Berger.Fan222
Member
Here is the response I received from the MN DNR. It may make a difference that it is your property.
Is there a law or rule stating the minimum distance for shooting near occupied buildings, livestock, etc?
Good morning,
Thank you for contacting the Minnesota DNR.
The law for shooting is 500 feet from any dwelling or building that houses livestock. This information can be found in our 2016 Hunting and Trapping regulations.
Good Luck!
Staci Hutchinson
CSS Principal/Information Center/Office of Communication and Outreach
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
More accurately, the law says:
• On another person’s private land or a public right-of-way, a person may not discharge a firearm within 500 feet of a building occupied by humans or livestock without written permission of the owner, occupant or lessee of the building.
• A person may hunt from the water or from public land that is within 500 feet of a building occupied by humans or livestock.
• A person may not discharge a firearm within 500 feet of a corral confining livestock for the purpose of normal livestock holding or sorting operations without permission. This does not apply to persons hunting during an established season on state or local government-owned land that is not road right-of-way.