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Minn. Stat. § 394.26 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 394 / Section 394.26
§ 394.26 PUBLIC HEARINGS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. MS 1971 [Repealed, 1974 c 571 s 51 ]

§ Subd. 1a. When required. In addition to public hearings required by section 375.51 prior to the adoption by ordinance of any comprehensive plan or amendments thereto or of any official control or amendment thereto, public hearings shall be held before any conditional use permit, interim use permit, variance, or proposal for a subdivision is approved or denied by the responsible authority, and in circumstances where a public hearing is otherwise required by sections 394.21 to 394.37 . Such public hearings may be continued from time to time and additional hearings may be held.

§ Subd. 2. Notice. Notice of the time, place, and purpose of any public hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the town, municipality, or other area concerned, and in the official newspaper of the county, at least ten days before the hearing, except that notice of public hearings in connection with the adoption by ordinance of any comprehensive plan or amendments thereto or adoption or amendment of any official controls shall be given in the manner provided by section 375.51, subdivision 2 . In addition to the requirements of section 375.51, subdivision 2 , written notice of public hearings on all official controls and amendments thereto shall be sent to the governing bodies of all towns and all municipalities located within the county. Written notice of public hearings regarding the application of official controls to specific properties, including but not limited to conditional uses, variances, interim uses, zoning regulations, and subdivision regulations, shall be sent to all property owners of record within 500 feet of the affected property in incorporated areas. In unincorporated areas, the written notice shall be sent to property owners as follows: (a) in the case of variances, to owners of record within 500 feet of the affected property; (b) in the case of conditional uses and interim uses, to owners of record within one-quarter mile of the affected property or to the ten properties nearest to the affected property, whichever would provide notice to the greatest number of owners; (c) in the case of all other official controls, including but not limited to zoning regulations and subdivision regulations, to owners of record within one-half mile of the affected property. Written notice shall also be given to the affected board of town supervisors, and the municipal council of any municipality within two miles of the affected property.

§ Subd. 3. MS 1971 [Repealed, 1974 c 571 s 51 ]

§ Subd. 3a. Who runs hearing. The board may assign responsibility to conduct public hearings for one or more purposes to the planning commission, board of adjustment or any official or employee of the county, except as provided in section 375.51 .
Minn. Stat. § 412.371 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 412 / Section 412.371
§ 412.371 SEPARATE CITY FUND FOR EACH UTILITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. For all utility money in and out. A separate fund or a separate account shall be established in the city treasury for each utility. Into this fund or account shall be paid all the receipts from the utility and from it shall be paid all disbursements attributable to the utility.

§ Subd. 2. Must audit like city. The commission shall, in the same manner as the council under section 412.271, subdivision 1 , and to the same extent, audit claims to be paid from the public utilities fund. The secretary of the commission shall draw an order upon the treasurer for the proper amount allowed by the commission.

§ Subd. 3. Checks paid like city. Upon counter signature by the president of the commission and presentation orders shall be paid by the treasurer.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.328 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.328
§ 97B.328 BAITING PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Hunting with aid of bait prohibited. A person may not take deer with the aid or use of bait.

§ Subd. 2. Removal of bait. An area is considered baited for ten days after the complete removal of all bait.

§ Subd. 3. Definition. (a) For purposes of this section, "bait" includes grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, hay, or other food that is capable of attracting or enticing deer and that has been placed by a person. "Baiting" means placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering bait that is capable of attracting or enticing deer. (b) Liquid scents, salt, and minerals are not bait if they do not contain liquid or solid food ingredients. (c) Agricultural crops from normal or accepted farming, forest management, wildlife food plantings, orchard management, or other similar land management activities are not bait. This exclusion does not apply to agricultural crops that have been reintroduced and concentrated where a person is hunting.

§ Subd. 4. Exception for bait or feed on adjacent land. A person otherwise in compliance with this section who is hunting on private or public property that is adjacent to property where bait or food is present is not in violation of this section if the person has not participated in, been involved with, or agreed to baiting or feeding wildlife on the adjacent property.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.19 — MN Code / Part 363_363A / Chapter 363A / Section 363A.19
§ 363A.19 DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) It is an unfair discriminatory practice for an owner, operator, or manager of a hotel, restaurant, public conveyance, or other public place to prohibit a person with a disability from taking a service animal into the public place or conveyance to aid persons with disabilities, and if the service animal is properly harnessed or leashed so that the person with a disability may maintain control of the service animal.

(b) No person shall require a person with a disability to make an extra payment or pay an additional charge when taking a service animal into any of the public places referred to in paragraph (a).

(c) For purposes of this section, "service animal" means a service animal as defined by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended.
Minn. Stat. § 609.774 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.774
§ 609.774 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS; KIDNAPPINGS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, "supervising peace officer" means a person licensed pursuant to chapter 626, who has probable cause to believe that a person is being unlawfully confined, and who has lawful jurisdiction in the geographical area where the violation is believed to be occurring.

§ Subd. 2. Authority. A supervising peace officer may order a telephone company to cut, reroute, or divert telephone lines for the purpose of establishing and controlling communications with a violator.

§ Subd. 3. Designation. Each telephone company shall designate an employee to serve as a security official and to provide assistance as required by the supervising peace officer to carry out the purposes of this section.

§ Subd. 4. Unauthorized communication prohibited. Whoever initiates telephone communications with a violator with knowledge of an order issued pursuant to subdivision 2 and without prior police authorization, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 5. Defense. Good faith reliance by telephone employees on an order issued pursuant to subdivision 2 shall constitute a complete defense to any legal action brought for an interruption of telephone communications occurring by reason of this section.
Minn. Stat. § 169.863 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.863
§ 169.863 SPECIAL PULPWOOD VEHICLE PERMIT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Special vehicle. The commissioner may issue a permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements: (a) There must be no more than two support points for the vehicle or for each vehicle of a vehicle combination. The support point of each axle group must be capable of distributing the load equally to each axle of the group with a variance of no more than 3,000 pounds between any two axles of the group. (b) The maximum wheel load may not exceed the tire manufacturer's recommended load or the following weight limits, whichever is less: (1) front steering axles, 550 pounds per inch; (2) other single axles, 500 pounds per inch; (3) tandem axles, 450 pounds per inch; and (4) tridem or quad axle groups, 425 pounds per inch. (c) The axle group weights must comply with the limitations of section 169.824 . (d) The vehicle may not be equipped with a variable load axle, unless the variable load axle cannot be operated from the cab of the vehicle. (e) The vehicle transports pole-length pulpwood, carries a gross vehicle weight of not more than 82,000 pounds, and has six or more axles.

§ Subd. 2. Permit restrictions. A vehicle operating under a permit issued under this section may not travel on an interstate highway. The permit does not authorize the vehicle to exceed allowable gross weights that restrict travel on a highway or bridge under the authority of the commissioner or a local road authority.

§ Subd. 3. Expiration date. Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's registration.
Minn. Stat. § 72A.2034 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A.2034
§ 72A.2034 PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Imposition; mitigation; enforcement. (a) An insurer is responsible for compliance with sections 72A.203 to 72A.2036 . If a violation occurs, either because of the action or inaction of the insurer or its insurance producer, the commissioner may order, in addition to any available penalties, remedies, or administrative actions: (1) an insurer to take reasonably appropriate corrective action, including but not limited to canceling a transaction, for any consumer harmed by a failure to comply with sections 72A.203 to 72A.2036 by the insurer, an entity contracted to perform the insurer supervisory duties, or by the insurer's insurance producer; (2) a general agency, independent agency, or the insurance producer to take reasonably appropriate corrective action for any consumer harmed by the insurance producer's violation of sections 72A.203 to 72A.2036 ; and (3) appropriate penalties and sanctions. (b) Nothing in sections 72A.203 to 72A.2036 shall affect any obligation of an insurer for the acts of its insurance producers, or any consumer remedy or any cause of action that is otherwise provided for under applicable federal or state law, including without limitation chapter 60K.

§ Subd. 2. Aggravation or mitigation. Any applicable penalty for a violation of sections 72A.203 to 72A.2036 may be increased or decreased upon consideration of any aggravating or mitigating circumstances, including if corrective action for the consumer was taken promptly after a violation was discovered, or the violation was not part of a pattern or practice. The authority to enforce compliance with sections 72A.203 to 72A.2036 is vested exclusively with the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 325K.12 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325K / Section 325K.12
§ 325K.12 REPRESENTATIONS AND DUTIES UPON ACCEPTING CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Subscriber warranties. By accepting a certificate issued by a licensed certification authority, the subscriber listed in the certificate certifies to all who reasonably rely on the information contained in the certificate that: (1) the subscriber rightfully holds the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the certificate; (2) all representations made by the subscriber to the certification authority and material to the information listed in the certificate are true; and (3) all material representations made by the subscriber to a certification authority or made in the certificate and not confirmed by the certification authority in issuing the certificate are true.

§ Subd. 2. Agent warranties. By requesting on behalf of a principal the issuance of a certificate naming the principal as subscriber, the requesting person certifies in that person's own right to all who reasonably rely on the information contained in the certificate that the requesting person: (1) holds all authority legally required to apply for issuance of a certificate naming the principal as subscriber; and (2) has authority to sign digitally on behalf of the principal, and, if that authority is limited in any way, adequate safeguards exist to prevent a digital signature exceeding the bounds of the person's authority.

§ Subd. 3. Disclaimer limitations. No person may disclaim or contractually limit the application of this section, nor obtain indemnity for its effects, if the disclaimer, limitation, or indemnity restricts liability for misrepresentation as against persons reasonably relying on the certificate.

§ Subd. 4. Indemnification by subscriber. By accepting a certificate, a subscriber undertakes to indemnify the issuing certification authority for loss or damage caused by issuance or publication of a certificate in reliance on: (1) a false and material representation of fact by the subscriber; or (2) the failure by the subscriber to disclose a material fact if the representation or failure to disclose was made either with intent to deceive the certification authority or a person relying on the certificate, or with gross negligence. The indemnity provided in this section may not be disclaimed or contractually limited in scope. However, a contract may provide consistent, additional terms regarding the indemnification.

§ Subd. 5. Certified accuracy. In obtaining information of the subscriber material to issuance of a certificate, the certification authority may require the subscriber to certify the accuracy of relevant information under oath or affirmation of truthfulness and under penalty of perjury.
Minn. Stat. § 349.23 — MN Code / Part 349_350 / Chapter 349 / Section 349.23
§ 349.23 VALIDITY OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

Nothing in sections 349.11 to 349.22 shall be construed to affect the validity of any agreement or contract between an organization and any financial or lending institution, entered into prior to August 1, 1976.
Minn. Stat. § 237.491 — MN Code / Part 237_238 / Chapter 237 / Section 237.491
§ 237.491 COMBINED PER NUMBER FEE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "911 emergency and public safety communications program" means the program governed by chapter 403. (c) "Minnesota telephone number" means a ten-digit telephone number being used to connect to the public switched telephone network and starting with area code 218, 320, 507, 612, 651, 763, or 952, or any subsequent area code assigned to this state. (d) "Service provider" means a provider doing business in this state who provides real-time, two-way voice service with a Minnesota telephone number. (e) "Telecommunications access Minnesota program" means the program governed by sections 237.50 to 237.55 . (f) "Telephone assistance program" means the program governed by sections 237.69 to 237.71 .

§ Subd. 2. Per number fee. (a) The fee shall be set at a level calculated to generate only the amount of revenue necessary to fund: (1) the telephone assistance program and the telecommunications access Minnesota program at the levels established by the commission under sections 237.52, subdivision 2 , and 237.70 ; and (2) the 911 emergency and public safety communications program at the levels appropriated by law to the commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of management and budget for purposes of sections 403.11 , 403.113 , 403.27 , 403.30 , and 403.31 for each fiscal year. (b) The recommendations must include any changes to Minnesota Statutes necessary to establish the procedures whereby each service provider, to the extent allowed under federal law, would collect and remit the fee proceeds to the commissioner of revenue. The commissioner of revenue would allocate the fee proceeds to the three funding areas in paragraph (a) and credit the allocations to the appropriate accounts.
Minn. Stat. § 97A.408 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.408
§ 97A.408 ANATOMICAL GIFT OPTION; EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Applications through the Department of Natural Resources' online sales system for a resident license to hunt or fish that is required under this chapter or chapter 97B must allow the applicant to indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift according to paragraph (b).

(b) The online sales system application must contain statements sufficient to comply with the requirements of the Darlene Luther Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, chapter 525A, so that execution of the application makes the anatomical gift effective for those indicating a desire to make an anatomical gift. The department website must provide a link to a federally designated organ procurement organization website that contains information describing Minnesota laws regarding anatomical gifts, the need for and benefits of anatomical gifts, and the legal implications of making an anatomical gift, including the law governing revocation of anatomical gifts.

