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Minn. Stat. § 458.25 — MN Code / Part 451_459 / Chapter 458 / Section 458.25
§ 458.25 BUILD AND OPERATE WHARVES AND DOCKS; USER FEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Powers. A city of the first class may: (1) establish, construct, maintain, and operate public landings, public wharves and docks, and transfer railroad tracks, and loading, unloading, transfer and storage facilities, in or out of the city; (2) acquire by condemnation or otherwise riparian or other lands and other rights and easements needed for a purpose in clause (1) and construct, maintain, and operate the buildings and warehouses needed for that purpose; (3) lay and collect reasonable duties or wharfage fees on vessels coming to or using the landings, wharves or docks; (4) regulate the use of other wharves and docks in the city and the rates of wharfage to be paid by vessels using them; (5) dredge or deepen the harbor or river or a branch or portion of it; (6) make and enforce reasonable rules for the protection and use of its properties in or out of the city and impose and enforce adequate penalties for the violation of the rules.

§ Subd. 2. Chapter 117 applies. Condemnation under this section must be done under chapter 117.
Minn. Stat. § 17.4998 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.4998
§ 17.4998 VIOLATIONS; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Unless a different penalty is prescribed, a violation of a provision of sections 17.4981 to 17.4997 or a rule of the commissioner governing the operation of an aquatic farm, private fish hatchery, or quarantine facility is a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Petty misdemeanor. A first and second violation, within a three-year period, of sections 17.4981 to 17.4997 or a rule of the commissioner governing the operation of an aquatic farm, private fish hatchery, or quarantine facility is a petty misdemeanor if it does not involve intentionally falsifying records and does not put public waters or other fish hatchery facilities at risk from harmful nonindigenous species, nonindigenous strains, or emergency fish diseases.

§ Subd. 3. License void. The license of a person convicted of a violation of sections 17.4981 to 17.4997 or a rule of the commissioner governing the operation of an aquatic farm, private fish hatchery, or quarantine facility is void for a period of one year after the conviction if the person is convicted of two or more misdemeanors within a three-year period. If the commissioner determines that the public welfare will not be injured, the commissioner may reinstate a license voided under this subdivision.
Minn. Stat. § 124D.1195 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 124D / Section 124D.1195
§ 124D.1195 COMMODITY DONATED FOOD REVOLVING FUND.
Status: in_force

A revolving fund is established for the purpose of depositing cash received for commodity donated foods that have been lost, damaged, recalled, or diverted for processing. The state shall use the fund to issue payments for the value of the lost, damaged, recalled, or diverted commodity donated foods and related costs.
Minn. Stat. § 609.621 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.621
§ 609.621 PROOF OF CONCEALMENT OF PROPERTY BY OBLIGOR OF SECURED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Crime defined; obligor conceals property. When in any prosecution under section 609.62 , it appears that there is a default in the payment of the debts secured and it further appears that the obligor has failed or refused to reveal the location of the security, this shall be considered sufficient evidence to sustain a finding that the obligor has removed, concealed, or disposed of the property.

§ Subd. 2. Allegation. In any prosecution under section 609.62 , it is a sufficient allegation and description of the security and the property secured to state generally that such property was duly mortgaged or sold under a conditional sales contract, or as the case may be, giving the date thereof and the names of the obligor and obligee.
Minn. Stat. § 375.554 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 375 / Section 375.554
§ 375.554 PROGRAM RULES.
Status: in_force

The county board shall establish rules governing the operation of the employment program. Rules shall include but not be limited to number of hours worked, benefits, and methods and terms of payment.
Minn. Stat. § 193.30 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 193 / Section 193.30
§ 193.30 MANAGEMENT OF ARMORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The senior member on each armory board shall be the chair, and the junior member thereof shall be the recorder. A record of the proceedings of the board shall be kept, and all motions offered, whether seconded or not, shall be put to a vote and the result recorded. In the case of a tie vote the adjutant general, upon the request of any member, shall decide. The governor may make and alter rules for the government of armory boards, officers, and other persons having charge of armories, arsenals, or other military property of the state.
Minn. Stat. § 505.21 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 505 / Section 505.21
§ 505.21 REFERENCE TO ZONES.
Status: in_force

