Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

239.751 PETROLEUM DISPENSER, PRICE, LABEL, AND SIGN. § Subdivision 1.Dispenser requirements, automatic price computation. A retail petroleum dispenser that automatically computes the total price of each sale must have a unit price indicator on the face of the computer mechanism t…

239.7511 GAS TAX SIGN ON PETROLEUM DISPENSER. (a) The director must ensure that signs having 12-point font or greater are affixed on retail petroleum dispensers as follows: (1) for regular or premium gasoline, a sign that reads: "The price for each gallon of gasoline includes the…

239.752 STORAGE TANK MARKING AND CAPACITY; RETAIL LOCATION. § Subdivision 1.Identification required. A person responsible for the product shall securely affix a metal or plastic identification tag or tank collar on the fill pipe of a petroleum product storage tank at a business w…

239.753 ENTRY UPON PREMISES AND ACCESS TO RECORDS. (a) The director, or a delegated employee of the department, may enter the premises of a person who processes, holds, stores, imports, transfers, offers for sale or use, or sells petroleum products in Minnesota to: (1) inspect th…

239.754 NOTIFICATION OF PRODUCT UNAVAILABILITY; TERMINAL OPERATORS. A person who operates a terminal where petroleum products are loaded into transport trucks for subsequent distribution, shall notify the director when regular grade gasoline, number 1 diesel, number 2 diesel, ker…

239.761 PETROLEUM PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. A person responsible for the product must meet the specifications in this section. The specifications apply to petroleum products processed, held, stored, imported, transferred, distributed, offered for dist…

239.77 BIODIESEL CONTENT MANDATE. § Subdivision 1.Biodiesel blend and fuel. (a) "Biodiesel blend" is a blend of diesel fuel and biodiesel fuel between six percent and 20 percent for on-road and off-road diesel-fueled vehicle use. Biodiesel blend must comply with ASTM specificatio…

239.771 DISTRIBUTOR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility. A distributor that made capital expenditures necessary to adapt or add equipment to blend biodiesel fuel oil under the mandate in section 239.77 may be eligible for partial reimbursement for those expenditure…

239.785 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS SALE; ACCOUNT; PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Liability for payment. (a) The operator of a terminal located in Minnesota from which liquefied petroleum gas is dispensed for use or sale in this state other than for delivery to another terminal shall pay…

239.79 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; TRANSACTION REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1992 c 575 s 54] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1992 c 575 s 54] § Subd. 3.Results of test supplied by shipper to distributor. Upon request from a distributor, a shipper of petroleum products shall, at the ti…

239.791 OXYGENATED GASOLINE. § Subdivision 1.Minimum biofuel content required. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions 10 to 14, a person responsible for the product shall ensure that all gasoline sold or offered for sale in Minnesota must contain at least the quantity of biofuel …

239.7911 PETROLEUM REPLACEMENT PROMOTION. § Subdivision 1.Petroleum replacement goal. The tiered petroleum replacement goal of the state of Minnesota is that biofuel comprises at least the specified portion of total gasoline sold or offered for sale in this state by each specifie…

239.792 AUTOMOTIVE FUEL RATINGS, CERTIFICATION, AND POSTING. § Subdivision 1.Duties of refiners, importers, and producers. A refiner, importer, or producer of automotive fuel must comply with the automotive fuel rating, certification, and record-keeping requirements of Code of Fe…

239.80 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Violations; enforcement actions of department; waiver. (a) The director, or any delegated employee shall use the methods in section 239.75 to enforce sections 239.10; 239.101, subdivision 3; 239.761; 239.77; 239.79; 239.791; and 239.7…

239.90 RETAIL ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Electric vehicle supply equipment" or "EVSE" means a conductor, including an ungrounded, grounded, and equipment groun…

240.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 1a.Account holder. "Account holder" means a natural person not otherwise prohibited from wagering who applies for and opens an acco…

240.011 APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR. The governor shall appoint the director of the Minnesota Racing Commission, who serves in the unclassified service at the governor's pleasure. The director must be a person qualified by experience and training to possess the skills necessary to di…

240.02 RACING COMMISSION. § Subdivision 1.Commission. A Minnesota Racing Commission is established with the powers and duties specified in this section. The commission consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Not more than five…

240.03 COMMISSION POWERS AND DUTIES. The commission has the following powers and duties: (1) to regulate horse racing in Minnesota to ensure that it is conducted in the public interest; (2) to issue licenses as provided in this chapter; (3) to enforce all laws and rules governing…

240.04 EMPLOYEES. § Subdivision 1.Director; duties. The director shall perform the following duties: (1) take and preserve records of all proceedings before the commission, maintain its books, documents, and records, and make them available for public inspection as the commission…

240.05 LICENSES; CLASSES. § Subdivision 1.Classes. The commission may issue four classes of licenses: (1) class A licenses, for the ownership and operation of a racetrack with horse racing on which pari-mutuel betting is conducted; (2) class B licenses, for the sponsorship and ma…

240.06 RACETRACK LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Application. The commission may issue one or more class A licenses, but not more than one to any one person. An application for a class A license must be on a form the commission prescribes and must be accompanied by detailed plans and s…

240.07 RACING LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Application. The commission may issue one or more class B licenses for the sponsorship and management of horse racing at licensed racetracks. An application for a class B license must be on a form the commission prescribes, and must be acco…

