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Minn. Stat. § 501C.0505 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.0505
§ 501C.0505 CREDITOR'S CLAIM AGAINST SETTLOR.
Status: in_force

Whether or not the terms of a trust contain a spendthrift provision, the following rules apply:

(1) During the lifetime of the settlor, the property of a revocable trust is subject to claims of the settlor's creditors.

(2) With respect to an irrevocable trust, a creditor or assignee of the settlor may reach the maximum amount that can be distributed to or for the settlor's benefit. If a trust has more than one settlor, the amount the creditor or assignee of a particular settlor may reach may not exceed the settlor's interest in the portion of the trust attributable to that settlor's contribution.

(3) After the death of a settlor, and subject to the settlor's right to direct the source from which liabilities will be paid, the property of a trust that was revocable at the settlor's death is subject to claims of the settlor's creditors, costs of administration of the settlor's estate, the expenses of the settlor's funeral and disposal of remains, and statutory allowances to a surviving spouse and children to the extent the settlor's probate estate is inadequate to satisfy those claims, costs, expenses, and allowances.
Minn. Stat. § 256R.46 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256R / Section 256R.46
§ 256R.46 SPECIALIZED CARE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The total care-related payment rate limit for specialized care facilities shall be increased by 50 percent.

(b) "Specialized care facilities" are defined as a facility having a program licensed under chapter 245A and Minnesota Rules, chapter 9570, or a facility with 96 beds on January 1, 2015, located in Robbinsdale that specializes in the treatment of Huntington's Disease.
Minn. Stat. § 321.1114 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 321 / Section 321.1114
§ 321.1114 CONFLICT RELATING TO MERGER OR CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

If a partnership governed by chapter 323A participates in a merger or conversion under chapter 321, then in the event of any conflict between the provisions of chapter 323A and chapter 321 relating to the merger or conversion, the provisions of chapter 321 control.
Minn. Stat. § 62A.38 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.38
§ 62A.38 NOTICE OF FREE EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

Medicare supplement policies or certificates, other than those issued pursuant to direct response solicitation, shall have a notice prominently printed on the first page of the policy or attached thereto stating in substance that the policyholder or certificate holder shall have the right to return the policy or certificate within 30 days of its delivery and to have the premium refunded in full if, after examination of the policy or certificate, the insured person is not satisfied for any reason. Medicare supplement policies or certificates, issued pursuant to a direct response solicitation to persons eligible for Medicare by reason of age, shall have a notice prominently printed on the first page or attached thereto stating in substance that the policyholder or certificate holder shall have the right to return the policy or certificate within 30 days of its delivery and to have the premium refunded within ten days after receipt of the returned policy or certificate to the insurer if, after examination, the insured person is not satisfied for any reason.
Minn. Stat. § 609.04 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.04
§ 609.04 CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Lesser offense prosecution. Upon prosecution for a crime, the actor may be convicted of either the crime charged or an included offense, but not both. An included offense may be any of the following: (1) a lesser degree of the same crime; or (2) an attempt to commit the crime charged; or (3) an attempt to commit a lesser degree of the same crime; or (4) a crime necessarily proved if the crime charged were proved; or (5) a petty misdemeanor necessarily proved if the misdemeanor charge were proved.

§ Subd. 2. Conviction; bar to prosecution. A conviction or acquittal of a crime is a bar to further prosecution of any included offense, or other degree of the same crime.
Minn. Stat. § 182.6525 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 182 / Section 182.6525
§ 182.6525 CRANE OPERATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Certification required. An individual may not operate a crane with a lifting capacity of five tons or more on a construction site unless the individual has a valid crane operator certificate received from a nationally recognized and accredited certification program. No employer, and no person who is under a contract to construct an improvement to land, may permit any employee, agent, or independent contractor to perform work in violation of this section. A crane operator certification required under this subdivision must be renewed by an accredited certification program every five years.

§ Subd. 2. Exceptions. The requirements of subdivision 1 do not apply to: (1) a crane operator trainee or apprentice, if the individual is under the direct supervision of a crane operator who holds a valid crane operator certificate as required in subdivision 1; (2) a person directly employed by a class 1 or 2 railroad who is qualified by the employing railroad as a crane operator or boom truck operator while performing work on property owned, leased, or controlled by the employing railroad; (3) a person who is employed by or performing work for a public utility, rural electric cooperative, municipality, telephone company, or industrial manufacturing plant; (4) a person who is subject to inspection and regulation under the Mine Safety and Health Act, United States Code, title 30, sections 801 through 962; (5) a person engaged in boating, fishing, agriculture, or arboriculture; (6) a person who is a member of and performing work for a uniformed service or who is a member of and performing work for the United States Merchant Marine; (7) a person who is operating a crane for personal use on premises owned or leased by that person; and (8) a person who is operating a crane in an emergency situation.

