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Minn. Stat. § 17.993 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.993
§ 17.993 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may use contributions from gifts or other state accounts, provided that the purpose of the expenditure is consistent with the purpose of the accounts, for grants, loans, or other financial assistance.
Minn. Stat. § 10.59 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10 / Section 10.59
§ 10.59 DR. NORMAN E. BORLAUG WORLD FOOD PRIZE DAY.
Status: in_force

October 16 is designated as Dr. Norman E. Borlaug World Food Prize Day, in honor of the heroic contributions to humanity of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, whose work in agriculture has resulted in saving millions of human lives by averting famine and alleviating hunger and malnutrition. The governor may take any action necessary to promote and encourage the observance of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug World Food Prize Day and public schools may offer instruction and programs on the occasion.
Minn. Stat. § 347.04 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 347 / Section 347.04
§ 347.04 PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Status: in_force

Any dog that habitually worries, chases, or molests teams or persons traveling peaceably on the public road is a public nuisance. Upon complaint in writing to a district court judge containing a description of the dog, including the name of the dog and its owner, or stating that the name or names are not known, and alleging that the dog is a public nuisance, the judge shall issue a summons, if the owner is known, commanding the owner to appear before the judge at a specified time, not less than six nor more than ten days from the date of the summons, to answer the complaint. The summons shall be served not less than six days before the day of the hearing in the same manner as other district court summonses.
Minn. Stat. § 347.56 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 347 / Section 347.56
§ 347.56 DESTRUCTION OF DOG IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Circumstances. Notwithstanding sections 347.51 to 347.55 , a dog may be destroyed in a proper and humane manner by the animal control authority if the dog: (1) inflicted substantial or great bodily harm on a human on public or private property without provocation; (2) inflicted multiple bites on a human on public or private property without provocation; (3) bit multiple human victims on public or private property in the same attack without provocation; or (4) bit a human on public or private property without provocation in an attack where more than one dog participated in the attack.

§ Subd. 2. Hearing. The animal control authority may not destroy the dog until the dog owner has had the opportunity for a hearing before an impartial decision maker. The definitions in section 347.50 and the exemptions under section 347.51, subdivision 5 , apply to this section.
Minn. Stat. § 444.20 — MN Code / Part 440_446A / Chapter 444 / Section 444.20
§ 444.20 TAXES.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may levy a tax on all taxable property within the district in an amount necessary to finance the cost of the improvement, including maintenance and to pay the principal and interest on obligations issued pursuant to section 444.19 . The tax shall be collected and paid over as other taxes, but shall be spread only upon the property described in the ordinance. The tax shall be disbursed by the governing body only for the benefit of district as established by the ordinance.
Minn. Stat. § 501C.1111 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.1111
§ 501C.1111 ANNUITIES, QUALIFIED AND NONQUALIFIED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT PLANS AND OTHER PROPERTY SUBJECT TO DEPLETION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in sections 501C.1109 and 501C.1110 , if part of the principal consists of property subject to depletion, including leaseholds, patents, copyrights, royalty rights, rights to receive payments on a contract for deferred compensation, qualified and nonqualified employer retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, and annuities, the receipts from the property must be allocated in accordance with what is reasonable and equitable in view of the interests of those entitled to income as well as of those entitled to principal. The trustee may determine the allocation based on a fixed percentage of each payment, an amortization of the inventory value of the series of payments, or, if the individual retirement account, pension, profit-sharing, stock-bonus, or stock-ownership plan consists of segregated and identifiable assets, the trustee may apply the provisions of sections 501C.1101 to 501C.1118 to the receipts in the account or plan in order to characterize the payments received during a trust accounting period. To the extent that a payment is characterized by the payer as interest or a dividend or a payment made in lieu of interest or a dividend, a trustee shall allocate it to income. The amount allocated to principal is presumed to be reasonable and equitable if it is neither substantially more nor less than the amount allowable as a deduction for depletion, amortization, depreciation, or similar costs under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.952 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.952
§ 115A.952 RETAIL SALE OF PROBLEM MATERIALS; UNIFORM LABELING AND CONSUMER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Duties of agency; rules. The agency may adopt rules to identify products that are used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes and that constitute a problem material or contain a problem material as defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 24e . The rules may also prescribe a uniform label to be affixed by retailers of identified products as provided in subdivision 4. Packaging that is recyclable or made from recycled material shall not constitute a problem material.

