Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture

Section 17.041 — Agricultural Emergency Account; Appropriation. - Subdivision 1. Establishment; appropriation. An agricultural emergency account is established...

Section 17.055 — Emerging Farmers. - Subdivision 1. Emerging farmer working group. To advise the commissioner...

Section 17.101 — Promotional Activities. - Subdivision 1. Departmental duties. For the purposes of expanding, improving,...

Section 17.1015 — Promotional Expenditures. - In order to accomplish the purposes of section 17.101, the...

Section 17.1016 — Cooperative Grants. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) "agricultural...

Section 17.1017 — Good Food Access Program. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, unless...

Section 17.1018 — Good Food Access Program Advisory Committee. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following...

Section 17.102 — Minnesota Grown Label. - Subdivision 1. Establishment and use of label. (a) The commissioner...

Section 17.107 — Farm Equipment Safety And Maintenance Program For Youth. - Subdivision 1. Program coordination. The Minnesota Extension Service, in cooperation...

Section 17.114 — Sustainable Agriculture. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. To assure the viability of agriculture in...

Section 17.116 — Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grants. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner shall establish a grant program...

Section 17.117 — Agriculture Best Management Practices Loan Program. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of the agriculture best management...

Section 17.118 — Livestock Investment Grant Program. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner may award a livestock investment...

Section 17.1195 — Farm Safety Grant And Outreach Programs. - Subdivision 1. Tractor rollover grants. (a) The commissioner may award...

Section 17.133 — Farm Down Payment Assistance Grants. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the...

Section 17.135 — Farm Disposal Of Solid Waste. - (a) A permit is not required from a state agency,...

Section 17.345 — Not Determinative For Property Classification. - Participating in an agricultural pursuit identified in this chapter is...

Section 17.351 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 17.352 — Agricultural Products And Pursuits. - Fur-bearing animals are domestic animals and products of fur-bearing animals...

Section 17.353 — Fur Farmer Registration. - Subdivision 1. Registration system. The commissioner shall establish a registration...

Section 17.354 — Application. - Sections 17.351 to 17.353 do not affect provisions of law...

Section 17.41 — Grain Defined. - Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different...

Section 17.445 — Inspections And Services; Fees. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the...

Section 17.452 — Farm-raised Cervidae. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2014 c 181 s 14] Subd. 2....

Section 17.453 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 17.454 — Ratitae. - Subdivision 1. Ratitae are livestock. Ratitae are livestock and are...

Section 17.455 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 17.456 — Llama. - Subdivision 1. Llamas are livestock. Llamas are livestock and are...

Section 17.457 — Restricted Species. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply...

Section 17.458 — Agroforestry. - Subdivision 1. Definition. "Agroforestry" means the cultivation of short-rotation woody...

Section 17.459 — Horses. - Subdivision 1. Classification as livestock. Horses and other equines raised...

Section 17.46 — Short Title. - Laws 1991, chapter 309, sections 4 to 16, may be...

Section 17.47 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 17.49 — Aquaculture Program And Promotion. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2001 c 161 s 58] Subd. 2....

Section 17.491 — Aquaculture Is Agricultural Pursuit. - Aquaculture is an agricultural pursuit. 1989 c 350 art 4...

Section 17.494 — Aquaculture Permits; Rules. - (a) The commissioner shall act as permit or license coordinator...

Section 17.495 — Appeal Procedures. - A state agency that denies a license or permit to...

Section 17.496 — Quarantine Facility; Rules. - By July 1, 1992, the commissioner of natural resources shall...

Section 17.497 — Exotic Species Importation; Rules. - The commissioner of natural resources shall establish rules, in consultation...

Section 17.498 — Rules; Financial Assurance. - (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, after consultation...

Section 17.4981 — General Conditions For Regulation Of Aquatic Farms. - (a) Aquatic farms are licensed to culture private aquatic life....

Section 17.4982 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 17.4983 — Aquatic Farm Operations. - Subdivision 1. Acquisition and sale of private aquatic life. Aquatic...

Section 17.4984 — Aquatic Farm License. - Subdivision 1. License required. (a) A person or entity may...

Section 17.4985 — Transportation Of Aquatic Life. - Subdivision 1. Requirements for importation, transportation within the state, or...

Section 17.4986 — Importation Of Aquatic Life. - Subdivision 1. Importation and stocking restrictions. A person may not...

