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Minn. Stat. § 116J.011 — MN Code / Part 116J_116O / Chapter 116J / Section 116J.011
§ 116J.011 MISSION.
Status: in_force

The mission of the Department of Employment and Economic Development is to facilitate an economic environment that produces net new job growth in excess of the national average while improving the quality of the state workforce. These actions will support the economic success of Minnesota individuals, businesses, and communities by providing opportunities for growth. It is part of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner shall endeavor to:

(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;

(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible;

(3) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies;

(4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase public participation in the business of government;

(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;

(6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section 16A.10, subdivision 1 ; and

(7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve the performance of the department.
Minn. Stat. § 231.16 — MN Code / Part 223_236A / Chapter 231 / Section 231.16
§ 231.16 WAREHOUSE OPERATOR OR HOUSEHOLD GOODS WAREHOUSE OPERATOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator must be licensed annually by the department. The department shall prescribe the form of the written application. If the department approves the license application and the applicant files with the department the necessary bond, in the case of household goods warehouse operators, or proof of warehouse operators legal liability insurance coverage in an amount of $50,000 or more, as provided for in this chapter, the department shall issue the license upon payment of the license fee required in this section. A warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator to whom a license is issued shall pay a fee as follows:

Building square footage used for public storage

(1) 5,000 or less $110 (2) 5,001 to 10,000 $220 (3) 10,001 to 20,000 $330 (4) 20,001 to 100,000 $440 (5) 100,001 to 200,000 $550 (6) over 200,000 $660

A penalty amount not to exceed ten percent of the fees due may be imposed by the commissioner for each month for which the fees are delinquent.

Fees collected under this chapter must be paid into the grain buyers and storage account established in section 232.22 .

The license must be renewed annually on or before July 1, and always upon payment of the full license fee required in this section. No license shall be issued for any portion of a year for less than the full amount of the license fee required in this section. Each license obtained under this chapter must be publicly displayed in the main office of the place of business of the warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator to whom it is issued. The license authorizes the warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator to carry on the business of warehousing only in the one city or town named in the application and in the buildings therein described. The department, without requiring an additional bond and license, may issue permits from time to time to any warehouse operator already duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter to operate an additional warehouse in the same city or town for which the original license was issued during the term thereof, upon the filing an application for a permit in the form prescribed by the department.

A license may be refused for good cause shown and revoked by the department for violation of law or of any rule adopted by the department, upon notice and after hearing.
Minn. Stat. § 59D.06 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 59D / Section 59D.06
§ 59D.06 DISCLOSURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Guaranteed asset protection waivers must disclose, as applicable, in writing and in clear, understandable language that is easy to read, the following:

(1) the name and address of the initial creditor and the borrower at the time of sale, and the identity of any administrator if different from the creditor;

(2) the purchase price and the terms of the GAP waiver, including without limitation, the requirements for protection, conditions, or exclusions associated with the GAP waiver;

(3) that the borrower may cancel the GAP waiver within a free-look period as specified in the waiver, and will be entitled to a full refund of the purchase price, so long as no benefits have been provided;

(4) the procedure the borrower must follow, if any, to obtain GAP waiver benefits under the terms and conditions of the waiver, including a telephone number and address where the borrower may apply for waiver benefits;

(5) whether or not the GAP waiver is cancelable after the free-look period and the conditions under which it may be canceled or terminated including the procedures for requesting a refund due;

(6) that in order to receive a refund due in the event of a borrower's cancellation of the GAP waiver agreement or early termination of the finance agreement after the free-look period of the GAP waiver, the borrower, in accordance with the terms of the waiver, must provide a written cancellation request to the creditor, administrator, or other party. If such a request is being made because of the termination of the finance agreement, notice must be provided to the creditor, administrator, or other party within 90 days of the occurrence of the event terminating the finance agreement;

(7) the methodology for calculating a refund of the unearned purchase price of the GAP waiver due in the event of cancellation of the GAP waiver or early termination of the finance agreement; and

(8) that the extension of credit, the terms of the credit, or the terms and conditions of the related motor vehicle sale or lease are not conditioned upon the purchase of the GAP waiver.

(b) The creditor or any person offering a GAP waiver must provide the following verbatim disclosure in bold, 14-point type, either in a separate writing or as part of the agreement: "THE GAP WAIVER IS OPTIONAL. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT IN ORDER TO BUY [OR LEASE] THIS MOTOR VEHICLE. YOU ALSO HAVE A LIMITED RIGHT TO CANCEL."
Minn. Stat. § 469.073 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.073
§ 469.073 DETROIT LAKES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The city of Detroit Lakes may establish a port authority commission that has the same powers as a port authority established under section 469.049 or other law. If the city establishes a port authority commission, the city shall exercise all the powers relating to the port authority granted to a city by sections 469.048 to 469.068 or other law. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the city may choose the name of the commission.

