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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.244 — Control Of Bovine Tuberculosis.

35.244 CONTROL OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS.
Subdivision 1.
Designation of zones.
The board may establish zones for the control and eradication of tuberculosis and restrict the movement of cattle, bison, goats, and farmed Cervidae within and between tuberculosis zones in the state.
Subd. 2.
Requirements within a tuberculosis control zone.
In a tuberculosis control zone, the board may:
(1) require owners of cattle, bison, goats, or farmed Cervidae to report personal contact information and location of livestock to the board;
(2) require a permit or movement certificates for all cattle, bison, goats, and farmed Cervidae moving between premises within the zone or leaving or entering the zone;
(3) require official identification of all cattle, bison, goats, and farmed Cervidae within the zone or leaving or entering the zone;
(4) require a whole-herd tuberculosis test on each herd of cattle, bison, goats, or farmed Cervidae when any of the animals in the herd is kept on a premises within the zone;
(5) require a negative tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to movement for any individual cattle, bison, goat, or farmed Cervidae moved from a premises in the zone to another location in Minnesota, with the exception of cattle moving under permit directly to a slaughter facility under state or federal inspection;
(6) require a whole-herd tuberculosis test within 12 months prior to moving cattle, bison, goats, or farmed Cervidae from premises in the zone to another location in Minnesota;
(7) require annual herd inventories on all cattle, bison, goat, or farmed Cervidae herds; and
(8) require that a risk assessment be performed to evaluate the interaction of free-ranging deer and elk with cattle, bison, goat, and farmed Cervidae herds and require the owner to implement the recommendations of the risk assessment.
Subd. 3.
Authority to adopt rules.
The board may adopt rules to provide for the control of tuberculosis in cattle. The rules may include provisions for quarantine, tests, and such other measures as the board deems appropriate. Federal regulations, as provided by Code of Federal Regulations, title 9, part 77, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules, are incorporated as part of the rules in this state.
History:
2007 c 45 art 1 s 45; 2008 c 274 s 2; 2010 c 333 art 1 s 12,13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.67 — Rabies Investigation.

35.67 RABIES INVESTIGATION.
If the executive director of the Board of Animal Health, or a community health board as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, receives a written complaint that rabies exists in a town or city in the board's jurisdiction, the community health board shall investigate, either personally or through subordinate officers, the truth of the complaint. A community health board may also make an investigation and determination independently, without having received a complaint. The fact that a community health board has investigated and determined that rabies does not exist in a jurisdiction does not deprive the executive director of the Board of Animal Health of jurisdiction or authority to make an investigation and determination with reference to the territory. For the purposes of sections 35.67 to 35.69, the jurisdiction of the executive director of the Board of Animal Health is the entire state.
History:
(5389) 1913 c 541 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1980 c 467 s 18; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1987 c 309 s 14; 1999 c 231 s 75; 2014 c 291 art 7 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.68 — Rabies Proclamation.

35.68 RABIES PROCLAMATION.
If a community health board as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, investigates and finds that rabies does exist in a town or city the community health board shall make and file a proclamation of the investigation and determination which prohibits the owner or custodian of any dog from allowing the dog to be at large within the town or city unless the dog is effectively muzzled so that it cannot bite any other animal or person.
If the executive director of the Board of Animal Health, after investigation, has determined that rabies exists in any territory in the state, similar proclamations must be issued in all towns and cities within the territory or area in which it is necessary to control the outbreak and prevent the spread of the disease. The proclamation must prohibit the owner or custodian of any dog within the designated territory from permitting or allowing the dog to be at large within the territory unless the dog is effectively muzzled so that it cannot bite any other animal or person.
All local peace officers and community health boards shall enforce sections 35.67 to 35.69.
A proclamation issued by the community health board must be filed with the clerk of the political subdivision responsible for the community health board. One issued by the executive director of the Board of Animal Health must be filed with the clerk of each town and city within the territory it covers.
Each officer with whom the proclamation is filed shall publish a copy of it in one issue of a legal newspaper published in the clerk's town or city if one is published there. If no newspaper is published there, the clerk must post a copy of the proclamation in three public places. Publication is at the expense of the municipality.
Proof of publication must be by affidavit of the publisher and proof of posting must be by the person doing the posting. The affidavit must be filed with the proclamation. The proclamation is effective five days after the publication or posting and remains effective for the period of time not exceeding six months specified in it by the community health board making the proclamation.
History:
(5390) 1913 c 541 s 2; 1929 c 34; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1980 c 467 s 19; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1987 c 309 s 15; 1988 c 485 s 3; 1999 c 231 s 76; 2014 c 291 art 7 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.69 — Unmuzzled Dogs Not Permitted At Large.

