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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, Chapter 336. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, Chapter 524. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, Chapter 609. CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, Chapter 144. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, Chapter 469. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, Chapter 473. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, Chapter 148. PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, Chapter 169. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, Chapter 256B. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR…196 Ch 60A, Chapter 60A. GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, Chapter 13. GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, Chapter 115A. WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, Chapter 325F. CONSUMER PROTECTION; P…168 Ch 383B, Chapter 383B. HENNEPIN COUNTY168

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Minn. Stat. § 116.01 POLICY.
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116.01 POLICY. To meet the variety and complexity of problems relating to water, air and land pollution in the areas of the state affected thereby, and to achieve a reasonable degree of purity of water, air and land resources of the state consistent with the maximum enjoyment and…
Minn. Stat. § 116.02 POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY; CREATION AND POWERS.
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116.02 POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY; CREATION AND POWERS. § Subdivision 1.Creation. A pollution control agency, designated as the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, is hereby created. § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 150] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 150] § Sub…
Minn. Stat. § 116.03 COMMISSIONER.
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116.03 COMMISSIONER. § Subdivision 1.Office. (a) The Office of Commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency is created and is under the supervision and control of the commissioner, who is appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06. (b) The commissioner may ap…
Minn. Stat. § 116.035 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING; COORDINATED PROJECT PLANS.
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116.035 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING; COORDINATED PROJECT PLANS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. In this section, the following terms have the meanings given: (1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency; (2) "coordinated project plan" or "plan" m…

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Minn. Stat. § 116.037 COORDINATION WITH MINNESOTA BUSINESS FIRST STOP.

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116.037 COORDINATION WITH MINNESOTA BUSINESS FIRST STOP. It is the policy of this state that inquiries related to the permitting of a data center are also referred to the Minnesota Business First Stop Program administered by the Department of Employment and Economic Development u…

Minn. Stat. § 116.04 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.

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116.04 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency is the executive secretary and chief executive officer of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and is responsible for performing the executive duties of such agency prescribed by law. History: 1967 c 8…

Minn. Stat. § 116.05 COOPERATION.

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116.05 COOPERATION. § Subdivision 1.Other departments and agencies. All state departments and agencies are hereby directed to cooperate with the Pollution Control Agency and its commissioner and assist them in the performance of their duties, and are authorized to enter into nece…

Minn. Stat. § 116.06 DEFINITIONS.

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116.06 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions given in this section shall obtain for the purposes of sections 116.01 to 116.075 except as otherwise expressly provided or indicated by the context. § Subd. 2.Air contaminant or air contamination. "Air contaminan…

Minn. Stat. § 116.061 AIR POLLUTION; EMISSIONS AND ABATEMENT.

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116.061 AIR POLLUTION; EMISSIONS AND ABATEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Emission notification required. (a) A person who controls the source of an emission must notify the agency immediately of excessive or abnormal unpermitted emissions that: (1) may cause air pollution endangering huma…

Minn. Stat. § 116.062 AIR TOXICS EMISSIONS REPORTING.

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116.062 AIR TOXICS EMISSIONS REPORTING. (a) This section applies to facilities that are subject to paragraph (b) and are located in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington. (b) The commissioner must require owners and operators of a facility …

Minn. Stat. § 116.064 ODOR MANAGEMENT.

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116.064 ODOR MANAGEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Objectionable odor" means pollution of the ambient air beyond the property line of a facility consisting of an odor that, considering its …

Minn. Stat. § 116.065 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ANALYSIS; PERMIT DECISIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREAS.

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116.065 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ANALYSIS; PERMIT DECISIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREAS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agenc…

Minn. Stat. § 116.07 POWERS AND DUTIES.

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116.07 POWERS AND DUTIES. § Subdivision 1.Generally. In addition to any powers or duties otherwise prescribed by law and without limiting the same, the Pollution Control Agency shall have the powers and duties hereinafter specified. § Subd. 2.Adopting standards. (a) The Pollution…

Minn. Stat. § 116.071 CAUSE OF ACTION FOR ABANDONING HAZARDOUS WASTE ON PROPERTY OF ANOTHER.

