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Minn. Stat. § 97C.611 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97C / Section 97C.611
§ 97C.611 TURTLE SPECIES; LIMITS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Snapping turtles. A person may not possess more than three snapping turtles of the species Chelydra serpentina . Until new rules are adopted under section 97C.605 , a person may not take snapping turtles of a size less than ten inches wide including curvature, measured from side to side across the shell at midpoint. After new rules are adopted under section 97C.605 , a person may only take snapping turtles of a size specified in the adopted rules.

§ Subd. 2. Western painted turtles. (a) A person may not possess more than three Western painted turtles of the species Chrysemys picta . Western painted turtles must be between 4 and 5-1/2 inches in shell length. (b) This subdivision does not apply to persons acting under section 97C.605, subdivision 2c, paragraph (a).

§ Subd. 3. MS 2022 [Repealed by amendment, 2023 c 60 art 4 s 75 ]

§ Subd. 4. Other species. A person may not possess any other species of turtle except with an aquatic farm or private fish hatchery license with a turtle endorsement or as specified under section 97C.605, subdivision 2c .
Minn. Stat. § 168E.09 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168E / Section 168E.09
§ 168E.09 DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Costs deducted. The commissioner must retain an amount that does not exceed the total cost of collecting, administering, and enforcing the retail delivery fee and must deposit the amount in the revenue department service and recovery special revenue fund.

§ Subd. 2. Deposits. After deposits under subdivision 1, the commissioner must deposit the balance of proceeds from the retail delivery fee in the transportation advancement account under section 174.49 .
Minn. Stat. § 176.511 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.511
§ 176.511 COSTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Parties not awarded costs. Except as provided otherwise by this chapter and specifically by this section, in appeals before the court of appeals or proceedings before the division or a compensation judge, costs shall not be awarded to any party.

§ Subd. 2. Disbursements, taxation. The commissioner or compensation judge, or the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals on cases before the court, may award the prevailing party reimbursement for actual and necessary disbursements. Disbursements shall be taxed upon ten days' written notice to adverse parties.

§ Subd. 3. Attorney fee, allowance. Where (1) an award of compensation is affirmed, or modified and affirmed, (2) an order disallowing compensation is reversed, or (3) a petition to vacate an award is granted, the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals may include in its award an amount to cover a reasonable attorney fee or may allow an attorney fee in a proceeding to tax disbursements. If the employer or insurer files a notice of discontinuance of an employee's benefits and an administrative conference is held to resolve the dispute, but the employer or insurer fails to attend the administrative conference, the commissioner or compensation judge may order the employer or insurer to pay the employee's attorney fees as a cost under this section if the employee's benefits are continued.

§ Subd. 4. Costs and disbursements on certiorari. On review by the supreme court upon certiorari, costs and disbursements shall be taxed as they are upon appeals in civil actions.

§ Subd. 5. Attorney fee on certiorari. Where upon a review by the supreme court upon certiorari, an award of compensation is affirmed, or modified and affirmed, or an order disallowing compensation is reversed, the court may allow a reasonable attorney fee incident to the review. This allowance of an attorney fee shall be made a part of the judgment order of the supreme court.
Minn. Stat. § 548.24 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.24
§ 548.24 SUBMISSION WITHOUT ACTION.
Status: in_force

Parties to a controversy which might be the subject of a civil action may, without action, agree upon a case containing the facts upon which the controversy depends, and present a submission of it to any court which would have jurisdiction if an action had been brought. It must appear by affidavit that the controversy is real, and that the proceedings are had in good faith to determine the rights of the parties. The court shall hear and determine the case at a general or special term, and order judgment on it as in a civil action. Judgment shall be entered as in other cases, and the case, submission, and the judgment shall constitute the judgment roll. The judgment may be enforced, and shall be subject to appeal, as in other cases.
Minn. Stat. § 386.409 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 386 / Section 386.409
§ 386.409 COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICIAL SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

When the county recorder's official signature, or that of a deputy is required under section 386.41 , an electronically generated signature or name may be used.
Minn. Stat. § 12.301 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 12 / Section 12.301
§ 12.301 COMMUNITY DISASTER LOANS; GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Whenever, at the request of the governor, the president has declared a major disaster to exist in this state, the governor is authorized to take the following actions:

(a) Upon the governor's determination that a political subdivision of the state will suffer a substantial loss of tax and other revenues from a major disaster and has demonstrated a need for financial assistance to perform its governmental functions, the governor may apply to the federal government, on behalf of the political subdivision, for a loan, and receive and disburse the proceeds of the approved loan to the applicant political subdivision.

