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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies › Section 82C.15 — Adjudication Of Disputes Between An Appraisal Management Company And An Independent Appraiser.

82C.15 ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES BETWEEN AN APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER.
An appraisal management company may not remove an appraiser from its appraiser panel, or otherwise refuse to assign requests for real estate appraisal services to an independent appraiser without:
(1) notifying the appraiser in writing of the reasons why the appraiser is being removed from the appraiser panel or is not receiving appraisal requests from the appraisal management company;
(2) if the appraiser is being removed from the panel for illegal conduct, having determined that the appraiser has violated USPAP, or chapter 82B, taking into account the nature of the alleged conduct or violation; and
(3) providing an opportunity for the appraiser to respond and appeal the notification of the appraisal management company.
History:
2010 c 347 art 6 s 23; 2020 c 80 art 1 s 21
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies › Section 82C.17 — Reasonable And Customary Fees.

82C.17 REASONABLE AND CUSTOMARY FEES.
Subdivision 1.
Fees.
An appraisal management company shall compensate appraisers with fees that are reasonable and customary for appraisal services performed in the market area of the property being appraised.
Subd. 2.
Evidence.
(a) An appraisal management company can evidence that the fees paid to an appraiser were reasonable and customary through:
(1) objective third-party information, including, but not limited to, government agency fee schedules or academic studies. An academic study used must exclude appraisal assignments ordered by an appraisal management company; or
(2) reviewing each of the following factors and making adjustments to recent fees paid for appraisal services performed in the market area:
(i) the type of property appraised;
(ii) the scope of the appraisal work;
(iii) the time in which the appraisal service must be performed;
(iv) appraiser qualifications;
(v) appraiser experience and professional record; and
(vi) appraiser work quality.
(b) The fees paid for a complex appraisal assignment shall reflect the increased time, difficulty, and scope of work required.
(c) An appraisal management company shall maintain written documentation describing and substantiating all methods and information used to determine the customary and reasonable fees required by this section.
Subd. 3.
Reporting.
(a) An appraisal management company shall separately state to the client the following:
(1) the fees paid to an appraiser for appraisal services; and
(2) the fees charged by the appraisal management company for services associated with the management of the appraisal process, including procurement of the appraiser's services.
(b) An appraisal management company shall not prohibit an appraiser who is part of an appraiser panel from recording the fee that the appraiser was paid by the appraisal management company for the appraisal within the appraisal report that is submitted by the appraiser to the appraisal management company.
(c) An appraisal management company shall not include fees for appraisal management services performed by the company in the amount the company reports as charges for the appraisal by the appraiser.
Subd. 4.
Timely payment.
Except in the case of breach of contract or an appraisal that contains one or more documented errors of law, regulation, appraisal standards, or reasonable requirements of the appraisal management company that have not been corrected by an appraiser, an appraisal management company shall pay an independent contractor appraiser for the completion of an appraisal or appraisal review:
(1) within 30 days of the appraiser providing the appraisal report to the appraisal management company or within 30 days of the date the appraisal report is transmitted to the client by an appraisal management company, whichever is sooner; or
(2) in accordance with a payment schedule agreed to in writing by the appraiser and the appraisal management company.
History:
2016 c 156 s 8; 2022 c 87 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.21 — Commissioner Of Commerce To Administer.

83.21 COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCE TO ADMINISTER.
Sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 shall be administered by the commissioner of commerce.
History:
1973 c 413 s 2; 1980 c 516 s 2; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 452 s 6; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.25 — License.

83.25 LICENSE.
Subdivision 1.
Requirement.
No person shall offer or sell in this state any interest in subdivided lands without having obtained:
(1) a license under chapter 82; and
(2) MS 2002 [Expired, 2001 c 208 s 20]
Subd. 2.
Application of other licensing provisions.
Every license issued pursuant to this section must be renewed, transferred, suspended, revoked or denied in the same manner as provided in chapter 82 for licenses issued pursuant to that chapter.
Subd. 3.
Nonapplication.
This section does not apply to persons offering or disposing of interests in subdivided lands which are registered as securities pursuant to chapter 80A.
Subd. 4.
Limited broker licensee.
An individual acting on behalf of a limited broker licensee issued a license under section 82.63, subdivision 13, is not required to be an officer of a corporation or a partner of a partnership if:
(1) the individual is solely engaged in the business of selling a timeshare interest as defined in section 83.20, subdivision 13;
(2) the individual is adequately supervised by the limited broker licensee; and
(3) the limited broker licensee maintains a roster of individuals selling a timeshare interest including the date the individual started selling. This roster must be made available to the commissioner upon demand within three days of the request.
History:
1973 c 413 s 6; 1976 c 2 s 38; 1984 c 452 s 9; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 43; 2001 c 208 s 20; 2008 c 344 s 54
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.27 — Inquiry And Examination.

83.27 INQUIRY AND EXAMINATION.
The commissioner may investigate any subdivision required to be registered under sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 for the purpose of verifying statements contained in the application for registration or the public offering statement. For the purpose of such investigation, the commissioner may:
(a) use and rely upon any relevant information or data concerning a subdivision obtained by the commissioner from the Federal Housing Administration, the United States Veterans Administration, or any state or federal agency having supervisory duties over real estate subdivisions which are comparable to those of the commissioner;
(b) require the subdivider to submit reports prepared by an independent licensed or registered engineer concerning any hazard to which, in the opinion of the commissioner, any subdivision offered for disposition is subject, or concerning any other factor which affects the utility of lots, units, parcels, or interests within the subdivision and may require evidence of compliance to remove or minimize all hazards stated by competent engineering reports;
(c) conduct an on-site inspection of each subdivision. The subdivider shall defray all actual and necessary expenses incurred by the inspector in the course of the inspection;
(d) conduct an annual on-site reinspection of each subdivision for each of the three years after registration and thereafter make periodic on-site inspections. The developer shall defray all actual and necessary expenses incurred by the inspector in the course of such inspection;
(e) require the subdivider to deposit the expenses to be incurred in any inspection or reinspection, in advance, based upon an estimate by the commissioner of the expenses likely to be incurred. All such deposits shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the commissioner's investigation fund, from which fund the commissioner shall have power to make disbursements to pay such expenses. Any unexpended portion shall be refunded. On field examinations made by the commissioner or the commissioner's employee away from the office of the commissioner a per diem of $10 for each such person may be charged in addition to the actual expenses. Where additional technical, expert, or special services are used, the actual cost of such services may be charged in addition to actual expenses;
(f) where an on-site inspection of any subdivision has been made under sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44, an inspection of additional subdivided lands for which a subsequent application for registration is filed may be made.
History:
1973 c 413 s 8; 1984 c 452 s 11; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.30 — Annual Report.

83.30 ANNUAL REPORT.
Subdivision 1.
Form; due date.
During the period a registration is effective, the subdivider shall file an annual report in a format the commissioner may by rule prescribe for subdivisions under section 83.23, subdivision 3. Subdividers under section 83.23, subdivision 2, shall not be required to file the annual report form except by order of the commissioner but are required to submit the fee under section 83.30, subdivision 2. Every annual report shall be due by the 120th day following the end of the subdivider's fiscal year, unless extended in writing by the commissioner for good cause.
Subd. 2.
Fee.
Every annual report filed pursuant to section 83.23, subdivision 2, shall be accompanied by a fee of $75. Every annual report filed pursuant to section 83.23, subdivision 3, shall be accompanied by a fee of $150.
Subd. 3.
Failure to file; effect.
Failure to file the annual report shall be cause for cancellation of the registration. If canceled, the registration may be reinstated at a subsequent date following the filing of the report and payment of the appropriate fees.
History:
1973 c 413 s 11; 1974 c 440 s 5; 1977 c 46 s 1; 1984 c 452 s 15; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1987 c 358 s 100; 1989 c 252 s 5; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 16; 2014 c 222 art 1 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.31 — Changes Subsequent To Registration.

83.31 CHANGES SUBSEQUENT TO REGISTRATION.
Subdivision 1.
Report of sales.
The commissioner may by rule or order require the subdivider or subdivider's agent to submit reports of sales.
Subd. 2.
Report of material changes.
A subdivider or subdivider's agent shall within 30 days report any material changes in the information contained in the application for registration or the exhibits appended thereto on file with the commissioner by submitting an application to amend accompanied by an amendment fee of $25.
Subd. 3.
Rules; form of amendment.
The commissioner may by rule define what shall be considered a material change and prescribe the format for an application to amend. The amendment shall become effective when ordered by the commissioner.
History:
1973 c 413 s 12; 1984 c 452 s 16; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 17,18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.32 — Inspection Of Records.

