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MN Stat § 83.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.38 — Administrative Pronouncements.

83.38 ADMINISTRATIVE PRONOUNCEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Rulemaking. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the provisions of sections 83.20 to 83.42. The rules may include but shall not be limited to: (a) provisions for advertising standards to assure full and fair disclosure; (b) provisions for escrow or trust agreement or other means reasonably to assure that all improvements referred to in the application for registration and advertising will be completed and that purchasers will receive the interest in land contracted for; (c) provisions for operating procedures; (d) provisions requiring instruments to be executed in recordable form; (e) provisions relating to apportionment of taxes among purchasers; (f) provisions for cooperation with the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources to ensure compliance with environmental quality standards. Subd. 2. Interpretive opinions. The commissioner may, upon request and upon the payment of the sum of $50, grant a request for a written opinion concerning the availability of any exemption in section 83.26 or interpreting any provisions of sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44. Subd. 3. General authority to classify. For the purpose of rules and forms, the commissioner may by rule classify subdivisions, persons and matters within the commissioner's jurisdiction, and prescribe different requirements for different classes. History:  1973 c 413 s 19; 1974 c 440 s 6; 1984 c 452 s 23; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 83.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.39 — Service Of Process.

83.39 SERVICE OF PROCESS. Subdivision 1. Procedure. Every applicant for registration under sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 shall file with the commissioner, in a format as by rule may be prescribed, an irrevocable consent appointing the commissioner or commissioner's successor to be the applicant's attorney to receive service of any lawful process in any noncriminal suit, action, or proceeding against the applicant or a successor, executor, or administrator which arises under sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 or any rule or order thereunder after the consent has been filed, with the same force and validity as if served personally on the person filing the consent. Service under this section shall be made in compliance with section 45.028, subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Service on commissioner. When any person, including any nonresident of this state, engages in conduct prohibited or made actionable by sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44, or any rule or order thereunder, and the person has not filed a consent to service of process under subdivision 1 and personal jurisdiction over this person cannot otherwise be obtained in this state, that conduct shall be considered equivalent to the person's appointment of the commissioner or the commissioner's successor to be the person's attorney to receive service of any lawful process in any noncriminal suit, action, or proceeding against the commissioner or the commissioner's successor, executor, or administrator which grows out of that conduct and which is brought under sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 or any rule or order thereunder, with the same force and validity as if served on the person personally. Service under this section shall be made in compliance with section 45.028, subdivision 2. Subd. 3. Continuance. When process is served under this section, the court, or the commissioner in a proceeding before the commissioner, shall order such continuance as may be necessary to afford the defendant or respondent reasonable opportunity to defend. History:  1973 c 413 s 20; 1984 c 452 s 24; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 564 art 2 s 17,18; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 19
MN Stat § 83.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.40 — Scope Of Sections 83.20 To 83.42, 83.43 And 83.44.

83.40 SCOPE OF SECTIONS 83.20 TO 83.42, 83.43 AND 83.44. Subdivision 1. In-state offer or sale. The provisions of sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 concerning offers and sales of subdivided lands apply when an offer or sale is made in this state. Subd. 2. In-state offer or sale defined. For the purpose of sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44, an offer or sale is made in this state, whether or not either party is then present in this state, when: (a) the offer originates from this state, or (b) the offer is directed by the offeror to this state and received by the offeree in this state, or (c) the subdivided lands are located in this state. Subd. 3. Exclusions. An offer or sale is not made in this state when a publisher circulates or there is circulated on the publisher's behalf in this state any bona fide newspaper or other publication of general, regular, and paid circulation which is not published in this state, or a radio or television program originating outside this state is received in this state. Subd. 4. Lien of mortgage. Notwithstanding any provision of sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 to the contrary, sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 do not apply to or invalidate the lien of a mortgagee, nonaffiliated with the subdivider, when said lien attaches to land pledged as collateral in a transaction negotiated directly with the purchaser. History:  1973 c 413 s 21; 1984 c 452 s 25; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 83.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.41 — Interstate Rendition.

83.41 INTERSTATE RENDITION. In the proceedings for extradition of a person charged with a crime under sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44, it need not be shown that the person whose surrender is demanded has fled from justice or at the time of the commission of the crime was in the demanding or other state. History:  1973 c 413 s 22; 1984 c 452 s 26
MN Stat § 83.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.42 — Statute Of Limitations.

