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MN Stat § 298.392 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes|Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes|Section 298.392 — Qualification Of Agglomerating Facilities; Procedure And Order.

298.392 QUALIFICATION OF AGGLOMERATING FACILITIES; PROCEDURE AND ORDER. An agglomerating facility shall be or become subject to taxation under sections 298.391 to 298.396 after it shall have been approved as such by order of the commissioner. Request for such approval shall be in writing and shall contain a description of the facility, together with such additional information and supporting data as the commissioner may require. The commissioner may make reasonable rules not inconsistent herewith prescribing the form of such requests. On determining that the facility, which may include existing structures, buildings, machinery, equipment, tools and supplies, qualifies as an agglomerating facility under sections 298.391 to 298.396, the commissioner shall by order approve the same as such and the facility shall thereupon become subject to the provisions of sections 298.391 to 298.396. History:  1965 c 893 s 2; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 298.393 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes|Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes|Section 298.393 — Imposition Of Tax; Amount.

298.393 IMPOSITION OF TAX; AMOUNT. There is hereby imposed upon agglomerating facilities and upon the production of agglomerates and other merchantable iron ore products therein and upon the agglomerates and other products so produced, a tax equal to five cents per gross ton of agglomerates and other merchantable iron ore products which shall have been produced in the agglomerating facility during the calendar year plus one-tenth of one cent per gross ton for each one percent that the iron content of such products exceeds 55 percent, when dried at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. History:   1965 c 893 s 3
MN Stat § 298.394 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes|Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes|Section 298.394 — Nature Of Tax.

298.394 NATURE OF TAX. Such tax shall be in addition to the occupation tax imposed upon the business of mining and producing iron ore and in addition to the royalty tax imposed upon royalties received for permission to mine and produce iron ore. Except as herein otherwise provided, it shall be in lieu of all other taxes upon the agglomerating facility or upon the production of agglomerates and other merchantable iron ore products therein, or upon the agglomerates and other products so produced. History:   1965 c 893 s 4
MN Stat § 298.395 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes|Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes|Section 298.395 — Payment And Collection.

298.395 PAYMENT AND COLLECTION. The tax provided in section 298.393 shall be collected and paid in the same manner and at the same time as provided by law for the payment of the occupation tax. Reports shall be made and hearings held upon the determination of the tax at the same times and in the same manner as provided by law for the occupation tax. The commissioner of revenue shall have authority to make reasonable rules as to the form and manner of filing reports necessary for the determination of the tax hereunder, and by such rules may require the submission by taxpayer of such information as may be reasonably necessary or convenient for the determination and apportionment of the tax. All the provisions of the occupation tax law with reference to the assessment, determination and collection of the occupation tax, including all provisions for penalties and for appeals from or review of the orders of the commissioner of revenue relative thereto, are hereby made applicable to the tax imposed by said section 298.393, except insofar as inconsistent herewith. History:  1965 c 893 s 5; 1973 c 582 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70
MN Stat § 298.396 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes|Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes|Section 298.396 — Distribution Of Proceeds.

298.396 DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS. The proceeds of the tax collected under section 298.393 shall be distributed by the commissioner of management and budget, upon certificate of the commissioner to the general fund of the state and to the various taxing districts in which the agglomerating facility is located in the following proportions: 22 percent thereof to the city or town; 50 percent thereof to the school district; 22 percent thereof to the county; 6 percent thereof to the state. If the agglomerating facility is located in more than one tax district, the commissioner shall apportion equitably the proceeds of the part of the tax going to cities or towns among such subdivisions, and the part going to school districts among such districts, and the part going to counties among such counties, giving due consideration to the relative extent of the facilities located in each such taxing district. The commissioner's order making such apportionment shall be subject to review by the Tax Court at the instance of any of the interested taxing districts, in the same manner as other orders of the commissioner. The amount to be distributed among the several taxing districts of the state shall be divided by such districts among the funds of such districts in the same proportion as the general ad valorem tax thereof. History:  1965 c 698 s 3; 1965 c 893 s 6; 1969 c 399 s 49; Ex1971 c 31 art 35 s 5; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1977 c 307 s 29; 1978 c 764 s 115; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 5 s 24; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 298.405 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes|Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes|Section 298.405 — Iron Ore Bearing Material Other Than Taconite And Semitaconite; Taxation.