§ Subd. 2. Duties of commissioner of agriculture. The commissioner of agriculture may adopt rules to provide consumer information and retail handling practices for pesticides, as defined in section 18B.01, subdivision 18 ; fertilizers, plant amendments, and soil amendments, as defined in section 18C.005, subdivisions 11, 25, and 33 ; and wood preservatives.

§ Subd. 3. Preparing and supplying materials. The agency and the commissioner of agriculture shall prepare and the agency shall supply to retailers, without charge to the retailers, the labels and informational materials required to comply with subdivision 4. Informational materials must include specific instructions on environmentally sound ways to use identified products and to handle them when the products or their containers are discarded.

§ Subd. 4. Duties of retailers. A person who sells or offers for sale at retail any product that is identified pursuant to rules of the agency adopted under subdivision 1 or under rules of the commissioner of agriculture under subdivision 2 shall: (1) affix a uniform label as prescribed by the rules in a prominent location upon or near the display area of the product. If the adjacent display area is a shelf, the label shall be affixed to the price information for the product on the shelf; (2) maintain and prominently display informational materials supplied by the agency at the location where identified products covered by the materials are sold or offered for sale; and (3) comply with the handling practices required under subdivision 2.
Minn. Stat. § 560.03 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 560 / Section 560.03
§ 560.03 IF SUERS OWN HALF AND GET BOND, THEY MAY MINE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. By court order. If the complainant in an action under this chapter owns one-half or more of the mineral land, the court must make an order allowing the complainant to enter on and mine the land to produce from it the minerals, mineral ores, coal, clay, sand, gravel, or peat, that may be on or in the land.

§ Subd. 2. Bond required; conditions. The court order is effective only after the complainant files a bond with the court administrator. The bond must have the sureties that the court requires. The bond must be conditioned for the faithful, complete, and timely performance of court orders in, or on the subject of, the action, and for the timely performance of everything required by this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 216I.18 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216I / Section 216I.18
§ 216I.18 APPLICATION TO LOCAL REGULATION AND OTHER STATE PERMITS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Site or route permit prevails over local provisions. To assure the paramount and controlling effect of the provisions herein over other state agencies, regional, county, and local governments, and special purpose government districts, the issuance of a site permit or route permit and subsequent purchase and use of the site or route locations for large energy infrastructure facility purposes is the sole site or route approval required to be obtained by the permittee. The permit supersedes and preempts all zoning, building, or land use rules, regulations, or ordinances promulgated by regional, county, local and special purpose government.

§ Subd. 2. Other state permits. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a permittee must obtain state permits that may be required to construct and operate large energy infrastructure facilities. A state agency in processing a permittee's facility permit application is bound to the decisions of the commission with respect to (1) the site or route designation, and (2) other matters for which authority has been granted to the commission by this chapter.

§ Subd. 3. State agency participation. (a) A state agency authorized to issue permits required to construct or operate a large energy infrastructure facility must participate during routing and siting at public hearings and all other activities of the commission on specific site or route designations and design considerations of the commission, and must clearly state whether the site or route being considered for designation or permit and other design matters under consideration for approval complies with state agency standards, rules, or policies. (b) An applicant for a permit under this section or under chapter 216G must notify the commissioner of agriculture if the proposed project impacts cultivated agricultural land. The commissioner may participate and advise the commission as to whether to grant a permit for the project and the best options for mitigating adverse impacts to agricultural lands if the permit is granted. The Department of Agriculture is the lead agency on the development of any agricultural mitigation plan required for the project. (c) The Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office must participate in the commission's siting and routing activities described in this section. The commission's consideration and resolution of Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office's comments satisfies the requirements of section 138.665 , when applicable.
Minn. Stat. § 168A.06 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168A / Section 168A.06
§ 168A.06 DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

The certificate of title must be delivered to the owner named in it. Secured parties, if any, must be mailed notification of their security interest filed.
Minn. Stat. § 103F.715 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103F / Section 103F.715
§ 103F.715 CLEAN WATER PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

A clean water partnership program is established as provided in sections 103F.701 to 103F.755 . The agency shall administer the program in accordance with these sections. The agency shall provide financial and technical assistance in accordance with section 103F.725 to local units of government for projects in geographical areas that contribute to surface water or groundwater flows. The projects shall provide for protection, enhancement, or restoration of surface water and groundwater.
Minn. Stat. § 97A.0459 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.0459
§ 97A.0459 APPROVING FORM OF EMERGENCY RULE.
Status: in_force

