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Minn. Stat. § 103E.601 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103E / Section 103E.601
§ 103E.601 DRAINAGE LIEN STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Determining property liability. When the contract for the construction of a drainage project is awarded, the auditor of an affected county shall make a statement showing the total cost of the drainage project with the estimated cost of all items required to complete the work. The cost must be prorated to each tract of property affected in direct proportion to the benefits. The cost, less any damages, is the amount of liability for each tract for the drainage project. The property liability must be shown in the tabular statement as provided in subdivision 2, opposite the property owner's name and description of each tract of property. The amount of liability on a tract of property for establishment and construction of a drainage project may not exceed the benefits determined in the proceedings that accrue to the tract.

§ Subd. 2. Drainage lien statement. The auditor of each affected county shall make a lien statement in tabular form showing: (1) the names of the property owners, corporate entities, or political subdivisions of the county benefited or damaged by the construction of the drainage project in the viewers' report as approved by the final order for establishment; (2) the description of the property in the viewers' report, and the total number of acres in each tract according to the county tax lists; (3) the number of acres benefited or damaged in each tract shown in the viewers' report; (4) the amount of benefits and damages to each tract of property as stated in the viewers' report and confirmed by the final order that established the drainage project unless the order is appealed and a different amount is set; and (5) the amount each tract of property will be liable for and must pay to the county for the establishment and construction of the drainage project.

§ Subd. 3. Supplemental drainage lien statement. If any items of the cost of the drainage project have been omitted from the original drainage lien statement, a supplemental drainage lien statement with the omitted items must be made and recorded in the same manner provided for a drainage lien statement. The total amount of the original drainage lien and any supplemental drainage liens may not exceed the benefits.

§ Subd. 4. Recording lien. The lien against property in the drainage lien statement and supplemental drainage lien statements must be certified by the auditor and recorded on each tract by the county recorder of the county where the tract is located. The county recorder's fees for recording must be paid if allowed by the board. The drainage lien statement and any supplemental drainage lien statements, after recording, must be returned and preserved by the auditor.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.426 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.426
§ 97B.426 BAITING BEAR; USE OF DRUM.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding section 97B.425 , clauses (4) and (5):

(1) a private landowner or person authorized by the private landowner may use a drum to bait bear on the person's private land; and

(2) a resident may use a drum to bait bear on public land after paying a $5 drum surcharge.

(b) The drum must be securely chained or cabled to a tree so that it cannot be moved from the site by a bear and the drum may not include a mechanical device for dispensing feed. The drum must be part of a registered bait station and marked as provided in section 97B.425 . For a drum placed on public land under paragraph (a), clause (2), the drum also must:

(1) be permanently marked with the information required in this paragraph;

(2) include the global positioning system information on the location of the drum as part of the registration of the bait station under section 97B.425 ;

(3) not be placed on public land before the date allowed for placing bait under rules prescribed by the commissioner; and

(4) be removed within seven days after the end of each bear hunting season.

(c) For purposes of this section, "drum" means a 30 gallon or larger drum.

(d) A person who violates paragraph (b) is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 477A.017 — MN Code / Part 474_477C / Chapter 477A / Section 477A.017
§ 477A.017 UNIFORM FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Purpose. Sections 477A.011 to 477A.03 are designed to provide property tax relief to local units of government. In order for the legislature to determine the amounts of relief necessary each year, the legislature must have uniform and current financial information from the governmental units which receive aid distributions. This section is intended to provide that information.

§ Subd. 2. State auditor's duties. The state auditor shall prescribe uniform financial accounting and reporting standards in conformity with national standards to be applicable to cities and towns of more than 2,500 population and uniform reporting standards to be applicable to cities of less than 2,500 population.

§ Subd. 3. Conformity. (a) Other law to the contrary notwithstanding, in order to receive distributions under sections 477A.011 to 477A.03 , or a special district aid program, counties, cities, towns, and special districts, must conform to the standards set in subdivision 2 in making all financial reports required to be made to the state auditor. (b) For the purpose of this subdivision, "special district" has the meaning under section 6.465, subdivision 3 .
Minn. Stat. § 12A.08 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 12A / Section 12A.08
§ 12A.08 HEALTH.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Commissioner responsibilities. As used in this section, "commissioner" means the commissioner of health. In disaster-affected communities, the commissioner may provide for necessary assessment and evaluation of the following: access to health care; mental health concerns and needs; infectious disease concerns; indoor environments of public and nonprofit buildings and facilities including nursing homes and mass care facilities; food safety, lodging and shelter; public swimming pools; community and other drinking water systems; and private drinking water supply wells.

§ Subd. 2. Public health. The commissioner may take necessary steps to remediate the effects of a disaster to ensure public health is maintained.

