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MN Stat § 89.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.38 — Prohibition; Penalties.

89.38 PROHIBITION; PENALTIES. It shall be unlawful for a period of ten years from the date of purchase for any person who purchases trees from the commissioner to use or permit the use of planting stock furnished hereunder for any purpose not authorized hereunder, or to sell, give, remove, or permit the removal with roots attached of any tree previously planted from stock furnished hereunder for replanting on any ground not owned by the purchaser or for any purpose not authorized hereunder. Any violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor. History:  1947 c 94 s 4; 1973 c 234 s 3; 1978 c 773 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 89.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.39 — Purchase Agreements And Penalties.

89.39 PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND PENALTIES. Every individual, partnership, or private corporation to whom any planting stock is supplied for planting on private land under sections 89.35 to 89.39 must execute an agreement, in a format approved by the commissioner, to comply with the requirements of sections 89.35 to 89.39 and conditions prescribed by the commissioner thereunder. Any party to such an agreement who violates the agreement is, in addition to any other penalties that may be applicable, liable to the state in a sum equal to three times the reasonable value of the trees affected by the violation at the time the trees were shipped for planting; provided, that if the trees are sold or offered for sale for any purpose not authorized under sections 89.35 to 89.39, the penalty is equal to three times the sale price. The penalties are recoverable in a civil action brought in the name of the state by the attorney general. History:  1947 c 94 s 5; 1980 c 509 s 22; 2017 c 93 art 2 s 43
MN Stat § 89.391 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.391 — Nursery Inspection Certificates; Limitations On Issuance.

89.391 NURSERY INSPECTION CERTIFICATES; LIMITATIONS ON ISSUANCE. No certificate of inspection shall be issued pursuant to section 18H.05 by the commissioner of agriculture to a person who is determined by the commissioner of natural resources to have purchased trees pursuant to sections 89.35 to 89.39 and who is selling, giving, removing, or permitting the removal of the trees with roots attached, in violation of section 89.38. History:  1973 c 234 s 4; 1978 c 773 s 4; 1986 c 444; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 20
MN Stat § 89.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.41 — School Forests.

89.41 SCHOOL FORESTS. Subdivision 1. Establishing and maintaining school forests. Any school district in the state, however organized, the University of Minnesota, or any branch thereof, any state university, community college, or other public educational institution or agency of the state, all herein referred to as agencies, may establish and maintain school forests according to this section, subject to the approval of the commissioner of natural resources. For the purpose of a school forest, an agency may use land the agency owns or uses under an agreement or may acquire land by gift or with contributed funds. Subd. 2. Conveying tax-forfeited land for school forest use. For the purposes of school forests established under this section, any tax-forfeited lands may be sold by the county board to an agency or may be conveyed by the commissioner of revenue to an agency in like manner as provided for the sale or conveyance of tax-forfeited lands to governmental subdivisions under section 282.01. A conveyance under this subdivision is made without monetary compensation or consideration for the conveyance, but the conveyance is subject to the conditional use and reversion provisions under section 282.01, subdivisions 1c and 1d, paragraph (e). Subd. 3. Monitoring and reporting. The commissioner shall annually monitor tax-forfeited lands conveyed according to subdivision 2 to determine whether the lands continue to be used as school forests. The commissioner shall submit an annual monitoring report to the commissioner of revenue that identifies any lands no longer used as school forests. History:  1949 c 431 s 1; 1957 c 576 s 1,2; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1973 c 349 s 2; 1973 c 582 s 3; 1975 c 321 s 2; 2013 c 73 s 2
MN Stat § 89.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.42 — Sale Of Forest Products.

89.42 SALE OF FOREST PRODUCTS. Any such agency may sell or otherwise dispose of timber or other forest products grown in any such forest in such manner as the governing authority of such agency may determine, subject to the approval of the commissioner of natural resources. The proceeds of such sales shall be paid into the treasury of the agency, and may be used for maintenance or improvement of the forest, for acquisition of additional land for such forests, or for any other purpose within the lawful powers of the agency, as its governing authority may determine. History:  1949 c 431 s 2; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2
MN Stat § 89.421 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.421 — Forest Resource Assessment Products And Services Account.

