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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,438 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,438 Ch 336, Chapter 336. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE641 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 DEVELOPMENT256 Ch 473, Chapter 473. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT250 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 383B, Chapter 383B. HENNEPIN COUNTY168 Ch 216B, Chapter 216B. PUBLIC UTILITIES163

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Minn. Stat. § 17.01 CREATION OF DEPARTMENT; COMMISSIONER; DEPUTY.
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17.01 CREATION OF DEPARTMENT; COMMISSIONER; DEPUTY. There is created a Department of Agriculture, which shall be in the charge of a commissioner of agriculture, in this chapter called the commissioner, who shall be appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06. …
Minn. Stat. § 17.013 DELEGATIONS OF POWERS TO DEPUTY COMMISSIONER.
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17.013 DELEGATIONS OF POWERS TO DEPUTY COMMISSIONER. The commissioner of agriculture may designate the deputy commissioner of agriculture to act in the commissioner's stead as a member, with all the commissioner's rights and privileges therein, of any board, committee or commissi…
Minn. Stat. § 17.03 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
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17.03 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. § Subdivision 1.Development of agricultural industries. The commissioner shall encourage and promote the development of agricultural industries, investigate marketing conditions affecting the marketing of farm products, and assist farmers,…
Minn. Stat. § 17.03, subd 4 17.03 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
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17.03 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. § Subdivision 1.Development of agricultural industries. The commissioner shall encourage and promote the development of agricultural industries, investigate marketing conditions affecting the marketing of farm products, and assist farmers,…

Minn. Stat. § 17.033 LICENSE AND PERMIT SURCHARGES.

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17.033 LICENSE AND PERMIT SURCHARGES. The commissioner may collect license and permit surcharges on all licensing and permitting transactions conducted by the Department of Agriculture for which a fee is charged. The surcharge applies to all initial and renewal license and permit…

Minn. Stat. § 17.035 VENISON DISTRIBUTION AND REIMBURSEMENT.

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17.035 VENISON DISTRIBUTION AND REIMBURSEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Reimbursement. A meat processor holding a license under chapter 28A may apply to the commissioner of agriculture for reimbursement of $150 towards the processor's reasonable and documented cost of processing donated d…

Minn. Stat. § 17.039 ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR FARM ADVOCATES.

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17.039 ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR FARM ADVOCATES. Ethical guidelines developed by the commissioner must be part of the contract with each farm advocate. History: 1986 c 398 art 22 s 1; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 18

Minn. Stat. § 17.04 ENFORCEMENT OF FOOD LAWS.

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17.04 ENFORCEMENT OF FOOD LAWS. The commissioner shall cause to be enforced all the provisions of all laws designed to prevent fraud and deception in the manufacture and sale of food and the several ingredients thereof, and shall have authority to take all proper educational meas…

Minn. Stat. § 17.041 AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION.

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17.041 AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; appropriation. An agricultural emergency account is established in the agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner for emergency preparedness …

Minn. Stat. § 17.055 EMERGING FARMERS.

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17.055 EMERGING FARMERS. § Subdivision 1.Emerging farmer working group. To advise the commissioner and legislature regarding the development and implementation of programs and initiatives that support emerging farmers in this state, the commissioner must periodically convene a wo…

Minn. Stat. § 17.101 PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES.

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17.101 PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES. § Subdivision 1.Departmental duties. For the purposes of expanding, improving, and developing production and marketing of products of Minnesota agriculture, the commissioner shall encourage and promote the production and marketing of these products …

Minn. Stat. § 17.1015 PROMOTIONAL EXPENDITURES.

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17.1015 PROMOTIONAL EXPENDITURES. In order to accomplish the purposes of section 17.101, the commissioner may participate jointly with private persons in appropriate programs and projects and may enter into contracts to carry out those programs and projects. The contracts may not…

Minn. Stat. § 17.1016 COOPERATIVE GRANTS.

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17.1016 COOPERATIVE GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) "agricultural commodity" and "agricultural product processing facility" have the meanings given in section 17.101, subdivision 5; and (2) "agricultural service" means an action made under t…

Minn. Stat. § 17.1017 FOOD RETAIL IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

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17.1017 FOOD RETAIL IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, unless the language or context indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Account" means the food re…

Minn. Stat. § 17.1018 FOOD RETAIL IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

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17.1018 FOOD RETAIL IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given them: (1) "program" means the food retail improvement and development program under section 17.1017; and (…

Minn. Stat. § 17.102 MINNESOTA GROWN LABEL.

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17.102 MINNESOTA GROWN LABEL. § Subdivision 1.Establishment and use of label. (a) The commissioner shall establish a "Minnesota grown" logo or labeling statement for use in identifying agricultural products that are grown, raised, processed, or manufactured in this state. The com…

Minn. Stat. § 17.107 FARM EQUIPMENT SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR YOUTH.