83.42 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. The statute of limitations for actions arising under this chapter shall be three years and shall not begin to run with respect to any cause of action under this chapter, other than those set forth in section 83.37, subdivision 4, clause (d), until a conveyance describing such lot or parcel is recorded with the appropriate recording authority. This section does not prohibit the maintenance of any action before the recording of such conveyance. History:  1973 c 413 s 23; 1984 c 452 s 27
MN Stat § 83.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.43 — Criminal Penalties.

83.43 CRIMINAL PENALTIES. Any person who willfully violates any provision of section 83.23 or 83.44 or any order of the commissioner under sections 83.20 to 83.42, this section, and 83.44 of which the person has notice, may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years or both. Each of the acts specified shall constitute a separate offense and a prosecution or conviction for any one of the offenses shall not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense. History:  1984 c 452 s 28; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 83.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.44 — Prohibited Practices.

83.44 PROHIBITED PRACTICES. It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer or sale of any subdivided land or interests therein, directly or indirectly: (a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (b) to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state material facts necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; (c) to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person; or (d) to accept an advance payment for services rendered by an agent in connection with the resale of a time share interest. History:  1984 c 452 s 29; 1988 c 493 s 6
MN Stat § 83.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.45 — Advertising; Specific Prohibitions.

83.45 ADVERTISING; SPECIFIC PROHIBITIONS. The following devices or sales presentations, and the use of those devices or presentations are deceptive or misleading practices: (1) An advertisement that offers travel, accommodations, gifts, meals, or entertainment published to induce prospective purchasers to visit a subdivision or attend a sales presentation and that: (i) does not prominently set forth all eligibility requirements; (ii) describes offers of travel, accommodations, gifts, meals, or entertainment as "prizes," "awards," or by words of similar import or describes prospective purchasers as "winners" or by words of similar import; (iii) contains the words "free" or "no obligation" or similar terms unless the offer contained in the advertisement is unequivocally without conditions; (iv) states or implies that prospective purchasers have been specially selected; (v) does not specifically state that gifts will be provided at the time the prospective purchaser visits the subdivision or attends the sales presentation; (vi) does not disclose on its face page the retail market value of the travel, accommodations, gifts, meals, or entertainment provided. For purposes of this paragraph, "retail market value" means: the retail price the item sells for in Minnesota; or if the item is not sold in Minnesota, the retail price the item sells for in states contiguous to Minnesota; or if the item is not sold in Minnesota or in any state contiguous to this state, the retail price the item sells for anywhere in the United States; (vii) does not specifically and prominently disclose that the purpose of the offer of travel, accommodations, gifts, meals, or entertainment is to induce prospective purchasers to visit a subdivision or attend a sales presentation where they will be encouraged to purchase subdivided land; (viii) does not completely disclose rules and procedures if travel, accommodations, gifts, meals, or entertainment are offered through a "sweepstakes," "giveaway," or similar contest; (ix) does not specifically disclose the odds, as a fraction, using a common denominator, of a prospective purchaser's receiving each gift if the gift is offered through a "sweepstakes," "giveaway," or similar contest; or (x) does not clearly and prominently state that gifts may be given to persons outside the state if the advertisement is part of a national advertising campaign. (2) An advertisement that does not prominently disclose the name, address, and phone number of the subdivider on whose behalf the advertisement is distributed. (3) An advertisement prepared on the stationery of a person other than the subdivider which creates a likelihood of confusion, misunderstanding, or deception. History:   1987 c 154 s 10
MN Stat § 83A.015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features|Section 83A.015 — Transfer Of Powers And Duties.

83A.015 TRANSFER OF POWERS AND DUTIES. All the powers and duties now vested in, or imposed upon the state Geographic Board under this chapter, are transferred to, vested in, and imposed upon the commissioner of natural resources. The state Geographic Board as heretofore constituted is abolished. History:   1969 c 1129 art 3 s 3
MN Stat § 83A.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features|Section 83A.02 — Powers And Duties.

83A.02 POWERS AND DUTIES. The commissioner of natural resources shall: (1) determine the correct and most appropriate names of the lakes, streams, places and other geographic features in the state, and the spelling thereof by written order published in the State Register. Name designations are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply; (2) pass upon and give names to lakes, streams, places, and other geographic features in the state for which no single, generally accepted name has been in use; (3) in cooperation with the county boards and with their approval, change the names of lakes, streams, places, and other geographic features, with the end in view of eliminating, as far as possible, duplication of names within the state; (4) prepare and publish an official state dictionary of geographic names and publish the same, either as a completed whole or in parts, when ready; (5) serve as the state representative of the United States Geographic Board and cooperate with that board to the end that there shall be no conflict between the state and federal designations of geographic features in the state. History:  (128-3) 1937 c 63 s 2; 1971 c 25 s 20; 1986 c 444; 2004 c 221 s 1
MN Stat § 83A.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features|Section 83A.03 — Names Given To Be Official.

83A.03 NAMES GIVEN TO BE OFFICIAL. When the commissioner of natural resources shall have given a name to any lake, stream, place, or other geographic feature within the state, such name shall be used in all maps, records, documents, and other publications issued by the state or any of its departments and political subdivisions, and such names shall be deemed the official name of such geographic feature. History:  (128-4) 1937 c 63 s 3; 1971 c 25 s 21
MN Stat § 83A.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features|Section 83A.04 — County Boards Naming Geographic Features Must Have Approval Of Commissioner Of Natural Resources.

83A.04 COUNTY BOARDS NAMING GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES MUST HAVE APPROVAL OF COMMISSIONER OF NATURAL RESOURCES. No county board shall order the change of or establish the name of any lake, river, or other body of water without the written approval of the commissioner of natural resources endorsed on any resolution determining or fixing such name, which endorsement must be made on the same prior to recording with the county recorder. History:  (128-5) 1937 c 63 s 4; 1971 c 25 s 22; 1976 c 181 s 2
MN Stat § 83A.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features|Section 83A.05 — Changing And Giving Names To Water Bodies.

83A.05 CHANGING AND GIVING NAMES TO WATER BODIES. Subdivision 1. Applicability. A name of a lake, river, stream, or other body of water may be given or changed under sections 83A.05 to 83A.07 except that a name which has existed for 40 years may not be changed under the provisions of sections 83A.05 to 83A.07. Subd. 2. Petition for name. (a) Fifteen or more legal voters residing in a county where all or a part of a body of water is located may petition the county board of the county where the petitioners reside or the body of water is located to change the name of or give a name to a previously unnamed lake, river, stream, or other body of water located within the state. (b) The petition may include any number of lakes, rivers, streams, or other bodies of water to have names changed, or if unnamed to be given a name by the county board. (c) The petition must describe: (1) the location of the body of water; (2) the name, if any, that the body of water has been referred to or known by, or if there is not a name, it must be stated that a known name does not exist; (3) the name that the petitioners desire to be given to the body of water; and (4) the reason for the change of name or for giving the designated name to a previously unnamed body of water. (d) The petitioners must sign their names and state their place of residence. (e) The petition must be filed with the auditor of the county where the petitioners reside or the body of water is located. History:   1990 c 391 art 8 s 7
MN Stat § 83A.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features|Section 83A.06 — Hearing On Petition.

