Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

17.4987 STOCKING PRIVATE AQUATIC LIFE. (a) A person may not release private aquatic life into public waters that are not licensed as part of an aquatic farm without first obtaining a transportation permit from the commissioner. The commissioner may: (1) deny issuance of a permit …

17.4988 LICENSE AND INSPECTION FEES. § Subdivision 1.Requirements for issuance. A permit or license must be issued by the commissioner if the requirements of law are met and the license and permit fees specified in this section are paid. § Subd. 2.Aquatic farming license. (a) The…

17.4989 FISH SAMPLE COLLECTING. § Subdivision 1.Training. Fish collector training may be offered by any organization or agency that has had its class and practicum syllabus approved by the commissioner. The class and practicum must include the following components: (1) accurate i…

17.499 TRANSPORTATION OR IMPORTATION OF SALTWATER AQUATIC LIFE; QUARANTINE REQUIREMENT. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The legislature finds that it is in the public interest to increase private saltwater aquaculture production and processing in this state under the coordination of the…

17.4991 DISEASE TRANSMISSION. § Subdivision 1.Facility designation. (a) The licensee may apply to the commissioner for designation of all or a portion of a facility as a standard, containment, or quarantine facility on forms prescribed by the commissioner as part of the license a…

17.4992 GAME FISH AND NATIVE ROUGH FISH. § Subdivision 1.Acquisition and purchase. Game fish and native rough fish sperm, viable game fish and native rough fish eggs, or live game fish and native rough fish may not be taken from public waters for aquaculture purposes, but may be …

17.4993 MINNOWS. § Subdivision 1.Taking from public waters. (a) Under an aquatic farm license, a licensee may take only minnow sperm, minnow eggs, and live minnows for aquatic farm purposes from a water body if: (1) the water body has been tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia …

17.4994 SUCKER EGGS. Sucker eggs may be taken from public waters with a sucker egg license endorsement for the fee prescribed in section 97A.475, subdivision 29. Taking sucker eggs from public waters is subject to chapter 97C and may be supervised by the commissioner. The commiss…

17.4995 RECEIPTS TO THE GAME AND FISH FUND. Money received by the state under sections 17.4981 to 17.4997 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the game and fish fund. History: 1992 c 566 s 13

17.4996 WHITE EARTH INDIAN RESERVATION. Until the commissioner reaches an agreement with the White Earth Indian Reservation regarding the acquisition and sale of aquatic life from public waters, an aquatic farm licensee may acquire and transport native rough fish, as defined in s…

17.4997 RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules that are consistent with sections 17.4981 to 17.4996. The commissioner must notify the Minnesota Aquaculture Commission and the commissioner of agriculture prior to publication of the proposed rules. History: 1992 c 566 s 15

17.4998 VIOLATIONS; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Misdemeanor. Unless a different penalty is prescribed, a violation of a provision of sections 17.4981 to 17.4997 or a rule of the commissioner governing the operation of an aquatic farm, private fish hatchery, or quarantine facility is…

17.4999 STORAGE, HANDLING, AND DISPOSAL OF FISH MANURE. Fish manure from aquatic farm operations: (1) is subject to the same requirements under state law and rules as other animal manures; and (2) if managed in a pond system, may be applied as a manipulated manure under chapter 1…

17.50 POLICY. The state must explore alternative uses for agricultural products to enable the state's agricultural economy to reach its full potential. The state must promote and encourage cooperative efforts between public and private interests in conducting basic research and d…

17.51 CITATION; AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PROMOTION ACT. Sections 17.51 to 17.69 may be cited as the Agricultural Commodities Promotion Act. History: 1969 c 1021 s 1

17.52 PURPOSE. It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that Minnesota farmers who produce agricultural commodities for domestic and foreign markets shall be permitted to act separately, or jointly in cooperation with handlers, dealers and processors of s…

17.53 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope of application. As used in sections 17.51 to 17.69, the terms defined in this section shall have the following meanings. § Subd. 2.Agricultural commodity. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), "agricultural commodity" means any agricult…

17.54 COUNCILS. § Subdivision 1.Creation. A commodity research and promotion council may be created for the producers of each agricultural commodity by filing with the commissioner a petition requesting that the producers of such commodity be subjected to the provisions of sectio…

17.56 COUNCIL TO FORMULATE AND SUBMIT PROMOTIONAL ORDER. § Subdivision 1.Formulation. Within 15 days after certification by the commissioner of its election the first council for producers of a particular commodity shall meet and formulate a promotional order establishing a progr…

17.57 ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Adoption of rules. Each council shall at its regular meetings adopt rules consistent with sections 17.51 to 17.69 for the administration of the promotional order. § Subd. 2.Budget. Each council shall prepare and submi…

17.58 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. § Subdivision 1.Contracts. A council, with the approval of the commissioner, may contract and cooperate with any person, firm, corporation or association, or with any local, state, federal or international agency or institution, for market…

17.59 FEES TO DEFRAY EXPENSES. § Subdivision 1.Checkoff fees. For the purpose of providing funds to defray the necessary expenses incurred by the commissioner and the council in formulating, submitting to referendum, issuing, administering and enforcing a promotional order, the p…

