Subpart 1.
Pesticide
applicators.
A person or firm may not apply pesticides of any kind for hire
for aquatic plant management or aquatic nuisance control on public waters
unless a commercial aquatic pest control license has been obtained from the
Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Subp. 2.
Commercial mechanical
control.
A person or firm may not mechanically control aquatic plants on
public waters for hire without first obtaining a commercial mechanical control
permit issued by the commissioner. A person must complete an aquatic plant
management workshop provided by the commissioner before conducting control
activities under a commercial mechanical control permit. The commissioner may
require follow-up workshops as needed to update permittees on new regulations
or other relevant issues. This subpart does not apply to persons or firms using
power-operated earth-moving equipment in public waters under terms of permits
issued by the commissioner for work in the bed of public waters as provided by
Minnesota Statutes, section
103G.245,
or by a license permitting the passage of utilities over public lands and
waters as provided by Minnesota Statutes, section
84.415.
Persons or firms that use mechanical control equipment must thoroughly inspect,
remove, and properly dispose of plant parts from the equipment before
transporting it to another body of water.
Notes
Minn. R. agency
158, ch. 6280, pt.
6280.0700
18 SR 83; 21 SR 1406; 33
SR 1721
Statutory Authority: MS s
103G.615
