Section 17.9892 — Definitions.
17.9892 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section apply to sections 17.9891 to 17.993. Subd. 2. Certification. “Certification” means a producer has demonstrated compliance with all applicable environmental rules and statutes for all of the producer’s owned and rented agricultural land and has achieved a satisfactory score through the certification instrument as verified […]
Section 17.9893 — Certification Instrument.
17.9893 CERTIFICATION INSTRUMENT. The commissioner, in consultation with the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program Advisory Committee, commissioner of natural resources, commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources, shall develop an analytical instrument to assess the water quality practices and management of agricultural operations. This instrument shall be used […]