Minnesota § 17.4993 - MINNOWS

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§ 17.4993. MINNOWS

Subdivision 1.Taking from public waters.

(a) Under an aquatic farm license, a licensee may take only minnow sperm, minnow eggs, and live minnows for aquatic farm purposes from a water body if:

(1) the water body has been tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia and the testing indicates the disease is not present; or

(2) the water body is located within a viral-hemorrhagic-septicemia-free zone posted on the Department of Natural Resources website.

(b) A licensee may take sucker eggs and sperm only in approved waters with a sucker egg license endorsement as provided by section 17.4994.

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91]

History:

1992 c 566 s 11; 1996 c 410 s 18; 2008 c 307 s 9; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 15

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes

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Section 17.4993 ("MINNOWS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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