§ Subd. 3. Implementation. To implement the requirements of this section, the commissioner may cooperate with private health care providers and facilities, Tribal nations, and community health boards as defined in section 145A.02 ; provide grants to assist community health boards and Tribal nations; use volunteer services of individuals qualified to provide public health services; and enter into cooperative or mutual aid agreements to provide public health services.
Minn. Stat. § 168.842 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.842
§ 168.842 REGISTRATION AND TAXATION OF RENTAL TRUCK.
Status: in_force

An owner of rental trucks shall annually register a percentage of the owner's rental trucks in Minnesota. The number of rental trucks required to be registered in the state shall be determined by dividing the total number of miles traveled within the state during the next preceding calendar year by all rental trucks owned by an owner by the total number of miles traveled both within and without the state during the next preceding calendar year by all rental trucks owned by that owner and applying the percentage figure thus arrived at to the total number of rental trucks owned by that owner. The number of rental trucks thus determined shall be the number of rental trucks deemed to be domiciled within the state and subject to registration and taxation in a calendar year.
Minn. Stat. § 125A.155 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 125A / Section 125A.155
§ 125A.155 SPECIAL EDUCATION RECIPROCITY; COMMISSIONER DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of education must develop a special education reciprocity agreement form. The reciprocity form must specify the procedures used to calculate special education tuition charges for both Minnesota students that are served in other states and for out-of-state students who are served in Minnesota. The commissioner shall attempt to enter into reciprocity agreements with any state that sends students to Minnesota and any state that provides services to Minnesota students.
Minn. Stat. § 82B.16 — MN Code / Part 82_83 / Chapter 82B / Section 82B.16
§ 82B.16 PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS AND NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A licensed real estate appraiser shall advise the commissioner of the address of the person's principal place of business and all other addresses at which the person is now engaged in the business of preparing real property appraisal reports.

When a licensed real estate appraiser changes a place of business, the person shall immediately give written notification of the change to the commissioner and apply for an amended license.

A licensed real estate appraiser shall notify the commissioner of the person's current residence address.
Minn. Stat. § 302A.734 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.734
§ 302A.734 EFFECTIVE DATE OF DISSOLUTION; CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Effective date. When the articles of dissolution have been filed with the secretary of state, or on a later date or a later time each within 30 days after filing if the articles of dissolution so provide, the corporation is dissolved.

§ Subd. 2. Certificate. The secretary of state shall issue to the corporation or its legal representative a certificate of dissolution that contains: (1) the name of the corporation; (2) the date the articles of dissolution were filed with the secretary of state or any later effective date or later effective time stated in the articles of dissolution in accordance with subdivision 1; and (3) a statement that the corporation is dissolved.
Minn. Stat. § 457A.01 — MN Code / Part 451_459 / Chapter 457A / Section 457A.01
§ 457A.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of sections 457A.01 to 457A.06 , the following terms have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Commercial navigation facility. "Commercial navigation facility" means (1) terminals and docks used for the transfer of property or passengers between commercial vessels and land, and supporting equipment, structures, and transportation facilities, (2) disposal facilities for dredging material produced by port development projects, and (3) buildings and related structures and facilities used by commercial vessels under construction or repair. "Commercial navigation facility" does not include any commercial navigation facility that is (1) not on the commercial navigation system, or (2) the responsibility of the United States Corps of Army Engineers or the United States Coast Guard.

§ Subd. 3. Commercial vessel. "Commercial vessel" means a vessel used for the transportation of passengers or property. "Commercial vessel" does not include a vessel used primarily for recreational or sporting purposes.

§ Subd. 4. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.

§ Subd. 5. Dredging. "Dredging" means excavating harbor sediment or bottom materials, including mobilizing or operating equipment for excavating and transporting dredged material and placing dredged material in a disposal facility.

§ Subd. 6. Navigation system. "Navigation system" means (1) the commercially navigable waters of the Mississippi River, the Minnesota, and the St. Croix Rivers, (2) the commercial harbors on Minnesota's Lake Superior shoreline, and (3) the commercial navigation facilities on those waterways.

§ Subd. 7. [Repealed, 1995 c 265 art 2 s 33 ]
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-102 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-102
§ 336.2-102 SCOPE; CERTAIN SECURITY AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS EXCLUDED FROM THIS ARTICLE.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless the context otherwise requires, and except as provided in subsection (3), this article applies to transactions in goods and, in the case of a hybrid transaction, it applies to the extent provided in subsection (2).

(2) In a hybrid transaction:

(a) If the sale-of-goods aspects do not predominate, only the provisions of this article which relate primarily to the sale-of-goods aspects of the transaction apply, and the provisions that relate primarily to the transaction as a whole do not apply.

