Minnesota Administrative Rules

6216.0100 PURPOSE.

The purpose of parts 6216.0100 to 6216.0600 is to prevent the spread of invasive species, including prohibited and regulated invasive aquatic plants and wild animals, into and within the state as authorized by Minnesota Statutes, sections 17.497 and 84D.12, while allowing flexibility for conditional possession of invasive species. Parts 6216.0100 to 6216.0600 also provide a public process for designation of infested waters and classification and designation of nonnative species according to criteria in statute.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 84.9691; 84D.12

History:

20 SR 2292(NO. 43); L 1996 c 385 art 2 s 7; 22 SR 2076; L 2004 c 243 s 40

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008