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Minn. Stat. § 115.1705 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115 / Section 115.1705
§ 115.1705 BALLAST WATER RECORD BOOK.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Record book required. The owner or operator of a vessel required to have a ballast water management plan under section 115.1703 shall maintain, in English, on board the vessel, a ballast water record book in which each operation of the vessel involving ballast water or sediment discharge is recorded as required by the commissioner. The ballast water record book shall be kept readily available for examination by the commissioner. In cases where a vessel is without a crew and being towed, the ballast water record book may be kept on the towing vessel.

§ Subd. 2. Retention period. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a ballast water record book required in subdivision 1 shall be retained on board the vessel for three years after the date on which the last entry in the book is made and shall be retained under the control of the vessel's owner for an additional three years. (b) The commissioner may prescribe alternative time periods for record retention by foreign vessels that are consistent with international practices.

§ Subd. 3. Regulations. (a) The commissioner shall require, at a minimum, that: (1) each entry in the ballast water record book be signed and dated by the officer in charge of the ballast water operation recorded; (2) each completed page in the ballast water record book be signed and dated by the owner or operator of the vessel; and (3) the owner or operator of the vessel transmit any information to the commissioner regarding the ballast operations of the vessel as the commissioner may require. (b) The commissioner may provide for alternative methods of record keeping, including electronic record keeping, to comply with the requirements of this section. Any electronic record keeping method authorized by the commissioner shall comply with applicable standards of the state and the National Institute of Standards and Technology governing reliability, integrity, identity authentication, and nonrepudiation of stored electronic data.
Minn. Stat. § 103H.001 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103H / Section 103H.001
§ 103H.001 DEGRADATION PREVENTION GOAL.
Status: in_force

It is the goal of the state that groundwater be maintained in its natural condition, free from any degradation caused by human activities. It is recognized that for some human activities this degradation prevention goal cannot be practicably achieved. However, where prevention is practicable, it is intended that it be achieved. Where it is not currently practicable, the development of methods and technology that will make prevention practicable is encouraged.
Minn. Stat. § 121A.0311 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 121A / Section 121A.0311
§ 121A.0311 NOTICE OF THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS UNDER THE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE MINNESOTA SCHOOLS ACT.
Status: in_force

A district or school subject to section 121A.031 must include in the student discipline policy it distributes or otherwise transmits to students and their parents annually at the beginning of each school year notice about the rights and responsibilities of students and their parents under the Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act.
Minn. Stat. § 480A.08 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 480A / Section 480A.08
§ 480A.08 DECISION OF THE COURT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Decision of cases. Each case shall be submitted to a panel of at least three judges. The decision of a majority of the judges to which it is submitted shall be the decision of the court.

§ Subd. 2. Assignment of judges to panels. In assigning judges to panels, the chief judge shall rotate assignments, so that as nearly as practicable, each judge serves a proportionate time with every other judge. The chief judge shall also rotate assignments to various locations for hearings.

§ Subd. 3. Decisions. (a) A decision shall be rendered in every case within 90 days after oral argument or after the final submission of briefs or memoranda by the parties, whichever is later. The chief justice or the chief judge may waive the 90-day limitation for any proceeding before the court of appeals for good cause shown. In every case, the decision of the court, including any written opinion containing a summary of the case and a statement of the reasons for its decision, shall be indexed and made readily available. (b) The decision of the court need not include a written opinion. A statement of the decision without a written opinion must not be officially published and must not be cited as precedent, except as law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.

§ Subd. 4. Interlocutory matters. The Rules of Appellate Procedure may provide for the decision of interlocutory or procedural matters by a single judge.
Minn. Stat. § 501C.1304 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.1304
§ 501C.1304 APPLICATION TO EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 501C.0101 to 501C.1208 :

(1) sections 501C.0101 to 501C.1208 apply to all trusts created before, on, or after January 1, 2016;

(2) sections 501C.0101 to 501C.1208 apply to all judicial proceedings concerning trusts commenced on or after January 1, 2016;

(3) sections 501C.0101 to 501C.1208 apply to judicial proceedings concerning trusts commenced before January 1, 2016, unless the court finds that application of a particular provision of this chapter would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceedings or unfairly prejudice the rights of the parties;

(4) any rule of construction or presumption provided in sections 501C.0101 to 501C.1208 apply to trust instruments executed before January 1, 2016, unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent in the terms of the trust; and

(5) an act or omission that occurs before January 1, 2016, is not affected by sections 501C.0101 to 501C.1208 .