Section 17.4987 — Stocking Private Aquatic Life. - (a) A person may not release private aquatic life into...

Section 17.4988 — License And Inspection Fees. - Subdivision 1. Requirements for issuance. A permit or license must...

Section 17.4989 — Fish Sample Collecting. - Subdivision 1. Training. Fish collector training may be offered by...

Section 17.499 — Transportation Or Importation Of Saltwater Aquatic Life; Quarantine Requirement. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. The legislature finds that it is in...

Section 17.4991 — Disease Transmission. - Subdivision 1. Facility designation. (a) The licensee may apply to...

Section 17.4992 — Game Fish. - Subdivision 1. Acquisition and purchase. Game fish sperm, viable game...

Section 17.4993 — Minnows. - Subdivision 1. Taking from public waters. (a) Under an aquatic...

Section 17.4994 — Sucker Eggs. - Sucker eggs may be taken from public waters with a...

Section 17.4995 — Receipts To The Game And Fish Fund. - Money received by the state under sections 17.4981 to 17.4997...

Section 17.4996 — White Earth Indian Reservation. - Until the commissioner reaches an agreement with the White Earth...

Section 17.4997 — Rules. - The commissioner may adopt rules that are consistent with sections...

Section 17.4998 — Violations; Penalty. - Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Unless a different penalty is prescribed, a...

Section 17.4999 — Storage, Handling, And Disposal Of Fish Manure. - Fish manure from aquatic farm operations: (1) is subject to...

Section 17.50 — Policy. - The state must explore alternative uses for agricultural products to...

Section 17.51 — Citation; Agricultural Commodities Promotion Act. - Sections 17.51 to 17.69 may be cited as the Agricultural...

Section 17.52 — Purpose. - It is hereby declared to be in the interest of...

Section 17.53 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope of application. As used in sections 17.51...

Section 17.54 — Councils. - Subdivision 1. Creation. A commodity research and promotion council may...

Section 17.56 — Council To Formulate And Submit Promotional Order. - Subdivision 1. Formulation. Within 15 days after certification by the...

Section 17.57 — Additional Powers And Duties Of Council. - Subdivision 1. Adoption of rules. Each council shall at its...

Section 17.58 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner. - Subdivision 1. Contracts. A council, with the approval of the...

Section 17.59 — Fees To Defray Expenses. - Subdivision 1. Checkoff fees. For the purpose of providing funds...

Section 17.60 — Compensation And Expenses. - Each member of a council, except the commissioner, shall be...

Section 17.61 — Legal Counsel. - The council may appoint an attorney who shall act for...

Section 17.62 — Council Records. - All of the records of a council, except as otherwise...

Section 17.63 — Refund Of Fees. - (a) Any producer, except a producer of potatoes in area...

Section 17.64 — Termination Of Order. - Subdivision 1. By council. The council after consultation with the...

Section 17.66 — Permitted Activities. - No activity, including meetings, undertaken in pursuance of the provisions...

Section 17.67 — Penalty For Violations. - Any person who violates any provision of sections 17.51 to...

Section 17.69 — Nonliability Of State. - No liability shall be imposed upon the state of Minnesota...

Section 17.691 — Citation. - Sections 17.691 to 17.701 shall be known and may be...

Section 17.692 — Declaration Of Policy. - Agricultural products are produced in Minnesota by many individual farmers,...

Section 17.693 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 17.691 to...

Section 17.694 — Accreditation. - Subdivision 1. Procedures. Any association accredited under this section may...

Section 17.695 — Marketing And Bargaining Committee. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. After accreditation of the association, the association...

Section 17.696 — Unfair Practices Of Handlers And Associations. - Subdivision 1. Unfair practices by handler. Producers of agricultural commodities...

Section 17.697 — Informational Exchanges; Dispute Resolution. - Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in sections 17.691 to 17.702,...

Section 17.698 — Factors To Be Considered In Mediation And Arbitration. - All decisions of mediation and arbitration which result from section...

Section 17.70 — Violation Procedure. - Subdivision 1. Commissioner's duties. For the purpose of sections 17.691...

Section 17.701 — Rules. - The commissioner may promulgate rules necessary for the administration of...

Section 17.702 — Negotiation Classes Required. - Upon accreditation of an association of producers, at least two...

Section 17.710 — Agricultural Production Contracts. - A production contract entered into, renewed, or amended on or...