83A.06 HEARING ON PETITION. Subdivision 1. Time and location. After receiving the petition to name a body of water, the auditor must present the petition to the county board. The county board must, by order, set the time and location for a hearing on the petition to be held more than 30 days after the order is made. The hearing may be held at any convenient place within the county as determined by the county board. Subd. 2. Water body in more than one county. (a) If the petition describes a body of water located within more than one county, the county boards of the several affected counties must act jointly and as one body and the majority of the joint body must determine the name of the water body under sections 83A.05 to 83A.07 in the same manner as prescribed for the county board. (b) For a water body located within more than one county, the county auditor with whom the petition is filed must forward by mail a certified copy of the petition to the auditor of each affected county who shall present the petition to the respective county boards, and the notice of hearing the petition determined by the joint body shall be published in each county as provided in subdivision 4. (c) The auditor of the county where the petition was filed must make and file certified copies of the adopted resolution in the office of the county recorder of each affected county at the expense of the petitioners. Subd. 3. Petitioners' bond. Before the notice of the hearing is given, the petitioners must give a bond to be approved by the county attorney of the county where the petition has been filed that is conditioned on the full payment of the reasonable expenses incurred by the county for the proceeding. The commissioner of natural resources is not required to give bond. Subd. 4. Notice. Notice of the hearing must be: (1) published for at least three weeks in the newspaper designated by the county board as the official newspaper for the county; (2) served on the commissioner of natural resources; and (3) served personally on the chair of the town board of a town, on the president of a statutory city board of trustees, and on the mayor of a city that has a body of water in the petition within or adjoining the boundary of the political subdivision. Subd. 5. Statements at hearing. At the hearing, legal voters of the county and municipalities may appear, by attorney or in person, and file an answer to the petition, stating in plain, concise language why the petition should not be granted in whole or in part, and in the answer may ask the county board to give to the body of water a different name than the name requested in the original petition. Subd. 6. Determination. At the hearing on the petition, the county board shall hear all parties desiring to be heard on the petition and make an order, by resolution, determining the name of the body of water described in the petition. The name determined by the board at the hearing is the legal name of the body of water. History:   1990 c 391 art 8 s 8
MN Stat § 83A.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features|Section 83A.07 — Names Not To Be Duplicated.

83A.07 NAMES NOT TO BE DUPLICATED. Subdivision 1. Duplicate discouraged. In determining the name of a body of water, the county board may not, if possible, duplicate names of existing bodies of water. The county board shall select and approve a name as it determines is in the permanent, best interests of the affected county. Subd. 2. Director to check name duplication. The auditor of the county where a petition is filed must mail a copy of the petition with a copy of the notice of hearing on the petition to the director of the Division of Ecological and Water Resources of the Department of Natural Resources. The director must compare the names suggested in the petition with the names of other bodies of water within the state and report findings and recommendations back to the auditor before the date of the hearing. History:  1990 c 391 art 8 s 9; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 129
MN Stat § 84.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.01 — Department Of Natural Resources; Commissioner Appointment.

84.01 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENT. Subdivision 1. Name change. The name of the Department of Conservation is changed to the Department of Natural Resources. The name of the commissioner of conservation is changed to the commissioner of natural resources. Subject to the provisions of Laws 1969, chapter 1129, and other applicable laws, the Department of Natural Resources with its commissioner and other officers shall continue to exercise all the powers and duties vested in, or imposed upon its commissioner as existing and constituted immediately prior to the effective date of Laws 1969, chapter 1129. Subd. 2. Appointments. The commissioner of natural resources is appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06. The commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner. Subd. 3. Employees; delegation. Subject to the provisions of Laws 1969, chapter 1129, and to other applicable laws the commissioner shall organize the department and employ up to three assistant commissioners, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service, one of whom shall have responsibility for coordinating and directing the planning of every division within the agency, and such other officers, employees, and agents as the commissioner may deem necessary to discharge the functions of the department, define the duties of such officers, employees, and agents and to delegate to them any of the commissioner's powers, duties, and responsibilities subject to the control of, and under the conditions prescribed by, the commissioner. Appointments to exercise delegated power shall be by written order filed with the secretary of state. Subd. 4. Oath. Before entering upon the duties of office the commissioner of natural resources shall take and subscribe an oath. Subd. 5. Task forces. The commissioner of natural resources may request from time to time, as the commissioner deems necessary, information and advice on technical natural resource matters from advisory task forces or individuals having specialized knowledge or experience in such matters. A task force shall expire and the terms, compensation and removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059. The expenses allowed shall be paid from any money appropriated to the commissioner for salaries, supplies, and expenses. Subd. 6. Legal counsel. The commissioner of natural resources may appoint attorneys or outside counsel to render title opinions, represent the department in severed mineral interest forfeiture actions brought pursuant to section 93.55, and, notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, represent the state in quiet title or title registration actions affecting land or interests in land administered by the commissioner. History:  1969 c 1129 art 3 s 1,4; 1971 c 113 s 1; 1976 c 149 s 16; 1977 c 305 s 18; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 306 s 1; 1987 c 404 s 91; 1991 c 326 s 4; 2003 c 28 art 1 s 2; 2017 c 93 art 2 s 1