Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

89.18 ROADS THROUGH STATE FORESTS. No public highway, other than a state trunk highway, shall be established or laid out through any state forest as the same shall be created and withdrawn from public sale and entry by existing or subsequent act, without the consent of the commis…

89.19 RULES. § Subdivision 1.Rulemaking authority. The commissioner may prescribe rules governing the use of forest lands under the authority of the commissioner and state forest roads, or any parts thereof, by the public and governing the exercise by holders of leases or permits…

89.20 POSTED LAND; TRESPASS. Camping on posted state forest land or the erection of any type of building without written authorization shall be considered trespass. Any violation of the terms of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor. This does not prohibit temporary camping…

89.21 CAMPGROUNDS; ESTABLISHMENT AND FEES. (a) The commissioner is authorized to establish and develop state forest campgrounds and may establish minimum standards not inconsistent with the laws of the state for the care and use of such campgrounds and charge fees for such uses a…

89.22 USES OF STATE FOREST LANDS; FEES. § Subdivision 1.Establishing fees. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish fees providing for the use of state forest lands, including motorcycle, snowmobile, and s…

89.26 STATE WATER POWERS WITHDRAWN FROM SALE. All water powers having a possible average development of 100 horsepower or more owned by or subject to the control of the state and all lands so owned, controlled, or held in trust by the state lying within one mile of such water pow…

89.27 LAND SUITABLE FOR REFORESTATION WITHDRAWN FROM SALE. All lands owned, controlled, or held in trust by the state, which lands would be overflowed by the complete and full development of the water powers referred to in section 89.26 are hereby reserved and withdrawn from sale…

89.28 PULPWOOD INVESTIGATION. The commissioner shall make an investigation of the possibility of the state securing by purchase or condemnation water powers in the vicinity of state lands wherein pulpwood is now growing or upon which it may be profitably grown in the future. For …

89.35 TREE PLANTING. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to sections 89.35 to 89.39. (a) "Tree" means any species of tree, woody perennial, shrub, or vine approved by the commissioner for the purposes authorized in sections 89.35 to 89.39, excep…

89.36 PRODUCING AND PROCURING PLANTING STOCK. § Subdivision 1.Production at state nurseries. The commissioner of natural resources may produce tree planting stock for the purposes of sections 89.35 to 89.39 upon any lands under control of the commissioner which may be deemed suit…

89.37 DISTRIBUTING PLANTING STOCK. § Subdivision 1.Planting conditions. The commissioner of natural resources may supply planting stock produced or procured hereunder for use on any public or private lands within the state for the purposes herein authorized under such conditions …

89.38 PROHIBITION; PENALTIES. It shall be unlawful for a period of ten years from the date of purchase for any person who purchases trees from the commissioner to use or permit the use of planting stock furnished hereunder for any purpose not authorized hereunder, or to sell, giv…

89.39 PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND PENALTIES. Every individual, partnership, or private corporation to whom any planting stock is supplied for planting on private land under sections 89.35 to 89.39 must execute an agreement, in a format approved by the commissioner, to comply with the…

89.391 NURSERY INSPECTION CERTIFICATES; LIMITATIONS ON ISSUANCE. No certificate of inspection shall be issued pursuant to section 18H.05 by the commissioner of agriculture to a person who is determined by the commissioner of natural resources to have purchased trees pursuant to s…

89.41 SCHOOL FORESTS. § Subdivision 1.Establishing and maintaining school forests. Any school district in the state, however organized, the University of Minnesota, or any branch thereof, any state university, community college, or other public educational institution or agency o…

89.42 SALE OF FOREST PRODUCTS. Any such agency may sell or otherwise dispose of timber or other forest products grown in any such forest in such manner as the governing authority of such agency may determine, subject to the approval of the commissioner of natural resources. The p…

89.421 FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ACCOUNT. § Subdivision 1.Creation. The forest resource assessment products and services account is created in the state treasury in the natural resources fund. § Subd. 2.Receipts. Money received from forest resource assessme…

89.43 TREE SEEDS AND CONES; PAYMENTS FROM APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, out of any money appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for the purchase of tree seeds and seed cones the commissioner of management and budget shall…

89.51 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.341] 89.51 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. For the purposes of sections 89.51 to 89.64, the terms described in this section have the meanings ascribed to them. § Subd. 2.Person. "Person" shall include any individual, firm, partnership, cor…

89.52 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.351] 89.52 SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS. The commissioner shall make surveys and investigations to determine the presence of infestations of forest pests or shade tree pests. For this purpose, duly designated representatives of the commissioner may ente…

89.53 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.361] 89.53 CONTROL OF FOREST PESTS AND SHADE TREE PESTS. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner's duties; notice of control measures. Whenever the commissioner finds that an area in the state is infested or threatened to be infested with forest pests or shade t…

89.54 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.371] 89.54 ZONES OF INFESTATION; ESTABLISHMENT. Upon the decision by the commissioner that the establishment of a zone of infestation is necessary, the commissioner shall make a written order establishing the zone, and upon making the order, the zone …

89.55 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.381] 89.55 INFESTATION CONTROL; COSTS. Upon the establishment of the zone of infestation, the commissioner may apply measures of infestation prevention and control on public and private forest and other lands within an infected zone and to any trees, …