When any tract of land to be defined by a single description extends from one into another of the above coordinate zones, the positions of all points on its boundaries may be referred to either of the two zones, the zone which is used being specifically named in the description.
Minn. Stat. § 302A.201 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.201
§ 302A.201 BOARD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Board to manage. The business and affairs of a corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a board, subject to the provisions of subdivision 2 and section 302A.457 , and except as may be otherwise provided in the articles. If a provision is made in the articles: (1) the powers and duties conferred or imposed upon the board of directors by this chapter must be exercised or performed to the extent and by the natural persons provided in the articles, (2) the directors have no duties, liabilities, or responsibilities as directors under this chapter with respect to or arising from the exercise or performance of, or from the failure to exercise or perform, the conferred or imposed powers and duties by the other persons, and (3) the other persons have all of the duties, liabilities, and responsibilities of directors under this chapter with respect to and arising from the exercise or performance of, or the failure to exercise or perform, the conferred or imposed powers and duties. The members of the first board may be named in the articles or elected by the incorporators pursuant to section 302A.171 or by the shareholders.

§ Subd. 2. Shareholder management. The holders of the shares entitled to vote for directors of the corporation may, by unanimous affirmative vote, take any action that this chapter requires or permits the board to take. As to an action taken by the shareholders in that manner: (a) the directors have no duties, liabilities, or responsibilities as directors under this chapter with respect to or arising from the action; (b) the shareholders collectively and individually have all of the duties, liabilities, and responsibilities of directors under this chapter with respect to and arising from the action; (c) if the action relates to a matter required or permitted by this chapter or by any other law to be approved or adopted by the board, either with or without approval or adoption by the shareholders, the action is deemed to have been approved or adopted by the board; and (d) a requirement that an instrument filed with a governmental agency contain a statement that the action has been approved and adopted by the board is satisfied by a statement that the shareholders have taken the action under this subdivision.
Minn. Stat. § 114C.19 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 114C / Section 114C.19
§ 114C.19 VARIANCES THAT PROMOTE POLLUTION REDUCTIONS OR REDUCE UNNECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN.
Status: in_force

In addition to the grounds for granting a variance set forth in section 116.07, subdivision 5 , the Pollution Control Agency may grant variances from its rules in order to:

(1) promote reduction in overall levels of pollution beyond what is required by applicable law, consistent with the purposes of this chapter; or

(2) reduce the administrative burden on the agency or the permittee, provided that alternative monitoring, testing, notification, record-keeping, or reporting requirements will provide the information needed by the agency to ensure compliance.
Minn. Stat. § 116O.15 — MN Code / Part 116J_116O / Chapter 116O / Section 116O.15
§ 116O.15 ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

The board shall submit a report to the chairs of the senate Economic Development and Housing and the house of representatives Economic Development Committees of the legislature and the governor on the activities of the corporation by February 1 of each year. A copy of the report shall also be provided to the president of the University of Minnesota. The report must include at least the following:

(1) a description of each of the programs that the corporation has provided or undertaken at some time during the previous year. The description of each program must describe (i) the statement of purpose for the program, (ii) the administration of the program including the activities the corporation was responsible for and the responsibilities that other organizations had in administering the program, (iii) the results of the program including how the results were measured, (iv) the expenses of the program paid by the corporation, and (v) the source of corporate and noncorporate funding for the program;

(2) an identification of the sources of funding in the previous year for the corporation and its programs including federal, state and local government, foundations, gifts, donations, fees, and all other sources;

(3) a description of the distribution of all money spent by the corporation in the previous year including an identification of the total expenditures, other than corporate administrative expenditures, by sector of the economy;

(4) a description of the administrative expenses of the corporation during the previous year;

(5) a listing of the assets and liabilities of the corporation at the end of the previous fiscal year;

(6) a list and description of each grant awarded by the corporation during the previous year;

(7) a description of any changes made to the operational plan during the previous year; and

(8) a description of any newly adopted or significant changes to bylaws, programmatic or administrative guidelines, policies, rules, or eligibility criteria for programs created or administered by the corporation during the previous year.

Reports must be made to the legislature as required by section 3.195 .
Minn. Stat. § 371.14 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 371 / Section 371.14
§ 371.14 NEW COUNTY; INDEBTEDNESS; CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) When the consolidation becomes effective, the new county shall become vested with the title to all real and personal property, other than money in cash or on deposit, of the consolidated counties.

(b) The territory within the consolidated counties shall remain liable for all indebtedness of the respective counties when the consolidation becomes effective.

(c) Any money on hand, in cash or on deposit, and the proceeds of any tax levied by the respective counties, shall be applied on the indebtedness.

(d) The appropriate officers of the new county shall from time to time levy a tax to pay the indebtedness as it becomes due.

