1998 Minnesota Code
Chapters 84A - 84D Conservation
Chapter 84D Harmful Exotic Species
Section 84D.08 Escape of exotic species.
84D.08 Escape of exotic species.
(a) A person that allows or causes the introduction of an animal that is a prohibited, regulated, or unlisted exotic species shall, within 48 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 exotic 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 exotic 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.
HIST: 1996 c 385 art 1 s 8
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