89.421 FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Creation. The forest resource assessment products and services account is created in the state treasury in the natural resources fund. Subd. 2. Receipts. Money received from forest resource assessment product sales and services provided by the commissioner under sections 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.026; and 84.0855 shall be credited to the forest resource assessment products and services account. Forest resource assessment products and services include the sale of aerial photography, remote sensing, and satellite imagery products and services. Subd. 3. Use of money in account. Money credited to the forest resource assessment products and services account under subdivision 2 is annually appropriated to the commissioner and shall be used to maintain the staff and facilities producing the aerial photography, remote sensing, and satellite imagery products and services. History:   2007 c 57 art 1 s 57
MN Stat § 89.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.43 — Tree Seeds And Cones; Payments From Appropriations.

89.43 TREE SEEDS AND CONES; PAYMENTS FROM APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, out of any money appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for the purchase of tree seeds and seed cones the commissioner of management and budget shall pay to the commissioner upon request the amounts deemed necessary by the commissioner to maintain an inventory of tree seeds and seed cones to assure an adequate supply for the nursery and forestry development needs of the department and to pay for the seeds and seed cones in cash at the time of delivery. (b) The commissioner shall deposit any money received pursuant to this section in a state depository subject to withdrawal for disbursement by check for the purposes described by the commissioner or authorized agent. (c) The commissioner of management and budget shall prescribe rules by which the commissioner of natural resources shall account for the expenditures made pursuant to this section and may require an additional bond to cover all money paid to the commissioner of natural resources for disbursement pursuant to this section. Any bond premiums shall be paid by the commissioner from money available for that purpose. (d) Unless the legislature specifically otherwise directs in any act appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources for the purchase of tree seeds and seed cones, money paid to the commissioner pursuant to this section shall not cancel on June 30 of any fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure in the ensuing fiscal year. History:  1961 c 172 s 1; 1967 c 905 s 5; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1981 c 356 s 279; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 89.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.51 — Definitions.

 89.51 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.341] 89.51 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of sections 89.51 to 89.64 the terms described in this section have the meanings ascribed to them. Subd. 2. Person. "Person" shall include any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, public or private, association or any other business entity whether or not incorporated. Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of natural resources. Subd. 4. Director, Division of Lands and Forestry. "Director, Division of Lands and Forestry" shall include Department of Natural Resources and Department of Agriculture personnel deputized by the director, Division of Lands and Forestry. Subd. 5. Control. "Control" includes prevent, retard, suppress, eradicate or destroy. Subd. 6. Infestation. "Infestation" includes actual, potential, incipient, or emergent infestation or infection by forest pests or shade tree pests. Subd. 7. Cooperators. "Cooperators" shall include state, federal, county, municipal and private governmental and business organizations and their legal representatives. Subd. 8.  [Repealed, 2007 c 57 art 1 s 170] Subd. 9. Forest land or forest. "Forest land" or "forest" means land on which occurs a stand or potential stand of trees valuable for timber products, watershed or wildlife protection, recreational uses, community forest benefits, or other purposes, and shall include lands owned or controlled by the state of Minnesota. Subd. 10. Timber. "Timber" includes forest trees standing or down, alive or dead. History:  1955 c 676 s 1; 1957 c 295 s 1,2; 1961 c 113 s 1; 1967 c 905 s 5; 1969 c 1129 art 3 s 1; 1976 c 16 s 1; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 58-60
MN Stat § 89.52 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.52 — Surveys And Investigations.

 89.52 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.351] 89.52 SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS. The commissioner shall make surveys and investigations to determine the presence of infestations of forest pests or shade tree pests. For this purpose, duly designated representatives of the commissioner may enter at reasonable times on public and private lands to conduct the surveys and investigations. History:  1955 c 676 s 2; 1957 c 295 s 3; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 61
MN Stat § 89.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.53 — Control Of Forest Pests And Shade Tree Pests.

