1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; requiring invasive species training for commercial 
1.3 	dock and boat lift installers;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 84D.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [84D.105] COMMERCIAL DOCK AND BOAT LIFT INSTALLERS; 
1.7 	INVASIVE SPECIES TRAINING REQUIRED.
1.8 	A person installing or removing docks or boat lifts for a fee on more than one 
1.9 	lake shall attend at least one hour of training during the previous 12 months on the 
1.10 	identification and methods to prevent the spread of invasive species, if a training session is 
1.11 	conducted within 50 miles of the person's place of business and the cost does not exceed 
1.12 	$10. A person conducting invasive species training of dock and boat lift installers, as 
1.13 	provided in this section, must be approved for invasive species training by a state agency, 
1.14 	a political subdivision of the state, or a lake or river association. A person conducting 
1.15 	invasive species training of dock and boat lift installers shall issue a certificate of training 
1.16 	to an installer who attends invasive species training for at least one hour. The certificate 
1.17 	shall include the name, address, and phone number of the person conducting the training, 
1.18 	the location of the training, the date and time of the training, the name of the person 
1.19 	receiving the training, and the name of the business employing the installer, if applicable. 
1.20 	A person who is required to have training under this section shall have a valid certificate 
1.21 	of training in possession while the person is installing or removing docks or boat lifts.