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17.4992

Statute ID: 15756

Game Fish

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Statute Number:

17.4992

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Effective Date:

Apr 29, 1992

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Game Fish

Statute ID:

15756

Created:

Jun 29, 2015 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jun 29, 2015 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

Add per DNR request; 1992 c 566 s10; effective dae; Headnote

Summary Text:

Game Fish

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/17/4992.html

Legislative Session:

1992 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jul 8, 2024

Subdivision 1.
Game fish sperm, viable game fish eggs, or live game fish may not be taken from public waters for aquaculture purposes, but may be purchased from the state or acquired from aquatic farms.

Subd. 2.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), species on the VHS-susceptible-species list must be free of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and species of the family salmonidae or ictaluridae, except bullheads, must be free of certifiable diseases if sold for stocking or transfer to another aquatic farm.
 
(b) The following exceptions apply to paragraph (a):

(1) eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be transferred between licensed facilities or stocked following treatment approved by the commissioner;

(2) fish with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be transferred between licensed facilities or stocked in areas where the disease has been identified as being present; and

(3) the commissioner may allow transfer between licensed facilities or stocking of fish with enteric redmouth or furunculosis when the commissioner determines that doing so would pose no threat to the state's aquatic resources.

Subd. 6.
Walleyes from outside of the area of the state north of marked State Highway 210 may not be stocked in waters of the state north of marked State Highway 210 without approval by the commissioner.