1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; excluding certain fish-raising facilities from certain 
1.3 	licensing requirements;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.211, 
1.4 	subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.211, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.License required. A person may not operate a private fish hatchery 
1.8 	without a private fish hatchery license. A private fish hatchery is a facility for raising fish, 
1.9 	including minnows, for sale, stocking waters, angling, or processing, except a facility that 
1.10 	raises fish only in artificial ponds or tanks or both. A private fish hatchery license is valid 
1.11 	for five years but must be renewed annually.