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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry › Chapter 90 — Timber Lands › Section 90.311 — Possession Of Lands Contrary To Agreement; Remedies.

90.311 POSSESSION OF LANDS CONTRARY TO AGREEMENT; REMEDIES.
If any person holds or continues in possession of any lands mentioned in this chapter contrary to the conditions or covenants of any lease, certificate of sale, permit, or other written agreement, that person shall be liable to an action for the recovery of possession of such lands and damages for the detention of the same. The commission of trespass or waste upon these lands or the destruction or removal of timber or other property therefrom may be restrained, enjoined, or otherwise prohibited by any court of competent jurisdiction at the suit of the state pending final determination of the rights of the state therein, and permanently thereafter, as the facts may warrant. No bond shall ever be required of the state in any such proceeding.
History:
(6394-4) 1925 c 276 s 4; 1961 c 202 s 5; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry › Chapter 90 — Timber Lands › Section 90.321 — Prosecutions.

90.321 PROSECUTIONS.
(a) The attorney general shall prosecute or cause to be prosecuted by the county attorney when the public interest so requires any person who may be charged with any indictable offense under this chapter.
(b) The county attorneys of the several counties shall promptly report to the commissioner all trespasses committed upon state lands which may come to their knowledge and when directed by the attorney general shall prosecute all actions for any trespass or injury thereto, for the recovery of the possession thereof, or otherwise.
(c) The county attorneys shall prosecute all actions for trespass on lands or timber on lands held in trust by the state for the counties in their respective counties.
History:
(6394-5) 1925 c 276 s 5; 1955 c 387 s 2; 1961 c 202 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry › Chapter 90 — Timber Lands › Section 90.41 — State Appraiser And Scaler; Violations; Penalties.

90.41 STATE APPRAISER AND SCALER; VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES.
Subdivision 1.
Violations and penalty.
(a) Any state scaler or state appraiser who shall accept any compensation or gratuity for services as such from any other source except the state of Minnesota, or any state scaler, or other person authorized to scale state timber, or state appraiser, who shall make any false report, or insert in any such report any false statement, or shall make any such report without having examined the land embraced therein or without having actually been upon the land, or omit from any such report any statement required by law to be made therein, or who shall fail to report any known trespass committed upon state lands, or who shall conspire with any other person in any manner, by act or omission or otherwise, to defraud or unlawfully deprive the state of Minnesota of any land or timber, or the value thereof, shall be guilty of a felony. Any material discrepancy between the facts and the scale returned by any such person scaling timber for the state shall be considered prima facie evidence that such person is guilty of violating this statute.
(b) No such appraiser or scaler who has been once discharged for cause shall ever again be appointed. This provision shall not apply to resignations voluntarily made by and accepted from such employees.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2013 c 114 art 4 s 108]
History:
(6394-26, 6394-27) 1925 c 276 s 26,27; 1961 c 202 s 29; 1967 c 568 s 13; 1969 c 366 s 11; 1986 c 444; 2013 c 114 art 4 s 61
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry › Chapter 90 — Timber Lands › Section 90.411 — Records As Notice.

90.411 RECORDS AS NOTICE.
The records kept by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed notice of the facts therein set forth. All these records shall be prima facie true and correct.
History:
(6394-36) 1925 c 276 s 36; 1961 c 202 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry › Chapter 90 — Timber Lands › Section 90.412 — Statute Of Limitation Not Applicable; Venue Of Proceedings.

90.412 STATUTE OF LIMITATION NOT APPLICABLE; VENUE OF PROCEEDINGS.
The statutes of this state limiting the time for bringing either civil or criminal actions shall not apply to any action brought by the state for trespass upon any of its lands, or for violating any of the terms of the permit under which timber is removed from state lands, or for failure to pay the state for all the timber removed under any such permit, or to any criminal prosecution instituted under this chapter. Any civil action brought under this chapter may, at the election of the attorney general, be brought in any county in this state.
History:
(6394-37) 1925 c 276 s 37
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry › Chapter 90 — Timber Lands › Section 90.42 — Laws Not Affected.

