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Minn. Stat. § 375.552 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 375 / Section 375.552
§ 375.552 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. For the purposes of sections 375.551 to 375.555 , the following terms have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Employment program. "Employment program" means a program offering job training programs or jobs through public works projects to economically disadvantaged, unemployed residents of a county.

§ Subd. 3. Economically disadvantaged, unemployed resident. "Economically disadvantaged, unemployed resident" means a person (a) who is not eligible for or who refuses to accept financial assistance pursuant to chapter 256, 256B, 256D, or 268; (b) whose income or household income is at or below 25 percent of the statewide median household income as determined by the 1980 federal census; (c) who is a bona fide resident of the county; and (d) who is unemployed.

§ Subd. 4. Wage. "Wage" means the basic minimum wage pursuant to section 177.24 .

§ Subd. 5. Chronic high unemployment. "Chronic high unemployment" means an unemployment rate, as defined by the Department of Employment and Economic Development, in a county or portion of a county that exceeds the national unemployment rate for four consecutive months in the 12-month period immediately preceding September 1.
Minn. Stat. § 297G.17 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297G / Section 297G.17
§ 297G.17 INTEREST.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Interest rate. When interest is required under this section, interest is computed at the rate specified in section 270C.40 .

§ Subd. 2. Late payment. If a tax under this chapter is not paid within the time named by law for payment, the unpaid tax bears interest from the date the tax should have been paid until the date the tax is paid.

§ Subd. 3. Extensions. When an extension of time for payment has been granted, interest must be paid from the date the payment should have been made, if no extension had been granted, until the date the tax is paid.

§ Subd. 4. Additional assessments. When a taxpayer is liable for additional taxes because of a redetermination by the commissioner, or for any other reason, the additional taxes bear interest from the time the tax should have been paid, without regard to an extension allowed, until the date the tax is paid.

§ Subd. 5. Erroneous refunds or credits. In the case of an erroneous refund or credit, interest begins to accrue from the date the refund or credit was paid unless the erroneous refund or credit results from a mistake of the commissioner, in which case no interest or penalty is imposed, unless the deficiency assessment is not satisfied within 60 days of the order.

§ Subd. 6. Interest on judgments. Notwithstanding section 549.09 , if judgment is entered in favor of the commissioner with regard to any tax under this chapter, the judgment bears interest at the rate given in section 270C.40 from the date the judgment is entered until the date of payment.

§ Subd. 7. Interest on penalties. (a) A penalty imposed under section 297G.18 , subdivisions 2 to 7, bears interest from the date provided in section 270C.40, subdivision 3 , to the date of payment of the penalty. (b) A penalty not included in paragraph (a) bears interest only if it is not paid within ten days from the date of the notice. In that case interest is imposed from the date of notice to the date of payment.

§ Subd. 8. Interest on overpayments. Interest must be paid on an overpayment refunded or credited to the taxpayer from the date of payment of the tax until the date the refund is paid or credited.
Minn. Stat. § 205.84 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 205 / Section 205.84
§ 205.84 REDISTRICTING; CITIES WITH WARDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General provisions. (a) In a city electing council members by wards, wards shall be as equal in population as practicable and each ward shall be composed of compact, contiguous territory. Each council member shall be a resident of the ward for which elected, but, except as otherwise provided by paragraph (b), a change in ward boundaries does not disqualify a council member from serving for the remainder of a term. (b) Notwithstanding any home rule charter provision to the contrary, in a city of the first class where council members are elected by ward to serve for four years to terms that are not staggered, if the population of any ward changes by five percent or more, all council members must be elected to new terms at the first municipal general election after ward boundaries are redefined under subdivision 2; provided, however, that if no municipal general election would otherwise occur in the year ending in "2" or the year ending in "3," a municipal general election must be held in one of those years.

§ Subd. 2. Effective date. After the official certification of the federal decennial or special census, the governing body of the city shall either confirm the existing ward boundaries as conforming to the standards of subdivision 1 or redefine ward boundaries to conform to those standards as provided in section 204B.135, subdivision 1 . If the governing body of the city fails to take either action within the time required, no further compensation shall be paid to the mayor or council member until the wards of the city are either reconfirmed or redefined as required by this section. An ordinance establishing new ward boundaries pursuant to section 204B.135, subdivision 1 , becomes effective on the date of the state primary election in the year ending in two, except that new ward boundaries established by a municipality in a year ending in one are effective on the date of the municipal primary election in the year ending in one.

