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Minn. Stat. § 17.52 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.52
§ 17.52 PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that Minnesota farmers who produce agricultural commodities for domestic and foreign markets shall be permitted to act separately, or jointly in cooperation with handlers, dealers and processors of such products, with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the University of Minnesota, and any other interested agencies, to promote and stimulate the use, sale and consumption of such commodities and to improve methods of production, processing and marketing thereof; it is further declared that provision for the establishment of Minnesota agricultural commodity research and promotion councils is deemed an appropriate means to accomplish such objectives. Sections 17.51 to 17.69 shall not be construed to abrogate or limit in any way the rights, powers, duties and functions of the commissioner of agriculture or any other agency of the state, but shall be supplementary thereto, and in aid and cooperation therewith.
Minn. Stat. § 47.14 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 47 / Section 47.14
§ 47.14 CERTIFICATE; HOW ACCOMPANIED.
Status: in_force

The certificate of incorporation, when presented to the commissioner of commerce, shall be accompanied, in the case of a bank, with the certificate of a solvent bank in this state of the deposit therein, in cash, to the credit of the proposed bank, and payable upon its order when countersigned by the commissioner of commerce, of an amount equal to its capital stock, surplus and undivided profits. In the case of a reorganization of a former national bank, it shall also be accompanied with the written consent of the holders of a majority of its former capital stock. In the case of a savings bank, it shall be accompanied with proof of four weeks' published notice of the intention of the incorporators to organize the same, specifying its proposed name and location, and the names of the proposed incorporators, and that a majority thereof reside in the county of its proposed location, and a sworn declaration by each proposed trustee that the trustee will perform the duties as such to the best of that person's ability, according to law, with proof of the record of such declaration with the county recorder; and if there is a savings bank organized and doing business in such county, a copy of such notice shall be served by mail on such bank at least 15 days before the filing of such certificate.
Minn. Stat. § 142G.10 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142G / Section 142G.10
§ 142G.10 MFIP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. MFIP eligibility requirements. To be eligible for MFIP, applicants must meet the general eligibility requirements in sections 142G.11 to 142G.15 , the property limitations in section 256P.02 , and the income limitations in sections 142G.16 and 256P.06 .

§ Subd. 2. Verification of information. An agency must apply section 256P.04 when documenting, verifying, and recertifying MFIP eligibility. An agency must only require verification of information necessary to determine MFIP eligibility and the amount of the assistance payment.
Minn. Stat. § 31A.04 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 31A / Section 31A.04
§ 31A.04 INSPECTION OF CARCASSES AND PARTS; MARKING; DISPOSITION OF CONDEMNED CARCASSES.
Status: in_force

Inspectors appointed by the commissioner for that purpose shall make a postmortem examination and inspection of the carcasses and parts of all animals usable as human food prepared at a slaughtering, meat canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment in this state in which carcasses or parts are prepared solely for intrastate commerce. Carcasses and parts of animals found to be unadulterated must be marked, stamped, tagged, or labeled, as "Inspected and Passed." The inspectors shall label, mark, stamp, or tag as "Inspected and Condemned" carcasses and parts of animals found to be adulterated. Carcasses and animal parts inspected and condemned must be destroyed for food purposes by the establishment in the presence of an inspector. The commissioner may remove inspectors from an establishment which fails to destroy a condemned carcass or animal part.

After the first inspection, inspectors shall, if they consider it necessary, reinspect the carcasses or animal parts to determine whether they have become adulterated since the first inspection. If a carcass or animal part is then found to be adulterated, it must be destroyed for food purposes by the establishment in the presence of an inspector. The commissioner may remove inspectors from an establishment which fails to destroy a condemned carcass or animal part.
Minn. Stat. § 115.66 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115 / Section 115.66
§ 115.66 SEVERABILITY.
Status: in_force

If any provision of sections 115.61 to 115.67 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of sections 115.61 to 115.67 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of sections 115.61 to 115.67 and the various applications thereof are declared to be severable.
Minn. Stat. § 155A.21 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 155A / Section 155A.21
§ 155A.21 POLICY.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the health and safety of the people of the state are served by the licensing of the practice of cosmetology because of infection control and the use of chemicals, implements, apparatus, and other appliances requiring special skills and education.