89.551 APPROVED FIREWOOD REQUIRED. (a) After the commissioner issues an order under paragraph (b), a person may not possess firewood on land administered by the commissioner of natural resources unless the firewood: (1) was obtained from a firewood distribution facility located o…

89.56 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.391] 89.56 EXPENSES. § Subdivision 1.Statement of expenses; cost to owners. At the end of each fiscal year and upon completion of the infestation control measures in any zone of infestation, the commissioner shall prepare a certified statement of expe…

89.57 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.401] 89.57 DISSOLUTION OF INFESTATION ZONE. Whenever the commissioner shall determine that forest pest or shade tree pest control work within an established zone of infestation is no longer necessary or feasible, the commissioner shall dissolve the zo…

89.58 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.411] 89.58 FOREST PEST AND SHADE TREE PEST CONTROL ACCOUNT. All money collected under the provisions of sections 89.51 to 89.64, together with such money as may be appropriated by the legislature or allocated by the Legislative Advisory Commission for…

89.59 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.421] 89.59 COOPERATION. The commissioner may cooperate with the United States or agencies thereof, other agencies of the state, county or municipal governments, agencies of neighboring states, or other public or private organizations or individuals an…

89.60 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.422] 89.60 COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY. The commissioner is authorized to employ personnel in accordance with the laws of this state, to procure necessary equipment, supplies, and service, to enter into contracts, to provide funds to any agency of the Un…

89.61 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.423] 89.61 ACT SUPPLEMENTAL. Provisions of sections 89.51 to 89.64 are supplementary to and not to be construed to repeal existing legislation. History: 1955 c 676 s 11; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 71

89.62 SHADE TREE PEST CONTROL; GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Grants. The commissioner may make grants to aid in the control of a shade tree pest. To be eligible, a grantee must have a pest control program approved by the commissioner that: (1) defines tree ownership and who is r…

89.63 CERTIFICATION OF TREE INSPECTORS. (a) The governing body of a municipality may appoint a qualified tree inspector. Two or more municipalities may jointly appoint a tree inspector for the purpose of administering their respective pest control programs. (b) Upon a determinati…

89.64 EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not supersede the authority of the Department of Agriculture under chapter 18G. History: 2007 c 57 art 1 s 74

89.65 FORESTRY EDUCATION. § Subdivision 1.Report on forester education. By March 1, 1983, the commissioner shall provide to the respective standing committees on natural resources and finance of the house of representatives and the senate a report on continuing education needs of…

89.66 FORESTRY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. § Subdivision 1.Agriculture experiment station. (a) The director of the state agricultural experiment station at the University of Minnesota is authorized to conduct, support and cooperate in research activities deemed necessary to obtain sc…

89.70 STATE FOREST ROAD ACCOUNT. There is created in the state treasury a state forest road account in the special revenue fund, consisting of money credited under section 296A.18, subdivision 7. Money in the state forest road account is appropriated to the commissioner and remai…

89.71 FOREST ROADS. § Subdivision 1.Designation; inventory; recording. The commissioner shall designate forest roads by written order published in the State Register. Designated forest roads, bridges, and other improvements administered under section 89.002, subdivision 3, are de…

89.715 ALTERNATIVE RECORDING FOR STATE FOREST ROAD. § Subdivision 1.Authorization. The commissioner may adopt a forest road map under this section to record the department's state forest road prescriptive easements. For purposes of this section, "state forest road map" means the …

89.72 COUNTY FOREST ACCESS ROAD ACCOUNT. There is created in the state treasury a county forest access road account in the special revenue fund, consisting of money credited under section 296A.18, subdivision 7. Money in the county forest access road account is appropriated to th…

89A.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following terms, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Advisory committee. "Advisory committee" means the Fo…

89A.02 POLICY. It is the policy of the state to: (1) pursue the sustainable management, use, and protection of the state's forest resources to achieve the state's economic, environmental, and social goals; (2) encourage cooperation and collaboration between public and private sec…

89A.03 MINNESOTA FOREST RESOURCES COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Membership. The governor must appoint a chair and 15 other members to the Minnesota Forest Resources Council. The Indian Affairs Council will appoint one additional member. When making appointments to the council, the gov…

89A.04 PARTNERSHIP. It is the policy of the state to encourage forest landowners, forest managers, and loggers to maintain a partnership in which the implementation of council recommendations can occur in a timely and coordinated manner across ownerships. The partnership shall se…

89A.05 TIMBER HARVESTING AND FOREST MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES. § Subdivision 1.Development and revision. The council shall coordinate the development and periodic revision of comprehensive timber harvesting and forest management guidelines based on the information derived from forest…

89A.06 LANDSCAPE-LEVEL FOREST RESOURCE PLANNING AND COORDINATION. § Subdivision 1.Framework. The council must maintain a framework that will enable long-range strategic planning and coordination to occur, to the extent possible, across all forested regions of the state and across…

89A.07 MONITORING. § Subdivision 1.Forest resource monitoring. The commissioner shall maintain a program for monitoring broad trends and conditions in the state's forest resources at statewide, landscape, and site levels. The council shall provide oversight and program direction …