2025 Session Last amended: 2004 session

§ 84D.08 — Escape of Nonnative and Invasive Species

Plain-Language Summary

This section requires watercraft license applications to include an aquatic invasive species education component. Boat owners must acknowledge they understand Minnesota's invasive species laws.

84D.08 ESCAPE OF NONNATIVE AND INVASIVE SPECIES.

(a) A person that allows or causes the introduction of an animal that is a prohibited invasive, regulated invasive, or unlisted nonnative species shall, within 24 hours after learning of the introduction, notify the commissioner, a conservation officer, or another person designated by the commissioner. The person shall make every reasonable attempt to recapture or destroy the introduced animal. If the animal is a prohibited invasive species, the person is liable for the actual costs incurred by the department in capturing or controlling, or attempting to capture or control, the animal and its progeny. If the animal is a regulated invasive species, the person is liable for these costs if the introduction was in violation of the person’s permit issued under section 84D.11.

(b) A person that complies with this section is not subject to criminal penalties under section 84D.13 for the introduction.

History:

1996 c 385 art 1 s 8; 2004 c 243 s 25

History: History: 1996 c 385 art 1 s 8; 2004 c 243 s 25

Practical Notes

When you register your boat in Minnesota, you will be asked to affirm that you understand the invasive species laws. This helps make sure all boaters know the rules about cleaning equipment and preventing the spread of invasive species.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes