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Minn. Stat. § 466.01 — MN Code / Part 465_466 / Chapter 466 / Section 466.01
§ 466.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Municipality. For the purposes of sections 466.01 to 466.15 , "municipality" means any city, whether organized under home rule charter or otherwise, any county, town, public authority, public corporation, nonprofit firefighting corporation that has associated with it a relief association as defined in section 424A.001, subdivision 4 , special district, school district, however organized, county agricultural society organized pursuant to chapter 38, joint powers board or organization created under section 471.59 or other statute, public library, regional public library system, multicounty multitype library system, the following local collaboratives whose plans have been approved by the Children's Cabinet: family services collaboratives established under section 142D.15 , children's mental health collaboratives established under sections 245.491 to 245.495 , or a collaborative established by the merger of a children's mental health collaborative and a family services collaborative, other political subdivision, community action agency, or a limited partnership in which a community action agency is the sole general partner.

§ Subd. 2. Governing body of a town, school district. For the purposes of sections 466.01 to 466.15 , the "governing body of a town" means the board of supervisors thereof; "school district" includes an unorganized territory as defined in Minnesota Statutes 1961, section 120.02, subdivision 17 .

§ Subd. 3. Release, hazardous substance. For the purposes of sections 466.01 to 466.15 , "release" and "hazardous substance" have the meanings given in section 115B.02 .

§ Subd. 4. MS 1996 [Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 1 s 140 ]

§ Subd. 5. MS 1996 [Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 1 s 140 ]

§ Subd. 6. Employee, officer, or agent. For the purposes of sections 466.01 to 466.15 , "employee," "officer," or "agent" means a present or former employee, officer, or agent of a municipality, or other person acting on behalf of the municipality in an official capacity, temporarily or permanently, with or without compensation, but does not include an independent contractor other than a nonprofit firefighting corporation that has associated with it a relief association as defined in section 424A.001, subdivision 4 . "Employee" includes court administrators who are not under section 480.181, subdivision 1 , paragraph (b), and their staff under chapter 485, district administration staff in the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts, and other employees within the court system whose salaries are paid by the county, other than employees who remain on the county payroll under section 480.181, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 272.162 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 272 / Section 272.162
§ 272.162 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OF SPECIFIC PARTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Conditions restricting transfer. When a deed or other instrument conveying a parcel of land is presented to the county auditor for transfer or division under sections 272.12 , 272.16 , and 272.161 , the auditor shall not transfer or divide the land or its net tax capacity in the official records and shall not certify the instrument as provided in section 272.12 , if: (a) the land conveyed is less than a whole parcel of land as charged in the tax lists; (b) the part conveyed appears within the area of application of municipal or county subdivision regulations adopted and filed under section 394.35 or section 462.36, subdivision 1 ; and (c) the part conveyed is part of or constitutes a subdivision as defined in section 462.352, subdivision 12 .

§ Subd. 2. Conditions allowing transfer. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1, the county auditor may transfer or divide the land and its net tax capacity and may certify the instrument if the instrument contains a certification by the clerk of the municipality or designated county planning official: (1) that the municipality's or county's subdivision regulations do not apply; (2) that the subdivision has been approved by the governing body of the municipality or county; or (3) that the restrictions on the division of taxes and filing and recording have been waived by resolution of the governing body of the municipality or county in the particular case because compliance would create an unnecessary hardship and failure to comply would not interfere with the purpose of the regulations. (b) If any of the conditions for certification by the municipality or county as provided in this subdivision exist and the municipality or county does not certify that they exist within 24 hours after the instrument of conveyance has been presented to the clerk of the municipality or designated county planning official, the provisions of subdivision 1 do not apply. (c) If an unexecuted instrument is presented to the municipality or county and any of the conditions for certification by the municipality or county as provided in this subdivision exist, the unexecuted instrument must be certified by the clerk of the municipality or the designated county planning official.