83.32 INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
All records of a subdivider and the subdivider's agents pertaining to the advertising or disposition of subdivided lands shall be maintained by the subdivider and the subdivider's agents and be subject to inspection by the commissioner. The commissioner shall be promptly notified of any change of address affecting the location of the records of the subdivider and the subdivider's agents.
History:
1973 c 413 s 13; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.33 — Blanket Encumbrance Sales And Other Prohibited Acts.

83.33 BLANKET ENCUMBRANCE SALES AND OTHER PROHIBITED ACTS.
Subdivision 1.
Compliance with rules.
A person may not sell lots, units, parcels, or interests within a subdivision subject to a blanket encumbrance without having complied with such rules as the commissioner may promulgate concerning such sales, which rules shall be specific requirements for the protection of the purchaser.
Subd. 2.
Use of prohibited practice.
The act, use, or employment by any person of any prohibited practice as set forth in section 83.24, with the intent that others rely thereon in connection with the offer or sale of subdivided lands not excepted from sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 is a violation of sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44, whether or not any person has in fact been damaged thereby.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1984 c 452 s 30]
History:
1973 c 413 s 14; 1984 c 452 s 17,18; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.36 — Injunctions; Receivers.

83.36 INJUNCTIONS; RECEIVERS.
If it appears that a person has engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice constituting a violation of sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 or order hereunder, the commissioner, with or without prior administrative proceedings, may bring an action in district court to enjoin the acts or practices and to enforce compliance with sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 or any rule or order hereunder. Upon proper showing, injunctive relief or temporary restraining orders shall be granted and a receiver or conservator may be appointed. The commissioner is not required to post a bond in any court proceedings.
History:
1973 c 413 s 17; 1984 c 452 s 21
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.38 — Administrative Pronouncements.

83.38 ADMINISTRATIVE PRONOUNCEMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Rulemaking.
The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the provisions of sections 83.20 to 83.42. The rules may include but shall not be limited to:
(a) provisions for advertising standards to assure full and fair disclosure;
(b) provisions for escrow or trust agreement or other means reasonably to assure that all improvements referred to in the application for registration and advertising will be completed and that purchasers will receive the interest in land contracted for;
(c) provisions for operating procedures;
(d) provisions requiring instruments to be executed in recordable form;
(e) provisions relating to apportionment of taxes among purchasers;
(f) provisions for cooperation with the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources to ensure compliance with environmental quality standards.
Subd. 2.
Interpretive opinions.
The commissioner may, upon request and upon the payment of the sum of $50, grant a request for a written opinion concerning the availability of any exemption in section 83.26 or interpreting any provisions of sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44.
Subd. 3.
General authority to classify.
For the purpose of rules and forms, the commissioner may by rule classify subdivisions, persons and matters within the commissioner's jurisdiction, and prescribe different requirements for different classes.
History:
1973 c 413 s 19; 1974 c 440 s 6; 1984 c 452 s 23; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.39 — Service Of Process.

83.39 SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Subdivision 1.
Procedure.
Every applicant for registration under sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 shall file with the commissioner, in a format as by rule may be prescribed, an irrevocable consent appointing the commissioner or commissioner's successor to be the applicant's attorney to receive service of any lawful process in any noncriminal suit, action, or proceeding against the applicant or a successor, executor, or administrator which arises under sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 or any rule or order thereunder after the consent has been filed, with the same force and validity as if served personally on the person filing the consent. Service under this section shall be made in compliance with section 45.028, subdivision 2.
Subd. 2.
Service on commissioner.
When any person, including any nonresident of this state, engages in conduct prohibited or made actionable by sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44, or any rule or order thereunder, and the person has not filed a consent to service of process under subdivision 1 and personal jurisdiction over this person cannot otherwise be obtained in this state, that conduct shall be considered equivalent to the person's appointment of the commissioner or the commissioner's successor to be the person's attorney to receive service of any lawful process in any noncriminal suit, action, or proceeding against the commissioner or the commissioner's successor, executor, or administrator which grows out of that conduct and which is brought under sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 or any rule or order thereunder, with the same force and validity as if served on the person personally. Service under this section shall be made in compliance with section 45.028, subdivision 2.
Subd. 3.
Continuance.
When process is served under this section, the court, or the commissioner in a proceeding before the commissioner, shall order such continuance as may be necessary to afford the defendant or respondent reasonable opportunity to defend.
History:
1973 c 413 s 20; 1984 c 452 s 24; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 564 art 2 s 17,18; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.40 — Scope Of Sections 83.20 To 83.42, 83.43 And 83.44.

