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Minn. Stat. § 18B.27 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.27
§ 18B.27 PESTICIDE REGISTRATION FOR SPECIAL LOCAL NEEDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. (a) A person must file an application for a special local need application with the commissioner. The application must meet the requirements of section 18B.26, subdivision 2 , and the commissioner may require other relevant information. (b) The commissioner may require a full description of tests and test results upon which claims are based for: (1) a pesticide use that is not registered under section 18B.26 or FIFRA; or (2) a pesticide on which restrictions are being considered. (c) The applicant may request in writing privacy of information submitted as provided in section 18B.38 .

§ Subd. 2. Application review. (a) After reviewing the application accompanied by the application fee, the commissioner shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the authorization by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency to register pesticides to meet special local needs, register pesticides if the commissioner determines that: (1) the pesticide's composition warrants the proposed claims for the pesticide; (2) the pesticide's label and other material required to be submitted comply with this chapter; (3) the pesticide will perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effect on the environment; (4) the pesticide will not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment when used in accordance with label directions; and (5) a special local need for the pesticide exists. (b) The commissioner may revoke or modify a special local need registration if the commissioner determines that the terms or conditions of the registration do not comply with paragraph (a).

§ Subd. 3. Application fee. An application fee for a special local need registration must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $150.
Minn. Stat. § 398.14 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 398 / Section 398.14
§ 398.14 RECORDS, REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The board shall keep accurate and permanent records of all its proceedings and shall compile and publish reports and information relating to the park district and to the board's functions and proceedings.
Minn. Stat. § 325G.36 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325G / Section 325G.36
§ 325G.36 WAIVERS VOID.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Consumer contract waivers. Any provision of a consumer contract which waives or attempts to waive any provision of sections 325G.29 to 325G.36 is void.

§ Subd. 2. Consumer credit transaction contract waivers. Any provision of a consumer credit transaction contract which waives or attempts to waive any provision of section 325G.22 is void.
Minn. Stat. § 49.20 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 49 / Section 49.20
§ 49.20 REMEDY EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections 49.17 to 49.19 shall not be cumulative but shall be the exclusive procedure for the levying of assessments upon and against stockholders of banks or trust companies in charge of the commissioner of commerce and in process of liquidation by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 508.68 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508 / Section 508.68
§ 508.68 DEATH OF OWNER; ISSUANCE OF NEW CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

When the owner of registered land, or of any estate or interest therein, dies, having devised the same by will, the persons entitled thereto may file with the registrar a certified copy of such will and the personal representative's deed of distribution together with any order of distribution, if there be one, or certified copy of any final decree, if there be one, assigning the same, and thereupon the registrar shall cancel the certificate of title issued to the testator and issue a new certificate of title to the persons designated. When the owner of registered land, or of any estate or interest therein, dies, not having devised the same, the persons entitled thereto by law may file with the registrar the personal representative's deed of distribution together with a certified copy of any order of distribution, if there be one, or a certified copy of any final decree of the court assigning the same, and thereupon the registrar shall cancel the certificate of title issued to the intestate and issue a new certificate of title to the persons entitled thereto. Unless restricted by letters testamentary or letters of administration, a personal representative may sell, convey, or mortgage registered land in the same manner as if the land were registered in the representative's name. Such personal representative shall first file with the registrar a certified copy of any will of the decedent and a certified copy of the representative's letters.
Minn. Stat. § 3A.011 — MN Code / Part 3_3E / Chapter 3A / Section 3A.011
§ 3A.011 ADMINISTRATION OF PLANS.
Status: in_force

The executive director and the board of directors of the Minnesota State Retirement System shall administer the plans specified in this chapter consistent with this chapter and chapters 356 and 356A.
Minn. Stat. § 124D.98 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 124D / Section 124D.98
§ 124D.98 LITERACY AID.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Literacy aid. A district's literacy aid equals the sum of the proficiency aid under subdivision 2, and the growth aid under subdivision 3.

§ Subd. 2. Proficiency aid. The proficiency aid for each school in a district that has submitted to the commissioner its local literacy plan under section 120B.12, subdivision 4a , is equal to the product of the school's proficiency allowance times the number of third grade pupils at the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year. A school's proficiency allowance is equal to the percentage of students in each building that meet or exceed proficiency on the third grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, averaged across the previous three test administrations, times $530.

§ Subd. 3. Growth aid. The growth aid for each school in a district that has submitted to the commissioner its local literacy plan under section 120B.12, subdivision 4a , is equal to the product of the school's growth allowance times the number of fourth grade pupils enrolled at the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year. A school's growth allowance is equal to the percentage of students at that school making medium or high growth, under subdivision 4, on the fourth grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, averaged across the previous three test administrations, times $530.