35.69 UNMUZZLED DOGS NOT PERMITTED AT LARGE.
The owner or custodian of a dog may not permit it to be at large, either on the premises of the owner or elsewhere, within any city or town covered by a proclamation made under section 35.68, during the time the proclamation is in force, unless the dog is effectively muzzled so that it cannot bite any other animal or person.
Any person may kill a dog running at large on the public streets or roads in violation of sections 35.67 to 35.69. The owner of the dog has no claim against the person who kills the dog.
Peace officers and agents of a community health board as authorized under section 145A.04 shall file a complaint concerning any known violation of sections 35.67 to 35.69.
History:
(5391) 1913 c 541 s 3; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1987 c 309 s 24; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.73 — Definitions.

35.73 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Terms.
For the purposes of sections 35.73 to 35.80 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1980 c 467 s 44]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 171]
Subd. 4.
Garbage.
"Garbage" means animal or vegetable refuse, including all waste material, by-products of a kitchen, restaurant, or slaughter house, and refuse accumulation of animal, fruit, or vegetable matter, liquid or solid, but does not mean vegetable waste or by-products resulting from the manufacture or processing of canned or frozen vegetables or materials exempted under section 35.751.
History:
1953 c 355 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1992 c 381 s 1; 1996 c 310 s 1; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 15,171
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.74 — Exceptions.

35.74 EXCEPTIONS.
Sections 35.73 to 35.80 do not apply to a person who has animals or poultry who are fed garbage obtained only from the person's private household.
History:
1953 c 355 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.75 — Licenses.

35.75 LICENSES.
Subdivision 1.
Requirement, renewal.
No person shall feed garbage to livestock or poultry without first securing a license from the board, and no person shall transport garbage over the public highways of this state for the purpose of feeding it to livestock or poultry unless the person has a license. A license must be renewed on or before the first day of July each year.
Subd. 2.
Application.
A person desiring a license or the renewal of a license to feed garbage to livestock and poultry shall make written application to the board in accordance with its rules.
Subd. 3.
Revocation; refusal to issue.
Upon determination that a person who has or has applied for a license issued under sections 35.73 to 35.80 has violated or failed to comply with sections 35.73 to 35.80 or any rules made under those sections, the board may revoke the license or refuse to issue a license to the applicant.
History:
1953 c 355 s 3-5; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.751 — Exempt Materials Permit.

35.751 EXEMPT MATERIALS PERMIT.
Subdivision 1.
Permit required.
If it is considered by the board to be in the best interest of the livestock industry of the state and not detrimental to the public health, safety, or general welfare, the board may adopt rules authorizing an exempt materials permit for specified materials of a nonmeat nature. No person may feed material exempted under section 35.73, subdivision 4, to livestock or poultry without first securing a permit from the board, and no person may transport exempted material over the public highways of the state for the purpose of feeding it to livestock or poultry unless the person has a permit. A permit must be renewed on or before July 1 each year.
Subd. 2.
Application.
A person desiring a permit or the renewal of a permit under this section shall make written application to the board in accordance with its rules.
Subd. 3.
Revocation; denial.
Upon determination that a person who has a permit or who has applied for a permit issued under this section has violated sections 35.73 to 35.79 or any rules made under those sections, the board may revoke the permit or refuse to issue a permit to the applicant.
History:
1992 c 381 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.76 — Garbage, Treatment.

35.76 GARBAGE, TREATMENT.
No person may feed garbage to livestock or poultry until it has been thoroughly heated to at least 212 degrees Fahrenheit for a continuous period of at least 30 minutes unless it is treated in some other manner which is approved in writing by the board as being equally effective for the protection of public health and the control of livestock diseases, and no person may knowingly permit livestock or poultry owned or controlled by that person to have access to any garbage which has not been heated or otherwise treated pursuant to this section.
History:
1953 c 355 s 6; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.77 — Quarantine, Permit For Removal Of Livestock Or Poultry.

35.77 QUARANTINE, PERMIT FOR REMOVAL OF LIVESTOCK OR POULTRY.
All premises on which garbage is fed to livestock or poultry are under quarantine and must be maintained in a reasonably sanitary condition. Livestock or poultry to which garbage has been fed may not be removed from the premises except under a permit from the board.
History:
1953 c 355 s 7; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.78 — Inspection And Investigation Of Premises, Records.