83.40 SCOPE OF SECTIONS 83.20 TO 83.42, 83.43 AND 83.44.
Subdivision 1.
In-state offer or sale.
The provisions of sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 concerning offers and sales of subdivided lands apply when an offer or sale is made in this state.
Subd. 2.
In-state offer or sale defined.
For the purpose of sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44, an offer or sale is made in this state, whether or not either party is then present in this state, when:
(a) the offer originates from this state, or
(b) the offer is directed by the offeror to this state and received by the offeree in this state, or
(c) the subdivided lands are located in this state.
Subd. 3.
Exclusions.
An offer or sale is not made in this state when a publisher circulates or there is circulated on the publisher's behalf in this state any bona fide newspaper or other publication of general, regular, and paid circulation which is not published in this state, or a radio or television program originating outside this state is received in this state.
Subd. 4.
Lien of mortgage.
Notwithstanding any provision of sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 to the contrary, sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 do not apply to or invalidate the lien of a mortgagee, nonaffiliated with the subdivider, when said lien attaches to land pledged as collateral in a transaction negotiated directly with the purchaser.
History:
1973 c 413 s 21; 1984 c 452 s 25; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.41 — Interstate Rendition.

83.41 INTERSTATE RENDITION.
In the proceedings for extradition of a person charged with a crime under sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44, it need not be shown that the person whose surrender is demanded has fled from justice or at the time of the commission of the crime was in the demanding or other state.
History:
1973 c 413 s 22; 1984 c 452 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.42 — Statute Of Limitations.

83.42 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
The statute of limitations for actions arising under this chapter shall be three years and shall not begin to run with respect to any cause of action under this chapter, other than those set forth in section 83.37, subdivision 4, clause (d), until a conveyance describing such lot or parcel is recorded with the appropriate recording authority. This section does not prohibit the maintenance of any action before the recording of such conveyance.
History:
1973 c 413 s 23; 1984 c 452 s 27
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.43 — Criminal Penalties.

83.43 CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Any person who willfully violates any provision of section 83.23 or 83.44 or any order of the commissioner under sections 83.20 to 83.42, this section, and 83.44 of which the person has notice, may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years or both. Each of the acts specified shall constitute a separate offense and a prosecution or conviction for any one of the offenses shall not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense.
History:
1984 c 452 s 28; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.44 — Prohibited Practices.

83.44 PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer or sale of any subdivided land or interests therein, directly or indirectly:
(a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
(b) to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state material facts necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;
(c) to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person; or
(d) to accept an advance payment for services rendered by an agent in connection with the resale of a time share interest.
History:
1984 c 452 s 29; 1988 c 493 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations › Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands › Section 83.45 — Advertising; Specific Prohibitions.

83.45 ADVERTISING; SPECIFIC PROHIBITIONS.
The following devices or sales presentations, and the use of those devices or presentations are deceptive or misleading practices:
(1) An advertisement that offers travel, accommodations, gifts, meals, or entertainment published to induce prospective purchasers to visit a subdivision or attend a sales presentation and that:
(i) does not prominently set forth all eligibility requirements;
(ii) describes offers of travel, accommodations, gifts, meals, or entertainment as "prizes," "awards," or by words of similar import or describes prospective purchasers as "winners" or by words of similar import;
(iii) contains the words "free" or "no obligation" or similar terms unless the offer contained in the advertisement is unequivocally without conditions;
(iv) states or implies that prospective purchasers have been specially selected;
(v) does not specifically state that gifts will be provided at the time the prospective purchaser visits the subdivision or attends the sales presentation;
(vi) does not disclose on its face page the retail market value of the travel, accommodations, gifts, meals, or entertainment provided. For purposes of this paragraph, "retail market value" means: the retail price the item sells for in Minnesota; or if the item is not sold in Minnesota, the retail price the item sells for in states contiguous to Minnesota; or if the item is not sold in Minnesota or in any state contiguous to this state, the retail price the item sells for anywhere in the United States;
(vii) does not specifically and prominently disclose that the purpose of the offer of travel, accommodations, gifts, meals, or entertainment is to induce prospective purchasers to visit a subdivision or attend a sales presentation where they will be encouraged to purchase subdivided land;
(viii) does not completely disclose rules and procedures if travel, accommodations, gifts, meals, or entertainment are offered through a "sweepstakes," "giveaway," or similar contest;
(ix) does not specifically disclose the odds, as a fraction, using a common denominator, of a prospective purchaser's receiving each gift if the gift is offered through a "sweepstakes," "giveaway," or similar contest; or
(x) does not clearly and prominently state that gifts may be given to persons outside the state if the advertisement is part of a national advertising campaign.
(2) An advertisement that does not prominently disclose the name, address, and phone number of the subdivider on whose behalf the advertisement is distributed.
(3) An advertisement prepared on the stationery of a person other than the subdivider which creates a likelihood of confusion, misunderstanding, or deception.
History:
1987 c 154 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features › Section 83A.015 — Transfer Of Powers And Duties.