90.42 LAWS NOT AFFECTED.
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed or construed as authorizing the sale, cutting, or removal, or as excusing damage or injury to any timber reserved to the state and set aside for any purpose, including state forests set aside under the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, Article XI, Section 11, and laws enacted in furtherance thereof, except as provided in the laws directly relating to such reserved timber.
(b) All persons cutting or removing state timber shall be subject to all laws now in force or hereafter enacted governing the burning and disposition of slashings or other debris resulting from timber operations, and concerning forest fires, including the setting or spreading or prevention or control thereof or liability therefor.
History:
(6394-38) 1925 c 276 s 38; 1965 c 51 s 14; 1976 c 2 s 172
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.01 — State Public Lands Or State Lands.

92.01 STATE PUBLIC LANDS OR STATE LANDS.
"State public lands" or "state lands" means school, swamp, university, internal improvement, and other lands granted to the state by acts of Congress.
History:
1941 c 374 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.02 — Authority.

92.02 AUTHORITY.
Sales under this chapter must be conducted by the commissioner, a deputy of the commissioner, or a competent person employed by the commissioner.
History:
(6282) 1911 c 123 s 4; 1919 c 199 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.025 — School Trust Land Definition.

92.025 SCHOOL TRUST LAND DEFINITION.
For purposes of this chapter and chapter 94, "school trust land" means land granted by the United States for use of schools within each township, swampland granted to the state, and internal improvement land that are reserved for permanent school fund purposes under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 8, and land exchanged, purchased, or granted to the permanent school fund.
History:
1988 c 628 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.03 — Minimum Price Of Lands.

92.03 MINIMUM PRICE OF LANDS.
Subdivision 1.
School lands.
The price of school lands must be at least $5 an acre, including the value of timber reproduction. No more than 100,000 acres of school lands may be sold in one year. If a patent has been issued by the federal government to school land before 1864 and the taxes on it have been paid for at least 35 years, the commissioner of management and budget may reduce the minimum price of $5 an acre by the taxes paid to make the land salable.
Subd. 2.
University lands.
The price of lands donated to the state by the United States by Act of Congress entitled "An act donating to the states of Minnesota and Oregon certain lands reserved by Congress for the territories of Minnesota and Oregon, for university purposes," approved March 2, 1861, and by an Act of Congress entitled "An act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts," approved July 2, 1862, must be at least $5 an acre, including the value of timber reproduction. The commissioner shall sell them in accordance with this chapter.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1965 c 45 s 73]
Subd. 4.
Internal improvement lands.
When lands donated to the state under the eighth section of an Act of Congress entitled "An act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, and to grant preemption rights," approved September 4, 1841, are sold, the money derived from its sale must be invested, as provided by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 8.
History:
(6261, 6262, 6264, 6265) RL s 2404,2405,2407,2408; 1917 c 76 s 1; 1919 c 258 s 1; 1961 c 657 s 1; 1963 c 202 s 1,2; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1982 c 424 s 16; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1991 c 219 s 1; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 12; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 75; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.04 — Minimum Price Of Certain State Lands.

92.04 MINIMUM PRICE OF CERTAIN STATE LANDS.
Lands selected for state institutions under an act of the legislature entitled "An act to appropriate swamp lands to certain educational and charitable institutions and for the purpose of creating a state prison," approved February 13, 1865, and lands known as State Capitol lands, must be sold as school lands are sold. The price of lands belonging to the state by virtue of the Congressional acts in this section and section 92.03 must be at least $5 an acre, including the value of timber reproduction. The terms of payment and conditions of sale must be the same as provided by law. When state lands have been benefited by and assessments paid for drainage, the drainage improvements must be considered by the state land examiner in making appraisals. When the drained lands are sold, the principal and interest paid on it must be credited by the commissioner to the proper fund to which the land belongs.
History:
(6266) RL s 2409; 1907 c 366 s 1; 1909 c 118 s 1; 1963 c 202 s 3; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.05 — Salt Lands.

92.05 SALT LANDS.
(a) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall have charge of the state salt lands donated by the United States to aid in the development of the brines in the state. The Board of Regents may sell these lands. The university may execute, in its name, deeds of conveyance of these lands. The proceeds of the sale of the lands when invested constitute a permanent fund, called the university salt land fund. The University Board of Regents shall control and manage the university salt land fund.
(b) The university salt land fund is considered a nonstate source for purposes of section 137.022, subdivision 3. The Board of Regents may use the income from the fund to match income from the permanent university fund for use by the university campuses at Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Waseca for the purposes set forth in section 137.022, subdivision 3.
History:
(6263) RL s 2406; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1988 c 703 art 1 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.07 — Sales By Subdivisions.