35.78 INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATION OF PREMISES, RECORDS.
An authorized representative of the board may enter any property at reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the feeding and treating of garbage to be fed to livestock and poultry. An authorized representative of the board may examine records or memoranda pertaining to the feeding of garbage to livestock and poultry, or pertaining to the acquisition and sale of garbage-fed livestock and poultry. The board may require the maintenance of records relating to the operation of equipment for a procedure of treating garbage to be fed to swine. Copies of the records must be submitted to the board on request.
History:
1953 c 355 s 8; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.79 — Enforcement.

35.79 ENFORCEMENT.
The board shall administer and enforce sections 35.73 to 35.80 and may make and enforce reasonable rules it considers necessary to carry out their provisions.
History:
1953 c 355 s 9; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.80 — Violations.

35.80 VIOLATIONS.
A person violates sections 35.73 to 35.80, who fails to perform any duties imposed by those sections or violates any rule made under those sections.
History:
1953 c 355 s 10; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1988 c 485 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.81 — Transportation Of Animals And Poultry, Rules.

35.81 TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS AND POULTRY, RULES.
The board may make reasonable rules for the cleaning and disinfection of railroad cars, automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles used as public carriers for the transportation of live animals and poultry over the public highways and railroads within the state.
History:
(4882) 1921 c 179 s 2; 1927 c 182; 1980 c 467 s 26; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.815 — Livestock Mortalities.

35.815 LIVESTOCK MORTALITIES.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the executive director of the Board of Animal Health is responsible for the regulation and oversight of the disposal of livestock mortalities due to animal disease.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the executive director of the Board of Animal Health is responsible for the regulation and oversight of livestock mortality disposal due to nondisease causes to protect animal health and the environment. The board shall, in cases where the disposal may adversely affect ground or surface water, seek the input of the Pollution Control Agency.
History:
2011 c 14 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.821 — Definitions.

35.821 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, for the purposes of sections 35.821 to 35.831 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1980 c 467 s 44]
Subd. 3.
Brand.
"Brand" means a permanent identification mark, of which the letters, numbers, and figures used are each four inches or more in length or diameter and applied using the technique of freeze branding or burned into the hide of a live animal with a hot iron, which is to be considered in relation to its location on the animal. The term relates to both the mark burned into the hide and its location. In the case of sheep, the term includes, but is not limited to, a painted mark which is renewed after each shearing.
Subd. 3a.
Freeze branding.
"Freeze branding" means the application of an intensely cold iron to the hide of a live animal.
Subd. 4.
Mark.
"Mark" means a permanent identification cut from the ear or ears of a live animal and for farmed Cervidae, as defined in section 35.153, subdivision 3, means a tag, collar, electronic implant, tattoo, or other means of identification approved by the board.
Subd. 5.
Animal.
The term "animal" means any cattle, horse, sheep, or mule.
History:
1965 c 291 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1993 c 375 art 9 s 12; 1996 c 407 s 30,31; 2006 c 212 art 1 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.822 — Registration Of Marks Or Brands With Board.

35.822 REGISTRATION OF MARKS OR BRANDS WITH BOARD.
The board shall approve marks or brands for registration, issue certificates of approval, and administer sections 35.821 to 35.831. The board shall publish a state brand book containing a facsimile of each mark or brand that is registered with it, showing the owner's name and address and the pertinent laws and rules pertaining to brand registrations and reregistrations.
History:
1965 c 291 s 2; 1980 c 467 s 28; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.824 — Application For Registration; Penalties, Duplicate Brands.

35.824 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION; PENALTIES, DUPLICATE BRANDS.
The board shall prepare standard forms and supply the forms for distribution to those who desire to apply for a brand. The application must show a left and right side view of the animals upon which a mark or brand will be eligible for registry. The mark or brand location must be designated to the following body regions: head, bregma, right and left jaw, neck, shoulder, rib, hip, and breech. The applicant must select at least three distinct marks or brands listed in preferred order, and three locations on the animal listed in preferred order. The application must be properly signed and notarized and accompanied by a fee of $10. The mark or brand, if approved and accepted by the board, is valid during the ten-year period in which it is recorded. A person who knowingly places on an animal a mark or brand which has not been registered with the board and which is in duplication of a mark or brand that is registered with the board is guilty of a felony. "Duplication" means the use of a similar mark or brand, used in any position on the animal designated for the use of a registered mark or brand, such as the head, bregma, jaw, neck, shoulder, rib, hip, or breech. A person who alters or defaces a brand or mark on any animal to prevent its identification by its owner is guilty of a felony.
History:
1965 c 291 s 4; 1975 c 228 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.825 — Checking Of Applications; Conflicts.

