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Minn. Stat. § 31.09 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 31 / Section 31.09
§ 31.09 COMMISSIONER TO RENDER CERTAIN FOOD UNSALABLE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner and the commissioner's assistants, inspectors, agents, and employees, shall also have power and authority, in their discretion, to render unsalable for use as food, any food the sale or use of which is now or hereafter prohibited by law, or which is manufactured, sold, used, transported, offered for sale or transportation, or had in possession with intent to use, sell, or transport in violation of any provision thereof, or in violation of any provision of any rule, definition, standard, or ruling made, adopted, and published thereunder, and the commissioner and assistants, inspectors, agents, and employees shall be exempt from liability for any such action. The test of the condition of any such food shall be its condition at the time of discovery. Any reasonable and necessary means may be adopted for rendering such food unsalable for use as food.
Minn. Stat. § 325C.01 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325C / Section 325C.01
§ 325C.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 325C.01 to 325C.07 , the terms defined in these sections have the meanings given them, unless the context requires otherwise.

§ Subd. 2. Improper means. "Improper means" includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means.

§ Subd. 3. Misappropriation. "Misappropriation" means: (i) acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or (ii) disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without express or implied consent by a person who (A) used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret; or (B) at the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that the discloser's or user's knowledge of the trade secret was (I) derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it; (II) acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or (III) derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or (C) before a material change of the discloser's or user's position, knew or had reason to know that it was a trade secret and that knowledge of it had been acquired by accident or mistake.

§ Subd. 4. Person. "Person" means a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.

§ Subd. 5. Trade secret. "Trade secret" means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that: (i) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy. The existence of a trade secret is not negated merely because an employee or other person has acquired the trade secret without express or specific notice that it is a trade secret if, under all the circumstances, the employee or other person knows or has reason to know that the owner intends or expects the secrecy of the type of information comprising the trade secret to be maintained.
Minn. Stat. § 290B.02 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290B / Section 290B.02
§ 290B.02 CITATION.
Status: in_force

This program shall be named the "senior citizens' property tax deferral program."
Minn. Stat. § 302A.233 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.233
§ 302A.233 ABSENT DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

If the articles or bylaws so provide, a director may give advance written consent or opposition to a proposal to be acted on at a board meeting. If the director is not present at the meeting, consent or opposition to a proposal does not constitute presence for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum, but consent or opposition shall be counted as the vote of a director present at the meeting in favor of or against the proposal and shall be entered in the minutes or other record of action at the meeting, if the proposal acted on at the meeting is substantially the same or has substantially the same effect as the proposal to which the director has consented or objected.
Minn. Stat. § 160.298 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 160 / Section 160.298
§ 160.298 HIGHWAY SIGN PROGRAM; BILLING, ACCOUNT, APPROPRIATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of transportation may bill highway operations units of the department and local road authorities for the costs of a centrally managed highway sign program. These costs may include equipment acquisition and rental, labor, materials, and other costs as determined by the commissioner. Receipts must be credited to a special account, which is established in the trunk highway fund, and are appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings are made. Amounts credited to the account are exempt from statewide and agency indirect costs payments.
Minn. Stat. § 282.21 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 282 / Section 282.21
§ 282.21 FORM OF CONVEYANCE.
Status: in_force

When any sale has been made under sections 282.14 to 282.22 , upon payment in full of the purchase price, appropriate conveyance in fee in such form as may be prescribed by the attorney general shall be issued by the commissioner of natural resources to the purchaser or the purchaser's assigns and this conveyance shall have the force and effect of a patent from the state.
Minn. Stat. § 600.22 — MN Code / Part 595_603 / Chapter 600 / Section 600.22
§ 600.22 INSTRUMENTS, RECORDS THEREOF, AND COPIES.
Status: in_force

All original instruments and certified copies thereof authorized by law to be recorded and, if recorded, the record thereof, or a duly certified transcript of such record, shall be received in evidence without further proof, subject to rebuttal.
Minn. Stat. § 79.37 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 79 / Section 79.37
§ 79.37 BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

A board of directors of the reinsurance association is created and is responsible for the operation of the reinsurance association consistent with the plan of operation and sections 79.34 to 79.40 . The board consists of 13 directors. Four directors shall represent insurers, two directors shall represent employers, two shall represent self-insurers; two directors shall represent employees; the commissioner of management and budget and the executive director of the state Board of Investment or their designees shall serve as directors; and one director shall represent the public. Insurer members of the reinsurance association shall elect the directors who represent insurers; self-insurer members of the reinsurance association shall elect the directors who represent self-insurers; and the commissioner of labor and industry shall appoint the remaining directors for the terms authorized in the plan of operation. Each director is entitled to one vote. Terms of the directors shall be staggered so that the terms of all the directors do not expire at the same time and so that a director does not serve a term of more than four years. The board shall select a chair and other officers it deems appropriate.