§ Subd. 2. Municipal housing and redevelopment authority. If the city of Detroit Lakes establishes a port authority commission under subdivision 1, the commission may exercise the same powers as a municipal housing and redevelopment authority established under sections 469.001 to 469.047 or other law. The city shall then exercise all the powers relating to the municipal housing and redevelopment authority granted to a city by sections 469.001 to 469.047 or other law.
Minn. Stat. § 515A.2-105 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515A / Section 515A.2-105
§ 515A.2-105 CONTENTS OF DECLARATION; ALL CONDOMINIUMS.
Status: in_force

The declaration for a condominium shall contain:

(1) the name and number of the condominium, which shall include the word "condominium" or be followed by the words "a condominium";

(2) the name of every county in which any part of the condominium is situated;

(3) a legally sufficient description of the real estate included in the condominium;

(4) a description or delineation of the boundaries of a unit;

(5) the condominium plat as required by section 515A.2-110 ;

(6) an allocation to each unit of an undivided interest in the common elements, a portion of the votes in the association, and a percentage or fraction of the common expenses of the association (section 515A.2-108 );

(7) a statement of the maximum number of any units which may be created by the subdivision or conversion of units owned by the declarant pursuant to section 515A.2-115 (c);

(8) an allocation of any limited common elements, as provided in section 515A.2-109 ;

(9) any restrictions on use, occupancy, and alienation of the units;

(10) a statement showing that the condominium is not subject to an ordinance provided for in section 515A.1-106 or showing that any conditions required under an ordinance have been complied with;

(11) any other matters the declarant deems appropriate.
Minn. Stat. § 352.75 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 352 / Section 352.75
§ 352.75 TRANSFER OF PENSION COVERAGE SAVINGS CLAUSE; INCREASE IN EXISTING ANNUITIES AND BENEFITS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65 ]

§ Subd. 2. New employees. All persons employed by the Metropolitan Council as employees of the Transit Operating Division are members of the general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System and are state employees for purposes of this chapter unless specifically excluded under section 352.01, subdivision 2b .

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65 ]

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65 ]

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65 ]

§ Subd. 6. [Repealed, 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65 ]
Minn. Stat. § 256R.01 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256R / Section 256R.01
§ 256R.01 GENERAL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Payment rates. Payment rates paid to any nursing facility receiving medical assistance payments must be those rates established pursuant to this chapter and rules adopted under it.

§ Subd. 1a. Payment rates for nursing care provided to a patient in a swing bed. Payment rates paid to any hospital for nursing care provided to a patient in a swing bed must be those rates established pursuant section 256B.0625, subdivision 2b . [See Note.]

§ Subd. 2. Authority of commissioner. The commissioner shall establish, by rule, procedures for determining rates for care of residents of nursing facilities which qualify as vendors of medical assistance, and for implementing the provisions of this chapter and section 256B.50 . The procedures shall specify the costs that are allowable for establishing payment rates through medical assistance.

§ Subd. 3. Compliance with federal requirements. If any provision of this chapter and section 256B.50 is determined by the United States government to be in conflict with existing or future requirements of the United States government with respect to federal participation in medical assistance, the federal requirements shall prevail.
Minn. Stat. § 327B.03 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 327B / Section 327B.03
§ 327B.03 WARRANTIES; DURATION, HONORING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Duration. The warranties implied by section 327B.02 shall run for a period of one year from the date of delivery of the manufactured home to the consumer customer.

§ Subd. 2. Notice and cooperation by buyer. To invoke either a warranty implied by section 327B.02 or an express warranty made by the manufacturer the buyer must notify the dealer and the manufacturer within a reasonable time after discovering the breach and not later than 90 days after the expiration of the warranty. To invoke an express warranty made by the dealer, the buyer must notify the dealer within a reasonable time after discovering the breach and not later than 90 days after the expiration of the warranty. After giving the notice the buyer must allow reasonable opportunity for the service or repair.

§ Subd. 3. Responsibility to honor. The manufacturer and dealer, jointly and severally, shall service or repair a manufactured home at its site within a reasonable time after receiving written notice of breach of either a warranty implied by section 327B.02 or an express warranty made by the manufacturer. The dealer shall service or repair a manufactured home at its site within a reasonable time after receiving written notice of breach of an express warranty made by the dealer.
Minn. Stat. § 282.322 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 282 / Section 282.322
§ 282.322 FORFEITED LANDS LIST.
Status: in_force

The county board of any county may file a list of forfeited lands with the county auditor, if the board is of the opinion that such lands may be acquired by the state or any municipal subdivision of the state for public purposes. Upon the filing of the list of forfeited lands, the county auditor shall withhold said lands from repurchase. If no proceeding is started to acquire such lands by the state or some municipal subdivision of the state within one year after the filing of the list of forfeited lands, the county board shall withdraw the list and thereafter, if the property was classified as nonhomestead at the time of forfeiture, the owner shall have not more than six months in which to repurchase.
Minn. Stat. § 365.15 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 365 / Section 365.15
§ 365.15 POLICE, FIRE PROTECTION.
Status: in_force

The electors at a town meeting may direct the town board to provide for police or fire protection and get, operate, and keep up police and fire apparatus. The board may act jointly with home rule charter or statutory cities and other towns in getting the apparatus. The electors can also set the amount of money to be raised in one or more years for these purposes. The amount can be changed at a later meeting.
Minn. Stat. § 72A.11 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A.11
§ 72A.11 COMPLAINANT ENTITLED TO ONE-HALF OF FINE IN CERTAIN CASES.
Status: in_force

The person, other than the commissioner, or deputy or assistant commissioner, upon whose complaint a conviction is had for violation of the law prohibiting insurance in or by foreign companies not authorized to do business in this state, shall be entitled to one-half the fine recovered upon sentence therefor.
Minn. Stat. § 308A.645 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308A / Section 308A.645
§ 308A.645 VOTE OF CORPORATE STOCK HELD BY COOPERATIVE.
Status: in_force

A cooperative that holds stock of another corporation may by direction of the cooperative's board or members elect or appoint a person to represent the cooperative at a meeting of the corporation. The representative has authority to represent the cooperative and may cast the cooperative's vote at the corporation's meeting.
Minn. Stat. § 273.46 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 273 / Section 273.46
§ 273.46 ASSIGNEES AND RECEIVERS.
Status: in_force

Personal property in the hands of an assignee or receiver shall be listed and assessed at the place of listing before the appointment of the assignee or receiver.
Minn. Stat. § 14.60 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 14 / Section 14.60
§ 14.60 EVIDENCE IN CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Admissibility. In contested cases agencies may admit and give probative effect to evidence which possesses probative value commonly accepted by reasonable prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs. They shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law. They may exclude incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial and repetitious evidence.

§ Subd. 2. Made part of record. All evidence, including records and documents containing information classified by law as not public, in the possession of the agency of which it desires to avail itself or which is offered into evidence by a party to a contested case proceeding, shall be made a part of the hearing record of the case. No factual information or evidence shall be considered in the determination of the case unless it is part of the record. Documentary evidence may be received in the form of copies or excerpts, or by incorporation by reference. When the hearing record contains information which is not public, the administrative law judge or the agency may conduct a closed hearing to discuss the information, issue necessary protective orders, and seal all or part of the hearing record.

§ Subd. 3. Cross-examination of witnesses. Every party or agency shall have the right of cross-examination of witnesses who testify, and shall have the right to submit rebuttal evidence.

§ Subd. 4. Official notice. Agencies may take notice of judicially cognizable facts and in addition may take notice of general, technical, or scientific facts within their specialized knowledge. Parties shall be notified in writing either before or during hearing, or by reference in preliminary reports or otherwise, or by oral statement in the record, of the material so noticed, and they shall be afforded an opportunity to contest the facts so noticed. Agencies may utilize their experience, technical competence, and specialized knowledge in the evaluation of the evidence in the hearing record.
Minn. Stat. § 297F.185 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297F / Section 297F.185
§ 297F.185 REVOCATION OF SALES AND USE TAX PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a retailer purchases for resale from an unlicensed seller more than 20,000 cigarettes or $500 or more worth of tobacco products, the commissioner may revoke the person's sales and use tax permit as provided in section 270C.722 .

