Minn. Stat. § 97C.342
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given:
As a part of commercial licensing procedures, a list of water bodies requiring a fish health certification for commercial bait harvest must be provided to the commissioner no later than March 1 of each year, except in 2011 the list must be provided by August 1.
Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may by written order published in the State Register, establish fees for the services and testing required to issue health certifications for a water body. The fees must be set in an amount that does not recover significantly more or less than the costs of providing services to health certify a water body. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and sections 14.125 and 14.386 do not apply. The services covered under this subdivision include:
A commercial licensee harvesting from a certified disease-free water body must obtain a live fish importation, transportation, and stocking permit to move fish from that source. A live fish importation, transportation, and stocking permit may be used for multiple shipments within a 30-day term period if the source and destination remain the same. The commercial licensee must contact the department within 24 hours of exercising the permit. Permits may be issued through the department's regional offices or St. Paul office and must be obtained prior to moving fish as approved for movement from these certified disease-free water bodies.
A commercial licensee harvesting bait under this section must maintain records on forms provided by the commissioner for each lot of frozen or dead fish for sale as bait. The records must include the lot number for each batch of frozen or dead fish, water body health certification documentation, transportation permit number, and other information as specified on the reporting form. The commercial licensee must enter required records onto forms within 24 hours of packaging and labeling each lot of fish. The commercial licensee must retain records for three years following the year of creation. All records required to be retained must be open to inspection by the commissioner at any reasonable time.
Frozen or dead fish from certified disease-free water bodies that are being sold as bait must be labeled. The seller of the product is responsible for making sure the items are labeled according to this section. Each container or package of frozen or dead fish bait must have the following information:
A person on, or taking wild animals in, waters of the state with frozen or dead fish bait must possess all labeling as prescribed under subdivision 7. The person must retain the labeling until the bait is used and no longer in the person's possession.
Minn. Stat. § 97C.342
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