92.07 SALES BY SUBDIVISIONS.
Sales of land by the commissioner must be made according to the subdivisions by the United States surveys, unless the land has been subdivided into smaller parcels or lots, as provided in this chapter. The land may not be sold in larger quantity than one quarter section.
History:
(6269) RL s 2412; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.08 — Surveys And Resurveys.

92.08 SURVEYS AND RESURVEYS.
(a) The commissioner may have surveys made to determine the correct boundaries or description of the land or to dispose of it in convenient parcels. When the commissioner determines that the interest of the state will be promoted, the commissioner may subdivide land controlled by the commissioner into smaller parcels or city lots.
(b) When the commissioner believes that an injustice has been done the purchaser because of an incorrect United States survey, the commissioner may have a resurvey made by a competent surveyor. The surveyor shall prepare a plat showing the correct acreage of each subdivision resurveyed and file it with the commissioner and with the county recorder of the proper county. The commissioner may call in the land certificates affected by the resurvey and issue new ones. The certificates must show the correct acreage and give full credit for all payments of principal and interest made.
History:
(6274, 6275) RL s 2417; 1917 c 197 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1986 c 444; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.10 — Maps And Plats.

92.10 MAPS AND PLATS.
Subdivision 1.
Map recorded.
When the commissioner subdivides land into small parcels or city lots, a map of the subdivision shall be recorded with the county recorder of the county containing the land.
Subd. 2.
Preparation.
The commissioner shall prepare suitable maps or plats designating school or other state lands owned by the state that are subject to sale. The maps or plats must be printed and distributed with other printed matter in sufficient quantities to properly advertise the sales provided by this chapter.
History:
(6273, 6283) RL s 2416; 1911 c 123 s 5; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1986 c 444; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.115 — Valuation Of State Lands; Minimum Bid.

92.115 VALUATION OF STATE LANDS; MINIMUM BID.
Subdivision 1.
Land valuation required.
Before offering any state land for sale under this chapter, the commissioner must establish the value of the land. The commissioner shall have the land appraised if the estimated market value is in excess of $100,000.
Subd. 2.
Minimum bid.
The minimum bid for a parcel of land must include the estimated value or appraised value of the land and any improvements and, if any of the land is valuable for merchantable timber, the value of the merchantable timber. The minimum bid may include expenses incurred by the commissioner in rendering the property salable, including survey, appraisal, legal, advertising, and other expenses.
Subd. 3.
Closing costs.
The purchaser of state land must pay recording fees and the state deed tax.
History:
2004 c 262 art 1 s 21; 2016 c 154 s 3; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 4 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.12 — Appraisal Of School And Other State Lands.

92.12 APPRAISAL OF SCHOOL AND OTHER STATE LANDS.
Subdivision 1.
Appraisers.
The commissioner may have any school trust or other state lands appraised. The appraisals must be made by regularly appointed and qualified state appraisers. To be qualified, an appraiser must hold a state appraiser license issued by the Department of Commerce. The appraisal must be in conformity with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation.
Subd. 2.
Valuation and appraisal.
The appraiser shall view and appraise the lands, including the merchantable timber and improvements on them, and make a report to the commissioner. The valuation of the lands and the merchantable timber and improvements on them must each be made. The minimum price established by the appraisal is the minimum price for the lands until changed by later appraisal. The price may not be less than $5 an acre.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1961 c 657 s 3]
Subd. 4.
Sales.
The commissioner shall hold frequent sales of school trust and other state lands. The commissioner shall sell lands the commissioner considers best for the public interest.
Subd. 5.
Sale of land and timber.
When the appraisal or other reports show that the land is mainly valuable for agricultural purposes and contains only small quantities of timber, the commissioner may either sell the timber separately as provided by law for state timber sales or sell the land as agricultural land. If the land is sold as agricultural land the purchaser must pay down as first payment an amount equal to the value of the timber, in addition to the first payment required on the land. If the appraisal and other reports show land should be sold for continuous forest production or other conservation purpose, the commissioner may require that the full appraised value of land and timber must be paid by the purchaser at the time of purchase.
Subd. 6.
Drainage.
The appraisers must report to the commissioner lands that they believe should be drained. After the state has constructed or has been assessed for a public ditch or drain, the lands assessed or improved must be reappraised before being offered for sale.
History:
(6277, 6438) 1911 c 90 s 5; 1911 c 196 s 1; Ex1919 c 17 s 1; 1927 c 332 s 1; Ex1933 c 22 s 1; 1941 c 374 s 3; 1959 c 589 s 1; 1963 c 171 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 219 s 2; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 22-25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.122 — Compensating Permanent School Fund.

