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MN Stat § 17.458 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.458 — Agroforestry.

17.458 AGROFORESTRY. Subdivision 1. Definition. "Agroforestry" means the cultivation of short-rotation woody crops using agricultural practices to produce timber or forest products. Subd. 2. Agricultural pursuit. Agroforestry is an agricultural pursuit. History:   1997 c 216 s 23
MN Stat § 17.459 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.459 — Horses.

17.459 HORSES. Subdivision 1. Classification as livestock. Horses and other equines raised for the purposes of riding, driving, farm or ranch work, competition, racing, recreation, sale, or as breeding stock are livestock. Horses and their products are livestock and farm products for purposes of financial transactions and collateral. Subd. 2. Agricultural pursuit. Raising horses and other equines is agricultural production and an agricultural pursuit. A horse breeding farm, horse training farm, horse boarding farm, or a farm combining those purposes is an agricultural operation. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2012 c 203 s 3] History:  2010 c 333 art 1 s 5; 2012 c 203 s 2
MN Stat § 17.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.46 — Short Title.

17.46 SHORT TITLE. Laws 1991, chapter 309, sections 4 to 16, may be cited as the Aquaculture Development Act. History:   1991 c 309 s 3
MN Stat § 17.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.47 — Definitions.

17.47 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to Laws 1991, chapter 309, sections 2 to 16. Subd. 2. Aquaculture. "Aquaculture" means the culture of private aquatic life for consumption or sale. Subd. 3. Aquatic farm. "Aquatic farm" means a facility used for the purpose of culturing private aquatic life in waters, including but not limited to artificial ponds, vats, tanks, raceways, other indoor or outdoor facilities that an aquatic farmer owns or where an aquatic farmer has exclusive control of, or private fish hatcheries licensed under section 97C.211 for the sole purpose of processing or cultivating aquatic life. Subd. 4. Aquatic farmer. "Aquatic farmer" means an individual who practices aquaculture. Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] Subd. 6. Department. "Department" means the Department of Agriculture. Subd. 7. Private aquatic life. "Private aquatic life" means fish, shellfish, mollusks, crustaceans, turtles, and any other aquatic animals cultured within an aquatic farm. Private aquatic life is the property of the aquatic farmer. History:  1991 c 309 s 4; 1994 c 465 art 2 s 3; 2002 c 351 s 1
MN Stat § 17.49 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.49 — Aquaculture Program And Promotion.

17.49 AQUACULTURE PROGRAM AND PROMOTION. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 2001 c 161 s 58] Subd. 2. Coordination. Aquaculture programs in the state must be coordinated through the commissioner of agriculture. The commissioner of agriculture shall direct the development of aquaculture in the state. Aquaculture research, projects, and demonstrations must be reported to the commissioner before state appropriations for the research, projects, and demonstrations are encumbered. The commissioner shall maintain a database of aquaculture research, demonstrations, and other related information pertaining to aquaculture in the state. Subd. 2a. Development program. The commissioner may establish a Minnesota aquaculture development and aid program that may support applied research, demonstration, financing, marketing, promotion, broodstock development, and other services. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2009 c 94 art 1 s 107] History:  1987 c 186 s 15; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1987 c 318 s 1; 1989 c 350 art 4 s 1; 1990 c 502 s 1,2; 1991 c 309 s 5; 1991 c 345 art 2 s 11; 1993 c 163 art 1 s 1; 1997 c 192 s 12
MN Stat § 17.491 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.491 — Aquaculture Is Agricultural Pursuit.

17.491 AQUACULTURE IS AGRICULTURAL PURSUIT. Aquaculture is an agricultural pursuit. History:   1989 c 350 art 4 s 2
MN Stat § 17.494 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.494 — Aquaculture Permits; Rules.

17.494 AQUACULTURE PERMITS; RULES. (a) The commissioner shall act as permit or license coordinator for aquatic farmers and shall assist aquatic farmers to obtain licenses or permits. (b) A state agency issuing multiple permits or licenses for aquaculture shall consolidate the permits or licenses required for every aquatic farm location. The Department of Natural Resources transportation permits are exempt from this requirement. State agencies shall adopt rules or issue commissioner's orders that establish permit and license requirements, approval timelines, and compliance standards. Saltwater aquatic farms, as defined in section 17.4982, and processing facilities for saltwater aquatic life, as defined in section 17.4982, must be classified as agricultural operations for purposes of any construction, discharge, or other permit issued by the Pollution Control Agency. Nothing in this section modifies any state agency's regulatory authority over aquaculture production. History:  1991 c 309 s 6; 2019 c 38 s 1
MN Stat § 17.495 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.495 — Appeal Procedures.

