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Minn. Stat. § 148.6428 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.6428
§ 148.6428 CHANGE OF CONTACT INFORMATION OR EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

A licensee who changes a name, primary email address, address, employment, business address, or business telephone number must inform the board of the change within 30 calendar days from the effective date of the change. A change in name must be accompanied by a copy of a marriage certificate, government-issued identification card, Social Security card, or court order. All notices or other correspondence served on a licensee by the board at the licensee's contact information on file with the board must be considered as having been received by the licensee.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.099 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.099
§ 97B.099 PROHIBITED HUNTING METHODS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Open fire or smoke. A person may not take a protected wild animal with the aid of an open fire or smoke.

§ Subd. 2. Cutting trees. A person may not take a protected wild animal by cutting down a tree occupied by a protected wild animal.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.0788 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.0788
§ 60A.0788 FRAUDULENT ACTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Fraudulent acts. A person who commits a fraudulent act as defined in this section commits insurance fraud and may be sentenced under section 609.611 , subdivision 3.

§ Subd. 2. List of fraudulent acts. All of the following acts are fraudulent when committed by a person who, with intent to defraud and for the purpose of depriving another of property or for pecuniary gain, commits, or permits any of its employees or its agents to commit them: (1) failing to disclose to the insurer where the insurer has requested such disclosure that the prospective insured has undergone a life expectancy evaluation; (2) misrepresenting a person's state of residence or facilitating the change of the state in which a person resides for the express purpose of evading or avoiding the provisions of sections 60A.078 to 60A.0789; (3) presenting, causing to be presented, or preparing with knowledge or belief that it will be presented to an insurer any false material information, or concealing any material information, as part of, in support of, or concerning a fact material to one or more of the following: (i) a questionnaire as provided for under section 60A.0787 ; or (ii) any other documents or communications, whether written or verbal, which are intended to detect STOLI practices or demonstrate compliance with sections 60A.078 to 60A.0789; (4) encouraging the insured, policyowner, or owner of a beneficial interest in the policy to falsely state that the circumstances described in section 60A.0785 are not present or aiding in the preparation or execution of documents designed to create the false impression that those circumstances are not present; and (5) failing to request or to provide the broker certification required by section 60A.0785, subdivision 2 , or falsely certifying that the life expectancy evaluation in section 60A.0785, subdivision 2 , was not shared with any other person prior to the issuance of the policy for the purpose of determining the actual or potential value of the policy in the secondary market.
Minn. Stat. § 325L.13 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325L / Section 325L.13
§ 325L.13 ADMISSIBILITY IN EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.
Minn. Stat. § 383A.602 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383A / Section 383A.602
§ 383A.602 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 383A.601 to 383A.604 .

§ Subd. 2. Conservation specifications. "Conservation specifications" means management procedures, techniques, and methods to control soil erosion and sedimentation.

§ Subd. 3. District. "District" means the soil and water conservation district operating under chapter 103C.

§ Subd. 4. Land disturbance activity. "Land disturbance activity" means land change that may result in soil erosion from water or wind and the movement of sediments into or upon waters or lands of Ramsey County, including clearing, grading, excavating, transporting, and filling of land. Land disturbance activity does not mean: (1) minor land disturbance activities such as home gardens and individual home landscaping, repairs, and maintenance work; (2) construction, installation, maintenance of electric and telephone utility lines or individual service connection to the utility lines; (3) septic tank lines or drainage fields unless included in an overall plan for a land disturbance activity relating to construction of a building to be served by the septic tank system; (4) tilling, planting, or harvesting of agricultural, horticultural, or silvicultural crops; (5) preparation for single-family residences separately built, unless in conjunction with multiple construction in subdivision development; (6) disturbance of land areas of less than 10,000 square feet for commercial or noncommercial uses, except that the governing body of the statutory or home rule charter city, town, or organization may reduce this exception to a smaller area of disturbed land or qualify the conditions under which this exception applies; (7) installation of fence, sign, telephone, and electric poles and other kinds of posts or poles; and (8) emergency work to protect life, limb, or property and emergency repairs.

§ Subd. 5. Organization. "Organization" means a watershed management organization as defined in section 103B.205 that has more than 25 percent of its area within Ramsey County.
Minn. Stat. § 18C.121 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18C / Section 18C.121
§ 18C.121 RULES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Administration. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce this chapter. The rules must conform to national standards in a manner that is practicable and consistent with state law.

