1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; authorizing permit for releasing certain invasive carp;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84D.11, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84D.11, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.6 	to read:
1.7 		Subd. 1a.Permit for invasive carp. The commissioner may issue a permit to 
1.8 	departmental divisions for tagging bighead, black, grass, or silver carp for research or 
1.9 	control. Under the permit, the carp may be released into the water body from which the carp 
1.10 	was captured.