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116.071 CAUSE OF ACTION FOR ABANDONING HAZARDOUS WASTE ON PROPERTY OF ANOTHER. (a) If an owner of property on which containers of hazardous waste or material which is hazardous waste is abandoned by another disposes of the waste in compliance with all applicable laws and at the o…

Minn. Stat. § 116.0711 FEEDLOT PERMITS; CONDITIONS; COUNTY GRANTS.

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116.0711 FEEDLOT PERMITS; CONDITIONS; COUNTY GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Conditions. (a) The agency shall not require feedlot permittees to maintain records as to rainfall or snowfall as a condition of a general feedlot permit if the owner directs the commissioner or agent of the com…

Minn. Stat. § 116.0712 MODIFIED LEVEL ONE FEEDLOT INVENTORY.

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116.0712 MODIFIED LEVEL ONE FEEDLOT INVENTORY. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a delegated county that has completed a modified level 1 inventory that includes facility location, approximate number of animal units, and whether the facility is an open lot or confinement o…

Minn. Stat. § 116.0713 LIVESTOCK ODOR.

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116.0713 LIVESTOCK ODOR. (a) The Pollution Control Agency must: (1) monitor and identify potential livestock facility violations of the state ambient air quality standards for hydrogen sulfide, using a protocol for responding to citizen complaints regarding feedlot odor and its h…

Minn. Stat. § 116.0715 LIMIT ON BASIS FOR ACTION.

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116.0715 LIMIT ON BASIS FOR ACTION. The agency shall not issue or deny a permit or amendment or impose control requirements based solely on computer models projecting compliance or noncompliance with the secondary particulate matter standard. History: 1996 c 409 s 1

Minn. Stat. § 116.0716 RULE VARIANCE.

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116.0716 RULE VARIANCE. The Pollution Control Agency may issue a permit without regard to the maximum annual geometric mean standards for particulate matter or the primary maximum 24 hour concentrate standard for particulate matter. History: 1996 c 409 s 2

Minn. Stat. § 116.0717 MINERALS DEPOSITION.

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116.0717 MINERALS DEPOSITION. Notwithstanding rules prohibiting discharge of waste into saturated zones or rules governing variance procedures, the Pollution Control Agency may issue a permit for deposition of fine tailings from minerals processing facilities into mine pits provi…

Minn. Stat. § 116.072 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.

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116.072 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Authority to issue penalty orders. (a) The commissioner may issue an order requiring violations to be corrected and administratively assessing monetary penalties for violations of this chapter and chapters 114C, 115, 115A, 115D, a…

Minn. Stat. § 116.073 FIELD CITATIONS.

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116.073 FIELD CITATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Authority to issue. (a) Pollution Control Agency staff designated by the commissioner and Department of Natural Resources conservation officers may issue citations to a person who: (1) disposes of solid waste as defined in section 116.06, …

Minn. Stat. § 116.074 NOTICE OF PERMIT CONDITIONS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

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116.074 NOTICE OF PERMIT CONDITIONS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. Before the agency grants a permit for a solid waste facility, allows a significant alteration of permit conditions or facility operation, or allows the change of a facility permittee, the commissioner must notify the count…

Minn. Stat. § 116.075 HEARINGS AND RECORDS PUBLIC.

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116.075 HEARINGS AND RECORDS PUBLIC. § Subdivision 1.Public records. All hearings conducted by the Pollution Control Agency pursuant to sections 103F.701 to 103F.755 and chapters 115 and 116 shall be open to the public, and the transcripts thereof are public records. All final re…

Minn. Stat. § 116.081 PROHIBITIONS; AIR CONTAMINANT AND WASTE FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS.