Section 17.80 — State Agricultural Land Preservation And Conservation Policy. - Subdivision 1. Policy. It is the policy of the state...

Section 17.81 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of sections 17.80 to...

Section 17.82 — Prohibited Agency Action. - Any agency action which the agency determines will adversely affect...

Section 17.84 — Duties Of Commissioner. - Within 30 days of the receipt of the notice provided...

Section 17.844 — Livestock Production Policy. - (a) The policy of the state is to promote livestock...

Section 17.85 — Laboratory Services. - Subdivision 1. Account. A laboratory services account is established in...

Section 17.86 — Urban Forest Promotion And Development. - Subdivision 1. Overall. The following course of action is intended...

Section 17.861 — Replacement Of Mercury Manometers. - The commissioner, in cooperation with the Pollution Control Agency, dairy...

Section 17.90 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 17.91 — Required Language. - Subdivision 1. Mediation; arbitration. A contract for an agricultural commodity...

Section 17.92 — Recapture Of Capital Investment Required By An Agricultural Contract. - Subdivision 1. Notice and damages to be paid. A contractor...

Section 17.93 — Parent Company Responsibility For Contracts Of Subsidiaries. - Subdivision 1. Licensing. If a contractor is required to obtain...

Section 17.94 — Implied Promise Of Good Faith. - There is an implied promise of good faith as defined...

Section 17.941 — Producer's Right To Cancel. - A producer may cancel an agricultural contract by mailing a...

Section 17.942 — Cover Sheet Requirements. - Subdivision 1. Mandatory cover page. An agricultural contract entered into...

Section 17.943 — Contract Format. - Subdivision 1. Readability. An agricultural contract must be in legible...

Section 17.944 — Review By Commissioner. - Subdivision 1. Agricultural contracts. For purposes of this section and...

Section 17.9441 — Limits On Remedies. - Subdivision 1. Penalties. In a proceeding in which civil penalties...

Section 17.9442 — Applicability Of Contract Requirements. - The requirements for the written disclosure of material risks under...

Section 17.9443 — Waiver Of Contract Provisions Is Void. - Any provision of an agricultural contract which waives or attempts...

Section 17.945 — Rules. - The commissioner may adopt rules to implement sections 17.90 to...

Section 17.95 — Department Of Agriculture Ombudsman. - A position is created in the Department of Agriculture to...

Section 17.97 — Agricultural Input Prepayments. - If a producer makes a prepayment for agricultural production inputs...

Section 17.98 — Dairy Marketing Contracts Excepted. - Dairy marketing agreements between producers and purchasers of milk are...

Section 17.982 — Criminal And Administrative Penalties. - Subdivision 1. Criminal penalties. A person who violates a provision...

Section 17.983 — Administrative Penalties And Enforcement. - Subdivision 1. Administrative penalties; citation. If a person has violated...

Section 17.984 — Investigation. - Subdivision 1. Authority. To carry out the commissioner's enforcement duties...

Section 17.985 — Passing On The Farm Center. - Subdivision 1. Purpose; objectives. The Passing on the Farm Center...

Section 17.986 — Entry Into Farm Animal Facilities. - No law enforcement, peace, or animal control officer may enter...

Section 17.9891 — Purpose. - The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of natural resources,...

Section 17.9892 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 17.9893 — Certification Instrument. - The commissioner, in consultation with the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality...

Section 17.9894 — Certifying Agent License. - Subdivision 1. License. A person who offers certification services to...

Section 17.9895 — Duties Of A Certifying Agent. - Subdivision 1. Duties. A certifying agent shall conduct a formal...

Section 17.9896 — Certification Procedures. - Subdivision 1. Producer duties. A producer who seeks certification of...

Section 17.9897 — Certification Certainty. - (a) Once a producer is certified, the producer: (1) retains...

Section 17.9898 — Audits. - The commissioner shall perform random audits of producers and certifying...

Section 17.9899 — Data. - All data collected under the program that identifies a producer...

Section 17.991 — Rulemaking. - The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the program. 2013...

Section 17.992 — Reports. - The commissioner, in consultation with the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality...

Section 17.993 — Financial Assistance. - The commissioner may use contributions from gifts or other state...

Chapter 17A — Livestock Market Agency And Dealer Licensing

Section 17A.01 — Citation. - This chapter may be cited as the Minnesota Livestock Market...