§ Subd. 2. Liming materials. The commissioner may adopt rules governing the labeling, registration, and distribution of liming materials sold for agricultural purposes.

§ Subd. 3. Certification of laboratories. The commissioner may adopt rules establishing procedures and requirements for certification of soil and plant food testing laboratories operating in or outside of the state for the benefit of state residents. The rules shall include but not be limited to standardization of procedures and recommendations relating to application of plant food materials. Basic data and reference material for establishment of rules will include but not be limited to findings of the University of Minnesota soil testing laboratory.

§ Subd. 4. Hearings. Hearings authorized or required by law must be conducted by the commissioner or an officer, agent, or employee the commissioner designates.
Minn. Stat. § 117.184 — MN Code / Part 117_119 / Chapter 117 / Section 117.184
§ 117.184 COMPENSATION FOR REMOVAL OF LEGAL NONCONFORMING USE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an ordinance or regulation of a political subdivision of the state or local zoning authority that requires the removal of a legal nonconforming use as a condition or prerequisite for the issuance of a permit, license, or other approval for any use, structure, development, or activity constitutes a taking and is prohibited without the payment of just compensation. This section does not apply if the permit, license, or other approval is requested for the construction of a building or structure that cannot be built without physically moving the nonconforming use.

(b) This section applies to an action of a political subdivision of the state or a local zoning authority occurring on or after May 20, 2006, that requires removal of a legal nonconforming use as a condition or prerequisite for the issuance of a permit, license, or other approval.
Minn. Stat. § 177.253 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 177 / Section 177.253
§ 177.253 MANDATORY WORK BREAKS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Rest breaks. An employer must allow each employee a rest break of at least 15 minutes or enough time to utilize the nearest convenient restroom, whichever is longer, within each four consecutive hours of work.

§ Subd. 2. Collective bargaining agreement. Nothing in this section prohibits employers and employees from establishing rest breaks different from those provided in this section pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.

§ Subd. 3. Remedies. If an employer does not allow an employee rest breaks as required by this section and related rules, the employer is liable to the employee for the rest break time that should have been allowed at the employee's regular rate of pay, plus an additional equal amount as liquidated damages.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-327 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-327
§ 336.2-327 SPECIAL INCIDENTS OF SALE ON APPROVAL AND SALE OR RETURN.
Status: in_force

(1) Under a sale on approval unless otherwise agreed

(a) although the goods are identified to the contract the risk of loss and the title do not pass to the buyer until acceptance; and

(b) use of the goods consistent with the purpose of trial is not acceptance but failure seasonably to notify the seller of election to return the goods is acceptance, and if the goods conform to the contract acceptance of any part is acceptance of the whole; and

(c) after due notification of election to return, the return is at the seller's risk and expense but a merchant buyer must follow any reasonable instructions.

(2) Under a sale or return unless otherwise agreed

(a) the option to return extends to the whole or any commercial unit of the goods while in substantially their original condition, but must be exercised seasonably; and

(b) the return is at the buyer's risk and expense.
Minn. Stat. § 15B.08 — MN Code / Part 15B / Chapter 15B / Section 15B.08
§ 15B.08 CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Prerequisites. (a) A person must not begin construction in the Capitol Area until after completing the steps in paragraph (b). (b) The person must: (1) submit the construction plans to the board; (2) secure a zoning permit from the board; and (3) secure a certificate from the board stating that the person has complied with the board's standards and design-review procedures. (c) The board must define construction in its rules.

§ Subd. 2. Board approval. No substantial change to what is described in clause (1) or (2) may be made until after the board consents to the change: (1) the external appearance of a public building existing before July 1, 1967, that is approved in the comprehensive plan; or (2) the exterior or interior design of a new public building proposed after April 11, 1974, whose plans are secured by competition under section 15B.10 .