83A.015 TRANSFER OF POWERS AND DUTIES.
All the powers and duties now vested in, or imposed upon the state Geographic Board under this chapter, are transferred to, vested in, and imposed upon the commissioner of natural resources. The state Geographic Board as heretofore constituted is abolished.
History:
1969 c 1129 art 3 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features › Section 83A.02 — Powers And Duties.

83A.02 POWERS AND DUTIES.
The commissioner of natural resources shall:
(1) determine the correct and most appropriate names of the lakes, streams, places and other geographic features in the state, and the spelling thereof by written order published in the State Register. Name designations are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply;
(2) pass upon and give names to lakes, streams, places, and other geographic features in the state for which no single, generally accepted name has been in use;
(3) in cooperation with the county boards and with their approval, change the names of lakes, streams, places, and other geographic features, with the end in view of eliminating, as far as possible, duplication of names within the state;
(4) prepare and publish an official state dictionary of geographic names and publish the same, either as a completed whole or in parts, when ready;
(5) serve as the state representative of the United States Geographic Board and cooperate with that board to the end that there shall be no conflict between the state and federal designations of geographic features in the state.
History:
(128-3) 1937 c 63 s 2; 1971 c 25 s 20; 1986 c 444; 2004 c 221 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features › Section 83A.03 — Names Given To Be Official.

83A.03 NAMES GIVEN TO BE OFFICIAL.
When the commissioner of natural resources shall have given a name to any lake, stream, place, or other geographic feature within the state, such name shall be used in all maps, records, documents, and other publications issued by the state or any of its departments and political subdivisions, and such names shall be deemed the official name of such geographic feature.
History:
(128-4) 1937 c 63 s 3; 1971 c 25 s 21
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features › Section 83A.04 — County Boards Naming Geographic Features Must Have Approval Of Commissioner Of Natural Resources.

83A.04 COUNTY BOARDS NAMING GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES MUST HAVE APPROVAL OF COMMISSIONER OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
No county board shall order the change of or establish the name of any lake, river, or other body of water without the written approval of the commissioner of natural resources endorsed on any resolution determining or fixing such name, which endorsement must be made on the same prior to recording with the county recorder.
History:
(128-5) 1937 c 63 s 4; 1971 c 25 s 22; 1976 c 181 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features › Section 83A.05 — Changing And Giving Names To Water Bodies.

83A.05 CHANGING AND GIVING NAMES TO WATER BODIES.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability.
A name of a lake, river, stream, or other body of water may be given or changed under sections 83A.05 to 83A.07 except that a name which has existed for 40 years may not be changed under the provisions of sections 83A.05 to 83A.07.
Subd. 2.
Petition for name.
(a) Fifteen or more legal voters residing in a county where all or a part of a body of water is located may petition the county board of the county where the petitioners reside or the body of water is located to change the name of or give a name to a previously unnamed lake, river, stream, or other body of water located within the state.
(b) The petition may include any number of lakes, rivers, streams, or other bodies of water to have names changed, or if unnamed to be given a name by the county board.
(c) The petition must describe:
(1) the location of the body of water;
(2) the name, if any, that the body of water has been referred to or known by, or if there is not a name, it must be stated that a known name does not exist;
(3) the name that the petitioners desire to be given to the body of water; and
(4) the reason for the change of name or for giving the designated name to a previously unnamed body of water.
(d) The petitioners must sign their names and state their place of residence.
(e) The petition must be filed with the auditor of the county where the petitioners reside or the body of water is located.
History:
1990 c 391 art 8 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features › Section 83A.06 — Hearing On Petition.

