Fish House Trailer License

[bgfish00]

I am borrowing a Drop Down Fish House this week for Hunting and I noticed the Rig did not have a Trailer License. Does it need a Trailer License for Minnesota?

[NINETOE]

Nope

[Ronsay]

If you use it as a fish house only, you can get by with the regulations for a portable.

If you use it for hunting or camping you will need a license on it.

Ron

[Kaz]

I don't think so!! I've used mine at many different times of the year and been looked at by the SP as well as locals. First of all, it doesn't qualify for a travel trailer because it is missing several required components... Check the trailer regs and they are defined. I tried to licence mine once and was refused. The DOT said it wasn't a travel trailer!!! Kaz

[bgfish00]

Well, My Brother in Law Called DMV and they Said as long as the Wheels are Permanetly Attached and you can not take it off and use it as a separte Trailer, It is a Fish House. The Did say you the Fish House License should be on there though...

[Ronsay]

I talked to the DMV again today about this as I went through it last year when I purchased my wheel house.

He stated that if it was being used for hunting it would need a trailer license, he also went on to say that if it was him personally, he would not buy the license.

He stated that it was strictly a DNR issue, and it was very unlikely that a person would have a problem using there icehouse for a purpose other than fishing with only the portable tag on it.

I will go by what I was told today, you shouldn't have any problems using it for hunting.

Ron

[Finn-Hunk]

I do believe that if you have cargo doors on the back of the house it would need a license. As then it can be used for hauling things and would need to be licensed as a utility trailer.