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MN Stat § 17.041 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.041 — Agricultural Emergency Account; Appropriation.

17.041 AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION. Subdivision 1. Establishment; appropriation. An agricultural emergency account is established in the agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner for emergency response activities for agricultural emergencies affecting producers of livestock, poultry, crops, or other agricultural products. Eligible uses include agency costs directly attributed to responding to agricultural emergencies and purchasing necessary equipment and reimbursing costs incurred by local units of government that are not eligible for reimbursement from other sources. Subd. 2. Transfer authorized. The commissioner may transfer money in the account to the Board of Animal Health, other state agencies, or the University of Minnesota for purposes of subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Annual report. No later than February 1 each year, the commissioner must report activities and expenditures under this section to the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture finance. History:  2016 c 189 art 2 s 3; 1Sp2019 c 1 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 17.055 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.055 — Emerging Farmers.

17.055 EMERGING FARMERS. Subdivision 1. Emerging farmer working group. To advise the commissioner and legislature regarding the development and implementation of programs and initiatives that support emerging farmers in this state, the commissioner must periodically convene a working group consisting, to the extent possible, of persons who are, and organizations that represent, farmers or aspiring farmers who are women, veterans, persons with disabilities, American Indian or Alaskan Natives, members of a community of color, young, and urban, and any other emerging farmers as determined by the commissioner. No later than January 15 each year, the commissioner must update the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture regarding the working group's activities and recommendations. Subd. 1a. Emerging farmer account. An emerging farmer account is established in the agricultural fund. The account consists of money appropriated by law and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this section and must be used to further the objectives of the emerging farmer working group. Subd. 2. Expiration. This section expires August 1, 2025. History:  2020 c 89 art 4 s 2; 1Sp2021 c 3 art 1 s 5
MN Stat § 17.1015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.1015 — Promotional Expenditures.

17.1015 PROMOTIONAL EXPENDITURES. In order to accomplish the purposes of section 17.101, the commissioner may participate jointly with private persons in appropriate programs and projects and may enter into contracts to carry out those programs and projects. The contracts may not include the acquisition of land or buildings and are not subject to the provisions of chapter 16C relating to competitive bidding. The commissioner may spend money appropriated for the purposes of section 17.101 in the same manner that private persons, firms, corporations, and associations make expenditures for these purposes, and expenditures made pursuant to section 17.101 for food, lodging, or travel are not governed by the travel rules of the commissioner of management and budget. History:  1983 c 300 s 1; 1995 c 186 s 11; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 17; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2013 c 114 art 2 s 3
MN Stat § 17.102 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.102 — Minnesota Grown Label.

17.102 MINNESOTA GROWN LABEL. Subdivision 1. Establishment and use of label. (a) The commissioner shall establish a "Minnesota grown" logo or labeling statement for use in identifying agricultural products that are grown, raised, processed, or manufactured in this state. The commissioner may develop labeling statements that apply to specific marketing or promotional needs. One version of a labeling statement must identify food products certified as organically grown in this state. The Minnesota grown logo or labeling statement may be used on products only if 80 percent or more of the agricultural product is produced in this state. (b) The Minnesota grown logo or labeling statement may not be used without a license from the commissioner except that wholesalers and retailers may use the Minnesota grown logo and labeling statement for displaying and advertising products that qualify for use of the Minnesota grown logo or labeling statement. Subd. 2. Label does not replace other requirements. The logo or labeling statement does not supersede or replace any federal label or grade standard that is required by law. Subd. 3. License. A person may not use the Minnesota grown logo or labeling without an annual license from the commissioner. The commissioner shall issue licenses for a fee of $20. Subd. 4. Minnesota grown account. The Minnesota grown account is established as an account in the agricultural fund. License fee receipts and penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the agricultural fund and credited to the Minnesota grown account. The money in the account is continuously appropriated to the commissioner for the direct costs of implementing the Minnesota grown program. Subd. 4a. Funding sources. The Minnesota grown account shall consist of license fees, penalties, advertising revenue, revenue from the development and sale of promotional materials, gifts, and appropriations. Subd. 4b. Appropriations must be matched by private funds. Appropriations from the Minnesota grown account may be expended only to the extent that they are matched with contributions to the account from private sources on a basis of at least $1 of private contributions to each $4 of state money. For the purposes of this subdivision, "private contributions" includes, but is not limited to, license fees, penalties, advertising revenue, revenue from the development and sale of promotional materials, and gifts. Subd. 5. Penalty. A person who is required to have a license and uses the Minnesota grown logo or labeling without a license after being notified by the commissioner that a license is required is subject to a civil penalty up to $1,000. Subd. 6. Rules. The commissioner shall promulgate rules authorizing and licensing the use of the logo or labeling statement. History:  1979 c 36 s 1; 1987 c 396 art 6 s 1; 1988 c 688 art 4 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 24; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 20; 2007 c 45 art 1 s 10-14
MN Stat § 17.107 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.107 — Farm Equipment Safety And Maintenance Program For Youth.

