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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.20 — Special Peace Officers.

37.20 SPECIAL PEACE OFFICERS.
The secretary or the president of the society may appoint, in a writing signed by either of them, as many peace officers, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, clause (c), as are necessary, both during the annual fair and throughout the year for the regulation of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. These peace officers, before entering upon their duties, shall take and subscribe the usual oath of office, endorsed upon their appointment. They have upon the fairgrounds all the power and authority of peace officers and may, within these limits, without warrant, arrest any person found violating state law or any rule, bylaw, or ordinance of the society. They may summarily remove the persons and property of the offenders from the grounds, and take them before any court of competent jurisdiction to be dealt with according to law. Each peace officer shall wear an appropriate badge of office while acting as a peace officer. The society may also contract with the state, any county, or any municipality for police service and protection on the fairgrounds.
History:
(7879) RL s 3091; 1965 c 796 s 2; 1982 c 625 s 11; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.21 — Sale Of Liquors.

37.21 SALE OF LIQUORS.
Subdivision 1.
Liquor prohibited.
Except as provided in subdivision 2, no person may sell, barter, give away, or otherwise dispose of or introduce, have, or keep for barter, gift, or sale, any intoxicating liquors of any kind upon the State Fairgrounds, or aid and abet any of those acts. The presence and possession of any kind of these liquors, in any quantity, upon the person or upon the premises leased or occupied by any person within these limits is a public nuisance and is prima facie evidence of the purpose of the person to barter, give away, or sell the liquor. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 2.
Exceptions.
The following exceptions apply:
(1) The State Agricultural Society may issue, under terms and conditions it chooses, licenses for the sale, possession, and consumption of intoxicating liquors at special events taking place on the fairgrounds at times other than during the annual fair including, but not limited to, family reunions, class reunions, weddings, conventions, and similar events.
(2) The State Agricultural Society may issue, under terms and conditions it chooses, consistent with state law, licenses for the sale, possession, and consumption of intoxicating malt liquors during the annual fair or at other times of their choosing, provided that at least one Minnesota brewed malt liquor is made available for sale at each allowed location within the grounds.
(3) The State Agricultural Society may issue a license for the sale and consumption of wine to a holder of a state fair concession's contract with the State Agricultural Society which authorizes the licensee to sell Minnesota-produced wine by the glass at the state fair in connection with the sale of food by the concessionaire. For the purposes of this subdivision, "Minnesota-produced wine" means wine produced by a farm winery licensed under section 340A.315.
History:
(7880) RL s 3092; 1982 c 625 s 12; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1; 2000 c 440 s 1; 2007 c 13 art 1 s 4; 2007 c 89 s 1,2; 2010 c 255 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.22 — Lockup; Seizure Of Liquors.

37.22 LOCKUP; SEIZURE OF LIQUORS.
The society may provide and maintain a watchhouse or lockup on the fairgrounds for the confinement of offenders and the temporary detention of suspected persons. The society's peace officers shall, without warrant, seize and destroy any intoxicating liquors found upon the fairgrounds.
History:
(7881) RL s 3093; 1982 c 625 s 13; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.24 — Unlawful Admissions.

37.24 UNLAWFUL ADMISSIONS.
Any person who steals or unlawfully obtains a ticket, paper, or other writing entitling, or purporting to entitle, the holder to admission to any part of the State Fairgrounds or who sells or disposes of a ticket which upon its face appears to be nontransferable and to have been issued to another, without informing the purchaser of its character, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
(7883) RL s 3095; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.25 — Misdemeanors.

37.25 MISDEMEANORS.
In addition to other misdemeanors specified by statute, during the annual state fair or during any period when the board of managers requires fees for admission to the fairgrounds, every person who trespasses on, enters, or attempts to enter the fairgrounds in any manner, except through the entrance gates, without payment of the required fees or who trespasses on, enters, or attempts to enter any reserved enclosure on the fairgrounds, or who obtains permission to do so by impersonating another or by any misrepresentation or false pretense is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who is found lurking, lying in wait, or loitering in the immediate vicinity of, or concealed in any building, yard, or premises upon the fairgrounds with intent to commit any offense or mischief is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
(7884) RL s 3096; 1965 c 796 s 4; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.27 — Fair Foundation.