A majority of the directors currently holding office constitutes a quorum. Action may be taken by a majority vote of the directors present.

The board shall take reasonable and prudent action regarding the management of the reinsurance association including but not limited to determining the entity who shall manage the daily affairs of the reinsurance association. The board shall report to the governor of its actions regarding the entity selected to manage the reinsurance association and the reasons for the selection.
Minn. Stat. § 127A.151 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 127A / Section 127A.151
§ 127A.151 STATE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Education must employ a state school librarian within the State Library Services Division of the department to provide technical assistance to licensed school library media specialists and licensed school librarians. The state school librarian must be or have been a licensed school library media specialist.

(b) The responsibilities of the state school librarian include but are not limited to providing advice and guidance in academic standards development and statewide library data collection from district and charter schools, and related activities. The state school librarian may provide advice and guidance to the Department of Education staff responsible for administering state library aid and monitoring district compliance. The state school librarian must support district and charter schools on issues of intellectual freedom, media and digital literacy, and growing lifelong readers. The state school librarian must share information about available grant funds and resources, work with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to support licensure acquisition, and support professional development for licensed school library media specialists and licensed school librarians.
Minn. Stat. § 336.9-528 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.9-528
§ 336.9-528 FILING; ASSIGNMENT OF FILING INFORMATION AT SATELLITE OFFICES.
Status: in_force

Satellite offices shall accept Uniform Commercial Code documents and respond to requests for information pursuant to the provisions of sections 336.9-101 to 336.9-708 . A filing made at a satellite office is filed and effective at the same time and under the same rules provided for filing in any other manner in the Uniform Commercial Code information system. The filing date, time, and file number for any Uniform Commercial Code document accepted at a satellite office must be automatically assigned by the Uniform Commercial Code information management system operated by the secretary of state, and the file number must be the next available file number in the Uniform Commercial Code information management system.
Minn. Stat. § 65A.22 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 65A / Section 65A.22
§ 65A.22 INVESTMENT OF SPECIAL RESERVE FUND.
Status: in_force

The special reserve fund shall be invested according to existing laws relating to investments of capital by fire insurance companies and shall be deposited, from time to time, as the same shall accumulate and be invested, with the commissioner in accordance with section 60A.10, subdivision 4 , who shall permit the company depositing the same to change these deposits by substituting for those withdrawn others of equal amount and value, and to collect and receive the interest or dividends upon these securities as the same may accrue; and this fund shall not be regarded as any part of the assets in possession of the company, so as to be or render the same liable for any claim for loss by fire, or otherwise, except as provided in sections 65A.16 to 65A.24 .
Minn. Stat. § 624.7144 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 624 / Section 624.7144
§ 624.7144 ALLOWING AN INELIGIBLE PERSON ACCESS TO FIREARMS.
Status: in_force

A person who accepts a transferred firearm from an abusing party or offender pursuant to section 260C.201, subdivision 3 ; 518B.01, subdivision 6 ; 609.2242, subdivision 3 ; or 609.749, subdivision 8 , is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the abusing party or offender obtains possession of the transferred firearm while the person is prohibited from possessing firearms. It is an affirmative defense to a violation of this section that the third party who accepted the transferred firearm exercised due care to ensure that the abusing party or offender could not access the firearm. The third party shall not return the firearm to the abusing party or offender until the prohibiting time period imposed under section 260C.201, subdivision 3 ; 518B.01, subdivision 6; 609.2242, subdivision 3 ; or 609.749, subdivision 8 , has expired and the abusing party or offender presents a current, valid transferee permit or passes a federal background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The third party may rely on a court order describing the length of the prohibiting time period as conclusive evidence that the prohibiting time period has expired, unless otherwise notified by the court.
Minn. Stat. § 323A.0911 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 323A / Section 323A.0911
§ 323A.0911 ACTION ON PLAN OF DOMESTICATION BY DOMESTICATING PARTNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Consent required. A plan of domestication must be consented to: (1) by all the partners, subject to section 323A.0914 , if the domesticating partnership is a domestic partnership; and (2) as provided in the domesticating partnership's governing statute, if the company is a foreign limited liability company.

