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Minn. Stat. § 144.1201 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.1201
§ 144.1201 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 144.1201 to 144.1204 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given to them.

§ Subd. 2. Byproduct material. "Byproduct material" means: (1) any radioactive material, except special nuclear material, yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or using special nuclear material; (2) the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from ore processed primarily for its source material content, including discrete surface wastes resulting from uranium solution extraction processes. Underground ore bodies depleted by these solution extraction operations do not constitute byproduct material within this definition; (3) any discrete source of radium-226 that is produced, extracted, or converted after extraction for commercial, medical, or research activity, or any material that: (i) has been made radioactive by use of a particle accelerator; and (ii) is produced, extracted, or converted after extraction for commercial, medical, or research activity; and (4) any discrete source of naturally occurring radioactive material, other than source nuclear material, that: (i) the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the head of any other appropriate federal agency determines would pose a threat similar to the threat posed by a discrete source of radium-226 to the public health and safety or the common defense and security; and (ii) is extracted or converted after extraction for use in a commercial, medical, or research activity.

§ Subd. 3. Radiation. "Radiation" means ionizing radiation and includes alpha rays; beta rays; gamma rays; x-rays; high energy neutrons, protons, or electrons; and other atomic particles.

§ Subd. 4. Radioactive material. "Radioactive material" means a matter that emits radiation. Radioactive material includes special nuclear material, source nuclear material, and byproduct material.

§ Subd. 5. Source nuclear material. "Source nuclear material" means uranium or thorium, or a combination thereof, in any physical or chemical form; or ores that contain by weight 1/20 of one percent (0.05 percent) or more of uranium, thorium, or a combination thereof. Source nuclear material does not include special nuclear material.

§ Subd. 6. Special nuclear material. "Special nuclear material" means: (1) plutonium, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines to be special nuclear material according to United States Code, title 42, section 2071, except that source nuclear material is not included; and (2) a material artificially enriched by any of the materials listed in clause (1), except that source nuclear material is not included.
Minn. Stat. § 64B.29 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 64B / Section 64B.29
§ 64B.29 FOREIGN OR ALIEN SOCIETY; ADMISSION.
Status: in_force

No foreign or alien society shall transact business in this state without a license issued by the commissioner. Any society desiring admission to this state shall comply substantially with the requirements and limitations of this chapter applicable to domestic societies. A society may be licensed to transact business in this state upon filing with the commissioner:

(1) a duly certified copy of its articles of incorporation;

(2) a copy of its bylaws, certified by its secretary or corresponding officer;

(3) a power of attorney to the commissioner as prescribed in section 64B.35 ;

(4) a statement of its business under oath of its president and secretary or corresponding officers in a form prescribed by the commissioner, duly verified by an examination made by the supervising insurance official of its home state or other state, territory, province, or country, satisfactory to the commissioner of this state;

(5) certification from the proper official of its home state, territory, province, or country that the society is legally incorporated and licensed to transact business therein;

(6) copies of its certificate forms;

(7) such other information as the commissioner may deem necessary and upon a showing that its assets are invested in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 336.9-326 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.9-326
§ 336.9-326 PRIORITY OF SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED BY NEW DEBTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Subordination of security interest created by new debtor. Subject to subsection (b), a security interest that is created by a new debtor in collateral in which the new debtor has or acquires rights and is perfected solely by a filed financing statement that would be ineffective to perfect the security interest but for the application of section 336.9-316 (i)(1) or 336.9-508 is subordinate to a security interest in the same collateral which is perfected other than by such a filed financing statement.

(b) Priority under other provisions; multiple original debtors. The other provisions of this part determine the priority among conflicting security interests in the same collateral perfected by filed financing statements described in subsection (a). However, if the security agreements to which a new debtor became bound as debtor were not entered into by the same original debtor, the conflicting security interests rank according to priority in time of the new debtor's having become bound.
Minn. Stat. § 465.32 — MN Code / Part 465_466 / Chapter 465 / Section 465.32
§ 465.32 NOTICE OF MEETING.
Status: in_force

The appraisers shall give notice of their meeting in a manner appropriate to inform the public, which notice shall name the stream to be diverted, the point of diversion, the general course of the new channel and the height to which it is proposed to raise or maintain any lake, the location of proposed bridges, culverts, or tunnels, the estimated cost of construction, and contain a description of the lands designated by the city council to be taken for right-of-way and for flowage purposes, and give notice that a plan of the improvement has been filed in the office of the city clerk, and that the appraisers will meet at a place and time designated in the notice, and thence proceed to view the premises and appraise the damages for property to be taken, or which may be damaged by the diversion of water or otherwise by such improvement, and to assess benefits in the manner hereinafter specified. If any portion of such stream or of the lands to be taken is outside of the county containing such city, then the notice shall also be given in the outside county.
Minn. Stat. § 414.0335 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.0335
§ 414.0335 IF PCA-ORDERED GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE EXTENSION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Annexation-by-ordinance alternative. If a determination or order by the Pollution Control Agency, under section 115.49 or other similar statute is made, that cooperation by contract is necessary and feasible between a municipality and an unincorporated area located outside the existing corporate limits of a municipality, the municipality required to provide or extend through a contract a governmental service to an unincorporated area, during the statutory 90-day period provided in section 115.49 to formulate a contract, may in the alternative to formulating a service contract to provide or extend the service, declare the unincorporated area described in the Pollution Control Agency's determination letter or order annexed to the municipality by adopting an ordinance and submitting it to the chief administrative law judge.

§ Subd. 2. Chief administrative law judge's role. The chief administrative law judge may review and comment on the ordinance but shall approve the ordinance within 30 days of receipt. The ordinance is final and the annexation is effective on the date the chief administrative law judge approves the ordinance.

§ Subd. 3. City to amend plan and controls. Thereafter, the city shall amend its comprehensive plan and official controls in accordance with chapter 462.
Minn. Stat. § 149A.74 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 149A / Section 149A.74
§ 149A.74 FUNERAL SERVICES PROVIDED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Services provided without prior approval; deceptive acts or practices. In selling or offering to sell funeral goods or funeral services to the public, it is a deceptive act or practice for any funeral provider to embalm a dead human body unless state or local law or regulation requires embalming in the particular circumstances regardless of any funeral choice which might be made, or prior approval for embalming has been obtained from an individual legally authorized to make such a decision. In seeking approval to embalm, the funeral provider must disclose that embalming is not required by law except in certain circumstances; that a fee will be charged if a funeral is selected which requires embalming, such as a funeral with viewing; and that no embalming fee will be charged if the family selects a service which does not require embalming, such as direct alkaline hydrolysis, direct cremation, immediate burial, or, effective July 1, 2025, natural organic reduction.

§ Subd. 2. Services provided without prior approval; preventive requirement. To prevent unfair or deceptive acts or practices, funeral providers must include on the itemized statement of funeral goods or services, as described in section 149A.71, subdivision 2 , paragraph (f), the statement "If you selected a funeral that may require embalming, such as a funeral with viewing, you may have to pay for embalming. You do not have to pay for embalming you did not approve if you selected arrangements such as direct alkaline hydrolysis, direct cremation, or immediate burial. If we charged for embalming, we will explain why below."
Minn. Stat. § 302A.467 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.467
§ 302A.467 EQUITABLE REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

If a corporation or an officer or director of the corporation violates a provision of this chapter, a court in this state may, in an action brought by a shareholder of the corporation, grant any equitable relief it deems just and reasonable in the circumstances and award expenses, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, to the shareholder.
Minn. Stat. § 321.0901 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 321 / Section 321.0901
§ 321.0901 GOVERNING LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) The laws of the state or other jurisdiction under which a foreign limited partnership is organized govern relations among the partners of the foreign limited partnership and between the partners and the foreign limited partnership and the liability of partners as partners for an obligation of the foreign limited partnership.

(b) A foreign limited partnership may not be denied a certificate of authority by reason of any difference between the laws of the jurisdiction under which the foreign limited partnership is organized and the laws of this state.

(c) A certificate of authority does not authorize a foreign limited partnership to engage in any business or exercise any power that a limited partnership may not engage in or exercise in this state.
Minn. Stat. § 45.38 — MN Code / Part 44A_45A / Chapter 45 / Section 45.38
§ 45.38 NOTICE TO STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

