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Minn. Stat. § 473.716 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.716
§ 473.716 COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES; ADVISORS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. For research, health, welfare. The commission shall cooperate for the purposes of research and protection of public health and welfare, with the state Department of Agriculture, the state Department of Health, the state Department of Natural Resources, the University of Minnesota, the state Agricultural Experiment Station, the state Transportation Department, the United States Department of Agriculture, and United States Public Health Service.

§ Subd. 2. Plans and reports to advisors. The commissioners of agriculture, of natural resources, of transportation, the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health, and the head of the Department of Entomology and Economic Zoology of the University of Minnesota shall act in an advisory capacity to the Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission and the director of said commission shall furnish to each of these departments a copy of the operational plan and pertinent technical reports of said district.
Minn. Stat. § 611A.45 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611A / Section 611A.45
§ 611A.45 PROGRAMS FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Grants. The commissioner of public safety shall award grants to programs which provide support services to victims of crime.

§ Subd. 2. Applications. Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to the commissioner for a grant to provide services to victims of crime. The application shall be submitted in a form approved by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 3. Duties of grantees. Every public or private nonprofit agency which receives a grant to provide services to victims of crime shall comply with rules of the commissioner related to the administration of the grant programs.
Minn. Stat. § 634.16 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 634 / Section 634.16
§ 634.16 ADMISSION INTO EVIDENCE OF RESULTS OF APPROVED BREATH TESTS.
Status: in_force

In any civil or criminal hearing or trial, the results of a breath test, when performed by a person who has been fully trained in the use of an infrared or other approved breath-testing instrument, as defined in section 169A.03, subdivision 11 , pursuant to training given or approved by the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's acting agent, are admissible in evidence without antecedent expert testimony that an infrared or other approved breath-testing instrument provides a trustworthy and reliable measure of the alcohol in the breath.
Minn. Stat. § 154.28 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.28
§ 154.28 SYMBOLS; BARBER POLE.
Status: in_force

No person shall place a barber pole in a location that would create or tend to create the impression to the public that the business is a barber shop unless the operator holds a valid registration under this chapter. For the purposes of this section, "barber pole" means a red and white or red, white, and blue striped vertical cylinder commonly recognized as a barber pole. Violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 354C.17 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 354C / Section 354C.17
§ 354C.17 TAX SHELTER PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Agreements; salary adjustments. For the purpose of permitting participation in a tax shelter for employment income under the applicable pension provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may enter into agreements with its employees to reduce or to adjust downward the salaries for persons covered by the supplemental retirement plan under section 354C.11 , and to pay as the employer an amount equivalent to the salary reduction or the salary downward adjustment in the same manner as deductions would have been paid by the employee under section 354C.12, subdivision 1 .

§ Subd. 2. Rules. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may adopt rules and procedures consistent with this chapter to permit, if possible, participation in a tax shelter under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
Minn. Stat. § 325G.63 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325G / Section 325G.63
§ 325G.63 ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

A seller is not subject to civil penalties if the seller has made a good faith effort to comply with each applicable provision of sections 325G.56 to 325G.61 .
Minn. Stat. § 18D.301 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18D / Section 18D.301
§ 18D.301 ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Enforcement required. (a) The commissioner shall enforce this chapter and chapters 18B, 18C, and 18F. (b) Violations of chapter 18B, 18C, or 18F or rules adopted under chapter 18B, 18C, or 18F, or section 103H.275, subdivision 2 , are a violation of this chapter. (c) Upon the request of the commissioner, county attorneys, sheriffs, and other officers having authority in the enforcement of the general criminal laws shall take action to the extent of their authority necessary or proper for the enforcement of this chapter or special orders, standards, stipulations, and agreements of the commissioner.

§ Subd. 2. Commissioner's discretion. If minor violations of this chapter, chapter 18B, 18C, or 18F occur or when the commissioner believes the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing, this chapter does not require the commissioner to: (1) report the violation for prosecution; (2) institute seizure proceedings; or (3) issue a withdrawal from distribution or stop-sale order.

§ Subd. 3. Civil actions. Civil judicial enforcement actions may be brought by the attorney general in the name of the state on behalf of the commissioner. A county attorney may bring a civil judicial enforcement action upon the request of the commissioner and agreement by the attorney general.