(b) If a right is acquired, extinguished, or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period that has commenced to run under any other statute before January 1, 2016, that statute continues to apply to the right even if it has been repealed or superseded.
Minn. Stat. § 168.54 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.54
§ 168.54 MOTOR VEHICLES, TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. MS 1969 [Repealed, 1971 c 25 s 37 ]

§ Subd. 2. MS 1978 [Repealed, 1979 c 333 s 108 ]

§ Subd. 3. MS 1978 [Repealed, 1979 c 333 s 108 ]

§ Subd. 4. Transfer fee. A fee of $3 is imposed upon every transfer of ownership by the commissioner of any vehicle for which a registration certificate has heretofore been issued under this chapter, except vehicles sold for the purposes of salvage, dismantling, or permanent removal from the state.

§ Subd. 5. Proceeds to general fund. The commissioner shall collect the proceeds of the fee imposed under this section and deposit them in the general fund pursuant to section 168A.31 .

§ Subd. 6. MS 2000 [Repealed, 2001 c 7 s 91]
Minn. Stat. § 308A.141 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308A / Section 308A.141
§ 308A.141 AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES TO BE GOVERNED BY THIS CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority. A corporation or association organized and doing business under other statutes of this state or under the laws of other states that has conducted business on a cooperative plan may become subject to this chapter by amending its articles of incorporation to conform to the requirements of this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Procedure for amendment. (a) A corporation or association organized under statutes of this state may amend its articles of incorporation in the manner provided under the statute that it is governed by for the adoption of amendments. (b) A corporation or association organized under laws of other states shall amend its articles of incorporation in the manner required by the laws of the state where it was incorporated. After the articles of incorporation are amended, the corporation or association shall file a certified copy of the articles of incorporation and amendments with the secretary of state with the fees and requirements prescribed for filing articles. After filing, the corporation or association is a cooperative in this state and subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 458.34 — MN Code / Part 451_459 / Chapter 458 / Section 458.34
§ 458.34 LEVY FOR BONDS; DEBT LIMIT WAIVED; TAX LEVY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Beyond debt limit. The bonds authorized by sections 458.32 to 458.35 may be issued and sold by the city even if the sale results in the bonded debt of the city exceeding a limit in its charter or in state law.

§ Subd. 2. Pledge, levy. The full faith and credit of the city must at all times be pledged to pay the bonds issued under sections 458.32 to 458.35 , and to pay the current interest on the bonds. The city council shall each year include in its tax levy a sufficient amount to pay the interest as it accrues and to accumulate a sinking fund to redeem the bonds at their maturity.
Minn. Stat. § 462.386 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 462 / Section 462.386
§ 462.386 OTHER PLANNING REGIONS TO CONFORM; EXCEPTION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Exception, working agreements. All coordination, planning, and development regions assisted or created by the state of Minnesota or pursuant to federal legislation shall conform to the regions except where, after review and approval by the governor or designee, nonconformance is clearly justified. The governor or designee shall develop working agreements with state and federal departments and agencies to insure conformance with this subdivision.

§ Subd. 2. MS 1969 [Repealed, 1971 c 153 s 13 ]
Minn. Stat. § 475.73 — MN Code / Part 474_477C / Chapter 475 / Section 475.73
§ 475.73 STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. May purchase these bonds; conditions. Obligations sold under the provisions of section 475.60 may be purchased by the State Board of Investment if the obligations meet the requirements of section 11A.24, subdivision 2 , upon the approval of the attorney general as to form and execution of the application therefor, and under rules as the board may specify, and the state board shall have authority to purchase the same to an amount not exceeding 3.63 percent of the estimated market value of the taxable property of the municipality, according to the last preceding assessment. The obligations shall not run for a shorter period than one year, nor for a longer period than 30 years and shall bear interest at a rate to be fixed by the state board but not less than two percent per annum. Forthwith upon the delivery to the state of Minnesota of any obligations issued by virtue thereof, the commissioner of management and budget shall certify to the respective auditors of the various counties wherein are situated the municipalities issuing the same, the number, denomination, amount, rate of interest and date of maturity of each obligation.