298.405 IRON ORE BEARING MATERIAL OTHER THAN TACONITE AND SEMITACONITE; TAXATION. Subdivision 1. Definition. Iron-bearing material, other than taconite and semitaconite, having not more than 46.5 percent natural iron content on the average, is subject to taxation under section 298.24. The tax under that section applies to material that is treated in Minnesota for the purpose of making the iron-bearing material merchantable by any means of beneficiation, separation, concentration, or refinement. The tax under section 298.24 does not apply to unmined iron ore and low-grade iron-bearing formations as described in section 273.13, subdivision 31, clause (1). Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2008 c 366 art 10 s 16] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2008 c 366 art 10 s 16] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2008 c 366 art 10 s 16] History:  1963 c 735 s 1; 1963 c 841 s 1; 1973 c 582 s 3; 1992 c 464 art 2 s 6; 2008 c 366 art 10 s 12; 1Sp2021 c 14 art 11 s 23
MN Stat § 298.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes|Chapter 298 — Minerals Taxes|Section 298.47 — Notification Of Commissioner Of Revenue Of Unmined Iron Ore.

298.47 NOTIFICATION OF COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE OF UNMINED IRON ORE. On ascertaining that there are in existence reserves of unmined iron ore previously unreported, the county auditor shall transmit all the relevant information to the commissioner of revenue as soon as expedient. History:  1974 c 365 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 299A.015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.015 — Duties Transferred From Other Agency.

299A.015 DUTIES TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER AGENCY. The powers and duties of the Department of Children, Families, and Learning with respect to the Office of Drug Policy and Violence Prevention and Community Advisory Violence Prevention Council under Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 119A.25, 119A.26, 119A.27, 119A.28, 119A.29, 119A.31, 119A.32, 119A.33, and 119A.34, are transferred to the Department of Public Safety under section 15.039. History:  1999 c 216 art 2 s 12; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 299A.017 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.017 — State Safety Oversight.

299A.017 STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT. Subdivision 1. Office created. The commissioner of public safety shall establish an Office of State Safety Oversight in the Department of Public Safety for safety oversight of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems within the state. The commissioner shall designate a director of the office. Subd. 2. Authority. The director shall implement and has regulatory authority to enforce the requirements for the state set forth in United States Code, title 49, sections 5329 and 5330, federal regulations adopted pursuant to those sections, and successor or supplemental requirements. History:   2014 c 312 art 11 s 30
MN Stat § 299A.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.02 — Liquor Control Functions.

299A.02 LIQUOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS. Subdivision 1. Conflict of interest. No employee of the Department of Public Safety or the Department of Revenue having any responsibility for the administration or enforcement of chapter 297G or 340A shall have a direct or indirect interest, except through ownership or investment in pension or mutual funds, in the manufacture, transportation or sale of intoxicating liquor or any malt or vinous beverages, intoxicating, nonintoxicating, or commercial or industrial alcohol. The commissioner of public safety or the commissioner of revenue may remove an employee in the unclassified civil service for any intentional violation of any provision of chapter 297G or 340A. Intentional violation of a provision of chapter 297G or 340A by a classified employee of one of the departments may be grounds for removal of that employee pursuant to section 43A.33. Subd. 2. General powers. The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of chapters 297G and 340A through the director of alcohol and gambling enforcement, except for those provisions thereof for which administration and enforcement are reserved to the commissioner of revenue. Subd. 3. Reports; rules. The commissioner shall have power to require periodic factual reports from all licensed importers, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of intoxicating liquors and to make all reasonable rules to effect the object of chapters 297G and 340A. The rules shall include provisions for assuring the purity of intoxicating liquors and the true statement of its contents and proper labeling thereof with regard to all forms of sale. No rule may require the use of new containers in aging whiskey. No rule may require cordials or liqueurs to contain in excess of 2-1/2 percent by weight of sugar or dextrose or both. Subd. 4. Subpoena. In all matters relating to official duties, the commissioner shall have the powers possessed by courts of law to issue subpoenas and cause them to be served and enforced. All public officials, and their respective deputies and employees, and all individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations, incorporated and unincorporated associations, and others who manufacture, transport, or sell intoxicating liquor, or are connected therewith in any manner, shall at all times attend and answer under oath the commissioner's lawful inquiries, produce and exhibit such books, accounts, documents, and property as the commissioner may desire to inspect, and in all things aid the commissioner in the performance of the commissioner's duties. History:  1976 c 5 s 2; 1977 c 407 s 1; 1981 c 210 s 54; 1985 c 305 art 12 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 381 s 1; 1987 c 383 s 15; 1997 c 129 art 2 s 3-5; 2000 c 260 s 52
MN Stat § 299A.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.11 — Vehicle Transporting Wheelchair User; Definitions.