(c) The commissioner must provide education by distributing information about organ and tissue donation and how to register as a donor. The commissioner must distribute the information through Department of Natural Resources print and digital communications targeting those who hunt and fish. The commissioner must prepare the information in conjunction with a Minnesota organ procurement organization.

(d) The commissioner is not required to keep the physical record of the donor's application after issuing the license in order for the anatomical gift to be valid. When an individual indicates consent on an online sales system transaction to share private data for the record of registered donors, the commissioner must provide the private name and address of the individual to the organ procurement organization designated by the federal government. The names and addresses are classified as private data under section 84.0874 and remain private once provided to the organ procurement organization.

(e) Chapter 525A applies to anatomical gifts made on an application for a license under this section.

(f) The department must be reimbursed under section 171.075, subdivision 1 , for the reasonable costs of administering an anatomical gift program.
Minn. Stat. § 84A.03 — MN Code / Part 84A_84D / Chapter 84A / Section 84A.03
§ 84A.03 RED LAKE GAME PRESERVE FUND.
Status: in_force

The Red Lake Game Preserve fund is created. The following funds must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the fund and are annually appropriated for the purposes of sections 84A.01 to 84A.101 :

(1) the proceeds of certificates of indebtedness issued under sections 84A.01 to 84A.101 ;

(2) money received from redemption, as provided in those sections;

(3) money received as gifts to the state for the care, preservation, improvement, and maintenance of the preserve;

(4) income from the operation, development, management, and use of the preserve, including fees for licenses and permits;

(5) income from the sale of birds, animals, fish, and plants from the preserve, and from the sale of lands and timber owned by the state within the area, other than university, school, and swamp lands, state forest lands set apart under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 11, and state lands acquired under the system of rural credit; and

(6) state money transferred to the preserve under state law.
Minn. Stat. § 116U.255 — MN Code / Part 116R_116X / Chapter 116U / Section 116U.255
§ 116U.255 EXPLORE MINNESOTA FILM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Office established; director. (a) Explore Minnesota Film is established as an office within Explore Minnesota. (b) The director of Explore Minnesota shall appoint the director of Explore Minnesota Film. The director of Explore Minnesota Film must be qualified by experience with issues related to film and television production and economic development. (c) The office may employ staff necessary to carry out the duties required in this section.

§ Subd. 2. Duties. The director of Explore Minnesota Film is authorized to: (1) administer the film production jobs program and the film production credit program; (2) promote Minnesota as a location for film and television production; (3) assist in the establishment and implementation of programs related to film and television production, including but not limited to permitting and workforce development; (4) improve communication among local, state, federal, and private entities regarding film and television production logistics and best practices; (5) coordinate the development of statewide policies addressing film and television production; and (6) act as a liaison to production entities, workers, and state agencies.
Minn. Stat. § 72B.13 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72B / Section 72B.13
§ 72B.13 ACTING WITHIN CONTRACT AND LAW.
Status: in_force

Every adjuster shall investigate or adjust every claim, damage or loss made or occurring under an insurance contract in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract and of the applicable laws of this state.
Minn. Stat. § 504B.154 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 504B / Section 504B.154
§ 504B.154 TENANT ABANDONMENT OF DWELLING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Abandonment. (a) If a residential tenant abandons a dwelling unit during the lease term, the landlord shall make reasonable efforts to rent it at a fair rental value. If the landlord rents the dwelling unit for a term beginning before the expiration of the rental agreement, the agreement is terminated on the date the new tenancy begins. The rental agreement is terminated by the landlord on the date the landlord has notice of the abandonment if the landlord fails to use reasonable efforts to rent the dwelling unit at a fair rental value or if the landlord accepts the abandonment as a surrender. The tenant shall not be liable for rent after the termination of the tenancy. (b) If the rental agreement was for a periodic tenancy or tenancy at will, the maximum rent liability for the tenant is the notice period required to end the lease from the date the landlord has notice of the abandonment.

§ Subd. 2. Waiver prohibited. Any waiver of the rights provided by this section shall be void and unenforceable.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.81 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.81
§ 115A.81 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in sections 115A.80 to 115A.893 have the meanings given them in this section.

§ Subd. 2. Designation. "Designation" means a requirement by a waste management district or county that all or any portion of the solid waste that is generated within its boundaries or any service area thereof be delivered to a processing or disposal facility identified by the district or county.

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1995 c 247 art 2 s 55 ]