§ Subd. 3. Applicability of restrictions. (a) This section does not apply to the exceptions set forth in section 272.12 . (b) This section applies only to land within municipalities or counties which choose to be governed by its provisions. A municipality or county may choose to have this section apply to the property within its boundaries by filing a certified copy of a resolution of its governing body making that choice with the auditor and recorder of the county in which it is located.
Minn. Stat. § 302A.441 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.441
§ 302A.441 ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Method. An action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting by written action signed, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by all of the shareholders entitled to vote on that action. The articles of a corporation that is not a publicly held corporation may provide that any action may be taken by written action signed, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by shareholders having voting power equal to the voting power that would be required to take the same action at a meeting of the shareholders at which all shareholders were present, but in no event may written action be taken by holders of less than a majority of the voting power of all shares entitled to vote on that action. After the adoption of the initial articles, an amendment to the articles to permit written action to be taken by less than all shareholders requires the approval of all of the shareholders entitled to vote on the amendment.

§ Subd. 2. Effective time. The written action is effective when it has been signed, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by the required shareholders, unless a different effective time is provided in the written action.

§ Subd. 3. Notice and liability. When written action is permitted to be taken by less than all shareholders, all shareholders who did not sign or consent to the written action must be notified of its text and effective time no later than five days after the effective time of the action. Failure to provide the notice does not invalidate the written action. A shareholder who does not sign or consent to the written action has no liability for any action authorized by the written action.
Minn. Stat. § 582.16 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 582 / Section 582.16
§ 582.16 PRESUMPTION OF IDENTITY.
Status: in_force

The presumption of identity arising from identity or substantial identity of names of a grantee and of a succeeding grantor in a chain of title, shall extend to those cases where in one instrument the party is designated by initials which correspond with the name appearing in another instrument.
Minn. Stat. § 473.679 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.679
§ 473.679 CONSTRUCTION OF LAW.
Status: in_force

Sections 473.601 to 473.679 , shall not be construed so as to abridge any of the powers granted by law to the Minnesota Aeronautics Commission.
Minn. Stat. § 624.64 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 624 / Section 624.64
§ 624.64 ACROBATIC EXHIBITIONS.
Status: in_force

Every proprietor, occupant, or lessee of any place where acrobatic exhibitions are held, who shall permit any person to perform on any trapeze, rope, pole, or other acrobatic contrivance, without network, or other sufficient means of protection from falling or other accident, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 144A.28 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144A / Section 144A.28
§ 144A.28 SEVERABILITY.
Status: in_force

Any part of sections 144A.18 to 144A.27 which is in conflict with any act of Congress of the United States or any rule of a federal agency, so as to deprive nursing homes of this state of federal funds, shall be deemed void without affecting the remaining provisions of sections 144A.18 to 144A.27 .
Minn. Stat. § 398.21 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 398 / Section 398.21
§ 398.21 ENLARGEMENT OF DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

When conducive to the general welfare any territory adjacent and contiguous to an existing park district, whether located within any county in which the district was created or not, may be annexed to the district under the following procedure: A petition shall be filed with the board of park district commissioners requesting such annexation, containing an accurate description of the territory proposed to be annexed, accompanied by an accurate map or plat of the territory, and signed either by one percent of the electors residing within the territory or authorized by resolutions of a majority of the councils of the cities within the area to be annexed. The board shall determine whether the petition is sufficient and whether it is advisable that the annexation be made. If the board determines in favor of the annexation, it makes application to the county board of the county in which the territory is located, setting forth the fact of the filing of the petition and the reasons why it is advisable that the territory be annexed to the district. The board may on its own motion file such petition with the county board. Upon the filing of such petition, like proceedings shall be had as are provided in section 398.20 upon application for the creation of a park district. The territory annexed may not include any city of the first class, a part only of an existing town or municipal corporation and shall not include any territory situated in any other park district activated pursuant to this chapter unless the park district board of such district consents to the transfer of such territory.

In the event of the annexation to a park district of territory located in a county other than the county or counties in which the district was created, the county board of the county in which the annexed territory is located shall exercise, with reference to the annexed territory, the powers conferred upon county boards by section 398.20 and the auditor and the treasurer of the county in which the annexed territory is located shall exercise, with reference to taxes levied and collected by the board of park district commissioners upon the annexed territory, the powers conferred upon auditors and treasurers by sections 398.16 to 398.19 .
Minn. Stat. § 47.71 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 47 / Section 47.71
§ 47.71 RULES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authorization. The commissioner may promulgate such rules as are reasonably necessary to carry out and make effective the provisions and purposes of sections 47.61 to 47.74 .