92.122 COMPENSATING PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND.
Subdivision 1.
Compensation requirements.
(a) When the revenue generated from school trust land and associated resources is diminished by management practices applied to the land and resources as determined by the commissioner of natural resources, the commissioner must compensate the permanent school fund.
(b) When generating revenue from school trust land and associated resources will be prohibited by a policy or designation applied to the land and resources as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner must compensate the permanent school fund before the policy or designation is applied.
Subd. 2.
Compensation methods.
To compensate the permanent school fund under subdivision 1, the commissioner may use compensation methods that include:
(1) exchanging other land that is compatible with the goal of the permanent school fund under section 127A.31, as allowed under sections 94.343, subdivision 1, and 94.3495, and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10;
(2) leasing under section 92.50 and according to subdivision 3, with rental payments as compensation; and
(3) condemning the land under section 92.83, with payment of the amount of the award and judgment as compensation.
Subd. 3.
Lease terms for compensating fund.
With advice from the school trust lands director according to section 127A.353, subdivision 4, the commissioner may lease school trust land to compensate the permanent school fund. Rental payments received under this subdivision:
(1) must be credited to the forest suspense account as nonqualifying revenue and not subject to cost certification under section 16A.125;
(2) must be paid in full upon executing the lease; and
(3) are determined by the commissioner and subject to review by a licensed appraiser.
History:
1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 41
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.13 — State Lands; Date Of Sale.

92.13 STATE LANDS; DATE OF SALE.
The commissioner shall hold public sales of school and other state lands when it is advantageous to the state and to intending buyers and settlers.
History:
(6279) 1911 c 123 s 1; 1913 c 8 s 1; 1923 c 6 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1991 c 219 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.14 — Sale; Notice.

92.14 SALE; NOTICE.
Subdivision 1.
Time.
At least 30 days before a sale, the commissioner shall give published notice of the sale in each county containing land to be sold, and in the county where the sale will be held. If there is no newspaper published in the county, posted notice in the county courthouse must be given. The commissioner shall also provide electronic notice of sale. On or before the day of sale, the commissioner may withdraw any lands.
Subd. 2.
Contents.
The notice must contain the following information:
(1) the time and place for the holding of the sales;
(2) a general statement of the terms of sale; and
(3) the place where lists of lands to be offered for sale may be obtained.
Subd. 3.
Additional advertising of land sales.
In addition to notice of land sales required by subdivision 1, the commissioner shall publicize land sales in Minnesota and elsewhere to the greatest extent possible, consistent with appropriations available for that purpose.
History:
(6278, 6280) RL s 2419; 1911 c 123 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1988 c 718 art 7 s 2; 1991 c 219 s 4; 1993 c 285 s 7; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.145 — Unsold Lands.

92.145 UNSOLD LANDS.
Except for school trust lands, parcels remaining unsold after the public sale offering may be sold to anyone agreeing to pay the minimum bid established for the public sale. The sale shall continue until all eligible parcels have been sold or the commissioner withdraws the remaining parcels from sale.
History:
2004 c 262 art 1 s 27
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.15 — Application.

92.15 APPLICATION.
All other requirements and provisions relating to the sale of school and other state lands apply to sales made under sections 92.02, 92.10, 92.13, and 92.14.
History:
(6281) 1911 c 123 s 3; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.163 — Extension For Payment On State Land Certificates.

