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Minn. Stat. § 103F.711 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103F / Section 103F.711
§ 103F.711 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 103F.701 to 103F.755 .

§ Subd. 2. Agency. "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency.

§ Subd. 3. Best management practices. "Best management practices" means practices, techniques, and measures, that prevent or reduce water pollution from nonpoint sources by using the most effective and practicable means of achieving water quality goals. Best management practices include, but are not limited to, official controls, structural and nonstructural controls, and operation and maintenance procedures.

§ Subd. 4. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.

§ Subd. 5. Local unit of government. "Local unit of government" means a statutory or home rule charter city, town, county, soil and water conservation district, watershed district, an organization formed for the joint exercise of powers under section 471.59 , and any other special purpose district or authority exercising authority in water and related land resources management at the local level.

§ Subd. 6. Nonpoint source. "Nonpoint source" is a land management activity or land use activity that contributes or may contribute to groundwater and surface water pollution as a result of runoff, seepage, or percolation and that is not defined as a point source in section 115.01, subdivision 11 . Nonpoint sources include rural and urban land management activities and land use activities and specialty land use activities such as transportation.

§ Subd. 7. [Repealed, 2011 c 107 s 108 ]

§ Subd. 8. Project. "Project" means the identification of water pollution and its causes, a plan to prevent water pollution or protect and improve water quality, and the measures taken to prevent water pollution or protect and improve water quality.

§ Subd. 9. Water pollution. "Water pollution" means water pollution as defined in section 115.01, subdivision 13 .

§ Subd. 10. Waters of the state. "Waters of the state" means waters as defined in section 115.01, subdivision 22 .
Minn. Stat. § 148.607 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.607
§ 148.607 DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

When the board finds that a licensed optometrist under section 148.57 has violated a provision or provisions of sections 148.52 to 148.62 , it may do one or more of the following:

(1) revoke the license;

(2) suspend the license;

(3) impose limitations or conditions on the optometrist's practice of optometry, including the limitation of scope of practice to designated field specialties; the imposition of retraining or rehabilitation requirements; the requirement of practice under supervision; or the conditioning of continued practice on demonstration of knowledge or skills by appropriate examination or other review of skill and competence;

(4) impose a civil penalty not exceeding $10,000 for each separate violation, the amount of the civil penalty to be fixed so as to deprive the optometrist of any economic advantage gained by reason of the violation charged or to reimburse the board for the cost of the investigation and proceeding; and

(5) censure or reprimand the licensed optometrist.
Minn. Stat. § 97C.815 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97C / Section 97C.815
§ 97C.815 COMMERCIAL FISHING AREAS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Designation. The commissioner shall specify inland commercial fishing areas, taking into account the amount, size, and proximity of waters specified, the species to be removed, and the type and quantity of fishing gear and equipment necessary to provide an adequate removal effort. The commissioner may change inland commercial fishing area boundaries by rule prior to a new licensing period.

§ Subd. 2. Assignment. (a) The commissioner shall assign licensed inland commercial fishing operators to commercial fishing areas, and each operator is obligated to fish in the area that the commissioner has assigned to them. The commissioner's assignment is valid as long as the assigned operator continues to purchase a license, continues to provide an adequate removal effort in a good and professional manner, and is not convicted of two or more violations of laws or rules governing inland commercial fishing operations during any one license period. In the operator assignment, the commissioner shall consider the proximity of the operator to the area, the type and quantity of fish gear and equipment possessed, knowledge of the affected waters, and general ability to perform the work well. (b) Area assignments must not restrict permits and contracts that the commissioner issues to governmental subdivisions and their subcontractors for invasive species control.

§ Subd. 3. Unused areas. If an area is not assigned, or the operator licensed for the area is not fishing that area, the commissioner may issue a special inland commercial fishing permit for the area. The permit may be issued to an individual holding a valid inland commercial fishing license. The permit must describe the specific waters involved, the county, the species to be removed, the equipment to be used, and the time period of the total operation.

§ Subd. 4. Inland Commercial Fishing Trade Association; license problems. The commissioner shall consult with representatives of the Inland Commercial Fishing Trade Association when disagreements arise in the areas of license issuance, problems with performance pursuant to the license, transfers of licenses, area assignments, and the entry of new commercial fishing operators into the inland commercial fishery.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-614 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-614
§ 336.2-614 SUBSTITUTED PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

(1) Where without fault of either party the agreed berthing, loading, or unloading facilities fail or an agreed type of carrier becomes unavailable or the agreed manner of delivery otherwise becomes commercially impracticable but a commercially reasonable substitute is available, such substitute performance must be tendered and accepted.

