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Minn. Stat. § 83A.03 — MN Code / Part 83A_84 / Chapter 83A / Section 83A.03
§ 83A.03 NAMES GIVEN TO BE OFFICIAL.
Status: in_force

When the commissioner of natural resources shall have given a name to any lake, stream, place, or other geographic feature within the state, such name shall be used in all maps, records, documents, and other publications issued by the state or any of its departments and political subdivisions, and such names shall be deemed the official name of such geographic feature.
Minn. Stat. § 50.06 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 50 / Section 50.06
§ 50.06 DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority and qualifications. The business of every such stock savings bank shall be managed by a board of not less than seven directors who are residents of this state. Each director must file a written acceptance of the position before the director is authorized to act. The persons named in the certificate of authorization shall constitute the first board.

§ Subd. 2. Classes. In its certificate of incorporation, a corporation may establish classes of its directors and the terms for each class. No class may be elected for a term of less than one year, or more than five years, and the term of office of at least one class must expire each year.

§ Subd. 3. Vacancies. Each vacancy shall be filled by the board as soon as practicable, at a regular meeting thereof, except when a resolution reducing the number of directors named in its charter to a number not less than seven shall have been incorporated into its bylaws, and a copy thereof filed with the commissioner of commerce, in which case vacancies shall not be filled until the number has been reduced to that specified in this resolution. The number may be increased to any number specified in a like resolution, consented to, in writing, by the commissioner of commerce.

§ Subd. 4. Quorum to do business. A majority of the directors constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

§ Subd. 5. Action without meeting. Any action which might be taken at a meeting of the board of directors may be taken without a meeting if done in writing signed by all of the directors.
Minn. Stat. § 272.485 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 272 / Section 272.485
§ 272.485 UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

Sections 272.481 to 272.488 shall be so applied and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of sections 272.481 to 272.488 among those states which enact it.
Minn. Stat. § 93.201 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 93 / Section 93.201
§ 93.201 ROYALTIES FOR TACONITE CONCENTRATES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Royalty on certain concentrates produced from taconite ore. All ores or concentrates shipped from the lands covered by any lease under section 93.20 shall be classified and paid for under and in accordance with the particular schedule of said law properly applicable thereto. The royalty provided for taconite concentrates in section 93.20 , schedule 7, shall be applicable to concentrates produced from taconite ores which, in accordance with good engineering and metallurgical practice, require treatment by fine grinding, magnetic separation, flotation, or some other method or methods other than or in addition to one or more of the methods specified in schedules 1 to 6, inclusive, of said section to make them suitable for blast furnace use.

§ Subd. 2. Alternate royalty determination. (a) In lieu of payment of such royalty on the taconite concentrates, royalty payments may be made on the taconite ore as defined herein. The method of computing the weight and the royalty rate per ton on such taconite ore shall be determined by agreement between the holder of the lease and the commissioner of natural resources. In case they are unable to agree, each shall choose an arbitrator, and the two thus selected shall choose a third. The decision of the arbitrators or any two of them shall be final and binding on the parties in interest. The agreement or the decision of the arbitrators shall be attached as a supplement to the lease. The holder of the lease shall reimburse the state for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the determination of weight of taconite ore. (b) Taconite ore shall be understood to mean a ferruginous chert or ferruginous slate in the form of compact siliceous rock, in which the iron oxide is so finely disseminated that substantially all of the iron-bearing particles of merchantable grade are smaller than 20 mesh.

§ Subd. 3. Applicability. The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 for payment of royalty on taconite ore shall apply to existing leases as well as subsequent leases, subject to vested rights, if any, of the holders of existing leases.
Minn. Stat. § 244.0521 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.0521
§ 244.0521 TRAINING MATERIALS ON THE DANGERS OF PREDATORY OFFENDERS.
Status: in_force

By October 1, 2010, the commissioner of corrections, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety, shall develop training materials on the dangers of predatory offenders for programs and officials who care for and educate children and vulnerable adults. The training materials must include information on the predatory offender community notice requirements under section 244.052 , the predatory offender registration requirements under section 243.166 , and the dangers that predatory offenders pose to children and vulnerable adults. The training materials shall be developed in a format that permits self-study or facilitator-assisted training that can be completed in approximately one hour. Upon development of these training materials, the commissioner of corrections shall provide notice of completion and electronic access to the training to the commissioner of human services and the commissioner of health. Training materials required by this section must be developed by the Department of Corrections.
Minn. Stat. § 322.03 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322 / Section 322.03
§ 322.03 BUSINESS WHICH MAY BE CARRIED ON.
Status: in_force

