Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

89A.11 SUNSET. Sections 89A.01; 89A.02; 89A.03; 89A.04; 89A.05; 89A.06; 89A.07; 89A.08; 89A.09; 89A.10; 89A.105; and 89A.11 expire June 30, 2033. History: 2002 c 379 art 1 s 28; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 75; 2014 c 289 s 47; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 45; 2023 c 60 art 4 s 36

90.005 SURVEYOR GENERAL OFFICE ABOLISHED; FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSIONER. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] § Subd. 2.Interpreting references. Whenever in any other general law, or resolution of the legislature heretofore or hereafter adopted, o…

90.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is indicated, the following terms, for the purposes of this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them. § Subd. 1a.Affiliate. "Affiliate" means a pers…

90.02 CITATION; STATEMENT OF POLICY. (a) This chapter may be cited as the "State Timber Act." (b) It is the intent and desire of the Minnesota legislature to provide equal opportunity for all segments of our society to participate in the sale process; and attempt to prevent the p…

90.031 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND COMMISSIONER POWERS. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1967 c 66 s 3] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1967 c 66 s 3] § Subd. 3.Settlement. The commissioner may make settlement for not less than the full value of any timber cut by lessees of state lands holding under …

90.041 COMMISSIONER POWERS AND DUTIES. § Subdivision 1.General duties. The commissioner shall make thorough inquiry into the extent, character, and value of the timber on all state lands and shall take such measures as will protect the timber from damage or loss by fire, trespass…

90.045 APPRAISAL STANDARDS. By July 1, 1983, the commissioner shall establish specific timber appraisal standards according to which all timber appraisals will be conducted under this chapter. The standards shall include a specification of the maximum allowable appraisal sampling…

90.051 SUPERVISING SALES; BOND. The department employee delegated to supervise state timber appraisals and sales shall be bonded in a form to be prescribed by the commissioner and in the sum of not less than $25,000, conditioned upon the faithful and honest performance of duties.…

90.061 STATE APPRAISERS. § Subdivision 1.Designation; bond. The commissioner may designate any qualified person as a state appraiser. Each state appraiser shall be bonded in a sum of not less than $1,000, conditioned upon the faithful performance of duties. § Subd. 2.Arrest autho…

90.101 TIMBER SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION. § Subdivision 1.Sale requirements. The commissioner may sell the timber on any tract of state land and may determine the number of sections or fractional sections of land to be included in the permit area covered by any one permit issued to t…

90.121 INTERMEDIATE AUCTION SALES; MAXIMUM LOTS OF 3,000 CORDS. (a) The commissioner may sell the timber on any tract of state land in lots not exceeding 3,000 cords in volume, in the same manner as timber sold at public auction under section 90.101, and related laws, subject to …

90.14 AUCTION SALE PROCEDURE. (a) All state timber shall be offered and sold by the same unit of measurement as it was appraised. No tract shall be sold to any person other than the responsible bidder in whose name the bid was made. The commissioner may refuse to approve any and …

90.145 PURCHASER QUALIFICATIONS, REGISTRATION, AND REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Purchaser requirements. (a) In addition to any other requirements imposed by this chapter, the purchaser of a state timber permit issued under section 90.151 must meet the requirements in paragraphs …

90.151 PERMITS TO CUT AND REMOVE TIMBER. § Subdivision 1.Issuance; expiration. (a) Following receipt of the down payment for state timber required under section 90.14 or 90.191, the commissioner shall issue a numbered permit to the purchaser, in a format approved by the commissio…

90.161 SECURITY DEPOSITS REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE TIMBER PERMITS. § Subdivision 1.Security deposit required. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the purchaser of any state timber, before any timber permit becomes effective for any purpose, shall give good and valid security in…

90.162 SECURING TIMBER PERMITS WITH CUTTING BLOCKS. In lieu of the security deposit equal to the value of all timber covered by the permit required by section 90.161, a purchaser of state timber may elect in a format prescribed by the commissioner to give good and valid surety to…

90.164 TIMBER PERMIT DEVELOPMENT OPTION. With the completion of the presale conference requirement under section 90.151, subdivision 6, a permit holder may access the permit area in advance of the permit being fully secured as required by section 90.161, for the express purpose o…

90.171 ASSIGNMENT OF AUCTION TIMBER PERMITS. Any permit sold at public auction may be assigned upon written approval of the commissioner. The assignment of any permit shall be signed and acknowledged by the permit holder. The commissioner shall not approve any assignment until th…

90.181 STATEMENT OF TIMBER CUT. § Subdivision 1.Passage of title to timber. (a) The commissioner shall transmit to the permit holder a statement of the amount due therefor by the terms of the permit upon completion of the cutting or at least annually in the case of an auction per…

90.181 STATEMENT OF TIMBER CUT. § Subdivision 1.Passage of title to timber. (a) The commissioner shall transmit to the permit holder a statement of the amount due therefor by the terms of the permit upon completion of the cutting or at least annually in the case of an auction per…

90.181 STATEMENT OF TIMBER CUT. § Subdivision 1.Passage of title to timber. (a) The commissioner shall transmit to the permit holder a statement of the amount due therefor by the terms of the permit upon completion of the cutting or at least annually in the case of an auction per…

90.191 INFORMAL SALES OF STATE TIMBER; MAXIMUM LOTS OF 500 CORDS. § Subdivision 1.Sale requirements. The commissioner may sell the timber on any tract of state land in lots not exceeding 500 cords in volume, without formalities but for not less than the full appraised value there…

90.193 EXTENSION OF TIMBER PERMITS. The commissioner may, in the case of an exceptional circumstance beyond the control of the timber permit holder which makes it unreasonable, impractical, and not feasible to complete cutting and removal under the permit within the time allowed,…