(2) If the agreed means or manner of payment fails because of domestic or foreign governmental regulation, the seller may withhold or stop delivery unless the buyer provides a means or manner of payment which is commercially a substantial equivalent. If delivery has already been taken, payment by the means or in the manner provided by the regulation discharges the buyer's obligation unless the regulation is discriminatory, oppressive or predatory.
Minn. Stat. § 53A.03 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.03
§ 53A.03 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a license must be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed and furnished by the commissioner and must contain the following:

(1) the full name and address (both of residence and place of business) of the applicant, and if the applicant is a partnership or association, of every member, and the name and business address if the applicant is a corporation;

(2) the county and municipality, with street and number, if any, of all currency exchange locations operated by the applicant; and

(3) the applicant's occupation or profession, for the ten years immediately preceding the application; present or previous connection with any other currency exchange in this or any other state; whether the applicant has ever been convicted of any crime; and the nature of the applicant's occupancy of the premises to be licensed; and if the applicant is a partnership or a corporation, the information specified in this paragraph must be supplied for each partner and each officer and director of the corporation. If the applicant is a partnership or a nonpublicly held corporation, the information specified in this paragraph must be required of each partner and each officer, director, and stockholders owning in excess of ten percent of the corporate stock of the corporation.

(b) The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $1,000 for the review of the initial application. Upon approval by the commissioner, an additional license fee of $500 must be paid by the applicant as an annual license fee for the remainder of the calendar year. An annual license fee of $500 is due for each subsequent calendar year of operation upon submission of a license renewal application on or before September 1. Fees must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund. Upon payment of the required annual license fee, the commissioner shall issue a license for the year beginning January 1.

(c) The commissioner shall require the applicant to submit to a background investigation conducted by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as a condition of licensure. As part of the background investigation, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall conduct criminal history checks of Minnesota records and is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of a criminal background check of the national files. The cost of the investigation must be paid by the applicant.

(d) Section 58A.04, subdivisions 2 and 3, apply to this section.

(e) For purposes of this section, "applicant" includes an employee who exercises management or policy control over the company, a director, an officer, a limited or general partner, a manager, or a shareholder holding more than ten percent of the outstanding stock of the corporation.
Minn. Stat. § 461.13 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 461 / Section 461.13
§ 461.13 CIGARETTE LICENSE FEES, APPORTIONMENT.
Status: in_force

The fees for licenses granted by the governing body of any municipality shall be for the benefit of the municipality. When a license is issued by the county board the fee shall be deposited in the county treasury and be credited to the county revenue fund.
Minn. Stat. § 144.29 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.29
§ 144.29 HEALTH RECORDS; CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of every school nurse, school physician, school attendance officer, superintendent of schools, principal, teacher, and of the persons charged with the duty of compiling and keeping the school census records, to cause a health record to be kept for each child of school age. Such record shall be kept in such form that it may be transferred with the child to any school which the child shall attend within the state. It shall contain a record of such student health data as defined in section 13.32, subdivision 2 , paragraph (a), and shall be classified as private data as defined in section 13.32, subdivision 3 . Nothing in sections 144.29 to 144.32 shall be construed to require any child whose parent or guardian objects in writing thereto to undergo a physical or medical examination or treatment. A copy shall be forwarded to the proper department of any state to which the child shall remove. Each district shall assign a teacher, school nurse, or other professional person to review, at the beginning of each school year, the health record of all pupils under the assignee's direction. Growth, results of vision and hearing screening, and findings obtained from health assessments must be entered periodically on the pupil's health record.
Minn. Stat. § 325F.992 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.992
§ 325F.992 PROHIBITION OF ASSIGNMENT OF MILITARY PAY OR MILITARY BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in paragraphs (b) and (c) have the meanings given. (b) "Military beneficiary" means any of the following: (1) a current or former member of the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, who receives pay or benefits from the United States, or any state, for service in the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States; (2) the spouse of the member as described in clause (1); and (3) any individual considered a beneficiary of the military benefits of the member as described in clause (1). (c) "Person" has the meaning given in section 325F.68 .

