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MN Stat § 84.034 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.034 — Maintaining Cemetery; Whitewater Wildlife Management Area.

84.034 MAINTAINING CEMETERY; WHITEWATER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA. The commissioner shall maintain in a proper and decent manner and keep free of weeds any cemetery in the Whitewater State Wildlife Management Area. History:   1986 c 386 art 4 s 7
MN Stat § 84.036 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.036 — Peatland Scientific And Natural Areas; Designation.

84.036 PEATLAND SCIENTIFIC AND NATURAL AREAS; DESIGNATION. The following scientific and natural areas are established and are composed of all of the core peatland areas identified on maps in the 1984 commissioner of natural resources report, "Recommendations for the Protection of Ecologically Significant Peatlands in Minnesota" and maps on file at the Department of Natural Resources: (1) Red Lake Scientific and Natural Area in Beltrami, Koochiching, and Lake of the Woods Counties; (2) Myrtle Lake Scientific and Natural Area in Koochiching County; (3) Lost River Scientific and Natural Area in Koochiching County; (4) North Black River Scientific and Natural Area in Koochiching County; (5) Sand Lake Scientific and Natural Area in Lake County; (6) Mulligan Lake Scientific and Natural Area in Lake of the Woods County; (7) Lost Lake Scientific and Natural Area in St. Louis County; (8) Pine Creek Scientific and Natural Area in Roseau County; (9) Hole in the Bog Scientific and Natural Area in Cass County; (10) Wawina Scientific and Natural Area in St. Louis County; (11) Nett Lake Scientific and Natural Area in Koochiching County; (12) East Rat Root River Scientific and Natural Area in Koochiching County; (13) South Black River Scientific and Natural Area in Koochiching County; (14) Winter Road Lake Scientific and Natural Area in Koochiching County; (15) Sprague Creek Scientific and Natural Area in Roseau County; (16) Luxemberg Scientific and Natural Area in Roseau County; (17) West Rat Root River Scientific and Natural Area in Koochiching County; and (18) Norris Camp Scientific and Natural Area in Lake of the Woods County. History:   1991 c 354 art 8 s 2
MN Stat § 84.081 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.081 — Department Divisions And Bureaus.

84.081 DEPARTMENT DIVISIONS AND BUREAUS. Subdivision 1. Directors. The Department of Natural Resources shall be organized into divisions subject to the commissioner's authority to revise or abolish existing divisions and to establish new divisions as prescribed under section 84.083, subdivision 1. Each division shall be under the immediate charge of a director, subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner. The commissioner may place a director's position in the unclassified service if the position meets the criteria established in section 43A.08, subdivision 1a. They shall be chosen with regard to knowledge, training, experience, ability in administering the work of their respective divisions, and with consideration given to applicable professional registration. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1991 c 326 s 27] Subd. 3. Directors may employ assistants. Each director, with the approval of the commissioner, may employ such assistants as may be necessary for the work of the director's division. Each director, with the approval of the commissioner, may designate one employee as deputy director, and may revoke such designation at any time, regardless of the civil service status of such employee and without affecting such status. Each deputy director may exercise all of the powers of the director, subject to the director's direction and control, including powers delegated by the commissioner unless otherwise prescribed by the commissioner. History:  1943 c 60 s 3; 1943 c 601 s 1; 1947 c 587 s 17; 1949 c 356 s 1; 1949 c 739 s 7 subd 2; 1951 c 713 s 11; 1967 c 905 s 5; 1969 c 1129 art 3 s 6; 1973 c 615 s 1; 1982 c 560 s 42; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 306 s 2; 2014 c 248 s 4
MN Stat § 84.082 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.082 — Vacancies.

84.082 VACANCIES. In case of a vacancy in the office of commissioner or of any director, the respective deputy shall have all of the powers and perform all of the duties thereof until a successor, either as an acting or regular incumbent, has been appointed and has qualified; provided, no deputy commissioner serving as commissioner in the event of a vacancy shall have power to discharge a director or to revise or change the assignments of activities among the divisions of the department or to designate another deputy. While serving in such vacated office a deputy shall receive the same salary as the regular incumbent. History:  1943 c 60 s 4; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 84.083 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.083 — Assignment And Delegation Of Duties.

