February 24 2004


Mr. Johannes,

In order to save time I will include additional information.

When you answer #5 (copied below) please be advised to follow M.S. 
15.99.  Any answer that fails to consider this important statute will 
not be in accordance to the laws of this state.  During the 10 day 
period following my new pond applications no one from the state asked 
for additional information on those ponds.  During the 60 day period 
following the new pond applications the ponds were not approved nor 
denied and are therefore approved unconditionally.  If your answer 
deviates from this you will need to provide me with a legal opinion from 
the Minnesota Attorney General's office supporting your response.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
John Reynolds
Midwest Fish and Crayfish
26385 County Road 3
Merrifield MN 56465


"5.   The ponds on the east side of the road continue to be licensed for 
indigenous species only.  Those pond additions were approved personally 
by Mr. Goeman in 1998 and 2001 for ALL species in accordance to 
Minnesota statutes.  They are not at risk for flooding as Mr. Goeman 
states according to the 1996 document from Mr. Feiler to Mr. Hirsch and 
according to the laws of physics.  They are also not at risk for 
overflowing from rainfall as Mr. Goeman stated as his revised excuse for 
the illegal permit denial.  They have no permanent connection to public 
water and they have no temporary connection to public water.  This puts 
them in compliance with Minnesota state statute which allows licensing 
for ALL species.  Either provide me with dated documents showing the 
restricted license complies with state statute or license for ALL 
species immediately."