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Minn. Stat. § 116P.02 — MN Code / Part 116P_116Q / Chapter 116P / Section 116P.02
§ 116P.02 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2006 c 243 s 22 ]

§ Subd. 3. Board. "Board" means the State Board of Investment.

§ Subd. 4. Commission. "Commission" means the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources.

§ Subd. 5. Natural resources. "Natural resources" includes the outdoor recreation system under section 86A.04 and regional recreation open space systems as defined under section 473.351, subdivision 1 .

§ Subd. 6. Trust fund. "Trust fund" means the Minnesota environment and natural resources trust fund established under Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14.
Minn. Stat. § 3.197 — MN Code / Part 3_3E / Chapter 3 / Section 3.197
§ 3.197 REQUIRED REPORTS.
Status: in_force

A report to the legislature must contain, at the beginning of the report, the cost of preparing the report, including any costs incurred by another agency or another level of government.
Minn. Stat. § 67A.14 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 67A / Section 67A.14
§ 67A.14 INSURABLE PROPERTY.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Kinds of property; property outside authorized territory. (a) Township mutual fire insurance companies may insure qualified property. Qualified property means dwellings, household goods, appurtenant structures, farm buildings, farm personal property, churches, church personal property, county fair buildings, community and township meeting halls and their usual contents. (b) Township mutual fire insurance companies may extend coverage to include an insured's secondary property if the township mutual fire insurance company covers qualified property belonging to the insured. Secondary property means any real or personal property that is not considered qualified property for a township mutual fire insurance company to cover under this chapter. The maximum amount of coverage that a township mutual fire insurance company may write for secondary property is 25 percent of the total limit of liability of the policy issued to an insured covering the qualified property. (c) A township mutual fire insurance company may insure any real or personal property, including qualified or secondary property, subject to the limitations in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), located outside the limits of the territory in which the company is authorized by its certificate or articles of incorporation to transact business, if the company is already covering qualified property belonging to the insured, inside the limits of the company's territory. For purposes of this paragraph, qualified property inside the limits of the company's territory includes qualified property outside the territory of the surviving company to a merger for the duration of the policy insuring the qualified property if the qualified property was qualified property inside the territory of a constituent company to the merger. (d) A township mutual fire insurance company may insure property temporarily outside of the authorized territory of the township mutual fire insurance company.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1975 c 15 s 22 ]

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1975 c 15 s 22 ]

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1975 c 15 s 22 ]

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 2009 c 37 art 3 s 25 ]

§ Subd. 6. [Repealed, 1975 c 15 s 22 ]

§ Subd. 7. Amount of insurable risk. No township mutual fire insurance company shall insure or reinsure a single risk or hazard in a larger sum than the greater of $3,000, or one tenth of its net assets plus two tenths of a mill of its insurance in force; provided that no portion of any such risk or hazard which shall have been reinsured, as authorized by the laws of this state, shall be included in determining the limitation of risk prescribed by this subdivision.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-701 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-701
§ 524.3-701 TIME OF ACCRUAL OF DUTIES AND POWERS.
Status: in_force

The duties and powers of a personal representative commence upon appointment. The powers of a personal representative relate back in time to give acts by the person appointed which are beneficial to the estate occurring prior to appointment the same effect as those occurring thereafter. Prior to appointment, a person named executor in a will may carry out written instructions of the decedent relating to the body, funeral and burial arrangements. A personal representative may ratify and accept acts on behalf of the estate done by others where the acts would have been proper for a personal representative.
Minn. Stat. § 302A.221 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.221
§ 302A.221 RESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

A director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. The resignation is effective without acceptance when the notice is given to the corporation, unless a later effective time is specified in the notice.
Minn. Stat. § 93.193 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 93 / Section 93.193
§ 93.193 TACONITE IRON ORE MINING LEASE; EXTENSION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application for extension. Upon written application by the holder of any mining lease heretofore issued, or hereafter issued upon a prospecting permit heretofore issued, which has been designated as a taconite iron ore mining lease pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 93.19 or 93.191 , the commissioner of natural resources, with the approval of the Executive Council, may extend the term of the lease for an additional period of 25 years beyond the term specified in the lease, upon the terms and conditions prescribed under this section. The additional period of 25 years for which the lease is extended shall be the extended period as the term is used in this section.

§ Subd. 2. Royalty rates; other ores. As a condition of receiving such extended period the applicant therefor shall agree that during the extended period the royalty rates specified in the lease for ores other than taconite or taconite concentrates shall not be applicable, and no such other ores or concentrates shall be removed except after the royalties and rentals to be paid therefor shall have been negotiated with and agreed to by the commissioner of natural resources, with the approval of the Executive Council. Until such royalty is agreed upon the lessee may mine and stockpile such other ores upon the leased premises, or other lands, pursuant to section 93.20, subdivision 28 , if such mining is necessary or desirable in connection with the mining and removal of taconite.

§ Subd. 3. Form; terms. All applications for the extension of the term of such taconite iron mining leases shall be made within 18 months from April 27, 1957, and shall be in such form and contain such information as the commissioner may prescribe. Upon such application the commissioner and the applicant shall negotiate, and, with the approval of the Executive Council, shall determine the rentals and royalties to be paid for taconite or taconite concentrates or both during the extended period. Upon such determination the commissioner shall enter into an agreement providing for such rentals and royalties, and containing the other provisions required by this section, which agreement, upon due execution by the commissioner and the holder of such lease, shall be effective to extend the lease for the period hereinbefore specified.
Minn. Stat. § 325F.986 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.986
§ 325F.986 EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Writing required. Every exclusivity agreement must be in writing and signed by the party against whom the agreement is sought to be enforced.

§ Subd. 2. Obligation. A lawful exclusivity agreement imposes, unless otherwise provided in the agreement, an obligation by the private label purchaser to use reasonable efforts in the development and promotion of the sale of the private label goods within the geographical territory covered by that exclusivity agreement.
Minn. Stat. § 103F.415 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103F / Section 103F.415
§ 103F.415 EXCESSIVE SOIL LOSS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Prohibited activities. A person may not cause, conduct, contract for, or authorize an activity that causes excessive soil loss.

§ Subd. 2. Agricultural land. A land occupier of agricultural land is not violating subdivision 1 if the occupier is farming by methods that implement the best practicable conservation practices.

§ Subd. 3. Woodland. A land occupier who uses wooded land for pasture must ensure that proper management is used to prevent excessive soil loss due to overgrazing or cattle paths.
Minn. Stat. § 144.3853 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.3853
§ 144.3853 CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICE LINES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Classification of lead status of service line. (a) A water system may classify the actual material of a service line, such as copper or plastic, as an alternative to classifying the service line as a nonlead service line, for the purpose of the lead service line inventory. (b) It is not necessary to physically verify the material composition, such as copper or plastic, of a service line for its lead status to be identified. For example, if records demonstrate the service line was installed after a municipal, state, or federal ban on the installation of lead service lines, the service line may be classified as a nonlead service line.

§ Subd. 2. Lead connector. For the purposes of the lead service line inventory and lead service line replacement plan, if a service line has a lead connector, the service line shall be classified as a lead service line or a galvanized service line requiring replacement.

§ Subd. 3. Galvanized service line. A galvanized service line may only be classified as a nonlead service line if there is documentation verifying it was never connected to a lead service line or lead connector. Rarely will a galvanized service line be considered a nonlead service line.
Minn. Stat. § 356.645 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 356 / Section 356.645
§ 356.645 INVESTMENT OF DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS AND VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Investment shall determine the investments to be made available to plan participants in plans defined in sections 352.965 , 352.98 , and 383B.46 and chapters 352D and 353D and to volunteer firefighters relief associations under chapter 424A. Investments made available to plan participants and relief associations must include at least one or more of the following:

(1) shares in the Minnesota supplemental investment fund established in section 11A.17 ;

(2) savings accounts in federally insured financial institutions;

(3) life insurance contracts, fixed annuity contracts, and variable annuity contracts from companies that are subject to regulation by the commissioner of commerce;

(4) investment options from open-end investment companies registered under the federal Investment Company Act of 1940, United States Code, title 15, sections 80a-1 to 80a-64;

(5) investment options from a firm that is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, United States Code, title 15, sections 80b-1 to 80b-21; and

(6) investment options of a bank as defined in United States Code, title 15, section 80b-2, subsection (a), paragraph (2), or a bank holding company as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, United States Code, title 12, section 1841, subsection (a), paragraph (1).
Minn. Stat. § 97A.474 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.474
§ 97A.474 NONRESIDENT LIFETIME LICENSES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Nonresident lifetime licenses authorized. (a) The commissioner may issue a lifetime angling license or a lifetime small-game-hunting license to a nonresident. The license fees paid for a lifetime license are nonrefundable. (b) The commissioner may require the holder of a lifetime license issued under this section to notify the department each year that the license is used, by: (1) telephone or Internet notification, as specified by the commissioner; or (2) the purchase of stamps for the license.