§ Subd. 2. Tax levy. The annual tax levy for the payment of principal and interest on account of such obligations shall be for an amount 50 percent in excess of the sum to be paid therefrom. The state auditor, at the time of certifying the state tax, shall also certify to each county auditor the amount necessary to pay such principal and interest. When collected so much of such tax as may be necessary shall be paid into the state treasury. The excess remaining shall be held over in the county treasury to be applied on the next future payment due on such obligations, and the amount of such excess shall be reported by the county auditor to the state auditor on or before August first each year, who shall deduct the same from the next annual tax levy for such purpose. The remainder, when such bonds are paid in full, shall be credited to the general fund of the municipality; and, in case a portion of the territory embraced in such municipality at the time such obligations were issued, has since been set off to another municipality, such remainder shall be divided with such other municipality, using as a basis for such division the last net tax capacity of the territory affected by such obligations. Any such municipality which shall make payment to the state of the full amount of principal and interest due on account of such obligations prior to the extending of such tax therefor by the state auditor shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
Minn. Stat. § 609.5631 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.5631
§ 609.5631 ARSON IN THE FOURTH DEGREE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Multiple unit residential building" means a building containing two or more apartments. (c) "Public building" means a building such as a hotel, hospital, motel, dormitory, sanitarium, nursing home, theater, stadium, gymnasium, amusement park building, school or other building used for educational purposes, museum, restaurant, bar, correctional institution, place of worship, or other building of public assembly.

§ Subd. 2. Crime described. Whoever intentionally by means of fire or explosives sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned any personal property in a multiple unit residential building or public building and arson in the first, second, or third degree was not committed is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 367.161 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 367 / Section 367.161
§ 367.161 DEPUTY TREASURER.
Status: in_force

Each town treasurer may appoint a deputy not currently serving as an elected official of the town for whose acts the treasurer is responsible, and who, in case of the treasurer's absence or disability, shall perform the treasurer's duties.
Minn. Stat. § 216G.01 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216G / Section 216G.01
§ 216G.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context.

§ Subd. 2. Construction. "Construction" means any clearing of land, excavation, or other action that would adversely affect the natural environment of a pipeline route but does not include changes needed for temporary use of a route for purposes other than installation of a pipeline, for securing survey or geological data, for the repair or replacement of an existing pipeline within the existing right-of-way, or for the minor relocation of less than three-quarters of a mile of an existing pipeline.

§ Subd. 3. Pipeline. "Pipeline" means a pipeline located in this state which is used to transport natural or synthetic gas at a pressure of more than 90 pounds per square inch, or to transport crude petroleum or petroleum fuels or oil or their derivatives, coal, anhydrous ammonia or any mineral slurry to a distribution center or storage facility which is located within or outside of this state. "Pipeline" does not include a pipeline owned or operated by a natural gas public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4 .

§ Subd. 4. Cultivated agricultural land. "Cultivated agricultural land" means land which is used to raise agricultural crops, is capable of use for that purpose or is plowed, fallow or contains harvested crop residue or is pasture land.
Minn. Stat. § 192.381 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 192 / Section 192.381
§ 192.381 ADJUTANT GENERAL TO FURNISH AN AMERICAN FLAG.
Status: in_force

Upon the death of any person who has honorably served six or more years or is in active service in the Minnesota National Guard and upon request of the person designated to direct disposition of the remains, the adjutant general shall furnish an American flag if a flag is not furnished by the United States government.
Minn. Stat. § 624.7162 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 624 / Section 624.7162
§ 624.7162 FIREARMS DEALERS; SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Firearms dealers. For purposes of this section, a firearms dealer is any person who is federally licensed to sell firearms from any location.

§ Subd. 2. Notice required. In each business location where firearms are sold by a firearms dealer, the dealer shall post in a conspicuous location the following warning in block letters not less than one inch in height: "IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WHERE A CHILD CAN OBTAIN ACCESS."

§ Subd. 3. Fine. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and may be fined not more than $300.
Minn. Stat. § 62A.05 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.05
§ 62A.05 CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) No policy provision which is not subject to section 62A.04 shall make a policy, or any portion thereof, less favorable in any respect to the insured or the beneficiary than the provisions thereof which are subject to sections 62A.01 to 62A.09 hereof.

(b) A policy delivered or issued for delivery to any person in this state in violation of sections 62A.01 to 62A.09 hereof, shall be held valid but shall be construed as provided in sections 62A.01 to 62A.09 hereof. When any provision in a policy subject to sections 62A.01 to 62A.09 hereof, is in conflict with any provision of sections 62A.01 to 62A.09 hereof, the rights, duties and obligations of the insurer, the insured and the beneficiary shall be governed by the provisions of sections 62A.01 to 62A.09 hereof.
Minn. Stat. § 471.591 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.591
§ 471.591 EXTENSION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Early joint meeting. In the beginning stage of the planning process, and before preparation of any detailed technical plans for the extension of municipal services into an unincorporated area, a city shall meet at least once with the town board of the affected area and the county planning commission, in joint session, to review the plans and consider the comments of the town board and the county planning commission. The city may thereafter proceed to undertake the proposed extension in accordance with applicable law. Any duly organized sewer district or sanitary district created pursuant to special law or pursuant to chapter 115 or 116A, sections 473.501 to 473.549 , or section 103F.801 is not affected by this section.

