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MN Stat § 84.162 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.162 — Powers Of Commissioner; Flowage Rights.

84.162 POWERS OF COMMISSIONER; FLOWAGE RIGHTS. The commissioner of natural resources is hereby authorized to enter into contracts and agreements with the United States and any authorized agency thereof for the use by the state of any flowage rights and other interests in land held by the United States needed for the flowage of land for this project and the commissioner of natural resources may acquire such property in fee and may further contract and cooperate with the United States for the operation and control of the levels of said water and the construction and maintenance of any of the structures needed therefor upon such terms and conditions as the commissioner may deem necessary and proper not otherwise inconsistent with law. History:  1957 c 69 s 2; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 84.362 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.362 — Removal Of Structures.

84.362 REMOVAL OF STRUCTURES. Until after the sale of any parcel of tax-forfeited land, whether classified as agricultural or nonagricultural hereunder, the county auditor may, with the approval of the commissioner, provide: (1) for the sale or demolition of any structure located on the land that has been determined by the county board to be especially liable to fire or so situated as to endanger life or limb or other buildings or property in the vicinity because of age, dilapidated condition, defective chimney, defective electric wiring, any gas connection, heating apparatus, or other defect; and (2) for the sale of salvage material, if any, therefrom. History:  1941 c 278 s 8; 2005 c 136 art 9 s 1
MN Stat § 84.363 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.363 — Sale Of Dead And Down Timber.

84.363 SALE OF DEAD AND DOWN TIMBER. The county auditor may with the approval of the county board sell dead, down and mature timber upon any tract of agricultural land designated by the commissioner of natural resources. Such sale of timber products shall be for cash at not less than the appraised value thereof, as determined by the commissioner, to the highest bidder after not less than one week's published notice in an official paper within the county. Any timber offered at such public sale and not sold may thereafter be sold at private sale by the county auditor at not less than the appraised value thereof. The forestry practices to be followed in the cutting of this timber shall be approved by the commissioner. History:  1941 c 278 s 9; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2
MN Stat § 84.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.42 — Violations; Penalties.

84.42 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of sections 84.091 to 84.15, or any of the orders of the commissioner promulgated in pursuance of the provisions thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and, upon a second conviction within a period of three years, the person's license shall become null and void and no license of the same kind shall be issued to the person for one year after the date of such conviction; and any person violating, or threatening to violate, any provisions of sections 84.091 to 84.15 and Laws 1939, chapter 231, may be restrained by injunction proceedings brought in the name of the state by the attorney general or by any county attorney. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73] History:  (3109-6, 6131-19) 1939 c 207 s 6; 1939 c 231 s 16; 1969 c 129 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 410 s 58
MN Stat § 84.525 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.525 — Maintaining Campsites In Bwca.

84.525 MAINTAINING CAMPSITES IN BWCA. All reservation fees paid to the state attributable to state-owned lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area must be credited to an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for maintenance of state-owned campsites within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government for maintenance of the campsites. History:   1992 c 513 art 2 s 21
MN Stat § 84.625 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.625 — Conveying Conservation Easements.

84.625 CONVEYING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources may, on state-owned lands administered by the commissioner and on behalf of the state, convey conservation easements as defined in section 84C.01, upon such terms and conditions, including reversion in the event of nonuse, as the commissioner may determine. Any terms and conditions obligating the state to incur costs related to monitoring or maintaining a conservation easement must acknowledge the state is liable for the costs only to the extent of an available appropriation according to section 16A.138. History:   1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 21
MN Stat § 84.631 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.631 — Road Easements Across State Lands.

84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS. (a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the commissioner of natural resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the commissioner's jurisdiction to a private person requesting an easement for access to property owned by the person only if the following requirements are met: (1) there are no reasonable alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2) the exercise of the easement will not cause significant adverse environmental or natural resource management impacts. (b) The commissioner shall: (1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement; (2) limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust land; (3) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and (4) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under the circumstances. (c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application for a road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application is withdrawn or denied. (d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the application fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of the road and preparing special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee. The applicant shall pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement. (e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue. (f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land management account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section. (g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the road. History:  1983 c 297 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 628 s 2; 1995 c 220 s 58; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 18; 2009 c 37 art 1 s 15; 2012 c 236 s 1; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 23
MN Stat § 84.632 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.632 — Conveyance Of Unneeded State Easements.

84.632 CONVEYANCE OF UNNEEDED STATE EASEMENTS. (a) Notwithstanding section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may, in the name of the state, release all or part of an easement acquired by the state upon application of a landowner whose property is burdened with the easement if the easement is not needed for state purposes. (b) All or part of an easement may be released by payment of the market value of the easement. The release must be in a form approved by the attorney general. (c) Money received under paragraph (b) must be credited to the account from which money was expended for purchase of the easement. If there is no specific account, the money must be credited to the land acquisition account established in section 94.165. (d) In addition to payment under paragraph (b), the commissioner of natural resources shall assess a landowner who applies for a release under this section an application fee of $2,000 for reviewing the application and preparing the release of easement. The applicant shall pay the application fee to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner shall not issue the release of easement until the applicant has paid the application fee in full. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is withdrawn or denied. (e) Money received under paragraph (d) must be credited to the land management account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section. History:  1988 c 628 s 3; 1993 c 285 s 2; 2009 c 37 art 1 s 16
MN Stat § 84.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.64 — Conservation Restrictions.