37.27
MS 1981 Supp [Repealed, 1982 c 625 s 16]
37.27 FAIR FOUNDATION.
The State Agricultural Society may establish a nonprofit corporation to be operated exclusively for charitable purposes as contemplated by sections 170(c)(2) and 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Subject to those sections, the corporation must be organized and operated exclusively for the benefit and to carry out the purposes of the State Agricultural Society for so long as the State Agricultural Society is and remains an organization as described in section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. The corporation shall solicit, receive, hold, invest, and contribute funds and property for the use and benefit of the State Agricultural Society in a manner consistent with the public good and primarily for capital expenditures and other needs not funded by other means. The corporation may be known as the Minnesota State Fair Foundation.
History:
2001 c 85 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.32 — Tender Option.

37.32 TENDER OPTION.
An obligation may be issued giving its owner the right to tender or the society to demand tender of the obligation to the society or another person designated by it, for purchase at a specified time or times, if the society has first entered into an agreement with a suitable financial institution obligating the financial institution to provide funds on a timely basis for purchase of bonds tendered. The obligation is not considered to mature on any tender date and the purchase of a tendered obligation is not considered a payment or discharge of the obligation by the society. Obligations tendered for purchase may be remarketed by or on behalf of the society or another purchaser. The society may enter into agreements it considers appropriate to provide for the purchase and remarketing of tendered obligations, including:
(1) provisions under which undelivered obligations may be considered tendered for purchase and new obligations may be substituted for them;
(2) provisions for the payment of charges of tender agents, remarketing agents, and financial institutions extending lines of credit or letters of credit assuring repurchase; and
(3) provisions for reimbursement of advances under letters of credit that may be paid from the proceeds of the obligations or from tax and other revenues appropriated for the payment and security of the obligations and similar or related provisions.
History:
2003 c 127 art 12 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.33 — Bond Fund.

37.33 BOND FUND.
Subdivision 1.
Creation and contents.
The society may establish a special fund or funds for the security of one or more or all series of its bonds. The funds must be known as debt service reserve funds. The society may pay into each debt service reserve fund:
(1) the proceeds of sale of bonds to the extent provided in the resolution or indenture authorizing the issuance of them;
(2) money directed to be transferred by the society to the debt service reserve fund; and
(3) other money made available to the society from any other source only for the purpose of the fund.
Subd. 2.
Use of funds.
Except as provided in this section, the money credited to each debt service reserve fund must be used only for the payment of the principal of bonds of the society as they mature, the purchase of the bonds, the payment of interest on them, or the payment of any premium required when the bonds are redeemed before maturity. Money in a debt service reserve fund must not be withdrawn at a time and in an amount that reduces the amount of the fund to less than the amount the society determines to be reasonably necessary for the purposes of the fund. However, money may be withdrawn to pay principal or interest due on bonds secured by the fund if other money of the society is not available.
Subd. 3.
Investment.
Money in a debt service reserve fund not required for immediate use may be invested in accordance with section 37.07.
Subd. 4.
Minimum amount of reserve at issuance.
If the society establishes a debt service reserve fund for the security of any series of bonds, it shall not issue additional bonds that are similarly secured if the amount of any of the debt service reserve funds at the time of issuance does not equal or exceed the minimum amount required by the resolution creating the fund, unless the society deposits in each fund at the time of issuance, from the proceeds of the bonds, or otherwise, an amount that when added together with the amount then in the fund will be at least the minimum amount required.
Subd. 5.
Transfer of excess.
To the extent consistent with the resolutions and indentures securing outstanding bonds, the society may at the close of a fiscal year transfer to any other fund or account from any debt service reserve fund any excess in that reserve fund over the amount determined by the society to be reasonably necessary for the purpose of the reserve fund.
History:
2003 c 127 art 12 s 3; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.34 — Money Of The Society.

37.34 MONEY OF THE SOCIETY.
The society may contract with the holders of any of its bonds as to the custody, collection, securing, investment, and payment of money of the society or money held in trust or otherwise for the payment of bonds, and to carry out the contract. Money held in trust or otherwise for the payment of bonds or in any way to secure bonds and deposits of the money may be secured in the same manner as money of the society, and all banks and trust companies are authorized to give security for the deposits.
History:
2003 c 127 art 12 s 4; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.35 — Nonliability.