35.825 CHECKING OF APPLICATIONS; CONFLICTS.
Marks or brands received by the board must be held and listed by the board, which shall immediately check the mark or brand applications for conflicts. If a conflict is found, the fee and the conflicting application must be returned to the person making the application.
History:
1965 c 291 s 5; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.826 — State Brand Books; Reregistration Of Marks, Brands.

35.826 STATE BRAND BOOKS; REREGISTRATION OF MARKS, BRANDS.
All approved mark or brand applications must be sorted in a systematic manner and published in the state brand book. Supplements and revised brand books must be published at the discretion of the board. At least six months before expiration, all registered mark or brand owners and assignees must be notified in writing that their marks or brands will terminate in six months and that they must be renewed. A reregistration fee of $10 must be charged for the ensuing ten-year period or part of ten years. Failure to renew a mark or brand on or before the time specified, in accordance with sections 35.821 to 35.831, is an absolute abandonment to the state of the mark or brand. The board may not reissue a mark or brand abandoned under this section except to the original owner or, after a period of two years, to another applicant upon proper application.
History:
1965 c 291 s 6; 1975 c 228 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.827 — Sale Of Brand Books.

35.827 SALE OF BRAND BOOKS.
The state brand book and all supplements for the ten-year period must be sold to the public at a price which includes the costs of printing, handling, and mailing. The board shall distribute all brand books and supplements to the sheriff of each county without cost.
History:
1965 c 291 s 7; 1975 c 228 s 3; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.828 — Evidence.

35.828 EVIDENCE.
Marks or brands which appear in the state brand book or its supplements or which are registered with the board, are prima facie evidence of ownership and take precedence over similar marks or brands if the question of ownership arises. The owner whose mark or brand does not appear in the state brand book or its supplement and which is not registered with the board must produce evidence to establish title to the property in the event of controversy.
History:
1965 c 291 s 8; 1975 c 228 s 4; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.829 — Transfer Of Brands.

35.829 TRANSFER OF BRANDS.
Only brands registered with the board or appearing in the state brand book or its supplement are subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise, or bequest, the same as other personal property. The board shall prescribe forms for the sale or assignment of a brand. A transferred brand must be recorded with the board. The fee for recording it is $10.
History:
1965 c 291 s 9; 1975 c 228 s 5; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.830 — Sale Of Branded Livestock; Written Bill Of Sale.

35.830 SALE OF BRANDED LIVESTOCK; WRITTEN BILL OF SALE.
Persons selling animals marked or branded with their mark or brand recorded in a current state brand book or its supplement or registered with the board shall execute to the purchaser a written bill of sale bearing the signature and residence of the seller, the name and address of the purchaser, the total number of animals sold, a description of each animal sold as to sex and kind, and all registered brands. The bill of sale must be kept by the purchaser for two years and for as long afterwards as the purchaser owns any of the animals described in the bill of sale. A copy of the bill of sale must be given to each hauler of the animals, other than railroads, and must accompany the shipment of animals while in transit. The bill of sale or a copy must be shown by the possessor on demand to any peace officer or compliance representative of the board. The bill of sale is prima facie evidence of the sale of the animals described by the bill of sale.
History:
1965 c 291 s 10; 1975 c 228 s 6; 1980 c 467 s 29; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1988 c 485 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.831 — Rules.

35.831 RULES.
The board may make rules it considers necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 35.821 to 35.831.
History:
1965 c 291 s 11; 1980 c 467 s 30; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.90 — General Inspection Authority.

35.90 GENERAL INSPECTION AUTHORITY.
Subdivision 1.
Access and entry.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, the Board of Animal Health and the board's agents, upon issuance of a notice of inspection, must be granted access at reasonable times to sites where the board has reason to believe a violation of this chapter is occurring or has occurred.
Subd. 2.
Notice of inspection samples and analyses.
Before leaving the premises inspected, the Board of Animal Health or the board's agents must provide the owner, operator, or agent in charge with a receipt describing any samples obtained. If an analysis is made of the samples, a copy of the results of the analysis must be furnished to the owner, operator, or agent in charge.
History:
1988 c 485 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.92 — Enforcement.