§ Subd. 3. Written approval. No substantial change or improvement may be made to public lands or public buildings in the Capitol Area without the written approval of the board.
Minn. Stat. § 97C.836 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97C / Section 97C.836
§ 97C.836 LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE TROUT; EXPANDED ASSESSMENT HARVEST.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall provide for taking of lake trout by licensed commercial operators in Lake Superior management zones MN-3 and MN-2 for expanded assessment and sale. The commissioner shall authorize expanded assessment taking and sale of lake trout in Lake Superior management zone MN-3 beginning annually in 2007 and zone MN-2 beginning annually in 2010. Total assessment taking and sale may not exceed 3,000 lake trout in zone MN-3 and 2,000 lake trout in zone MN-2 and may be reduced when necessary to protect the lake trout population or to manage the effects of invasive species or fish disease. Taking lake trout for expanded assessment and sale shall be allowed from June 1 through September 30, but may end earlier in the respective zones if the quotas are reached. The quotas must be reassessed at the expiration of the current ten-year Fisheries Management Plan for the Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior.
Minn. Stat. § 1.13 — MN Code / Part 1_2A / Chapter 1 / Section 1.13
§ 1.13 MONEY RECEIVED CREDITED TO HIGHWAY FUND.
Status: in_force

Any payment so received for the granting of an easement shall be deposited in the trunk highway fund.
Minn. Stat. § 43A.48 — MN Code / Part 43A / Chapter 43A / Section 43A.48
§ 43A.48 PRETAX EXPENSE ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may use FICA savings generated from the dependent care and medical and dental expense account programs to pay for the administrative costs of the programs and to pay for unfunded liabilities in the medical and dental expense account program. Forfeited balances from the programs may be used to pay for the administrative costs of the programs.
Minn. Stat. § 144E.305 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144E / Section 144E.305
§ 144E.305 REPORTING MISCONDUCT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Voluntary reporting. A person who has knowledge of any conduct constituting grounds for discipline under section 144E.27, subdivision 5 , or 144E.28, subdivision 5 , may report the alleged violation to the director.

§ Subd. 2. Mandatory reporting. (a) A licensee shall report to the director conduct by an emergency medical responder, EMT, AEMT, or paramedic that they reasonably believe constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under section 144E.27, subdivision 5 , or 144E.28, subdivision 5 . The licensee shall report to the director within 60 days of obtaining verifiable knowledge of the conduct constituting grounds for disciplinary action. (b) A licensee shall report to the director any dismissal from employment of an emergency medical responder, EMT, AEMT, or paramedic. A licensee shall report the resignation of an emergency medical responder, EMT, AEMT, or paramedic before the conclusion of any disciplinary proceeding or before commencement of formal charges but after the emergency medical responder, EMT, AEMT, or paramedic has knowledge that formal charges are contemplated or in preparation. The licensee shall report to the director within 60 days of the resignation or initial determination to dismiss. An individual's exercise of rights under a collective bargaining agreement does not extend the licensee's time period for reporting under this subdivision.

§ Subd. 3. Immunity. (a) An individual, licensee, health care facility, business, or organization is immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for submitting in good faith a report to the director under subdivision 1 or 2 or for otherwise reporting in good faith to the director violations or alleged violations of sections 144E.001 to 144E.33 . Reports are classified as confidential data on individuals or protected nonpublic data under section 13.02 while an investigation is active. Except for the director's final determination, all communications or information received by or disclosed to the director relating to disciplinary matters of any person or entity subject to the director's regulatory jurisdiction are confidential and privileged and any disciplinary hearing shall be closed to the public. (b) The director, persons employed by the director, persons engaged in the investigation of violations and in the preparation and management of charges of violations of sections 144E.001 to 144E.33 on behalf of the director, and persons participating in the investigation regarding charges of violations are immune from civil liability and criminal prosecution for any actions, transactions, or publications, made in good faith, in the execution of, or relating to, their duties under sections 144E.001 to 144E.33 .
Minn. Stat. § 298.25 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 298 / Section 298.25
§ 298.25 TAXES ADDITIONAL TO OCCUPATION TAX; IN LIEU OF OTHER TAXES.
Status: in_force

The taxes imposed under section 298.24 shall be in addition to the occupation tax imposed upon the business of mining and producing iron ore. Except as herein otherwise provided, such taxes shall be in lieu of all other taxes upon taconite, iron sulphides, direct reduced ore, and other iron-bearing material or the lands in which they are contained, or upon the mining or quarrying thereof, or the production of concentrate or direct reduced ore therefrom, or upon the concentrate or direct reduced ore produced, or upon the machinery, equipment, tools, supplies and buildings used in such mining, quarrying or production, or upon the lands occupied by, or used in connection with, such mining, quarrying or production facilities. If electric or steam power for the mining, transportation or concentration of taconite, concentrates, direct reduced ore, or other iron-bearing material produced therefrom is generated in plants principally devoted to the generation of power for such purposes, the plants in which such power is generated and all machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, transmission and distribution lines used in the generation and distribution of such power, shall not be considered to be machinery, equipment, tools, supplies and buildings used in the mining, quarrying, or production of taconite, taconite concentrates or direct reduced ore within the meaning of this section, and shall be subject to general property taxation. Nothing in this section prevents the assessment and taxation under the general property tax law of:

(1) the surface of reserve land containing taconite or other iron-bearing material and not occupied by such facilities or used in connection with them at the value of the land without regard to the taconite, iron sulphides, or other iron-bearing materials in the land;

(2) merchantable iron ore or other minerals, or iron-bearing materials other than taconite or iron sulphides in the lands;

(3) facilities used in producing sulphur or sulphur products from iron sulphide concentrates, or in refining sulphur products; or

(4) any property used for residential or townsite purposes, including utility services to that property.

This section does not provide an exemption from general property taxation for ore docks even if located at the site of a taconite production facility.
Minn. Stat. § 142C.05 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142C / Section 142C.05
§ 142C.05 MONITORING AND INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner must conduct an on-site inspection of a certified license-exempt child care center at least once each calendar year to determine compliance with the health, safety, and fire standards specific to a certified license-exempt child care center.

(b) The commissioner shall make publicly available on the department's website the results of inspection reports for all certified centers including the number of deaths, serious injuries, and instances of substantiated child maltreatment that occurred in certified centers each year.
Minn. Stat. § 142B.40 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142B / Section 142B.40
§ 142B.40 SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Policy statement. It is the policy of the state that persons shall not be excluded by municipal zoning ordinances or other land use regulations from the benefits of normal residential surroundings.

§ Subd. 2. Permitted single-family residential use. Residential programs with a licensed capacity of six or fewer persons shall be considered a permitted single-family residential use of property for the purposes of zoning and other land use regulations, except that a residential program whose primary purpose is to treat juveniles who have violated criminal statutes relating to sex offenses or have been adjudicated delinquent on the basis of conduct in violation of criminal statutes relating to sex offenses shall not be considered a permitted use. This exception shall not apply to residential programs licensed before July 1, 1995. Programs otherwise allowed under this subdivision shall not be prohibited by operation of restrictive covenants or similar restrictions, regardless of when entered into, that cannot be met because of the nature of the licensed program, including provisions that require the home's occupants be related, and that the home must be occupied by the owner, or similar provisions.

§ Subd. 3. License holder qualifications for child foster care. (a) Child foster care license holders must maintain the ability to care for a foster child and ensure a safe home environment for children placed in their care. License holders must immediately notify the licensing agency of: (1) any changes to the license holder or household member's physical or behavioral health that may affect the license holder's ability to care for a foster child or pose a risk to a foster child's health; or (2) changes related to the care of a child or vulnerable adult for whom the license holder is a parent or legally responsible, including living out of the home for treatment for physical or behavioral health, modified parenting time arrangements, legal custody, or placement in foster care. (b) The licensing agency may request a license holder or household member to undergo an evaluation by a specialist in areas such as physical or behavioral health to evaluate the license holder's ability to provide a safe environment for a foster child. Prior to assigning a specialist to evaluate, the licensing agency must tell the license holder or household member why the licensing agency has requested a specialist evaluation and request a release of information from the license holder or household member.
Minn. Stat. § 626.07 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.07
§ 626.07 GROUNDS FOR ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

A search warrant may be issued upon any of the following grounds:

(1) the property or things were stolen or embezzled;

(2) the property or things were used as the means of committing a crime;

(3) the possession of the property or things constitutes a crime;

(4) the property or things are in the possession of any person with the intent to use them as a means of committing a crime, or the property or things so intended to be used are in the possession of another to whom they have been delivered for the purpose of concealing them or preventing their being discovered;

(5) the property or things to be seized consist of any item or constitute any evidence which tends to show a crime has been committed, or tends to show that a particular person has committed a crime.

The property or things described in this section may be taken pursuant to the warrant from any place, or from any person in whose possession they may be.
Minn. Stat. § 576.34 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.34
§ 576.34 NOTICE.
Status: in_force

In a general receivership, unless the court orders otherwise, the receiver shall give notice of the receivership to all creditors and other parties in interest actually known to the receiver by mail or other means of transmission within 21 days after the time of appointment. The notice of the receivership shall include the time of appointment and the names and addresses of the respondent, the receiver, and the receiver's attorney, if any.