At the beginning of each approved offering, the following notice must be handed out in printed form or must be read to students: "This educational offering is recognized by the Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce as satisfying ..... hours of credit toward (choose one or more of the following as appropriate: prelicensing or continuing) (insert appropriate industry) education requirements."
Minn. Stat. § 290A.14 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290A / Section 290A.14
§ 290A.14 PROPERTY TAX STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall prepare and send a sufficient number of copies of the property tax statement to the owner, and to the owner's escrow agent if the taxes are paid via an escrow account, to enable the owner to comply with the filing requirements of this chapter and to retain one copy as a record. The property tax statement, in a form prescribed by the commissioner, shall indicate the manner in which the claimant may claim relief from the state under both this chapter and chapter 290B, and the amount of the tax for which the applicant may claim relief. The statement shall also indicate if there are delinquent property taxes on the property in the preceding year. Taxes included in a confession of judgment under section 277.23 or 279.37 shall not constitute delinquent taxes as long as the claimant is current on the payments required to be made under section 277.23 or 279.37 .
Minn. Stat. § 27.03 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 27 / Section 27.03
§ 27.03 DEALER REGULATION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. MS 2018 [Repealed, 2020 c 89 art 1 s 21 ]

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1986 c 322 s 4 ]

§ Subd. 3. Brokers. (a) A farm products dealer operating as a broker, upon negotiating the sale of perishable farm products, must issue to both buyer and seller a written memorandum of sale before the close of the next business day showing the price, date of delivery, quality, and other details of the transaction. (b) The memorandum required in paragraph (a) must have an individual identifying number printed upon it. Numbers must be organized and printed on the memoranda so that each memorandum can be identified and accounted for sequentially. Unused or damaged memoranda must be retained by the broker for accounting purposes. (c) A dealer operating as a broker may not alter the terms of a transaction specified on the original memorandum of sale required in paragraph (a) without the consent of both parties to the transaction. Upon making a change, the broker is required to issue a clearly marked corrected memorandum of sale indicating the date and time when the adjustment or change was made. The broker shall transmit the corrected memorandum to both the buyer and seller before the close of the next business day.

§ Subd. 4. Payments for perishable farm products. If there is a contract between a seller and a farm products dealer to buy perishable farm products, the farm products dealer must pay for the perishable farm products delivered to the farm products dealer at the time and in the manner specified in the contract with the seller. If the due date is not set by the contract, the farm products dealer must pay for the perishable farm products within 30 days after delivery or taking possession of the perishable farm products. A payment received after the due date must include payment of 12 percent annual interest prorated for the number of days past the due date.
Minn. Stat. § 168.211 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.211
§ 168.211 SUBJECTION TO STATE LAWS GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

All vehicles operated in Minnesota pursuant to sections 168.181 to 168.221 shall be subject to all provisions of law applicable to vehicles owned or operated by Minnesota residents except to the extent that exemption is provided from said laws by such sections.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.715 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.715
§ 115A.715 SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

A district has all the authority of a county for solid waste management purposes that is given to counties under this chapter and chapters 400 and 473, except the authority to issue general obligation bonds or to levy property taxes. A district has the authority of a county to issue general obligation bonds and to levy property taxes only if and only to the extent that the governing body of each county that is a member of the district agrees to delegate the authority to the district. The delegation of the authority is irrevocable unless the governing body of each county that is a member of the district agrees to the revocation.
Minn. Stat. § 276A.04 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 276A / Section 276A.04
§ 276A.04 INCREASE IN NET TAX CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

By July 15 of 1997 and each subsequent year, the auditor of each county in the area shall determine the amount, if any, by which the net tax capacity determined in the preceding year pursuant to section 276A.03 , of commercial-industrial property subject to taxation within each municipality in the county exceeds the net tax capacity in 1995 of commercial-industrial property subject to taxation within that municipality, including the total net tax capacity of property that becomes taxable under section 298.25. If a municipality is located in two or more counties within the area, the auditors of those counties shall certify the data required by section 276A.03 to the county auditor responsible for allocating the levies of that municipality between or among the affected counties. That county auditor shall determine the amount of the net excess, if any, for the municipality under this section, and certify that amount under section 276A.05 . The increase in total net tax capacity determined by this section must be reduced by the amount of any decreases in the net tax capacity of commercial-industrial property resulting from any court decisions, court-related stipulation agreements, or abatements for a prior year, and only in the amount of such decreases made during the 12-month period ending on May 1 of the current assessment year, where the decreases, if originally reflected in the determination of a prior year's net tax capacity under section 276A.03 , would have resulted in a smaller contribution from the municipality in that year. An adjustment for the decreases shall be made only if the municipality made a contribution in a prior year based on the higher net tax capacity of the commercial-industrial property.
Minn. Stat. § 31A.17 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 31A / Section 31A.17
§ 31A.17 ARTICLES NOT INTENDED AS HUMAN FOOD.
Status: in_force