To this end, the public will best be served by vesting these responsibilities in the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.
Minn. Stat. § 150A.26 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 150A / Section 150A.26
§ 150A.26 WORK ORDER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

No registered dental laboratory shall perform or authorize any dental technological work without a valid work order from a licensed dentist or a work authorization issued pursuant to a valid work order. A work order or work authorization may be handwritten and may be faxed or sent electronically using an electronic signature.
Minn. Stat. § 88.76 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 88 / Section 88.76
§ 88.76 REWARDS.
Status: in_force

Upon conviction of any person for violating any of the provisions of sections 88.03 to 88.22 , the director may pay, from any money placed at the director's disposal under those sections, a reward of not more than $1,000 to the person or persons giving the information leading to such conviction.
Minn. Stat. § 179.03 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.03
§ 179.03 REMOVING MEDIATORS FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

Any mediator, under the provisions of sections 179.01 to 179.17 , who exerts personal influence, directly or indirectly, to induce any other person to adopt the mediator's political views, or to favor any particular candidate for office, or to contribute funds for political purposes shall forthwith be removed from office or position by the appointing authority; provided, that before removal the commissioner of mediation services shall be entitled to a hearing before the governor, and any other employee shall be entitled to a similar hearing before the commissioner of mediation services.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-403 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-403
§ 336.2-403 POWER TO TRANSFER; GOOD FAITH PURCHASE OF GOODS; "ENTRUSTING."
Status: in_force

(1) A purchaser of goods acquires all title which the purchaser's transferor had or had power to transfer except that a purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased. A person with voidable title has power to transfer a good title to a good faith purchaser for value. When goods have been delivered under a transaction of purchase the purchaser has such power even though

(a) the transferor was deceived as to the identity of the purchaser, or

(b) the delivery was in exchange for a check which is later dishonored, or

(c) it was agreed that the transaction was to be a "cash sale," or

(d) the delivery was procured through fraud punishable as larcenous under the criminal law.

(2) Any entrusting of possession of goods to a merchant who deals in goods of that kind gives the merchant power to transfer all rights of the entruster to a buyer in ordinary course of business.

(3) "Entrusting" includes any delivery and any acquiescence in retention of possession regardless of any condition expressed between the parties to the delivery or acquiescence and regardless of whether the procurement of the entrusting or the possessor's disposition of the goods have been such as to be larcenous under the criminal law.

(4) The rights of other purchasers of goods and of lien creditors are governed by the articles on secured transactions (article 9) and documents of title (article 7).
Minn. Stat. § 323A.0914 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 323A / Section 323A.0914
§ 323A.0914 RESTRICTIONS ON APPROVAL OF MERGERS, EXCHANGES, CONVERSIONS, AND DOMESTICATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Personal liability of member. If a partner of a constituent, converting, or domesticating partnership has personal liability with respect to a surviving constituent, converted, or domesticated organization, approval or amendment of a plan of merger, exchange, conversion, or domestication is ineffective without the consent of the member, unless: (1) the partnership agreement provides for approval of a merger, exchange, conversion, or domestication with the consent of fewer than all the partners; and (2) the partner has consented to the provision of the partnership agreement.

§ Subd. 2. Consent. A member does not give the consent required by subdivision 1 merely by consenting to a provision of the partnership agreement that permits the partnership agreement to be amended with the consent of fewer than all the partners.
Minn. Stat. § 485.06 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 485 / Section 485.06
§ 485.06 SEARCH OF RECORDS; CERTIFICATE; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

The court administrator, upon request of any person, shall make search of the books and records of the court administrator's office, and ascertain the existence, docketing, or satisfaction of any judgment or other lien, and certify the result of such search under the court administrator's hand and the seal of said court, giving the name of the party against whom any judgment or lien appears of record, the amount thereof, and the time of its entry; and, if satisfied of its satisfaction, and any other entries requested relative to such judgment. The court administrator's search will be a search for the exact match of the requested name. Nothing in this section shall prevent attorneys or others from having access to such books and records at all reasonable times, when no certificate is necessary or required.
Minn. Stat. § 365.44 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 365 / Section 365.44
§ 365.44 PETITION FOR SEPARATION; BALLOT AT TOWN MEETING.
Status: in_force

The question of whether a town is to be separated for all purposes from a statutory city within the town may be voted on at the town's annual meeting. This section must be followed for the separation to take place. At least 50 of the town's electors must sign a notice stating that the question will be voted on at the next annual meeting. The signers may reside within or outside the city. The notice must be filed with the town clerk. The clerk shall include the question in the notice of the meeting. The question must then be voted on by ballot. If a majority of the votes on the question are in favor of the separation, the town is separated from the statutory city for all purposes. Only voters residing outside the statutory city may vote on the question.
Minn. Stat. § 514.41 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 514 / Section 514.41
§ 514.41 LIEN STATEMENT, FILING; ASSIGNMENT OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