§ Subd. 2. Municipal service defined. For the purposes of this section, "municipal service" means sewer, water, electrical, or other utility service.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.956 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.956
§ 115A.956 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL; PROBLEM MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Problem material; processing and disposal plan. The agency shall develop a plan that designates problem materials and available capacity for processing and disposal of problem materials including household hazardous waste that should not be in mixed municipal solid waste. In developing the plan, the agency shall consider relevant regional characteristics and the impact of problem materials on specific processing and disposal technologies.

§ Subd. 2. Problem material; separation and collection plan. After the agency certifies that sufficient processing and disposal capacity is available, but no later than November 15, 1992, the agency shall develop a plan for separating problem materials from mixed municipal solid waste, collecting the problem materials, and transporting the problem materials to a processing or disposal facility and may by rule prohibit the placement of the designated problem materials in mixed municipal solid waste.
Minn. Stat. § 321.0506 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 321 / Section 321.0506
§ 321.0506 DISTRIBUTION IN KIND.
Status: in_force

A partner does not have a right to demand or receive any distribution from a limited partnership in any form other than cash. Subject to section 321.0812(b), a limited partnership may distribute an asset in kind to the extent each partner receives a percentage of the asset equal to the partner's share of distributions.
Minn. Stat. § 97A.231 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.231
§ 97A.231 SEARCH WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

Upon complaint establishing that the complainant has probable cause to believe that a wild animal taken, bought, sold, transported, or possessed in violation of the game and fish laws, or contraband, is concealed or illegally kept in a place, a judge, authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases, may issue a search warrant. The judge may direct that the place be entered, broken open, and examined. Property seized under the warrant shall be safely kept under the direction of the court so long as necessary for the purpose of being used as evidence in a trial and subsequently disposed of as otherwise provided.
Minn. Stat. § 196.03 — MN Code / Part 196_198 / Chapter 196 / Section 196.03
§ 196.03 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

All officers and employees of the department shall be appointed by the commissioner and they shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 241.18 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.18
§ 241.18 ABANDONMENT OF CEMETERY; COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

If the court makes its order under the provisions of section 241.17 authorizing the removal of bodies from a cemetery and the same is accomplished in accordance with such order and the commissioner files affidavits of such removal as hereinbefore provided, together with the commissioner's affidavit that the commissioner has caused a thorough search to be made, and there are no more dead bodies remaining in such cemetery to the best of the commissioner's knowledge, information and belief, the court may make its order authorizing the abandonment of such cemetery and thereby discontinue its use as such.
Minn. Stat. § 62D.102 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62D / Section 62D.102
§ 62D.102 FAMILY THERAPY.
Status: in_force

Covered treatment for a minor includes treatment for the family if family therapy is recommended by a health maintenance organization provider. For purposes of determining benefits under this section, "hours of treatment" means treatment rendered on an individual or single-family basis. If treatment is rendered on a group basis, the hours of covered group treatment must be provided at a ratio of no less than two group treatment sessions to one individual treatment hour. For a health maintenance contract that is offered as a companion to a health insurance subscriber contract, the benefits for mental or nervous disorders must be calculated in aggregate for the health maintenance contract and the health insurance subscriber contract.
Minn. Stat. § 365.14 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 365 / Section 365.14
§ 365.14 BOARD TO TAX FOR, CONTRACT FOR, MANAGE TOWN HALL.
Status: in_force

A town board may levy a tax for the amount allowed by the town's electors to buy or build a building for the town's use. The town board may enter into the contracts that are necessary to buy or build the building. The town board shall manage the building.
Minn. Stat. § 219.17 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.17
§ 219.17 UNIFORM WARNING SIGNS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule shall require that uniform warning signs be placed at grade crossings. There are four distinct types of uniform warning signs: a crossbuck sign, for use in the immediate vicinity of the crossing; an advance warning sign, to indicate the approach to a grade crossing; a yield sign with the word "yield" plainly appearing on it; and, when deemed necessary and instead of a yield sign, a stop sign with the word "stop" plainly appearing on it, to indicate that persons on the highway approaching the crossing, whether in vehicles or otherwise, must come to a stop before proceeding over the grade crossing.