37.35 NONLIABILITY.
Subdivision 1.
Nonliability of individuals.
No member of the society or other person executing the bonds is liable personally on the bonds or is subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of their issuance.
Subd. 2.
Nonliability of state.
The state is not liable on bonds of the society issued under section 37.31 and those bonds are not a debt of the state. The bonds must contain on their face a statement to that effect.
History:
2003 c 127 art 12 s 5; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.36 — Purchase And Cancellation By Society.

37.36 PURCHASE AND CANCELLATION BY SOCIETY.
Subject to agreements with bondholders that may then exist, the society may purchase out of money available for the purpose, bonds of the society which shall then be canceled, at a price not exceeding the following amounts:
(1) if the bonds are then redeemable, the redemption price then applicable plus accrued interest to the next interest payment date of the bonds; or
(2) if the bonds are not redeemable, the redemption price applicable on the first date after the purchase upon which the bonds become subject to redemption plus accrued interest to that date.
History:
2003 c 127 art 12 s 6; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 37 — State Agricultural Society; State Fair › Section 37.37 — State Pledge Against Impairment Of Contracts.

37.37 STATE PLEDGE AGAINST IMPAIRMENT OF CONTRACTS.
The state pledges and agrees with the holders of bonds issued under section 37.31 that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the society to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the bondholders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the holders until the bonds, together with interest on them, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the bondholders, are fully met and discharged. The society may include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of bonds issued under section 37.31.
History:
2003 c 127 art 12 s 7; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.01 — County Agricultural Societies; Formation, Powers.

38.01 COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES; FORMATION, POWERS.
(a) An agricultural society or association may be incorporated by citizens of any county, or two or more counties jointly, but only one agricultural society shall be organized in any county. An agricultural society may sue and be sued in its corporate name; may adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations, alter and amend the same; may purchase and hold, lease and control any real or personal property deemed to promote the objects of the society, and may rent, lease, sell, exchange, and convey the same. Any income from the rental or lease of the property may be used for any or all of the following purposes: (1) Acquisition of additional real property; (2) Construction of additional buildings; or (3) Maintenance and care of the society's property. This section shall not be construed to preclude the continuance of any agricultural society now existing or the granting of aid to the society.
(b) An agricultural society shall have jurisdiction and control of the grounds upon which its fairs are held and of the streets and adjacent grounds during the fair, so far as may be necessary for fair purposes, and are exempt from local zoning ordinances throughout the year as provided in section 38.16.
(c) The society may contract with the sheriff, local municipality, or security guard as defined in section 626.88 to provide the society with police service. A person providing police service pursuant to a contract is not, by reason of the contract, classified as an employee of the agricultural society for any purpose other than the discharge of powers and duties under the contract.
(d) Any person who shall willfully violate any rule or regulation made by agricultural societies during the days of a fair shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
The provisions of this section supersede all special laws on the same subject.
History:
(7885) RL s 3097; 1909 c 416 s 1; 1911 c 381 s 5; 1921 c 464 s 1; 1923 c 146 s 1; 1923 c 232 s 1; 1937 c 352 s 1; 1955 c 618 s 1; 1963 c 408 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 67; 2011 c 14 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.013 — Tort Liability.

38.013 TORT LIABILITY.
Subdivision 1.
General.
Except as provided in subdivision 2, the provisions of chapter 466, regarding tort liability, apply to county agricultural societies organized under this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Unpaid board members; liability.
A person who serves without compensation as a member of the board of a county agricultural society created or organized under this chapter is not civilly liable for an act or omission by that person if the act or omission was in good faith, was within the scope of the person's responsibilities as a member of the board, and did not constitute willful or reckless misconduct.
This subdivision does not apply to:
(1) an action or proceeding brought by the attorney general for a breach of a fiduciary duty by a board member;
(2) a cause of action to the extent it is based on federal law; or
(3) a cause of action based on a board member's express contractual obligation.
This subdivision does not limit the liability of a member of the board for physical injury to the person of another or for wrongful death that is personally and directly caused by the board member.
For purposes of this subdivision, the term "compensation" means any thing of value received for services rendered, except:
(1) reimbursement for expenses actually incurred;
(2) a per diem in an amount not to exceed the per diem authorized for state advisory councils and committees under section 15.059, subdivision 3; or
(3) payment by the county agricultural society of insurance premiums on behalf of a member of the board.
History:
1978 c 659 s 1; 1990 c 555 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.03 — Lease Of County Lands.