83A.06 HEARING ON PETITION.
Subdivision 1.
Time and location.
After receiving the petition to name a body of water, the auditor must present the petition to the county board. The county board must, by order, set the time and location for a hearing on the petition to be held more than 30 days after the order is made. The hearing may be held at any convenient place within the county as determined by the county board.
Subd. 2.
Water body in more than one county.
(a) If the petition describes a body of water located within more than one county, the county boards of the several affected counties must act jointly and as one body and the majority of the joint body must determine the name of the water body under sections 83A.05 to 83A.07 in the same manner as prescribed for the county board.
(b) For a water body located within more than one county, the county auditor with whom the petition is filed must forward by mail a certified copy of the petition to the auditor of each affected county who shall present the petition to the respective county boards, and the notice of hearing the petition determined by the joint body shall be published in each county as provided in subdivision 4.
(c) The auditor of the county where the petition was filed must make and file certified copies of the adopted resolution in the office of the county recorder of each affected county at the expense of the petitioners.
Subd. 3.
Petitioners' bond.
Before the notice of the hearing is given, the petitioners must give a bond to be approved by the county attorney of the county where the petition has been filed that is conditioned on the full payment of the reasonable expenses incurred by the county for the proceeding. The commissioner of natural resources is not required to give bond.
Subd. 4.
Notice.
Notice of the hearing must be:
(1) published for at least three weeks in the newspaper designated by the county board as the official newspaper for the county;
(2) served on the commissioner of natural resources; and
(3) served personally on the chair of the town board of a town, on the president of a statutory city board of trustees, and on the mayor of a city that has a body of water in the petition within or adjoining the boundary of the political subdivision.
Subd. 5.
Statements at hearing.
At the hearing, legal voters of the county and municipalities may appear, by attorney or in person, and file an answer to the petition, stating in plain, concise language why the petition should not be granted in whole or in part, and in the answer may ask the county board to give to the body of water a different name than the name requested in the original petition.
Subd. 6.
Determination.
At the hearing on the petition, the county board shall hear all parties desiring to be heard on the petition and make an order, by resolution, determining the name of the body of water described in the petition. The name determined by the board at the hearing is the legal name of the body of water.
History:
1990 c 391 art 8 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 83A — State Geographic Features › Section 83A.07 — Names Not To Be Duplicated.

83A.07 NAMES NOT TO BE DUPLICATED.
Subdivision 1.
Duplicate discouraged.
In determining the name of a body of water, the county board may not, if possible, duplicate names of existing bodies of water. The county board shall select and approve a name as it determines is in the permanent, best interests of the affected county.
Subd. 2.
Director to check name duplication.
The auditor of the county where a petition is filed must mail a copy of the petition with a copy of the notice of hearing on the petition to the director of the Division of Ecological and Water Resources of the Department of Natural Resources. The director must compare the names suggested in the petition with the names of other bodies of water within the state and report findings and recommendations back to the auditor before the date of the hearing.
History:
1990 c 391 art 8 s 9; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 129
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources › Section 84.01 — Department Of Natural Resources; Commissioner Appointment.

84.01 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Name change.
The name of the Department of Conservation is changed to the Department of Natural Resources. The name of the commissioner of conservation is changed to the commissioner of natural resources. Subject to the provisions of Laws 1969, chapter 1129, and other applicable laws, the Department of Natural Resources with its commissioner and other officers shall continue to exercise all the powers and duties vested in, or imposed upon its commissioner as existing and constituted immediately prior to the effective date of Laws 1969, chapter 1129.
Subd. 2.
Appointments.
The commissioner of natural resources is appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06. The commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner.
Subd. 3.
Employees; delegation.
Subject to the provisions of Laws 1969, chapter 1129, and to other applicable laws the commissioner shall organize the department and employ up to three assistant commissioners, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service, one of whom shall have responsibility for coordinating and directing the planning of every division within the agency, and such other officers, employees, and agents as the commissioner may deem necessary to discharge the functions of the department, define the duties of such officers, employees, and agents and to delegate to them any of the commissioner's powers, duties, and responsibilities subject to the control of, and under the conditions prescribed by, the commissioner. Appointments to exercise delegated power shall be by written order filed with the secretary of state.
Subd. 4.
Oath.
Before entering upon the duties of office the commissioner of natural resources shall take and subscribe an oath.
Subd. 5.
Task forces.
The commissioner of natural resources may request from time to time, as the commissioner deems necessary, information and advice on technical natural resource matters from advisory task forces or individuals having specialized knowledge or experience in such matters. A task force shall expire and the terms, compensation and removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059. The expenses allowed shall be paid from any money appropriated to the commissioner for salaries, supplies, and expenses.
Subd. 6.
Legal counsel.
The commissioner of natural resources may appoint attorneys or outside counsel to render title opinions, represent the department in severed mineral interest forfeiture actions brought pursuant to section 93.55, and, notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, represent the state in quiet title or title registration actions affecting land or interests in land administered by the commissioner.
History:
1969 c 1129 art 3 s 1,4; 1971 c 113 s 1; 1976 c 149 s 16; 1977 c 305 s 18; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 306 s 1; 1987 c 404 s 91; 1991 c 326 s 4; 2003 c 28 art 1 s 2; 2017 c 93 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources › Section 84.02 — Definitions.

