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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. § 17.64 TERMINATION OF ORDER.
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17.64 TERMINATION OF ORDER. § Subdivision 1.By council. The council after consultation with the commissioner and by a majority vote shall suspend or terminate a promotional order whenever it finds, after a public hearing, that an order is contrary to or does not effectuate the pu…
Minn. Stat. § 17.66 PERMITTED ACTIVITIES.
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17.66 PERMITTED ACTIVITIES. No activity, including meetings, undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of sections 17.51 to 17.69 and intended to benefit the producers, handlers and processors of such agricultural commodity shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of…
Minn. Stat. § 17.67 PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS.
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17.67 PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS. Any person who violates any provision of sections 17.51 to 17.69 or any rule of the commissioner promulgated pursuant to sections 17.51 to 17.69 is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any first handler who fails to make collections or to file a return or to pay…
Minn. Stat. § 17.69 NONLIABILITY OF STATE.
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17.69 NONLIABILITY OF STATE. No liability shall be imposed upon the state of Minnesota for any acts or omissions of the commissioner or any council established pursuant to sections 17.51 to 17.69. History: 1969 c 1021 s 19; 1976 c 149 s 62 subd 2

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Minn. Stat. § 17.691 CITATION.

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17.691 CITATION. Sections 17.691 to 17.701 shall be known and may be cited as the "Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act of 1973." History: 1973 c 736 s 1

Minn. Stat. § 17.692 DECLARATION OF POLICY.

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17.692 DECLARATION OF POLICY. Agricultural products are produced in Minnesota by many individual farmers, ranchers, and handlers scattered throughout the state. The efficient production and marketing of agricultural products by farmers, ranchers, and handlers is of vital concern …

Minn. Stat. § 17.693 DEFINITIONS.

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17.693 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of sections 17.691 to 17.702, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Association; association of producers. "Association" or "association of producers" means an association of producers…

Minn. Stat. § 17.694 ACCREDITATION.

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17.694 ACCREDITATION. § Subdivision 1.Procedures. Any association accredited under this section may engage in bargaining as provided for under sections 17.691 to 17.702. (1) An association desiring accreditation shall file with the commissioner in the form required by the commiss…

Minn. Stat. § 17.695 MARKETING AND BARGAINING COMMITTEE.

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17.695 MARKETING AND BARGAINING COMMITTEE. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. After accreditation of the association, the association shall establish and authorize a marketing and bargaining committee to negotiate, as the association's exclusive agent, with handlers for the sale and …

Minn. Stat. § 17.696 UNFAIR PRACTICES OF HANDLERS AND ASSOCIATIONS.

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17.696 UNFAIR PRACTICES OF HANDLERS AND ASSOCIATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Unfair practices by handler. Producers of agricultural commodities are free to join together voluntarily in associations as authorized by law without interference by handlers. A handler shall not engage in any …

Minn. Stat. § 17.697 INFORMATIONAL EXCHANGES; DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

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17.697 INFORMATIONAL EXCHANGES; DISPUTE RESOLUTION. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in sections 17.691 to 17.702, "informational exchange" means the mutual obligation of a handler and an association or their designated representatives to meet at a mutually agreed-upon time in…

Minn. Stat. § 17.698 FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION.

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17.698 FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION. All decisions of mediation and arbitration which result from section 17.697 must consider the following factors: (1) prices or projected prices for the agricultural commodity paid by the competing handlers in the marke…

Minn. Stat. § 17.70 VIOLATION PROCEDURE.

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17.70 VIOLATION PROCEDURE. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner's duties. For the purpose of sections 17.691 to 17.702, the commissioner may receive complaints with respect to violations or threatened violations. The commissioner may make all necessary investigations, examinations or ins…

Minn. Stat. § 17.701 RULES.

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17.701 RULES. The commissioner may promulgate rules necessary for the administration of sections 17.691 to 17.702 in accordance with sections 17.691 to 17.702 and chapter 14. History: 1973 c 736 s 11; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1998 c 373 s 17; 2001 c 161 s 57

Minn. Stat. § 17.702 NEGOTIATION CLASSES REQUIRED.

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17.702 NEGOTIATION CLASSES REQUIRED. Upon accreditation of an association of producers, at least two members of bargaining teams from both the association and the handler named in the application must attend instructional classes covering negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and …

Minn. Stat. § 17.710 AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTS.

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17.710 AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTS. (a) A production or marketing contract entered into, renewed, or amended on or after July 1, 2024, between an agricultural producer and a processor, marketer, or other purchaser of agricultural products, including a cooperative organized under chapt…

Minn. Stat. § 17.80 STATE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION POLICY.

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17.80 STATE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION POLICY. § Subdivision 1.Policy. It is the policy of the state to preserve agricultural land and conserve its long-term use for the production of food and other agricultural products by: (a) Protection of agricultural lan…

Minn. Stat. § 17.81 DEFINITIONS.