92.163 EXTENSION FOR PAYMENT ON STATE LAND CERTIFICATES.
Subdivision 1.
Limitation.
The time for payment of the principal of any certificate of sale of state public land sold before May 1, 1941, which has expired or will expire, is extended as provided in this section.
Subd. 2.
Certificate holder to file application.
Before the expiration of the time for the payment of principal specified in the original certificate of sale, or any lawful extension, the holder of the certificate shall file with the commissioner of natural resources an application for an extension of time of payment in the form prescribed by the commissioner. The applicant shall submit to the commissioner the certificate of sale or an affidavit of the circumstances if it has been lost or destroyed, or cannot be produced for any other reason, together with other proof of the applicant's rights required by the commissioner. At least 15 percent of the unpaid principal must be paid with the application, together with all unpaid interest and penalties accrued. The remaining unpaid principal, with interest, is payable as provided by Mason's Minnesota Statutes 1927, section 6267, as amended by Laws 1941, chapter 374. The rights of the certificate holder and all other proceedings in the matter are subject to that section and other applicable laws, as if the land has been sold under them on the date of the filing of the application for extension.
Subd. 3.
Certificate of extension.
Thereupon the time for payment is extended. The commissioner shall issue a certificate of extension in form approved by the attorney general, and the original certificate shall be deemed modified in accordance with it. The duplicate of the certificate must be attached to the duplicate original certificate of sale on record in the office of the commissioner of natural resources.
Subd. 4.
Applicability.
This section does not apply if the certificate of sale has been absolutely terminated and made void, without right of redemption, or if the land has become forfeited to the state for delinquent taxes.
History:
1943 c 469 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.165 — Certificate Of Release.

92.165 CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE.
Subdivision 1.
Release by commissioner.
Whenever it appears (1) that the terms of a certificate of sale of state public lands have been fully complied with entitling the owner to a patent under the terms of the certificate; (2) that the patent has not been issued; and (3) that after compliance, the lands were forfeited to the state for nonpayment of taxes accruing after compliance, the commissioner shall, upon resolution of the county board of the county in which the lands lie, issue a certificate reciting that there was compliance with the terms of the certificate of sale before the forfeiture, and releasing the lands from the trust attached before their sale as state public lands.
Subd. 2.
Delivery of certificate.
The certificate must be delivered to the county auditor. The county auditor must record it with the county recorder without payment of any recording fee.
Subd. 3.
Status of tax-forfeited lands.
From the date of forfeiture, the title and status of the lands is the same as that of other tax-forfeited lands.
History:
1945 c 169 s 1-3; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.17 — Effect Of Certificate; Record.

92.17 EFFECT OF CERTIFICATE; RECORD.
A certificate of sale entitles the holder to possession of the land described in it, but the fee remains in the state until a patent is issued. The certificates, assignments, and patents may be recorded with the county recorder.
History:
(6287) RL s 2423; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 2005 c 4 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.18 — Divided Certificates.

92.18 DIVIDED CERTIFICATES.
When the holder of a certificate surrenders it to the commissioner with a request to divide the land described in it, the commissioner may issue two or more certificates. No new certificate may be issued while any interest is delinquent or if the commissioner believes that the security of the state would be impaired or endangered. An applicant who requests a division by boundaries other than regular government or state subdivisions must file with the application a plat and survey showing the lines of, and the quantity of land in, each subdivision.
History:
(6288) RL s 2424; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.19 — Assignment; Extensions Of Payment.

92.19 ASSIGNMENT; EXTENSIONS OF PAYMENT.
(a) When a certificate or partial interest in a certificate is assigned, the assignment must be made on a form prescribed by the commissioner, executed by the assignor and assignee, and consented to by the commissioner. An assignment of a partial interest shall recite that payment in full has been made to the commissioner.
(b) When the assignee satisfies the terms of the assignment and corresponding terms of the certificate, the commissioner shall issue a deed or patent to the assignee.
History:
(6286) RL s 2422; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 79; 1993 c 285 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.20 — Void Sales; Refund.

92.20 VOID SALES; REFUND.
A sale made by mistake, or not in accordance with law, or obtained by fraud, is void, and the certificate issued on it is void. The holder of a void certificate must surrender it to the commissioner who, except in cases of fraud on the part of the purchaser, shall refund to the holder the money paid on the sale.
History:
(6290) RL s 2425; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.21 — Redemption Of Forfeited State Lands.

