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MN Stat § 37.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.07 — Monthly Statements By Secretary; Purchases, Expenditures.

37.07 MONTHLY STATEMENTS BY SECRETARY; PURCHASES, EXPENDITURES. The secretary of the State Agricultural Society shall prepare a signed statement each month summarizing receipts and expenditures for the preceding month, which must be approved by the president or a vice-president of the board of managers. The secretary's affidavit must be attached to this statement. The affidavit must state: (1) that all articles were purchased by or under the secretary's direction, and that to the secretary's best information and belief, all articles purchased by the board of managers were purchased at a fair cash market value and received by the society, and that all services charged for were actually provided; (2) that neither the secretary nor any person in the secretary's behalf, or the board of managers, to the secretary's best information and belief, had any pecuniary or other interest in any purchase made or services rendered, or received any pecuniary or other benefit from the purchases or services, directly or indirectly, by commission, percentage, deduction, or otherwise; and (3) that the articles specified conformed in every respect to the goods ordered, in both quality and quantity. The report must also show the amount of money in the hands of the treasurer of the society. Copies of the secretary's monthly report must be furnished to the commissioner of management and budget and to each member of the board of managers no later than the tenth of the month following the month's activities reported. The board of managers shall designate one or more national or state banks, or trust companies authorized to do a banking business, as official depositories for the society's money, and shall then require the treasurer to deposit all or part of that money in the designated bank or banks. The designation must be in writing and must set forth all the terms and conditions upon which the deposits are made, and it must be signed by the president and secretary and made a part of the minutes of the board. Any bank or trust company designated must qualify as a depository by furnishing a corporate surety bond or collateral as required by section 118A.03, and must, as long as any of the society's money is on deposit with it, maintain the bond or collateral in the amounts required by that section. No bond or collateral is required to secure any deposit if it is insured under federal law, as provided in section 118A.03. History:  (7865) 1911 c 381 s 8; 1963 c 388 s 3; 1965 c 411 s 1; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1; 1996 c 399 art 2 s 12; 1999 c 99 s 10; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 37.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.13 — Ownership Of Money And Property; Capital Improvements.

37.13 OWNERSHIP OF MONEY AND PROPERTY; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Use of money. The state owns all money and other property of the society in the name of the society and there may be no division of its assets among society members. Money received by the society must be used for holding its annual fair and for other exhibitions or expositions the society holds, for the improvement of the fairgrounds, for the payment of expenses, premiums, and purses, for the acquisition of real and personal property, for the use and benefit of the society, and for furnishing attractions and amusements the board of managers considers necessary for the success of its fairs and other exhibitions and expositions. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 21 art 8 s 20] History:  (7872) RL s 3084; Ex1957 c 6 s 2; 1965 c 411 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1; 2000 c 418 art 1 s 2
MN Stat § 37.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.14 — Management Of Property; General Offices.

37.14 MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY; GENERAL OFFICES. The custody, management, and control of the fairgrounds and all fairgrounds structures are vested in the society as a department of the state, and its general offices containing its property and records must be maintained upon the fairgrounds. History:  (7873) RL s 3085; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 37.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.15 — Exhibitions.

37.15 EXHIBITIONS. The society shall hold upon the fairgrounds an annual fair and may invite the cooperation of any other states or countries in that fair. The society shall provide for and pay premiums, and money spent for premiums, exhibits, or other displays must be for the purpose of encouraging agriculture, horticulture, stock-breeding, manufactures, and the mining, mechanical, and industrial arts and sciences. History:  (7874) RL s 3086; 1961 c 561 s 6; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 37.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.16 — Rules; Violation.

37.16 RULES; VIOLATION. The society may make all bylaws, ordinances, and rules consistent with law which it considers necessary or proper for the government of the fairgrounds and all fairs to be held on them, and for the protection, health, safety, and comfort of the public on the fairgrounds. The bylaws, ordinances, and rules are effective when filed with the secretary of the society. The violation of a bylaw, rule, or ordinance of the society is a misdemeanor. History:  (7875) RL s 3087; 1965 c 796 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 37.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.17 — Shows, Exhibitions, Performances, Privileges.