If the indebtedness so due be not paid within five days after demand therefor made upon the debtor in person, or upon some agent or court administrator of the debtor at the debtor's business office, the lienholder may file for record with the commissioner of natural resources a statement, verified by the oath of some person having knowledge of the facts, setting forth the lienholder's post office address, the dates of beginning and ending the labor or service, the rate of compensation agreed upon or claimed, the sums, if any, paid thereon, the amount then due, a description of the logs or other timber on which the lien is claimed, and the fact of such claim. If such labor or service be terminated by the direction or act of the employer, or by the completion of the work in which the employee is engaged, then no demand for payment shall be necessary, and the lien statement may be filed at once. If no mark or description of such logs or other timber be filed for record with the commissioner of natural resources, the lien statement shall be filed, not with the commissioner, but with the court administrator of the district court of the county, in which the labor or service was performed. Any person having a claim upon logs, crossties, poles, or other timber, as provided in section 514.40 , may assign the same in writing to any person either before or after the making and filing of the statement therefor as provided in this section; and the person to whom such claim may be assigned, or that person's agent or attorney, may make and file for record the statement for lien therefor required by this section, in case no such statement has been filed. When such statement and assignment have been made and filed in the office of the commissioner of natural resources or in the office of the court administrator of the district court, in case such statement is filed in the office of the court administrator of the district court, the person to whom the assignment is made shall be subrogated to all the rights of the original claimant, and is hereby authorized to enforce the lien against the logs, crossties, poles, and all other timber in the assignee's own name, in the same manner and with the same effect as the original claimant could have done had not such assignment been made; and any person holding the title to the logs or timber, or any lien by mortgage or otherwise thereon, as security for payment of any sum as stumpage thereon, may in like manner purchase and take an assignment of any or all such claims for labor, or may pay and discharge the same, and in either case may tack the same to that person's original claim and hold the same as an additional encumbrance thereon, and may enforce the payment of the same, with interest, in like manner as that person's original claim thereon, but in any case shall not be required to pay more than the reasonable and current value of such labor.
Minn. Stat. § 525A.13 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 525A / Section 525A.13
§ 525A.13 DELIVERY OF DOCUMENT OF GIFT NOT REQUIRED; RIGHT TO EXAMINE.
Status: in_force

(a) A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor's lifetime to be effective.

(b) Upon or after an individual's death, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the individual shall allow examination and copying of the document of gift or refusal by a person authorized to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift with respect to the individual or by a person to which the gift could pass under section 525A.11 .
Minn. Stat. § 103G.217 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103G / Section 103G.217
§ 103G.217 DRIFTLESS AREA; WATER RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

(a) Groundwater discharge from natural springs and seepage areas in the driftless area of Minnesota, corresponding to the area of the state contained within the boundaries of the Department of Natural Resources Paleozoic plateau ecological section, is vital to sustaining the coldwater aquatic ecosystems in the region, as well as the recreational, commercial, agricultural, environmental, aesthetic, and economic well-being of the region.

(b) Within the boundaries of the Department of Natural Resources Paleozoic plateau ecological section, no excavation or mining of silica sand, including, but not limited to, digging, excavating, mining, drilling, blasting, tunneling, dredging, stripping, or shafting, may occur within one mile of a designated trout stream as listed in Minnesota Rules unless a silica sand mining trout stream setback permit has been issued by the commissioner.

(c) Before issuing a permit under this section, the commissioner shall:

(1) require a project proposer to do a hydrogeological evaluation and collect any other information necessary to assess potential impacts to hydrogeological features, including private and public drinking water supply wells; and

(2) identify appropriate setbacks from designated trout streams, springs, and other hydrogeologic features and any other restrictions necessary to protect trout stream water quantity, quality, and habitat.

(d) The commissioner may assess the project proposer fees to cover the reasonable costs of duties performed under this section.
Minn. Stat. § 103D.531 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103D / Section 103D.531
§ 103D.531 CONTINUANCE OF HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

If an order has been made and notice given for a hearing in a proceeding under this chapter, and the board, managers, or court fail to appear at the time and place specified, the board or the managers, or the court administrator of the district court shall continue the hearing to another date as necessary and notify the board, managers, or the court of the continuance and the date of hearing. The matter shall be continued to that date without affecting the jurisdiction of the board, the managers, or the court.
Minn. Stat. § 352D.12 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 352D / Section 352D.12
§ 352D.12 TRANSFER OF PRIOR SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee who is a participant in the unclassified program and who has prior service credit in a covered plan under chapter 352 , 353 , 354 , 354A , or 422A may, within the time limits specified in this section, elect to transfer to the unclassified program prior service contributions to one or more of those plans.

