2006 Minnesota Statutes

18F.07 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED AGRICULTURALLY RELATED ORGANISM
PERMIT.
    Subdivision 1. Requirement. A person may not conduct a release of a genetically engineered
agriculturally related organism until a permit for the release has been obtained from the
commissioner. Each release of a genetically engineered agriculturally related organism requires a
new permit until the commissioner determines by rule that the proposed use of the agriculturally
related organism is no longer subject to regulation under this chapter.
    Subd. 2. Permit application and review. (a) After reviewing a completed application,
the commissioner may issue a genetically engineered agriculturally related organism permit if
the commissioner determines that the applicant has adequately demonstrated that the proposed
release does not have the potential for unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. The
commissioner may prescribe terms and conditions including, but not limited to, the period
for the genetically engineered agriculturally related organism permit, the amount or number
of genetically engineered agriculturally related organisms to be used, monitoring activities,
department inspection schedules, reporting of experiment results, and experiment termination
procedures. A person may not violate terms or conditions of a permit issued under this section.
After a genetically engineered agriculturally related organism permit is issued, the commissioner
may revoke or change the permit at any time if the commissioner finds that its terms or conditions
are being violated or are inadequate to avoid unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.
(b) The commissioner may deny issuance of a genetically engineered agriculturally related
organism permit if the commissioner determines that the use to be made of the agriculturally
related organisms under the proposed terms and conditions may cause unreasonable adverse
effects on the environment.
    Subd. 3. Application. A person shall file an application for a genetically engineered
agriculturally related organism permit with the commissioner. The application must include:
(1) the name and address of the applicant;
(2) any United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Department of
Agriculture, or other federal agency regulatory application or approval document, if required
under federal law or rule;
(3) the purpose or objectives of the agriculturally related organism;
(4) the name, address, and telephone number of cooperators or participants in this state;
(5) the amount or number of organisms, materials, cultures, or seeds to be shipped or used
in this state; and
(6) other information requested by the commissioner.
    Subd. 4. Application fee. An application for a permit for a genetically engineered
agriculturally related organism must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $125.
History: 1991 c 250 s 4; 1994 c 454 s 6