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MN Stat § 299F.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.60 — Pipeline Violation; Rules, Civil Penalties.

299F.60 PIPELINE VIOLATION; RULES, CIVIL PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Money penalty. Any person who violates any provision of sections 299F.56 to 299F.641, or any rule issued thereunder, is subject to a civil penalty to be imposed by the commissioner not to exceed $100,000 for each violation for each day that the violation persists, except that the maximum civil penalty must not exceed $1,000,000 for any related series of violations. Subd. 2. Compromise settlement. The commissioner may negotiate a compromise settlement of a civil penalty. In determining the amount of such penalty, or the amount of the compromise settlement, the commissioner shall consider the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the business of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, and the good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance, after notification of a violation. The contested case and judicial review provisions of chapter 14 shall apply to all orders of the commissioner imposing any penalty for violations of sections 299F.56 to 299F.641 or any rule promulgated thereunder. The amount of such penalty, when finally determined, may be deducted from any sums owing by the state of Minnesota to the person charged. Subd. 3. Multiple liability for same violation. No person shall be subjected to civil penalties under both sections 299F.56 to 299F.641 and under the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act or the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, for conduct which may give rise to a violation of both acts. Subd. 4. Penalties paid into account. All penalties collected under sections 299F.56 to 299F.641 shall be paid over to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the pipeline safety account. Subd. 5. Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing reasonable guidelines for imposing penalties. The rules must treat separately and distinguish between violations that relate to hazardous liquid pipelines, gas pipelines, and other pipelines; must provide for notice that a penalty is assessed; and may exempt activities from penalties unless the person has evidenced a course of action in disregard of this chapter. History:  1969 c 399 s 1; 1969 c 988 s 5; 1975 c 31 s 2,3; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1987 c 353 s 17; 1989 c 244 s 12; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 91; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 299F.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.61 — Pipeline Violation; Injunctive Relief, Judicial Procedure.

299F.61 PIPELINE VIOLATION; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, JUDICIAL PROCEDURE. Subdivision 1. Authority. The district courts of the state of Minnesota shall have jurisdiction, subject to the provisions of the statutes and the rules of practice and procedure of the state of Minnesota relative to civil actions in the district courts, to restrain violations of sections 299F.56 to 299F.641, including the restraint of transportation of gas or hazardous liquid or the operation of a pipeline facility, or to enforce standards established under sections 299F.56 to 299F.641 upon petition by the attorney general on behalf of the state of Minnesota. Whenever practicable, the commissioner shall give notice to any person against whom an action for injunctive relief is contemplated and afford the person an opportunity to present views, and, except in the case of a knowing and willful violation, shall afford the person reasonable opportunity to achieve compliance. However, the failure to give such notice and afford such opportunity shall not preclude the granting of appropriate relief. Subd. 2. Venue; service of process. Actions under sections 299F.56 to 299F.641 shall be brought in the district in the state of Minnesota wherein the defendant's principal place of business is located, and process in such cases may be served in any other district in the state of Minnesota where the defendant may be found or of which the defendant is an inhabitant or transacts business. History:  1969 c 988 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 353 s 18; 1989 c 244 s 13
MN Stat § 299F.62 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.62 — Plan To Operate And Maintain Gas Pipeline.

299F.62 PLAN TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN GAS PIPELINE. (a) Each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates gas pipeline facilities subject to sections 299F.56 to 299F.641 shall prepare, maintain, carry out, and file with the commissioner a plan for operation and maintenance of each such pipeline facility owned or operated by such person, and any changes in such plan, in accordance with the rules prescribed by the commissioner. On finding that such plan is inadequate to achieve safe operation, the commissioner shall, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, require such plan to be revised. The plan required by the commissioner shall be practicable and designed to meet the need for pipeline safety. (b) In determining the adequacy of any such plan, the commissioner shall consider the following: (1) relevant available pipeline safety data; (2) whether the plan is appropriate for the particular type of pipeline transportation; (3) the reasonableness of the plan; and (4) the extent to which such plan will contribute to public safety. History:  1969 c 988 s 7; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 353 s 19; 1988 c 624 s 15; 1989 c 244 s 14
MN Stat § 299F.631 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.631 — Inspection Fee; Assessment, Rules.

