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 listed 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; 2014 c 289 s 27; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 28,29