84.083 ASSIGNMENT AND DELEGATION OF DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Division duties; delegation. Each division shall have charge of administering the activities indicated by its title and such other duties and functions as may be assigned by the commissioner, subject to the right of the commissioner to revise and change assignments of any and all activities or of specific duties or functions at any time as the commissioner may see fit, including but not limited to the right to abolish or revise existing divisions or to establish new divisions. The commissioner may, by written order filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, delegate to the directors or other designated employees, any of the powers or duties vested in or imposed upon the commissioner by Laws 1943, chapter 60, or by any other law upon such conditions as the commissioner may prescribe and subject to modification or revocation at the commissioner's pleasure. Such delegated powers and duties may be exercised or performed by the respective directors or other employees in their own names or in the name of the commissioner, as the commissioner may direct. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2014 c 248 s 19] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2014 c 248 s 19] History:  1943 c 60 s 5; 1949 c 356 s 2; 1967 c 905 s 5,6; 1973 c 615 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 391 art 8 s 10,11
MN Stat § 84.0835 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.0835 — Designation Of Employees For Limited Natural Resources Law Enforcement.

84.0835 DESIGNATION OF EMPLOYEES FOR LIMITED NATURAL RESOURCES LAW ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Commissioner's authority to designate employees. As provided in this section, the commissioner may designate by written order certain employees to enforce laws governing the use of state parks, state monuments, state recreation areas, state waysides, forest subareas, forest lands under the authority of the commissioner when incidental to trail management or normal forestry duties, and game preserves and other lands administered as wildlife management areas. The designation by the commissioner is not subject to rulemaking under chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. Subd. 2. Designated employee authorities; generally. An employee designated under subdivision 1: (1) has citizen arrest powers according to sections 629.37 to 629.39; (2) may issue citations, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, in lieu of arrest for petty misdemeanor violations and misdemeanor violations, unless the violation occurs in the presence of a conservation officer or other peace officer, as defined under section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c); and (3) may issue a report of violation to be turned over to a conservation officer or other peace officer for possible charges at the peace officer's discretion. Subd. 3. Citation authority. Employees designated by the commissioner under subdivision 1 may issue citations, as specifically authorized under this subdivision, for violations of: (1) sections 85.052, subdivision 3 (payment of camping fees in state parks), 85.45, subdivision 1 (cross-country-ski pass), 85.46 (horse pass), and 84.9275 (nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass); (2) rules relating to hours and days of operation, restricted areas, noise, fireworks, environmental protection, fires and refuse, pets, picnicking, camping and dispersed camping, nonmotorized uses, construction of unauthorized permanent trails, mooring of boats, fish cleaning, swimming, storage and abandonment of personal property, structures and stands, animal trespass, state park individual and group motor vehicle permits, licensed motor vehicles, designated roads, and snowmobile operation off trails; (3) rules relating to off-highway vehicle registration, display of registration numbers, required equipment, operation restrictions, off-trail use for hunting and trapping, and operation in lakes, rivers, and streams; (4) rules relating to off-highway vehicle and snowmobile operation causing damage or in closed areas within the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest; (5) rules relating to parking, snow removal, and damage on state forest roads; and (6) rules relating to controlled hunting zones on major wildlife management units. History:  2004 c 260 s 3; 2006 c 282 art 9 s 6; 2009 c 37 art 1 s 10; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 82
MN Stat § 84.084 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.084 — Transfer Of Funds.

84.084 TRANSFER OF FUNDS. The commissioner may authorize the performance of services for any division by any other division or by the department staff, and, with the approval of the commissioner of administration, may require appropriate transfers of funds to compensate for the cost of such service. History:   1943 c 60 s 6
MN Stat § 84.0845 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.0845 — Advance Of Matching Funds.

84.0845 ADVANCE OF MATCHING FUNDS. The commissioner may advance funds appropriated for fish and wildlife programs to government agencies, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, federally recognized Indian tribes and bands, and private, nonprofit organizations for the purposes of securing nonstate matching funds for projects involving acquisition and improvement of fish and wildlife habitat and related research and management. The commissioner shall execute agreements for contracts with the matching parties under sections 16C.03, subdivision 4, and 16C.05 prior to advancing any state funds. The agreement or contract shall contain provisions for return of the state's share and the matching funds within a period of time specified by the commissioner. The state's funds and the nonstate matching funds must be deposited in a separate account and expended solely for the purposes set forth in the agreement or contract. The commissioner shall enter into agreements or contracts only with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and federal and nonprofit authorities deemed by the commissioner to be dedicated to the purposes of the project. History:  1993 c 269 s 1; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 26
MN Stat § 84.0846 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.0846 — Natural Resource Seminars And Conferences.