§ Subd. 4. Medium and high growth. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Medium growth" is an assessment score within one-half standard deviation above or below the average year-two assessment scores for students with similar year-one assessment scores. (c) "High growth" is an assessment score one-half standard deviation or more above the average year-two assessment scores for students with similar year-one assessment scores.

§ Subd. 5. Literacy aid uses. A school district must use its literacy aid to meet the requirements and goals adopted in the district's local literacy plan under section 120B.12, subdivision 4a .
Minn. Stat. § 268.031 — MN Code / Part 268_269 / Chapter 268 / Section 268.031
§ 268.031 STANDARD OF PROOF; STATUTORY INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Standard of proof. All issues under the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law are determined by a preponderance of the evidence.

§ Subd. 2. Statutory application. This chapter is remedial in nature and must be applied in favor of awarding unemployment benefits. Any legal conclusion that results in an applicant being ineligible for unemployment benefits must be fully supported by the facts. In determining eligibility or ineligibility for benefits, any statutory provision that would preclude an applicant from receiving benefits must be narrowly construed.
Minn. Stat. § 169.971 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.971
§ 169.971 DRIVER IMPROVEMENT CLINICS; DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 169.971 to 169.973 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Driver improvement clinic. "Driver improvement clinic" means a formal course of study established under section 169.972 , designed primarily to assist persons convicted of traffic violations in correcting improper driving habits and to familiarize them with the provisions of the Highway Traffic Regulation Act.

§ Subd. 2a. Youth-oriented driver improvement clinic. "Youth-oriented driver improvement clinic" means a driver improvement clinic designed for traffic violators age 18 and under to assist them in correcting improper driving practices and review provisions of traffic law with a focus on driving problems common to young and novice drivers.

§ Subd. 3. Municipality. "Municipality" means any city, however organized, and any county or town.

§ Subd. 4. Court. "Court" means a district court.

§ Subd. 5. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.558 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.558
§ 115A.558 SAFETY GUIDE.
Status: in_force

The Pollution Control Agency shall prepare and distribute to all interested persons a guide for operation of a recycling or yard waste composting facility to protect the environment and public health.
Minn. Stat. § 62J.76 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62J / Section 62J.76
§ 62J.76 NONPREEMPTION.
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Patient Protection Act preempts or replaces requirements related to patient protections that are more protective of patient rights than the requirements established by the Patient Protection Act.
Minn. Stat. § 336.8-205 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.8-205
§ 336.8-205 EFFECT OF UNAUTHORIZED SIGNATURE ON SECURITY CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

An unauthorized signature placed on a security certificate before or in the course of issue is ineffective, but the signature is effective in favor of a purchaser for value of the certificated security if the purchaser is without notice of the lack of authority and the signing has been done by:

(1) an authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or other person entrusted by the issuer with the signing of the security certificate or of similar security certificates, or the immediate preparation for signing of any of them; or

(2) an employee of the issuer, or of any of the persons listed in paragraph (1), entrusted with responsible handling of the security certificate.
Minn. Stat. § 103G.2212 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103G / Section 103G.2212
§ 103G.2212 CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY WHEN WORK DRAINS OR FILLS WETLANDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Conditions to drain or fill wetlands. An agent or employee of another may not drain or fill a wetland, wholly or partially, unless the agent or employee has: (1) obtained a signed statement from the property owner stating that the wetland replacement plan required for the work has been obtained or that a replacement plan is not required; and (2) mailed or sent by electronic transmission a copy of the statement to the local government unit with jurisdiction over the wetland.

§ Subd. 2. Violation; separate offense. Violation of this section is a separate and independent offense from other violations of sections 103G.2212 to 103G.237 .