§ Subd. 3. Transition schedule. The governing body of a city electing more than one council member in each ward may adopt an orderly transition schedule to biennial November elections in which only one council member in each ward is elected in any municipal general election.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-716 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-716
§ 336.2-716 BUYER'S RIGHT TO SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OR REPLEVIN.
Status: in_force

(1) Specific performance may be decreed where the goods are unique or in other proper circumstances.

(2) The decree for specific performance may include such terms and conditions as to payment of the price, damages, or other relief as the court may deem just.

(3) The buyer has a right of replevin for goods identified to the contract if after reasonable effort the buyer is unable to effect cover for such goods or the circumstances reasonably indicate that such effort will be unavailing or if the goods have been shipped under reservation and satisfaction of the security interest in them has been made or tendered. In the case of goods bought for personal, family, or household purposes, the buyer's right of replevin vests upon acquisition of a special property, even if the seller had not then repudiated or failed to deliver.
Minn. Stat. § 386.26 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 386 / Section 386.26
§ 386.26 UNRECORDED RECORDS: TRANSCRIBE; RECORD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Counties over 100,000. The county recorder in each county having a population of over 100,000 is hereby authorized and directed to transcribe in appropriate records in writing or by electronic media to be provided by the county for such purpose and to appropriately index all instruments affecting: lists of lands selected by railroad companies under grants from the United States or the state of Minnesota; and all instruments affecting: condemnation proceedings; awards of damages in condemnation proceedings; building line easements; easements for slopes; easements for electric light and telephone poles; now on file in the recorder's office and which have not heretofore been recorded.

§ Subd. 2. Prima facie; as of time filed. The transcribing of such instruments shall have the effect of a record of the same from the time such instruments were filed in such county recorder office, and such records shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the contents of the original instruments so recorded.

§ Subd. 3. In future; record at length. It is hereby made the duty of the county recorder in any such county to record at length in suitable books or by electronic media to be provided by the county for such purpose all instruments hereafter received either for filing or recording. The recorder shall receive the same fees therefor as are allowed for the recording of other like instruments.

§ Subd. 4. Except Ramsey County. This section does not apply to Ramsey County.
Minn. Stat. § 17.9894 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.9894
§ 17.9894 CERTIFYING AGENT LICENSE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. License. A person who offers certification services to producers as part of the program must satisfy all criteria in subdivision 2 and be licensed by the commissioner. A certifying agent is ineligible to provide certification services to any producer to whom the certifying agent has also provided technical assistance. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283 , the commissioner may set license fees.

§ Subd. 2. Certifying agent requirements. In order to be licensed as a certifying agent, a person must: (1) be an agricultural conservation professional employed by a soil and water conservation district or the Natural Resources Conservation Service, a Minnesota certified crop advisor recognized by the American Society of Agronomy, or an individual with agricultural conservation experience approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may establish eligibility criteria by rule; (2) have passed a comprehensive exam, as set by the commissioner, evaluating knowledge of water quality, soil health, best farm management techniques, and the certification instrument; and (3) maintain continuing education requirements as set by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 508.75 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508 / Section 508.75
§ 508.75 INVESTMENT.
Status: in_force

All money received by the registrar under the provisions of sections 508.82, subdivision 1, clause (1), and 508A.82, subdivision 1, clause (1), shall be paid quarterly by the registrar or the county treasurer to the commissioner of management and budget and placed in the general fund. There is annually appropriated to the commissioner of management and budget from the general fund sums sufficient to pay claims ordered by a district court under sections 508.77 and 508A.77 .
Minn. Stat. § 299M.10 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299M / Section 299M.10
§ 299M.10 MONEY CREDITED TO GENERAL FUND.
Status: in_force

The fees and penalties collected under this chapter, except as provided in section 299M.07 , must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund. Money received by the State Fire Marshal Division in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursements, or appropriation from any source for the administration of this chapter must also be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.
Minn. Stat. § 428A.05 — MN Code / Part 426_435 / Chapter 428A / Section 428A.05
§ 428A.05 COLLECTION OF SERVICE CHARGES.
Status: in_force

