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Minnesota MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT of NATURAL RESOURCES Region 3 Fisheries 1200 Warner Road, St Paul MN 55106 Phone: 651-259-5831 /Fax: 651-772-7977 aEPAR1YENtaF x�tunuaEsouac�s B. Dead Fish (disposition from kill tournament and mortality from live release format) a. The preferred option,when possible, is to return mortality fish to the anglers who caught them. b. In large events where weigh-in handling logistics result in co-mingled fish it may not be possible to return specific fish to the anglers who caught them. The following protocol needs to be followed by tournament organizers who choose to take possession of mortality fish. i. Prior to the first day of the tournament,the permit holder will notify the Area Fisheries Supervisor of the name of the person that is designated to oversee the processing of mortality fish. The designee shall advise of the location the fish will be stored. All fish that cannot be released will be properly cooled,processed and frozen by designees of the tournament sponsor. Fish shall be processed consistent with the Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)between MN Dept of Ag.,MN Dept of Health, and MN DNR.These fish will be documented each day of the tournament on the fish processing and packaging form that is provided to the sponsor. ii. Upon completion of the tournament the local DNR Conservation Officer will issue a Confiscation/Seizure tag to document the transfer of these fish. Processed fish may then be gifted to a charitable organization or a nursing care facility under the documentation of a Confiscation/Seizure Disposition Report. Transfer and use of any gifted fish shall be consistent with 97A.501,97A.505 and 97A.510. All fish not disposed of in this manner must be taken to an appropriate waste disposal facility. iii. The tournament sponsor is required to submit a detailed account of the disposition of all fish with their tournament report within 30 days of completion of the event. 13. Aquatic Invasive Species(AIS)Related Permit Conditions- Minnesota Statute,Chapter 84D prohibits: • The transportation of aquatic plants and prohibited invasive species such as zebra mussel on any road. •Tile placement of any watercraft,trailer,or water-related equipment into State waters that has any aquatic vegetation, zebra mussels,or prohibited invasive species attached. Minnesota Statutes 84D.10, Subdivision 4 states, (a)"When leaving waters of the state a person must drain water-related equipment holding water and live wells and bilges by removing the drain plug before transporting the water-related equipment off the water access site or riparian property. (b) Drain plugs, bailers, valves, or other devices used to control the draining of water from ballast tanks, bilges, and live wells must be removed or opened while transporting water-related equipment. (c)Portable bait containers used by licensed aquatic farms, portable bait containers when fishing through the ice except on waters designated infested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia, and marine sanitary systems are exempt from this subdivision. (d) A person must not dispose of bait in waters of the state." •Tournament sponsors will require inspections of all watercraft when entering or leaving tournament waters (need to clarify when]. Inspections will include a thorough search, inside and out, for the presence of any aquatic vegetation,and prohibited invasive species, including zebra mussels. • No boat may be launched when entering tournament waters until all aquatic plant material, prohibited invasive species(e.g.,faucet snails,zebra mussels),and regulated invasive species (e.g., spiny waterfleas)have been removed from the boat and trailer and properly disposed of, and until all live wells and bilges have been drained. • Participants must drain boat-related equipment holding water and live wells and bilges by removing the drain plug before transporting the watercraft from tournament waters. • Unwanted live bait may not be released in to the water or dumped on shore. It should be disposed of in the trash. 45