84D.05 PROHIBITED INVASIVE SPECIES.

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Subdivision 1. Prohibited activities.

A person may not possess, import, purchase, sell, propagate, transport, or introduce a prohibited invasive species, except:

(1)under a permit issued by the commissioner under section 84D.11 ;

(2)in the case of purple loosestrife, as provided by sections 18.75 to 18.88 ;

(3)under a restricted species permit issued under section 17.457 ;

(4)when being transported to the department, or another destination as the commissioner may direct, in a sealed container for purposes of identifying the species or reporting the presence of the species;

(5)when being transported for disposal as part of a harvest or control activity when specifically authorized under a permit issued by the commissioner according to section 103G.615 , when being transported for disposal as specified under a commercial fishing license issued by the commissioner according to section 97A.418 , 97C.801 , 97C.811 , 97C.825 , 97C.831 , or 97C.835 , or when being transported as specified by the commissioner;

(6)when being removed from watercraft and equipment, or caught while angling, and immediately returned to the water from which they came;

(7)when being transported from riparian property to a legal disposal site that is at least 100 feet from any surface water, ditch, or seasonally flooded land, provided the prohibited invasive species are in a covered commercial vehicle specifically designed and used for hauling trash; or

(8)as the commissioner may otherwise prescribe by rule.

Subd. 2. Seizure.

Under section 97A.221 , the commissioner may seize or dispose of all specimens of prohibited invasive species unlawfully possessed, imported, purchased, sold, propagated, transported, or introduced in the state.