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17.107 FARM EQUIPMENT SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR YOUTH. § Subdivision 1.Program coordination. The Minnesota Extension Service, in cooperation with the commissioner of agriculture, shall implement a voluntary farm equipment safety program for training and certifying rural …

Minn. Stat. § 17.114 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.

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17.114 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. To assure the viability of agriculture in this state, the commissioner shall investigate, demonstrate, report on, and make recommendations on the current and future sustainability of agriculture in this state. The Departmen…

Minn. Stat. § 17.116 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.

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17.116 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner shall establish a grant program for sustainable agriculture methods that demonstrates best management practices, including farm input reduction or management, enterprise diversifi…

Minn. Stat. § 17.117 AGRICULTURE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES LOAN PROGRAM.

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17.117 AGRICULTURE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES LOAN PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The purpose of the agriculture best management practices loan program is to provide low or no interest financing to farmers, agriculture supply businesses, landowners, and water-quality cooperativ…

Minn. Stat. § 17.118 LIVESTOCK INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

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17.118 LIVESTOCK INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner may award a livestock investment grant to an eligible applicant who raises livestock in this state equal to 50 percent of the first $20,000 of qualifying expenditures and 25 percent of the …

Minn. Stat. § 17.1195 FARM SAFETY GRANT AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

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17.1195 FARM SAFETY GRANT AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Tractor rollover grants. (a) The commissioner may award grants to Minnesota farmers and Minnesota schools that retrofit eligible tractors with eligible rollover protective structures. (b) Grants for farmers are limi…

Minn. Stat. § 17.133 FARM DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

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17.133 FARM DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Eligible farmer" means an individual who at the time that the grant is awarded: (1) is a resident of Minnesota who intends …

Minn. Stat. § 17.134 SOIL HEALTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

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17.134 SOIL HEALTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner must establish and administer a program to support healthy soil management practices in accordance with this section. § Subd. 2.Eligible projects. The commissioner may award a grant u…

Minn. Stat. § 17.135 FARM DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE.

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17.135 FARM DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE. (a) A permit is not required from a state agency, except under sections 88.16, 88.17, and 88.22 for a person who owns or operates land used for farming that buries, or burns and buries: (1) solid waste generated from the person's household or …

Minn. Stat. § 17.345 NOT DETERMINATIVE FOR PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION.

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17.345 NOT DETERMINATIVE FOR PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION. Participating in an agricultural pursuit identified in this chapter is not determinative for the classification of property under chapter 273. History: 2012 c 203 s 1

Minn. Stat. § 17.351 DEFINITIONS.

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17.351 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 17.352 to 17.354. § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] § Subd. 3.Fur-bearing animal. "Fur-bearing animal" means a fox, mink, fitch, chinchilla, karakul, marten, nutria, or fisher…

Minn. Stat. § 17.352 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND PURSUITS.

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17.352 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND PURSUITS. Fur-bearing animals are domestic animals and products of fur-bearing animals are agricultural products. A fur farmer is engaged in an agricultural pursuit. History: 1985 c 44 s 2

Minn. Stat. § 17.354 APPLICATION.

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17.354 APPLICATION. Sections 17.351 and 17.352 do not affect provisions of law relating to wild animals. History: 1985 c 44 s 4; 2025 c 20 s 5

Minn. Stat. § 17.41 GRAIN DEFINED.

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17.41 GRAIN DEFINED. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the term "grain" shall mean whole seeds or entire grains or any broken parts thereof, of field peas, field beans, soybeans or entire legumes, or flax, wheat, rye, barley, o…

Minn. Stat. § 17.445 INSPECTIONS AND SERVICES; FEES.

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17.445 INSPECTIONS AND SERVICES; FEES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the definitions in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (a) "Apiary" means a place where a collection of one or more hives or colonies of bees or the nuclei of bees are…

Minn. Stat. § 17.452 FARM-RAISED CERVIDAE.

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17.452 FARM-RAISED CERVIDAE. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2014 c 181 s 14] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2014 c 181 s 14] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 2 s 67] § Subd. 4.Farmed Cervidae are livestock. Farmed Cervidae are livestock and are not wild animals for purposes of game farm, h…

Minn. Stat. § 17.453 DEFINITIONS.

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17.453 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this section and section 17.454. § Subd. 2.Owner. "Owner" means a person who owns or is responsible for the raising of Ratitae. § Subd. 3.Ratitae. "Ratitae" means members of the Ratitae fa…

Minn. Stat. § 17.454 RATITAE.

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17.454 RATITAE. § Subdivision 1.Ratitae are livestock. Ratitae are livestock and are not wild animals for purposes of hunting or wildlife laws. Ratitae and their products are farm products and livestock for purposes of financial transactions and collateral. § Subd. 2.Raising Rati…

Minn. Stat. § 17.455 DEFINITIONS.

