Wildlife rehabilitation permits shall be issued for a period of up to two years.
Novice, general, and master wildlife rehabilitation permits are renewable. Conditions for renewal of all classes of permits include the following:
successful completion of continuing education and training as defined in parts 6244.0300, subpart 6, and 6244.0700;
for novice class permits, having a master class permittee to serve as an advisor as described in part 6244.0410;
identification of the veterinarian consultant as described in parts 6244.0410, subpart 2, and 6244.0500, subpart 1; and
maintain satisfactory applicable facility requirements as determined by an inspection that may be conducted at least once during every other permit renewal period, or once every four years, or if the permittee's place of animal care is moved to a new address, or upon application for a higher level rehabilitation permit.
Expired permits may be renewed within one year of the expiration date upon fulfillment of all conditions established in part 6244.1500 for the renewal. Permits which have been expired for more than one year shall not be renewed, and the person wishing to be reinstated must apply and go through the process described in parts 6244.0410 and 6244.0420 to obtain an initial permit. Persons who have had a rehabilitation permit previously, but whose permit has been expired for more than one year but less than five years, may apply for and be allowed to take the test for the permit class previously held after meeting all other conditions for permit renewal described in parts 6244.0410 and 6244.0420.
20 SR 2291(NO. 43)
October 3, 2013
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes