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Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance Bill Text
Agronomic research on native plants grant provided, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Referred by Chair to Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division Bill Text
Native plant agronomic research funding provided, technical advisory committee
established, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Author added Pelowski Bill Text
Plant hazards to livestock and consumers evaluation and report required.
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to natural resources; modifying provisions relating to the harvest and
destruction of aquatic plants; defining riparian access; modifying permit
standards; requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to deny,
approve or modify a permit within a certain period of time of receiving an
application; placing certain restrictions on the pesticide application and the
use of mechanical devices to control the growth of aquatic plants in public
waters; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to amend certain rules
(me)
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to natural resources; modifying certain watercraft launching
prohibitions relating to invasive species; modifying a certain enforcement
exception for trailers with aquatic macrophytes; imposing penalties for owners
or lessees of watercraft, trailers or plant harvesting equipment for certain
violations; modifying certain enforcement requirements relating to macrophytes
and zebra mussels and certain civil penalties requirements
(je)
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Business, Industry and Jobs Bill Text
Requiring cocoa bean shell mulch retail sellers to post visible pet toxicity
(poison) warning notices
(rt)
Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Modifying the property tax exemption for native prairies
(rt)
Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Referred by Chair to Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division Bill Text
2E Relating to natural resources; modifying requirements for drainage ditch
buffers; requiring permanent perennial vegetation planting approved by a
drainage authority; authorizing drainage authorities to implement perennial
vegetation buffer strips and side inlet controls, requiring an annual report to
the board of water and soil resources (BOWSR); providing for restoration upon
damage or destruction; specifying a schedule for open drainage ditch inspection;
making certain conforming amendments
(me)
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Division action, to pass as amended and return to Finance Bill Text
1E Requiring the commissioner of agriculture in consultation with the
commissioner of health to evaluate the potential hazards posed by plants to
retail consumers and livestock and report to the legislature by a certain date
(je)
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
"Industrial Hemp Development Act"; providing for state economy and agricultural
industry promotion of industrial hemp by permitting regulated industrial hemp
industry development; authorizing industrial hemp as an agricultural product;
placing enforcement under the commissioner of agriculture; authorizing regulated
and lawful industrial hemp agriculture and commercial sales; requiring licensure
for cultivation; specifying licensee requirements, compliance and notification
requirements; requiring the commissioner to promulgate certain rules; requiring
fee credit to the industrial hemp account and establishing the account in the
agricultural fund; establishing an affirmative defense for possession of
marijuana; exempting industrial hemp from the marijuana and wild hemp
definitions
(rt)
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Latest Legislation - View All
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Appropriating money to the commissioner of agriculture for annual grants to the
Minnesota turf seed council for native plants research
(rt)
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Withdrawn and returned to author Bill Text
Requiring the designation of buckthorn as a primary noxious weed
(me)
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Withdrawn and returned to author Bill Text
Allowing municipalities to adopt buckthorn eradication (noxious weeds)
ordinances for public and private property within geographic boundaries
(rt)
Latest Action: 03/31/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Prohibiting the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) from designated ginseng
as endangered, threatened or a special of special concern until the commissioner
submits a report to the legislature on the necessity of the designation;
requiring the report by a certain date
(ra)
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota to
establish a bioenergy research center for conducting fundamental research on
plants and microbes for genomics based solutions for renewable energy sources,
federal match requirement
(rt)
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
"Industrial Hemp Development Act"; providing for state economy and agricultural
industry promotion of industrial hemp by permitting regulated industrial hemp
industry development; authorizing industrial hemp as an agricultural product;
placing enforcement under the commissioner of agriculture; authorizing regulated
and lawful industrial hemp agriculture and commercial sales; requiring licensure
for cultivation; specifying licensee requirements, compliance and notification
requirements; requiring the commissioner to promulgate certain rules; requiring
fee credit to the industrial hemp account and establishing the account in the
agricultural fund; establishing an affirmative defense for possession of
marijuana; exempting industrial hemp from the marijuana and wild hemp
definitions
(rt)
Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text
1E Requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to establish a pilot
project for Eurasian water milfoil control on Green lake in Kandiyohi county;
appropriating money to the commissioner for the pilot project
(me)
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to prepare by a certain
date a native wild rice management plan, specifying plan inclusion and
commmissioner consultation requirements
(rt)
Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text
2E Requiring the environmental quality board (EQB) to notify interested parties
of permits to release genetically engineered wild rice in the United States,
requiring board rules adoption to include an environmental impact statement
(EIS), clarifying the exemption for certain genetically engineered organisms;
requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to prepare by a certain
date a wild rice study, specifying study requirements
(je)
Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Modifying the noxious weed law; making it permissive for county boards to
appoint county agricultural inspectors and for general weed notices to be
published, requiring county boards to specify county agricultural inspector
responsibilities and modifying responsibilities, allowing weed notice web site
publication, removing the requirement for county board of commissioner
appointment of appeal committee and modifying appeal filing, modifying
reimbursable expenses and allowing liens, clarifying appeal of costs to district
court; repealing commissioner of agriculture meetings, reports and prescribed
forms duties and appeal to the county board under the noxious weed law
(rt)
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