(b) The governor may determine the amount needed by an applicant political subdivision to restore or resume its governmental functions, and certify that amount to the federal government. No application amount may exceed 25 percent of the annual operating budget of the applicant for the fiscal year in which the major disaster occurs.

(c) The governor may recommend to the federal government, based upon the governor's review, the cancellation of all or any part of repayment when, in the first three full fiscal year period following the major disaster, the revenues of the political subdivision are insufficient to meet its operating expenses, including additional disaster-related expenses of a municipal operation character.
Minn. Stat. § 240.12 — MN Code / Part 240_240A / Chapter 240 / Section 240.12
§ 240.12 LICENSE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may enter into agreements or compacts with comparable bodies in other racing jurisdictions for the mutual recognition of occupational licenses issued by each body. The commission may by rule provide for and may charge a fee for the registration of each license issued in another jurisdiction.
Minn. Stat. § 64B.47 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 64B / Section 64B.47
§ 64B.47 IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

There is no liability on the part of, and no cause of action arises against, the commissioner or the Department of Commerce or its employees or agents for an action taken by them in the performance of their powers and duties under sections 64B.40 to 64B.48 .
Minn. Stat. § 72A.495 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A.495
§ 72A.495 MARKETING AND RESEARCH SURVEYS.
Status: in_force

An insurer or insurance agent shall clearly specify any questions designed to obtain information solely for marketing or research purposes from an individual in connection with an insurance transaction, and state that responses to the questions are not required to obtain coverage.
Minn. Stat. § 349.154 — MN Code / Part 349_350 / Chapter 349 / Section 349.154
§ 349.154 EXPENDITURES; STANDARDS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Standards for certain organizations. The board shall by rule prescribe standards that must be met annually by any licensed organization that is a 501(c)(3) or festival organization. The standards must provide: (1) operating standards for the organization, including a maximum percentage or percentages of the organization's total expenditures that may be expended for the organization's administration and operation; and (2) standards for any expenditure by the organization of net profits from lawful gambling, including a requirement that the expenditure be related to the primary purpose of the organization.

§ Subd. 2. MS 2008 [Repealed, 2009 c 124 s 60 ]

§ Subd. 3. MS 1990 [Repealed, 1991 c 336 art 2 s 53 ]

§ Subd. 3a. Expenditures for recreational, community, and athletic programs. An organization that makes a greater percentage of its lawful purpose expenditures under section 349.12, subdivision 25 , paragraph (a), clause (7), on facilities or activities for one gender rather than another may not deny a reasonable request for funding of a facility or activity for the underrepresented gender if the request is for funding for a facility or activity that is a lawful purpose under that clause. An applicant for funding for a facility or activity for an underrepresented gender who believes that an application for funding was denied in violation of this subdivision may file a complaint with the board. The board shall prescribe a form for the complaint and shall furnish a copy of the form to any requester. The board shall investigate each complaint filed and, if the board finds that the organization against which the complaint was filed has violated this subdivision, shall issue an order directing the organization to take such corrective action as the board deems necessary to bring the organization into compliance with this subdivision.
Minn. Stat. § 245.4907 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.4907
§ 245.4907 MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFIED FAMILY PEER SPECIALIST GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of human services must establish a mental health certified peer family specialist grant program to provide funding for training for mental health certified peer family specialists who provide services to support individuals with lived experience of mental illness under section 256B.0616 .

§ Subd. 2. Eligible applicants. An eligible applicant is a licensed entity or provider that employs a mental health certified peer family specialist qualified under section 245I.04 , subdivision 12, and that provides services to families who have a child: (1) with a mental illness or serious mental illness under chapter 245; (2) receiving inpatient hospitalization under section 256B.0625, subdivision 1 ; (3) admitted to a residential treatment facility under section 245.4882 ; (4) receiving children's intensive behavioral health services under section 256B.0946 ; (5) receiving day treatment or children's therapeutic services and supports under section 256B.0943 ; or (6) receiving crisis response services under section 256B.0624 .