84.0846 NATURAL RESOURCE SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES. The commissioner of natural resources may advance funds appropriated for natural resource programs to government agencies, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, federally recognized Indian tribes and bands, colleges and universities, and nonprofit organizations deemed by the commissioner to be dedicated to the goals and objectives of the department for the purpose of sponsoring or cosponsoring conferences and seminars related to natural resources issues and management. The commissioner shall execute grants or contracts with the responsible parties under section 16C.05 prior to advancing any state funds and the agreements must provide for a full accounting of how the state's funds will be spent. History:   2000 c 495 s 2
MN Stat § 84.0854 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.0854 — Gift Card And Certificate Sales; Receipts; Transfers; Appropriation.

84.0854 GIFT CARD AND CERTIFICATE SALES; RECEIPTS; TRANSFERS; APPROPRIATION. Subdivision 1. Sales authorized; gift cards and certificates. The commissioner may sell gift cards and certificates that can be used to purchase licenses, permits, products, or services sold by the commissioner. Gift cards and certificates are valid until they are redeemed. The commissioner may advertise the availability of this program and items offered for sale under this section. The commissioner may make the purchase and redemption of gift cards available electronically. Subd. 2. Receipts; disposition. Proceeds of gift card and certificate sales shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund. When gift cards or certificates are redeemed, funds shall be transferred to the appropriate account or fund based on the license, permit, product, or service purchased. Money in the gift card and certificate account shall accrue interest, which shall be credited to the account. Interest on funds in the account is appropriated to the commissioner to help cover the cost of administering the gift card and certificate program. Money from gift cards and certificates sold but unredeemed after three years shall be transferred to the various accounts and funds receiving revenue from purchases of licenses, permits, products, or services purchased with gift card or certificate redemptions in the last two fiscal years. Unredeemed funds shall be distributed based on the dollar value of cards redeemed for the various licenses, permits, products, or services on a pro rata basis. Subd. 3. Exemption from rulemaking. This section is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply. History:   2009 c 37 art 1 s 11
MN Stat § 84.0855 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.0855 — Sales; Receipts; Appropriation.

84.0855 SALES; RECEIPTS; APPROPRIATION. Subdivision 1. Sales authorized; gift certificates. The commissioner may sell natural resources-related publications and maps; forest resource assessment products; federal migratory waterfowl, junior duck, and other federal stamps; and other nature-related merchandise, and may rent or sell items for the convenience of persons using Department of Natural Resources facilities or services. The commissioner may sell gift certificates for any items rented or sold. Notwithstanding section 16A.1285, a fee charged by the commissioner under this section may include a reasonable amount in excess of the actual cost to support Department of Natural Resources programs. The commissioner may advertise the availability of a program or item offered under this section. Subd. 1a. Software sales. Notwithstanding section 16E.15, the commissioner may sell or license intellectual property and software products or services developed by the department or custom developed by a vendor for the department. Subd. 2. Receipts; appropriation. Except as provided under section 89.421, money received by the commissioner under this section or to buy supplies for the use of volunteers, may be credited to one or more special accounts in the state treasury and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes for which the money was received. Money received from sales at the state fair shall be available for state fair related costs. Money received from sales of intellectual property and software products or services shall be available for development, maintenance, and support of software products and systems. Subd. 3. Exemption from rulemaking and legislative approval. A fee charged under this section is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner may establish fees under this section notwithstanding section 16A.1283. History:  1987 c 404 s 93; 1991 c 254 art 2 s 4; 1992 c 513 art 2 s 19; 1997 c 226 s 6; 1999 c 231 s 84,85; 2004 c 221 s 6; 2005 c 156 art 5 s 23; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 22,23
MN Stat § 84.0856 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.0856 — Fleet Management Account.