299F.631 INSPECTION FEE; ASSESSMENT, RULES. Subdivision 1. Assessment and deposit of fee. From each pipeline operator subject to the intrastate pipeline inspection authority under sections 299F.56 to 299F.641, the commissioner shall assess and collect an inspection fee in an amount calculated under subdivisions 2 and 4. The assessment of the inspection fee must be made no fewer than 30 days after the end of the quarter. If an operator does not pay the fee within 60 days after the assessment was mailed, the commissioner may impose a delinquency fee of ten percent of the quarterly inspection fee and interest at the rate of 15 percent per year on the portion of the fee not paid. Fees collected under this section must be credited to the pipeline safety account. Subd. 2. Calculation of fee. (a) For each quarter that an inspection fee is to be assessed, the commissioner shall calculate the total actual expenses and obligations incurred by the Office of Pipeline Safety in implementing sections 299F.56 to 299F.641. The calculation must not include: (1) expenses that will be reimbursed by the federal government; (2) expenses attributable to follow-up inspections necessitated by the failure of a pipeline facility to comply with safety standards; (3) expenses attributable to investigations of specific pipeline facilities; (4) expenses attributable to inspections of newly constructed pipelines over 2,000 feet in length; (5) expenses attributable to the inspection of facilities carrying liquefied natural gas, and hazardous liquids; (6) expenses attributable to the inspection of facilities carrying liquefied petroleum gas, until the commissioner adopts a rule providing for metered billing of these facilities; and (7) expenses attributable to seeking and maintaining federal interstate agent status. (b) The commissioner shall assess each pipeline operator for a pro rata share of the expenses and obligations calculated under paragraph (a), based on the number of meters in service on the preceding December 31. (c) The expenses and obligations described in paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), and (5), must be directly charged to the appropriate pipeline operators on a quarterly basis. The expenses and obligations described in paragraph (a), clause (6), must be directly charged to the appropriate pipeline operators on a quarterly basis until the commissioner adopts a rule providing for metered billing of facilities carrying liquefied petroleum gas. Subd. 3. Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section. Subd. 4. Support costs. The commissioner shall calculate the general support costs of the Office of Pipeline Safety for the preceding quarter, and add to the inspection fee calculated under subdivision 2 the share of those costs that is proportionate to the amount of time spent by the office in implementing sections 299F.56 to 299F.641 with respect to that type of pipeline facility. History:  1988 c 624 s 17; 1989 c 244 s 16
MN Stat § 299F.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.64 — Federal Money.

299F.64 FEDERAL MONEY. The commissioner may accept any and all money provided for or made available to this state by the United States of America or any department or agency thereof with respect to prescribing, setting, and enforcing rules and safety standards for the transportation of natural and other gas, and hazardous liquids, by pipelines in accordance with the provisions of federal law and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder and the commissioner is further authorized to do any and all things, not contrary to the laws of this state, required of this state by such federal law and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder in order to obtain such federal money. History:  1969 c 988 s 9; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1987 c 353 s 21; 1988 c 624 s 18
MN Stat § 299F.72 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.72 — Definitions.

299F.72 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 299F.72 to 299F.831; 609.48, subdivision 4; 609.52, subdivision 3; 609.561; 609.562; 609.563; and 609.713, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 1a. Blasting agent. "Blasting agent" means any material or mixture (1) that consists of a fuel and oxidizer, (2) that is intended for blasting, (3) that is not otherwise classified as an explosive, (4) in which none of the ingredients is classified as an explosive, and (5) when a finished product, as mixed and packaged for use or shipment, that cannot be detonated by means of a number eight test blasting cap when unconfined. The term does not include flammable liquids or flammable gases. Subd. 1b. Crime of violence. "Crime of violence" has the meaning given in section 624.712, subdivision 5, and also includes a domestic assault conviction when committed within the last three years or while an order for protection is active against the person, whichever period is longer. Subd. 2. Explosive. "Explosive" means any chemical compound, mixture, or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion; that is, with substantially instantaneous release of gas and heat, unless the compound, mixture, or device is otherwise specifically classified by the United States Department of Transportation. The term does not mean or include black powder, smokeless powder, primers, and fuses when used for antique or replica muzzle-loading rifles, pistols, muskets, shotguns, and cannons or when possessed or used for rifle, pistol, and shotgun ammunition, nor does it include fireworks as defined in section 624.20. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1994 c 636 art 5 s 18] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1994 c 636 art 5 s 18] History:  1971 c 845 s 2; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 69; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 1-3; 1995 c 186 s 61
MN Stat § 299F.73 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.73 — License Required.

