2002 Minnesota Statutes

     18.0227 Experimental grasshopper control. 

    Subdivision 1.    Authorization.  The commissioner of 
 agriculture may designate certain areas or types of controls for 
 an experimental control program for methods that are not 
 commonly used in the state or have not been proven to be 
 effective. 

    Subd. 2.    Eligible participants.  Public and private 
 entities willing to participate in the experimental grasshopper 
 control program may not be required to pay more than 20 percent 
 of the cost of the experimental control methods on property they 
 are responsible for controlling. 

    Subd. 3.    Administration.  The commissioner shall 
 develop the experimental grasshopper control program and may 
 adopt rules, guidelines, and procedures notwithstanding chapter 
 14 to implement the program, except the commissioner must comply 
 with section 14.386, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (3).  
 Section 14.386, paragraph (b), does not apply to these rules, 
 guidelines, and procedures.  

    HIST: 1989 c 350 art 10 s 5; 1997 c 187 art 5 s 9