84.0856 FLEET MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. The commissioner of natural resources may bill organizational units within the Department of Natural Resources and other governmental units, including tribal governments, for the costs of providing them with equipment. Costs billed may include acquisition, licensing, insurance, maintenance, repair, and other direct costs as determined by the commissioner. Receipts and interest earned on the receipts shall be credited to a special account in the state treasury and are appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings were made. History:  1987 c 404 s 94; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 3
MN Stat § 84.0857 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.0857 — Facilities Management Account.

84.0857 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may bill organizational units within the Department of Natural Resources and other governmental units, including tribal governments, for the costs of providing them with building and infrastructure facilities. Costs billed may include modifications and adaptations to allow for appropriate building occupancy, building code compliance, insurance, utility services, maintenance, repair, and other direct costs as determined by the commissioner. Receipts shall be credited to a special account in the state treasury and are appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings were made. (b) Money deposited in the special account from the proceeds of a sale under section 94.16, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), is appropriated to the commissioner to acquire facilities or renovate existing buildings for administrative use or to acquire land for, design, and construct administrative buildings for the Department of Natural Resources. (c) The commissioner of natural resources may bill organizational units within the Department of Natural Resources and other governmental units, including tribal governments, for the costs of operating facilities. Receipts shall be credited to a special account in the state treasury and are appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings were made. History:  2004 c 255 s 4; 2008 c 357 s 3; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 4; 2014 c 289 s 6
MN Stat § 84.086 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.086 — Seals, Uniforms, And Badges.

84.086 SEALS, UNIFORMS, AND BADGES. Subdivision 1. Seals required. The Department of Natural Resources and the several divisions thereof shall have seals in the form and design heretofore adopted, bearing the words "State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources," also, in case of a division seal, the title of the division. The seals may be used to authenticate the official acts of the commissioner or the directors, respectively, but omission or absence of the seal shall not affect the validity or force of any such act. Subd. 2. Badges and uniforms. (a) The commissioner may provide for the issuance at state expense of such badges and uniforms as the commissioner deems necessary and suitable for officers or employees of the department and its divisions. (b) Uniforms for conservation officers and their supervisors shall be equipped with distinctive emblems, and shall be distinctive from the uniforms of any division or section of the Department of Natural Resources, the State Patrol, or any other state department or agency. History:  1943 c 60 s 8,9; 1965 c 181 s 1; 1967 c 905 s 9; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1981 c 37 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 84.087 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.087 — Keeping Records And Orders.

84.087 KEEPING RECORDS AND ORDERS. Except as otherwise prescribed or required by law, the originals of all official records, orders, and other documents made, executed, or issued by or under the authority of the commissioner of natural resources or the directors of the several divisions of the department shall be filed and kept in the respective offices where the same were made, executed, or issued, or in such other office in the department as the commissioner may direct. History:  1943 c 60 s 10; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2
MN Stat § 84.0872 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.0872 — Specific Location Data.

84.0872 SPECIFIC LOCATION DATA. Subdivision 1. Definition; general classification. As used in this section, "specific location data" means data that would enable persons to locate the protected wild animal or endangered, threatened, or special concern plant or animal identified by the data. Specific location data are public data unless otherwise classified in this section. Subd. 2. Nonpublic data. (a) Specific location data procured by the Department of Natural Resources that identify protected wild animals, as defined under section 97A.015, subdivision 39, or species that are designated endangered, threatened, or of special concern under section 84.0895, subdivision 3, are nonpublic data if disclosure is likely to: (1) hinder management, propagation, or research; (2) facilitate unfair chase or illegal taking, transport, or sale; or (3) decrease the likelihood of establishing a protected wild animal or bringing an endangered, threatened, or special concern species to a point at which it is no longer endangered, threatened, or of special concern. (b) If a request for access to specific location data is denied under this subdivision, the commissioner must provide the requestor with a written explanation of the reason for the denial. Subd. 3. Disclosure. The commissioner may disclose data classified as nonpublic under subdivision 2 to a person, an agency, or the public if the commissioner determines that the disclosure will promote public benefit by: (1) aiding the environmental review process; (2) aiding research, education, or conservation planning; or (3) providing information to landowners about locations occurring on the landowners' property, if provision of the information will promote protection of the resource. History:   2004 c 290 s 23