Minnesota Administrative Rules

6287.0200 AUTHORITY, SCOPE, PURPOSE.

Subpart 1.

Authority.

This chapter is adopted under authority granted in Minnesota Statutes, section 17.496.

Subp. 2.

Scope.

This chapter applies to all facilities constructed for the quarantine of fertilized fish eggs.

Subp. 3.

Purpose.

The purpose of parts 6287.0100 to 6287.0900 is to prescribe design criteria, operational procedures, and release protocols to minimize risk of introducing emergency fish diseases to the naturalized fishery resources of Minnesota while providing an opportunity for the importation of fertilized fish eggs from emergency disease-restricted areas and areas with unknown fish health history.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 17.496

History:

19 SR 2486

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008