§ Subd. 3. Penalties. An employer or general contractor may be cited by the commissioner for a violation of the certification requirements in this section. A citation is punishable as a serious violation under section 182.666 .
Minn. Stat. § 88.171 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 88 / Section 88.171
§ 88.171 OPEN BURNING PROHIBITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Continual. Open burning prohibitions specified in this section are in effect at all times of the year.

§ Subd. 2. Prohibited materials; exceptions. No person shall conduct, cause, or permit open burning of rubber, plastics, chemically treated materials, or other materials which produce excessive or noxious smoke including, but not limited to, tires, railroad ties, chemically treated lumber, composite shingles, tar paper, insulation, composition board, sheetrock, wiring, paint, or paint filters. The commissioner may allow burning of prohibited materials when the commissioner of health or the community health board has made a determination that the burning is necessary to abate a public health nuisance. Except as specifically authorized by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency as an emergency response to an oil spill, no person shall conduct, cause, or permit open burning of oil.

§ Subd. 3. Hazardous wastes. No person shall conduct, cause, or permit open burning of hazardous waste as defined in section 116.06, subdivision 11 , and applicable commissioner's rules.

§ Subd. 4. Industrial solid waste. (a) No person shall conduct, cause, or permit open burning of solid waste generated from an industrial or manufacturing process or from a service or commercial structure. (b) The commissioner may allow open burning of raw untreated wood if the commissioner determines that reuse, recycling, or land disposal is not a feasible or prudent alternative.

§ Subd. 5. Demolition debris. No person shall conduct, cause, or permit open burning of burnable building material generated from demolition of commercial or institutional structures. A farm building is not a commercial structure.

§ Subd. 6. Salvage operations. No person shall conduct, cause, or permit salvage operations by open burning.

§ Subd. 7. Motor vehicles. No person shall conduct, cause, or permit the processing of motor vehicles by open burning.

§ Subd. 8. Garbage. (a) No person shall conduct, cause, or permit open burning of discarded material resulting from the handling, processing, storage, preparation, serving, or consumption of food, unless specifically allowed under section 17.135 . (b) A county may allow a resident to conduct open burning of material described in paragraph (a) that is generated from the resident's household if the county board by resolution determines that regularly scheduled pickup of the material is not reasonably available to the resident.

§ Subd. 9. Burning ban. No person shall conduct, cause, or permit open burning during a burning ban put into effect by a local authority, county, or a state department or agency.

§ Subd. 10. Smoldering fires. Fires must not be allowed to smolder with no flame present, except when conducted for the purpose of managing forests, prairies, or wildlife habitats.
Minn. Stat. § 299C.115 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299C / Section 299C.115
§ 299C.115 WARRANT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) By January 1, 1996, every county shall, in the manner provided in either clause (1) or (2), make warrant information available to other users of the criminal justice data communications network as defined in section 299C.46 :

(1) the county shall enter the warrant information in the warrant file maintained by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the Department of Public Safety; or

(2) the county, at no charge to the state, shall make the warrant information that is maintained in the county's computer accessible by means of a single query made through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the Department of Public Safety.

(b) As used in this section, "warrant information" means information on all outstanding felony, gross misdemeanor, and misdemeanor warrants for adults and juveniles that are issued within the county.
Minn. Stat. § 344.18 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 344 / Section 344.18
§ 344.18 COMPENSATION OF VIEWERS.
Status: in_force

Fence viewers must be paid for their services by the person employing them. The town board may by resolution require the person employing the fence viewers to post a bond or other security acceptable to the board for the total estimated costs before the viewing takes place. The total estimated costs may include the cost of professional and other services, hearing costs, administrative costs, recording costs, and other costs and expenses which the town may incur in connection with the viewing.
Minn. Stat. § 103G.401 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103G / Section 103G.401
§ 103G.401 APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH LAKE LEVELS.
Status: in_force

(a) Applications for authority to establish and maintain levels of public waters and applications to establish the natural ordinary high-water level of public waters may be made to the commissioner by a public body or authority or by a majority of the riparian owners on the public waters.

(b) To conserve or utilize the water resources of the state, the commissioner may initiate proceedings to establish and maintain the level of public waters.

(c) When establishing an ordinary high-water level, the commissioner must provide written or electronic notice of the order to the local units of government where the public water is located.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.725 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.725
§ 60A.725 DUTIES OF INSURERS UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF A REINSURANCE INTERMEDIARY-BROKER.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer shall not engage the services of a person, firm, association, or corporation to act as an RB on its behalf unless the person is licensed as required by section 60A.71, subdivision 1 .

