84D.04 CLASSIFICATION OF NONNATIVE SPECIES.
Subdivision 1.
Classes. The commissioner shall, as provided in this chapter, classify
nonnative species of aquatic plants and wild animals according to the following categories:
(1) prohibited invasive species, which may not be possessed, imported, purchased, sold,
propagated, transported, or introduced except as provided in section
84D.05;
(2) regulated invasive species, which may not be introduced except as provided in section
84D.07;
(3) unlisted nonnative species, which are subject to the classification procedure in section
84D.06; and
(4) unregulated nonnative species, which are not subject to regulation under this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Criteria. The commissioner shall consider the following criteria in classifying a
nonnative species of aquatic plants or wild animals under this chapter:
(1) the likelihood of introduction of the species if it is allowed to enter or exist in the state;
(2) the likelihood that the species would naturalize in the state were it introduced;
(3) the magnitude of potential adverse impacts of the species on native species and on
outdoor recreation, commercial fishing, and other uses of natural resources in the state;
(4) the ability to eradicate or control the spread of the species once it is introduced in the
state; and
(5) other criteria the commissioner deems appropriate.
History: 1996 c 385 art 1 s 4; 2004 c 243 s 21