84.02 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 2011 c 107 s 108]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2011 c 107 s 108]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2011 c 107 s 108]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2011 c 107 s 108]
Subd. 4a.
[Repealed, 2010 c 361 art 1 s 11]
Subd. 5.
Native prairie.
"Native prairie" means land that has never been plowed where native prairie vegetation originating from the site currently predominates or, if disturbed, is predominantly covered with native prairie vegetation that originated from the site. Unbroken pasture land used for livestock grazing can be considered native prairie if it has predominantly native vegetation originating from the site and conservation practices have maintained biological diversity.
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 2011 c 107 s 108]
Subd. 6a.
[Repealed, 2010 c 361 art 1 s 11]
Subd. 6b.
[Repealed, 2010 c 361 art 1 s 11]
Subd. 6c.
Restored prairie.
"Restored prairie" means a restoration that uses at least 25 representative and biologically diverse native prairie plant species and that occurs on land that was previously cropped or used as pasture.
Subd. 7.
[Repealed, 2011 c 107 s 108]
Subd. 8.
[Repealed, 2011 c 107 s 108]
History:
2007 c 57 art 1 s 17; 2009 c 172 art 5 s 3-5; 2023 c 60 art 4 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources › Section 84.025 — Contracts For Professional And Maintenance Services.

84.025 CONTRACTS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1969 c 1129 art 3 s 2]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1969 c 1129 art 3 s 2]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1969 c 1129 art 3 s 2]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1969 c 1129 art 3 s 2]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1969 c 1129 art 3 s 2]
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1977 c 172 s 3]
Subd. 7.
Contracts.
The commissioner of natural resources may contract with the federal government, local governmental units, the University of Minnesota, and other educational institutions, and private persons as may be necessary in the performance of duties. Contracts made pursuant to this section for professional services shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 16C, as they relate to competitive bidding.
Subd. 8.
Recreational areas; maintenance services.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources may negotiate contracts, with or without requiring the submission of bids therefor, for the providing of maintenance services for recreational facilities on land under the control of the commissioner of natural resources. The terms and conditions of such contracts shall be as agreed upon and shall be such as to promote and encourage the employment of needy, elderly persons.
Subd. 9.
Professional services support account.
(a) The commissioner of natural resources may bill other governmental units, including tribal governments, and the various programs carried out by the commissioner for the costs of providing them with professional support services. Except as provided under section 89.421, receipts must be credited to a special account in the state treasury and are appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings were made.
(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall submit to the commissioner of management and budget before the start of each fiscal year a work plan showing the estimated work to be done during the coming year, the estimated cost of doing the work, and the positions and fees that will be necessary. This account is exempted from statewide and agency indirect cost payments.
Subd. 10.
Recreational vehicles and boats used for public purposes.
The commissioner shall give preference to engine models manufactured in the United States. All all-terrain vehicles purchased by the commissioner must be manufactured in the state of Minnesota.
History:
1943 c 60 s 1; 1947 c 609 s 25; 1949 c 467 s 1; 1949 c 739 s 7 subd 1; 1951 c 713 s 10; 1957 c 898 s 1; 1967 c 905 s 2; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1971 c 929 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 66; 1995 c 186 s 21; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 24; 2002 c 355 s 1; 2005 c 146 s 1; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 18; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 1; 2014 c 248 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources › Section 84.026 — Contracts And Grants For Providing Natural Resources Services.