(b) If the sale-of-goods aspects predominate, this article applies to the transaction but does not preclude application in appropriate circumstances of other law to aspects of the transaction which do not relate to the sale of goods.

(3) This article does not:

(a) apply to a transaction that, even though in the form of an unconditional contract to sell or present sale, operates only to create a security interest; or

(b) impair or repeal a statute regulating sales to consumers, farmers, or other specified classes of buyers.
Minn. Stat. § 332.44 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 332 / Section 332.44
§ 332.44 RULEMAKING POWER.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of commerce shall make and file in accordance with the provisions of chapter 14, all reasonable rules as shall be necessary for the administration of sections 332.31 to 332.44 .
Minn. Stat. § 164.04 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 164 / Section 164.04
§ 164.04 TAXATION FOR ROADS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Road taxes; payment. All real and personal property in each town liable to taxation shall be taxed for road purposes, and all road taxes hereafter levied shall be paid in cash.

§ Subd. 2. Fixed at annual town meeting. The electors of each town shall have power at their annual town meeting to determine the amount of money which shall be raised by taxation for road and bridge purposes. The tax so voted shall be extended, collected, and payment thereof enforced in the same manner and at the same time as is provided by law for the extension, collection, and enforcement of other town taxes.

§ Subd. 3. Emergency. In case of emergency after the town meeting, but not later than October 1 in the same year, the town board may levy a tax on the property in the town for road and bridge purposes, in addition to any tax voted at the annual town meeting for road and bridge purposes. Any tax so levied shall be certified to the county auditor for extension and collection. The town board may thereafter pledge the credit of the town by issuing town orders, not exceeding the amount of the additional tax so levied for road and bridge purposes, in payment for the emergency work done or material used on the roads within the town.
Minn. Stat. § 115C.01 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115C / Section 115C.01
§ 115C.01 CITATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act."
Minn. Stat. § 179A.22 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 179A / Section 179A.22
§ 179A.22 STATE AND ITS EMPLOYEES; NEGOTIATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Appointing authority. For purposes of this section the term "appointing authority" has the meaning given it by section 43A.02, subdivision 5 .

§ Subd. 2. Employer. The employer of state executive branch employees shall be, for purposes of sections 179A.01 to 179A.25 , the commissioner of management and budget or the commissioner's representative.

§ Subd. 3. Commissioner of management and budget. In all negotiations between the executive branch of the state and exclusive representatives, the state executive branch shall be represented by the commissioner of management and budget or the commissioner's representative. The attorney general, and each appointing authority shall cooperate with the commissioner of management and budget in conducting negotiations and shall make available any personnel and other resources necessary to enable the commissioner to conduct effective negotiations.

§ Subd. 4. Agreements. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized to enter into agreements with exclusive representatives as provided in section 43A.06 , subdivisions 1, paragraph (b), and 3. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is authorized to enter into agreements with exclusive representatives as provided in section 43A.06, subdivision 1 , paragraph (c). The negotiated agreements and any related arbitration decisions must be implemented by the commissioner of management and budget or the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities respectively, following the approval of the tentative agreement by exclusive representatives.
Minn. Stat. § 290.03 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290 / Section 290.03
§ 290.03 INCOME TAX; IMPOSITION, CLASSES OF TAXPAYERS.
Status: in_force

An annual tax for each taxable year, computed in the manner and at the rates hereinafter provided, is hereby imposed upon the taxable income for such year of the following classes of taxpayers:

(1) Resident and nonresident individuals;

(2) Estates of decedents, dying domiciled within or without this state;

(3) Trusts (except those taxable as corporations) however created by residents or nonresidents or by domestic or foreign corporations.
Minn. Stat. § 376.56 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 376 / Section 376.56
§ 376.56 TAX LEVIES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Levy purposes. The county board establishing or participating in establishing a nursing home under section 376.55 may annually levy a tax to pay all or its proportion of the net costs of maintenance and operation of the nursing home after taking into consideration payments received for care of residents. The board may levy an additional tax to repay the cost of acquiring, establishing, equipping, furnishing, enlarging, or adding to a county nursing home, and to pay the principal of and interest on general obligation bonds issued for that purpose.

§ Subd. 2. County nursing home fund. The proceeds of taxes for costs of maintenance and operation shall be paid into a county nursing home fund, which, in the case of counties operating jointly, shall be kept in the treasury of the county in which the nursing home is located and spent as provided in sections 376.55 to 376.60 .

