2023 Minnesota Statutes

17.4993 MINNOWS.

Subdivision 1.Taking from public waters.

(a) Under an aquatic farm license, a licensee may take only minnow sperm, minnow eggs, and live minnows for aquatic farm purposes from a water body if:

(1) the water body has been tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia and the testing indicates the disease is not present; or

(2) the water body is located within a viral-hemorrhagic-septicemia-free zone posted on the Department of Natural Resources website.

(b) A licensee may take sucker eggs and sperm only in approved waters with a sucker egg license endorsement as provided by section 17.4994.

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91]

History:

1992 c 566 s 11; 1996 c 410 s 18; 2008 c 307 s 9; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 15