Section 17A.02 — Purpose. - This chapter establishes jurisdiction and authority with the commissioner of...

Section 17A.03 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in this chapter, the terms...

Section 17A.036 — Custodial Account For Shippers Proceeds. - Every market agency engaged in selling livestock on a commission...

Section 17A.04 — Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Licensing provisions. Licenses shall be issued to livestock...

Section 17A.05 — Amount Of Bonds. - Subdivision 1. Livestock market agencies. The amount of each livestock...

Section 17A.06 — Claims Against Bonds. - Subdivision 1. Filing of claims. Any person claiming to be...

Section 17A.07 — Prohibited Conduct. - It shall be unlawful for any person to (1) carry...

Section 17A.08 — Record Keeping. - Every person shall make and retain such accounts, records, and...

Section 17A.09 — Feeder Pig Markets. - The commissioner may, by rules promulgated in accordance with sections...

Section 17A.10 — Livestock Scales And Weighing. - Subdivision 1. Commercial livestock scales. All livestock scales and monorail...

Section 17A.11 — Fees For Livestock Weighing. - The commissioner shall prescribe the fee necessary to cover the...

Section 17A.12 — Weighmaster Qualifications. - No state livestock weighmaster shall, during the weighmaster's term of...

Section 17A.13 — Gross Misdemeanors. - Any weigher who shall knowingly or carelessly weigh any livestock...

Section 17A.14 — Penalties. - Subdivision 1. Criminal penalties. Any person, duly licensed or otherwise,...

Section 17A.145 — Civil Penalty Procedures. - Subdivision 1. Citation. If the commissioner believes that a person...

Section 17A.15 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner. - The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of Laws 1974, chapter...

Section 17A.151 — Duty To Prosecute. - It is the duty of each county attorney or city...

Section 17A.16 — Injunctive Remedy. - The operation of a livestock market agency or the buying...

Section 17A.17 — Audit By Department. - The department may audit records, including incoming purchase records of...

Chapter 18 — Noxious Weed Law

Section 18.75 — Purpose. - It is the policy of the legislature that residents of...

Section 18.76 — Citation. - Sections 18.76 to 18.91 may be cited as the "Minnesota...

Section 18.77 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 18.771 — Noxious Weed Categories. - (a) For purposes of designation under section 18.79, subdivision 13,...

Section 18.78 — Noxious Weeds Control And Management. - Subdivision 1. Generally. A person owning land, a person occupying...

Section 18.79 — Duties Of Commissioner. - Subdivision 1. Enforcement. The commissioner shall administer and enforce sections...

Section 18.80 — Inspectors. - Subdivision 1. County agricultural inspectors and county-designated employees. The county...

Section 18.81 — Duties Of Inspectors And County-designated Employees. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2009 c 94 art 1 s 107]...

Section 18.82 — Transportation Of Noxious Weed Propagating Parts. - Subdivision 1. Permits. Transporting noxious weed propagating parts without a...

Section 18.83 — Control; Eradication; Notices; Expenses. - Subdivision 1. General weed notice. A general notice for noxious...

Section 18.84 — Liability; Appeals. - Subdivision 1. Counties and municipalities. Counties and municipalities are not...

Section 18.86 — Unlawful Acts. - No person may: (1) hinder or obstruct in any way...

Section 18.87 — Penalty. - A violation of section 18.86 or a rule adopted under...

Section 18.88 — Noxious Weed Program Funding. - Subdivision 1. County. The county board shall pay, from the...

Section 18.89 — Noxious Weed And Invasive Plant Species Assistance Account. - The noxious weed and invasive plant species assistance account is...

Section 18.90 — Grant Program. - (a) From funds available in the noxious weed and invasive...

Section 18.91 — Advisory Committee; Membership. - Subdivision 1. Duties. The commissioner shall consult with the Noxious...

Chapter 18B — Pesticide Control

Section 18B.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 18B.02 — Preemption Of Local Law. - Except as specifically provided in this chapter, the provisions of...

Section 18B.03 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner. - Subdivision 1. Administration by commissioner. The commissioner shall administer, implement,...

Section 18B.04 — Pesticide Impact On Environment. - (a) The commissioner shall: (1) determine the impact of pesticides...

Section 18B.045 — Pesticide Management Plan. - Subdivision 1. Development. The commissioner shall develop a pesticide management...

Section 18B.05 — Pesticide Regulatory Account. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. A pesticide regulatory account is established in...