(e) The tax shall be spread against the liable taxable property.

(f) The new county shall have authority to enforce any contract and to collect any claims of the consolidated counties by suit or otherwise.
Minn. Stat. § 231.14 — MN Code / Part 223_236A / Chapter 231 / Section 231.14
§ 231.14 DISCRIMINATION IN RATES; STORING HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Status: in_force

Except as herein otherwise specified, no household goods warehouse operator, or any officer, agent, or employee thereof, shall, directly or indirectly, by remittance, rebate, or any device, inducement, or other means, permit any corporation or person to obtain any service or the storage of any household goods at less than the rates then established and in force as shown by the schedule of rates filed and in effect at the time. No person or corporation shall, directly or indirectly, by any device, inducement, or means, either with or without the consent or connivance of a household goods warehouse operator, or any of the officers, agents, or employees thereof, obtain, or seek to obtain, any service, or the storage of any household goods at less than the rates then established and in force therefor. Any household goods warehouse operator, or the officers, agents, or employees thereof, or any person acting for or employed by it or transacting business with it, or any other person, who violates this section, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and is, upon conviction, subject to imprisonment not exceeding 364 days or to a fine not exceeding $3,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 383A.05 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383A / Section 383A.05
§ 383A.05 ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Appropriation for assessment. Ramsey County may, each year, appropriate enough money to defray the expense of making a proper assessment of all property in the county for the purpose of general taxation.

§ Subd. 2. Expenditures; experts. Ramsey County shall appropriate and expend, in the manner and in the amount that it considers necessary, the money needed to defray the expense of properly conducting the office of the county assessor; the expenditure to include the hiring of experts upon property values for any period considered necessary, the payment of the transportation expense of these experts or other employees in traveling from place to place in the county, and generally any expense reasonably and directly tending to the procurement of a fair and true assessment of property inside the county; but all expenses of this kind shall be made under the supervision of, and with the consent of, the county assessor.
Minn. Stat. § 35.05 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 35 / Section 35.05
§ 35.05 AUTHORITY OF STATE BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The state board may quarantine or kill any domestic animal infected with, or which has been exposed to, a contagious or infectious dangerous disease if it is necessary to protect the health of the domestic animals of the state.

(b) The board may regulate or prohibit the arrival in and departure from the state of infected or exposed animals and, in case of violation of any rule or prohibition, may detain any animal at its owner's expense. The board may regulate or prohibit the importation of domestic animals which, in its opinion, may injure the health of Minnesota livestock.

(c) When the governor declares an emergency under section 35.0661 , the board, through its executive director, may assume control of such resources within the University of Minnesota's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory as necessary to effectively address the disease outbreak. The director of the laboratory and other laboratory personnel must cooperate fully in performing necessary functions related to the outbreak or threatened outbreak.

(d) The board may test or require tests of any bovine or cervidae in the state when the board deems it necessary to achieve or maintain bovine tuberculosis accredited free state or zone status under the regulations and laws administered by the United States Department of Agriculture.

(e) Notwithstanding section 3.3005, subdivision 2 , the board may apply for, receive, and disburse federal money made available to the state for animal disease response. All federal money received by the board for this purpose must be deposited in the state treasury and is appropriated to the board for the purposes for which it was received. By January 15 each year, the board must report to the senate Committee on Finance, the house of representatives Committee on Ways and Means, and the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the board's operating budget regarding the amount of federal money received and spent in the previous fiscal year under this paragraph and the board's use of these funds.
Minn. Stat. § 299A.012 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299A / Section 299A.012
§ 299A.012 ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVATE FUNDS; APPROPRIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may accept donations, nonfederal grants, bequests, and other gifts of money to carry out the purposes of chapter 299A. The commissioner may not accept any contributions under this section unless the contributions can be applied to divisions and programs that are related to statutory duties of the department. Donations, nonfederal grants, bequests, or other gifts of money accepted by the commissioner must be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose for which the money was given if the department is authorized to conduct that activity under this chapter.

(b) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance on the money received under this section, the sources of the money, and the specific purposes for which it was used.
Minn. Stat. § 84C.03 — MN Code / Part 84A_84D / Chapter 84C / Section 84C.03
§ 84C.03 JUDICIAL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An action affecting a conservation easement may be brought by:

(1) an owner of an interest in the real property burdened by the easement;

(2) a holder of the easement;

(3) a person having a third-party right of enforcement; or

(4) a person authorized by other law.