84.64 CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS. Subdivision 1. Acquisition. A conservation restriction for a definite period or in perpetuity may be acquired by: (1) the commissioner of natural resources, in the name of the state, by gift, purchase or exchange, with funds specifically made available for that purpose; (2) a nonprofit charitable corporation whose purposes include conservation of land or water areas; or (3) a home rule charter or statutory city. Subd. 2. Definition. For the purpose of this section, a "conservation restriction" means a right, whether or not stated in the form of a restriction, easement, covenant or condition, in any deed, will or other instrument executed by or on behalf of the owner of land or in any order of taking, appropriate to retaining land or water areas predominately in their natural, scenic, open or wooded condition, or as suitable habitat for fish and wild life, to forbid or limit any or all: (1) construction or placing of buildings, roads, signs, billboards or other advertising, utilities or other structures on or above the ground; (2) dumping or placing of soil or other substance or material as landfill, or dumping or placing of trash, waste or unsightly or offensive materials; (3) removal or destruction of trees, shrubs or other vegetation; (4) excavation, dredging or removal of loam, peat, gravel, soil, rock or other material substance in such manner as to affect the surface; (5) surface use except for purposes permitting the land or water area to remain predominately in its natural condition; (6) activities detrimental to drainage, flood control, water conservation, erosion control or soil conservation, or fish and wild life habitat preservation; or (7) other acts or uses detrimental to such retention of land or water areas. History:  1974 c 531 s 1; 1975 c 163 s 1; 1979 c 159 s 1
MN Stat § 84.65 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.65 — Conservation Restrictions; Effect Of Recording; Release Of Restrictions; Enforcement.

84.65 CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS; EFFECT OF RECORDING; RELEASE OF RESTRICTIONS; ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Enforceability; notice; recording. No conservation restriction defined in section 84.64 and acquired pursuant to section 84.64, subdivision 1, shall be unenforceable on account of lack of privity of estate or contract or lack of benefit to particular land. Nonprofit charitable corporations or home rule charter or statutory cities acquiring such conservation restrictions shall file a notice of each such acquisition with the Department of Natural Resources within 90 days. All restrictions shall be duly recorded and indexed in the office of the county recorder or the registrar of titles for the county where the land lies so as to affect its title, in the manner of other conveyances of interests in land, and shall describe the land subject to the restrictions by adequate legal description or by reference to a recorded plat showing its boundaries. Subd. 2. Remedy; right to enter. The restriction may be enforced by injunction and shall entitle representatives of the holder of it to enter the land in a reasonable manner and at reasonable times to assure compliance. Subd. 3. Conveyance; release; reversion. The restriction may be conveyed in the same manner as any other interest in land. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, a restriction may be released by the holder of the restriction or the dominant interest to the holder of the fee title or the servient interest. In the event a corporation, defined in section 84.64, subdivision 1, clause (2), no longer holds a license to do business in Minnesota, and said corporation has made no provision for the disposition of a conservation restriction held by it by transfer to another nonprofit corporation, the conservation restriction shall revert to and vest in the state of Minnesota and be administered by the commissioner of natural resources. Subd. 4. Construction. This section shall not be construed to imply that any restriction, easement, covenant or condition which does not have the benefit of this section shall, on account of any provision hereof, be unenforceable. Nothing in this section or section 84.64 shall diminish the powers granted by law to the commissioner of natural resources or to any other state agency or political subdivision to acquire by purchase, gift, eminent domain or otherwise and to use land for public purposes. History:  1974 c 531 s 2; 1975 c 163 s 2,3; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1979 c 159 s 2
MN Stat § 84.67 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.67 — Forests For The Future Revolving Account.

84.67 FORESTS FOR THE FUTURE REVOLVING ACCOUNT. A forests for the future revolving account is created in the natural resources fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for the acquisition of forest lands that meet the eligibility criteria in section 84.66, subdivision 4. The commissioner shall sell the lands acquired under this section, subject to an easement as provided in section 84.66. Money received from the sale of forest lands acquired under this section and interest earned on the account shall be deposited into the account. History:  2008 c 357 s 6; 2008 c 368 art 1 s 7; 2012 c 272 s 3
MN Stat § 84.76 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.76 — Apprentice Riders.

84.76 APPRENTICE RIDERS. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purpose of this section, "accompanied by" means within a distance of another person that permits uninterrupted visual contact and verbal communication. Subd. 2. Apprentice riders; requirements. Notwithstanding sections 84.793, 84.862, 84.925, and 84.9256, a person who is age 12 or over and who does not possess a required safety certificate may participate in up to two trail-riding events sponsored by the commissioner in state parks, state trails, state recreation areas, and state forests that are designed to involve apprentice riders. The person must be accompanied by an adult with a valid safety certificate. All vehicles must be properly registered for use in Minnesota. History:   2012 c 272 s 4
MN Stat § 84.765 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.765 — Operating Off-road Recreational Vehicles While Impaired.