(b) An insurer may not employ an individual who is employed by an RB with which it transacts business, unless the RB is under common control with the insurer and subject to chapter 60D.

(c) The insurer shall annually obtain a copy of statements of the financial condition of each RB with which it transacts business.
Minn. Stat. § 344.10 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 344 / Section 344.10
§ 344.10 LANDS BOUNDED BY STREAM.
Status: in_force

If lands of different persons must be fenced and are bounded upon or divided by a stream or pond which, in the judgment of the fence viewers, is not in itself a sufficient fence, and if the viewers determine that it is impracticable, without unreasonable expense, for a partition fence to be made on the waters at the true boundary line, and if the occupant on either side fails to join with the occupant on the other side in making a partition fence on one side or the other, then the fence viewers, on application of either party, shall view the stream or pond, and, after giving due notice to the parties, determine, in writing, on which side of the stream or pond the fence must be erected and maintained, or whether partly on one side and partly on the other. If either party fails to build or maintain the assigned part of the fence according to the viewers' determination, the other party may build and maintain the fence, and the delinquent party must pay the charges and costs provided for in other cases in this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.197 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326B / Section 326B.197
§ 326B.197 BOND REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person contracting to do gas, heating, ventilation, cooling, air conditioning, fuel burning, or refrigeration work must give and maintain bond to the state in the amount of $25,000 for all work entered into within the state. The bond must be for the benefit of persons suffering financial loss by reason of the contractor's failure to comply with the requirements of the State Mechanical Code. A bond given to the state must be filed with the commissioner of labor and industry and is in lieu of all other bonds to any political subdivision required for work covered by this section. The bond must be written by a corporate surety licensed to do business in the state.

(b) The commissioner of labor and industry may charge each person giving bond under this section a biennial bond filing fee of $100.
Minn. Stat. § 144.74 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.74
§ 144.74 RULES, STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The state commissioner of health is authorized to adopt and enforce such reasonable rules and standards as the commissioner determines necessary to protect the health and safety of persons in attendance at youth camps. Such rules and standards may include reasonable restrictions and limitations on the following:

(1) camp sites and buildings, including location, layout, lighting, ventilation, heating, plumbing, drainage and sleeping quarters;

(2) sanitary facilities, including water supply, toilet and shower facilities, sewage and excreta disposal, waste and garbage disposal, and the control of insects and rodents; and

(3) food service, including storage, refrigeration, sanitary preparation and handling of food, the cleanliness of kitchens and the proper functioning of equipment.
Minn. Stat. § 365A.05 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 365A / Section 365A.05
§ 365A.05 PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
Status: in_force

Within 20 days after passage of a resolution authorizing the establishment of a subordinate service district, the town board shall have the resolution published once in a qualified newspaper of general circulation within the town. The resolution must include a general description of the territory to be included within the district, the kind of service to be provided, and a statement of how the service will be financed. A notice must also be mailed to the owner of each parcel within the area proposed to be included in the district. The notice shall be sent to the same address as on the property tax statement. The district shall begin 60 days after publication or at a later date specified in the resolution.
Minn. Stat. § 121A.03 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 121A / Section 121A.03
§ 121A.03 MODEL POLICY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Model policy. The commissioner shall maintain and make available to school boards a model sexual, religious, and racial harassment and violence policy. The model policy shall address the requirements of subdivision 2, and may encourage violence prevention and character development education programs, consistent with section 120B.232, subdivision 1 , to prevent and reduce policy violations.

§ Subd. 2. Sexual, religious, and racial harassment and violence policy. A school board must adopt a written sexual, religious, and racial harassment and sexual, religious, and racial violence policy that conforms with chapter 363A. The policy shall apply to pupils, teachers, administrators, and other school personnel, include reporting procedures, and set forth disciplinary actions that will be taken for violation of the policy. Disciplinary actions must conform with collective bargaining agreements and sections 121A.41 to 121A.56 . The policy must be conspicuously posted throughout each school building, given to each district employee and independent contractor at the time of entering into the person's employment contract, and included in each school's student handbook on school policies. Each school must develop a process for discussing the school's sexual, religious, and racial harassment and violence policy with students and school employees.