37.17 SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, PRIVILEGES. Subdivision 1. License, regulation. The society may license and regulate shows, exhibitions, performances, and privileges on the fairgrounds, revoke licenses, and prohibit, remove, and summarily stop exhibitions, performances, or privileges which violate society rules or other law. Subd. 2. Service of process. The acceptance of any license given pursuant to subdivision 1 by a nonresident of Minnesota is an appointment by the nonresident of the secretary of state to be a lawful agent upon whom may be served all legal processes in any action or proceeding against the nonresident resulting from the operation of the licensed show, exhibition, performance, or privilege. The acceptance of a license by the nonresident signifies agreement that service of process upon the secretary of state has the same effect as service upon the nonresident personally. Publication of summons need not be made upon the nonresident. In all cases under this subdivision, service of process or service of any writ or notice in an action or proceedings must be made upon the secretary of state in the manner provided by law for service upon residents of the state, and has the same effect as personal service within the state upon the nonresident. After a nonresident appears in an action or proceeding by an attorney residing in Minnesota, papers must be served upon the attorney. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1982 c 625 s 16] Subd. 4. Solicitation. No person may solicit money or sell or distribute any merchandise or material of any kind without a license issued by the society authorizing the solicitation, sale, or distribution from a fixed location on the fairgrounds. History:  (7876) RL s 3088; 1951 c 253 s 1; 1981 c 357 s 27; 1982 c 625 s 6-8; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 8 s 1; 1986 c 390 s 1
MN Stat § 37.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.18 — Unlicensed Or Improper Exhibition.

37.18 UNLICENSED OR IMPROPER EXHIBITION. A person who engages in a play, game, concert, or theatrical or other performance, or who exhibits a show of any kind on the fairgrounds without a license from the society is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be removed from the fairgrounds. A person who sells, distributes, or exhibits obscene materials or performances is guilty of a misdemeanor and the board of managers of the society shall suspend that person's license and require the forfeiture of all money paid to the society in connection with the performance or exhibit. History:  (7877) RL s 3089; 1982 c 625 s 9; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 37.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.19 — Contracts.

37.19 CONTRACTS. The society may contract in its own name and through its officers and agents without advertising for or publicly requesting bids. This chapter and all ordinances, bylaws, and rules adopted by the society's board of managers are a part of every contract entered into with any exhibitor, privilege holder, lessee, licensee, or other person. The society may contract for the purchase of services from any business, municipality, county, state agency, or department. The society may purchase, sell, lease, or otherwise engage in transactions respecting real property in its own name, and with terms and conditions acceptable to its board of managers. The provisions of section 37.01 apply to the specific properties described in it, except space rental contracts and ground leases for a term of one year or less. The society shall submit to the state Executive Council for its approval, as provided by chapter 9, all its transactions involving real properties, and no transaction involving real property is final until it is approved by the Executive Council. All transactions involving real property previously made by the society are ratified, confirmed, and approved. History:  (7878) RL s 3090; Ex1957 c 6 s 3; 1965 c 411 s 3; 1982 c 625 s 10; 1983 c 337 s 4; 1984 c 441 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 37.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.20 — Special Peace Officers.

37.20 SPECIAL PEACE OFFICERS. The secretary or the president of the society may appoint, in a writing signed by either of them, as many peace officers, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, clause (c), as are necessary, both during the annual fair and throughout the year for the regulation of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. These peace officers, before entering upon their duties, shall take and subscribe the usual oath of office, endorsed upon their appointment. They have upon the fairgrounds all the power and authority of peace officers and may, within these limits, without warrant, arrest any person found violating state law or any rule, bylaw, or ordinance of the society. They may summarily remove the persons and property of the offenders from the grounds, and take them before any court of competent jurisdiction to be dealt with according to law. Each peace officer shall wear an appropriate badge of office while acting as a peace officer. The society may also contract with the state, any county, or any municipality for police service and protection on the fairgrounds. History:  (7879) RL s 3091; 1965 c 796 s 2; 1982 c 625 s 11; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 37.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.21 — Sale Of Liquors.