Service charges may be imposed on the basis of the net tax capacity of the property on which the service charge is imposed but must be spread only upon the net tax capacity of the taxable property located in the geographic area described in the ordinance. Service charges based on net tax capacity may be payable and collected at the same time and in the same manner as provided for payment and collection of ad valorem taxes. When made payable in the same manner as ad valorem taxes, service charges not paid on or before the applicable due date shall be subject to the same penalty and interest as in the case of ad valorem tax amounts not paid by the respective due date. The due date for a service charge payable in the same manner as ad valorem taxes is the due date given in law for the real or personal property tax for the property on which the service charge is imposed. Service charges imposed on net tax capacity which are to become payable in the following year must be certified to the county auditor by the date provided in section 429.061, subdivision 3 , for the annual certification of special assessment installments. Other service charges imposed must be collected as provided by ordinance. Service charges based on net tax capacity collected under sections 428A.01 to 428A.10 are not included in computations under section 469.177 , chapter 276A or 473F, or any other law that applies to general ad valorem levies. For the purpose of this section, "net tax capacity" means the net tax capacity most recently determined at the time that tax rates are determined under section 275.08 .
Minn. Stat. § 514.965 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 514 / Section 514.965
§ 514.965 LIVESTOCK LIEN DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this section and section 514.966 , the terms defined in subdivisions 2 to 11 have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Agricultural lien. "Agricultural lien" means an agricultural lien as defined in section 336.9-102 (a)(5) and includes a veterinarian's lien, breeder's lien, livestock production input lien, temporary livestock production input lien, and feeder's lien under this section and section 514.966 .

§ Subd. 3. Agricultural lienholder. "Agricultural lienholder" means a person holding an agricultural lien.

§ Subd. 4. Emergency veterinary services. "Emergency veterinary services" includes surgical procedures, administering vaccines, antisera, and antibiotics, and other veterinary medicines, treatments, and services performed primarily to protect human health, prevent the spread of animal diseases, or preserve the health of the animal or animals treated.

§ Subd. 5. Farm products. "Farm products" means farm products as defined in section 336.9-102 (a)(34).

§ Subd. 6. Feed. "Feed" means commercial feeds, feed ingredients, mineral feeds, drugs, animal health products, or customer-formula feeds used for feeding livestock, including commercial feed as defined in section 25.33 .

§ Subd. 7. Lender. "Lender" means a secured party as defined in section 336.9-102 (a)(73) holding a perfected security interest in the farm products of the obligor.

§ Subd. 8. Livestock production input. "Livestock production input" means feed and labor used in raising livestock.

§ Subd. 9. Obligor. "Obligor" means an obligor as defined in section 336.9-102 (a)(59).

§ Subd. 10. Person. "Person" means an individual or an organization as defined in section 336.1-201 (b)(27).

§ Subd. 11. Supplier. "Supplier" means a person furnishing agricultural production inputs.
Minn. Stat. § 626.11 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.11
§ 626.11 ISSUANCE OF WARRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the judge is satisfied of the existence of the grounds of the application, or that there is probable cause to believe their existence, the judge must issue a signed search warrant, naming the judge's judicial office, to a peace officer inside or outside the officer's jurisdiction. The warrant shall direct the officer to search the person or place named for the property or things specified, and to retain the property or things in the officer's custody subject to order of the court issuing the warrant.

(b) Nothing in sections 626.04 to 626.17 is meant to supersede another law or statute that limits a peace officer's authority to obtain, serve, or execute a search warrant.
Minn. Stat. § 325E.10 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325E / Section 325E.10
§ 325E.10 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 325E.11 to 325E.112 and this section, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Motor oil. "Motor oil" means oil used as a lubricant or hydraulics in a transmission or internal combustion engine motor vehicle as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 18 .

§ Subd. 2a. Motor oil filter. "Motor oil filter" means any filter used in combination with motor oil.

§ Subd. 3. Used motor oil. "Used motor oil" means motor oil which through use, storage or handling has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties.

§ Subd. 4. Person. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative, association, firm, sole proprietorship, or other entity.

§ Subd. 5. Used motor oil filter. "Used motor oil filter" means a motor oil filter which through use, storage, or handling has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties.
Minn. Stat. § 171.21 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 171 / Section 171.21
§ 171.21 COPY OF RECORD AS EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Copies of any of the files or records of the department certified by the commissioner as being true copies shall be received in evidence in any court in this state with the same force and effect as the originals.
Minn. Stat. § 473.25 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.25
§ 473.25 LIVABLE COMMUNITIES CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall establish criteria for uses of the fund provided in section 473.251 that are consistent with and promote the purposes of this article and the policies of the Metropolitan Development Guide adopted by the council including, but not limited to:

(1) helping to change long-term market incentives that adversely impact creation and preservation of living-wage jobs in the fully developed area;

(2) creating incentives for developing communities to include a full range of housing opportunities;

(3) creating incentives to preserve and rehabilitate affordable housing in the fully developed area; and

(4) creating incentives for all communities to implement compact and efficient development.