§ Subd. 2. Prohibition. (a) A person shall not enter into or attempt to enter into an agreement with a military beneficiary that assigns the military beneficiary's military pay or military benefits in violation of United States Code, title 37, section 701, or United States Code, title 38, section 5301. (b) A person shall not enter into or attempt to enter into any agreement, device, scheme, or other artifice with a military beneficiary, including but not limited to a purchase and sale agreement, that assigns or sells all or a portion of the military beneficiary's military pay or military benefits. (c) An agreement prohibited by paragraph (a) or (b) is void, and a military beneficiary is not required to disgorge or repay any consideration received under the agreement.

§ Subd. 3. Penalties; remedies. In addition to any other remedies available under the law, the military beneficiary injured by a violation of this section may bring a cause of action to recover damages, reasonable attorney fees and costs, and equitable relief related to a violation of subdivision 2. The attorney general may enforce this section pursuant to applicable law.
Minn. Stat. § 51A.12 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 51A / Section 51A.12
§ 51A.12 FINANCIAL STATEMENT; MUTUAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

Every mutual association shall prepare and publish annually within 30 days of the close of the association's fiscal year in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the principal office of the association is located, and shall deliver to each member upon application therefor, a statement of its financial condition in the form prescribed or approved by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 401.14 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 401 / Section 401.14
§ 401.14 PAYING SUBSIDY TO CCA AND NON-CCA JURISDICTIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Payment. (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b , paragraph (d); and (2) a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b , paragraph (b) or (c), for the portion of the subsidy distributed for felony probation services. (b) After a county or Tribal Nation becomes compliant with the prerequisites for receiving the subsidy and the commissioner approves the applicable comprehensive plan, the commissioner must determine whether funds exist to pay the subsidy and proceed to pay it in accordance with applicable law.

§ Subd. 2. Quarterly estimate and remittance. Based on the approved comprehensive plan, the commissioner may estimate the amount to be expended in furnishing the required correctional services during each calendar quarter and cause the estimated amount to be remitted to the counties and Tribal Nations entitled to the amount as provided under section 401.15, subdivision 1 .

§ Subd. 3. Installment payments. The commissioner must: (1) make payments for correctional services to each county and Tribal Nation in 12 installments per year; (2) ensure that the pertinent payment of the allotment for each month is made to each county and Tribal Nation on the first working day after the end of each month of the calendar year, except for the last month of the calendar year; and (3) ensure that each county and Tribal Nation receives its monthly payment allotment no later than the last working day of each month.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.178 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.178
§ 60A.178 LIFE OR HEALTH INSURANCE SALES QUOTAS.
Status: in_force

No insurer, its officers, or managers shall require licensed property and casualty agents to sell a specified number of life or health insurance policies or a specified dollar amount of life and health insurance as a condition of selling property-casualty insurance. No insurer, its officers, or managers may reduce or restrict an agent's underwriting authority on property-casualty insurance policies based upon the sale of life or health insurance. The provisions of this section do not apply to agents who are directly employed by the insurer or who write 80 percent or more of their gross annual insurance business for one company or any or all of its subsidiaries.
Minn. Stat. § 115B.445 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115B / Section 115B.445
§ 115B.445 DEPOSITING PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

All amounts paid to the state by an insurer pursuant to any settlement under section 115B.443 or judgment under section 115B.444 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited equally to the remediation fund and the closed landfill investment fund.
Minn. Stat. § 325D.11 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325D / Section 325D.11
§ 325D.11 CERTAIN UNLAWFUL TRADE PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

It shall be an unlawful trade practice for any seller or transferor of any goods, wares, or merchandise to advertise, claim or imply that any sale or transfer of goods, wares, or merchandise is a sale or transfer at wholesale, unless such sale or transfer is made to a transferee for resale or is a sale of a substantial quantity of merchandise for business use only.
Minn. Stat. § 480.16 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 480 / Section 480.16
§ 480.16 WORK OF COURTS; CHIEF JUSTICE'S DIRECTION.
Status: in_force

The chief justice shall consider all recommendations of the court administrator for the assignment of judges, and has discretionary authority to direct any judge whose calendar, in the judgment of the chief justice, will permit, to hold court in any county or district where need therefor exists, to the end that the courts of this state shall function with maximum efficiency, and that the work of other courts shall be equitably distributed. The supreme court may provide by rule for the enforcement of this section and section 480.17 .
Minn. Stat. § 18K.06 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18K / Section 18K.06
§ 18K.06 RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt or amend rules governing the production, testing, processing, and licensing of industrial hemp using the procedure in section 14.386 , paragraph (a). Section 14.386 , paragraph (b), does not apply to rules adopted or amended under this section.