38.03 LEASE OF COUNTY LANDS.
The county board of any county may lease to agricultural societies established and existing in its county, for such period and on such terms as it shall deem expedient, any lands of the county, including any portion of lands of the county used as a poor farm, to be used by the society for fair purposes. The society may construct on the leased land, suitable buildings, racetracks, and other improvements; provided, that in case of the leasing by the county board of any county of lands previously set aside as a poor farm, such improvements shall be constructed according to a plan previously submitted to the county board and approved by it.
History:
(7887) RL s 3099; 1915 c 346 s 1; 1955 c 618 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.04 — Annual Meetings; Reports.

38.04 ANNUAL MEETINGS; REPORTS.
Every county agricultural society shall hold an annual meeting for the election of officers and the transaction of other business on or before the third Tuesday in November. Service on the county agricultural society board or as an officer of the board is not a public office. Elected officials of the state or its political subdivisions may serve on the board or be elected as officers.
At the annual meeting, an officer of the society shall make a report of its proceedings for the preceding year and a financial statement prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The report must also list the amount paid out for premiums and for other purposes.
Reports of the society are public data under chapter 13 and must be made available for inspection by any person.
History:
(7888) RL s 3100; 1911 c 381 s 7; 1919 c 114 s 1; 1947 c 493 s 2; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1977 c 121 s 5; 1983 c 214 s 32; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 164 s 1; 2004 c 254 s 8; 2004 c 290 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.05 — Power Of Eminent Domain.

38.05 POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Every county agricultural society may acquire, by power of eminent domain, such private real property as may be necessary or convenient for the transaction of the public business for which it was formed.
History:
(7888-1) 1921 c 296 s 1; 2006 c 214 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.12 — Appropriations By Municipalities.

38.12 APPROPRIATIONS BY MUNICIPALITIES.
The council of any city and the board of supervisors of any town having fairs of county and district agricultural societies or associations, who are members of the Minnesota State Agricultural Society, held within or in close proximity to their corporate limits, may appropriate money to the agricultural society or association.
History:
(7889) 1913 c 546 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 2004 c 254 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.14 — Appropriations For County Fairs.

38.14 APPROPRIATIONS FOR COUNTY FAIRS.
Subdivision 1.
Conditions, procedures, bond.
A county board may annually appropriate money to assist in maintaining a county fair managed by a county agricultural society. The appropriation shall be made either to the treasurer of the society or to some other suitable person.
Subd. 2.
Except Ramsey County.
This section and section 38.15 do not apply to Ramsey County.
History:
(737) 1913 c 271 s 1; 1917 c 311 s 1; 1923 c 205; 1951 c 218 s 1; 1959 c 173 s 1; 1974 c 435 art 7 s 1; 1986 c 444; 2004 c 254 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.15 — Sites And Buildings.

38.15 SITES AND BUILDINGS.
The county board in any county may appropriate money for the purpose of procuring a suitable site and erecting on it a suitable county building, for the building or repairing of a race track and for grading and improving the grounds, to be used in connection with a county fair, but the site and the building and improvements remain the property of the county, and the appropriation shall be used only for the purpose of acquiring the site and building and grading and for the necessary care, repair, maintenance, and upkeep thereof.
History:
(738) 1913 c 271 s 2; 1917 c 311 s 2; 1957 c 637 s 1; 2004 c 254 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.16 — Exemption From Zoning Ordinances.

38.16 EXEMPTION FROM ZONING ORDINANCES.
When lands lying within the corporate limits of towns or cities are owned by a county or agricultural society and used for agricultural fair purposes, the lands and the buildings now or hereafter erected are exempt from the zoning, building, and other ordinances of the town or city; provided, that no license or permit need be obtained from, nor fee paid to, the town or city in connection with the use of the lands. For the purposes of this section, "agricultural fair purposes" includes the management of property as provided in section 38.01, paragraph (a).
History:
(738-1) 1927 c 212; 1931 c 166 s 1; 2004 c 254 s 12; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 68
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.18 — County Fairgrounds; Improvement Aided.