§ Subd. 3. Allowable grant activities. Grantees must use grant funding to provide training for mental health family peer specialist candidates and continuing education to certified family peer specialists as specified in section 256B.0616, subdivision 5 .

§ Subd. 4. Outcomes. (a) Grantees must provide an annual report to the commissioner for the purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of the grant program. The report must include: (1) the number of mental health certified peer specialists who received training using the grant funds under this section; and (2) the extent to which individuals receiving family peer services experienced progress on achieving treatment goals and experienced a reduction in hospital admissions. (b) The commissioner must submit the results of the evaluation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over mental health.
Minn. Stat. § 43A.06 — MN Code / Part 43A / Chapter 43A / Section 43A.06
§ 43A.06 POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES; LABOR RELATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General. (a) The commissioner shall perform the duties assigned to the commissioner by this section and sections 3.855 and 179A.01 to 179A.25 . (b) The commissioner shall be the state labor negotiator for purposes of negotiating and administering agreements with exclusive representatives of employees and shall perform any other duties delegated by the commissioner subject to the limitations in paragraph (c). (c) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may exercise the powers under this section for employees included in the units provided in section 179A.10, subdivision 2 , clauses (9), (10), and (11), except with respect to sections 43A.22 to 43A.31 , which shall continue to be the responsibility of the commissioner. The commissioner shall have the right to review and comment to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities on the board's final proposals prior to exchange of final positions with the designated bargaining units as well as any requests for interest arbitration. The legislature encourages the Board of Trustees, in coordination with the commissioner of management and budget and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, to endeavor in collective bargaining negotiations to seek fiscal balance recognizing the ability of the employer to fund the agreements or awards.

§ Subd. 2. Hearings. The commissioner shall represent the state at hearings conducted by the commissioner of the bureau of mediation services.

§ Subd. 3. Collective bargaining. The commissioner shall represent the state in all collective bargaining between the state and exclusive representatives, and shall represent the state in mediation and arbitration of collective bargaining disputes.

§ Subd. 4. Reports. The commissioner shall report to the Legislative Coordinating Commission pursuant to section 3.855 .

§ Subd. 5. Interpretation of collective bargaining agreements. The commissioner shall be responsible for management interpretation of all collective bargaining agreements between the state and exclusive representatives and provide management personnel with training in the interpretation and application of these collective bargaining agreements.

§ Subd. 6. Grievances; arbitration. The commissioner shall oversee the administration of all written grievances arising under collective bargaining agreements between the state and an exclusive representative and shall represent the state at all grievance arbitrations.

§ Subd. 7. Grievance settlement. The commissioner shall have final authority to decide if a grievance shall be submitted to arbitration or if it shall be settled without arbitration.

§ Subd. 8. Unfair labor practice charges. The commissioner shall direct investigations and shall have authority to decide whether agencies in the executive branch shall settle unfair labor practice charges filed against the employer, appointing authorities or their agents pursuant to chapter 179A.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.59 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.59
§ 115A.59 BOND AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of management and budget is authorized, upon request of the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, to sell state bonds in the amount of up to $8,800,000 for the purpose of the waste processing facility capital assistance program under section 115A.54 . The bonds shall be sold in the manner and upon the conditions prescribed in sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 , and in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The amount of bonds issued pursuant to this authorization shall not exceed at any time the amount needed to produce a balance in the waste management account equal to the aggregate amount of the loans and grants then approved and not previously disbursed, plus the amount of the loans and grants to be approved in the current and the following fiscal year, as estimated by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.
Minn. Stat. § 473.596 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.596
§ 473.596 HIGHWAY USER TAX FUND FOR METRODOME ACCESS; LIMITS.
Status: in_force

No money derived from the highway user tax distribution fund shall be used to construct, relocate, or improve any streets, highways, or other public thoroughfares, except ones included in the municipal state aid street system established pursuant to article XIV, section 4, of the Minnesota Constitution if such work is done in order to provide or improve access to the metrodome constructed pursuant to sections 473.551 to 473.595 . The commissioner of transportation shall determine whether expenditures are in violation of this section.
Minn. Stat. § 383C.581 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383C / Section 383C.581
§ 383C.581 AUTOMOBILE EXPENSE OF COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