17.107 FARM EQUIPMENT SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR YOUTH. Subdivision 1. Program coordination. The Minnesota Extension Service, in cooperation with the commissioner of agriculture, shall implement a voluntary farm equipment safety program for training and certifying rural youth. The program must be designed to teach young operators to safely maintain and operate tractors and other farm implements. The Extension Service shall maintain records adequate to verify the names and addresses of students certified by the safety program. Subd. 2. Instructor development. Not later than August 1, 1991, the Minnesota Extension Service shall design a program for the recruitment and development of qualified instructors for the youth farm equipment safety program created under subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Payment to instructors. From within public or nonpublic funds made available for the youth farm equipment safety program created under subdivision 1, the commissioner of agriculture may make payments of $25 per student to qualified instructors on a per-student basis. History:   1991 c 254 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 17.1195 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.1195 — Farm Safety Grant And Outreach Programs.

17.1195 FARM SAFETY GRANT AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Tractor rollover grants. (a) The commissioner may award grants to Minnesota farmers and Minnesota schools that retrofit eligible tractors with eligible rollover protective structures. (b) Grants for farmers are limited to 70 percent of the farmer's documented cost to purchase, ship, and install an eligible rollover protective structure. The commissioner must increase a farmer's grant award amount over the 70 percent grant limitation requirement if necessary to limit a farmer's cost per tractor to no more than $500. (c) Schools are eligible for grants that cover the full amount of a school's documented cost to purchase, ship, and install an eligible rollover protective structure. (d) A rollover protective structure is eligible if it is certified to appropriate national or international rollover protection structure standards with a seat belt. (e) "Eligible tractor" means a tractor that was built before 1987. Subd. 2. Grain storage facility safety grants; farm safety outreach. (a) The commissioner may award grants to Minnesota farmers who purchase eligible grain storage facility safety equipment. Grants are limited to 75 percent of the farmer's documented cost to purchase, ship, and install grain storage facility safety equipment, or $400 per bin or silo, whichever is less. A farm entity may not receive more than one grant each fiscal year. (b) Eligible grain storage facility safety equipment includes: (1) fall protection systems; (2) engineering controls to prevent contact with an auger or other moving parts; (3) dust collection systems to minimize explosion hazards; (4) personal protective equipment to increase survivability in the event of a grain-bin-related emergency; (5) grain silo air quality monitoring equipment; and (6) other grain storage facility safety equipment approved by the commissioner. (c) The commissioner may create a farm safety outreach campaign, including but not limited to development and distribution of safety educational materials related to grain bins, silos, and other agricultural confined spaces. Subd. 3. Promotion; administration. The commissioner may spend up to six percent of total program dollars each fiscal year to promote and administer the programs to Minnesota farmers and schools. History:   2020 c 101 s 1
MN Stat § 17.135 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.135 — Farm Disposal Of Solid Waste.

17.135 FARM DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE. (a) A permit is not required from a state agency, except under sections 88.16, 88.17, and 88.22 for a person who owns or operates land used for farming that buries, or burns and buries: (1) solid waste generated from the person's household or as part of the person's farming operation; or (2) concrete or reinforcing bar from a building or structure located on the land used for farming. Items in clauses (1) and (2) must be buried in a nuisance-free, pollution-free, and aesthetic manner on the land used for farming. The exception in clause (1) does not apply if regularly scheduled pickup of solid waste is reasonably available at the person's farm, as determined by resolution of the county board of the county where the person's farm is located. (b) The exemption in paragraph (a), clause (1), does not apply to burning tires or plastics, except plastic baling twine, or to burning or burial of the following materials: (1) household hazardous waste as defined in section 115A.96, subdivision 1; (2) appliances, including but not limited to, major appliances as defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 17a; (3) household batteries; (4) used motor oil; and (5) lead acid batteries from motor vehicles. (c) Within 90 days after completion of the burial, an owner of land used for farming who buries material under the authority of paragraph (a), clause (2), shall record, with the county recorder or registrar of titles of the county in which the land is located, an affidavit containing a legal description of the property and a map drawn from available information showing the boundary of the property and the location of concrete or reinforcing bar buried on the property. The county recorder or registrar of titles must record an affidavit presented under this paragraph in a manner that ensures its disclosure in the ordinary course of a title search of the subject property. History:  1989 c 131 s 2; 1993 c 249 s 5; 2011 c 14 s 6
MN Stat § 17.345 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.345 — Not Determinative For Property Classification.