17.495 APPEAL PROCEDURES. A state agency that denies a license or permit to an aquatic farmer shall provide the aquatic farmer with a written notice specifying the reasons for refusal. An aquatic farmer may appeal a state agency's denial of the license or permit in a contested case proceeding under chapter 14. History:   1991 c 309 s 7
MN Stat § 17.496 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.496 — Quarantine Facility; Rules.

17.496 QUARANTINE FACILITY; RULES. By July 1, 1992, the commissioner of natural resources shall adopt rules, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture and the Aquaculture Advisory Committee, for the construction and operation of a quarantine facility for fish eggs presently requiring quarantine and disposition of fish from the facility. Fish in a quarantine station that are determined to be disease-free under the procedures developed by the commissioner of natural resources may be bought, sold, or transported. History:   1991 c 309 s 8
MN Stat § 17.497 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.497 — Exotic Species Importation; Rules.

17.497 EXOTIC SPECIES IMPORTATION; RULES. The commissioner of natural resources shall establish rules, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture and the Aquaculture Advisory Committee, for approving or rejecting importation of "exotic" or genetically altered aquatic species to protect the integrity of the natural ecosystem and provide aquatic farmers with information that may affect business decisions. History:   1991 c 309 s 9
MN Stat § 17.498 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.498 — Rules; Financial Assurance.

17.498 RULES; FINANCIAL ASSURANCE. (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, after consultation and cooperation with the commissioners of agriculture and natural resources, shall present proposed rules to the Pollution Control Agency board prescribing water quality permit requirements for aquaculture facilities by May 1, 1992. The rules must consider: (1) best available proven technology, best management practices, and water treatment practices that prevent and minimize degradation of waters of the state considering economic factors, availability, technical feasibility, effectiveness, and environmental impacts; (2) classes, types, sizes, and categories of aquaculture facilities; (3) temporary reversible impacts versus long-term impacts on water quality; (4) effects on drinking water supplies that cause adverse human health concerns; and (5) aquaculture therapeutics, which shall be regulated by the Pollution Control Agency. (b) Net pen aquaculture and other aquaculture facilities with similar effects must submit an annual report to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency analyzing changes in water quality trends from previous years, documentation of best management practices, documentation of costs to restore the waters used for aquaculture to the trophic state existing before aquatic farming was initiated, and documentation of financial assurance in an amount adequate to pay for restoration costs. The trophic state, which is the productivity of the waters measured by total phosphorus, dissolved oxygen, algae abundance as chlorophyll-a, and secchi disk depth of light penetration, and the condition of the waters measured by raw drinking water parameters, shall be determined to the extent possible before aquatic farming is initiated. The financial assurance may be a trust fund, letter of credit, escrow account, surety bond, or other financial assurance payable to the commissioner for restoration of the waters if the permittee cannot or will not restore the waters after termination of aquatic farming operations or revocation of the permit. (c) Information received as part of a permit application or as otherwise requested must be classified according to chapter 13. Information about processes, aquatic farming procedures, feed and therapeutic formulas and rates, and tests on aquatic farming products that have economic value is nonpublic data under chapter 13, if requested by the applicant or permittee. History:  1991 c 309 s 10; 1999 c 86 art 3 s 4
MN Stat § 17.4981 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.4981 — General Conditions For Regulation Of Aquatic Farms.

17.4981 GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR REGULATION OF AQUATIC FARMS. (a) Aquatic farms are licensed to culture private aquatic life. Cultured aquatic life is not wildlife. Aquatic farms must be licensed and given classifications to prevent or minimize impacts on natural resources. The purpose of sections 17.4981 to 17.4997 is to: (1) prevent public aquatic life from entering an aquatic farm; (2) prevent release of nonindigenous or exotic species into public waters without approval of the commissioner; (3) protect against release of disease pathogens to public waters; (4) protect existing natural aquatic habitats and the wildlife dependent on them; and (5) protect private aquatic life from unauthorized taking or harvest. (b) Private aquatic life that is legally acquired and possessed is an article of interstate commerce and may be restricted only as necessary to protect state fish and water resources. (c) The commissioner of natural resources shall establish license and other fees as provided in section 16A.1285, subdivision 2, that would make aquaculture licensing and enforcement self-sustaining. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish the fees required by this section. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner shall develop best management practices for aquaculture to ensure the long-term sustainability of aquaculture and wetlands used for aquaculture, including, but not limited to, fish farming in man-made ponds. History:  1992 c 566 s 1; 2008 c 368 art 2 s 2; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 2
MN Stat § 17.4987 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.4987 — Stocking Private Aquatic Life.