35.92 ENFORCEMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Enforcement required.
(a) The Board of Animal Health shall enforce this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter. The board may delegate to the executive director authority to act on behalf of the board.
(b) Upon the request of the Board of Animal Health or an agent authorized by the board, county attorneys, sheriffs, and other officers having authority in the enforcement of the general criminal laws shall take action to the extent of their authority necessary or proper for the enforcement of this chapter, or special orders, standards, stipulations, and agreements of the board.
Subd. 2.
Criminal actions.
For a criminal action, the county attorney where a violation occurred is responsible for prosecuting a violation of this chapter. If the county attorney or, if appropriate, the city attorney refuses to prosecute, the attorney general may prosecute at the request of the board.
Subd. 3.
Civil actions.
Civil judicial enforcement actions may be brought by the attorney general in the name of the state on behalf of the Board of Animal Health. A county attorney may bring a civil judicial enforcement action upon the request of the board and the attorney general.
Subd. 4.
Injunction.
The Board of Animal Health may apply to a court with jurisdiction for a temporary or permanent injunction to prevent, restrain, or enjoin violations of this chapter.
Subd. 5.
Subpoenas.
The Board of Animal Health through its executive director may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or submission of books, documents, and records affecting the authority or privilege granted by a license, registration, certification, or permit issued under this chapter or by the board or issued by the commissioner of agriculture if agreed to by the commissioner.
History:
1988 c 485 s 10; 1999 c 231 s 80
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.93 — Administrative Action.

35.93 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
Subdivision 1.
Administrative remedies.
The Board of Animal Health may seek to remedy violations by authorizing the executive director to issue a written warning, administrative meeting, cease and desist, stop-sale, or other special order, seizure, stipulation, or agreement, if the board determines that the remedy is in the public interest.
Subd. 2.
Revocation and suspension.
The board may, after written notice and hearing, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a permit, license, or certification if a person violates this chapter.
Subd. 3.
Remedial action orders.
(a) If the Board of Animal Health has probable cause to believe that a diseased animal is kept, sold, transported, or disposed of in violation of this chapter, the board may investigate and issue a written cease and desist, stop-sale, stop-use, or removal order or other remedial action to the owner, custodian, or other responsible party. If the owner, custodian, or other responsible party is not available for service of the order, the board may attach the order to the animal and notify the owner, custodian, or other responsible party. The animal may not be sold, slaughtered, or transported until the violation has been corrected or brought into compliance and the order has been released in writing under conditions specified by the board, or until the violation has been otherwise disposed of by a court.
(b) If a violation of this chapter results in conditions that may have an unreasonable adverse effect on humans, domestic animals, wildlife, or the environment, the Board of Animal Health may, by order, require remedial action, including removal and proper disposal.
History:
1988 c 485 s 11; 1999 c 231 s 81
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.94 — Damages Against State For Administrative Action Without Cause.

35.94 DAMAGES AGAINST STATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION WITHOUT CAUSE.
If the Board of Animal Health did not have probable cause for an administrative action under section 35.93, including the issuance of a stop-sale or removal order, a court may allow recovery for damages caused by the administrative action.
History:
1988 c 485 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.95 — Civil Penalties.

35.95 CIVIL PENALTIES.
Subdivision 1.
General penalty.
Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 5, a person who violates this chapter or a special order, standard, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the board is subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 as determined by the board.
Subd. 2.
Wildlife and other damages.
(a) A person who violates this chapter is liable for and must pay to the state a sum to constitute just compensation for the loss or destruction of wild animals, fish, or other aquatic life and for actual damages to the state.
(b) The amounts paid as compensation for loss or destruction of wildlife, fish, or other aquatic life must be deposited into the state treasury and credited to the game and fish fund.
Subd. 3.
Defense to civil remedies and damages.
As a defense to a civil penalty or claim for damages under subdivisions 1 and 2, the defendant may prove that the violation was caused solely by an act of God, an act of war, an act or failure to act that constitutes sabotage or vandalism, or a combination of these defenses.
Subd. 4.
Actions to compel performance.
In an action to compel performance of an order of the Board of Animal Health to enforce this chapter, the court may require a defendant adjudged responsible to perform the acts within the person's power that are reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of the order.
Subd. 5.
Recovery of penalties by civil action.
The civil penalties and payments provided for in this section may be recovered by a civil action brought by the county attorney, the board, or the attorney general in the name of the state.
Subd. 6.
Recovery of litigation costs and expenses.
In an action brought by the attorney general or a county attorney in the name of the state under this chapter for civil penalties or injunctive relief or in an action to compel compliance, if the state finally prevails, the state, in addition to other penalties provided in this chapter, must be allowed an amount determined by the court to be the reasonable value of all or a part of the litigation expenses including attorney fees incurred by the state or county attorney. In determining the amount of these litigation expenses to be allowed, the court shall give consideration to the economic circumstances of the defendant.
History:
1988 c 485 s 13; 1993 c 129 s 1,2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 35 — Animal Health › Section 35.96 — Criminal Penalties.

