Minnesota Administrative Code

1572.0040 PARENT COMPANY LIABILITY. A corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or association that through ownership of capital stock, cumulative voting rights, voting trust agreements, or any other plan, agreement, or device, owns more than 50 percent of the common or pref…

1572.0045 UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES. Subpart 1. Prohibited conduct. Unfair trade practices prohibited under parts 1572.0010 to 1572.0050 include conduct prohibited by United States Code, title 7, sections 499a to 499s, the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, the rules promulgat…

1572.0050 DAIRY MARKETING AGREEMENTS. A dairy marketing agreement must contain a clause allowing either party to give the other party 30 days prior written notice of intent to terminate the agreement. Statutory Authority: MS s 17.945 History: 15 SR 1924 Published Electronically: …

1573.0010 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. The terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this part. Other terms used in this chapter are defined in the part in which the terms are used. Terms used in this chapter that are not specifically defined in applicable fede…

1573.0020 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. A. The documents in subitems (1) to (5) and subsequent revisions are incorporated by reference. The documents are not subject to frequent change and are available as indicated: (1) GridMET dataset, University of Idaho: http://www.climatologyl…

1573.0030 STATEWIDE WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS. Subpart 1. Prohibitions. A. A responsible party must not make: (1) a fall application of nitrogen fertilizer to cropland located in a drinking water supply management area from a municipal public water supply well with n…

1573.0040 DRINKING WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT AREA; MITIGATION LEVEL DESIGNATION. Subpart 1. Application. This part applies to responsible parties in drinking water supply management areas. Subp. 2. Evaluation of nitrate-nitrogen concentrations in groundwater. The commissioner shall…

1573.0050 WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS ORDER. Subpart 1. Commissioner's water resource protection requirements order. A. The commissioner shall issue a water resource protection requirements order to responsible parties in mitigation level 3 and 4 drinking water supply …

1573.0060 REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS ORDERS. A. A responsible party in a mitigation level 3 or 4 drinking water supply management area must comply with the following: (1) maintain field-specific records for six years, starting with the effective date …

1573.0070 WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS ORDER CONTENTS. Subpart 1. Mitigation level 3. A. The commissioner shall consider including the following requirements for responsible parties in a water resource protection requirements order for mitigation level 3 drinking water …

1573.0080 MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM EXEMPTION. A responsible party certified through the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 17.9891 to 17.993, is deemed to be in compliance with this chapt…

1573.0090 ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT TOOLS; ALTERNATIVE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS. Subpart 1. Alternative management tools. A. The commissioner shall maintain a list of alternative management tools on the Department of Agriculture website. B. The commissioner shall identify on the list…

1580.0100 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. Parts 1580.0100 to 1580.0900 are authorized by Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.04, subdivision 4, to carry out the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41A, and to establish a process for application and approval of eligible financial assistanc…

1580.0200 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For purposes of parts 1580.0100 to 1580.0900, the terms defined in this part and in Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.02, have the meanings given to them. Subp. 2. Chair. "Chair" means the commissioner of management and budget acting as chai…

1580.0300 AVAILABILITY OF ELIGIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Subpart 1. Purpose. Loan guarantees or loans from bond proceeds are available from the board to further the development of the state's agricultural resources and to improve the market for its agricultural products. Subp. 2.…

1580.0400 CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. Subpart 1. Application forms. The administrator shall prepare application forms for use by applicants. The application must provide the following information, unless waived by the board pursuant to subpart 2: A. a description of the scope, natur…

1580.0500 APPLICATION PROCEDURE. Subpart 1. Application forms. Upon the request of a person seeking a loan guaranty or a loan from bond proceeds, the administrator shall provide application forms for use by the person. Subp. 2. Submission of application. An applicant for eligible…

1580.0600 CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF ELIGIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. In determining whether to approve or deny an application for a loan guarantee or a loan from bond proceeds, the board shall consider the following criteria: A. the extent to which the project will further the devel…

1580.0700 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LOAN GUARANTEES. The loan guarantee agreement between the state and the lender, and the loan agreement between the lender and the borrower must contain the following provisions, unless the board determines that the applicant has shown in …

1580.0800 PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ASSISTANCE. Subpart 1. Availability of assistance. The board may at any time enter into a written contract with the borrower to pay the lender, an amount not greater than the amount of principal and interest to become due on one or more subsequent…

1580.0900 ISSUANCE OF BONDS. Subpart 1. Bond resolution. If the board intends to fund the eligible financial assistance by issuing bonds for a project pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.05, subdivision 2, the board shall first pass a preliminary resolution. The prelimina…

1585.0100 SCOPE AND AUTHORITY. Parts 1585.0100 to 1585.0700 apply to applications for financial assistance for hazardous waste processing facilities made to the authority under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115A.162 and 41A.066. Statutory Authority: MS s 41A.04; 41A.066 History: 1…

1585.0200 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purposes of parts 1585.0100 to 1585.0700, the following terms have the meanings given to them. Subp. 2. Authority. "Authority" means the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board created in Minnesota Statutes, section 4…

1585.0300 ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR THE HAZARDOUS WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY LOAN PROGRAM. A private person proposing to develop and operate a hazardous waste processing facility is eligible to apply to the authority for a loan. Statutory Authority: MS s 41A.04; 41A.066 History: 11 …