17.4987 STOCKING PRIVATE AQUATIC LIFE. (a) A person may not release private aquatic life into public waters that are not licensed as part of an aquatic farm without first obtaining a transportation permit from the commissioner. The commissioner may: (1) deny issuance of a permit if releasing the private aquatic life is not consistent with the management plan for the public waters; and (2) approve the import, transport, and stocking of fish with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia into areas or waters where either disease has been identified as being present. (b) The commissioner shall make management plans available to the public. (c) If a permit is denied, the commissioner must provide reasons for the denial in writing. History:  1992 c 566 s 7; 2008 c 307 s 7
MN Stat § 17.4988 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.4988 — License And Inspection Fees.

17.4988 LICENSE AND INSPECTION FEES. Subdivision 1. Requirements for issuance. A permit or license must be issued by the commissioner if the requirements of law are met and the license and permit fees specified in this section are paid. Subd. 2. Aquatic farming license. (a) The annual fee for an aquatic farming license is $210 for the base license. The commissioner must establish an additional fee based on the acreage of the operation. (b) The aquatic farming license may contain endorsements for the rights and privileges of the following licenses under the game and fish laws. The endorsement must be made upon payment of the license fee prescribed in section 97A.475 for the following licenses: (1) minnow dealer license; (2) minnow retailer license for sale of minnows as bait; (3) minnow exporting license; (4) aquatic farm vehicle endorsement, which includes a minnow dealer vehicle license, a minnow retailer vehicle license, an exporting minnow vehicle license, and a fish vendor license; (5) sucker egg taking license; and (6) game fish packers license. Subd. 3. Inspection and additional fees. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish fees for the services listed in clauses (1) to (3) and the additional fee required under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). The fees must be set in an amount that does not recover significantly more or less than the cost of providing the service. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The services covered under this provision include: (1) initial inspection of each water to be licensed; (2) fish health inspection and certification, including initial tissue sample collection, basic fish health assessment, viral pathogen testing, and bacteriological testing; and (3) initial inspection for containment and quarantine facility inspections. Subd. 4. Aquarium facility. (a) A person operating a commercial aquarium facility must have a commercial aquarium facility license issued by the commissioner if the facility contains species of aquatic life that are for sale and that are present in waters of the state. The commissioner may require an aquarium facility license for aquarium facilities importing or holding species of aquatic life that are for sale and that are not present in Minnesota if those species can survive in waters of the state. The fee for an aquarium facility license is $90. (b) Game fish transferred by an aquarium facility must be accompanied by a receipt containing the information required on a shipping document by section 17.4985, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). History:  1992 c 566 s 8; 1996 c 410 s 13,14; 1997 c 216 s 24; 2000 c 488 art 3 s 8; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 11; 2008 c 363 art 5 s 8,9; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 3
MN Stat § 17.4989 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.4989 — Fish Sample Collecting.

17.4989 FISH SAMPLE COLLECTING. Subdivision 1. Training. Fish collector training may be offered by any organization or agency that has had its class and practicum syllabus approved by the commissioner. The class and practicum must include the following components: (1) accurate identification of licensed water bodies listed according to section 17.4984 and ensuring that collection is taking place at the correct site; (2) identification of fish internal organs; (3) fish dissection and sample preparation as identified by the Department of Natural Resources based on specific testing requirements or as outlined in the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE); (4) recording and reporting data; (5) sample preparation and shipping; (6) a field collection site test to demonstrate mastery of the necessary skills, overseen by a certified fish health inspector; and (7) a certificate of successful completion signed by a certified fish health inspector on a form provided by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Certification time period. Fish collector certification is valid for five years and is not transferable. A person may renew certification only by successfully completing certification training. Certification shall be revoked if the certified person is convicted of violating any of the statutes or rules governing testing for aquatic species diseases. Certification may be suspended during an investigation associated with misconduct or violations of fish health testing and collection. The commissioner shall notify the person that certification is being revoked or suspended. Subd. 3. Conflict of interest. A fish collector may not oversee the collection of fish from a facility or a water body when the collector has a conflict of interest in connection with the outcome of the testing. History:   1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 7
MN Stat § 17.4993 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.4993 — Minnows.