37.21 SALE OF LIQUORS. Subdivision 1. Liquor prohibited. Except as provided in subdivision 2, no person may sell, barter, give away, or otherwise dispose of or introduce, have, or keep for barter, gift, or sale, any intoxicating liquors of any kind upon the State Fairgrounds, or aid and abet any of those acts. The presence and possession of any kind of these liquors, in any quantity, upon the person or upon the premises leased or occupied by any person within these limits is a public nuisance and is prima facie evidence of the purpose of the person to barter, give away, or sell the liquor. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Exceptions. The following exceptions apply: (1) The State Agricultural Society may issue, under terms and conditions it chooses, licenses for the sale, possession, and consumption of intoxicating liquors at special events taking place on the fairgrounds at times other than during the annual fair including, but not limited to, family reunions, class reunions, weddings, conventions, and similar events. (2) The State Agricultural Society may issue, under terms and conditions it chooses, consistent with state law, licenses for the sale, possession, and consumption of intoxicating malt liquors during the annual fair or at other times of their choosing, provided that at least one Minnesota brewed malt liquor is made available for sale at each allowed location within the grounds. (3) The State Agricultural Society may issue a license for the sale and consumption of wine to a holder of a state fair concession's contract with the State Agricultural Society which authorizes the licensee to sell Minnesota-produced wine by the glass at the state fair in connection with the sale of food by the concessionaire. For the purposes of this subdivision, "Minnesota-produced wine" means wine produced by a farm winery licensed under section 340A.315. History:  (7880) RL s 3092; 1982 c 625 s 12; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1; 2000 c 440 s 1; 2007 c 13 art 1 s 4; 2007 c 89 s 1,2; 2010 c 255 s 1
MN Stat § 37.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.22 — Lockup; Seizure Of Liquors.

37.22 LOCKUP; SEIZURE OF LIQUORS. The society may provide and maintain a watchhouse or lockup on the fairgrounds for the confinement of offenders and the temporary detention of suspected persons. The society's peace officers shall, without warrant, seize and destroy any intoxicating liquors found upon the fairgrounds. History:  (7881) RL s 3093; 1982 c 625 s 13; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 37.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.24 — Unlawful Admissions.

37.24 UNLAWFUL ADMISSIONS. Any person who steals or unlawfully obtains a ticket, paper, or other writing entitling, or purporting to entitle, the holder to admission to any part of the State Fairgrounds or who sells or disposes of a ticket which upon its face appears to be nontransferable and to have been issued to another, without informing the purchaser of its character, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  (7883) RL s 3095; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 37.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.25 — Misdemeanors.

37.25 MISDEMEANORS. In addition to other misdemeanors specified by statute, during the annual state fair or during any period when the board of managers requires fees for admission to the fairgrounds, every person who trespasses on, enters, or attempts to enter the fairgrounds in any manner, except through the entrance gates, without payment of the required fees or who trespasses on, enters, or attempts to enter any reserved enclosure on the fairgrounds, or who obtains permission to do so by impersonating another or by any misrepresentation or false pretense is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who is found lurking, lying in wait, or loitering in the immediate vicinity of, or concealed in any building, yard, or premises upon the fairgrounds with intent to commit any offense or mischief is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  (7884) RL s 3096; 1965 c 796 s 4; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 37.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.27 — Fair Foundation.

 37.27 MS 1981 Supp [Repealed, 1982 c 625 s 16] 37.27 FAIR FOUNDATION. The State Agricultural Society may establish a nonprofit corporation to be operated exclusively for charitable purposes as contemplated by sections 170(c)(2) and 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Subject to those sections, the corporation must be organized and operated exclusively for the benefit and to carry out the purposes of the State Agricultural Society for so long as the State Agricultural Society is and remains an organization as described in section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. The corporation shall solicit, receive, hold, invest, and contribute funds and property for the use and benefit of the State Agricultural Society in a manner consistent with the public good and primarily for capital expenditures and other needs not funded by other means. The corporation may be known as the Minnesota State Fair Foundation. History:   2001 c 85 s 2
MN Stat § 37.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.32 — Tender Option.