§ Subd. 3. Submission to commissioner. Each school board must submit to the commissioner a copy of the sexual, religious, and racial harassment and sexual, religious, and racial violence policy the board has adopted.
Minn. Stat. § 580.06 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 580 / Section 580.06
§ 580.06 SALE, HOW AND BY WHOM MADE.
Status: in_force

The sale shall be made by the sheriff or the sheriff's deputy at public venue to the highest bidder, in the county in which the premises to be sold, or some part thereof, are situated, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Minn. Stat. § 93.461 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 93 / Section 93.461
§ 93.461 PEAT INCLUDED IN MINE LAND RECLAMATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 93.46 to 93.51 apply to peat in the same manner as to metallic minerals, to the greatest extent practicable, with the following exceptions:

(1) For the purposes of sections 93.46 to 93.51 , "peat mining" means the removal of peat for commercial purposes, including activities associated with the removal. "Peat mining" does not include removal of peat which is incidental to the harvesting of an agricultural or horticultural crop, or to mining of a metallic mineral that is subject to a mine land reclamation rule and a permit to mine.

(2) No permit to mine peat is required under section 93.481 until 180 days after the effective date of rules promulgated to regulate peat mining and reclamation. The rules shall be adopted by July 1, 1985.

(3) No permit is required for a peat mining operation of 40 acres or less, unless the commissioner determines that there is potential for significant environmental effects which may result from the peat mining operation. A person intending to engage in or carry on a peat mining operation of 40 acres or less, if the intended operation involves removal of more than 1,000 tons of air-dried peat per year, shall notify the commissioner in writing before beginning any mining, specifying the legal description of the tract to be mined and the mining methods to be used. Within 20 days after receipt of written notice of intent to mine such a tract, or after receiving additional information requested, the commissioner shall notify the person of the decision to require, or not to require, a permit.
Minn. Stat. § 525.841 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 525 / Section 525.841
§ 525.841 ESCHEAT RETURNED.
Status: in_force

In all such cases the commissioner of management and budget shall be furnished with a certified copy of the court's order assigning the escheated property to the persons entitled thereto, and upon notification of payment of the estate tax, the commissioner of management and budget shall issue a payment or execute a proper conveyance to the persons designated in such order. In the event any escheated property has been sold pursuant to sections 11A.04 , clause (9), and 11A.10, subdivision 2 , or 16B.281 to 16B.287 , then the payment shall be for the appraised value as established during the administration of the decedent's estate. There is hereby annually appropriated from any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated an amount sufficient to make payment to all such designated persons. No interest shall be allowed on any amount paid to such persons.
Minn. Stat. § 97A.551 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.551
§ 97A.551 POSSESSING AND TRANSPORTING FISH.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1987 c 149 art 1 s 54 ]

§ Subd. 2. Fish transported through state. A person may not transport game fish or native rough fish taken in another state or country through the state during the closed season or in excess of the possession limit unless the fish are: (1) transported by common carrier; or (2) tagged, sealed, or marked as prescribed by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 3. Shipping fish. A person that has a license to take fish may make three shipments of fish in a license year to any person within or out of the state after obtaining a permit for each shipment from the commissioner. A shipment may not contain more than a possession limit of one species of fish per licensee.

§ Subd. 4. Walleye; northern pike. Walleye and northern pike may be possessed, transported, or shipped in a dressed or undressed condition.

§ Subd. 5. Preparing and packing fish for transporting. The commissioner may adopt rules for the preparation and packing of fish for transportation.

§ Subd. 6. Registration. The commissioner may, by rule, require persons taking, possessing, and transporting certain species of fish to possess an endorsement for and register the fish. A person may not possess or transport a fish species taken in the state for which a special fish-management registration is required unless the fish is registered or validated in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall prescribe the manner of issuance and the type of endorsement as authorized under section 97C.087 . Immediately upon reducing the fish to possession, the licensee must validate the license and the license must remain with the fish until the fish is registered. Species for which a special fish management registration is required must be transported undressed, except as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner. [See Note.]
Minn. Stat. § 371.09 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 371 / Section 371.09
§ 371.09 MEETING OF COUNTY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners for the new county shall meet at the county seat at a time designated in the order of the governor appointing them and elect one of its number as chair. The auditor of the county in which the county seat is located shall act as the recording officer of the board until the consolidation proceedings become effective. At the meeting, or at any adjournment, the board shall divide the new county into commissioner districts by an order defining the boundaries of each district. The order shall be filed with the auditor of each county affected.
Minn. Stat. § 347.615 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 347 / Section 347.615
§ 347.615 BIOSECURITY; ENTRY INTO FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

No law enforcement officer, agent of the board, or other official may enter a commercial breeder facility unless the person follows either the biosecurity procedure issued by the board or a reasonable biosecurity procedure maintained and prominently posted by the commercial breeder at each entry to a facility, whichever is more stringent. This section does not apply in emergency or exigent circumstances.