 89.53 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.361] 89.53 CONTROL OF FOREST PESTS AND SHADE TREE PESTS. Subdivision 1. Commissioner's duties; notice of control measures. Whenever the commissioner finds that an area in the state is infested or threatened to be infested with forest pests or shade tree pests, the commissioner shall determine whether measures of control are needed, what control measures are to be applied, and the area over which the control measures shall be applied. The commissioner shall prescribe a proposed zone of infestation covering the area in which control measures are to be applied and shall publish notice of the proposal once a week, for two successive weeks in a newspaper having a general circulation in each county located in whole or in part in the proposed zone of infestation. Prescribing zones of infestation and prescribing measures of control are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. Subd. 2. Notice requirements; public comment. The notice shall include a description of the boundaries of the proposed zone of infestation, the control measures to be applied, and a time and place where municipalities and owners of forest lands or shade trees in the zone may show cause orally or in writing why the zone and control measures should or should not be established. The commissioner shall consider any statements received in determining whether the zone shall be established and the control measures applied. Subd. 3. Experimental programs. The commissioner may establish experimental programs for the control of forest pests or shade tree pests and for municipal reforestation. History:  1955 c 676 s 3; 1957 c 295 s 4; 1986 c 444; 2004 c 221 s 35; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 62
MN Stat § 89.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.54 — Zones Of Infestation; Establishment.

 89.54 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.371] 89.54 ZONES OF INFESTATION; ESTABLISHMENT. Upon the decision by the commissioner that the establishment of a zone of infestation is necessary, the commissioner shall make a written order establishing the zone, and upon making the order, the zone shall be established. Notice of the establishment of the zone shall thereupon be published in a newspaper having a general circulation in each county located in whole or in part in the proposed zone and posted on the Department of Natural Resources website. History:  1955 c 676 s 4; 1957 c 295 s 5; 1986 c 444; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 63
MN Stat § 89.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.55 — Infestation Control; Costs.

 89.55 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.381] 89.55 INFESTATION CONTROL; COSTS. Upon the establishment of the zone of infestation, the commissioner may apply measures of infestation prevention and control on public and private forest and other lands within an infected zone and to any trees, plants, wood or wood products, or contaminated soil harboring or which may harbor the forest pests or shade tree pests. For this purpose, the duly authorized representatives of the commissioner are authorized to enter upon any lands, public or private within the zone. The commissioner may enter into agreements with owners of the lands in the zone covering the control work on their lands, and fixing the pro rata basis on which the cost of the work will be shared between the commissioner and the owner. History:  1955 c 676 s 5; 1957 c 295 s 6; 2007 c 36 s 1; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 64
MN Stat § 89.551 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.551 — Approved Firewood Required.

89.551 APPROVED FIREWOOD REQUIRED. (a) After the commissioner issues an order under paragraph (b), a person may not possess firewood on land administered by the commissioner of natural resources unless the firewood: (1) was obtained from a firewood distribution facility located on land administered by the commissioner; (2) was obtained from a firewood dealer who is selling firewood that is approved by the commissioner under paragraph (b); or (3) has been approved by the commissioner of natural resources under paragraph (b). (b) The commissioner of natural resources shall, by written order published in the State Register, approve firewood for possession on lands administered by the commissioner. The order is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. (c) A violation under this section is subject to confiscation of firewood and after May 1, 2008, confiscation and a $100 penalty. A firewood dealer shall be subject to confiscation and assessed a $100 penalty for each sale of firewood not approved under the provisions of this section and sold for use on land administered by the commissioner. (d) For the purposes of this section, "firewood" means any wood that is intended for use in a campfire, as defined in section 88.01, subdivision 25. History:   2007 c 36 s 2
MN Stat § 89.57 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.57 — Dissolution Of Infestation Zone.

 89.57 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.401] 89.57 DISSOLUTION OF INFESTATION ZONE. Whenever the commissioner shall determine that forest pest or shade tree pest control work within an established zone of infestation is no longer necessary or feasible, the commissioner shall dissolve the zone. History:  1955 c 676 s 7; 1957 c 295 s 8; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 67
MN Stat § 89.58 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.58 — Forest Pest And Shade Tree Pest Control Account.

 89.58 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.411] 89.58 FOREST PEST AND SHADE TREE PEST CONTROL ACCOUNT. All money collected under the provisions of sections 89.51 to 89.64, together with such money as may be appropriated by the legislature or allocated by the Legislative Advisory Commission for the purposes of sections 89.51 to 89.64, and such money as may be contributed or paid by the federal government, or any other public or private agency, organization or individual, shall be deposited in the state treasury, to the credit of the forest pest and shade tree pest control account, which account is hereby created, and any moneys therein are appropriated to the commissioner for use in carrying out the purposes of sections 89.51 to 89.64. History:  1955 c 676 s 8; 1957 c 295 s 9; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1990 c 594 art 3 s 4; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 68
MN Stat § 89.59 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.59 — Cooperation.