§ Subd. 3. Chapter 475 bonds. Bonds issued under section 376.55, subdivision 3 , may be general obligations of the county and may be issued and sold, and taxes levied for their payment as provided under chapter 475. No election shall be required to authorize the bond issue for acquiring, improving, remodeling, or replacing an existing nursing home without increasing the total number of accommodations for residents in all nursing homes in the county. The revenues of the nursing home shall also be pledged for the payment of the bonds and for any interest and premium. Part of the proceeds may be deposited in the debt service fund for the issue, to capitalize interest and create a reserve to reduce or eliminate the tax otherwise required by section 475.61 to be levied before issuing the bonds. The remaining proceeds from the sale of the bonds and any surplus funds transferred under section 376.55, subdivision 3 must be credited to and deposited in the county nursing home building fund of the county in which the nursing home is located.

§ Subd. 4. County treasurer's duties. The county treasurer of the county in which the nursing home is located shall make payments out of the county nursing home fund and county nursing home building fund on properly authenticated vouchers of the county nursing home administrative board, as provided in sections 376.58 and 376.59 . The county treasurer of each county issuing general obligation bonds under subdivision 3 shall pay the bonds and interest from the county's debt service fund and be the custodian of net revenues transmitted by the administrative board for the payment of the bonds.
Minn. Stat. § 61A.17 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 61A / Section 61A.17
§ 61A.17 FILING OF CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

No contract on a variable basis shall be issued in this state until a copy of the form thereof (and, in the case of a group contract, the form of any certificate evidencing variable benefits issued pursuant thereto) and any form of application for such contract shall have been filed with the commissioner. No life insurance contract on a variable basis shall be filed for issuance in Minnesota or issued in Minnesota before the commissioner has promulgated rules under section 61A.20 regarding life insurance contracts on a variable basis.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.095 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.095
§ 97B.095 DISTURBING AND TAKING FROM BURROWS AND DENS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Disturbing burrows or dens. A person may not disturb the burrow or den of a wild animal between November 1 and April 1 without a permit.

§ Subd. 2. Fox dens. A person may not remove a fox from a den or trap fox within 300 feet of a fox den from April 1 to August 31.

§ Subd. 3. Raccoon dens. A person may not take a raccoon in a den or hollow tree.
Minn. Stat. § 97A.325 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.325
§ 97A.325 PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFULLY BUYING OR SELLING WILD ANIMALS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Gross misdemeanor for sales of $300 or more. (a) A person that buys or sells protected wild animals in violation of the game and fish laws where the sales total $300 or more is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. The person is subject to the penalty in section 97A.301, subdivision 2 , except that the fine may not be less than $3,000 or more than $10,000. (b) Licenses possessed by a person convicted under this subdivision are null and void and the person may not take wild animals for three years after the conviction.

§ Subd. 2. Deer; bear; moose; elk; caribou. Except as provided in subdivision 1, a person that violates a provision of the game and fish laws relating to buying or selling deer, bear, moose, elk, or caribou is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 3. Small game and game fish. Except as provided in subdivision 1, a person that buys or sells small game or game fish in violation of the game and fish laws where the sales total $50 or more is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 4. Fur-bearing animals. Except as provided in subdivision 1, a person that buys fur-bearing animals in violation of the game and fish laws is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 557.08 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 557 / Section 557.08
§ 557.08 FORCIBLE EVICTION; TREBLE DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

If a person who is put out of real property in a forcible manner without lawful authority, or who, being so put out, is afterwards kept out by force, shall recover damages therefor, judgment may be entered for three times the amount at which the actual damages are assessed.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.805 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.805
§ 97B.805 RESTRICTIONS ON METHOD OF TAKING WATERFOWL ON WATER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Taking in open water. (a) A person may not take migratory waterfowl, coots, or rails in open water unless the person is: (1) within a natural growth of vegetation sufficient to partially conceal the person or boat; (2) on a river or stream that is not more than 100 yards in width; (3) pursuing or shooting wounded birds; or (4) in areas specifically designated for such taking by the commissioner by rule. (b) A person may not take migratory waterfowl, coots, or rails in public waters from a permanent artificial blind or sink box.

§ Subd. 2. Restrictions on watercraft. (a) A person using watercraft to take migratory waterfowl must comply with subdivision 1. (b) Migratory waterfowl may be taken from a watercraft propelled by motor or sails only if the watercraft has stopped and the motor is shut off and the sails are furled. (c) Migratory waterfowl may be taken from a floating watercraft if the craft is drifting, beached, moored, resting at anchor, or is being propelled by paddle, oars, or pole.

§ Subd. 3. Unattended boats. During the open season for waterfowl, a person may not leave an unattended boat used for hunting waterfowl in public waters between sunset and one hour before sunrise, unless the boat is adjacent to private land under the control of the person and the water does not contain a natural growth of vegetation sufficient to partially conceal a hunter or a boat.