Inspection must not be provided under sections 31A.01 to 31A.16 at an establishment for the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses or parts or products of animals which are not intended for use as human food. Before they are offered for sale or transportation in intrastate commerce, those articles must be denatured or otherwise identified as prescribed by rules of the commissioner to deter their use for human food, unless they are naturally inedible by humans. No person may buy, sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, carcasses, parts of carcasses, poultry, poultry food products, meat, or meat food products of animals which are not intended for use as human food unless they are denatured or otherwise identified as required by the rules of the commissioner or are naturally inedible by humans.
Minn. Stat. § 336.3-311 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.3-311
§ 336.3-311 ACCORD AND SATISFACTION BY USE OF INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person against whom a claim is asserted proves that (i) that person in good faith tendered an instrument to the claimant as full satisfaction of the claim, (ii) the amount of the claim was unliquidated or subject to a bona fide dispute, and (iii) the claimant obtained payment of the instrument, the following subsections apply.

(b) Unless subsection (c) applies, the claim is discharged if the person against whom the claim is asserted proves that the instrument or an accompanying written communication contained a conspicuous statement to the effect that the instrument was tendered as full satisfaction of the claim.

(c) Subject to subsection (d), a claim is not discharged under subsection (b) if either of the following applies:

(1) The claimant, if an organization, proves that (i) within a reasonable time before the tender, the claimant sent a conspicuous statement to the person against whom the claim is asserted that communications concerning disputed debts, including an instrument tendered as full satisfaction of a debt, are to be sent to a designated person, office, or place, and (ii) the instrument or accompanying communication was not received by that designated person, office, or place.

(2) The claimant, whether or not an organization, proves that within 90 days after payment of the instrument, the claimant tendered repayment of the amount of the instrument to the person against whom the claim is asserted. This paragraph does not apply if the claimant is an organization that sent a statement complying with paragraph (1)(i).

(d) A claim is discharged if the person against whom the claim is asserted proves that within a reasonable time before collection of the instrument was initiated, the claimant, or an agent of the claimant having direct responsibility with respect to the disputed obligation, knew that the instrument was tendered in full satisfaction of the claim.
Minn. Stat. § 576.48 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.48
§ 576.48 LIENS AGAINST AFTER-ACQUIRED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided for by statute, property that becomes receivership property after the time of appointment is subject to a lien to the same extent as it would have been in the absence of the receivership.
Minn. Stat. § 282.311 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 282 / Section 282.311
§ 282.311 EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 282.241 to 282.324 shall not apply to any lands which have been classified by the county board as conservation land or to lands within the game preserve established by section 84A.01 , or conservation areas established by section 84A.20 , or by section 84A.31 , which included in the sum for which said lands were forfeited any ditch assessments, or to any lands sold to a governmental subdivision or released from trust upon application of a state agency, or devoted to and accepted for conservation or other purposes in behalf of the state, free from trust under section 282.01 .
Minn. Stat. § 147B.03 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 147B / Section 147B.03
§ 147B.03 NCCAOM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. NCCAOM requirements. Unless a person is licensed under section 147B.02, subdivision 6, each licensee is required to meet the NCCAOM professional development activity requirements to maintain NCCAOM certification. These requirements may be met through a board approved continuing education program.

§ Subd. 2. Board approval. The board shall approve a continuing education program if the program meets the following requirements: (1) it directly relates to the practice of acupuncture; (2) each member of the faculty shows expertise in the subject matter by holding a degree or certificate from an educational institution, has verifiable experience in traditional Oriental medicine, or has special training in the subject area; (3) the program lasts at least one contact hour; (4) there are specific written objectives describing the goals of the program for the participants; and (5) the program sponsor maintains attendance records for four years.

§ Subd. 3. Continuing education topics. (a) Continuing education program topics may include, but are not limited to, Oriental medical theory and techniques including Oriental massage; Oriental nutrition; Oriental herbology and diet therapy; Oriental exercise; western sciences such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, psychology, nutrition, history of medicine; and medical terminology or coding. (b) Practice management courses are excluded under this section.

§ Subd. 4. Verification. The board shall periodically select a random sample of acupuncturists and require the acupuncturist to show evidence of having completed the NCCAOM professional development activities requirements. Either the acupuncturist, the state, or the national organization that maintains continuing education records may provide the board documentation of the continuing education program.