Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 158 - Natural Resources Department
Chapter 6287 - QUARANTINE FACILITIES FOR FISH EGGS
Part 6287.0200 - AUTHORITY, SCOPE, PURPOSE
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Authority.
This chapter is adopted under authority granted in Minnesota Statutes, section 17.496.
Subp. 2. Scope.
This chapter applies to all facilities constructed for the quarantine of fertilized fish eggs.
Subp. 3. Purpose.
The purpose of parts 6287.0100 to 6287.0900 is to prescribe design criteria, operational procedures, and release protocols to minimize risk of introducing emergency fish diseases to the naturalized fishery resources of Minnesota while providing an opportunity for the importation of fertilized fish eggs from emergency disease-restricted areas and areas with unknown fish health history.
Statutory Authority: MS s 17.496