17.345 NOT DETERMINATIVE FOR PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION. Participating in an agricultural pursuit identified in this chapter is not determinative for the classification of property under chapter 273. History:   2012 c 203 s 1
MN Stat § 17.351 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.351 — Definitions.

17.351 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 17.352 to 17.354. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] Subd. 3. Fur-bearing animal. "Fur-bearing animal" means a fox, mink, fitch, chinchilla, karakul, marten, nutria, or fisher that is the second or later generation raised in captivity. Subd. 4. Fur farmer. "Fur farmer" means a person engaged in breeding, raising, producing, and marketing fur-bearing animals or the products of fur-bearing animals. History:   1985 c 44 s 1
MN Stat § 17.352 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.352 — Agricultural Products And Pursuits.

17.352 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND PURSUITS. Fur-bearing animals are domestic animals and products of fur-bearing animals are agricultural products. A fur farmer is engaged in an agricultural pursuit. History:   1985 c 44 s 2
MN Stat § 17.353 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.353 — Fur Farmer Registration.

17.353 FUR FARMER REGISTRATION. Subdivision 1. Registration system. The commissioner shall establish a registration system for fur farmers. The registration system shall be designed to maintain information required by the commissioner, United States Department of Agriculture, and other agencies. Subd. 2. Registration. A fur farmer may register with the commissioner by submitting a completed registration form and a fee of $10 to the commissioner by December 31. The registration is valid for a calendar year. The registration form must state the name of the applicant, the location of the fur farming activity, the species of fur-bearing animals on the fur farm, and other information required by the commissioner. Subd. 3. Tags for transportation and sale. The commissioner shall, if requested, furnish registered fur farmers tags, without a fee, for the transport and sale of fur-bearing animals and their products. A fur farmer transporting or selling pelts of fur-bearing animals may attach the tag to a package containing pelts. Subd. 4. Annual reports of pelts sold. A registered fur farmer must file a verified report of the number of pelts of each species of fur-bearing animal sold during the preceding calendar year. The report must be filed with the commissioner by December 31. History:   1985 c 44 s 3
MN Stat § 17.354 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.354 — Application.

17.354 APPLICATION. Sections 17.351 to 17.353 do not affect provisions of law relating to wild animals. History:   1985 c 44 s 4
MN Stat § 17.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.41 — Grain Defined.

17.41 GRAIN DEFINED. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the term "grain" shall mean whole seeds or entire grains or any broken parts thereof, of field peas, field beans, soybeans or entire legumes, or flax, wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, sorghum, spelt or emmer, vetch, buckwheat, or any other cereals. History:   1955 c 415 s 1
MN Stat § 17.445 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.445 — Inspections And Services; Fees.

17.445 INSPECTIONS AND SERVICES; FEES. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the definitions in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (a) "Apiary" means a place where a collection of one or more hives or colonies of bees or the nuclei of bees are kept. (b) "Bee equipment" means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, and any apparatus, tool, machine, vehicle, or other device used in the handling, moving, or manipulating of bees, honey, wax, or hives, including containers of honey or wax, which may be used in an apiary or in transporting bees and their products and apiary supplies. (c) "Bees" means any stage of the common honey bee, Apis mellifera (L). (d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designees or authorized agents. Subd. 2. Purpose. To ensure continued access to foreign and domestic markets, the commissioner shall provide requested bee inspections and other necessary services. Subd. 3. Inspections and other services. On request, the commissioner may make inspections for sale of bees, bee equipment, or appliances or perform other necessary services. Subd. 4. Fees. The commissioner shall charge a fee or charge for expenses so as to recover the cost of performing the inspections and services in subdivision 3. If a person for whom these inspections or services are to be performed requests it, the commissioner shall provide to the person in advance an estimate of the fees or expenses that will be charged. All fees and charges collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the agricultural fund. Revenue from inspection fees and other charges deposited in the agricultural fund, including any interest earned, is appropriated to the commissioner to perform the services provided for under this section. History:   2006 c 265 s 1
MN Stat § 17.452 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.452 — Farm-raised Cervidae.