38.18 COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS; IMPROVEMENT AIDED.
Each town, statutory city, or school district in this state, at any time having an estimated market value of all its taxable property of more than $105,000,000, and having a county fair located within its corporate limits, may pay part of the expense of improving the fairground to the treasurer of the county owning the fairground, not exceeding $10,000, as its governing body, by resolution, determines to be for the best interest of the political subdivision. The amounts paid to the county must be used solely to improve the fairground in the manner the county board determines to be for the best interest of the county.
History:
(738-3) 1925 c 321 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20; 1990 c 480 art 9 s 1; 2013 c 143 art 14 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.19 — Expenditure Of Appropriations.

38.19 EXPENDITURE OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The county board owning any such fairground may expend the funds so appropriated and paid over by any such town, statutory city, or school district for the use of the county, in the same manner as the funds of the county set apart for these purposes may be expended; and may, by resolution, set apart for the use of the town, statutory city, or school district any building, or any portion of the fairground, that may be constructed or otherwise improved with the funds so appropriated and paid over to the county by the town, statutory city, or school district, but the title to the building, or other improvement, shall be and remain the property of the county as part of the fairground property.
History:
(738-4) 1925 c 321 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.20 — Supplemental To Existing Laws.

38.20 SUPPLEMENTAL TO EXISTING LAWS.
Sections 38.18 to 38.20 shall be supplemental to any existing laws authorizing any town, statutory city, or school district to appropriate funds to aid in the carrying on of any county fair located within the limits of the town, statutory city, or school district, and any town, statutory city, or school district which now has such power shall continue to have such power to make the appropriations to any such county agricultural society as may be authorized by existing laws.
History:
(738-5) 1925 c 321 s 3; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.27 — County Agricultural Societies.

38.27 COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.
Subdivision 1.
Tax levy; powers.
All counties may annually levy a tax upon all property subject to taxation and appropriate and pay over the proceeds of this tax to any county agricultural society of its county which is a member of the State Agricultural Society, to assist the society in paying its financial obligations and for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repairs and improvements of necessary buildings.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1973 c 583 s 37]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1989 c 277 art 2 s 77]
Subd. 4.
Use of a portion of county fair revenues.
A county agricultural society must annually determine the amount of sales tax savings attributable to section 297A.70, subdivision 21, and must use the amount equal to the sales tax savings to maintain, improve, or expand society-owned buildings and facilities on the fairgrounds.
History:
(738-15) 1927 c 111; 1947 c 97 s 1; 1953 c 514 s 1; 1963 c 142 s 1; 1973 c 583 s 4; 1978 c 659 s 2; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 8; 1989 c 277 art 2 s 1; 1Sp2019 c 6 art 3 s 1; 2023 c 64 art 5 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.33 — Coordination To Maintain County Extension Work.

38.33 COORDINATION TO MAINTAIN COUNTY EXTENSION WORK.
Sections 38.33 to 38.38 coordinate the work of the federal, state, and county government and the Minnesota Extension Service of the University of Minnesota to maintain county extension work.
History:
(6121) 1923 c 423 s 1; 1953 c 202 s 1; 1990 c 376 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.331 — Definitions.

38.331 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Application.
In sections 38.33 to 38.38, the definitions in this section apply.
Subd. 2.
County extension work.
"County extension work" means educational programs and services provided by extension educators in the areas of agriculture; agricultural finance; economic development; nutrition; youth leadership development including 4-H programs; leadership; and environment and natural resources.
Subd. 3.
Director of extension.
"Director of extension" means the dean and director of the Minnesota Extension Service of the University of Minnesota.
History:
1990 c 376 s 2; 2002 c 373 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.34 — County Board May Pay For Extension Work.

38.34 COUNTY BOARD MAY PAY FOR EXTENSION WORK.
A board of county commissioners may incur expenses and spend money for county extension work as provided in sections 38.33 to 38.38.
History:
(6122) 1923 c 423 s 2; 1953 c 202 s 2; 1990 c 376 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.345 — Appropriations By Municipalities.