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17.455 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this section and section 17.456. § Subd. 2.Llama. "Llama" means a member of the genus lama that is raised for the purpose of producing fiber, meat, or animal by-products or as breeding sto…

Minn. Stat. § 17.456 LLAMA.

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17.456 LLAMA. § Subdivision 1.Llamas are livestock. Llamas are livestock and are not wild animals for purposes of hunting or wildlife laws. Llamas and their products are farm products and livestock for purposes of financial transactions and collateral. § Subd. 2.Raising llamas is…

Minn. Stat. § 17.457 RESTRICTED SPECIES.

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17.457 RESTRICTED SPECIES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee. (c) "Domestic hogs" means members of the subspecies Sus scrofa domesticu…

Minn. Stat. § 17.458 AGROFORESTRY.

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17.458 AGROFORESTRY. § Subdivision 1.Definition. "Agroforestry" means the cultivation of short-rotation woody crops using agricultural practices to produce timber or forest products. § Subd. 2.Agricultural pursuit. Agroforestry is an agricultural pursuit. History: 1997 c 216 s 23

Minn. Stat. § 17.459 HORSES.

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17.459 HORSES. § Subdivision 1.Classification as livestock. Horses and other equines raised for the purposes of riding, driving, farm or ranch work, competition, racing, recreation, sale, or as breeding stock are livestock. Horses and their products are livestock and farm product…

Minn. Stat. § 17.46 SHORT TITLE.

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17.46 SHORT TITLE. Laws 1991, chapter 309, sections 4 to 16, may be cited as the Aquaculture Development Act. History: 1991 c 309 s 3

Minn. Stat. § 17.47 DEFINITIONS.

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17.47 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The definitions in this section apply to Laws 1991, chapter 309, sections 2 to 16. § Subd. 2.Aquaculture. "Aquaculture" means the culture of private aquatic life for consumption or sale. § Subd. 3.Aquatic farm. "Aquatic farm" means a faci…

Minn. Stat. § 17.49 AQUACULTURE PROGRAM AND PROMOTION.

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17.49 AQUACULTURE PROGRAM AND PROMOTION. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2001 c 161 s 58] § Subd. 2.Coordination. Aquaculture programs in the state must be coordinated through the commissioner of agriculture. The commissioner of agriculture shall direct the development of aquaculture…

Minn. Stat. § 17.491 AQUACULTURE IS AGRICULTURAL PURSUIT.

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17.491 AQUACULTURE IS AGRICULTURAL PURSUIT. Aquaculture is an agricultural pursuit. History: 1989 c 350 art 4 s 2

Minn. Stat. § 17.494 AQUACULTURE PERMITS; RULES.

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17.494 AQUACULTURE PERMITS; RULES. (a) The commissioner shall act as permit or license coordinator for aquatic farmers and shall assist aquatic farmers to obtain licenses or permits. (b) A state agency issuing multiple permits or licenses for aquaculture shall consolidate the per…

Minn. Stat. § 17.495 APPEAL PROCEDURES.

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17.495 APPEAL PROCEDURES. A state agency that denies a license or permit to an aquatic farmer shall provide the aquatic farmer with a written notice specifying the reasons for refusal. An aquatic farmer may appeal a state agency's denial of the license or permit in a contested ca…

Minn. Stat. § 17.496 QUARANTINE FACILITY; RULES.

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17.496 QUARANTINE FACILITY; RULES. By July 1, 1992, the commissioner of natural resources shall adopt rules, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture and the Aquaculture Advisory Committee, for the construction and operation of a quarantine facility for fish eggs pres…

Minn. Stat. § 17.497 EXOTIC SPECIES IMPORTATION; RULES.

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17.497 EXOTIC SPECIES IMPORTATION; RULES. The commissioner of natural resources shall establish rules, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture and the Aquaculture Advisory Committee, for approving or rejecting importation of "exotic" or genetically altered aquatic sp…

Minn. Stat. § 17.498 RULES; FINANCIAL ASSURANCE.

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17.498 RULES; FINANCIAL ASSURANCE. (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, after consultation and cooperation with the commissioners of agriculture and natural resources, shall present proposed rules to the Pollution Control Agency board prescribing water quality pe…

Minn. Stat. § 17.4981 GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR REGULATION OF AQUATIC FARMS.

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17.4981 GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR REGULATION OF AQUATIC FARMS. (a) Aquatic farms are licensed to culture private aquatic life. Cultured aquatic life is not wildlife. Aquatic farms must be licensed and given classifications to prevent or minimize impacts on natural resources. The pur…

Minn. Stat. § 17.4982 DEFINITIONS.

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17.4982 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The definitions in this section apply to sections 17.4981 to 17.4998. § Subd. 2.Approved laboratory methods. "Approved laboratory methods" means methods described in the latest edition of the "Procedures for the Detection and Identifica…