§ Subd. 2. Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A nonresident lifetime angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The license does not include a trout-and-salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required by law. (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are: (1) age 3 and under, $821; (2) age 4 to age 15, $1,046; (3) age 16 to age 50, $1,191; and (4) age 51 and over, $794.

§ Subd. 3. Nonresident lifetime small-game-hunting license; fee. (a) A nonresident lifetime small-game-hunting license authorizes a person to hunt small game in the state. The license authorizes those hunting activities authorized by the annual nonresident small-game-hunting license. The license does not include any hunting stamps required by law. (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime small-game-hunting license are: (1) age 3 and under, $947; (2) age 4 to age 15, $1,280; (3) age 16 to age 50, $1,633; and (4) age 51 and over, $1,083. [See Note.]
Minn. Stat. § 381.19 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.19
§ 381.19 VIOLATIONS; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully removes, destroys, or defaces a monument lawfully erected is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 174.632 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 174 / Section 174.632
§ 174.632 PASSENGER RAIL; COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. "Passenger rail" means intercity rail passenger transportation as defined in United States Code, title 49, section 24102(4).

§ Subd. 2. Responsibilities. (a) The planning, design, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of passenger rail track, facilities, and services are governmental functions, serve a public purpose, and are a matter of public necessity. (b) The commissioner is responsible for all aspects of planning, designing, developing, constructing, equipping, operating, promoting, and maintaining passenger rail, including system planning, alternatives analysis, environmental studies, preliminary engineering, final design, construction, negotiating with railroads, and developing financial and operating plans. (c) The commissioner may enter into a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a public or private entity, including Amtrak, a regional railroad authority, a joint powers board, and a railroad, to carry out these activities.
Minn. Stat. § 115B.51 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115B / Section 115B.51
§ 115B.51 ILLEGAL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may recover under section 115B.17, subdivision 6 , that portion of the environmental response costs at a dry cleaning facility that is attributable to a person who otherwise would be responsible for the release or threatened release under section 115B.03 , and whose actions related to the release or threatened release were in violation of federal or state hazardous waste management laws in effect at the time of those actions.
Minn. Stat. § 336.8-208 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.8-208
§ 336.8-208 EFFECT OF SIGNATURE OF AUTHENTICATING TRUSTEE, REGISTRAR, OR TRANSFER AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person signing a security certificate as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or the like, warrants to a purchaser for value of the certificated security, if the purchaser is without notice of a particular defect, that:

(1) the certificate is genuine;

(2) the person's own participation in the issue of the security is within the person's capacity and within the scope of the authority received by the person from the issuer; and

(3) the person has reasonable grounds to believe that the certificated security is in the form and within the amount the issuer is authorized to issue.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed, a person signing under subsection (a) does not assume responsibility for the validity of the security in other respects.
Minn. Stat. § 484.49 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 484 / Section 484.49
§ 484.49 TRIAL OF ACTIONS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

All civil actions brought in the district court of the county against any person or persons, firm, or corporation residing in the county, shall be tried, heard, and determined at the place of holding regular or adjourned terms of the district court which is nearest, by the usual route of travel, to the residence of the defendant or defendants, or the majority thereof, unless the place of trial shall be waived by the defendant or defendants; and, for the purpose of determining the place of residence of domestic corporations, such a corporation shall be considered as residing at any place where it has an office, resident agent, or business place; provided that if none of the parties shall reside or be found in the state, or the defendant be a foreign corporation, the action shall be begun and tried in the place designated in the summons.
Minn. Stat. § 469.092 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.092
§ 469.092 LIMIT OF POWERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Resolution. The enabling resolution may impose the following limits upon the actions of the authority: (1) that the authority must not exercise any specified powers contained in sections 469.001 to 469.047 , 469.090 to 469.108 , and 469.124 to 469.133 or that the authority must not exercise any powers without the prior approval of the city council; (2) that, except when previously pledged by the authority, the city council may by resolution require the authority to transfer any portion of the reserves generated by activities of the authority that the city council determines is not necessary for the successful operation of the authority to the debt service fund of the city, to be used solely to reduce tax levies for bonded indebtedness of the city; (3) that the sale of all bonds or obligations issued by the authority be approved by the city council before issuance; (4) that the authority follow the budget process for city departments as provided by the city and as implemented by the city council and mayor; (5) that all official actions of the authority must be consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan of the city, and any official controls implementing the comprehensive plan; (6) that the authority submit all planned activities for influencing the action of any other governmental agency, subdivision, or body to the city council for approval; (7) that the authority submit its administrative structure and management practices to the city council for approval; and (8) any other limitation or control established by the city council by the enabling resolution.