38.345 APPROPRIATIONS BY MUNICIPALITIES.
The council of any city and the board of supervisors of any town may spend money for county extension work, as provided in sections 38.33 to 38.38.
History:
2010 c 333 art 1 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.35 — State Appropriations; How Spent.

38.35 STATE APPROPRIATIONS; HOW SPENT.
Money appropriated by the state to maintain and pay expenses of county extension work must be spent under the direction of the director of extension, who, acting with the county extension committee, shall carry out sections 38.33 to 38.38.
History:
(6124) 1923 c 423 s 4; 1953 c 202 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 376 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.36 — County Extension Committee.

38.36 COUNTY EXTENSION COMMITTEE.
Subdivision 1.
Committee composition.
A county must have an extension committee. The committee must have nine members. Two members must be county commissioners appointed by the county board. The county auditor or the auditor's designee must be a member. If the county has no office of auditor, the county board shall appoint a member from the county administration. Six members must be appointed at large by the county board as provided in this section. The county board at its annual meeting shall appoint for a term of three years the number of members required to fill the memberships on that committee expiring at that time.
Subd. 2.
Budget recommendations.
In cooperation with the director of extension, or the director's designee, the county extension committee, each year, in accordance with county budgetary deadlines, shall prepare a budget showing the total funds available and needed and shall recommend to the county board the amount of county funds necessary to maintain, support, and pay the expenses of county extension work during the following year. A copy of the budget must be presented to the county board.
Subd. 3.
County appropriations, how spent.
The county board shall consider the recommended county share of money necessary to maintain, support, and pay the expenses of county extension work during the following year. For these purposes, the county board may appropriate money annually from its general revenue fund and may include the amount of the county's share in the annual levy of county taxes or may make a special levy for county extension purposes or both. The money set aside and appropriated by the county board for these purposes is the county extension fund. Money from the fund may be paid out by orders of the director of extension, or the director's designee, to pay a part of the compensation of the agents employed, to pay directly the compensation of county support employees, and to pay other expenses incident to county extension work. An order to pay money from the fund must not be issued until the expenditure has been audited and signed by the county auditor or other appropriate county official. A balance in the county extension fund at the end of a year must be carried over or reappropriated.
History:
(6125) 1923 c 423 s 5; 1947 c 157 s 1; 1951 c 390 s 1; 1951 c 412 s 1; 1953 c 202 s 4; 1957 c 208 s 1; 1963 c 198 s 1; 1969 c 1081 s 1; 1973 c 528 s 1; 1973 c 583 s 5; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 376 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.37 — County Extension Committee; Program, County Agents.

38.37 COUNTY EXTENSION COMMITTEE; PROGRAM, COUNTY AGENTS.
The county extension committee shall, annually, plan a program of county extension work in cooperation with the Minnesota Extension Service of the University of Minnesota and the United States Department of Agriculture. To run the program, the county extension committee, acting with the director of extension, or the director's designee, shall recommend for employment suitable and qualified persons to be known as extension agents. The extension agents must be employed according to university personnel procedures and must be university employees. The extension agents shall provide educational programs and services to enhance the quality and productivity of county extension work.
History:
(6126) 1923 c 423 s 6; 1953 c 202 s 5; 1969 c 1081 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 376 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 38 — County Agricultural Societies, Fairs, Extension Service › Section 38.38 — Extension Committee; Duty, Officers, Pay.

38.38 EXTENSION COMMITTEE; DUTY, OFFICERS, PAY.
The county extension committee shall encourage all individuals and organizations to cooperate to make profitable use of extension activities. It shall elect its own chair and vice-chair, who shall serve for one year. The county auditor, the auditor's designee, or the appointee from the county administration is the secretary of the county extension committee. The secretary shall keep a record of all its proceedings and shall forward copies of all resolutions of the county board appropriating funds to the director of extension. County commissioners who are members of the committee may receive a per diem under section 375.055, subdivision 1, and may be reimbursed for their necessary expenses, including mileage under section 471.665. Other committee members may be reimbursed for expenses or may receive a per diem allowance under section 375.47.
History:
(6127) 1923 c 423 s 7; 1953 c 202 s 6; 1957 c 208 s 2; 1969 c 1081 s 3; 1975 c 301 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 376 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.01 — State Agricultural Land Preservation Policy.