35.96 CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Subdivision 1.
General violation.
Except as provided in subdivisions 2 to 6, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person violates this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or a special order, standard, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the Board of Animal Health.
Subd. 2.
Violation endangering humans.
A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person violates this chapter or a special order, standard, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the Board of Animal Health and the violation endangers humans.
Subd. 3.
Violation with knowledge.
A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person knowingly violates this chapter or a standard, a special order, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the Board of Animal Health.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1999 c 231 s 207]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 2008 c 277 art 1 s 98]
Subd. 6.
Transportation of livestock.
A person violating a provision of section 35.15 or 35.16 relating to transportation of livestock is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, except that a person who fails or refuses to stop for inspection when directed to stop by a compliance representative is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1988 c 485 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.01 — Public Corporation.

37.01 PUBLIC CORPORATION.
The State Agricultural Society is a public corporation. The conveyance to the state of the land in Ramsey County described as Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Twenty-one (21) and East half (E 1/2) of East half (E 1/2) of Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4), Section Twenty-one (21), Township Twenty-nine (29), Range Twenty-three (23), is confirmed. Anything in that conveyance to the contrary notwithstanding, the state holds that land and any other property known and used as the "State Fairgrounds" forever for the following public purposes: (1) exhibiting under the management and control of the society, at annual fairs and at other times determined by the society, the agricultural, stock-breeding, horticultural, mining, mechanical, industrial, and other products and resources of the state, including proper exhibits and expositions of the arts, human skills, and sciences; and (2) other uses and purposes determined by the State Agricultural Society, including the leasing of parts of the State Fairgrounds. The society shall not lease any part of the State Fairgrounds if the lessee is going to compete with an existing established business of auto racing within a radius of 40 miles, except during the operation of the state fair and all other public exhibitions pertinent to expositions of human art, industry, or skill. Neither the state nor the society shall ever charge or encumber this property. Any part of the State Fairgrounds which is within the boundaries of a city or other political subdivision of the state is detached from the city or political subdivision. Nothing in this section exempts otherwise taxable property on the fairgrounds or the fairgrounds itself from real and personal property taxes pursuant to chapters 272 to 275 and 471.
History:
(7860) RL s 3079; Ex1957 c 6 s 1; 1982 c 625 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.02 — Budget; Building Restrictions; Exemptions.

37.02 BUDGET; BUILDING RESTRICTIONS; EXEMPTIONS.
The State Agricultural Society is subject to and has all powers, rights, and privileges granted by law, with the following exceptions:
(1) The society need not comply with the provisions of Laws 1939, chapter 431, relating to budgets, allotments, and encumbering of funds.
(2) The society is not subject to the supervision of the commissioner of administration in the erection and construction of any new building.
(3) The books and accounts of the society are subject to examination by the legislative auditor.
History:
(53-1m, 53-43) 1925 c 426 art 17 s 1; 1939 c 431 art 8 s 12; 1951 c 489 s 1; 1974 c 492 s 14; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.05 — Officers; Compensation; Expenses.

37.05 OFFICERS; COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
The annual honorarium of the president of the board of managers is $1,400, and that of the other members is $1,000 each.
On the final day of each annual meeting of the society the board shall elect a secretary to hold office for one year and until a successor is elected and qualified. The board shall set the compensation of the secretary. The board may also appoint a treasurer for the term of one year and fix the treasurer's compensation. The treasurer shall keep all accounts and fiscal records of the society. The board may designate the secretary as the treasurer of the society.
The board may allow the traveling expenses of its members and of the secretary and treasurer or other employees while in the performance of their official duties. Claims for traveling expenses must be itemized in full and verified before allowance.
History:
(7863) RL s 3082; 1911 c 381 s 3; 1963 c 388 s 1; 1965 c 431 s 1; 1982 c 625 s 4; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.06 — Secretary; Legislative Auditor; Duties; Report.