No approved emergency rule shall be filed with the secretary of state or published in the State Register unless the revisor of statutes has certified that the emergency rule's form is approved.
Minn. Stat. § 573.12 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 573 / Section 573.12
§ 573.12 ESTATE OF DECEASED HEIRS, WHEN LIABLE.
Status: in_force

If any of the heirs, devisees, or legatees die without having paid a just share of the debts, the estate shall be liable therefor as for a personal debt, to the extent of liability if living.
Minn. Stat. § 192A.425 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 192A / Section 192A.425
§ 192A.425 UNLAWFUL ENLISTMENT, APPOINTMENT, OR SEPARATION.
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who effects an enlistment or appointment in or a separation from the state military forces of any person who is known to that person to be ineligible for that enlistment, appointment, or separation because it is prohibited by law, rule, or order shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Minn. Stat. § 256S.13 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256S / Section 256S.13
§ 256S.13 INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY LIVING SUPPORTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Provider requirements. A provider of individual community living supports must not be the landlord of the participant receiving individual community living supports, nor have any interest in the participant's housing.

§ Subd. 2. Licensing standards. Licensing standards for individual community living supports shall be reviewed jointly by the Departments of Health and Human Services to avoid conflict with provider regulatory standards pursuant to sections 144A.43 to 144A.483 and chapter 245D.

§ Subd. 3. Setting requirements. Individual community living supports must be delivered in a single-family home or apartment that the participant or the participant's family owns or rents, as demonstrated by a lease agreement, and maintains control over the individual unit.

§ Subd. 4. Plan required. A case manager must develop an individual community living support plan in consultation with the participant using a tool developed by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 5. Individual community living support rates. The commissioner shall establish rates and establish mechanisms to align payments with the type and amount of service provided, ensure statewide uniformity for rates, and ensure cost-effectiveness.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2A-308 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2A-308
§ 336.2A-308 SPECIAL RIGHTS OF CREDITORS.
Status: in_force

(1) A creditor of a lessor in possession of goods subject to a lease contract may treat the lease contract as void if as against the creditor retention of possession by the lessor is fraudulent under any statute or rule of law, but retention of possession in good faith and current course of trade by the lessor for a commercially reasonable time after the lease contract becomes enforceable is not fraudulent.

(2) Nothing in this article impairs the rights of creditors of a lessor if the lease contract (a) becomes enforceable, not in current course of trade but in satisfaction of or as security for a preexisting claim for money, security, or the like, and (b) is made under circumstances which under any statute or rule of law apart from this article would constitute the transaction a fraudulent transfer or voidable preference.

(3) A creditor of a seller may treat a sale or an identification of goods to a contract for sale as void if as against the creditor retention of possession by the seller is fraudulent under any statute or rule of law, but retention of possession of the goods pursuant to a lease contract entered into by the seller as lessee and the buyer as lessor in connection with the sale or identification of the goods is not fraudulent if the buyer bought for value and in good faith.
Minn. Stat. § 306.22 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 306 / Section 306.22
§ 306.22 ACTION TO QUIET TITLE.
Status: in_force

If, for 30 days after May 1 following service or publication, the party or parties fail to conform with the demands of the resolution authorized by section 306.21 , the rights of the party or parties may be considered abandoned, and the corporation may, with the approval of its governing board, bring an action in the district court of the county against all parties in default, uniting as many parties in default as it may desire in one action, to have their rights in the lots or parcels terminated and the property restored to the corporation free of any right, title, or interest of the parties, their heirs or assigns. The action in all other respects must be brought and determined in the same manner as ordinary actions to determine title to real estate. However, that part of a tract in which a body lies buried must not be included in any of these proceedings. Sufficient ground must be left adjoining the grave or burial place to provide a proper approach. The excepted portions, if any, must be particularly and fully described.
Minn. Stat. § 148.995 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.995
§ 148.995 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 148.995 to 148.997 .

§ Subd. 2. Certified doula. "Certified doula" means an individual who has received a certification to perform doula services from the International Childbirth Education Association, the Doulas of North America (DONA), the Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators (ALACE), Birthworks, the Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA), Childbirth International, the International Center for Traditional Childbearing, Commonsense Childbirth, Inc., Modern Doula Education (MDE), or an organization designated by the commissioner under section 148.9965 .

§ Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.