(b) This chapter does not affect the power of a court to modify or terminate a conservation easement in accordance with the principles of law and equity.
Minn. Stat. § 13.7909 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.7909
§ 13.7909 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD DATA.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "board" means the Public Employment Relations Board.

§ Subd. 2. Charge and complaint data. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), all data maintained by the board about a charge of unfair labor practices and appeals of determinations of the commissioner under section 179A.12, subdivision 11 , are classified as protected nonpublic data or confidential data prior to being admitted into evidence at a hearing conducted pursuant to section 179A.13 . Data that are admitted into evidence at a hearing conducted pursuant to section 179A.13 are public unless subject to a protective order as determined by the board or a hearing officer. (b) Statements by individuals that are provided to the board are private data on individuals, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12 , prior to being admitted into evidence at a hearing conducted pursuant to section 179A.13 , and become public once admitted into evidence. (c) The following data are public at all times: (1) the filing date of unfair labor practice charges; (2) the status of unfair labor practice charges as an original or amended charge; (3) the names and job classifications of charging parties and charged parties; (4) the provisions of law alleged to have been violated in unfair labor practice charges; (5) the complaint issued by the board; and (6) unless subject to a protective order: (i) the full and complete record of an evidentiary hearing before a hearing officer, including the hearing transcript, exhibits admitted into evidence, and posthearing briefs; (ii) recommended decisions and orders of hearing officers pursuant to section 179A.13 , subdivision 1, paragraph (i); (iii) exceptions to the hearing officer's recommended decision and order filed with the board pursuant to section 179A.13, subdivision 1 , paragraph (k); (iv) party and nonparty briefs filed with the board; and (v) decisions and orders issued by the board. (d) The board may make any data classified as private, protected nonpublic, or confidential pursuant to this subdivision accessible to any person or party if the access will aid the implementation of chapters 179 and 179A or ensure due process protection of the parties.
Minn. Stat. § 237.11 — MN Code / Part 237_238 / Chapter 237 / Section 237.11
§ 237.11 INSPECTING RECORDS AND PROPERTY; REPORTS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Every telephone company subject to the provisions of this chapter, wherever organized, shall keep an office in this state, and make such reports to the department as it shall from time to time require. All books, records, and files, whether they relate to competitive or noncompetitive services, and all of its property shall be at all times subject to inspection by the commission and the department. It shall close its accounts and take therefrom a balance sheet on December 31 of each year, and on or before May 1 following, such balance sheet, together with such other information as the department shall require, verified by an officer of the telephone company, shall be filed with the commission and the department, except that a local exchange carrier or a competitive local exchange carrier, as defined in Minnesota Rules, chapter 7811, is only required to file an annual report that includes the company's name, contact person, annual revenue, and status of its 911 update plan.

In the event that any telephone company shall fail to file its annual report, as provided by this section, the department is authorized to make such an examination of the books, records, and vouchers of the company as is necessary to procure the necessary data for the annual report and cause the same to be prepared. The expense of procuring this data and preparing this report shall be paid by the telephone company failing to report, and the amount paid shall be credited by the commissioner of management and budget to funds appropriated for the expense of the department.

The department is authorized to force collection of such sum by an action at law in the name of the department.
Minn. Stat. § 62J.812 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62J / Section 62J.812
§ 62J.812 PRIMARY CARE PRICE TRANSPARENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each provider shall maintain a list of the services over $25 that correspond with the provider's 25 most frequently billed current procedural terminology (CPT) codes, including the provider's ten most commonly billed evaluation and management codes, and of the ten most frequently billed CPT codes for preventive services. If the provider is associated with a health care system, the health care system may develop the list of services required under this paragraph for the providers within the health care system.

(b) For each service listed in paragraph (a), the provider shall disclose the provider's charge, the average reimbursement rate received for the service from the provider's health plan payers in the commercial insurance market, and, if applicable, the Medicare allowable payment rate and the medical assistance fee-for-service payment rate. For purposes of this paragraph, "provider's charge" means the dollar amount the provider charges to a patient who has received the service and who is not covered by private or public health care coverage.

(c) The list described in this subdivision must be updated annually and must be posted in the provider's reception area of the clinic or office and made available on the provider's website, if the provider maintains a website.

(d) For purposes of this section, "provider" means a primary care provider or clinic that specializes in family medicine, general internal medicine, gynecology, or general pediatrics.

(e) No contract between a health plan company and a provider shall prohibit a provider from disclosing the pricing information required under this section.