299F.73 LICENSE REQUIRED. Subdivision 1. Manufacture, assembly, or storage. No person shall manufacture, assemble, warehouse or store explosives or blasting agents for purposes of wholesale or retail sale, or for any other purpose other than for ultimate consumption without being licensed to do so by the commissioner of public safety. Subd. 2. Application. In order to obtain the license herein required such person shall make application to the commissioner of public safety. The application shall be on forms provided by the commissioner of public safety and shall require such information as the commissioner deems necessary including but not limited to the name, address, age, experience, and knowledge of the applicant in the use, handling, and storage of explosives or blasting agents, and whether the applicant is a person to whom no such license may be issued pursuant to section 299F.77. The commissioner of public safety may refuse to issue a license to any person who does not have sufficient knowledge of the use, handling, or storage of explosives or blasting agents to protect the public safety. Any person aggrieved by the denial of a license may request a hearing before the commissioner of public safety. The provisions of sections 14.57 to 14.69 shall apply to such hearing and subsequent proceedings, if any. History:  1971 c 845 s 3; 1975 c 77 s 1; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 4
MN Stat § 299F.74 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.74 — Permit Required For Possession Or Use.

299F.74 PERMIT REQUIRED FOR POSSESSION OR USE. No person shall possess explosives or blasting agents, unless said person shall have obtained a valid license as provided in section 299F.73, or unless said person shall have obtained a valid permit for the use of explosives or blasting agents as hereinafter provided. The transportation of an explosive or blasting agent by a common carrier for hire shall not be deemed to be possession of an explosive or blasting agent for purposes of this section. History:  1971 c 845 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 5
MN Stat § 299F.75 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.75 — Permit Application.

299F.75 PERMIT APPLICATION. Subdivision 1. Requirement. Any person desiring to possess explosives or blasting agents, other than a person licensed as provided in section 299F.73, shall make application for a permit for the use of explosives or blasting agents to the appropriate local sheriff or chief of police of a statutory or home rule charter city of the first, second, or third class, or such other person as is designated by the commissioner of public safety, on a standardized form provided by the commissioner of public safety. Subd. 2. Contents. The application shall require the applicant's name, address, purpose for acquiring explosives or blasting agents, place of intended acquisition, quantity required, place and time of intended use, place and means of storage until such use, and whether the applicant is a person to whom no such permit may be issued pursuant to section 299F.77. Issuing authorities may request a certificate from the applicant regarding the applicant's knowledge in the use, handling, and storage of explosives and blasting agents, and may refuse to issue a permit to any person who does not have sufficient knowledge to protect the public safety. Any person aggrieved by the denial of a permit may request a hearing before the commissioner of public safety. The provisions of sections 14.57 to 14.69 shall apply to such hearings and subsequent proceedings, if any. Subd. 3. Notice. Prior to the storage or use of explosives or blasting agents, the applicant shall notify the appropriate local fire official and law enforcement agency. Subd. 4. Data classification and use. (a) The portions of an application submitted under this section and any other data held by an issuing authority, local fire official, or law enforcement agency that indicate the applicant's place and time of intended use of explosives or blasting agents and place and means of storage of the explosives or blasting agents until such use shall be classified as nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9. (b) Nonpublic data held pursuant to this section may be shared with other law enforcement, and with employees of a government entity or utility, as defined in section 609.594, subdivision 1, whose job duties require access to a facility containing explosives or blasting agents. Any recipient of nonpublic data under this paragraph is prohibited from disclosing the data to anyone not directly involved in the work to be completed at the site where the explosives or blasting agents are stored or to be used. History:  1971 c 845 s 5; 1973 c 169 s 1; 1975 c 77 s 2; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 6; 2008 c 315 s 18
MN Stat § 299F.76 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.76 — Affirmation And Identification; Effective Period.

