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Minn. Stat. § 289A.42 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 289A / Section 289A.42
§ 289A.42 CONSENT TO EXTEND STATUTE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Extension agreement. If before the expiration of time prescribed in sections 289A.38 to 289A.382 and 289A.40 for the assessment of tax or the filing of a claim for refund, both the commissioner and the taxpayer have consented in writing to the assessment or filing of a claim for refund after that time, the tax may be assessed or the claim for refund filed at any time before the expiration of the agreed-upon period. The period may be extended by later agreements in writing before the expiration of the period previously agreed upon. The taxpayer and the commissioner may also agree to extend the period for collection of the tax.

§ Subd. 2. Federal extensions. When a taxpayer consents to an extension of time for the assessment of federal withholding or income taxes, the period in which the commissioner may recompute the tax is also extended, notwithstanding any period of limitations to the contrary, as follows: (1) for the periods provided in sections 289A.38 , subdivisions 8 and 9, and 289A.382, subdivisions 2 and 3; (2) for six months following the expiration of the extended federal period of limitations when no change is made by the federal authority. If no change is made by the federal authority, and, but for this subdivision, the commissioner's time period to adjust the tax has expired, and if the commissioner has completed a field audit of the taxpayer, no additional changes resulting in additional tax due or a refund may be made. For purposes of this subdivision, "field audit" has the meaning given in section 289A.38, subdivision 9 .
Minn. Stat. § 642.12 — MN Code / Part 636_643 / Chapter 642 / Section 642.12
§ 642.12 INMATES; LIQUOR AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

No sheriff, jailer, police officer, or other person in charge of any jail or lockup, under any pretense, shall give, sell, or deliver to any prisoner therein any contraband, as defined in section 641.165, subdivision 1 , unless a reputable physician certifies in writing that the health of such prisoner or inmate requires it, in which case the prisoner or inmate may be allowed the prescribed quantity, and no more.
Minn. Stat. § 471.46 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.46
§ 471.46 VACANCIES; PERSONS INELIGIBLE TO APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

No county, city, town, or school district officer shall be appointed to fill a vacancy in any elective office if the officer has the power, either alone or as a member of a board, to make the appointment; and the ineligibility shall not be affected by resignation before such appointment is made. This section shall not prevent the appointment of a member of a city council to the office of mayor or clerk, but in that case the member shall not vote in the appointment.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.916 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.916
§ 115A.916 MOTOR VEHICLE FLUIDS AND FILTERS; PROHIBITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not knowingly place motor oil, brake fluid, power steering fluid, transmission fluid, motor oil filters, or motor vehicle antifreeze:

(1) in solid waste or in a solid waste management facility other than a recycling facility or a household hazardous waste collection facility;

(2) in or on the land, unless approved by the agency; or

(3) in or on the waters of the state, in a subsurface sewage treatment system as defined in section 115.55 , or in a stormwater or wastewater collection or treatment system except as described in paragraph (c).

(b) For the purposes of this section, "antifreeze" does not include small amounts of antifreeze contained in water used to flush the cooling system of a vehicle after the antifreeze has been drained and does not include deicer that has been used on the exterior of a vehicle.

(c) A person may place waste motor vehicle antifreeze in a wastewater collection or treatment system permitted by the agency, unless prohibited by the operator of the system, if the person:

(1) generates an annual average of less than 50 gallons per month of waste motor vehicle antifreeze; and

(2) keeps records of the amount of waste antifreeze generated. Records must be maintained on site and made available for inspection for a minimum of three years following generation of the waste antifreeze.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), motor oil filters and portions of motor oil filters may be processed at a permitted mixed municipal solid waste resource recovery facility that directly burns the waste if:

(1) the facility is subject to an industrial waste management plan that addresses management of motor oil filters and the owner or operator of the facility can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the facility is in compliance with that plan;

(2) the facility recovers ferrous metal after incineration for recycling as part of its operation; and

(3) the motor oil filters are collected separately from mixed municipal solid waste and are not combined with it except for the purpose of incinerating the waste.