299A.11 VEHICLE TRANSPORTING WHEELCHAIR USER; DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The following terms have the definitions given them for the purposes of sections 299A.11 to 299A.17. Subd. 2. Operator. "Operator" means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, service club, public or private agency, city, town or county. Section 299A.15 does not apply to any school bus as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71. Subd. 3. Transit vehicle. "Transit vehicle" means a bus that is not a school bus as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 15,000 pounds. Subd. 4. Transportation service. "Transportation service" means the transportation by motor vehicle, other than a school bus manufactured before January 1, 1988, of any sick, injured, invalid, incapacitated, or disabled individual while occupying a wheelchair, which transportation is offered or provided by any operator to the public or to its employees or in connection with any other service offered by the operator including schooling or nursing home, convalescent or child care services. Subd. 5. Wheelchair securement device. "Wheelchair securement device" or "securement device" means an apparatus installed in a transit vehicle or other motor vehicle for the purpose of securing an occupied wheelchair into a location in the vehicle and preventing movement of that wheelchair while the vehicle is in motion. History:  1978 c 752 s 1; 1987 c 383 s 16; 1991 c 163 s 1; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 78
MN Stat § 299A.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.12 — Wheelchair Securement Device.

299A.12 WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT DEVICE. Subdivision 1. General requirements. Any vehicle used by an operator to provide transportation service must be equipped with wheelchair securement devices that meet the specifications of subdivisions 1 and 2. Only securement devices that meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act may be used. A wheelchair securement device must be installed and used according to the manufacturer's instructions and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 38.23. Wheelchair securement devices installed in any vehicle must be maintained in working order and according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Subd. 2. Design requirements. The design requirements for securement devices must meet the specifications in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 38.23. Subd. 3. Maximum number of persons transported. A vehicle used to provide transportation service must carry only as many persons seated in wheelchairs as the number of securement devices approved by the commissioner of public safety as meeting the specifications of subdivisions 1 and 2 with which the vehicle is equipped, and each occupied wheelchair must be secured by such a securement device before the vehicle is set in motion. Subd. 4. MS 2018  [Repealed, 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 140] History:  1978 c 752 s 2; 1989 c 204 s 5; 1991 c 163 s 2,3; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 83-85
MN Stat § 299A.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.13 — Additional Safety Requirements.

299A.13 ADDITIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. Seat belt. Any vehicle used to provide transportation service must be equipped with seat belts that are approved by the commissioner of public safety. The seat belts required by this subdivision must be adequate to secure the occupant of a wheelchair who is being transported by the vehicle. The seat belts must be used only to secure the person and must not be used to secure the wheelchair unless the wheelchair securement force is not cumulative to the seat belt. The seat belts must meet all other applicable state and federal requirements for safety. Subd. 2. Electric wheelchair. When transportation service is provided to an individual in an electrically powered wheelchair, the main power switch of the wheelchair must be placed in the "off" position at all times while the vehicle is in motion. Subd. 3. Mobility aid accessibility. (a) Vehicles equipped with wheelchair securement devices must provide a level-change mechanism or boarding device such as a lift or ramp that complies with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 38.23. (b) Wheelchair lifts must comply with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for public use lifts as outlined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 571.403 and 571.404. Subd. 4. Driver's responsibility. (a) The driver of a vehicle equipped with a wheelchair securement device has the duties outlined in this subdivision. (b) The driver or a person designated by the driver must ensure that an occupied wheelchair is properly secured before the driver sets the vehicle in motion. (c) The driver or a person designated by the driver must ensure that the seat belt assembly is properly adjusted and fastened around the wheelchair user in a manner consistent with the manufacturer's recommendations before the driver sets the vehicle in motion when: (1) requested by the wheelchair user; (2) the wheelchair user is unable to communicate; (3) seat belt usage is required of all passengers in the vehicle; or (4) the vehicle is a school bus. The seat belt assembly must not be fastened if the wheelchair user or other responsible person advises the driver that to do so would aggravate a physical condition of the wheelchair user. If a restraint device is available that would not aggravate the physical condition of the user, it must be fastened in the required manner. (d) The driver or a person designated by the driver shall ensure that securement devices and seat belt assemblies are retracted, removed, or otherwise stored when not in use to prevent tripping of persons and damage to devices. History:  1978 c 752 s 3; 1989 c 204 s 6; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 86
MN Stat § 299A.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.14 — Vehicle Inspection.