1585.0400 ELIGIBLE PROJECT FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY LOAN. An eligible project must be a hazardous waste processing facility as defined in part 1585.0200, subpart 6. Statutory Authority: MS s 41A.04; 41A.066 History: 11 SR 713; L 1987 c 386 art 9 s 20 subd 2 Publish…

1585.0500 PROCEDURES FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY LOAN APPLICATIONS. Subpart 1. In general. To apply for assistance from the authority, an applicant shall submit an application to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner. An application must be completed…

1585.0600 PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION PROCESSING. Subpart 1. In general. Processing of applications must comply with parts 1587.1100 and 1587.1200, subparts 2 to 7 and 9 to 11. Subp. 2. Initial review for completeness. When an application is received by the commissioner, a copy of…

1585.0700 REVIEW AND APPROVAL. Subpart 1. Certification must be completed. The authority may not approve an application nor make a loan to an applicant unless the application has been certified by the board. Subp. 2. Authority review and approval. If the board has certified an ap…

1587.0100 SCOPE. Parts 1587.0100 to 1587.1200 are general rules that apply to all applications for financial assistance made available by the board under the act and under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469. Statutory Authority: MS s 41A.04 History: 10 SR 475; L 1987 c 386 art 5 s 5…

1587.0200 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Statutory definitions. The terms defined in Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 116M.03, Minnesota Statutes, section 469.110, and this part apply to this chapter. Subp. 2. Act. "Act" means Laws of Minnesota 1980, chapter 547. Subp. 3. Applicant. "Ap…

1587.0300 REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the board shall be held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. at the offices of the board in Saint Paul, Minnesota, unless another place of meeting is designated by resolution. If this date falls on a legal holiday, the…

1587.0400 SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the board may be called upon reasonable notice to all members by the chairperson or by a majority of the existing members of the board, for the purpose of transacting any business designated in the notice, and shall be held at the b…

1587.0500 PUBLIC APPEARANCES AT MEETINGS OF MEMBERS. The following procedures shall govern public appearances at meetings of the members: A. With respect to regular meetings, the commissioner shall complete the agenda for meetings of the members not less than five nor more than s…

1587.0600 MISREPRESENTATION OF APPLICATION INFORMATION. Subpart 1. Affirmative duty. An applicant or financial institution has an affirmative duty and obligation to update and correct all information provided to the board. Subp. 2. Board's action. If information provided to the b…

1587.1000 PROCEDURES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS. Subpart 1. In general. To apply for assistance from the board, an applicant shall submit an application form to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner. An application must be completed, dated, and signed…

1587.1100 COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR CERTIFICATIONS. Subpart 1. Collateral requirements. The board shall require collateral as it considers necessary in accordance with generally accepted commercial lending practices to protect the interests of the boar…

1587.1200 PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION PROCESSING. Subpart 1. Deadline for submission. The applicant shall submit a complete application to the commissioner by the first business day of any month in order for the board to consider it in that month. If an application is received aft…

1589.0100 PURPOSE OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM. The small business development loan program issues financial assistance in a form involving a guarantee or insurance from the economic development fund or any account thereof and revenue bonds to finance small business…

1589.0200 ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM. Persons, partnerships, firms, or corporations engaged in and determined by the board to constitute a small business as defined in the regulations of the United States Small Business Administration, Code of…

1589.0300 ELIGIBLE LOANS FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM. Subpart 1. In general. The board shall make small business loans to applicants in compliance with the act and parts 4305.1000 to 4305.1200 and 4307.0100 to 4307.0500 in order to help create or retain jobs for t…

1589.0400 DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM. In conjunction with each amount of financial assistance it extends, the board shall establish and fund a debt service reserve fund sufficient to cover approximately 12 months' debt service or a lesse…

1589.0500 FINAL RESOLUTION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM. Subpart 1. Final resolution. After the board passes a preliminary resolution, the board may pass a final resolution that authorizes the issuance and sale of bonds to fund the financial assistance to the appli…

1650.0011 APPLICABILITY AND PURPOSE. Subpart 1. Applicability. Parts 1650.0011 to 1650.0071 establish the criteria and procedures to be used by the RFA in administering the basic beginning farmer loan participation program authorized by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B. Subp. 2. P…

1650.0021 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. The definitions in this part apply to parts 1650.0011 to 1650.0071. Subp. 2. Agricultural purposes or farming. "Agricultural purposes" or "farming" means the cultivation or use of land or land improvements and personal property for the pro…

1650.0031 BORROWER ELIGIBILITY. Subpart 1. Criteria. To be eligible for assistance under the basic beginning farmer program, an applicant must meet the criteria in Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.03, subdivisions 1 and 3. Subp. 2. [Repealed, 30 SR 372] Subp. 3. [Repealed, 30 SR 3…

1650.0041 LENDER ELIGIBILITY. Subpart 1. Statutory eligibility. A bank, credit union, or savings association chartered by the state or federal government, a subdivision of the farm credit system (Agri Bank), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or an insurance company, fund…

1650.0046 APPLICATION PROCESS AND OFFER OF PARTICIPATION. Subpart 1. Request for a first mortgage loan. A lender and an applicant must jointly complete and sign an application and prepare all supporting documents identified in the application. Financial statements must be dated w…