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
MN Stat § 17.4994 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.4994 — Sucker Eggs.

17.4994 SUCKER EGGS. Sucker eggs may be taken from public waters with a sucker egg license endorsement for the fee prescribed in section 97A.475, subdivision 29. Taking sucker eggs from public waters is subject to chapter 97C and may be supervised by the commissioner. The commissioner may limit the amount of sucker eggs that a person with a sucker egg license endorsement may take based on the number of sucker eggs taken historically by the licensee, new requests for eggs, and the condition of the spawning runs at those historical streams and rivers that have produced previous annual quotas. History:  1992 c 566 s 12; 1Sp2011 c 2 art 5 s 10
MN Stat § 17.4995 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.4995 — Receipts To The Game And Fish Fund.

17.4995 RECEIPTS TO THE GAME AND FISH FUND. Money received by the state under sections 17.4981 to 17.4997 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the game and fish fund. History:   1992 c 566 s 13
MN Stat § 17.4996 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.4996 — White Earth Indian Reservation.

17.4996 WHITE EARTH INDIAN RESERVATION. Until the commissioner reaches an agreement with the White Earth Indian Reservation regarding the acquisition and sale of aquatic life from public waters, an aquatic farm licensee may acquire and transport rough fish, as defined in section 97A.015, subdivision 43, and yellow perch lawfully acquired and possessed by a tribal member for sale under tribal laws and regulations on the White Earth Reservation. Transportation of yellow perch off the reservation must be accompanied by documentation showing the source and number of the yellow perch. History:   1992 c 566 s 14
MN Stat § 17.4997 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.4997 — Rules.

17.4997 RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules that are consistent with sections 17.4981 to 17.4996. The commissioner must notify the Minnesota Aquaculture Commission and the commissioner of agriculture prior to publication of the proposed rules. History:   1992 c 566 s 15
MN Stat § 17.4998 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.4998 — Violations; Penalty.

17.4998 VIOLATIONS; PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Unless a different penalty is prescribed, a violation of a provision of sections 17.4981 to 17.4997 or a rule of the commissioner governing the operation of an aquatic farm, private fish hatchery, or quarantine facility is a misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Petty misdemeanor. A first and second violation, within a three-year period, of sections 17.4981 to 17.4997 or a rule of the commissioner governing the operation of an aquatic farm, private fish hatchery, or quarantine facility is a petty misdemeanor if it does not involve intentionally falsifying records and does not put public waters or other fish hatchery facilities at risk from harmful nonindigenous species, nonindigenous strains, or emergency fish diseases. Subd. 3. License void. The license of a person convicted of a violation of sections 17.4981 to 17.4997 or a rule of the commissioner governing the operation of an aquatic farm, private fish hatchery, or quarantine facility is void for a period of one year after the conviction if the person is convicted of two or more misdemeanors within a three-year period. If the commissioner determines that the public welfare will not be injured, the commissioner may reinstate a license voided under this subdivision. History:  1993 c 226 s 14; 1997 c 226 s 5
MN Stat § 17.4999 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.4999 — Storage, Handling, And Disposal Of Fish Manure.

17.4999 STORAGE, HANDLING, AND DISPOSAL OF FISH MANURE. Fish manure from aquatic farm operations: (1) is subject to the same requirements under state law and rules as other animal manures; and (2) if managed in a pond system, may be applied as a manipulated manure under chapter 18C if certified by the commissioner. History:   1994 c 561 s 1
MN Stat § 17.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.50 — Policy.

17.50 POLICY. The state must explore alternative uses for agricultural products to enable the state's agricultural economy to reach its full potential. The state must promote and encourage cooperative efforts between public and private interests in conducting basic research and disseminating the results on agricultural commodity utilization. History:   1987 c 396 art 8 s 2
MN Stat § 17.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.51 — Citation; Agricultural Commodities Promotion Act.

17.51 CITATION; AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PROMOTION ACT. Sections 17.51 to 17.69 may be cited as the Agricultural Commodities Promotion Act. History:   1969 c 1021 s 1