299A.14 VEHICLE INSPECTION. Subdivision 1. Inspection certificate required. No person shall drive and no operator shall knowingly permit or cause a vehicle to be used for transportation service unless there is displayed thereon a certificate issued upon inspection by the commissioner of public safety as provided in this section. Subd. 2. Wheelchair securement device. Inspection shall be made by personnel in the department of public safety assigned to the State Patrol. An operator of transportation services shall submit a vehicle for inspection after the installation of a wheelchair securement device in the vehicle and before using the vehicle for transportation service, but not later than one month after the date of installation. Evidence of the date of installation shall be provided by the operator at the inspection. Subd. 3. Standards. The inspection shall be made to determine that (1) the vehicle complies with the provisions of sections 299A.12 and 299A.13, and (2) the securement device and level-change mechanism or boarding device, such as a lift or ramp, are in working order and not in need of obvious repair. The inspection may include testing the use of a securement device while the vehicle is in motion. Subd. 4. Certificate display and contents. A certificate furnished by the commissioner shall be issued upon completion of inspection if the vehicle complies with the requirements set forth in subdivision 3. The certificate shall be affixed to the lower left corner of the windshield. It shall note compliance with this section, record the number of wheelchairs which may be simultaneously carried in the vehicle, and note the month and year in which the next inspection is required. Subd. 5. When inspections required. Subsequent inspections shall be made annually. If additional securement devices are installed in a vehicle already equipped with a securement device, inspection is required as specified in subdivision 2. History:  1978 c 752 s 4; 1981 c 37 s 2; 1991 c 163 s 4; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 87
MN Stat § 299A.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.15 — Aid And License Withheld.

299A.15 AID AND LICENSE WITHHELD. No agency of the state, political subdivision or other public agency shall grant or approve any financial assistance to any operator for the purchase or operation of any vehicle used for transportation service or grant any permit or license otherwise required by law for operation of that service unless the operator of the transportation service complies with the provisions of sections 299A.11 to 299A.14. History:   1978 c 752 s 5
MN Stat § 299A.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.16 — Evidence.

299A.16 EVIDENCE. Proof of the installation or failure to install wheelchair securement devices, or proof of faulty installation of wheelchair securement devices, or proof of the maintenance or failure to properly maintain wheelchair securement devices, or proof of the use or failure to use wheelchair securement devices is admissible in evidence in any litigation involving personal injuries or property damage arising out of the use or operation of a vehicle providing transportation service. For the purposes of this section "wheelchair securement device" means such a device approved by the commissioner of public safety. History:   1978 c 752 s 6
MN Stat § 299A.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.17 — Misdemeanor.

299A.17 MISDEMEANOR. For each failure to comply with any requirement of section 299A.12, 299A.13 or 299A.14 an operator is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1978 c 752 s 7
MN Stat § 299A.291 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.291 — Definitions.

299A.291 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 299A.291 to 299A.298, the following terms have the meanings given them in this section. Subd. 2. Chemical abuse. "Chemical abuse" means the use of a controlled substance or the abuse of alcoholic beverages. Subd. 3. Controlled substance. "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4. Subd. 4. Prevention activity. "Prevention activity" means an activity carried on by a government agency that is designed to reduce chemical abuse and dependency, including education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. Subd. 5. Supply reduction activity. "Supply reduction activity" means an activity carried on by a government agency that is designed to reduce the supply or use of controlled substances, including law enforcement, eradication, and prosecutorial activities. History:  1989 c 290 art 9 s 1; 1989 c 356 s 56; 1991 c 279 s 10-13; 1999 c 216 art 2 s 28; 1999 c 241 art 10 s 8