(e) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in conjunction with industry organizations representing automotive repair businesses and antifreeze recycling businesses and environmental organizations shall work together to develop and promote opportunities to recycle waste motor vehicle antifreeze and to review the impact of alternative antifreeze disposal or recycling methods on businesses and the environment.
Minn. Stat. § 8.20 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 8 / Section 8.20
§ 8.20 DELEGATION OF CONTRACT REVIEW.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may delegate the power to approve contracts as to form and execution to any state official if it is determined that the delegation will produce a significant, demonstrable improvement in the efficiency or operation of state government. The attorney general may condition the delegation as the attorney general determines to be necessary to protect the interests of the state.
Minn. Stat. § 206.55 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 206 / Section 206.55
§ 206.55 MINNESOTA ELECTION LAW APPLIES.
Status: in_force

The use of electronic voting systems is governed by sections 206.55 to 206.90 and by all other provisions of the Minnesota Election Law which are not inconsistent with sections 206.55 to 206.90 .
Minn. Stat. § 50.05 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 50 / Section 50.05
§ 50.05 BONDS OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

A savings bank shall be protected against loss by reason of the unlawful act of its officers or employees by a surety bond in an amount approved by the board of directors and issued by a solvent corporate surety in good standing authorized to do business in this state, or by a fidelity insurance policy written by a solvent insurance company in good standing authorized to do business in this state. The commissioner of commerce or the board of directors of the savings bank may require an increase of the amount of the bond whenever either deems it necessary. This section shall not require the bonding or insuring of officers or directors of a savings bank not having active management or control of the savings bank or of employees of a savings bank not holding positions of trust. Any bond given or contract of insurance secured shall be in favor of the savings bank.
Minn. Stat. § 473.302 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.302
§ 473.302 REGIONAL RECREATION OPEN SPACE SYSTEM; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the pressure of urbanization and development threatens valuable recreational open space areas in the metropolitan area at the same time as the need for such areas is increased. Immediate action is therefore necessary to provide funds to acquire, preserve, protect and develop regional recreational open space for public use.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-706 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-706
§ 336.2-706 SELLER'S RESALE INCLUDING CONTRACT FOR RESALE.
Status: in_force

(1) Under the conditions stated in section 336.2-703 on seller's remedies, the seller may resell the goods concerned or the undelivered balance thereof. Where the resale is made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner the seller may recover the difference between the resale price and the contract price together with any incidental damages allowed under the provisions of this article (section 336.2-710 ), but less expenses saved in consequence of the buyer's breach.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) or unless otherwise agreed resale may be at public or private sale including sale by way of one or more contracts to sell or of identification to an existing contract of the seller. Sale may be as a unit or in parcels and at any time and place and on any terms but every aspect of the sale including the method, manner, time, place and terms must be commercially reasonable. The resale must be reasonably identified as referring to the broken contract, but it is not necessary that the goods be in existence or that any or all of them have been identified to the contract before the breach.

(3) Where the resale is at private sale the seller must give the buyer reasonable notification of an intention to resell.

(4) Where the resale is at public sale

(a) only identified goods can be sold except where there is a recognized market for a public sale of futures in goods of the kind; and

(b) it must be made at a usual place or market for public sale if one is reasonably available and except in the case of goods which are perishable or threaten to decline in value speedily the seller must give the buyer reasonable notice of the time and place of the resale; and

(c) if the goods are not to be within the view of those attending the sale the notification of sale must state the place where the goods are located and provide for their reasonable inspection by prospective bidders; and

(d) the seller may buy.

(5) A purchaser who buys in good faith at a resale takes the goods free of any rights of the original buyer even though the seller fails to comply with one or more of the requirements of this section.

(6) The seller is not accountable to the buyer for any profit made on any resale. A person in the position of a seller (section 336.2-707 ) or a buyer who has rightfully rejected or justifiably revoked acceptance must account for any excess over the amount of a security interest, as hereinafter defined (subsection (3) of section 336.2-711 ).
Minn. Stat. § 360.071 — MN Code / Part 360_362 / Chapter 360 / Section 360.071
§ 360.071 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Powers. All airport zoning regulations adopted under sections 360.011 to 360.076 shall provide for a board of adjustment to have and exercise the following powers: (1) to hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the administrative agency in the enforcement of the airport zoning regulations, as provided in section 360.068 ; (2) to hear and decide any special exceptions to the terms of the airport zoning regulations upon which such board may be required to pass under such regulations; and (3) to hear and decide specific variances under section 360.067, subdivision 2 .

