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84D.12 RULES.
    Subdivision 1. Required rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules:
(1) designating infested waters, prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive species, and
unregulated nonnative species of aquatic plants and wild animals;
(2) governing the application for and issuance of permits under this chapter, which rules may
include a fee schedule; and
(3) governing notification under section 84D.08.
    Subd. 2. Authorized rules. The commissioner may adopt rules:
(1) regulating the possession, importation, purchase, sale, propagation, transport, and
introduction of invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals; and
(2) regulating the appropriation, use, and transportation of water from infested waters.
    Subd. 3. Expedited rules. The commissioner may adopt rules under section 84.027,
subdivision 13
, that designate:
(1) prohibited invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals;
(2) regulated invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals;
(3) unregulated nonnative species of aquatic plants and wild animals; and
(4) infested waters.
History: 1996 c 385 art 1 s 12; 1999 c 92 s 9,10; 2004 c 243 s 32

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