Section 18B.051 — Pollinator Research Account. - Subdivision 1. Account established. A pollinator research account is established...

Section 18B.055 — Compensation For Bees Killed By Pesticide; Appropriation. - Subdivision 1. Compensation required. (a) The commissioner must compensate a...

Section 18B.06 — Rules. - Subdivision 1. Authority. The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement...

Section 18B.063 — State Uses Of Pesticides And Nutrients. - The state shall use integrated pest management techniques in its...

Section 18B.064 — Pesticide Use Information. - The commissioner shall monitor urban and rural pesticide use on...

Section 18B.065 — Waste Pesticide Collection Program. - Subdivision 1. Collection and disposal. The commissioner of agriculture shall...

Section 18B.07 — Pesticide Use, Application, And Equipment Cleaning. - Subdivision 1. Pesticide use. Pesticides must be applied in accordance...

Section 18B.08 — Chemigation. - Subdivision 1. Permit required. (a) A person may not apply...

Section 18B.09 — Pesticide Application In Cities. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies only to statutory and...

Section 18B.095 — Pesticide Application In Schools. - Subdivision 1. Authorized applicators. To the extent authorized under this...

Section 18B.10 — Action To Prevent Groundwater Contamination. - (a) The commissioner may, by rule, special order, or delegation...

Section 18B.11 — Sale Or Use Of Tcdd. - A person may not sell, offer for sale, or use...

Section 18B.115 — Sale Or Use Of Chlordane Or Heptachlor. - The state, a state agency, a political subdivision of the...

Section 18B.12 — Sale And Distribution Of Adulterated Pesticides. - A person may not offer for sale or distribute a...

Section 18B.13 — Sale And Distribution Of Misbranded Pesticides And Devices. - A person may not offer for sale or distribute a...

Section 18B.135 — Sale Of Pesticides In Returnable Containers And Management Of Unused Portions. - Subdivision 1. Acceptance of pesticide containers. (a) A person distributing,...

Section 18B.14 — Pesticide Storage. - Subdivision 1. Display and storage. (a) A person may store...

Section 18B.17 — Cooperative Inspection And Enforcement Agreements. - Subdivision 1. Cooperative agreements. The commissioner may enter into cooperative...

Section 18B.24 — Unsatisfied Judgments. - (a) An applicant for a commercial, noncommercial, or structural pest...

Section 18B.26 — Pesticide Registration. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)...

Section 18B.27 — Pesticide Registration For Special Local Needs. - Subdivision 1. Application. (a) A person must file an application...

Section 18B.28 — Experimental Use Pesticide Product Registration. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. A person may not use or distribute...

Section 18B.29 — Reciprocal Licensing And Certification Agreements. - The commissioner may waive all or part of the examination...

Section 18B.30 — Pesticide Use License Requirement; Internet Sales Prohibited; Restricted Use Pesticides. - (a) A person may not use a restricted use pesticide...

Section 18B.305 — Pesticide Education And Training. - Subdivision 1. Education and training. (a) The commissioner, as the...

Section 18B.31 — Pesticide Dealer License. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b),...

Section 18B.316 — Agricultural Pesticide Dealer License And Reporting. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) A person must not offer for...

Section 18B.32 — Structural Pest Control License. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) A person may not engage in...

Section 18B.33 — Commercial Applicator License. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) A person may not apply a...

Section 18B.34 — Noncommercial Applicator License. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) Except for a licensed commercial applicator,...

Section 18B.345 — Pesticide Application On Golf Courses. - (a) Application of a pesticide to the property of a...

Section 18B.346 — Pesticide Application On Railroad Property. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies only to common carrier...

Section 18B.35 — Application Categories Within Applicator Licenses. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. (a) The commissioner may establish categories of...

Section 18B.36 — Private Applicator Certification. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) Except for a licensed commercial or...

Section 18B.37 — Records; Plans; Inspections. - Subdivision 1. Pesticide dealer. (a) A pesticide dealer must maintain...

Section 18B.38 — Protection Of Trade Secrets. - Subdivision 1. Requirements. In submitting data required by this chapter,...

Section 18B.39 — Existing Rules. - Rules of the commissioner of agriculture in effect on July...

Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment

Section 18C.001 — Citation. - This chapter may be cited as the "Fertilizer, Soil Amendment,...