84.026 CONTRACTS AND GRANTS FOR PROVIDING NATURAL RESOURCES SERVICES.
Subdivision 1.
Contracts.
The commissioner of natural resources is authorized to enter into contractual agreements with any public or private entity for the provision of statutorily prescribed natural resources services by the department. The contracts shall specify the services to be provided. Except as provided under section 89.421, funds generated in a contractual agreement made pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the department for purposes of providing the services specified in the contracts. The commissioner shall report revenues collected and expenditures made under this subdivision to the chairs of the Committees on Ways and Means in the house of representatives and Finance in the senate by January 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Subd. 2.
Grants.
The commissioner is authorized to enter into grant agreements for the provision of statutorily prescribed natural resources services with any public or private entity. The grant agreements shall specify the services to be provided to the department and the amount and method of payment after services are rendered.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2017 c 93 art 2 s 166]
Subd. 4.
Paying grant-eligible expenditures.
Notwithstanding section 16A.41, the commissioner may make payments for otherwise eligible grant-program expenditures that are made on or after the effective date of the appropriation that funds the payments for:
(1) grants-in-aid under sections 84.794, 84.803, 84.83, 84.927, and 85.44;
(2) local recreation grants under section 85.019; and
(3) enforcement and public education grants under sections 84.794, 84.803, 84.83, 84.927, 86B.701, 86B.705, and 87A.10.
History:
1984 c 654 art 2 s 78; 1985 c 248 s 68; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 25; 2003 c 28 art 1 s 3; 2004 c 255 s 2; 2004 c 284 art 2 s 9; 2006 c 281 art 1 s 1; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 19; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources › Section 84.0261 — Disposition Of Reimbursement From Natural Disasters.

84.0261 DISPOSITION OF REIMBURSEMENT FROM NATURAL DISASTERS.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, money received by the commissioner of natural resources as reimbursement for damages, losses, or service costs incurred because of a natural disaster shall be deposited in the special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner to accomplish the goals of those programs from which funds were diverted in response to the natural disaster.
History:
1Sp2001 c 2 s 72
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources › Section 84.0262 — Rural Credit Records.

84.0262 RURAL CREDIT RECORDS.
The commissioner of natural resources shall have charge of the records of the former Department of Rural Credit and shall provide the public with appropriate access to and copies of the records.
History:
1973 c 87 s 2; 1973 c 494 s 4; 1983 c 289 s 32; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources › Section 84.0263 — Issuing Quitclaim Deeds.

84.0263 ISSUING QUITCLAIM DEEDS.
The commissioner of natural resources is empowered to issue quitclaim deeds in connection with loans made by the now defunct Department of Rural Credit, a former state agency. The commissioner shall issue the quitclaim deeds upon reasonable evidence the state of Minnesota no longer has a valid claim of title to the property involved. No fee shall be charged for the issuance of a quitclaim deed.
History:
1980 c 543 s 11; 1983 c 289 s 33
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 83A - 84 — Natural Resources › Chapter 84 — Department Of Natural Resources › Section 84.0264 — Federal Land And Water Conservation Funds.

84.0264 FEDERAL LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUNDS.
Subdivision 1.
Designated agency.
The Department of Natural Resources is designated as the state agency to apply for, accept, receive, and disburse federal reimbursement funds and private funds that are granted to the state of Minnesota from section 6 of the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act.
Subd. 2.
State land and water conservation account.
A state land and water conservation account is created in the natural resources fund. All of the money made available to the state from funds granted under subdivision 1 shall be deposited in the state land and water conservation account.
Subd. 3.
Local share.
Fifty percent of all money made available to the state from funds granted under subdivision 1 shall be distributed for projects to be acquired, developed, and maintained by local units of government, provided that any project approved is consistent with a statewide or a county or regional recreational plan and compatible with the statewide recreational plan. All money received by the commissioner for local units of government is appropriated annually to carry out the purposes for which the funds are received.
Subd. 4.
State share.
Fifty percent of the money made available to the state from funds granted under subdivision 1 shall be used for state land acquisition and development for the state outdoor recreation system under chapter 86A and the administrative expenses necessary to maintain eligibility for the federal land and water conservation fund.
History:
1Sp2011 c 2 art 4 s 2