§ Subd. 2. Modification of resolution. The enabling resolution may be modified at any time, subject to subdivision 5, and provided that any modification is made in accordance with this section.

§ Subd. 3. Report on resolution. Without limiting the right of the authority to petition the city council at any time, each year, within 60 days of the anniversary date of the first adoption of the enabling resolution, the authority shall submit to the city council a report stating whether and how the enabling resolution should be modified. Within 30 days of receipt of the recommendation, the city council shall review the enabling resolution, consider the recommendations of the authority, and make any modification it considers appropriate. Modifications must be made in accordance with the procedural requirements of section 469.093 .

§ Subd. 4. Compliance. The city council's determination that the authority has complied with the limitations imposed under this section is conclusive.

§ Subd. 5. Limits; security. Limits imposed under this section must not be applied in a manner that impairs the security of any bonds issued or contracts executed before the limit is imposed. The city council must not modify any limit in effect at the time any bonds or obligations are issued or contracts executed to the detriment of the holder of the bonds or obligations or any contracting party.
Minn. Stat. § 465.42 — MN Code / Part 465_466 / Chapter 465 / Section 465.42
§ 465.42 APPEAL; OBJECTIONS; NOTICE; RECORD.
Status: in_force

Any person whose property is proposed to be taken or interfered with or assessed under any provisions of sections 465.26 to 465.48 , or who claims to be damaged by the improvement, and who deems that there is any irregularity in the proceedings of the city council, or action of the appraisers, by reason of which the award of the appraisers ought not to be confirmed, or who is dissatisfied with the amount of damages awarded for the taking of, or interference with the person's property, or the assessment thereon, may, at any time before the time specified for the consideration of the award and assessment by the city council, file with the city clerk in writing objections to such confirmation, setting forth therein specifically the particular irregularities complained of, and the particular objection to the award or assessment, and containing a description of the property, affected by such proceedings and the person's interest therein, and if, notwithstanding such objections, the city council shall confirm the award or assessment, such persons so objecting shall have the right to appeal from such order of confirmation of the city council to the district court of the county in which the city is situate within 20 days after such order. Such appeal shall be made by serving a written notice of appeal upon the city clerk, which shall specify the property of the appellant affected by such award or improvement, and refer to the objection filed, as aforesaid, thereupon the city clerk, at the expense of the appellant, shall make out and transmit to the court administrator of the district court a copy of the record of the entire proceedings and of the award of the appraisers as confirmed by the city council, and of the order of the city council confirming the same, and of the objections filed by the appellant, as aforesaid, and of the notice of appeal, all certified by the city clerk to be true copies, within ten days after the taking of such appeal. If more than one appeal be taken in the same proceeding, it shall not be necessary that the city clerk in appeals subsequent to the first shall send up anything but a certified copy of the appellant's objections. There shall be no pleading on any appeal, but the court shall determine in the first instance whether there was in the proceedings any such irregularity or omission of duty prejudicial to the appellant and specified in the written objection that as to that appellant the award or assessment of the appraisers ought not to stand, and whether the appraisers had jurisdiction to take action in the premises.
Minn. Stat. § 383E.09 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383E / Section 383E.09
§ 383E.09 PERA-GENERAL RETENTION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE STATUS FOR ACHIEVE PROGRAM EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. This section applies to a person who was: (1) employed by Anoka County in connection with the Achieve program for adults with developmental disabilities on the day before operation of the program is transferred to Achieve Services, Inc.; and (2) a member of the Public Employees Retirement Association on December 31, 2003.

§ Subd. 2. Continuation of coverage. For purposes of participation in the coordinated plan of the Public Employees Retirement Association, a person to whom this section applies is a "public employee" under chapter 353, while employed by Achieve Services, Inc., which is a governmental subdivision under section 353.01, subdivision 6 , paragraph (a), for the purposes of reporting contributions for those persons to whom this section applies only.