A limited partnership may carry on any business which a partnership without limited partners may carry on.
Minn. Stat. § 518C.712 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518C / Section 518C.712
§ 518C.712 PERSONAL INFORMATION; LIMIT ON USE.
Status: in_force

Personal information gathered or transmitted under sections 518C.701 to 518C.713 may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted.
Minn. Stat. § 15D.11 — MN Code / Part 15D_16 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D.11
§ 15D.11 BONDS ARE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under authority of sections 15D.01 to 15D.18 do not, and shall state that they do not, represent or constitute a debt or pledge of the faith and credit of the state, grant to the owners or holders thereof any right to have the state levy any taxes or appropriate any funds for the payment of the principal thereof or interest thereon. Such bonds are payable and shall state that they are payable solely from the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys as are pledged for their payment in accordance with the bond proceedings. The legislature intends not to appropriate money from the general fund to pay for these bonds.
Minn. Stat. § 147D.03 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 147D / Section 147D.03
§ 147D.03 MIDWIFERY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General. Within the meaning of sections 147D.01 to 147D.27 , a person who shall publicly profess to be a traditional midwife and who, for a fee, shall assist or attend to a woman in pregnancy, childbirth outside a hospital, and postpartum, shall be regarded as practicing traditional midwifery. A certified midwife licensed by the Board of Nursing under chapter 148G is not subject to the provisions of this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Scope of practice. The practice of traditional midwifery includes but is not limited to: (1) initial and ongoing assessment for suitability of traditional midwifery care; (2) providing prenatal education and coordinating with a licensed health care provider as necessary to provide comprehensive prenatal care, including the routine monitoring of vital signs, indicators of fetal developments, and ordering standard prenatal laboratory tests and imaging, as needed, with attention to the physical, nutritional, and emotional needs of the woman and her family; (3) attending and supporting the natural process of labor and birth; (4) postpartum care of the mother and an initial assessment of the newborn; (5) providing information and referrals to community resources on childbirth preparation, breastfeeding, exercise, nutrition, parenting, and care of the newborn; and (6) ordering ultrasounds, providing point-of-care testing, and ordering laboratory tests that conform to the standard prenatal protocol of the licensed traditional midwife's standard of care.

§ Subd. 3. Unauthorized services. The practice of traditional midwifery does not include: (1) the use of any surgical instrument at a childbirth, except as necessary to sever the umbilical cord or repair a first- or second-degree perineal laceration; (2) the assisting of childbirth by artificial or mechanical means; or (3) the removal of a placenta accreta.
Minn. Stat. § 124D.79 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 124D / Section 124D.79
§ 124D.79 COMMUNITY AND COMMISSIONER PARTICIPATION IN AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. American Indian community involvement. The commissioner must provide for the maximum involvement of the Tribal Nations Education Committee, parents of American Indian children, secondary students eligible to be served, American Indian language and culture education teachers, American Indian teachers, paraprofessionals, representatives of community groups, and persons knowledgeable in the field of American Indian education, in the formulation of policy and procedures relating to the administration of sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 . The commissioner must annually hold a field hearing on Indian education to gather input from American Indian educators, parents, and students on the state of American Indian education in Minnesota. Results of the hearing must be made available to all 11 tribal nations for review and comment.

§ Subd. 2. Technical assistance. The commissioner shall provide technical assistance to districts, schools and postsecondary institutions for preservice and in-service training for teachers, American Indian education teachers and paraprofessionals specifically designed to implement culturally responsive teaching methods, culturally based curriculum development, testing and testing mechanisms, the development of materials for American Indian education programs, and the annual report of American Indian student data using the state count.

§ Subd. 3. Application for funds. The commissioner shall apply for money which may be available under federal programs for American Indian education, including funds for administration, demonstration projects, training, technical assistance, planning and evaluation.