§ Subd. 2. [Deleted, 1995 c 233 art 2 s 56 ]
Minn. Stat. § 169.69 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.69
§ 169.69 MUFFLER.
Status: in_force

Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order which blends the exhaust noise into the overall vehicle noise and is in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a street or highway. The exhaust system shall not emit or produce a sharp popping or crackling sound. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with such parts and equipment so arranged and kept in such state of repair as to prevent carbon monoxide gas from entering the interior of the vehicle.

No person shall have for sale, sell or offer for sale or use on any motor vehicle any muffler that fails to comply with the specifications as required by the commissioner of public safety.
Minn. Stat. § 504B.131 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 504B / Section 504B.131
§ 504B.131 RENT LIABILITY; UNINHABITABLE BUILDINGS.
Status: in_force

A tenant or occupant of a building that is destroyed or becomes uninhabitable or unfit for occupancy through no fault or neglect of the tenant or occupant may vacate and surrender such a building. A tenant or occupant may expressly agree otherwise except as prohibited by section 504B.161 .
Minn. Stat. § 15C.13 — MN Code / Part 15C / Chapter 15C / Section 15C.13
§ 15C.13 DISTRIBUTION TO PRIVATE PLAINTIFF IN CERTAIN ACTIONS.
Status: reserved

If the prosecuting attorney intervenes at the outset in an action brought by a person under section 15C.05 , the person is entitled to receive not less than 15 percent or more than 25 percent of any recovery of the civil penalty and damages or settlement, depending on the extent to which the person substantially contributed to the conduct of the action. If the prosecuting attorney does not intervene in the action at any time, the person is entitled to receive not less than 25 percent or more than 30 percent of any recovery of the civil penalty and damages, or settlement, as the court determines is reasonable. If the prosecuting attorney does not intervene in the action at the outset but subsequently intervenes, the person is entitled to receive not less than 15 percent or more than 30 percent of any recovery of the civil penalty and damages or settlement, as the court determines, depending on the extent to which the person substantially contributed to the prosecution of the action. For recoveries whose distribution is governed by federal code or rule, the basis for calculating the portion of the recovery the person is entitled to receive shall not include amounts reserved for distribution to the federal government or designated in their use by federal code or rule.
Minn. Stat. § 348.125 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.125
§ 348.125 COYOTE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT OPTION.
Status: in_force

A county or town board may, by resolution, offer a bounty for the taking of coyotes (Canis latrans) by all legal methods. The resolution may be made applicable to the whole or any part of the county or town. The bounty must apply during the months specified in the resolution and be in an amount determined by the board.
Minn. Stat. § 97A.092 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.092
§ 97A.092 CONTROLLED HUNTING ZONES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may by rule establish controlled hunting zones in areas on or adjacent to wildlife management areas and game refuges where the commissioner determines it is necessary to limit the distribution of waterfowl hunters. The commissioner may by rule establish conditions for entry and restrictions on hunting in a controlled hunting zone, including procedures for impartially selecting hunters for the zone.
Minn. Stat. § 336.9-323 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.9-323
§ 336.9-323 FUTURE ADVANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) When priority based on time of advance. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), for purposes of determining the priority of a perfected security interest under section 336.9-322 (a)(1), perfection of the security interest dates from the time an advance is made to the extent that the security interest secures an advance that:

(1) is made while the security interest is perfected only:

(A) under section 336.9-309 when it attaches; or

(B) temporarily under section 336.9-312 (e), (f), or (g); and

(2) is not made pursuant to a commitment entered into before or while the security interest is perfected by a method other than under section 336.9-309 or 336.9-312 (e), (f), or (g).

(b) Lien creditor. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a security interest is subordinate to the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor to the extent that the security interest secures an advance made more than 45 days after the person becomes a lien creditor unless the advance is made:

(1) without knowledge of the lien; or

(2) pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the lien.

(c) Buyer of receivables. Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a security interest held by a secured party that is a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes or a consignor.

(d) Buyer of goods. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a buyer of goods takes free of a security interest to the extent that it secures advances made after the earlier of:

(1) the time the secured party acquires knowledge of the buyer's purchase; or

(2) 45 days after the purchase.

(e) Advances made pursuant to commitment: priority of buyer of goods. Subsection (d) does not apply if the advance is made pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the buyer's purchase and before the expiration of the 45-day period.