County commissioners of St. Louis County are hereby authorized to pay themselves when they submit a certified claim to the board, for the use of their privately owned cars used in county business at the rate permitted by law, from the road and bridge fund of their respective districts, and said payments shall be over and above their general expenses for county business authorized by section 383C.58 .
Minn. Stat. § 518C.702 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518C / Section 518C.702
§ 518C.702 APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

Sections 518C.701 to 518C.713 apply only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of sections 518C.701 to 518C.713 is inconsistent with sections 518C.101 to 518C.616 , sections 518C.701 to 518C.713 control.
Minn. Stat. § 144A.33 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144A / Section 144A.33
§ 144A.33 RESIDENT AND FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Educational program. Each resident and family council authorized under section 144.651, subdivision 27 , shall be educated and informed about the following: (1) care in the nursing home or board and care home; (2) resident rights and responsibilities; (3) resident and family council organization and maintenance; (4) laws and rules that apply to homes and residents; (5) human relations; and (6) resident and family self-help methods to increase quality of care and quality of life in a nursing home or board and care home.

§ Subd. 2. Providing educational services. The Minnesota Board on Aging shall provide educational services to councils.

§ Subd. 3. Funding of advisory council education. A license application or renewal fee for nursing homes and boarding care homes under section 144.53 or 144A.07 must be increased by $5 per bed to fund the development and education of resident and family advisory councils.

§ Subd. 4. Special account. All money collected by the commissioner of health under subdivision 3 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a special account called the nursing home advisory council fund. Money credited to the fund is appropriated to the Minnesota Board on Aging for the purposes of this section.

§ Subd. 5. Evaluation. Each year the Minnesota Board on Aging shall evaluate the programs and funding sources established under this section.
Minn. Stat. § 17.1016 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.1016
§ 17.1016 COOPERATIVE GRANTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) "agricultural commodity" and "agricultural product processing facility" have the meanings given in section 17.101, subdivision 5 ; and (2) "agricultural service" means an action made under the direction of a farmer that provides value to another entity. Agricultural service includes grazing to manage vegetation.

§ Subd. 2. Grant program. (a) The commissioner may establish and implement a grant program to help farmers finance new cooperatives that organize for purposes of operating an agricultural product processing facility or marketing an agricultural product or agricultural service. (b) To be eligible for this program, a grantee must: (1) be a cooperative organized under chapter 308A or 308B; (2) certify that all control of the cooperative is from farmers, family farm partnerships, family farm limited liability companies, or family farm corporations as defined in section 500.24, subdivision 2 , who are actively engaged in agricultural commodity production; (3) be operated primarily to process agricultural commodities or market agricultural products or services produced in Minnesota; (4) receive agricultural commodities produced primarily by shareholders or members of the cooperative; and (5) not allow nonpatron voting rights. (c) The commissioner may receive applications and make grants up to $50,000 to eligible grantees for feasibility, marketing analysis, assistance with organizational development, financing and managing new cooperatives, product development, development of business and marketing plans, and predesign of facilities, including site analysis, the development of bid specifications, preliminary blueprints and schematics, and the completion of purchase agreements and other necessary legal documents. (d) Grants must be matched dollar-for-dollar with other money or in-kind contributions.
Minn. Stat. § 281.323 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 281 / Section 281.323
§ 281.323 CERTIFICATES MUST BE RECORDED.
Status: in_force

Any such certificate upon which notice of expiration of redemption shall not be issued, served, and recorded or filed within the time limited by sections 281.321 to 281.324 shall be void and of no force and effect for any purpose, and failure to serve such notice or record or file such certificate within the time herein prescribed shall operate to extinguish the lien of the holder of the certificate for the taxes for the year or years in such certificate described and the lien of all subsequent taxes paid under such certificate.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.95 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.95
§ 115A.95 RECYCLABLE MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) Recyclable materials must be delivered to the appropriate materials processing facility as outlined in rules of the agency or any other facility permitted to recycle or compost the materials.

(b) A disposal facility or a resource recovery facility that is composting mixed municipal solid waste, burning waste, or converting waste to energy or to materials for combustion may not accept source-separated recyclable materials, and a solid waste collector or transporter may not deliver source-separated recyclable materials to such a facility, except for recycling or transfer to a recycler, unless the commissioner determines that no other person is willing to accept the recyclable materials.