Pesticide provisions modification to protect wild rice waters

SF 1247 modifies pesticide regulations to protect wild rice waters in Minnesota. It requires a "wild rice risk justification" before certain pesticide permits are issued, prohibits watercraft operations threatening uncultivated wild rice beds, and mandates maintaining official maps of wild rice waters. The bill also amends statutes to direct the Department of Natural Resources to develop a pesticide management plan specifically addressing wild rice waters, coordinate with Minnesota Tribal governments, and deposit penalty funds into a pesticide regulatory account. This directly affects pesticide users (farmers, applicators), state agencies, and Tribal governments, with the goal of preventing pesticide contamination in wild rice habitats.