240.071 PROHIBITED ACTS. A licensed racetrack shall only conduct horse racing and may be authorized to operate a card club in accordance with this chapter. A licensed racetrack shall not conduct or provide for play any of the following: historical horse racing; slot machines; vid…

240.08 OCCUPATION LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Authority. The commission may issue class C occupational licenses to persons who wish to be employed in horse racing where pari-mutuel betting is conducted as: (1) horse owners or lessees; (2) jockeys or drivers; (3) exercise riders; (4…

240.09 COUNTY FAIR LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Application. The commission may issue class D licenses to county agricultural societies or associations incorporated under chapter 38 or nonprofit corporations organized under chapter 317A in existence and operating fairs on April 21, …

240.10 LICENSE FEES. (a) The fee for a class A license is $253,000 per year and must be remitted on July 1. The fee for a class B license is $500 for each assigned racing day and $100 for each day on which simulcasting is authorized and must be remitted on July 1. The fee for a c…

240.11 LICENSES NONTRANSFERABLE. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a license issued under this chapter may not be transferred. (b) A class A, class B, class C, or class D license to provide advance deposit wagering may be transferred with prior approval by the commission. …

240.12 LICENSE AGREEMENTS. The commission may enter into agreements or compacts with comparable bodies in other racing jurisdictions for the mutual recognition of occupational licenses issued by each body. The commission may by rule provide for and may charge a fee for the regist…

240.13 PARI-MUTUEL BETTING. § Subdivision 1.Authorized. (a) Class B and class D licenses give the licensees authority to conduct pari-mutuel betting on the results of races run at the licensed racetrack, and on other races as authorized by the commission under this section. (b) A…

240.131 ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING. § Subdivision 1.Advance deposit wagering authorized. Advance deposit wagering is authorized pari-mutuel betting on horse racing under this chapter if conducted in compliance with this section and the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, United Sta…

240.135 CARD CLUB REVENUE. (a) From the amounts received from charges authorized under section 240.30, subdivision 4, the licensee shall set aside the amounts specified in this section to be used for purse payments. These amounts are in addition to the breeders fund and purse req…

240.136 COMPULSIVE GAMBLING NOTICE. A class B licensee who has been authorized to operate a card club must prominently post in the card club premises the toll-free telephone number established by the commissioner of human services in connection with the compulsive gambling progra…

240.14 RACING DAYS. § Subdivision 1.Assignment of racing days. The commission shall assign racing days to each racetrack licensee authorized to conduct racing with pari-mutuel betting, and a licensee may conduct racing with pari-mutuel betting only on a racing day assigned by the…

240.15 PAYMENTS TO STATE. § Subdivision 1.Taxes imposed. (a) There is imposed a tax at the rate of six percent of the amount in excess of $12,000,000 annually withheld from all pari-mutuel pools by a class B or class D licensee, including breakage and amounts withheld under secti…

240.155 REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNTS AND PROCEDURES. § Subdivision 1.Reimbursement account credit. Money received by the commission as reimbursement for the costs of services provided by veterinarians, stewards, medical testing of horses, and fees received by the commission in the form…

240.1561 APPROPRIATION FOR ONGOING OPERATION. If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation has not been enacted to appropriate money for the next biennium to the commissioner of management and budget for central accounting, procurement, payroll, and human resources function…

240.16 STEWARDS. § Subdivision 1.Powers and duties. All horse races run at a licensed racetrack must be presided over by a board of three stewards, who must be appointees of the commission or persons approved by it. The commission shall designate one steward as chair. At least tw…

240.17 LOCAL OPTION. § Subdivision 1.Cities. An issuance of a class A license for a location in a city is not effective until it has been approved by a majority vote of the city council. Failure to act on a license within 30 days of its referral to a city council by the commissio…

240.18 BREEDERS' FUND. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; apportionment. The commission shall establish a Minnesota breeders' fund with the money paid to it under section 240.15, subdivision 1. The commission, after paying the current costs of administering the fund, shall apportion …

240.19 CONTRACTS. The commission shall by rule require that all contracts entered into by a class A, class B, or class D licensee for the provision of goods or services, including concessions contracts, be subject to commission approval. The rules must require that the contract i…

240.20 APPEALS. Appeals from a decision of the commission must be made in the manner prescribed by sections 14.63 to 14.68. History: 1983 c 214 s 20

240.21 RIGHT OF INSPECTION. The commission and its representatives, including representatives of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement, have the right to inspect the licensed premises of a licensee and to examine the licensee's books and other records at any time witho…

240.22 FINES. (a) The commission shall by rule establish a schedule of civil fines of up to $50,000 for a class C licensee and up to $200,000 for a class A, B, or D licensee for violations of laws related to horse racing or of the commission's rules. The schedule must be based on…

240.23 RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The commission has the authority, in addition to all other rulemaking authority granted elsewhere in this chapter to promulgate rules governing: (1) the conduct of horse races held at licensed racetracks in Minnesota, including but not limited to the …

240.231 LIMITATIONS ON RULEMAKING AND OTHER AUTHORITY. The commission's rulemaking and other authority, whether derived from section 240.23 or other sections in this chapter, shall only pertain to horse racing and card games at a card club as expressly authorized in this chapter …