92.21 REDEMPTION OF FORFEITED STATE LANDS.
Subdivision 1.
Conditions of redemption.
If the holder of a certificate of sale of state land sold before January 6, 1934, forfeits rights for failure to pay the interest due under the certificate, the holder may redeem the rights as follows. Before resale at public auction of the lands described in the certificate, the holder shall pay the commissioner of management and budget the amount of interest then due and payable on the certificate, with interest at four percent from the time when it became due. The payment is a redemption of the rights of the certificate holder, and the certificate is reinstated, if the following conditions are met:
(1) If the default in payment occurred before July 1, 1941, the amount required for redemption must be paid not later than December 31, 1941.
(2) If the default in payment occurred on or after July 1, 1941, the amount required for redemption must be paid within six months after the default.
(3) If the time for payment of the principal specified in the certificate has expired but an extension of time by law has not expired, the amount due on the principal with interest and all other sums due the state on the land must be paid. After payment, a patent for the land must be issued to the certificate holder as provided by law.
(4) No redemption is permitted if the time for payment of the principal as specified in the certificate and its lawful extensions have expired, or if the certificate of sale has been absolutely terminated and made void without right of redemption under any prior or existing law, or if the land has become absolutely forfeited to the state for delinquent taxes.
(5) This section does not affect any proceedings for the resale of state public land unless redemption is made before sale of the land to an actual purchaser.
Subd. 2.
Certificate void when land not redeemed.
If a certificate of sale of state public land sold before January 6, 1934, is canceled after default by reappraisal and reoffer of the land for sale, and the default is not redeemed and the certificate reinstated as provided by this section, the certificate is absolutely canceled and void, and all right, title, and interest of the purchaser or heirs, representatives, or assigns of the purchaser, in the land terminate without further act of the state. This subdivision does not preclude any other method of termination prescribed by law.
History:
(6291) RL s 2426; Ex1933 c 39 s 2; 1939 c 353 s 1; 1941 c 374 s 5; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.211 — Time Of Payment Extended.

92.211 TIME OF PAYMENT EXTENDED.
Subdivision 1.
Extension on certificates expiring before July 1, 1943.
The time for payment of the principal on every certificate of sale of state public land which has expired before July 1, 1943, is extended to December 31, 1943, subject to payment of interest as provided by law and to all other conditions of the certificate. Upon payment of the principal and interest and all other sums due the state upon the land within the extended time, a patent for the land must be issued to the holder of the certificate as provided by law.
Subd. 2.
Extension on certificates expiring after June 30, 1943.
The time for payment of the principal on every certificate of sale of state public land sold before May 1, 1941, which expires after June 30, 1943, is extended for six months after the time specified in the certificate, subject to payment of interest as provided by law and to all other conditions of the certificate. Upon payment of the principal and interest and all other sums due the state upon the land within the extended time, a patent for the land must be issued to the holder of the certificate as provided by law.
Subd. 3.
No extensions on void certificates.
This section does not apply if the certificate of sale has been absolutely terminated and made void without right of redemption under any prior or existing law, or if the land has become absolutely forfeited to the state for delinquent taxes.
Subd. 4.
Failure to pay when due.
If the full amount of principal with interest and all other sums required to obtain a patent under a certificate of sale of state public land sold before May 1, 1941, is not paid before the expiration of the time allowed by law for payment of the principal, the certificate is absolutely canceled and void, and all right, title, and interest of the purchaser or heirs, representatives, or assigns of the purchaser, in the land terminate without further act of the state. This subdivision does not preclude any other method of termination provided by law.
History:
1941 c 374 s 6; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.212 — Certain Lands Presumed Abandoned.

92.212 CERTAIN LANDS PRESUMED ABANDONED.
If full payment of the amount due the state for any state public land sold before May 1, 1941, is not made before the expiration of the time prescribed in the certificate for full payment of the principal or any extension of time provided by law, it is presumed that the purchaser and all persons claiming under the purchaser abandoned the land and all right, title, interest in and claim to it, and have released it absolutely to the state and its assigns.
History:
1941 c 374 s 7; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.213 — Limitation Of Actions.

92.213 LIMITATION OF ACTIONS.
If full payment of the amount due the state for any state public land sold before May 1, 1941, is not made before the expiration of the time prescribed in the certificate for full payment of the principal or any lawful extension of time, no action for the recovery or possession of the land or for the enforcement of any right, title, interest in, or claim to it may be maintained by the purchaser or any one claiming under the purchaser unless the action is commenced within one year after the expiration of the time or extension.
History:
1941 c 374 s 8; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.214 — Certificates Deemed Canceled In Certain Cases.