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17.81 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. For the purposes of sections 17.80 to 17.84, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Action which adversely affects. "Action which adversely affects" means any of the following actions taken in re…

Minn. Stat. § 17.82 PROHIBITED AGENCY ACTION.

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17.82 PROHIBITED AGENCY ACTION. Any agency action which the agency determines will adversely affect ten acres or more of agricultural land shall be referred to the commissioner to be reviewed and acted upon as provided in section 17.84. No agency shall take any action which adver…

Minn. Stat. § 17.84 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.

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17.84 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. Within 30 days of the receipt of the notice provided in section 17.82, the commissioner shall review the agency's proposed action, shall negotiate with the agency, and shall recommend to the agency in writing the implementation either of the action a…

Minn. Stat. § 17.844 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION POLICY.

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17.844 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION POLICY. (a) The policy of the state is to promote livestock production on family farms under a broad range of management systems that are environmentally sound and meet all legal requirements of all jurisdictions, including federal, state, county, town…

Minn. Stat. § 17.85 LABORATORY SERVICES.

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17.85 LABORATORY SERVICES. § Subdivision 1.Account. A laboratory services account is established in the agricultural fund. Payments for laboratory services performed by the Laboratory Services Division of the Department of Agriculture must be deposited in the agricultural fund an…

Minn. Stat. § 17.86 URBAN FOREST PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT.

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17.86 URBAN FOREST PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT. § Subdivision 1.Overall. The following course of action is intended as a basis for prompt action to the maximum extent practical within the limits of state, local, and commercial resources. The assignment of a basic responsibility to …

Minn. Stat. § 17.861 REPLACEMENT OF MERCURY MANOMETERS.

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17.861 REPLACEMENT OF MERCURY MANOMETERS. The commissioner, in cooperation with the Pollution Control Agency, dairy equipment manufacturers and suppliers, and other interested parties, shall develop a program to provide replacement nonmercury manometers for a $50 fee and to arran…

Minn. Stat. § 17.90 DEFINITIONS.

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17.90 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 17.90 to 17.98. § Subd. 1a.Agricultural contract. "Agricultural contract" means any written contract between a contractor and a producer, but does not include a contract between a …

Minn. Stat. § 17.91 REQUIRED LANGUAGE.

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17.91 REQUIRED LANGUAGE. § Subdivision 1.Mediation; arbitration. A contract for an agricultural commodity between a contractor and a producer must contain language providing for resolution of contract disputes by either mediation or arbitration. If there is a contract dispute, ei…

Minn. Stat. § 17.92 RECAPTURE OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT REQUIRED BY AN AGRICULTURAL CONTRACT.

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17.92 RECAPTURE OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT REQUIRED BY AN AGRICULTURAL CONTRACT. § Subdivision 1.Notice and damages to be paid. A contractor must not terminate or cancel a contract that requires a producer of agricultural commodities to make a capital investment in buildings or equipm…

Minn. Stat. § 17.93 PARENT COMPANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTRACTS OF SUBSIDIARIES.

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17.93 PARENT COMPANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTRACTS OF SUBSIDIARIES. § Subdivision 1.Licensing. If a contractor is required to obtain a license to purchase agricultural commodities, the licensing authority may require the parent company of a licensee subsidiary to guarantee payment…

Minn. Stat. § 17.94 IMPLIED PROMISE OF GOOD FAITH.

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17.94 IMPLIED PROMISE OF GOOD FAITH. There is an implied promise of good faith as defined in section 336.1-201(b)(20), by all parties in all agricultural contracts. In an action to recover damages, if the court finds that there has been a violation of this provision, damages, cou…

Minn. Stat. § 17.941 PRODUCER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL.

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17.941 PRODUCER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL. A producer may cancel an agricultural contract by mailing a written cancellation notice to the contractor within three business days after the producer receives a copy of the signed contract, or before a later cancellation deadline if a later de…

Minn. Stat. § 17.942 COVER SHEET REQUIREMENTS.

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17.942 COVER SHEET REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Mandatory cover page. An agricultural contract entered into or substantively amended after January 1, 2001, must contain as the first page, or first page of text if it is preceded by a title page or pages, a cover sheet as provided…

Minn. Stat. § 17.943 CONTRACT FORMAT.

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17.943 CONTRACT FORMAT. § Subdivision 1.Readability. An agricultural contract must be in legible type, appropriately divided and captioned by its various sections, and written in clear and coherent language using words and grammar that are understandable by a person of average in…

Minn. Stat. § 17.944 REVIEW BY COMMISSIONER.

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17.944 REVIEW BY COMMISSIONER. § Subdivision 1.Agricultural contracts. For purposes of this section and section 17.943, "agricultural contract" includes, where applicable, the cover sheet as defined in section 17.942, and material risk disclosure statement required by section 17.…

Minn. Stat. § 17.9441 LIMITS ON REMEDIES.