40A.01 STATE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION POLICY.
Subdivision 1.
Goals.
The goals of this chapter are to:
(1) preserve and conserve agricultural land, including forest land, for long-term agricultural use in order to protect the productive natural resources of the state, maintain the farm and farm-related economy of the state, and assure continued production of food and timber and agricultural uses;
(2) preserve and conserve soil and water resources; and
(3) encourage the orderly development of rural and urban land uses.
Subd. 2.
Methods.
The goals contained in subdivision 1 will be best met by combining state policies and guidelines with local implementation and enforcement procedures and private incentives.
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 31; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 128
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.02 — Definitions.

40A.02 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Terms defined.
As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1991 c 345 art 2 s 69]
Subd. 3.
Agricultural use.
"Agricultural use" means the production of livestock, dairy animals, dairy products, poultry or poultry products, fur-bearing animals, horticultural or nursery stock, fruit, vegetables, forage, grains, timber, trees, or bees and apiary products. "Agricultural use" also includes wetlands, pasture, forest land, wildlife land, and other uses that depend on the inherent productivity of the land.
Subd. 4.
Board.
"Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources.
Subd. 5.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
Subd. 6.
Crop equivalent rating.
"Crop equivalent rating" means a rating that reflects the net economic return per acre of soil when managed for cultivated crops, permanent pasture, or forest, whichever provides the highest net return.
Subd. 7.
Department.
"Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
Subd. 8.
Development.
"Development" means the subdivision and partitioning of land or the construction of residences on land or the conversion to competing land uses.
Subd. 9.
District.
"District" means a soil and water conservation district.
Subd. 10.
Agricultural preserve or preserve.
"Agricultural preserve" or "preserve" means a preserve created under this chapter.
Subd. 11.
Forest land.
"Forest land" means land that is at least ten percent stocked by trees of any size and capable of producing timber, or of exerting an influence on the climate or on the water regime; land that the trees described above have been removed from to less than ten percent stocking and that has not been developed for other use; and afforested areas.
Subd. 12.
Local government.
"Local government" means a county or municipality.
Subd. 13.
Metropolitan area.
"Metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
Subd. 14.
Municipality.
"Municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter city or town.
Subd. 15.
Official controls.
"Official controls" or "controls" has the meaning given in section 394.22, subdivision 6.
Subd. 16.
Soil survey.
"Soil survey" means the comprehensive inventory and classification of soil types being conducted by the Minnesota Cooperative Soil Survey.
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 32; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 129-131; 1987 c 358 s 34; 1987 c 384 art 3 s 42; 1989 c 313 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.04 — Statewide Agricultural Land Preservation.

40A.04 STATEWIDE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION.
Subdivision 1.
Counties.
A county located outside of the metropolitan area may submit to the commissioner and to the regional development commission in which it is located, if one exists, a proposed agricultural land preservation plan and proposed official controls implementing the plan. To the extent practicable, submission of the proposal must coincide with the completion of the county soil survey. The commissioner, in consultation with the regional development commission, shall review the plan and controls for consistency with the elements in this chapter and shall submit written comments to the county within 60 days of receipt of the proposal. The comments must include a determination of whether the plan and controls are consistent with the elements in this chapter. The commissioner shall notify the county of its determination. If the commissioner determines that the plan and controls are consistent, the county shall adopt the controls within 90 days of completion of the commissioner's review. If the commissioner determines that the plan and controls are not consistent, the comments must include the additional elements that must be addressed by the county. The county shall amend its plan and controls to include the additional elements and adopt the amended controls within 120 days of completion of the commissioner's review.
Subd. 2.
Nonmetropolitan city.
A city that is located partially within a county in the metropolitan area but is not included in the definition of the metropolitan area may elect to be governed by this section. The city may:
(1) request the county outside of the metropolitan area where it is partially located to include the city in the agricultural land preservation plan and official controls of the county under section 394.32; or
(2) perform the duties of a county independently under this section.
If the city does not elect to be governed by this section, the city may perform the duties of an authority under chapter 473H.
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 34; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 133; 1989 c 313 s 2; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.05 — Elements Of Plan And Official Controls.