299F.76 AFFIRMATION AND IDENTIFICATION; EFFECTIVE PERIOD. Subdivision 1. Affirmation that information is true. A license or an explosives use permit shall have printed thereon a statement underlined that the applicant affirms under penalty of perjury that the information provided thereon is true to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief. No license or permit shall be issued unless the applicant signs the application. Subd. 2. Permit designation and identification; effective period. Each license or permit issued pursuant to Laws 1971, chapter 845 shall be designated by number and shall otherwise be sufficient to identify a licensee or permittee. A duplicate of the license or permit shall be retained by the issuing authority. A license or permit shall not be issued for a period of time greater than one year, but may be issued for shorter periods. History:  1971 c 845 s 6; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 299F.78 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.78 — Transfer.

299F.78 TRANSFER. Subdivision 1. Transferring explosive or blasting agent. No person shall transfer explosives or blasting agents to another unless the transferee shall display to the transferor a copy of a valid license or use permit and proper identification, and unless said transferee shall present to the transferor a signed form acknowledging receipt of the quantity of explosives or blasting agents transferred, the identifying numbers of the same explosives or, if none, the identifying numbers of the primary container from which the explosives or blasting agents were distributed, and the serial number of the use permit displayed. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1994 c 636 art 5 s 18] History:  1971 c 845 s 8; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 8
MN Stat § 299F.785 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.785 — Black Powder.

299F.785 BLACK POWDER. No person shall manufacture, assemble, warehouse, or store black powder for purposes of wholesale or retail sale without being licensed to do so by the commissioner of public safety. The license shall be as prescribed by section 299F.73, subdivision 2. Persons who purchase more than five pounds of black powder shall provide suitable identification to the licensee and the licensee shall record the person's name and date of birth, date of purchase, and amount purchased. Additional information may be required by the commissioner. The records maintained by the licensee must be open to the inspection of any peace officer acting in the normal course of duties. Persons shall notify the appropriate local fire official before storing more than five pounds of black powder. History:   1994 c 636 art 5 s 9
MN Stat § 299F.79 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.79 — Unlawful Possession Of Component; Penalty.

299F.79 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF COMPONENT; PENALTY. Whoever possesses one or more of the components necessary to manufacture or assemble explosives or blasting agents, with the intent to manufacture or assemble explosives or blasting agents, unless said person shall have a valid license or permit as provided by sections 299F.73 and 299F.75, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. History:  1971 c 845 s 9; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 10
MN Stat § 299F.80 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.80 — Unlawful Possession Of Explosive; Penalties.

299F.80 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF EXPLOSIVE; PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Possession without license or permit. Except as provided in subdivision 2, whoever possesses explosives or blasting agents without a valid license or permit may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. Subd. 2. Illegal possession for legitimate purpose; penalty. Whoever possesses explosives or blasting agents commonly used for agricultural, forestry, conservation, industry or mining purposes, without a valid license or permit, with intent to use the same for legitimate agricultural, forestry, conservation, industry, or mining purposes, and in only such quantities as are reasonably necessary for such intended use, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to a payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. History:  1971 c 845 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 290 art 6 s 3; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 11; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 72
MN Stat § 299F.82 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.82 — Illegal Transfer; Penalty.

299F.82 ILLEGAL TRANSFER; PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Illegal transfer. Except as provided in subdivision 2, whoever illegally transfers an explosive or blasting agent to another may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. Subd. 2. Illegal transfer for legitimate purposes. Whoever illegally transfers explosives or blasting agents commonly used for agricultural, forestry, conservation, industry, or mining purposes to another, personally known to the transferor, in the belief that the same shall be used for legitimate agricultural, forestry, conservation, industry, or mining purposes, and in only such quantities as are reasonably necessary for such believed use, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. History:  1971 c 845 s 12; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 12; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 72
MN Stat § 299F.83 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.83 — Negligent Discharge.

299F.83 NEGLIGENT DISCHARGE. Whoever, acting with gross disregard for human life or property, negligently causes an explosive or blasting agent to be discharged may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both. History:  1971 c 845 s 13; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 13
MN Stat § 299F.831 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.831 — Handling While Influenced By Alcohol Or Drug.

299F.831 HANDLING WHILE INFLUENCED BY ALCOHOL OR DRUG. Subdivision 1. Prohibition. A person shall not handle or use explosives or blasting agents while under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances as defined by section 169A.20. Subd. 2. Misdemeanor. Whoever handles or uses an explosive or blasting agent while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. History:  1994 c 636 art 5 s 14; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 72