§ Subd. 4. Consultation with the Tribal Nations Education Committee. (a) The commissioner shall seek consultation with the Tribal Nations Education Committee on all issues relating to American Indian education including: (1) administration of the commissioner's duties under sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 and other programs; (2) administration of other programs for the education of American Indian people, as determined by the commissioner; (3) awarding of scholarships to eligible American Indian students; (4) administration of the commissioner's duties regarding awarding of American Indian postsecondary preparation grants to school districts; and (5) recommendations of education policy changes for American Indians. (b) Membership in the Tribal Nations Education Committee is the sole discretion of the committee and nothing in this subdivision gives the commissioner authority to dictate committee membership.
Minn. Stat. § 593.42 — MN Code / Part 593 / Chapter 593 / Section 593.42
§ 593.42 JURORS; FAILURE TO APPEAR.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15 ]

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15 ]

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15 ]

§ Subd. 4. Failure to appear. Any person summoned for jury service who fails to appear as directed shall be ordered by the court to appear and show cause for failure to comply with the summons. Absent a showing of good cause for noncompliance with the summons, the juror is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1990 c 553 s 15 ]
Minn. Stat. § 375B.08 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 375B / Section 375B.08
§ 375B.08 ENLARGING A SUBORDINATE SERVICE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The county board, on its own motion or pursuant to petition, may enlarge any existing subordinate service district pursuant to the procedures specified in sections 375B.04 to 375B.07 . Only qualified voters residing in the district to be added shall be eligible to participate in the election, but if five percent of the qualified voters residing in the existing service district petition to participate in the election, all qualified voters residing in the proposed service district shall be eligible.
Minn. Stat. § 245I.13 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 245I / Section 245I.13
§ 245I.13 CRITICAL INCIDENTS.
Status: in_force

If a license holder is licensed as a residential program, the license holder must report all critical incidents to the commissioner within ten days of learning of the incident on a form approved by the commissioner. The license holder must keep a record of critical incidents in a central location that is readily accessible to the commissioner for review upon the commissioner's request for a minimum of two licensing periods.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.735 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.735
§ 97B.735 SWANS.
Status: in_force

A person who takes, harasses, destroys, buys, sells, possesses, transports, or ships a native swan in violation of the game and fish laws is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 475.64 — MN Code / Part 474_477C / Chapter 475 / Section 475.64
§ 475.64 LEVY BY AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

In the event no method of levying a tax for the payment of the indebtedness of any municipality and the interest thereon is provided, or the municipal authorities fail to cause such levy to be made, the county auditor shall add to the other taxes charged upon the property taxable in the municipality an amount sufficient to meet such obligations when due, which additional levy shall be extended and collected with the other taxes of the year.
Minn. Stat. § 89.002 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 89 / Section 89.002
§ 89.002 POLICIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Forest resource management policy. The commissioner shall manage the forest resources of state forest lands under the authority of the commissioner according to the principles of multiple use and sustained yield. The forest resource management policy shall not supersede any existing duty or authority of the commissioner in managing forest lands, but the duties and authorities, as far as practicable, shall be exercised consistently with this policy. The forest resource management policy is not intended to exclude extractive uses of forest lands under the authority of the commissioner pursuant to state law.

§ Subd. 2. Reforestation policy. (a) The commissioner shall maintain all forest lands under authority of the commissioner in appropriate forest cover with species of trees, degree of stocking, rate of growth and stand conditions designed to secure optimum public benefits according to multiple use, sustained yield principles and consistent with applicable forest management plans. (b) Each year the commissioner shall strive to assure that (1) reforestation occurs annually on an acreage at least equal to the acreage harvested that year on all forest lands under the authority of the commissioner; (2) additional reforestation is accomplished on areas previously harvested but not adequately reforested so that the backlog of reforestation work can be eliminated; and (3) poorly stocked forest land, or forest land damaged by natural causes, shall be returned to a state of productivity.

§ Subd. 3. Forest road policy. The commissioner shall provide a system of forest roads and trails which provides access to state forest land and other forest land under the commissioner's authority which is adequate to permit the commissioner to manage, protect, and develop those lands and their forest resources consistent with the forest resource management policy, and to meet demands for forest resources.
Minn. Stat. § 122A.23 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 122A / Section 122A.23
§ 122A.23 APPLICANTS TRAINED IN OTHER STATES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. MS 2017 Supp [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 36 ]

§ Subd. 2. MS 2017 Supp [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 36 ]