(f) Lessee of goods. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g), a lessee of goods takes the leasehold interest free of a security interest to the extent that it secures advances made after the earlier of:

(1) the time the secured party acquires knowledge of the lease; or

(2) 45 days after the lease contract becomes enforceable.

(g) Advances made pursuant to commitment: priority of lessee of goods. Subsection (f) does not apply if the advance is made pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the lease and before the expiration of the 45-day period.
Minn. Stat. § 550.366 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.366
§ 550.366 JUDGMENTS ON DEBTS RELATED TO AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given: (1) "Agricultural property" means personal property that is used in a farm operation. (2) "Farm debtor" means a person who has incurred debt while in the operation of a family farm, a family farm corporation, or an authorized farm corporation as defined in section 500.24, subdivision 2 .

§ Subd. 2. Limits on execution. A judgment for the unpaid balance of a debt on agricultural property owed by a farm debtor may not be executed upon real or personal property after three years from the date the judgment was entered.

§ Subd. 3. Attachment to newly acquired property. A judgment for the unpaid balance of a debt on agricultural property owed by a farm debtor does not attach to real or personal property that is acquired by the farm debtor after the judgment is entered.
Minn. Stat. § 239.09 — MN Code / Part 239 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.09
§ 239.09 SPECIAL POLICE POWERS.
Status: in_force

When necessary to enforce this chapter or rules adopted under the authority granted by section 239.06 , the director is:

(1) empowered to seize for use as evidence and without formal warrant, any false weight, measure, weighing or measuring device, package, or commodity found to be used, retained, or offered or exposed for sale or sold in violation of law;

(2) during normal business hours, authorized to enter commercial premises;

(3) if the premises are not open to the public, authorized to enter commercial premises only after presenting credentials and obtaining consent or after obtaining a search warrant;

(4) empowered to issue stop-use, hold, and removal orders with respect to weights and measures commercially used, and packaged commodities or bulk commodities kept, offered, or exposed for sale, that do not comply with the weights and measures laws;

(5) empowered, upon reasonable suspicion of a violation of the weights and measures laws, to stop a commercial vehicle and, after presentation of credentials, inspect the contents of the vehicle, require that the person in charge of the vehicle produce documents concerning the contents, and require the person to proceed with the vehicle to some specified place for inspection; and

(6) empowered, after written warning, to issue citations of not less than $100 and not more than $500 to a person who violates any provision of this chapter, any provision of the rules adopted under the authority contained in this chapter, or any provision of statutes enforced by the Division of Weights and Measures.
Minn. Stat. § 28A.09 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 28A / Section 28A.09
§ 28A.09 INSPECTION FEES FOR VENDING MACHINES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Annual fee; exceptions. Every food vending machine is subject to an annual state inspection fee of $25 for each nonexempt machine except nut vending machines which are subject to an annual state inspection fee of $10 for each machine, provided that: (1) Food vending machines may be inspected by either a home rule charter or statutory city, or a county, but not both, and if inspected by a home rule charter or statutory city, or a county they shall not be subject to the state inspection fee, but the home rule charter or statutory city, or the county may impose an inspection or license fee of no more than the state inspection fee. A home rule charter or statutory city or county that does not inspect food vending machines shall not impose a food vending machine inspection or license fee. (2) Vending machines dispensing only gum balls, hard candy, unsorted candy, or ice manufactured and packaged by another, and water dispensing machines serviced by a cashier, are exempt from the state inspection fee, but may be inspected by the state. A home rule charter or statutory city may impose by ordinance an inspection or license fee of no more than the state inspection fee for nonexempt machines on the vending machines and water dispensing machines described in this paragraph. A county may impose by ordinance an inspection or license fee of no more than the state inspection fee for nonexempt machines on the vending machines and water dispensing machines described in this paragraph which are not located in a home rule charter or statutory city. (3) Vending machines dispensing only bottled or canned soft drinks are exempt from the state, home rule charter or statutory city, and county inspection fees, but may be inspected by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.

§ Subd. 2. Identification; rules. The commissioner may require that a vending machine must be identified in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 14.

§ Subd. 3. Vending machine inspection account; appropriation. A vending machine inspection account is established in the agricultural fund. Fees paid under subdivision 1 must be deposited in this account. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner for expenses relating to identifying and inspecting food vending machines under chapters 28 to 34A or rules adopted under one of those chapters.