(b) Rules adopted under paragraph (a) must include but not be limited to provisions governing:

(1) the supervision and inspection of industrial hemp during its growth and harvest;

(2) the testing of industrial hemp to determine delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol levels;

(3) the use of background check results required under section 18K.04 to approve or deny a license application; and

(4) any other provision or procedure necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(c) Rules issued under this section must be consistent with federal law regarding the production, distribution, and sale of industrial hemp.
Minn. Stat. § 114E.60 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 114E / Section 114E.60
§ 114E.60 UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
Minn. Stat. § 151.02 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.02
§ 151.02 STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY.
Status: in_force

The Minnesota State Board of Pharmacy shall consist of three public members as defined by section 214.02 and six pharmacists actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in this state. Each of said pharmacists shall have had at least five consecutive years of practical experience as a pharmacist immediately preceding appointment.
Minn. Stat. § 462A.19 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.19
§ 462A.19 EXEMPTION FROM TAXES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Property exempt from taxation. The property of the agency and its income and operation shall be exempt from all taxation by the state or any of its political subdivisions.

§ Subd. 2. MS 1982 [Repealed, 1983 c 213 s 25 ]
Minn. Stat. § 629.41 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 629 / Section 629.41
§ 629.41 JUDGES TO ISSUE PROCESS FOR ARREST.
Status: in_force

Judges, in vacation as well as in term time, may issue process to carry out law for the apprehension of persons charged with offenses.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.011 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.011
§ 97B.011 DOGS PURSUING BIG GAME.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who observes a dog wounding, killing, or pursuing in a manner that endangers big game may kill the dog:

(1) at any time, if the person is a peace officer or conservation officer; or

(2) between January 1 and July 14, if the person is not a peace officer or conservation officer and the discharge of firearms is allowed.

The officer or person is not liable for damages for killing the dog.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a dog used in compliance with section 97B.207 .
Minn. Stat. § 123A.26 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 123A / Section 123A.26
§ 123A.26 COOPERATIVE UNITS; PROHIBITED AID AND LEVIES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. General prohibition. Unless specifically permitted in the provision authorizing an aid or a levy, cooperative units of government defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2 , are prohibited from making a property tax levy or qualifying for or receiving any form of state aid except as provided in subdivision 2.

§ Subd. 2. Grants. A cooperative unit may apply for and receive a grant on behalf of its members.

§ Subd. 3. MS 2018 [Repealed, 1Sp2019 c 11 art 1 s 26 ]
Minn. Stat. § 626.841 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.841
§ 626.841 BOARD; MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

The Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training shall be composed of the following 17 members:

(1) two members to be appointed by the governor from among the county sheriffs in Minnesota;

(2) four members to be appointed by the governor from among peace officers in Minnesota municipalities, at least two of whom shall be chiefs of police;

(3) two members to be appointed by the governor from among peace officers, at least one of whom shall be a member of the Minnesota State Patrol Association;

(4) the superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or a designee;

(5) two members appointed by the governor from among peace officers, or former peace officers, who are currently employed on a full-time basis in a professional peace officer education program;

(6) two members to be appointed by the governor, one member to be appointed from among administrators of Minnesota colleges or universities that offer professional peace officer education, and one member to be appointed from among the elected city officials in statutory or home rule charter cities of under 5,000 population outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2 ; and

(7) four members appointed by the governor from among the general public.

A chair shall be appointed by the governor from among the members. In making appointments the governor shall strive to achieve representation from among the geographic areas of the state.
Minn. Stat. § 599.24 — MN Code / Part 595_603 / Chapter 599 / Section 599.24
§ 599.24 EXEMPLIFICATION OF JUDGMENT IN ANOTHER STATE.
Status: in_force

An exemplification of a judgment rendered by any justice of the peace in any state, certified by such justice or the justice's successor in office to be a full and correct copy from the justice's docket of all the proceedings in that case, with a certificate of magistracy thereon, signed by a court administrator of a court of record in the county where such judgment was rendered, and authenticated by the seal of such court, shall be evidence in any court of this state of the facts contained in such exemplification.
Minn. Stat. § 383D.05 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383D / Section 383D.05
§ 383D.05 COMMISSIONERS' EXPENSE ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

Each member of the board of county commissioners shall be allowed an annual sum as determined by the county board as and for expense account.