§ Subd. 2. Amendment of plan or abandonment of domestication. Subject to any contractual rights, after a domestication is approved, and at any time before articles of domestication are filed with the secretary of state under section 323A.0912 , a domesticating partnership may amend the plan or abandon the domestication: (1) as provided in the plan; or (2) except as otherwise prohibited in the plan, by the same consent as was required to approve the plan.
Minn. Stat. § 299C.097 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299C / Section 299C.097
§ 299C.097 DATABASE FOR IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall maintain a computerized data system relating to petty misdemeanor and misdemeanor offenses that may become eligible for expungement pursuant to section 609A.015 and which do not require fingerprinting pursuant to section 299C.10 and are not linked to an arrest record in the criminal history system.

(b) These data are private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12 .
Minn. Stat. § 17.496 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.496
§ 17.496 QUARANTINE FACILITY; RULES.
Status: in_force

By July 1, 1992, the commissioner of natural resources shall adopt rules, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture and the Aquaculture Advisory Committee, for the construction and operation of a quarantine facility for fish eggs presently requiring quarantine and disposition of fish from the facility. Fish in a quarantine station that are determined to be disease-free under the procedures developed by the commissioner of natural resources may be bought, sold, or transported.
Minn. Stat. § 256B.84 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256B / Section 256B.84
§ 256B.84 AMERICAN INDIAN CONTRACTING PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding other state laws or rules, Indian health services and agencies operated by Indian tribes are not required to have a county contract or county certification to enroll as providers of adult rehabilitative mental health services under section 256B.0623 ; and adult mental health crisis response services under section 256B.0624 . In order to enroll as providers of these services, Indian health services and agencies operated by Indian tribes must meet the vendor of medical care requirements in section 256B.02, subdivision 7 .
Minn. Stat. § 245A.73 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 245A / Section 245A.73
§ 245A.73 REMOTE ADULT DAY SERVICES STAFF.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Staff ratios. (a) A staff person who provides remote adult day services without two-way interactive video must only provide services to one participant at a time. (b) A staff person who provides remote adult day services through two-way interactive video must not provide services to more than eight participants at one time.

§ Subd. 2. Staff training. A center licensed under section 245A.71 must document training provided to each staff person regarding the provision of remote services in the staff person's record. The training must be provided prior to a staff person delivering remote adult day services without supervision. The training must include: (1) how to use the equipment, technology, and devices required to provide remote adult day services via live two-way communication; (2) orientation and training on each participant's plan of care as directly related to remote adult day services; and (3) direct observation by a manager or supervisor of the staff person while providing supervised remote service delivery sufficient to assess staff competency.
Minn. Stat. § 520.24 — MN Code / Part 520_523 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.24
§ 520.24 EVIDENCE OF APPOINTMENT OR INCUMBENCY.
Status: in_force

A corporation or transfer agent making a transfer pursuant to an assignment by a fiduciary who is not the registered owner shall obtain the following evidence of appointment or incumbency:

(a) In the case of a fiduciary appointed or qualified by a court, a certificate issued by or under the direction or supervision of that court or an officer thereof and dated within 60 days before the transfer; or

(b) In any other case, a copy of a document showing the appointment or a certificate issued by or on behalf of a person reasonably believed by the corporation or transfer agent to be responsible or, in the absence of such a document or certificate, other evidence reasonably deemed by the corporation or transfer agent to be appropriate. Corporations and transfer agents may adopt standards with respect to evidence of appointment or incumbency under this subsection provided such standards are not manifestly unreasonable. Neither the corporation nor transfer agent is charged with notice of the contents of any document obtained pursuant to this paragraph (b) except to the extent that the contents relate directly to the appointment or incumbency.
Minn. Stat. § 94.47 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 94 / Section 94.47
§ 94.47 PURCHASING LANDS FROM UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner is hereby authorized to purchase, to accept by gift or lease, or by tenure title, any lands owned by the United States government, including timber thereon, within the townships in which state forests, or state parks or game refuges or public shooting grounds have been set apart, or will hereafter be set apart by the legislature. These tracts when the title thereto has become vested in the state shall become and be a part of the state forests, or state parks, or game refuges, or public shooting grounds subject to all laws and rules relating to state forests, or state parks, or game refuges, or public shooting grounds.
Minn. Stat. § 103G.541 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103G / Section 103G.541
§ 103G.541 MUNICIPAL DAMS ON RED RIVER OF THE NORTH.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority to construct dam. A municipality owning or permanently controlling property where a proposed dam is to be constructed may: (1) construct a dam on the property and across that portion of the Red River of the North that forms a part of the boundary common to this state and the state of North Dakota to conserve water for municipal, commercial, and domestic use; and (2) construct, in connection with the dam structures, fishways, raceways, sluiceways, and wasteways necessary or convenient for the proper construction and utility of the dam and as may be required by law.