(b) For participants with prior service credit in a plan governed by chapter 352 , 353 , 354 , 354A , or 422A , "prior service contributions" means the accumulated employee and equal employer contributions with interest at the applicable annual rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 2 , compounded annually, based on fiscal year balances.

(c) If a participant has taken a refund from a retirement plan listed in this section, the participant may repay the refund to that plan, notwithstanding any restrictions on repayment to that plan, with interest at the applicable annual rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 2 , compounded annually, and have the accumulated employee and equal employer contributions transferred to the unclassified program with interest at the rate of 8.5 percent until June 30, 2015, and eight percent thereafter compounded annually based on fiscal year balances. If a person repays a refund and subsequently elects to have the money transferred to the unclassified program, the repayment amount, including interest, is added to the fiscal year balance in the year which the repayment was made.

(d) A participant electing to transfer prior service contributions credited to a retirement plan governed by chapter 352 , 353 , 354 , 354A , or 422A as provided under this section must complete a written application for the transfer and repay any refund within one year of the commencement of the employee's participation in the unclassified program.
Minn. Stat. § 515B.4-109 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515B / Section 515B.4-109
§ 515B.4-109 ESCROW DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

All earnest money paid or deposits made in connection with the purchase or reservation of units from or with a declarant shall be deposited in an escrow account controlled jointly by the declarant and the purchaser, or controlled by a licensed title insurer or agent thereof, an attorney representing either the declarant or the purchaser, a licensed real estate broker, an independent bonded escrow company, or a governmental agency or instrumentality. The escrow account shall be in an institution whose deposits are insured by a governmental agency or instrumentality. The money or deposits shall be held in the escrow account until (i) delivered to the declarant at closing; (ii) delivered to the declarant because of the purchaser's default under a reservation agreement or a contract to purchase the unit; (iii) delivered to the purchaser pursuant to the provisions of section 515B.4-106 or the provisions of a reservation agreement or a contract to purchase; or (iv) delivered for payment of construction costs pursuant to a written agreement between the declarant and the purchaser.
Minn. Stat. § 103E.605 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103E / Section 103E.605
§ 103E.605 EFFECT OF FILED DRAINAGE LIEN.
Status: in_force

The amount recorded from the drainage lien statement and supplemental drainage lien statement that each tract of property will be liable for, and the interest allowed on that amount, is a drainage lien on the property. The drainage lien is a first and paramount lien until fully paid, and has priority over all mortgages, charges, encumbrances, and other liens, unless the board subordinates the drainage lien to liens of record. The recording of the drainage lien, drainage lien statement, or a supplemental drainage lien statement is notice to all parties of the existence of the drainage lien.
Minn. Stat. § 609.68 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.68
§ 609.68 UNLAWFUL DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, LITTER, OR LIKE.
Status: in_force

Whoever unlawfully deposits garbage, rubbish, cigarette filters, debris from fireworks, offal, or the body of a dead animal, or other litter in or upon any public highway, public waters or the ice thereon, shoreland areas adjacent to rivers or streams as defined by section 103F.205 , public lands, or, without the consent of the owner, private lands or water or ice thereon, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 13.63 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.63
§ 13.63 RETIREMENT DATA.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2010 c 359 art 11 s 27 ]

§ Subd. 2. Teachers Retirement Association data. The following data on beneficiaries and survivors of Teachers Retirement Association members are considered private data on individuals: (1) address; (2) birth date; (3) direct deposit account number; and (4) tax withholding data.

§ Subd. 3. Public Employees Retirement Association data. The following data on individual beneficiaries and survivors of Public Employment Retirement Association members are classified as private: home address, date of birth, direct deposit account number, and tax withholding data.
Minn. Stat. § 18K.08 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18K / Section 18K.08
§ 18K.08 DEFENSE FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA.
Status: in_force

It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the possession of marijuana under chapter 152 if:

(1) the defendant possesses industrial hemp grown pursuant to this chapter; or

(2) the defendant has a valid controlled substance registration from the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, if required under federal law.
Minn. Stat. § 604A.22 — MN Code / Part 604_605 / Chapter 604A / Section 604A.22
§ 604A.22 OWNER'S DUTY OF CARE OR DUTY TO GIVE WARNINGS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 604A.25 , an owner who gives written or oral permission for the use of the land for recreational purposes without charge:

(1) owes no duty of care to render or maintain the land safe for entry or use by other persons for recreational purpose;

(2) owes no duty to warn those persons of any dangerous condition on the land, whether patent or latent;

(3) owes no duty of care toward those persons except to refrain from willfully taking action to cause injury; and

(4) owes no duty to curtail use of the land during its use for recreational purpose.