 89.59 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.421] 89.59 COOPERATION. The commissioner may cooperate with the United States or agencies thereof, other agencies of the state, county or municipal governments, agencies of neighboring states, or other public or private organizations or individuals and may accept such funds, equipment, supplies, or services from cooperators and others as the commissioner may provide in agreements with the United States or its agencies for matching of federal funds as required under laws of the United States relating to forest pests and shade tree pests. History:  1955 c 676 s 9; 1957 c 295 s 10; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 69
MN Stat § 89.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.60 — Commissioner's Authority.

 89.60 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.422] 89.60 COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY. The commissioner is authorized to employ personnel in accordance with the laws of this state, to procure necessary equipment, supplies, and service, to enter into contracts, to provide funds to any agency of the United States for work or services under sections 89.51 to 89.64, and to designate or appoint, as the commissioner's representatives, employees of cooperators, including employees of the United States or any agency thereof. The commissioner may prescribe rules for carrying out the purposes of this section. History:  1955 c 676 s 10; 1957 c 295 s 11; 1985 c 248 s 70; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 70
MN Stat § 89.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.61 — Act Supplemental.

 89.61 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.423] 89.61 ACT SUPPLEMENTAL. Provisions of sections 89.51 to 89.64 are supplementary to and not to be construed to repeal existing legislation. History:  1955 c 676 s 11; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 71
MN Stat § 89.62 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.62 — Shade Tree Pest Control; Grant Program.

89.62 SHADE TREE PEST CONTROL; GRANT PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Grants. The commissioner may make grants to aid in the control of a shade tree pest. To be eligible, a grantee must have a pest control program approved by the commissioner that: (1) defines tree ownership and who is responsible for the costs associated with control measures; (2) defines the zone of infestation within which the control measures are to be applied; (3) includes a tree inspector certified under section 89.63 and having the authority to enter and inspect private lands; (4) has the means to enforce measures needed to limit the spread of shade tree pests; and (5) provides that grant money received will be deposited in a separate fund to be spent only for the purposes authorized by this section. Subd. 2. Grant eligibility. The following are eligible for grants under this section: (1) a home rule charter or statutory city or a town that exercises municipal powers under section 368.01 or any general or special law; (2) a special park district organized under chapter 398; (3) a special-purpose park and recreation board; (4) a soil and water conservation district; (5) a county; or (6) any other organization with the legal authority to enter into contractual agreements. Subd. 3. Rules; applicability to municipalities. The rules and procedures adopted under this section by the commissioner apply in a municipality unless the municipality adopts an ordinance determined by the commissioner to be more stringent than the rules and procedures of the commissioner. The rules and procedures of the commissioner or the municipality apply to all state agencies, special purpose districts, and metropolitan commissions as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 5a, that own or control land adjacent to or within a zone of infestation. History:   2007 c 57 art 1 s 72
MN Stat § 89.63 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.63 — Certification Of Tree Inspectors.

89.63 CERTIFICATION OF TREE INSPECTORS. (a) The governing body of a municipality may appoint a qualified tree inspector. Two or more municipalities may jointly appoint a tree inspector for the purpose of administering their respective pest control programs. (b) Upon a determination by the commissioner that a candidate for the position of tree inspector is qualified, the commissioner shall issue a certificate of qualification to the tree inspector. The certificate is valid for one year. A person certified as a tree inspector by the commissioner may enter and inspect any public or private property that might harbor forest pests or shade tree pests. The commissioner shall offer an annual tree inspector certification workshop, upon completion of which participants are qualified as tree inspectors. (c) The commissioner may suspend and, upon notice and hearing, decertify a tree inspector if the tree inspector fails to act competently or in the public interest in the performance of duties. History:   2007 c 57 art 1 s 73
MN Stat § 89.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry|Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads|Section 89.64 — Exemptions.

89.64 EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not supersede the authority of the Department of Agriculture under chapter 18G. History:   2007 c 57 art 1 s 74