90.195 SPECIAL-USE AND PRODUCT PERMIT. (a) The commissioner may issue a fuelwood permit to salvage or cut not to exceed 12 cords of fuelwood per year for personal use from either or both of the following sources: (1) dead, down, and damaged trees; or (2) other trees that are of n…

90.201 VOID TIMBER SALES; REFUNDS; ADJUSTMENT OF SALE TERMS. § Subdivision 1.Void sales; refunds. Any sale of timber made by fraud or mistake or in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be void, the permit issued thereon shall be of no effect, and the holder shall be …

90.211 PURCHASE MONEY; WHEN FORFEITED. If the holder of an effective permit begins to cut and then fails to complete any part of the permit before the expiration of the permit, the permit holder shall nevertheless pay the price therefor; but under no circumstances shall timber be…

90.221 TIMBER SALES RECORDS. The commissioner shall keep timber sales records, including the description of each tract of land from which any timber is sold; the date of the report of the state appraisers; the kind, amount, and value of the timber as shown by such report; the dat…

90.231 TIMBER SALES; MARKING BOUNDARIES. Whenever timber on a tract of state-owned land is sold, prior to the removal of the timber, the commissioner shall designate the boundaries of such tract. History: 1961 c 757 s 1; 1969 c 366 s 7

90.251 TIMBER SCALING. § Subdivision 1.Scaling and check scaling procedures and requirements; penalty. The commissioner shall institute scaling and check scaling procedures for state timber sufficient to protect the interest of the state. This will include the assignment of a tra…

90.251 TIMBER SCALING. § Subdivision 1.Scaling and check scaling procedures and requirements; penalty. The commissioner shall institute scaling and check scaling procedures for state timber sufficient to protect the interest of the state. This will include the assignment of a tra…

90.251 TIMBER SCALING. § Subdivision 1.Scaling and check scaling procedures and requirements; penalty. The commissioner shall institute scaling and check scaling procedures for state timber sufficient to protect the interest of the state. This will include the assignment of a tra…

90.252 SCALING AGREEMENT; WEIGHT-MEASUREMENT SERVICES; FEES. § Subdivision 1.Scaling agreement. The commissioner may enter into an agreement with either a timber sale permittee or the purchaser of the cut products, or both, so that the scaling of the cut timber and the collection…

90.281 RESCALES, RECOUNTS, AND REESTIMATES. (a) Upon complaint of any interested permit holder questioning the accuracy of any scale, count, or estimate of timber made by any state appraiser, or at any other time the commissioner determines in the absence of a complaint, the comm…

90.301 TIMBER TRESPASS ON STATE LANDS; UNLAWFUL POSSESSION AND SALE; REWARDS; RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Trespass on public lands; damages. Whoever without valid permit shall cut any timber upon lands owned by this state, or held in trust by the state for the counties, or remove or…

90.301 TIMBER TRESPASS ON STATE LANDS; UNLAWFUL POSSESSION AND SALE; REWARDS; RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Trespass on public lands; damages. Whoever without valid permit shall cut any timber upon lands owned by this state, or held in trust by the state for the counties, or remove or…

90.301 TIMBER TRESPASS ON STATE LANDS; UNLAWFUL POSSESSION AND SALE; REWARDS; RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Trespass on public lands; damages. Whoever without valid permit shall cut any timber upon lands owned by this state, or held in trust by the state for the counties, or remove or…

90.301 TIMBER TRESPASS ON STATE LANDS; UNLAWFUL POSSESSION AND SALE; REWARDS; RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Trespass on public lands; damages. Whoever without valid permit shall cut any timber upon lands owned by this state, or held in trust by the state for the counties, or remove or…

90.311 POSSESSION OF LANDS CONTRARY TO AGREEMENT; REMEDIES. If any person holds or continues in possession of any lands mentioned in this chapter contrary to the conditions or covenants of any lease, certificate of sale, permit, or other written agreement, that person shall be li…

90.321 PROSECUTIONS. (a) The attorney general shall prosecute or cause to be prosecuted by the county attorney when the public interest so requires any person who may be charged with any indictable offense under this chapter. (b) The county attorneys of the several counties shall…

90.41 STATE APPRAISER AND SCALER; VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Violations and penalty. (a) Any state scaler or state appraiser who shall accept any compensation or gratuity for services as such from any other source except the state of Minnesota, or any state scaler, or…

90.411 RECORDS AS NOTICE. The records kept by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed notice of the facts therein set forth. All these records shall be prima facie true and correct. History: (6394-36) 1925 c 276 s 36; 1961 c 202 s 28

90.412 STATUTE OF LIMITATION NOT APPLICABLE; VENUE OF PROCEEDINGS. The statutes of this state limiting the time for bringing either civil or criminal actions shall not apply to any action brought by the state for trespass upon any of its lands, or for violating any of the terms o…

90.42 LAWS NOT AFFECTED. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed or construed as authorizing the sale, cutting, or removal, or as excusing damage or injury to any timber reserved to the state and set aside for any purpose, including state forests set aside under the Constitut…

92.01 STATE PUBLIC LANDS OR STATE LANDS. "State public lands" or "state lands" means school, swamp, university, internal improvement, and other lands granted to the state by acts of Congress. History: 1941 c 374 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1

92.02 AUTHORITY. Sales under this chapter must be conducted by the commissioner, a deputy of the commissioner, or a competent person employed by the commissioner. History: (6282) 1911 c 123 s 4; 1919 c 199 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 11

92.025 SCHOOL TRUST LAND DEFINITION. For purposes of this chapter and chapter 94, "school trust land" means land granted by the United States for use of schools within each township, swampland granted to the state, and internal improvement land that are reserved for permanent sch…