(b) The council shall establish guidelines for the livable community demonstration account for projects that the council would consider funding with either grants or loans. The guidelines must provide that the projects will:

(1) interrelate development or redevelopment and transit;

(2) interrelate affordable housing and employment growth areas;

(3) intensify land use that leads to more compact development or redevelopment;

(4) involve development or redevelopment that mixes incomes of residents in housing, including introducing or reintroducing higher value housing in lower income areas to achieve a mix of housing opportunities; or

(5) encourage public infrastructure investments which connect urban neighborhoods and suburban communities, attract private sector redevelopment investment in commercial and residential properties adjacent to the public improvement, and provide project area residents with expanded opportunities for private sector employment.

(c) The council shall establish guidelines governing who may apply for a grant or loan from the fund, providing priority for proposals using innovative partnerships between government, private for-profit, and nonprofit sectors.

(d) The council shall prepare an annual plan for distribution of the fund based on the criteria for project and applicant selection.

(e) The council shall prepare and submit to the legislature, as provided in section 3.195 , an annual report on the metropolitan livable communities fund. The report must include information on the amount of money in the fund, the amount distributed, to whom the funds were distributed and for what purposes, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the projects funded in meeting the policies and goals of the council. The report may make recommendations to the legislature on changes to Laws 1995, chapter 255.
Minn. Stat. § 115.063 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115 / Section 115.063
§ 115.063 HAZARDOUS AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE; POLICY TO PROTECT POTABLE WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) the waters of the state, because of their abundant quantity and high natural quality, constitute a unique natural resource of immeasurable value which must be protected and conserved for the benefit of the health, safety, welfare, and economic well-being of present and future generations of the people of the state;

(2) the actual or potential use of the waters of the state for potable water supply is the highest priority use of that water and deserves maximum protection by the state; and

(3) the disposal of hazardous waste and radioactive waste in Minnesota may pose a serious risk of pollution of the waters of the state, particularly potable water.

(b) It is therefore the policy of the state of Minnesota, consistent with the state's primary responsibility and rights to prevent, reduce, and eliminate water pollution and to plan for the preservation of water resources, that depositories for hazardous waste or radioactive waste should not be located in any place or be constructed or operated in any manner that can reasonably be expected to cause pollution of potable water.
Minn. Stat. § 508A.35 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508A / Section 508A.35
§ 508A.35 FORMS OF CPT.
Status: in_force

The CPT shall contain the name and residence of the owner, a description of the land and of the estate of the owner, and shall by memorial contain a description of all encumbrances, liens, and interests to which the estate of the owner is subject. In case the land is held in trust or subject to any condition or limitation, it shall state the nature and character of it. It shall be in substantially the following form:

CERTIFICATE OF POSSESSORY TITLE (CPT)

First Certificate of Possessory Title, pursuant to the Directive of the Examiner of Titles, County of ..........., and State of Minnesota, date .................., .....

Registration of Possessory Title

State of Minnesota ) ) ss. County of . )

This is to certify that ........................, whose address is .................. in the ........... of ................ and State of ......................, is now the owner of a fee simple estate of and in the following described land situated in the county of ....... and state of Minnesota, ........................................ Subject to the encumbrances, liens, and interests noted by the memorial underwritten or endorsed hereon; and subject to the following rights or encumbrances subsisting, namely:

(1) Liens, claims, or rights arising under the laws or the Constitution of the United States, which the statutes of this state cannot require to appear of record;

(2) Any real property tax or special assessment;

(3) Any lease for a period not exceeding three years, when there is actual occupation of the premises under the lease;

(4) All rights in public highways upon the land;

(5) The rights of any person in possession under deed or contract for deed from the owner of the CPT;

(6) Any claims that may be made pursuant to section 508A.17 within five years from the date of the first CPT; and

(7) Any outstanding mechanics lien rights which may exist under sections 514.01 to 514.17 .

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office, this ............ day of ...................., .....

. Registrar of Titles, in and for the County of . and State of Minnesota.

All CPTs issued subsequent to the first shall be in like form except that they shall be entitled "Transfer from number (here give the number of the next previous CPT relating to the same land)," and shall also contain the words "Originally registered (date, volume, and page of registration)."

CPTs shall be indexed and maintained in the same manner as provided for certificates of title under chapter 508 .
Minn. Stat. § 86B.001 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 86B / Section 86B.001
§ 86B.001 WATER USE POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state, which is blessed with an abundance of water, to promote its full use and enjoyment by all of the people, now and in the future, to promote safety for persons and property in connection with the use of the waters of the state, to promote uniformity of laws relating to the use, and to conform with use requirements of the United States.