§ Subd. 3. Form for compliance. The board shall develop a form to be distributed to contractors' associations, local government units, and soil and water conservation districts to comply with this section. The form must include: (1) a listing of the activities for which a replacement plan is required; (2) a description of the penalties for violating sections 103G.2212 to 103G.237 ; (3) the telephone number to call for information on the responsible local government unit; (4) a statement that national wetland inventory maps are on file with the soil and water conservation district office; and (5) spaces for a description of the work and the names, mailing addresses or other contact information, and telephone numbers of the person authorizing the work and the agent or employee proposing to undertake it.
Minn. Stat. § 583.285 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 583 / Section 583.285
§ 583.285 MEDIATION RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of agriculture, in consultation with the commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services and the director of the University of Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service, shall make rules under chapter 14 , to implement the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act.
Minn. Stat. § 10.44 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10 / Section 10.44
§ 10.44 BUDGETS; HOW TREATED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 3.1985 , the budgets of the house of representatives, senate, constitutional officers, district courts, court of appeals, and supreme court must be submitted to and considered by the appropriate committees of the legislature in the same manner as the budgets of executive agencies.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.668 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.668
§ 97B.668 ANIMALS CAUSING DAMAGE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Game birds causing damage. Notwithstanding sections 97B.091 and 97B.805, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person or agent of that person on lands and nonpublic waters owned or operated by the person may nonlethally scare, haze, chase, or harass game birds that are causing property damage or to protect a disease risk at any time or place that a hunting season for the game birds is not open. This section does not apply to public waters as defined under section 103G.005, subdivision 15 . This section does not apply to migratory waterfowl on nests and other federally protected game birds on nests, except ducks and geese on nests when a permit is obtained under section 97A.401 .

§ Subd. 2. Deer and elk causing damage. (a) Notwithstanding section 97B.091 , a property owner, the property owner's immediate family member, or an agent of the property owner may nonlethally scare, haze, chase, or harass deer or elk that are causing damage to agricultural crops that are propagated under generally accepted agricultural practices. (b) Paragraph (a) applies only: (1) in the immediate area of the crop damage; and (2) during the closed season for taking deer or elk. (c) Paragraph (a) does not allow: (1) using poisons; (2) using dogs; (3) conduct that drives a deer or elk to the point of exhaustion; (4) activities that require a permit under section 97A.401 ; or (5) conduct that causes the death of or that is likely to cause the death of a deer or elk. (d) A property owner or the owner's agent must report the death of a deer or elk to staff in the Division of Fish and Wildlife within 24 hours of the death if the death resulted from actions taken under paragraph (a).
Minn. Stat. § 86B.825 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 86B / Section 86B.825
§ 86B.825 CERTIFICATE OF TITLE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Requirement. Except as provided in subdivision 2, a watercraft used on the waters of the state must have a certificate of title if the watercraft is kept in the state for more than 90 consecutive days.

§ Subd. 2. Exempt watercraft. A watercraft is not required to have a certificate of title if the watercraft is: (1) owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale; (2) used by a manufacturer solely for testing; (3) from a jurisdiction other than this state, temporarily using the waters of this state; (4) owned by the United States, a state, this state, or a political subdivision; (5) a waterfowl boat used only during waterfowl-hunting season; (6) a rice boat used only during the wild-rice-harvesting season; (7) owned by a person, firm, or corporation operating a resort as defined in section 157.15 or a recreational camping area as defined in section 327.14, subdivision 8 , except with respect to a previously titled watercraft; or (8) watercraft manufactured prior to August 1, 1979.

§ Subd. 3. Voluntary titling. The owner of a device used or designed for navigation on water and used on the waters of this state may obtain a certificate of title for the device, even though it is not a watercraft as defined in section 86B.820, subdivision 14 , in the same manner and with the same effect as the owner of a watercraft required to be titled under sections 86B.820 to 86B.920 . Once titled, the device is a titled watercraft as defined in section 86B.820, subdivision 13 , and is and remains subject to sections 86B.820 to 86B.920 , to the same extent as a watercraft required to be titled.

§ Subd. 4. Title required for transfer. A person may not sell or otherwise transfer a titled watercraft without delivering to the person acquiring the watercraft a certificate of title with an assignment on it to show title in the person acquiring the watercraft. A person may not acquire a watercraft required to have a certificate of title without obtaining a certificate of title for the watercraft in the person's name.

§ Subd. 5. No legal title without certificate. A person acquiring a watercraft, required to have a certificate of title under this section, through a sale or gift does not acquire a right, title, claim, or interest in the watercraft until the person has been issued a certificate of title to the watercraft or has received a manufacturer's or importer's certificate. A waiver or estoppel does not operate in favor of that person against another person who has obtained possession of the certificate of title or manufacturer's or importer's certificate for the watercraft for valuable consideration.

§ Subd. 6. No license without title. The commissioner may not issue or renew a watercraft license to an owner of a titled watercraft unless the owner has been issued or has applied for a certificate of title for the watercraft.
Minn. Stat. § 270C.92 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270C / Section 270C.92
§ 270C.92 IMPROPER OR NEGLIGENT ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY TAX LAWS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Examination of complaints; proceedings. The commissioner shall receive complaints and examine all cases where it is alleged that property subject to taxation has not been assessed or has been fraudulently or for any reason improperly or unequally assessed, or the law in any manner evaded or violated, and cause to be instituted such proceedings as will remedy improper or negligent administration of the property tax laws.

