{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-84d.09","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 84D.09","heading":"AQUATIC MACROPHYTES.","body":"Subdivision 1. Transportation prohibited.\nUnless specifically authorized under a license or permit issued by the commissioner, a person may not transport aquatic macrophytes, except as provided in this section.\nSubd. 2. Exceptions.\nUnless otherwise prohibited by law, a person may transport aquatic macrophytes:\n(1) that are duckweeds in the family Lemnaceae;\n(2) for purposes of constructing shooting or observation blinds in amounts sufficient for that purpose, provided that the aquatic macrophytes are emergent and cut above the waterline;\n(3) when legally purchased or traded by or from commercial or hobbyist sources for aquarium, wetland or lakeshore restoration, or ornamental purposes;\n(4) when harvested for personal or commercial use if in a motor vehicle;\n(5) to the department, or another destination as the commissioner may direct, in a sealed container for purposes of identifying a species or reporting the presence of a species;\n(6) that are wild rice harvested under section 84.091;\n(7) in the form of fragments of emergent aquatic macrophytes incidentally transported in or on watercraft or decoys used for waterfowl hunting during the waterfowl season;\n(8) when removing water-related equipment from waters of the state for purposes of cleaning off aquatic macrophytes before leaving a water-access site; or\n(9) 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 aquatic macrophytes are in a covered commercial vehicle specifically designed and used for hauling trash.","path":["CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 84D. INVASIVE SPECIES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/84D.09","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:30Z","sha256":"0910ea30c0f521048bc1b4d2864cc69b1d054a351d3c51af2dbeabf94814fd4d","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-84d.08","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-84d.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}