Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

17.455 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this section and section 17.456. § Subd. 2.Llama. "Llama" means a member of the genus lama that is raised for the purpose of producing fiber, meat, or animal by-products or as breeding sto…

17.456 LLAMA. § Subdivision 1.Llamas are livestock. Llamas are livestock and are not wild animals for purposes of hunting or wildlife laws. Llamas and their products are farm products and livestock for purposes of financial transactions and collateral. § Subd. 2.Raising llamas is…

17.457 RESTRICTED SPECIES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee. (c) "Domestic hogs" means members of the subspecies Sus scrofa domesticu…

17.458 AGROFORESTRY. § Subdivision 1.Definition. "Agroforestry" means the cultivation of short-rotation woody crops using agricultural practices to produce timber or forest products. § Subd. 2.Agricultural pursuit. Agroforestry is an agricultural pursuit. History: 1997 c 216 s 23

17.459 HORSES. § Subdivision 1.Classification as livestock. Horses and other equines raised for the purposes of riding, driving, farm or ranch work, competition, racing, recreation, sale, or as breeding stock are livestock. Horses and their products are livestock and farm product…

17.46 SHORT TITLE. Laws 1991, chapter 309, sections 4 to 16, may be cited as the Aquaculture Development Act. History: 1991 c 309 s 3

17.47 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The definitions in this section apply to Laws 1991, chapter 309, sections 2 to 16. § Subd. 2.Aquaculture. "Aquaculture" means the culture of private aquatic life for consumption or sale. § Subd. 3.Aquatic farm. "Aquatic farm" means a faci…

17.49 AQUACULTURE PROGRAM AND PROMOTION. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2001 c 161 s 58] § Subd. 2.Coordination. Aquaculture programs in the state must be coordinated through the commissioner of agriculture. The commissioner of agriculture shall direct the development of aquaculture…

17.491 AQUACULTURE IS AGRICULTURAL PURSUIT. Aquaculture is an agricultural pursuit. History: 1989 c 350 art 4 s 2

17.494 AQUACULTURE PERMITS; RULES. (a) The commissioner shall act as permit or license coordinator for aquatic farmers and shall assist aquatic farmers to obtain licenses or permits. (b) A state agency issuing multiple permits or licenses for aquaculture shall consolidate the per…

17.495 APPEAL PROCEDURES. A state agency that denies a license or permit to an aquatic farmer shall provide the aquatic farmer with a written notice specifying the reasons for refusal. An aquatic farmer may appeal a state agency's denial of the license or permit in a contested ca…

17.496 QUARANTINE FACILITY; RULES. By July 1, 1992, the commissioner of natural resources shall adopt rules, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture and the Aquaculture Advisory Committee, for the construction and operation of a quarantine facility for fish eggs pres…

17.497 EXOTIC SPECIES IMPORTATION; RULES. The commissioner of natural resources shall establish rules, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture and the Aquaculture Advisory Committee, for approving or rejecting importation of "exotic" or genetically altered aquatic sp…

17.498 RULES; FINANCIAL ASSURANCE. (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, after consultation and cooperation with the commissioners of agriculture and natural resources, shall present proposed rules to the Pollution Control Agency board prescribing water quality pe…

17.4981 GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR REGULATION OF AQUATIC FARMS. (a) Aquatic farms are licensed to culture private aquatic life. Cultured aquatic life is not wildlife. Aquatic farms must be licensed and given classifications to prevent or minimize impacts on natural resources. The pur…

17.4982 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The definitions in this section apply to sections 17.4981 to 17.4998. § Subd. 2.Approved laboratory methods. "Approved laboratory methods" means methods described in the latest edition of the "Procedures for the Detection and Identifica…

17.4983 AQUATIC FARM OPERATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Acquisition and sale of private aquatic life. Aquatic life legally possessed may be bought, acquired, and sold by licensed facilities as provided in sections 17.4981 to 17.4997. § Subd. 2.Acquisition from state. (a) The commissione…

17.4984 AQUATIC FARM LICENSE. § Subdivision 1.License required. (a) A person or entity may not operate an aquatic farm without first obtaining an aquatic farm license from the commissioner. (b) Applications for an aquatic farm license must be made on forms provided by the commiss…

17.4985 TRANSPORTATION OF AQUATIC LIFE. § Subdivision 1.Requirements for importation, transportation within the state, or stocking of fish. Except as provided in subdivision 3, a licensee may not import aquatic life into the state, transport aquatic life within the state, or stoc…

17.4986 IMPORTATION OF AQUATIC LIFE. § Subdivision 1.Importation and stocking restrictions. A person may not import fish into or stock fish in the state without first obtaining a transportation permit with a disease certification, as prescribed under section 17.4985, subdivision …

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…