84.765 OPERATING OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL VEHICLES WHILE IMPAIRED. Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section, "controlled substance," "intoxicating substance," and "off-road recreational vehicle" have the meanings given in section 169A.03. Subd. 2. Acts prohibited. (a) An owner or other person having charge or control of an off-road recreational vehicle must not authorize or allow an individual the person knows or has reason to believe is under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or an intoxicating substance to operate the off-road recreational vehicle anywhere in the state or on the ice of a boundary water of the state. (b) A person who operates or is in physical control of an off-road recreational vehicle anywhere in the state or on the ice of a boundary water of the state is subject to chapter 169A. (c) The provisions of chapters 169A, 171, and 609 relating to revoking, suspending, or canceling a driver's license, an instruction permit, or a nonresident operating privilege for alcohol, controlled substance, or intoxicating substance violations apply to operators of off-road recreational vehicles and operating privileges for off-road recreational vehicles. (d) The commissioner of public safety must notify a person of the period during which the person is prohibited from operating an off-road recreational vehicle under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 171.177. (e) The court must promptly forward to the commissioner of public safety copies of all convictions and criminal and civil sanctions imposed under chapter 169A and section 171.177. (f) If the person operating or in physical control of an off-road recreational vehicle is a program participant in the ignition interlock device program described in section 171.306, the off-road recreational vehicle may be operated only if it is equipped with an approved ignition interlock device and all requirements of section 171.306 are satisfied. For purposes of this paragraph, "program participant" and "ignition interlock device" have the meanings given in section 171.306, subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Penalties. (a) A person who violates subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or an ordinance conforming to subdivision 2, paragraph (a), is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) A person who operates an off-road recreational vehicle during the period the person is prohibited from operating an off-road recreational vehicle under subdivision 2, paragraph (d), is subject to the penalty provided in section 171.24. History:   1Sp2021 c 6 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 84.771 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.771 — Off-highway Vehicle Definition.

84.771 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE DEFINITION. For the purposes of sections 84.771 to 84.930, "off-highway vehicle" means an off-highway motorcycle, as defined under section 84.787, subdivision 7; an off-road vehicle, as defined under section 84.797, subdivision 7; or an all-terrain vehicle, as defined under section 84.92, subdivision 8. History:   2003 c 128 art 1 s 18
MN Stat § 84.773 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.773 — Restrictions On Operation.

84.773 RESTRICTIONS ON OPERATION. Subdivision 1. Restrictions. A person may not intentionally operate an off-highway vehicle: (1) on a trail on public land that is designated or signed for nonmotorized use only; (2) on restricted areas within public lands that are posted or where gates or other clearly visible structures are placed to prevent unauthorized motorized vehicle access; (3) except as specifically authorized by law or rule adopted by the commissioner, in unfrozen public waters, as defined in section 103G.005; in a state park; in a scientific and natural area; or in a wildlife management area; or (4) in a calcareous fen, as identified by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Wetland disturbance. A person may not operate an off-highway vehicle in a manner to: (1) indicate a willful, wanton, or reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property; (2) carelessly upset the natural and ecological balance of a wetland or public waters wetland; or (3) impact a wetland or public waters wetland in excess of the amounts authorized in section 103G.2241, subdivision 9, unless: (i) sequencing of the impact is followed according to section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and the impact is repaired under section 103G.2242, and rules adopted pursuant to that section; or (ii) the activity is exempt under section 103G.2241. Subd. 3. Private land access. The commissioner may grant up to a ten-year permit to exempt a private landowner or leaseholder from this section when the only reasonable access to a permit applicant's land is across state land. History:  2003 c 128 art 1 s 19; 2004 c 255 s 6
MN Stat § 84.774 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources|Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources|Section 84.774 — Off-highway Vehicle Criminal Penalties.

84.774 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and section 169A.20, a person who violates a provision of sections 84.773; 84.777; 84.788 to 84.795; 84.798 to 84.804; 84.90; or 84.922 to 84.928 or rules of the commissioner relating to off-highway vehicle use is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person violates section 84.773, subdivision 2, clause (2), and the person recklessly upsets the natural and ecological balance of a wetland or public waters wetland. (c) A person is prohibited from operating an off-highway vehicle for a period of one year if the person is: (1) convicted of a gross misdemeanor under paragraph (b); (2) convicted of or subject to a final order under section 84.775 for a violation of the prohibition on the intentional operation on unfrozen public water, in a state park, in a scientific and natural area, or in a wildlife management area under section 84.773, subdivision 1, clause (3); (3) convicted of or is subject to a final order under section 84.775 for a violation of the prohibition on the willful, wanton, or reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property under section 84.773, subdivision 2, clause (1); or (4) convicted of or subject to a final order under section 84.775 for a violation of the prohibition on carelessly upsetting the natural and ecological balance of a wetland or public waters wetland under section 84.773, subdivision 2, clause (2). The commissioner shall notify the person of the time period during which the person is prohibited from operating an off-highway vehicle. History:  2009 c 176 art 1 s 4; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 3 s 12