§ Subd. 2. Membership. (a) Where a zoning board of appeals or adjustment already exists, it may be appointed as the board of adjustment. Otherwise, the board of adjustment shall consist of five members, each to be appointed for a term of three years by the authority adopting the regulations and to be removable by the appointing authority for cause, upon written charges and after public hearing. The length of initial appointments may be staggered. (b) In the case of a Metropolitan Airports Commission, five members shall be appointed by the commission chair from the area in and for which the commission was created, any of whom may be members of the commission. In the case of an airport owned or operated by the state of Minnesota, the board of commissioners of the county, or counties, in which the airport hazard area is located shall constitute the airport board of adjustment and shall exercise the powers and duties of such board as provided herein.

§ Subd. 3. Majority control. The concurring vote of a majority of the members of the board of adjustment shall be sufficient to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of the administrative agency, or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter upon which it is required to pass under the airport zoning regulations, or to effect any variation in such regulations.

§ Subd. 4. Rules and procedures. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance or resolution by which it was created. Meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the chair and at such other times as the board may determine. The chair, or if absent, the acting chair, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All hearings of the board shall be public. The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall immediately be filed in the office of the board and shall be a public record. Upon their appointment the members of any board of adjustment shall select a chair to act at the pleasure of the board.
Minn. Stat. § 3E.03 — MN Code / Part 3_3E / Chapter 3E / Section 3E.03
§ 3E.03 APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 3E.04 and first published electronically on or after January 1, 2015.
Minn. Stat. § 17.102 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.102
§ 17.102 MINNESOTA GROWN LABEL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment and use of label. (a) The commissioner shall establish a "Minnesota grown" logo or labeling statement for use in identifying agricultural products that are grown, raised, processed, or manufactured in this state. The commissioner may develop labeling statements that apply to specific marketing or promotional needs. One version of a labeling statement must identify food products certified as organically grown in this state. The Minnesota grown logo or labeling statement may be used on products only if 80 percent or more of the agricultural product is produced in this state. (b) The Minnesota grown logo or labeling statement may not be used without a license from the commissioner except that wholesalers and retailers may use the Minnesota grown logo and labeling statement for displaying and advertising products that qualify for use of the Minnesota grown logo or labeling statement.

§ Subd. 2. Label does not replace other requirements. The logo or labeling statement does not supersede or replace any federal label or grade standard that is required by law.

§ Subd. 3. License. A person may not use the Minnesota grown logo or labeling without an annual license from the commissioner. The commissioner shall issue licenses for a fee of $20.

§ Subd. 4. Minnesota grown account. The Minnesota grown account is established as an account in the agricultural fund. License fee receipts and penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the agricultural fund and credited to the Minnesota grown account. The money in the account is continuously appropriated to the commissioner for the direct costs of implementing the Minnesota grown program.

§ Subd. 4a. Funding sources. The Minnesota grown account shall consist of license fees, penalties, advertising revenue, revenue from the development and sale of promotional materials, gifts, and appropriations.

§ Subd. 4b. Appropriations must be matched by private funds. Appropriations from the Minnesota grown account may be expended only to the extent that they are matched with contributions to the account from private sources on a basis of at least $1 of private contributions to each $4 of state money. For the purposes of this subdivision, "private contributions" includes, but is not limited to, license fees, penalties, advertising revenue, revenue from the development and sale of promotional materials, and gifts.

§ Subd. 5. Penalty. A person who is required to have a license and uses the Minnesota grown logo or labeling without a license after being notified by the commissioner that a license is required is subject to a civil penalty up to $1,000.

§ Subd. 6. Rules. The commissioner shall promulgate rules authorizing and licensing the use of the logo or labeling statement.
Minn. Stat. § 122A.06 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 122A / Section 122A.06
§ 122A.06 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purpose of sections 122A.04 to 122A.093 and 122A.15 to 122A.33 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them, unless another meaning is clearly indicated.

§ Subd. 2. Teacher. "Teacher" means a classroom teacher or other similar professional employee required by law to hold a license from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.

§ Subd. 3. Board. "Board" means the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.

§ Subd. 4. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 55 art 3 s 12 ]

§ Subd. 5. Field, licensure area, or subject area. A "field," "licensure area," or "subject area" means the content area in which a teacher may become licensed to teach.

§ Subd. 6. Shortage area. "Shortage area" means: (1) licensure fields and economic development regions reported by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board as experiencing a teacher shortage; and (2) economic development regions where the aggregate percentage of Indigenous teachers and teachers of color in the region is lower than the aggregate percentage of kindergarten through grade 12 Indigenous students and students of color in that region. Only individuals who close the gap between these percentages qualify as filling a shortage by this definition.