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17.9441 LIMITS ON REMEDIES. § Subdivision 1.Penalties. In a proceeding in which civil penalties are claimed from a party for a violation of section 17.943, it is a defense to the claim that the party made a good faith and reasonable effort to comply with section 17.943. § Subd. 2…

Minn. Stat. § 17.9442 APPLICABILITY OF CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

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17.9442 APPLICABILITY OF CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. The requirements for the written disclosure of material risks under section 17.91, subdivision 2; the three-day review period under section 17.941; the cover sheet requirement under section 17.942; and the contract readability requi…

Minn. Stat. § 17.9443 WAIVER OF CONTRACT PROVISIONS IS VOID.

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17.9443 WAIVER OF CONTRACT PROVISIONS IS VOID. Any provision of an agricultural contract which waives or attempts to waive any provision of sections 17.90 to 17.97 is void. History: 2000 c 470 s 11

Minn. Stat. § 17.945 RULES.

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17.945 RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement sections 17.90 to 17.98, including the prohibition of specific trade practices. History: 1990 c 517 s 6

Minn. Stat. § 17.95 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMBUDSMAN.

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17.95 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMBUDSMAN. A position is created in the Department of Agriculture to provide information, investigate complaints arising from this chapter, and provide or facilitate dispute resolutions. History: 1990 c 517 s 7

Minn. Stat. § 17.97 AGRICULTURAL INPUT PREPAYMENTS.

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17.97 AGRICULTURAL INPUT PREPAYMENTS. If a producer makes a prepayment for agricultural production inputs that include but are not limited to seed, feed, fertilizer, pesticides, or fuel for future delivery, the producer may demand a letter of credit or bank guarantee from the pro…

Minn. Stat. § 17.98 DAIRY MARKETING CONTRACTS EXCEPTED.

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17.98 DAIRY MARKETING CONTRACTS EXCEPTED. Dairy marketing agreements between producers and purchasers of milk are not contracts for purposes of sections 17.90 to 17.98. History: 1990 c 517 s 9

Minn. Stat. § 17.982 CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.

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17.982 CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Criminal penalties. A person who violates a provision of chapter 25 or 31B for which a penalty has not been prescribed is guilty of a misdemeanor. § Subd. 2.Administrative penalties. (a) The commissioner may, as an alt…

Minn. Stat. § 17.983 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT.

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17.983 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Administrative penalties; citation. If a person has violated a provision of chapter 25 or 31B, the commissioner may issue a written citation to the person by personal service or by certified mail. The citation must …

Minn. Stat. § 17.985 PASSING ON THE FARM CENTER.

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17.985 PASSING ON THE FARM CENTER. § Subdivision 1.Purpose; objectives. The Passing on the Farm Center is established as a part of Southwest Technical College in Granite Falls to assist individuals beginning farming and family farming operations. The center shall also assist in f…

Minn. Stat. § 17.986 ENTRY INTO FARM ANIMAL FACILITIES.

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17.986 ENTRY INTO FARM ANIMAL FACILITIES. No law enforcement, peace, or animal control officer may enter a facility where confined farm animals are kept unless the officer follows a procedure and directive for biosecurity measures that are identified by the commissioner of natura…

Minn. Stat. § 17.9891 PURPOSE.

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17.9891 PURPOSE. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of natural resources, commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources, may implement a Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program whereby a producer who de…

Minn. Stat. § 17.9892 DEFINITIONS.

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17.9892 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. The definitions in this section apply to sections 17.9891 to 17.993. § Subd. 2.Certification. "Certification" means a producer has demonstrated compliance with all applicable environmental rules and statutes for all of the produce…

Minn. Stat. § 17.9893 CERTIFICATION INSTRUMENT.

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17.9893 CERTIFICATION INSTRUMENT. The commissioner, in consultation with the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program Advisory Committee, commissioner of natural resources, commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources, shal…

Minn. Stat. § 17.9894 CERTIFYING AGENT LICENSE.

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17.9894 CERTIFYING AGENT LICENSE. § Subdivision 1.License. A person who offers certification services to producers as part of the program must satisfy all criteria in subdivision 2 and be licensed by the commissioner. A certifying agent is ineligible to provide certification serv…

Minn. Stat. § 17.9895 DUTIES OF A CERTIFYING AGENT.

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17.9895 DUTIES OF A CERTIFYING AGENT. § Subdivision 1.Duties. A certifying agent shall conduct a formal certification assessment utilizing the certification instrument to determine whether a producer meets program criteria. If a producer satisfies all requirements, the certifying…

Minn. Stat. § 17.9896 CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES.

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17.9896 CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES. § Subdivision 1.Producer duties. A producer who seeks certification of eligible land shall conduct an initial assessment using the certification instrument, obtain technical assistance if necessary to achieve a satisfactory score on the certifica…