2000 Minnesota Statutes

     18.021 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Terms.  Unless the language or context 
 clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the 
 following terms shall, for the purposes of section 18.022, be 
 given the meanings subjoined to them.  

    Subd. 2.    Insect pest.  "Insect pest" includes 
 grasshoppers, cutworms, army worms, European corn borers, 
 Japanese beetles, European elm bark beetles, native elm bark 
 beetles, forest tent caterpillars, bee diseases, and any other 
 insects which the commissioner may designate as dangerous to 
 crops or the welfare of the people.  

    Subd. 3.    Destructive or nuisance animals.  
 "Destructive or nuisance animals" includes such animals as rats, 
 gophers, mice, and other unprotected wild animals as defined in 
 section 97B.655, which the commissioner may designate as 
 dangerous to the welfare of the people.  

    Subd. 4.    Diseases.  The term "diseases" refers to 
 such dangerous plant diseases and bee diseases as the 
 commissioner may designate as dangerous to agriculture, 
 horticulture, and forestry.  

    HIST: (6145-24,6145-25,6145-26) 1935 c 29 s 9-11; 1953 c 641 s 
 2; 1957 c 552 s 14; 1965 c 768 s 1; 1967 c 799 s 1; 1986 c 386 
 art 4 s 4