§ Subd. 2. Consent of the United States and North Dakota. If required by law or treaty, the municipality must first obtain the consent of the United States and of the state of North Dakota for the construction.
Minn. Stat. § 243.58 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.58
§ 243.58 ISSUING WARRANT FOR ESCAPED INMATE OR CONVICTED DEFENDANT.
Status: in_force

If an inmate escapes from any state correctional facility under the control of the commissioner of corrections, the commissioner shall issue a warrant directed to any peace officer requiring that the fugitive be taken into immediate custody and returned to any state correctional facility designated by the commissioner. The commissioner may also issue such a warrant when a convicted defendant fails to report postsentencing to their county authority or to a state correctional facility. The chief executive officer of the facility from which the escape occurred shall use all proper means to apprehend and return the escapee, which may include the offer of a reward of not more than $100 to be paid from the state treasury, for information leading to the arrest and return to custody of the escapee.
Minn. Stat. § 351.23 — MN Code / Part 351 / Chapter 351 / Section 351.23
§ 351.23 EXTENSION OF TIME.
Status: in_force

The chief justice may extend the time limitations in sections 351.14 to 351.23 for good cause.
Minn. Stat. § 306.76 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 306 / Section 306.76
§ 306.76 PERMANENT CARE AND IMPROVEMENT FUND MAINTAINED BY CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

Every cemetery association organized under state law that maintains a public cemetery in or adjacent to a city with a population of more than 50,000, shall provide for the establishment of a permanent fund, the income from which must be devoted to the care, maintenance, and improvement of the cemetery. The fund must be known as the permanent care and improvement fund of the cemetery association.
Minn. Stat. § 276.19 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 276 / Section 276.19
§ 276.19 UNCLAIMED OVERPAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Notice of overpayment. If an overpayment of property tax arises on a parcel due to receipt of a payment that exceeds the total amount of the tax required to be paid on the property tax statement, the responsible county official shall promptly notify the payer by regular mail that the overpayment has occurred. The notice must state the amount of overpayment and identify the parcel on which the overpayment occurred. The notice must also instruct the payer how to claim the overpayment and advise that the overpayment is subject to forfeiture under this section. If the name or address of the payer is not known, the notice of unclaimed overpayment must be mailed to the taxpayer of record in the office of the county auditor.

§ Subd. 2. Failure to claim refund. If the person entitled to the refund fails to claim the overpayment within three years after the date of overpayment, the county auditor shall cause notice to be published at least once in an English language newspaper of general circulation in the county. The county board shall designate the newspaper of publication that in the judgment of the board is most likely to be read by the claimants, notwithstanding any law to the contrary. The published notice must be called "Notice of unclaimed property tax refunds." The notice must contain: (1) the names in alphabetical order and last known addresses, if any, of persons listed in the notice that may be entitled to unclaimed property tax refund; (2) a statement that information concerning the amount of overpayment and affected property may be obtained from the county auditor at the address given in the notice; and (3) a statement that if proof of claim is not presented to the county auditor within 90 days from the date of publication of notice, the overpayment will be considered abandoned and all claims to property tax overpayment will be forfeited. The county auditor is not required to include and publish in the notice any item of less than $25 overpaid on a parcel.

§ Subd. 3. Distribution of refunds. If the person entitled to the refund fails to claim the overpayment within the time provided in this section, the county auditor shall distribute the refund to the affected taxing districts in proportion to the amount of their respective taxes included in the levy for the tax year overpaid. At the option of the county auditor, the overpayment may be distributed to the affected taxing districts in proportion to the current tax year levy.

§ Subd. 4. Applicability. Sections 345.31 to 345.60 do not apply to unclaimed property tax refunds, overpayments, and warrants.