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116.081 PROHIBITIONS; AIR CONTAMINANT AND WASTE FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS. § Subdivision 1.Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, install or operate an emission facility, air contaminant treatment facility, treatment facility, potential air contaminant st…

Minn. Stat. § 116.082 BURNING LEAVES; LOCAL ORDINANCES.

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116.082 BURNING LEAVES; LOCAL ORDINANCES. Subject to sections 88.16, 88.17 and 88.22, but notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a town or home rule charter or statutory city located outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, by adoption…

Minn. Stat. § 116.091 SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES.

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116.091 SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES. § Subdivision 1.Information. Any person operating any emission system or facility specified in chapter 114C or section 116.081, subdivision 1, when requested by the Pollution Control Agency, shall furnish to it any information which that person may…

Minn. Stat. § 116.10 POLICY; LONG-RANGE PLAN; PURPOSE.

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116.10 POLICY; LONG-RANGE PLAN; PURPOSE. Consistent with the policy announced herein and the purposes of Laws 1963, chapter 874, the Pollution Control Agency shall prepare a long-range plan and program for the effectuation of said policy. History: 1969 c 1046 s 10; 1Sp1981 c 4 ar…

Minn. Stat. § 116.101 HAZARDOUS WASTE; CONTROL AND SPILL CONTINGENCY PLAN.

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116.101 HAZARDOUS WASTE; CONTROL AND SPILL CONTINGENCY PLAN. (a) The Pollution Control Agency shall study and investigate the problems of hazardous waste control and shall develop a statewide hazardous waste spill contingency plan detailing the location of hazardous waste facilit…

Minn. Stat. § 116.11 EMERGENCY POWERS.

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116.11 EMERGENCY POWERS. § Subdivision 1.Imminent and substantial danger. If there is imminent and substantial danger to the health and welfare of the people of the state, or of any of them, as a result of the pollution of air, land, or water, the commissioner may by emergency or…

Minn. Stat. § 116.12 HAZARDOUS WASTE ADMINISTRATION FEES.

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116.12 HAZARDOUS WASTE ADMINISTRATION FEES. § Subdivision 1.Fee schedules. The agency shall establish the fees provided in subdivisions 2 and 3 to cover expenditures of amounts appropriated from the environmental fund to the agency for permitting, monitoring, inspection, and enfo…

Minn. Stat. § 116.125 NOTIFICATION OF FEE INCREASES.

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116.125 NOTIFICATION OF FEE INCREASES. Before the Pollution Control Agency adopts a fee increase to cover an unanticipated shortfall in revenues, the commissioner shall give written notice of the proposed increase to the chairs of the senate Committee on Finance, the house of rep…

Minn. Stat. § 116.14 HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES; LIABILITY OF GUARANTOR.

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116.14 HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES; LIABILITY OF GUARANTOR. (a) If the owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility is in bankruptcy, reorganization, or arrangement under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or if jurisdiction in any state or federal court cannot with reasonable diligen…

Minn. Stat. § 116.155 REMEDIATION FUND.

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116.155 REMEDIATION FUND. § Subdivision 1.Creation. The remediation fund is created as a special revenue fund in the state treasury to provide a reliable source of public money for response and corrective actions to address releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contamin…

Minn. Stat. § 116.16 MINNESOTA STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM.

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116.16 MINNESOTA STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. A Minnesota state water pollution control program is created to provide money to be granted or loaned to agencies and subdivisions of the state for the acquisition and betterment of public land, buil…

Minn. Stat. § 116.163 AGENCY REVIEW; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND BIDS.

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116.163 AGENCY REVIEW; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND BIDS. § Subdivision 1.Construction grants and loans; applications. The agency shall, pursuant to agency rules and within 90 days of receipt of a completed application for a wastewater treatment facility construction grant or loan, g…

Minn. Stat. § 116.165 INSPECTION RESPONSIBILITY.

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116.165 INSPECTION RESPONSIBILITY. When a wastewater treatment plant is constructed with federal funds and a federal agency conducts inspections of the plant, the owner of the plant or the owner's designee must conduct inspections and forward all inspection documents required by …

Minn. Stat. § 116.17 MINNESOTA STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL BONDS.