Section 18C.005 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 18C.110 — Preemption Of Local Law. - (a) Except as specifically provided in this chapter, a local...

Section 18C.111 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner. - Subdivision 1. Administration by commissioner. The commissioner shall administer, implement,...

Section 18C.115 — Adoption Of National Standards. - Subdivision 1. Policy of uniformity. It is the policy of...

Section 18C.121 — Rules. - Subdivision 1. Administration. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to...

Section 18C.131 — Fertilizer Inspection Account. - A fertilizer inspection account is established in the state treasury....

Section 18C.135 — Application Of Requirements To Sewage Sludge And Compost. - Subdivision 1. Sewage sludge without charge exempt. Sewage sludge that...

Section 18C.141 — Soil And Manure Testing Laboratory Certification. - Subdivision 1. Program establishment. The commissioner shall establish voluntary programs...

Section 18C.201 — Prohibited Fertilizer Activities. - Subdivision 1. Storage, handling, distribution, or disposal. A person may...

Section 18C.205 — Chemigation. - Subdivision 1. Authorization. The commissioner may issue chemigation permits for...

Section 18C.211 — Guaranteed Analysis. - Subdivision 1. N, P, and K nutrient content stated. (a)...

Section 18C.215 — Fertilizer Labeling. - Subdivision 1. Packaged fertilizers. (a) A person may not sell...

Section 18C.221 — Fertilizer Plant Food Content. - (a) Products that are deficient in plant food content are...

Section 18C.225 — Misbranded Products. - Subdivision 1. Sale and distribution prohibited. A person may not...

Section 18C.231 — Adulteration. - Subdivision 1. Sale and distribution prohibited. A person may not...

Section 18C.235 — Storage, Handling, Disposal, And Incident Response Plan. - Subdivision 1. Plan required. (a) A person required to be...

Section 18C.301 — Mixing Pesticide With Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, Or Plant Amendment. - A distributor who blends, mixes, or otherwise adds pesticides to...

Section 18C.305 — Fertilizer Facilities. - Subdivision 1. Construction permit. A person must obtain a permit...

Section 18C.310 — Genetically Engineered Fertilizer, Genetically Engineered Soil Amendment, Or Genetically Engineered Plant Amendment Permit. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. A person may not conduct a release...

Section 18C.401 — General Licensing And Registration Conditions. - Subdivision 1. Substantiation of claims. The commissioner may require a...

Section 18C.405 — Protection Of Trade Secrets. - Subdivision 1. Notation of protected information. In submitting data required...

Section 18C.411 — Registration Of Specialty Fertilizers, Soil Amendments, And Plant Amendments. - Subdivision 1. Registration required. (a) A person may not sell...

Section 18C.415 — Fertilizer Licenses. - Subdivision 1. License required. (a) A person may not sell...

Section 18C.421 — Tonnage Report. - Subdivision 1. Annual tonnage report. (a) Each registrant under section...

Section 18C.425 — Application And Inspection Fees. - Subdivision 1. Fertilizer license. (a) An application for a license...

Section 18C.430 — Commercial Animal Waste Technician. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) A person may not manage or...

Section 18C.432 — Manure Applicator Education And Training. - Subdivision 1. Education and training. (a) The commissioner shall develop,...

Section 18C.433 — Commercial Animal Waste Application. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. Beginning January 1, 2006, only a commercial...

Section 18C.530 — Citation. - Sections 18C.531 to 18C.575 are known and may be cited...

Section 18C.531 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 18C.535 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner. - Subdivision 1. Administration. The commissioner shall administer, implement, and enforce...

Section 18C.541 — License. - Subdivision 1. License to sell. Before a person may sell,...

Section 18C.545 — Labeling. - Subdivision 1. Product label. An agricultural liming material offered for...

Section 18C.551 — Application, Sampling, And Inspection Fees. - Subdivision 1. Agricultural liming materials license. An application for a...

Section 18C.555 — Tonnage Report. - Subdivision 1. Semiannual statement. A licensed distributor or producer of...

Section 18C.561 — Sampling Methods. - The methods of sampling and analysis of agricultural liming materials...

Section 18C.565 — False Or Misleading Statements. - A person may not sell a misbranded agricultural liming material....

Section 18C.571 — Adulteration. - A person may not sell an adulterated agricultural liming material....

Section 18C.575 — Rules. - Subdivision 1. For administration. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary...

