Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Taking bait from infested
waters.
Taking wild animals from infested waters for bait or aquatic
farm purposes is prohibited, except:
A. by permit according to part 6254.0200 and
Minnesota Statutes, sections
84D.03,
subdivision 3, and 84D.11, subdivision 2a;
B. harvest for bait purposes from waters that
are listed as infested waters solely because they contain Eurasian watermilfoil
is allowed for noncommercial personal use; and
C. harvest of rainbow smelt or cisco for bait
purposes from Lake Superior or its tributaries below the posted boundaries,
except those streams listed in part 6262.0300, subpart 4, item C, for use as
fresh, dead, frozen, or preserved bait only on Lake Superior or its tributaries
below the posted boundaries, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
97C.341,
paragraph (c).
Subp. 1a.
Permit application.
A. Written
application for a permit to harvest wild animals from infested waters for bait
or aquatic farm purposes shall be made on a form provided by the commissioner
and shall contain:
(1) the applicant's legal
name, business name, license number, address, and daytime and evening telephone
numbers;
(2) the names of the
waters and counties where the applicant desires to harvest wild animals for
bait or aquatic farm purposes; and
(3) a description of the harvest and
transportation equipment to be used, including boats, motors, and
trailers.
B. An
application for a permit according to part 6254.0200 and Minnesota Statutes,
sections
84D.03,
subdivision 3, and 84D.11, subdivision 2a, must be mailed or delivered to the
Minnesota DNR-Commercial Fisheries Program Coordinator, 500 Lafayette Road, St.
Paul, MN 55155-4012.
C. An
application for a permit under this part must be submitted by March 1 to be
considered for permits that are effective on April 10 of the same
year.
Subp. 1b.
Expiration; renewal; transferability.
Permits issued under this part expire at midnight on April 9 of
each year, unless otherwise specified in the permit. An application for renewal
shall describe any changes to the information submitted in the prior year. A
permit issued under this part is not transferable.
Subp. 1c.
Revocation of permit.
A. When the commissioner determines that a
permittee has failed to comply with conditions of the permit, the commissioner
may issue a warning or, if deemed necessary for the protection of the aquatic
resources, revoke all or part of a permit. The commissioner may revoke the
permit if deemed necessary for the protection of the aquatic resources. When it
is determined that a third offense has occurred, the commissioner must revoke
the permit.
B. Except in an
emergency situation when delay would threaten the state's natural resources,
the commissioner shall, at least seven days before the effective date of the
revocation, inform the permit holder in writing of the nature of the revocation
and of the conditions that, in the commissioner's opinion, require
revocation.
C. Upon notice of
revocation, the permit holder may apply for an amendment to the permit or
request a contested case hearing to contest the revocation. The permit is
revoked on the date stated in the revocation notice until such time that the
decision is reversed or modified.
Subp. 2.
Restrictions on sport gill
netting for whitefish and cisco in infested waters.
If the commissioner designates waters that are open to sport
gill netting for whitefish and cisco as infested waters, the commissioner may
close the gill netting season for the designated water body, require that gill
nets used in the infested waters not be used in other water bodies, or require
that nets used in infested waters must be dried for a minimum of ten days or
frozen for a minimum of two days before they are used in noninfested waters.
The commissioner shall publish the names of designated water bodies and new
requirements or closures in the State Register and provide notice through media
releases and other available means where practical. In addition, the
commissioner shall post notice of the restrictions at public access points to
designated water bodies.
Subp.
3. [Repealed,
L
2004 c 243
s
41]
Subp.
4. [Repealed, 24 SR 1849]
Statutory Authority: MS s 84.9691;
84D.12
