Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

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 commissio…

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 commissi…

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

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 continu…

40A.10 APPLICATION FOR CREATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE. § Subdivision 1.Contents. An eligible person may apply to the county in which the land is located for the creation of an agricultural preserve on forms provided by the commissioner. In case a preserve is located in more th…

40A.11 DURATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE. § Subdivision 1.General. An agricultural preserve continues in existence until either the owner or the county initiates expiration as provided in this section. The date of expiration by the owner or the county must be at least eight years…

40A.12 PROTECTION FOR NORMAL AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. Local governments may not enact ordinances or regulations that may restrict or regulate normal agricultural practices within an agricultural preserve unless the restriction or regulation has a direct relationship to public heal…

40A.121 ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS. § Subdivision 1.Annexation prohibited. Land within an agricultural preserve that is within a township may not be annexed to a municipality under chapter 414, unless the chief administrative law judge of the state Office of Administrative Hearings f…

40A.122 EMINENT DOMAIN ACTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. An agency of the state, a public benefit corporation, a local government, or any other entity with the power of eminent domain under chapter 117, except a public utility as defined in section 216B.02, a municipal elec…

40A.123 LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PUBLIC PROJECTS. § Subdivision 1.Projects and assessments prohibited; exception. Notwithstanding any other law, construction projects for public sanitary sewer systems, public water systems, and public drainage systems are prohibited in exclusive agr…

40A.13 SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES. § Subdivision 1.Conservation practices to prevent soil loss required. An owner of agricultural land in an agricultural preserve shall manage the land with sound soil conservation practices that prevent excessive soil loss according to the model…

40A.14 AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION AWARENESS PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment and administration. An agricultural land preservation and conservation awareness program is created. The commissioner shall administer the program as provided in this section. …

40A.15 AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment and administration. An agricultural land preservation and conservation assistance program is created to provide technical and financial assistance for agricultural land preser…

40A.151 MINNESOTA CONSERVATION FUND. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Minnesota conservation fund is established as an account in the state treasury. Money from counties under section 40A.152 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited one-half to the Minnesota conserv…

40A.152 COUNTY CONSERVATION FEE; ACCOUNT. § Subdivision 1.Fee. A county that is a metropolitan county under section 473.121, subdivision 4, has allowed exclusive agricultural zones to be created under this chapter, or has elected to become an agricultural land preservation pilot …

40A.16 INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. The board, districts, the agency, and the Department of Natural Resources shall cooperate with and assist the commissioner in developing and implementing the agricultural land preservation and conservation awareness and assistance programs. The com…

40A.17 REPORT. The commissioner shall report to the legislature on March 1 of each even-numbered year on activities under this chapter. By July 1, 1985, the report must include the survey of public awareness in the awareness program. The report shall include recommendations for f…

40A.18 LAND USE. § Subdivision 1.Agricultural production. Land within an agricultural preserve must be maintained for agricultural production. The average maximum density of residential structures within an agricultural preserve and the location of a new structure must conform to…

40A.19 TRANSFER FROM AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY TAX LAW TREATMENT. When land which has been receiving the special agricultural valuation and tax deferment provided in section 273.111 becomes an agricultural preserve under sections 40A.02 to 40A.17, the recapture of deferred tax and sp…