§ Subd. 3. Teacher licensure agreements with adjoining states. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must enter into a National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) interstate agreement and other interstate agreements for teacher licensure to allow fully certified teachers from adjoining states to transfer their certification to Minnesota. The board must enter into these interstate agreements only after determining that the rigor of the teacher licensure or certification requirements in the adjoining state is commensurate with the rigor of Minnesota's teacher licensure requirements. The board may limit an interstate agreement to particular content fields or grade levels based on established priorities or identified shortages. This subdivision does not apply to out-of-state applicants holding only a provisional teaching license. (b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must work with designated authorities in adjoining states to establish interstate teacher licensure agreements under this section.
Minn. Stat. § 309.556 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 309 / Section 309.556
§ 309.556 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Identity of organization; percentage of deductibility; description of program. Prior to orally requesting a contribution or contemporaneously with a written request for a contribution, the following information shall be clearly disclosed: (a) the name and location by city and state of each charitable organization on behalf of which the solicitation is made; (b) the tax deductibility of the contribution; and (c) a description of the charitable program for which the solicitation campaign is being carried out; and, if different, a description of the programs and activities of the organization on whose behalf the solicitation campaign is being carried out. If the solicitation is made by direct personal contact, the required information shall also be disclosed prominently on a written document which shall be exhibited to the person solicited. If the solicitation is made by radio, television, letter, telephone, or any other means not involving direct personal contact, the required information shall be clearly disclosed in the solicitation.

§ Subd. 2. Identity of professional fundraiser. In addition to the disclosures required by subdivision 1, any professional fundraiser soliciting contributions in this state shall also disclose the name of the professional fundraiser as on file with the attorney general and that the solicitation is being conducted by a "professional fundraiser." The disclosures required by this subdivision shall be given in the same manner as the disclosures required by subdivision 1.
Minn. Stat. § 473.76 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.76
§ 473.76 METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission may authorize, by resolution, technical, professional, or financial assistance to the county and authority for the development and operation of the ballpark upon such terms and conditions as the county or authority and the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission may agree, including reimbursement of financial assistance from the proceeds of the bonds authorized in this chapter. Without limiting the foregoing permissive powers, the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission shall transfer $300,000 from its cash reserves to the county on or prior to January 1, 2007, for use in connection with preliminary ballpark and public infrastructure costs, which amount shall be repaid by the county from collections of the tax authorized by section 473.757 , if any.
Minn. Stat. § 53B.35 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 53B / Section 53B.35
§ 53B.35 RELATIONSHIP TO FEDERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) In the event state money transmission jurisdiction is conditioned on a federal law, any inconsistencies between a provision of this chapter and the federal law governing money transmission is governed by the applicable federal law to the extent of the inconsistency.

(b) In the event of any inconsistencies between this chapter and a federal law that governs pursuant to paragraph (a), the commissioner may provide interpretive guidance that:

(1) identifies the inconsistency; and

(2) identifies the appropriate means of compliance with federal law.
Minn. Stat. § 136D.85 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136D / Section 136D.85
§ 136D.85 AGREEMENT APPROVAL, NOTICE, PETITION, REFERENDUM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Resolution. The agreement shall, before it becomes effective, be approved by a resolution adopted by the school board of each school district named therein.

§ Subd. 2. When effective. Each such resolution shall be published once in a newspaper published in such district, if there is one, or in a newspaper having general circulation in such district, and shall become effective 30 days after such publication, unless within such period a petition for referendum on the resolution shall be filed with the school board, signed by qualified voters of the school district equal in number to five percent of the number of voters voting at the last annual school district election. In such case the resolution shall not become effective until approved by a majority of the voters voting thereon at a regular or special election. The agreement may provide conditions under which it shall become effective even though not approved in all districts.
Minn. Stat. § 524.5-428 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.5-428
§ 524.5-428 DEATH OF PERSON SUBJECT TO CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person subject to conservatorship dies, the conservator shall deliver to the court for safekeeping any will of the deceased person subject to conservatorship which may have come into the conservator's possession, inform the personal representative named in the will of the delivery, and retain the estate for delivery to a duly appointed personal representative of the decedent or other persons entitled thereto.

(b) If a personal representative has not been appointed within 90 days after the death of a person subject to conservatorship and an application or petition for appointment is not before the court, the conservator may apply or petition for appointment as personal representative in order to administer and distribute the decedent's estate.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.603 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.603
§ 97B.603 TAKING SMALL GAME BY PARTY.
Status: in_force

(a) While two or more persons are taking small game as a party and maintaining unaided visual and vocal contact, a member of the party may take and possess more than one limit of small game, but the total number of small game taken and possessed by the party may not exceed the limit of the number of persons in the party that may take and possess small game.

(b) This section does not apply to hunting wolves, migratory game birds, or turkeys, except that a licensed turkey hunter may assist another licensed turkey hunter and a licensed wolf hunter may assist another licensed wolf hunter for the same zone and time period as long as the hunter does not shoot or register a turkey or wolf for the other hunter.