92.214 CERTIFICATES DEEMED CANCELED IN CERTAIN CASES.
If the interest of the purchaser of a tract of state public land becomes forfeited to the state for delinquent taxes, the certificates are canceled and terminated, and the land shall be held by the state as unsold public land, free from right, title, interest, or claim of the purchaser or heirs, representatives, or assigns of the purchaser, and free from any trust in favor of a taxing district.
History:
1941 c 374 s 9; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.215 — Taxes Canceled.

92.215 TAXES CANCELED.
If the rights of a purchaser of state public land or heirs, representatives, or assigns of the purchaser, have been absolutely terminated, all unpaid taxes and assessments against the land at the date of the termination are canceled and the county auditor must record the termination.
History:
1941 c 374 s 10; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.23 — Payments; Receipts.

92.23 PAYMENTS; RECEIPTS.
The holder of a certificate of sale may pay the commissioner any amount due on the certificate. The commissioner shall issue duplicate receipts specifying the date, the name and address of the person making the payment, the amount paid, whether for principal or interest, the fund to which it is applicable, and the number of the certificate. The receipt has the same effect as if given by the commissioner of management and budget. The commissioner shall deliver one copy to the holder of the certificate and retain one copy.
History:
(6296, 6296-1) RL s 2428; 1929 c 200 s 1; 1941 c 374 s 11; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1988 c 628 s 7; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.24 — Money Paid To Commissioner Of Management And Budget.

92.24 MONEY PAID TO COMMISSIONER OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
The commissioner shall pay over all money received on account of certificates of sale to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit as required by section 92.28 and other applicable laws.
History:
(6298) RL s 2430; 1945 c 382 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1988 c 628 s 8; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.26 — Statement Of Sales.

92.26 STATEMENT OF SALES.
Before May 2 each year the commissioner shall prepare a statement showing the lands sold in each county, the classes to which they belong, the numbers of the certificates of sale, the name of the persons to whom each was issued, and the amount of principal and interest due on each certificate on June 1. The commissioner shall forward copies of the statement to the governor and to the commissioner of management and budget.
History:
(6300) RL s 2432; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1988 c 628 s 9; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.27 — Commissioner's Report On Close Of Sale.

92.27 COMMISSIONER'S REPORT ON CLOSE OF SALE.
The commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent shall act as clerk of land sales made by the commissioner. Immediately after the close of all sales, the commissioner shall prepare a report describing each tract sold, the amount for which it was sold, and the amount paid.
History:
(6301) RL s 2433; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1988 c 628 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.28 — Proceeds Of Sales; Distribution.

92.28 PROCEEDS OF SALES; DISTRIBUTION.
(a) A portion of the proceeds from the sale, equal in amount to the survey, appraisal, legal, advertising, and other expenses incurred by the commissioner in rendering the property salable and included in the minimum bid amount, shall be remitted to the account from which the expenses were paid and is appropriated and immediately available for expenditure in the same manner as other money in the account.
(b) The remainder of the proceeds accruing from all sales by the commissioner of school, university, internal improvement, or other state lands, or of pine timber upon state lands must be deposited in the several permanent funds to which they, respectively, belong.
(c) Money received as interest on the funds, as penalties, or as rents of the lands, must be deposited in the current or general funds to which they belong. Interest and penalties on the internal improvement land fund, and rents of the land, must be compounded with the permanent fund.
History:
(6302) RL s 2434; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.29 — Land Patents.

92.29 LAND PATENTS.
The commissioner of natural resources shall sign and issue in the name of the state and under the seal of the state a patent for the land described in any certificate of sale when the principal and interest specified in the certificate of sale and all delinquent taxes due on the land have been paid. The patent shall be issued to the purchaser named in the certificate of sale, or the purchaser's successor in interest by execution, judicial, mortgage or tax sale, or the assignee, vendee, heir or devisee of the purchaser, as shown by a properly certified abstract of title or other evidence if the purchaser's successor is a person other than the purchaser named in the certificate of sale. If the certificate of sale has become lost or destroyed, an affidavit stating that fact or a certified copy of the certificate must be submitted by the applicant for a patent. When total payment is made within 90 days of the sale, the commissioner shall sign and issue, in the name of the state and under the seal of the state, a patent for the land sold.
History:
(6295) RL s 2427; 1935 c 368 s 1; 1963 c 216 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 628 s 11; 1993 c 285 s 9; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 30
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.30 — State To Sell Certain Lands.