37.06 SECRETARY; LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR; DUTIES; REPORT.
The secretary shall keep a complete record of the proceedings of the annual meetings of the State Agricultural Society and all meetings of the board of managers and any committee of the board, keep all accounts of the society other than those kept by the treasurer of the society, and perform other duties as directed by the board of managers. On or before December 31 each year, the secretary shall report to the governor for the fiscal year ending October 31 all the proceedings of the society during the current year and its financial condition as appears from its books. This report must contain a full, detailed statement of all receipts and expenditures during the year.
The books and accounts of the society for the fiscal year must be examined and audited annually by an independent auditor, either a private auditor or the legislative auditor. If the audit is conducted by the legislative auditor, the cost of the examination must be paid by the society to the state and credited to the general fund.
A summary of this examination, certified by the auditor, must be appended to the secretary's report, along with the auditor's recommendations and the proceedings of the first annual meeting of the society held following the secretary's report, including addresses made at the meeting as directed by the board of managers. The summary, recommendations, and proceedings must be printed in the same manner as the reports of state officers. Copies of the report must be printed annually and distributed as follows: to each society or association entitled to membership in the society, to each newspaper in the state, and the remaining copies as directed by the board of managers.
History:
(7864) RL s 3083; 1911 c 381 s 4; 1957 c 61 s 1; 1963 c 388 s 2; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1982 c 625 s 5; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1; 1999 c 99 s 9; 1Sp2011 c 10 art 3 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.07 — Monthly Statements By Secretary; Purchases, Expenditures.

37.07 MONTHLY STATEMENTS BY SECRETARY; PURCHASES, EXPENDITURES.
The secretary of the State Agricultural Society shall prepare a signed statement each month summarizing receipts and expenditures for the preceding month, which must be approved by the president or a vice-president of the board of managers. The secretary's affidavit must be attached to this statement. The affidavit must state:
(1) that all articles were purchased by or under the secretary's direction, and that to the secretary's best information and belief, all articles purchased by the board of managers were purchased at a fair cash market value and received by the society, and that all services charged for were actually provided;
(2) that neither the secretary nor any person in the secretary's behalf, or the board of managers, to the secretary's best information and belief, had any pecuniary or other interest in any purchase made or services rendered, or received any pecuniary or other benefit from the purchases or services, directly or indirectly, by commission, percentage, deduction, or otherwise; and
(3) that the articles specified conformed in every respect to the goods ordered, in both quality and quantity.
The report must also show the amount of money in the hands of the treasurer of the society.
Copies of the secretary's monthly report must be furnished to the commissioner of management and budget and to each member of the board of managers no later than the tenth of the month following the month's activities reported.
The board of managers shall designate one or more national or state banks, or trust companies authorized to do a banking business, as official depositories for the society's money, and shall then require the treasurer to deposit all or part of that money in the designated bank or banks. The designation must be in writing and must set forth all the terms and conditions upon which the deposits are made, and it must be signed by the president and secretary and made a part of the minutes of the board. Any bank or trust company designated must qualify as a depository by furnishing a corporate surety bond or collateral as required by section 118A.03, and must, as long as any of the society's money is on deposit with it, maintain the bond or collateral in the amounts required by that section. No bond or collateral is required to secure any deposit if it is insured under federal law, as provided in section 118A.03.
History:
(7865) 1911 c 381 s 8; 1963 c 388 s 3; 1965 c 411 s 1; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1; 1996 c 399 art 2 s 12; 1999 c 99 s 10; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.13 — Ownership Of Money And Property; Capital Improvements.

37.13 OWNERSHIP OF MONEY AND PROPERTY; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Use of money.
The state owns all money and other property of the society in the name of the society and there may be no division of its assets among society members. Money received by the society must be used for holding its annual fair and for other exhibitions or expositions the society holds, for the improvement of the fairgrounds, for the payment of expenses, premiums, and purses, for the acquisition of real and personal property, for the use and benefit of the society, and for furnishing attractions and amusements the board of managers considers necessary for the success of its fairs and other exhibitions and expositions.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 21 art 8 s 20]
History:
(7872) RL s 3084; Ex1957 c 6 s 2; 1965 c 411 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1; 2000 c 418 art 1 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.14 — Management Of Property; General Offices.

