Importing, stocking, and transferring fish eggs in aquaculture provisions modification

This bill modifies Minnesota's regulations on importing, stocking, and transferring fish eggs and aquatic life in aquaculture facilities. It directly affects licensed aquaculture operations, permit holders, and the commissioner of natural resources by updating disease testing and import requirements. The key changes allow certain fish species with specific diseases to be imported or transferred under approved treatment protocols and adjust disease-free history requirements based on facility type and disease status. The bill also clarifies rules for stocking private aquatic life into public waters and establishes conditions under which fish with particular pathogens may be moved between facilities or into areas where those diseases already exist.