37.32 TENDER OPTION. An obligation may be issued giving its owner the right to tender or the society to demand tender of the obligation to the society or another person designated by it, for purchase at a specified time or times, if the society has first entered into an agreement with a suitable financial institution obligating the financial institution to provide funds on a timely basis for purchase of bonds tendered. The obligation is not considered to mature on any tender date and the purchase of a tendered obligation is not considered a payment or discharge of the obligation by the society. Obligations tendered for purchase may be remarketed by or on behalf of the society or another purchaser. The society may enter into agreements it considers appropriate to provide for the purchase and remarketing of tendered obligations, including: (1) provisions under which undelivered obligations may be considered tendered for purchase and new obligations may be substituted for them; (2) provisions for the payment of charges of tender agents, remarketing agents, and financial institutions extending lines of credit or letters of credit assuring repurchase; and (3) provisions for reimbursement of advances under letters of credit that may be paid from the proceeds of the obligations or from tax and other revenues appropriated for the payment and security of the obligations and similar or related provisions. History:  2003 c 127 art 12 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11
MN Stat § 37.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.33 — Bond Fund.

37.33 BOND FUND. Subdivision 1. Creation and contents. The society may establish a special fund or funds for the security of one or more or all series of its bonds. The funds must be known as debt service reserve funds. The society may pay into each debt service reserve fund: (1) the proceeds of sale of bonds to the extent provided in the resolution or indenture authorizing the issuance of them; (2) money directed to be transferred by the society to the debt service reserve fund; and (3) other money made available to the society from any other source only for the purpose of the fund. Subd. 2. Use of funds. Except as provided in this section, the money credited to each debt service reserve fund must be used only for the payment of the principal of bonds of the society as they mature, the purchase of the bonds, the payment of interest on them, or the payment of any premium required when the bonds are redeemed before maturity. Money in a debt service reserve fund must not be withdrawn at a time and in an amount that reduces the amount of the fund to less than the amount the society determines to be reasonably necessary for the purposes of the fund. However, money may be withdrawn to pay principal or interest due on bonds secured by the fund if other money of the society is not available. Subd. 3. Investment. Money in a debt service reserve fund not required for immediate use may be invested in accordance with section 37.07. Subd. 4. Minimum amount of reserve at issuance. If the society establishes a debt service reserve fund for the security of any series of bonds, it shall not issue additional bonds that are similarly secured if the amount of any of the debt service reserve funds at the time of issuance does not equal or exceed the minimum amount required by the resolution creating the fund, unless the society deposits in each fund at the time of issuance, from the proceeds of the bonds, or otherwise, an amount that when added together with the amount then in the fund will be at least the minimum amount required. Subd. 5. Transfer of excess. To the extent consistent with the resolutions and indentures securing outstanding bonds, the society may at the close of a fiscal year transfer to any other fund or account from any debt service reserve fund any excess in that reserve fund over the amount determined by the society to be reasonably necessary for the purpose of the reserve fund. History:  2003 c 127 art 12 s 3; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11
MN Stat § 37.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.34 — Money Of The Society.

37.34 MONEY OF THE SOCIETY. The society may contract with the holders of any of its bonds as to the custody, collection, securing, investment, and payment of money of the society or money held in trust or otherwise for the payment of bonds, and to carry out the contract. Money held in trust or otherwise for the payment of bonds or in any way to secure bonds and deposits of the money may be secured in the same manner as money of the society, and all banks and trust companies are authorized to give security for the deposits. History:  2003 c 127 art 12 s 4; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11
MN Stat § 37.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.35 — Nonliability.

37.35 NONLIABILITY. Subdivision 1. Nonliability of individuals. No member of the society or other person executing the bonds is liable personally on the bonds or is subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of their issuance. Subd. 2. Nonliability of state. The state is not liable on bonds of the society issued under section 37.31 and those bonds are not a debt of the state. The bonds must contain on their face a statement to that effect. History:  2003 c 127 art 12 s 5; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11
MN Stat § 37.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair|Section 37.36 — Purchase And Cancellation By Society.

37.36 PURCHASE AND CANCELLATION BY SOCIETY. Subject to agreements with bondholders that may then exist, the society may purchase out of money available for the purpose, bonds of the society which shall then be canceled, at a price not exceeding the following amounts: (1) if the bonds are then redeemable, the redemption price then applicable plus accrued interest to the next interest payment date of the bonds; or (2) if the bonds are not redeemable, the redemption price applicable on the first date after the purchase upon which the bonds become subject to redemption plus accrued interest to that date. History:  2003 c 127 art 12 s 6; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11