§ Subd. 2. Change of market values. In administering the property tax laws, the commissioner shall raise or lower the market value of any real or personal property, including the power to raise or lower the market value of the real or personal property of any person; provided, that before any such assessment against the property of any person is so raised, notice of an intention to raise such market value and of the time and place at which a hearing thereon will be held shall be given to such person, by mail, addressed to the person at the place of residence listed upon the assessment book, at least five days before the day of such hearing. All relevant and material evidence concerning the market value of the real or personal property shall be submitted at the hearing, and the hearing shall not be a "contested case" within the meaning of section 14.02, subdivision 3 . The person notified of the hearing, or any other person having an interest in the property, may present evidence and argument bearing upon the market value of the property.

§ Subd. 3. Appearances before the commissioner. A property owner, other than a public utility or mining company, for which the original assessments are determined by the commissioner, may not appear before the commissioner for the purposes provided in subdivision 1 or 2 unless a timely appearance in person, by counsel, or by written communication has been made before the county board of equalization as provided in section 274.13 , to appeal the assessment of the property, or that the property owner can establish not receiving notice of market value at least five days before the local board of review meeting. The commissioner may refuse to hear an appeal that is within the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Division of the Tax Court as stated in section 271.21, subdivision 2 . The property owner shall be notified by the commissioner of the right to appeal to the Small Claims Division whenever an appeal to the commissioner is denied.
Minn. Stat. § 609.4971 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.4971
§ 609.4971 WARNING SUBJECT OF INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

Whoever, having knowledge that a subpoena has been issued under sections 8.16 and 388.23 , and with intent to obstruct, impede, or prevent the investigation for which the subpoena was issued, gives notice or attempts to give notice of the issuance of the subpoena or the production of the documents to a person, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 17.710 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.710
§ 17.710 AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A production or marketing contract entered into, renewed, or amended on or after July 1, 2024, between an agricultural producer and a processor, marketer, or other purchaser of agricultural products, including a cooperative organized under chapter 308A or 308B, must not contain provisions that prohibit the producer from disclosing terms, conditions, and prices contained in the contract. Any provision prohibiting disclosure by the producer is void.

(b) A contract entered into, renewed, or amended on or after July 1, 2023, between an agricultural producer and an entity buying, selling, certifying, or otherwise participating in a market for stored carbon must not contain provisions that prohibit the producer from disclosing terms, conditions, and prices contained in the contract. Any provision prohibiting disclosure by the producer is void.
Minn. Stat. § 168.35 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.35
§ 168.35 INTENT TO ESCAPE TAX; GROSS MISDEMEANOR.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall, with intent to escape payment of any tax on a motor vehicle, as herein provided, delay or neglect to properly list and apply to register the same, or, with intent to prevent the payment or collection of the proper tax, fee, or lien thereon, violate or neglect to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 513.53 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 513 / Section 513.53
§ 513.53 APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

The seller disclosure requirements in sections 513.52 to 513.60 apply to the transfer of any interest in residential real estate, whether by sale, exchange, deed, contract for deed, lease with an option to purchase, or any other option.
Minn. Stat. § 383B.63 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.63
§ 383B.63 PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR CRIMES, MISDEMEANORS, ORDINANCES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. MS 1990 [Repealed, 1991 c 345 art 3 s 30 ]

§ Subd. 2. Represent financially unable, including juveniles. The public defender of Hennepin County may appear for and defend all persons charged with any crime, petty misdemeanor or ordinance violation in such county, and may appear for and represent all persons in juvenile court in such county who are financially unable to employ counsel.

§ Subd. 3. Do appeals, if state defender unable. If the state public defender is unable to provide the service, the public defender of Hennepin County may appeal a conviction of any crime, petty misdemeanor or ordinance violation or an adverse decision in juvenile court where the party appealing is financially unable to employ counsel and to pay the expenses of an appeal.

§ Subd. 4. MS 1988 [Repealed, 1989 c 335 art 3 s 57 ]

§ Subd. 5. MS 1988 [Repealed, 1989 c 335 art 3 s 57 ]

§ Subd. 6. Chief unclassified; others classified. The employees of the office of the Hennepin County public defender shall be and are hereby placed in the classified service as set forth in Laws 1965, chapter 855, as amended; except that the public defender shall be in the unclassified service.