1997 Minnesota Statutes

     84D.03 Infested waters; limited infestations of Eurasian 
  water milfoil. 

    Subdivision 1.    Infested waters.  The commissioner 
 shall designate a water of the state as an infested water if the 
 commissioner determines that the water contains a harmful exotic 
 species that could spread to other waters if use of the water 
 and related activities are not regulated to prevent this. 

    Subd. 2.    Limited infestations of Eurasian water 
 milfoil.  (a) The commissioner shall designate a water of the 
 state as a limited infestation of Eurasian water milfoil if: 

    (1) the commissioner determines that Eurasian water milfoil 
 occupies less than 20 percent of the littoral area of the water, 
 up to a maximum of ten acres; 

    (2) mechanical harvesting is not used to manage Eurasian 
 water milfoil in the water; and 

    (3) Eurasian water milfoil control is planned for the water.

    (b) The commissioner shall mark limited infestations of 
 Eurasian water milfoil in accordance with rules adopted by the 
 commissioner under section 84D.12. 

    (c) Except as provided in rules adopted under section 
 84D.12, a person may not enter a marked area of a limited 
 infestation of Eurasian water milfoil. 

    HIST: 1996 c 385 art 1 s 3