37.14 MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY; GENERAL OFFICES.
The custody, management, and control of the fairgrounds and all fairgrounds structures are vested in the society as a department of the state, and its general offices containing its property and records must be maintained upon the fairgrounds.
History:
(7873) RL s 3085; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.15 — Exhibitions.

37.15 EXHIBITIONS.
The society shall hold upon the fairgrounds an annual fair and may invite the cooperation of any other states or countries in that fair. The society shall provide for and pay premiums, and money spent for premiums, exhibits, or other displays must be for the purpose of encouraging agriculture, horticulture, stock-breeding, manufactures, and the mining, mechanical, and industrial arts and sciences.
History:
(7874) RL s 3086; 1961 c 561 s 6; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.16 — Rules; Violation.

37.16 RULES; VIOLATION.
The society may make all bylaws, ordinances, and rules consistent with law which it considers necessary or proper for the government of the fairgrounds and all fairs to be held on them, and for the protection, health, safety, and comfort of the public on the fairgrounds. The bylaws, ordinances, and rules are effective when filed with the secretary of the society. The violation of a bylaw, rule, or ordinance of the society is a misdemeanor.
History:
(7875) RL s 3087; 1965 c 796 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.17 — Shows, Exhibitions, Performances, Privileges.

37.17 SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, PRIVILEGES.
Subdivision 1.
License, regulation.
The society may license and regulate shows, exhibitions, performances, and privileges on the fairgrounds, revoke licenses, and prohibit, remove, and summarily stop exhibitions, performances, or privileges which violate society rules or other law.
Subd. 2.
Service of process.
The acceptance of any license given pursuant to subdivision 1 by a nonresident of Minnesota is an appointment by the nonresident of the secretary of state to be a lawful agent upon whom may be served all legal processes in any action or proceeding against the nonresident resulting from the operation of the licensed show, exhibition, performance, or privilege. The acceptance of a license by the nonresident signifies agreement that service of process upon the secretary of state has the same effect as service upon the nonresident personally. Publication of summons need not be made upon the nonresident. In all cases under this subdivision, service of process or service of any writ or notice in an action or proceedings must be made upon the secretary of state in the manner provided by law for service upon residents of the state, and has the same effect as personal service within the state upon the nonresident. After a nonresident appears in an action or proceeding by an attorney residing in Minnesota, papers must be served upon the attorney.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1982 c 625 s 16]
Subd. 4.
Solicitation.
No person may solicit money or sell or distribute any merchandise or material of any kind without a license issued by the society authorizing the solicitation, sale, or distribution from a fixed location on the fairgrounds.
History:
(7876) RL s 3088; 1951 c 253 s 1; 1981 c 357 s 27; 1982 c 625 s 6-8; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 8 s 1; 1986 c 390 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.18 — Unlicensed Or Improper Exhibition.

37.18 UNLICENSED OR IMPROPER EXHIBITION.
A person who engages in a play, game, concert, or theatrical or other performance, or who exhibits a show of any kind on the fairgrounds without a license from the society is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be removed from the fairgrounds.
A person who sells, distributes, or exhibits obscene materials or performances is guilty of a misdemeanor and the board of managers of the society shall suspend that person's license and require the forfeiture of all money paid to the society in connection with the performance or exhibit.
History:
(7877) RL s 3089; 1982 c 625 s 9; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.19 — Contracts.

37.19 CONTRACTS.
The society may contract in its own name and through its officers and agents without advertising for or publicly requesting bids. This chapter and all ordinances, bylaws, and rules adopted by the society's board of managers are a part of every contract entered into with any exhibitor, privilege holder, lessee, licensee, or other person. The society may contract for the purchase of services from any business, municipality, county, state agency, or department. The society may purchase, sell, lease, or otherwise engage in transactions respecting real property in its own name, and with terms and conditions acceptable to its board of managers. The provisions of section 37.01 apply to the specific properties described in it, except space rental contracts and ground leases for a term of one year or less. The society shall submit to the state Executive Council for its approval, as provided by chapter 9, all its transactions involving real properties, and no transaction involving real property is final until it is approved by the Executive Council. All transactions involving real property previously made by the society are ratified, confirmed, and approved.
History:
(7878) RL s 3090; Ex1957 c 6 s 3; 1965 c 411 s 3; 1982 c 625 s 10; 1983 c 337 s 4; 1984 c 441 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1