2000 Minnesota Code
Chapters 97 - 102 Game and Fish
Chapter 97C Fishing
Section 97C.203 Disposal of state hatchery eggs or fry.

97C.203 Disposal of state hatchery eggs or fry.

The commissioner shall dispose of game fish eggs and fry according to the following order of priorities:

(1) distribution of fish eggs and fry to state hatcheries to hatch fry or raise fingerlings for stocking waters of the state for recreational fishing;

(2) transfer to other government agencies or private fish hatcheries in exchange for fish to be stocked in waters of the state for recreational fishing;

(3) sale of fish eggs and fry to private fish hatcheries or licensed aquatic farms at a price not less than the fair wholesale market value, established as the average price charged at the state's private hatcheries and contiguous states per volume rates; and

(4) transfer to other government agencies for fish management and research purposes.

HIST: 1987 c 318 s 3; 1992 c 566 s 18; 1993 c 226 s 16; 1996 c 410 s 42

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