92.30 STATE TO SELL CERTAIN LANDS.
The department may sell any state-owned lands, including lands set apart as school forests or other state forests, lying within the general boundaries of the Superior National Forest and the Chippewa National Forest as the boundaries now exist or may hereafter be extended, to the United States to be included as a part of either of these forests. The lands must be designated by the Executive Council, upon the recommendation of the commissioner, for disposal to the United States for that purpose. The purchase price paid at the sale by the commissioner for the state may not exceed a maximum fixed by the Executive Council. All laws relating to the sale of state swamp lands and state school lands apply to sales under this section.
History:
(6302-1) 1929 c 246 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.31 — State May Exchange Land.

92.31 STATE MAY EXCHANGE LAND.
The Executive Council may exchange lands acquired by the state by purchase, as set forth in section 92.30, for lands of the United States of the same general character and of substantially the same value that in its judgment will promote the best interests of the state. The council may set the terms of the sale. It may accept or pay out of any available funds any cash differences needed to effect an equitable exchange of lands. The Executive Council may have any lands acquired under this section appraised by competent authority.
History:
(6302-2) 1929 c 246 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.32 — Governor To Execute Conveyances.

92.32 GOVERNOR TO EXECUTE CONVEYANCES.
To carry out sections 92.30 and 92.31 the governor may execute proper instruments of conveyance in the name and under the seal of the state.
History:
(6302-3) 1929 c 246 s 3; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.321 — Sale For Forestry Purposes.

92.321 SALE FOR FORESTRY PURPOSES.
Subdivision 1.
Commissioner may sell lands.
The commissioner of natural resources may sell any unreserved state public land which in the commissioner's opinion is suitable for private forest management.
Subd. 2.
Conditions of sale.
Sales under this section must be public in the same manner as other state land, after approval by the Executive Council. Land sold under this section must be used exclusively for growing continuous forest crops in accordance with accepted sustained yield practice. Not more than 1,280 acres of land may be offered in one parcel. The sale must be for cash.
History:
1961 c 658 s 1,2; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1986 c 444; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.34 — County Land Classification Committee.

92.34 COUNTY LAND CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE.
There must be a land classification committee in each county having 25 percent or more of its land area delinquent for nonpayment of taxes, or where 25 percent or more of its land area is owned by the state or the United States. The committee is composed of the county auditor, the chair of the board of county commissioners, the county treasurer, the county surveyor, and the county superintendent of schools. The chair of the board of county commissioners is chair of the county land classification committee. In any county having a county agricultural agent, the agent shall meet and advise with the committee. The committee must meet at the office of the county auditor upon call of the county auditor.
History:
(6302-6) 1933 c 436 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.35 — Duties And Powers.

92.35 DUTIES AND POWERS.
The commissioner of natural resources must classify all public and private lands in the state by the use to which the lands are adapted, but principally as to adaptability to present known uses, such as agriculture and forestry. This classification must be based on consideration of the known physical and economic factors affecting use of the land. The commissioner must consult private, state, and federal agencies concerned with land use. The classification must be done first in the counties having land classification committees. In determining the land classification, the commissioner must consult and cooperate with the land classification committee. The determination of the land classification committee is final.
History:
(6302-7) 1933 c 436 s 3; 1969 c 9 s 13; 1981 c 356 s 110; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1993 c 163 art 1 s 9; 2014 c 286 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.36 — Lands Classified.

92.36 LANDS CLASSIFIED.
Upon the basis of all of the facts concerning land use now obtainable and as provided in sections 92.34 to 92.37 the commissioner of natural resources shall temporarily classify land areas with reference to the known uses to which the areas are adapted or adaptable. A certified copy of the temporary classification, together with a brief statement of the reasons for it, must be recorded in the office of the county recorder in each county containing the lands classified. No fees need be paid for this recording. After the temporary classification has been adopted by the commissioner, none of the lands classified as nonagricultural may be sold or leased by the state for agricultural purposes.
History:
(6302-8) 1933 c 436 s 4; 1969 c 9 s 14; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1981 c 356 s 111; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 65; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1993 c 163 art 1 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals › Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds › Section 92.37 — Report To Legislature.

92.37 REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
The commissioner shall report the results of the land classification to the legislature with any recommendations deemed advisable.
History:
(6302-9) 1933 c 436 s 5; 1969 c 9 s 15; 1981 c 356 s 112; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1