§ Subd. 4. Injunction. The commissioner may apply to a court with jurisdiction for a temporary or permanent injunction to prevent, restrain, or enjoin violations of this chapter.

§ Subd. 5. Criminal actions. For a criminal action, the county attorney from the county where a criminal violation occurred is responsible for prosecuting a violation of this chapter. If the county attorney refuses to prosecute, the attorney general on request of the commissioner may prosecute.

§ Subd. 6. Agent for service of process. All nonresident commercial and structural pest control applicator licensees licensed as individuals must appoint the commissioner as the agent upon whom all legal process may be served and service upon the commissioner is deemed to be service on the licensee.
Minn. Stat. § 356.195 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 356 / Section 356.195
§ 356.195 SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASE PROCEDURES FOR STRIKE PERIODS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Covered plans. This section applies to all defined benefit plans specified in section 356.30, subdivision 3 , except clause (9).

§ Subd. 2. Purchase procedure for strike periods. (a) An employee covered by a plan specified in subdivision 1 may purchase allowable service credit in the applicable plan for any period of time during which the employee was on a public employee strike without pay, not to exceed a period of one year, if the employee makes a payment in lieu of salary deductions as specified in paragraph (b) or (c), whichever applies. The employing unit, at its option, may pay the employer portion of the amount specified in paragraph (b) on behalf of its employees. (b) If payment is received by the applicable pension plan executive director within one year from the end of the strike, the payment amount is equal to the applicable employee and employer contribution rates specified in law for the applicable plan during the strike period, applied to the employee's rate of salary in effect at the conclusion of the strike for the period of the strike without pay, plus compound interest at the applicable monthly rate or rates specified in section 356.59 , subdivision 2, 3, 4, or 5, whichever applies, from the last day of the strike period until the date payment is received. (c) If payment is received by the applicable pension fund director after one year and before five years from the end of the strike, the payment amount is the amount determined under section 356.551 . (d) Payments may not be made more than five years after the end of the strike.
Minn. Stat. § 525A.03 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 525A / Section 525A.03
§ 525A.03 APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to an anatomical gift or amendment to, revocation of, or refusal to make an anatomical gift, whenever made.
Minn. Stat. § 260E.015 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260E / Section 260E.015
§ 260E.015 COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT AND MINNESOTA INDIAN FAMILY PRESERVATION ACT.
Status: in_force

Proceedings under this chapter concerning an Indian child are child custody proceedings governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act, United States Code, title 25, sections 1901 to 1963; by the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act, sections 260.751 to 260.835 ; and by this chapter when not inconsistent with the federal Indian Child Welfare Act or the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act.
Minn. Stat. § 629.55 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 629 / Section 629.55
§ 629.55 COMMITTAL OF WITNESSES WHO REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE.
Status: in_force

If a witness is required to recognize, with or without sureties, and refuses to do so, the judge shall commit that witness until the witness complies with the order, or is otherwise discharged according to law. During confinement a person held as a witness must receive the compensation the court before whom the case is pending directs, not exceeding regular witness fees in criminal cases as provided in section 357.24 . When a minor is a material witness, any other person may recognize for the appearance of the minor as a witness, or the judge may take recognizance of the minor as a witness in a sum of not more than $50. The recognizance is valid and binding in law notwithstanding the disability of the minor.
Minn. Stat. § 336.8-304 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.8-304
§ 336.8-304 ENDORSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An endorsement may be in blank or special. An endorsement in blank includes an endorsement to bearer. A special endorsement specifies to whom a security is to be transferred or who has power to transfer it. A holder may convert a blank endorsement to a special endorsement.

(b) An endorsement purporting to be only part of a security certificate representing units intended by the issuer to be separately transferable is effective to the extent of the endorsement.

(c) An endorsement, whether special or in blank, does not constitute a transfer until delivery of the certificate on which it appears or, if the endorsement is on a separate document, until delivery of both the document and the certificate.

(d) If a security certificate in registered form has been delivered to a purchaser without a necessary endorsement, the purchaser may become a protected purchaser only when the endorsement is supplied. However, against a transferor, a transfer is complete upon delivery and the purchaser has a specifically enforceable right to have any necessary endorsement supplied.