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116.17 MINNESOTA STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL BONDS. § Subdivision 1.Purpose and appropriation. For the purpose of providing money to be appropriated or loaned to municipalities under the Minnesota state water pollution control program for the acquisition and betterment of publi…

Minn. Stat. § 116.18 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FUNDS; APPROPRIATIONS AND BONDS.

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116.18 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FUNDS; APPROPRIATIONS AND BONDS. § Subdivision 1.Appropriation from bond proceeds fund. The sum of $167,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund in the state treasury to the Pollution Control Agenc…

Minn. Stat. § 116.182 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

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116.182 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. (c) "Authority" means the Public Facilities Authority esta…

Minn. Stat. § 116.195 BENEFICIAL USE OF WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER; CAPITAL GRANTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

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116.195 BENEFICIAL USE OF WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER; CAPITAL GRANTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. (c) "Beneficial us…

Minn. Stat. § 116.202 COAL TAR SEALANT; USE AND SALE PROHIBITED.

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116.202 COAL TAR SEALANT; USE AND SALE PROHIBITED. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. The following terms have the meanings given. (a) "Coal tar sealant product" means a surface applied sealing product containing coal tar, coal tar pitch, coal tar pitch volatiles, or any variation assi…

Minn. Stat. § 116.2021 STATE SALT PURCHASE REPORT AND REDUCTION GOAL.

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116.2021 STATE SALT PURCHASE REPORT AND REDUCTION GOAL. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "deicing salt" refers to salt in its solid form used to melt snow and ice, excluding salt used on roads managed by the Department of Transportation. § Subd. 2.Sal…

Minn. Stat. § 116.2022 STATE NITROGEN FERTILIZER PURCHASE REPORT AND REDUCTION GOAL.

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116.2022 STATE NITROGEN FERTILIZER PURCHASE REPORT AND REDUCTION GOAL. § Subdivision 1.Nitrogen fertilizer report. By February 1, 2025, and every year thereafter, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in cooperation with other state agencies, must submit a report to t…

Minn. Stat. § 116.21 NUTRIENTS IN CLEANING AGENTS AND WATER CONDITIONERS; CONTROL; STATEMENT OF POLICY.

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116.21 NUTRIENTS IN CLEANING AGENTS AND WATER CONDITIONERS; CONTROL; STATEMENT OF POLICY. The legislature seeks to encourage the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency through the passage of sections 116.21 to 116.35, to set standards limiting the amount of nutrients in various clean…

Minn. Stat. § 116.22 DEFINITIONS.

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116.22 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. For purposes of sections 116.21 to 116.35, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2. MS 1990 [Renumbered subd 3] § Subd. 2.Chemical water conditioner. "Chemical water conditioner" means a wa…

Minn. Stat. § 116.23 PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTIONS.

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116.23 PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Nutrient concentrations. No person shall manufacture for use or sale in Minnesota or import into Minnesota for resale any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner which contains a prescribed nutrient in a concentration that…

Minn. Stat. § 116.24 RULES.

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116.24 RULES. The Pollution Control Agency may make rules: (1) prescribing for the purpose of section 116.23 nutrients and the maximum permissible concentration if any, of a prescribed nutrient in any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner; (2) respecting the manner in whic…

Minn. Stat. § 116.25 SEIZURE.

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116.25 SEIZURE. § Subdivision 1.Seizure. The Pollution Control Agency may seize a cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner which it reasonably believes was manufactured or imported in violation of section 116.23. § Subd. 2.Storage. A cleaning agent or chemical water condition…

Minn. Stat. § 116.26 RESTORING SEIZED ITEMS.

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116.26 RESTORING SEIZED ITEMS. § Subdivision 1.Applying to district court. When a cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner has been seized under sections 116.21 to 116.35, any person may within two months after the date of seizure, upon prior notice in accordance with subdivi…