Minnesota Administrative Rules

6258.0900 SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS ON TAKING MUSSELS.

Subpart 1.

Restriction on returning processed mussels to the water.

Meats resulting from the processing of live whole mussels may not be returned to the water or deposited on a shoreline or adjacent land. The meat of mussels lawfully obtained may be used as bait for angling purposes.

Subp. 2.

Restriction on harvest of certain species of mussels.

The Higgins' eye (Lampsilis higginsi), elephant ear (Elliptio crassidens), ebony shell (Fusconaia ebena), winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa), fat pocketbook (Proptera capax) mussels, or any mussel listed as endangered or threatened in this state may not be harvested or intentionally disturbed. If these species are located within the harvest site, all harvest operations must immediately stop and the permittee or personal use harvester must notify the area fisheries office within 24 hours.

Subp. 3.

Transfer of mussels prohibited.

Live mussels may not be transferred within or between bodies of water, except under permit issued by the commissioner.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 97C.701

History:

18 SR 83

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008