§ Subd. 7. Teacher preparation program or unit. "Teacher preparation program" means a program approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board for the purpose of preparing individuals for a specific teacher licensure field in Minnesota.

§ Subd. 8. Teacher preparation program provider. "Teacher preparation program provider" or "unit" means an entity that has primary responsibility for overseeing and delivering a teacher preparation program. Teacher preparation program providers include institutes of higher education, school districts, charter schools, or nonprofit corporations organized under chapter 317A.

§ Subd. 9. District. "District" means a school district or charter school.

§ Subd. 10. Transfer pathway. "Transfer pathway" means an established pathway to licensure between a two-year college or Tribal college, and a board-approved teacher preparation provider.
Minn. Stat. § 160.25 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 160 / Section 160.25
§ 160.25 TUNNELS UNDER HIGHWAYS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Permit to construct. The road authorities may permit any owner or lessee of land abutting both sides of a highway to tunnel under the highway for such purposes as the owner or lessee deems desirable in utilizing the lands. The tunnel and appurtenances thereto shall be constructed and maintained so as not to endanger or unduly inconvenience the public in the use of the highway and, except as hereinafter provided, shall be constructed by and at the expense of the owner or lessee.

§ Subd. 2. Contents of permit. The permit shall specify the location, size, kind, design, manner of construction of the tunnel, and such safeguards for the traveling public that the road authority deems necessary. All tunnels, bridges, and appurtenances thereto shall be constructed in accordance with the permit.

§ Subd. 3. Tunnel maintained by road authority. Any tunnel constructed as provided in this section under any highway shall be maintained by the road authority having jurisdiction over the highway. A town board may charge the costs of maintenance of the tunnel to the users if the users and the town board agree on the amount to be charged.

§ Subd. 4. Agreements for construction and maintenance. When any road authority determines that the construction of such tunnel is necessary for the safety and convenience of public travel, it may construct and maintain the tunnel, or it may enter into agreements with the abutting landowners for the equitable division of the costs of the construction.
Minn. Stat. § 246C.21 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 246C / Section 246C.21
§ 246C.21 INTERVIEW EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Job applicants for professional, administrative, or highly technical positions recruited by the Direct Care and Treatment executive board may be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses to and from interviews arranged by the Direct Care and Treatment executive board.
Minn. Stat. § 122A.77 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 122A / Section 122A.77
§ 122A.77 SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER PATHWAY PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Grant program established. The commissioner of education must administer a grant program to develop a pathway for trained, licensed Tier 3 or Tier 4 special education teachers. A school district, charter school, Tribal contract school, or cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2 , may apply for a grant under this section. An applicant must partner with: (1) a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation program; (2) a Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation-accredited teacher preparation program from a private, not-for-profit, institution of higher education; or (3) an institution that has an articulated transfer pathway with a board-approved teacher preparation program.

§ Subd. 2. Grant uses. (a) A grant recipient must use grant funds to support participants who are employed by the grant recipient and demonstrate a willingness to be a special education teacher after completing the program. (b) A grant recipient may use grant funds for: (1) tuition assistance or stipends for participants; (2) supports for participants, including mentoring, licensure test preparation, and technology support; or (3) participant recruitment.

§ Subd. 3. Grant procedure. (a) Applicants must apply for a grant under this section in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. (b) In awarding grants, the commissioner must prioritize funding for training to allow participants holding a Tier 1 or Tier 2 special education license to obtain a Tier 3 special education license. (c) To the extent that there are sufficient applications, the commissioner must, to the extent practicable, award an equal number of grants between applicants in greater Minnesota and applicants in the metropolitan area.

§ Subd. 4. Report. Within one year of receiving grant funds, and for each year that a recipient receives grant funds, a grant recipient must report to the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the commissioner the number of participants in the program and how grant funds were used. The commissioner must publish an annual report that identifies the grant recipients and summarizes how grant funds are used.

§ Subd. 5. Special education teacher pathway program account. (a) An account is established in the special revenue fund known as the special education teacher pathway program account. (b) Funds appropriated for the special education teacher pathway program under this section must be transferred to the special educator teacher pathway program account in the special revenue fund. (c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the special education teacher pathway program under this section. Any returned funds are available to be regranted. Grant recipients may apply to use grant money over a period of up to 60 months. (d) Up to $175,000 annually is appropriated to the commissioner for costs associated with administering and monitoring the program under this section.