(e) An endorsement of a security certificate in bearer form may give notice of an adverse claim to the certificate, but it does not otherwise affect a right to registration that the holder possesses.

(f) Unless otherwise agreed, a person making an endorsement assumes only the obligations provided in section 336.8-108 and not an obligation that the security will be honored by the issuer.
Minn. Stat. § 256D.14 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256D / Section 256D.14
§ 256D.14 VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

Whoever obtains or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain by means of a willfully false statement or representation, or by the intentional withholding or concealment of a material fact, or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device:

(1) assistance to which the person is not entitled; or

(2) assistance greater than that to which the person is reasonably entitled;

shall be considered to have violated section 256.98 , and shall be subject to both the criminal and civil penalties provided therein.
Minn. Stat. § 241.271 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.271
§ 241.271 REIMBURSEMENT OF COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES; BUDGET REQUEST.
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections shall include in its budget requests such amounts as may be claimed by any county or municipality necessary to reimburse said county or municipality for expenses of a county attorney or sheriff or municipal police department resulting from activities involving inmates of state correctional institutions located in its county or municipality.
Minn. Stat. § 515A.4-118 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515A / Section 515A.4-118
§ 515A.4-118 REFERENCES.
Status: in_force

When used in sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-118 , the term "this act" and similar terms refer to sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-118 .
Minn. Stat. § 94.14 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 94 / Section 94.14
§ 94.14 RESERVATION OF MINERALS.
Status: in_force

The state hereby reserves for its own use all the iron, coal, copper, and other valuable minerals in or upon all lands which may be sold under the provisions of sections 94.09 to 94.16 and any contract for deed or quitclaim deed shall contain a clause reserving all such minerals for the use of the state.
Minn. Stat. § 326.06 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.06
§ 326.06 GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

Each member of the board shall receive a certificate of appointment from the governor, and, before beginning a term of office, shall file with the secretary of state the constitutional oath of office. The board shall adopt and have an official seal, which shall be affixed to all licenses granted; shall make all rules, not inconsistent with law, needed in performing its duties; and shall fix standards for determining the qualifications of applicants for certificates, which shall not exceed the requirements contained in the curriculum of a recognized school of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, geoscience, or interior design. The board shall make rules to define classes of buildings with respect to which persons performing services described in section 326.03, subdivision 2 , may be exempted from the provisions of sections 326.02 to 326.15 , by a finding of no probable risk to life, health, property or public welfare.
Minn. Stat. § 371.12 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 371 / Section 371.12
§ 371.12 COUNTY BOARD TO APPOINT NEW OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The county board of the new county shall appoint electors residing within the new county to the county offices before the consolidation becomes effective. The new officers shall qualify on the date that the consolidation becomes effective, as provided by law. All the books, records, and files of the offices of the consolidated counties shall be delivered to the appropriate officers of the new county.
Minn. Stat. § 17.95 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.95
§ 17.95 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMBUDSMAN.
Status: in_force

A position is created in the Department of Agriculture to provide information, investigate complaints arising from this chapter, and provide or facilitate dispute resolutions.
Minn. Stat. § 518C.615 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518C / Section 518C.615
§ 518C.615 JURISDICTION TO MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF FOREIGN COUNTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 518C.711 , if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to section 518C.611 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.

(b) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.
Minn. Stat. § 84.941 — MN Code / Part 83A_84 / Chapter 84 / Section 84.941
§ 84.941 POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of the state that fish and wildlife are renewable natural resources to be conserved and enhanced through planned scientific management, protection, and utilization.
Minn. Stat. § 442A.09 — MN Code / Part 440_446A / Chapter 442A / Section 442A.09
§ 442A.09 ANNEXATION BY ORDER OF POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Annexation by ordinance alternative. If a determination or order by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under section 115.49 or other similar statute is made that cooperation by contract is necessary and feasible between a sanitary district and an unincorporated area located outside the existing corporate limits of the sanitary district, the sanitary district required to provide or extend through a contract a governmental service to an unincorporated area, during the statutory 90-day period provided in section 115.49 to formulate a contract, may, in the alternative to formulating a service contract to provide or extend the service, declare the unincorporated area described in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's determination letter or order annexed to the sanitary district by adopting an ordinance and submitting it to the chief administrative law judge.

