakota – March 5
- Minnesota–Canada – March 31
Dates of removal are determined by an east-west line formed by U.S. Hwy. 10, east along Hwy. 34 to Minnesota Hwy. 200, east along Hwy. 200 to U.S. Hwy. 2, and east along Hwy. 2 to the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. After removal dates, shelters may remain on the ice between midnight and one hour before sunrise only when occupied or attended. Storing or leaving shelters on a public access is prohibited.
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