17.452 FARM-RAISED CERVIDAE. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 2014 c 181 s 14] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2014 c 181 s 14] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 2 s 67] Subd. 4. Farmed Cervidae are livestock. Farmed Cervidae are livestock and are not wild animals for purposes of game farm, hunting, or wildlife laws. Farmed Cervidae and their products are farm products and livestock for purposes of financial transactions and collateral. Subd. 5. Raising farmed Cervidae is an agricultural pursuit. Raising farmed Cervidae is agricultural production and an agricultural pursuit. Subd. 5a. Other applicable definitions. The definitions in section 35.153 apply to this section. Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 98] Subd. 6a.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 98] Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 98] Subd. 8. Slaughter. Farmed Cervidae must be slaughtered and inspected in accordance with chapters 31 and 31A or the United States Department of Agriculture voluntary program for exotic animals, Code of Federal Regulations, title 9, part 352. Subd. 9. Sales of farmed Cervidae and meat products. Persons selling or buying farmed Cervidae sold as livestock, sold for human consumption, or sold for slaughter must comply with chapters 17A, 31, 31A, and 31B. Subd. 10.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 98] Subd. 11.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 98] Subd. 12.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 98] Subd. 13.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 98] Subd. 13a.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 98] Subd. 14.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 98] Subd. 15.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 98] Subd. 16.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 98] History:  1993 c 375 art 9 s 2; 1995 c 39 s 2,3; 1999 c 86 art 2 s 1; 2002 c 373 s 2,3; 2003 c 128 art 3 s 6-13; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 10
MN Stat § 17.453 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.453 — Definitions.

17.453 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this section and section 17.454. Subd. 2. Owner. "Owner" means a person who owns or is responsible for the raising of Ratitae. Subd. 3. Ratitae. "Ratitae" means members of the Ratitae family (including ostriches, emus, and rheas) that are raised for the purpose of producing fiber, meat, or animal by-products or as breeding stock. History:   1993 c 375 art 9 s 3
MN Stat § 17.454 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.454 — Ratitae.

17.454 RATITAE. Subdivision 1. Ratitae are livestock. Ratitae are livestock and are not wild animals for purposes of hunting or wildlife laws. Ratitae and their products are farm products and livestock for purposes of financial transactions and collateral. Subd. 2. Raising Ratitae is an agricultural pursuit. Raising Ratitae is agricultural production and an agricultural pursuit. Subd. 3. Sales of Ratitae and meat products. Persons selling or buying Ratitae sold as livestock, sold for human consumption, or sold for slaughter must comply with chapters 17A, 28A, 31, 31A, and 31B. Subd. 4. Slaughter. Ratitae must be slaughtered and inspected in accordance with the United States Department of Agriculture voluntary inspection program for exotic animals, Code of Federal Regulations, title 9, part 352. Subd. 5. Disease inspection. Ratitae are subject to chapter 35 and the rules of the Board of Animal Health in the same manner as livestock and domestic animals, including provisions relating to importation and transportation. History:   1993 c 375 art 9 s 4
MN Stat § 17.455 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.455 — Definitions.

17.455 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this section and section 17.456. Subd. 2. Llama. "Llama" means a member of the genus lama that is raised for the purpose of producing fiber, meat, or animal by-products or as breeding stock. Subd. 3. Owner. "Owner" means a person who owns or is responsible for the raising of llamas. History:   1993 c 375 art 9 s 5
MN Stat § 17.456 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture|Section 17.456 — Llama.

17.456 LLAMA. Subdivision 1. Llamas are livestock. Llamas are livestock and are not wild animals for purposes of hunting or wildlife laws. Llamas and their products are farm products and livestock for purposes of financial transactions and collateral. Subd. 2. Raising llamas is an agricultural pursuit. Raising llamas is agricultural production and an agricultural pursuit. Subd. 3. Sales of llamas and meat products. Persons selling or buying llamas sold as livestock, sold for human consumption, or sold for slaughter must comply with chapters 17A, 28A, 31, 31A, and 31B. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1997 c 220 s 5] Subd. 5. Disease inspection. Llamas are subject to chapter 35 and the rules of the Board of Animal Health in the same manner as livestock and domestic animals, including provisions relating to importation and transportation. History:   1993 c 375 art 9 s 6