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Notice of Public Hearings for Rifle Use for Deer Hunting and Ordinance Adoption

Issuing Agency

Nicollet County

Location

Minnesota

Published Date

Mar 24, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 28, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Notice of Public Hearings for Rifle Use for Deer Hunting and Ordinance Adoption

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NICOLLET COUNTY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that public hearings have been scheduled for

Tuesday April 14, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. and April 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. in the

County Board Room of the Nicollet County Government Center, 501 S

Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, Minnesota.

The Nicollet County Board of Commissioners will be conducting the Public

Hearing pursuant to Minnesota State Statute §375.51 on April 14, 2026 at

6:30 p.m. to gather feedback on whether to restrict deer hunting to

shotguns only, following the state’s repeal of the county shotgun zone for

the 2026 season. The meeting is also to gather feedback if the county

should adopt an ordinance allowing only shotguns, or allow rifle usage as

permitted by state law.

The Nicollet County Board of Commissioners will also be conducting a

Public Hearing pursuant to Minnesota State Statute §375.51 on April 28,

2026 at 10:00 a.m. to consider adopting an ordinance to restrict deer

hunting to shotguns only in Nicollet County beginning the 2026 deer

hunting season. Information on the proposed ordinance may be

obtained from the Nicollet County Administrator’s office located at 501 S.

Minnesota Ave, St. Peter, MN or online at www.co.nicollet.mn.us.

All interested persons may appear and be heard at the public hearings

either orally or in writing, or may file written comments with the County

Board Clerk before the hearing.

Mandy Landkamer

County Administrator

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