17.60 COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. Each member of a council, except the commissioner, shall be entitled to a reasonable per diem, not exceeding the same rate of compensation per day as is authorized for payment to members of advisory councils and committees pursuant to section 15.0…

17.61 LEGAL COUNSEL. The council may appoint an attorney who shall act for the council and the commissioner when required. The council shall fix the compensation and terms of employment of such attorney. The provisions of chapter 8 shall not apply to this attorney. History: 1969 …

17.62 COUNCIL RECORDS. All of the records of a council, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall be open to the public and shall be available for inspection by any person for any lawful purpose, provided, however, that the council shall be empowered to make reasonable …

17.63 REFUND OF FEES. (a) Any producer, except a producer of potatoes in area number one, as listed in section 17.54, subdivision 9, a producer of wheat or barley, a producer of canola, or a producer of cultivated wild rice, may, by the use of forms to be provided by the commissi…

17.64 TERMINATION OF ORDER. § Subdivision 1.By council. The council after consultation with the commissioner and by a majority vote shall suspend or terminate a promotional order whenever it finds, after a public hearing, that an order is contrary to or does not effectuate the pu…

17.66 PERMITTED ACTIVITIES. No activity, including meetings, undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of sections 17.51 to 17.69 and intended to benefit the producers, handlers and processors of such agricultural commodity shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of…

17.67 PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS. Any person who violates any provision of sections 17.51 to 17.69 or any rule of the commissioner promulgated pursuant to sections 17.51 to 17.69 is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any first handler who fails to make collections or to file a return or to pay…

17.69 NONLIABILITY OF STATE. No liability shall be imposed upon the state of Minnesota for any acts or omissions of the commissioner or any council established pursuant to sections 17.51 to 17.69. History: 1969 c 1021 s 19; 1976 c 149 s 62 subd 2

17.691 CITATION. Sections 17.691 to 17.701 shall be known and may be cited as the "Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act of 1973." History: 1973 c 736 s 1

17.692 DECLARATION OF POLICY. Agricultural products are produced in Minnesota by many individual farmers, ranchers, and handlers scattered throughout the state. The efficient production and marketing of agricultural products by farmers, ranchers, and handlers is of vital concern …

17.693 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of sections 17.691 to 17.702, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Association; association of producers. "Association" or "association of producers" means an association of producers…

17.694 ACCREDITATION. § Subdivision 1.Procedures. Any association accredited under this section may engage in bargaining as provided for under sections 17.691 to 17.702. (1) An association desiring accreditation shall file with the commissioner in the form required by the commiss…

17.695 MARKETING AND BARGAINING COMMITTEE. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. After accreditation of the association, the association shall establish and authorize a marketing and bargaining committee to negotiate, as the association's exclusive agent, with handlers for the sale and …

17.696 UNFAIR PRACTICES OF HANDLERS AND ASSOCIATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Unfair practices by handler. Producers of agricultural commodities are free to join together voluntarily in associations as authorized by law without interference by handlers. A handler shall not engage in any …

17.697 INFORMATIONAL EXCHANGES; DISPUTE RESOLUTION. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in sections 17.691 to 17.702, "informational exchange" means the mutual obligation of a handler and an association or their designated representatives to meet at a mutually agreed-upon time in…

17.698 FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION. All decisions of mediation and arbitration which result from section 17.697 must consider the following factors: (1) prices or projected prices for the agricultural commodity paid by the competing handlers in the marke…

17.70 VIOLATION PROCEDURE. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner's duties. For the purpose of sections 17.691 to 17.702, the commissioner may receive complaints with respect to violations or threatened violations. The commissioner may make all necessary investigations, examinations or ins…

17.701 RULES. The commissioner may promulgate rules necessary for the administration of sections 17.691 to 17.702 in accordance with sections 17.691 to 17.702 and chapter 14. History: 1973 c 736 s 11; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1998 c 373 s 17; 2001 c 161 s 57

17.702 NEGOTIATION CLASSES REQUIRED. Upon accreditation of an association of producers, at least two members of bargaining teams from both the association and the handler named in the application must attend instructional classes covering negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and …

17.710 AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTS. (a) A production or marketing contract entered into, renewed, or amended on or after July 1, 2024, between an agricultural producer and a processor, marketer, or other purchaser of agricultural products, including a cooperative organized under chapt…

17.80 STATE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION POLICY. § Subdivision 1.Policy. It is the policy of the state to preserve agricultural land and conserve its long-term use for the production of food and other agricultural products by: (a) Protection of agricultural lan…

17.81 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. For the purposes of sections 17.80 to 17.84, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Action which adversely affects. "Action which adversely affects" means any of the following actions taken in re…

17.82 PROHIBITED AGENCY ACTION. Any agency action which the agency determines will adversely affect ten acres or more of agricultural land shall be referred to the commissioner to be reviewed and acted upon as provided in section 17.84. No agency shall take any action which adver…

17.84 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. Within 30 days of the receipt of the notice provided in section 17.82, the commissioner shall review the agency's proposed action, shall negotiate with the agency, and shall recommend to the agency in writing the implementation either of the action a…