40A.05 ELEMENTS OF PLAN AND OFFICIAL CONTROLS.
Subdivision 1.
General.
The plans and official controls prepared under this chapter must be adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 394 or 462 that apply to comprehensive plans and official controls and must address the elements contained in this section.
Subd. 2.
Plan.
A plan must address at least the following elements:
(1) integration with comprehensive county and municipal plans;
(2) relationship with shoreland, surface water, and other land use management plans;
(3) identification of land currently in agricultural use, including the type of agricultural use, the relative productive value of the land based on the crop equivalent rating, and the existing level of investment in buildings and equipment;
(4) identification of forest land;
(5) identification of areas in which development is occurring or is likely to occur during the next 20 years;
(6) identification of existing and proposed public sanitary sewer and water systems;
(7) classification of land suitable for long-term agricultural use and its current and future development;
(8) determination of present and future housing needs representing a variety of price and rental levels and an identification of areas adequate to meet the demonstrated or projected needs; and
(9) a general statement of policy as to how the county will achieve the goals of this chapter.
Subd. 3.
Official controls.
Official controls implementing a plan must be consistent with the plan and must address at least the following elements:
(1) designation of land suitable for long-term agricultural use and the creation of exclusive agricultural use zones, allowing for conditional, compatible uses that do not conflict with long-term agricultural use;
(2) designation of urban expansion zones where limited growth and development may be allowed;
(3) residential density requirements and minimum lot sizes in exclusive agricultural use zones and urban expansion zones; and
(4) standards and procedures for county decisions on rezoning, subdivision, and parcel divisions.
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 35; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 134,135
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.06 — Contested Case Hearings; Judicial Review.

40A.06 CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS; JUDICIAL REVIEW.
If a county or a municipality in the county disputes the determination of the commissioner relating to whether the plan and controls address the elements under this chapter, the county or municipality may request that the commissioner initiate a contested case proceeding under chapter 14 within 30 days after receiving the determination. In addition, ten or more eligible voters of the county who own real estate within the county may request a contested case proceeding. The commissioner shall initiate the proceeding within 30 days after receiving the request. Judicial review of the contested case decision is as provided in chapter 14.
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 36; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 136
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.07 — Municipal Agricultural Land Preservation.

40A.07 MUNICIPAL AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION.
Subdivision 1.
Failure by county to plan.
As of January 1, 1990, if a county has not submitted a proposed agricultural land preservation plan and proposed official controls to the commissioner and the regional development commission, if one exists, a municipality within the county may request by resolution that the county submit a plan and official controls to the commissioner and the regional development commission. If the county does not do so within one year of receipt of the resolution, the municipality may perform the duties of the county with respect to land under its jurisdiction.
Subd. 2.
Relationship to other laws.
Nothing in this chapter limits a municipality's power to plan or adopt official controls under other laws or to adopt official controls that are consistent with or more restrictive than those enacted by the county.
Subd. 3.
Consistency of municipal plans and controls with county plan.
Municipalities shall revise existing plans and official controls to conform with the county approved agricultural land preservation plan and official controls and shall initiate implementation of the revised plans and controls within one year after receiving the county approved agricultural land preservation plan and controls.
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 37; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 137,138
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.071 — Amended Plan And Controls.

40A.071 AMENDED PLAN AND CONTROLS.
A county or municipality that has adopted a plan and official controls under this chapter may amend the plan and controls under the initial review procedure contained in section 40A.04.
History:
1Sp1985 c 13 s 139
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture › Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program › Section 40A.09 — Agricultural Preserve; Eligibility.

40A.09 AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE; ELIGIBILITY.
An owner or owners of land that has been designated for exclusive long-term agricultural use under a plan submitted to or approved by the commissioner is eligible to apply for the creation of an agricultural preserve. Eligibility continues unless the commissioner determines that the plan and official controls do not address the elements contained in this chapter or unless the county fails to implement the plan and official controls as required by this chapter.
History:
1984 c 654 art 3 s 39; 1989 c 313 s 10