(b) The commissioner may revoke a retailer's sales or use permit as provided in section 270C.722 if the retailer, directly or indirectly, purchases for resale cigarettes without the proper stamp affixed.
Minn. Stat. § 558.05 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 558 / Section 558.05
§ 558.05 DISPUTE BETWEEN DEFENDANTS NO DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

If the title of the plaintiff to a certain undivided share of the property is proved or admitted, it shall not be a defense that there is a dispute or litigation undetermined between some of the defendants as to the right or title of such defendants in or to any undivided shares of the property claimed by them; but in such case the court shall render judgment that partition be made, or that the property be sold as in other cases, and shall cause the portion of the property or of the proceeds thereof pertaining to such undivided shares in dispute to be allotted to the defendants claiming the same, without determining their respective rights thereto, and, in case of sale, may order the portion of the proceeds pertaining to such shares to be paid into court to abide the result of any existing or subsequent litigation between such defendants.
Minn. Stat. § 343.24 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.24
§ 343.24 CRUELTY IN TRANSPORTATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Penalty. Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) carries or causes to be carried, any live animals upon any vehicle or otherwise, without providing suitable racks, cars, crates, or cages in which the animals can both stand and lie down during transportation and while awaiting slaughter; (b) except as provided in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), carries or causes to be carried, upon a vehicle or otherwise, any live animal having feet or legs tied together, or in any other cruel or inhumane manner; (c) transports or detains livestock in cars or compartments for more than 28 consecutive hours without unloading the livestock in a humane manner into properly equipped pens for rest, water, and feeding for a period of at least five consecutive hours, unless requested to do so as provided in subdivision 2, paragraph (b), or unless prevented by storm or unavoidable causes which cannot be anticipated or avoided by the exercise of due diligence and foresight; or (d) permits livestock to be crowded together without sufficient space to stand, or so as to overlie, crush, wound, or kill each other.

§ Subd. 2. Exceptions. (a) A person may carry or cause to be carried, upon a vehicle or otherwise, a cloven-hoofed animal having legs tied together, if: (1) the person transporting the animal is the animal's owner or an employee or agent of the owner; (2) the animal weighs 250 pounds or less; (3) the tying is done in a humane manner and is necessary for the animal's safe transport; and (4) the animal's legs are tied for no longer than one-half hour. (b) A person or corporation engaged in transporting livestock may confine livestock for 36 consecutive hours if the owner or person with custody of that particular shipment of livestock requests in writing that an extension be allowed. That written request shall be separate from any printed bill of lading or other railroad form.
Minn. Stat. § 293.03 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 293 / Section 293.03
§ 293.03 PLACE OF TAXATION; LIEN.
Status: in_force

Such annuity or income shall have a taxable status in the assessment district wherein is located the real property conveyed under the terms and conditions set forth in section 293.01 , and the tax herein provided shall be a specific lien upon all and singular the amounts as they accrue, which are payable to any person entitled to receive income or annuity thereunder, and upon the right, title, estate, and interest of such person in and to the real property conveyed as aforesaid.
Minn. Stat. § 540.17 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 540 / Section 540.17
§ 540.17 JOINDER OF CONNECTING CARRIERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Joinder. When any personal property shall be transported by two or more connecting common carriers into or through this state and shall become injured or damaged during transportation, the consignor, consignee or owner thereof, or the owner's assignee, in an action to recover damages for such injury, may join as parties defendant one or more of such connecting common carriers with the last or delivering common carrier.

§ Subd. 2. Pleading and proof. In any such action brought in any court of this state against the last or delivering carrier and any one or more connecting common carriers, it shall be sufficient for the plaintiff to allege in the complaint and prove upon the trial of such action, that such personal property was in good order and condition when delivered to the initial carrier, that the same was transported from the initial point of shipment to its destination by two or more connecting common carriers, including the defendants, that it was in whole or in part injured or damaged on arrival at destination, and the general nature and amount of such injury or damage thereto, and such proof shall be prima facie evidence that such injury or damage was caused by the negligence of all the defendants and the amount of loss or damage caused to such property by the negligence of each and every one of the defendants shall be determined by the jury upon the trial of the action from all the evidence in the case, and a verdict rendered accordingly.
Minn. Stat. § 18C.225 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18C / Section 18C.225
§ 18C.225 MISBRANDED PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Sale and distribution prohibited. A person may not sell or distribute a misbranded fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment.

§ Subd. 2. Factors causing misbranding. A fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment is misbranded if: (1) it carries a false or misleading statement on the container, on the label attached to the container; or (2) false or misleading statements concerning the fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment are disseminated in any manner or by any means.
Minn. Stat. § 542.08 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 542 / Section 542.08
§ 542.08 ACTIONS FOR WAGES.
Status: in_force

An action for the recovery of wages or money due for manual labor may be brought in the county in which such labor was performed; and when so brought the venue of such action shall not be changed to another county without the written consent of the plaintiff filed with the court.