§ Subd. 2. Chief administrative law judge's role. The chief administrative law judge may review and comment on the ordinance but shall approve the ordinance within 30 days of receipt. The ordinance is final and the annexation is effective on the date the chief administrative law judge approves the ordinance.
Minn. Stat. § 326A.13 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326A / Section 326A.13
§ 326A.13 WORKING PAPERS; CLIENTS' RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of section 326A.12 , all statements, records, schedules, working papers, and memoranda made by a licensee or a partner, shareholder, officer, director, member, manager, or employee of a licensee, incident to, or in the course of, rendering services to a client while a licensee, except the reports submitted by the licensee to the client and except for records that are part of the client's records, remain the property of the licensee in the absence of an express agreement between the licensee and the client to the contrary. No statement, record, schedule, working paper, or memorandum may be sold, transferred, or bequeathed, without the consent of the client or the client's personal representative or assignee, to anyone other than one or more surviving partners, stockholders, members or new partners, new stockholders, new members of the licensee, or any combined or merged firm or successor in interest to the licensee. Nothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting any temporary transfer of work papers or other material necessary in the course of carrying out peer reviews or as otherwise interfering with the disclosure of information pursuant to section 326A.12 .

(b) A licensee shall furnish to a client or former client, upon request and reasonable notice:

(1) a copy of the licensee's working papers, to the extent that the working papers include records that would ordinarily constitute part of the client's records and are not otherwise available to the client; and

(2) any accounting or other records belonging to, or obtained from or on behalf of, the client that the licensee removed from the client's premises or received for the client's account. The licensee may make and retain copies of such documents of the client when they form the basis for work done by the licensee.

(c) Nothing in this section requires a licensee to keep any work paper beyond the period prescribed in any other applicable statute.

(d) This section also applies to persons registered under section 326A.06, paragraph (b), and to persons granted a practice privilege under section 326A.14 .
Minn. Stat. § 144A.135 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144A / Section 144A.135
§ 144A.135 TRANSFER AND DISCHARGE APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall establish a mechanism for hearing appeals on transfers and discharges of residents by nursing homes or boarding care homes licensed by the commissioner. The commissioner may adopt permanent rules to implement this section.

(b) Until federal regulations are adopted under sections 1819(f)(3) and 1919(f)(3) of the Social Security Act that govern appeals of the discharges or transfers of residents from nursing homes and boarding care homes certified for participation in Medicare or medical assistance, the commissioner shall provide hearings under sections 14.57 to 14.62 and the rules adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings governing contested cases. To appeal the discharge or transfer, or notification of an intended discharge or transfer, a resident or the resident's representative must request a hearing in writing no later than 30 days after receiving written notice, which conforms to state and federal law, of the intended discharge or transfer.

(c) Hearings under this section shall be held no later than 14 days after receipt of the request for hearing, unless impractical to do so or unless the parties agree otherwise. Hearings shall be held in the facility in which the resident resides, unless impractical to do so or unless the parties agree otherwise.

(d) A resident who timely appeals a notice of discharge or transfer, and who resides in a certified nursing home or boarding care home, may not be discharged or transferred by the nursing home or boarding care home until resolution of the appeal. The commissioner can order the facility to readmit the resident if the discharge or transfer was in violation of state or federal law. If the resident is required to be hospitalized for medical necessity before resolution of the appeal, the facility shall readmit the resident unless the resident's attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant documents, in writing, why the resident's specific health care needs cannot be met in the facility.

(e) The commissioner and Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct the hearings in compliance with the federal regulations described in paragraph (b), when adopted.

(f) Nothing in this section limits the right of a resident or the resident's representative to request or receive assistance from the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care or the Office of Health Facility Complaints with respect to an intended discharge or transfer.

(g) A person required to inform a health care facility of the person's status as a registered predatory offender under section 243.166, subdivision 4b , who knowingly fails to do so shall be deemed to have endangered the safety of individuals in the facility under Code of Federal Regulations, chapter 42, section 483.12. Notwithstanding paragraph (d), any appeal of the notice and discharge shall not constitute a stay of the discharge.