2007 Minnesota Statutes

84D.12 RULES.
    Subdivision 1. Required rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules:
    (1) designating prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive species, and unregulated
nonnative species of aquatic plants and wild animals;
    (2) governing the application for and issuance of permits under this chapter, which rules may
include a fee schedule; and
    (3) governing notification under section 84D.08.
    Subd. 2. Authorized rules. The commissioner may adopt rules:
(1) regulating the possession, importation, purchase, sale, propagation, transport, and
introduction of invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals; and
(2) regulating the appropriation, use, and transportation of water from infested waters.
    Subd. 3. Expedited rules. The commissioner may adopt rules under section 84.027,
subdivision 13 , that designate:
    (1) prohibited invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals;
    (2) regulated invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals; and
    (3) unregulated nonnative species of aquatic plants and wild animals.
History: 1996 c 385 art 1 s 12; 1999 c 92 s 9,10; 2004 c 243 s 32; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 34,35