§ Subd. 4. Doula services. "Doula services" means continuous emotional and physical support throughout labor and birth, and intermittently during the prenatal and postpartum periods.
Minn. Stat. § 103G.561 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103G / Section 103G.561
§ 103G.561 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ACTIONS ON FLOWAGE EASEMENTS AND ORDINARY HIGH-WATER LEVELS.
Status: in_force

An action or proceeding that affects or seeks to adversely affect a perpetual flowage easement dedicated to the state for the use and benefit of the public as provided in section 103G.551, subdivision 2 , or the maintaining or the right to maintain a reestablished natural ordinary high-water level above the natural ordinary high-water level of waters for which the state holds a perpetual flowage easement is barred unless the action or proceeding is commenced within one year from the date of the order of the commissioner determining the ordinary high-water level of the waters under section 103G.551, subdivision 5 .
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-303 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-303
§ 336.2-303 ALLOCATION OR DIVISION OF RISKS.
Status: in_force

Where this article allocates a risk or a burden as between the parties "unless otherwise agreed," the agreement may not only shift the allocation but may also divide the risk or burden.
Minn. Stat. § 296A.14 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 296A / Section 296A.14
§ 296A.14 TAX AS PERSONAL DEBT OF FIDUCIARY.
Status: in_force

The tax imposed by this chapter, and interest and penalties, is a personal debt of the taxpayer from the time the liability arises, regardless of when the time for discharging the liability by payment occurs. The debt is, in the case of any fiduciary, that of the individual in the individual's official or fiduciary capacity only, unless the individual has voluntarily distributed the assets held in that capacity without reserving sufficient assets to pay the tax, interest, and penalties, in which event the individual is personally liable for the deficiency.
Minn. Stat. § 32D.17 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 32D / Section 32D.17
§ 32D.17 LABORATORY CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A laboratory and its methods are required to be approved or certified prior to testing Grade A milk samples. The results of approved or certified laboratories may be used by official regulatory agencies in enforcement of requirements for milk and milk products. The approval or certification remains valid unless suspended or revoked by the commissioner for failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter.

(b) Certified or approved laboratories must receive a permit from the commissioner. The permit remains valid without renewal unless suspended or revoked by the commissioner for failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter.

(c) Satisfactory analytical procedures and results for split samples, the nature, number, and frequency of which shall be in accordance with rules established by the commissioner, shall be required of a certified laboratory for retention of its certification and permit.

(d) An application for initial certification or biennial recertification, or for recertification following suspension or revocation of a permit, shall be accompanied by an annual fee based on the number of analyses approved and the number of specific tests for which they are approved. The fee must not be less than $150 nor more than $200 for each analysis approved and not less than $35 nor more than $50 for each test approved. The commissioner may annually adjust assessments within the limits established by this subdivision to meet the cost recovery of the services required by this section.
Minn. Stat. § 515B.2-107 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515B / Section 515B.2-107
§ 515B.2-107 DECLARATION OF LEASEHOLD COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Any lease the expiration or termination of which may terminate the common interest community or reduce its size, or a memorandum thereof, shall be recorded. The declaration of a leasehold common interest community shall include:

(1) the recording data for the lease, or the memorandum of lease, and a statement of where the complete lease may be inspected if only a memorandum is recorded;

(2) the date on which the lease expires;

(3) a legally sufficient description of the real estate subject to the lease;

(4) any right of the unit owners to purchase the lessor's interest in the lease and the procedure for exercise of those rights, or a statement that they do not have those rights;

(5) any right of the unit owners to remove any improvements within a reasonable time after the expiration or termination of the lease, or a statement that they do not have those rights; and

(6) any rights of the unit owners to renew the lease and the conditions of any renewal, or a statement that they do not have those rights.

(b) After the declaration of a leasehold condominium or leasehold planned community is recorded, neither the lessor who has joined in the declaration nor any successor in interest may terminate the leasehold interest of a unit owner who makes timely payment of the unit owner's share of the rent and otherwise complies with all covenants which, if violated, would entitle the lessor to terminate the lease. A unit owner's leasehold interest in a condominium or planned community is not affected by failure of any other person to pay rent or fulfill any other covenant.

(c) Acquisition of the leasehold interest of any unit owner by the owner of the reversion or remainder does not merge the leasehold and fee simple interest unless the leasehold interest of all unit owners subject to that reversion or remainder are acquired.

(d) If the expiration or termination of a lease decreases the number of units in a common interest community, the allocated interests shall be reallocated in accordance with section 515B.1-107 as if those units had been taken by eminent domain. Reallocations must be confirmed by an amendment to the declaration prepared, executed, and recorded by the association.