Section 18C.60 — Phosphorous Turf Fertilizer Use Restrictions. - Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purpose of this section, "turf"...

Section 18C.61 — Fertilizer Application To Impervious Surface; Prohibition. - (a) A person may not apply a fertilizer to an...

Section 18C.62 — Enforcement. - Sections 18C.60 and 18C.61 are enforced by local units of...

Section 18C.70 — Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research And Education Council. - Subdivision 1. Establishment; membership. (a) The Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research...

Section 18C.71 — Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research And Education Program. - Subdivision 1. Eligible projects. Eligible project activities include research, education,...

Section 18C.80 — Agricultural Fertilizer Research And Education Account. - Subdivision 1. Account; appropriation. An agricultural fertilizer research and education...

Chapter 18D — Agricultural Chemical Liability

Section 18D.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Definitions in chapters 18B, 18C, and 18F apply....

Section 18D.101 — Liability For Application. - (a) Notwithstanding other law relating to liability for agricultural chemical...

Section 18D.103 — Report Of Incidents Required. - Subdivision 1. Report to commissioner. A responsible party or an...

Section 18D.105 — Corrective Action Orders. - Subdivision 1. Corrective action orders. (a) After determining an incident...

Section 18D.1051 — Response To Agricultural Chemical Incidents. - The commissioner of agriculture may take corrective action under this...

Section 18D.1052 — Land Application Of Agricultural Chemical Contaminated Soil And Other Media. - Subdivision 1. Application of contaminated media. The commissioner may, upon...

Section 18D.111 — Liability For Costs. - Subdivision 1. Corrective action costs. (a) A responsible party is...

Section 18D.115 — Apportionment Of Liability And Contribution. - Subdivision 1. Right of apportionment. (a) A responsible party held...

Section 18D.201 — Inspection, Sampling, Analysis. - Subdivision 1. Access and entry. (a) The commissioner, upon presentation...

Section 18D.301 — Enforcement. - Subdivision 1. Enforcement required. (a) The commissioner shall enforce this...

Section 18D.302 — False Statement Or Record. - A person must not knowingly make or offer a false...

Section 18D.305 — Administrative Action. - Subdivision 1. Administrative remedies. The commissioner may seek to remedy...

Section 18D.311 — Damages For Administrative Action Without Cause. - If the commissioner did not have probable cause for an...

Section 18D.315 — Administrative Penalties. - Subdivision 1. Assessment. (a) In determining the amount of the...

Section 18D.321 — Appeal Of Commissioner's Orders. - Subdivision 1. Notice of appeal. (a) After service of an...

Section 18D.323 — Crediting Of Penalties, Fees, And Costs. - Except for money repaid to the agricultural chemical response and...

Section 18D.325 — Civil Penalties. - Subdivision 1. General penalty. Except as provided in subdivisions 2...

Section 18D.331 — Criminal Penalties. - Subdivision 1. General violation. Except as provided in subdivisions 2...

Section 18D.40 — Enhanced Penalties; Outdoor Recreation Lands. - Notwithstanding limitations placed on administrative or civil penalty amounts under...

Chapter 18E — Agricultural Chemical Response And Reimbursement

Section 18E.01 — Citation. - This chapter may be cited as the "Agricultural Chemical Response...

Section 18E.02 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. The definitions contained in this section apply...

Section 18E.03 — Agricultural Chemical Response And Reimbursement Account. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The agricultural chemical response and reimbursement account...

Section 18E.035 — Financial Security; Municipal Airports. - As a condition for the use of space or facilities...

Section 18E.04 — Reimbursement Or Payment Of Response Costs. - Subdivision 1. Reimbursement of response costs. The commissioner shall reimburse...

Section 18E.05 — Agricultural Chemical Response Compensation Board. - Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) The Agricultural Chemical Response Compensation Board...

Section 18E.06 — Report. - By December 1 of each year, the Agricultural Chemical Response...

Chapter 18F — Genetically Engineered Organisms

Section 18F.01 — Purpose. - The purpose of sections 18F.01 to 18F.13 is to establish...

Section 18F.02 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 18F.01 to 18F.13,...

Section 18F.04 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner. - The commissioner shall administer, implement, and enforce sections 18F.01 to...

Section 18F.07 — Genetically Engineered Agriculturally Related Organism Permit. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. A person may not conduct a release...

Section 18F.12 — Rules. - The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the issuance of permits...

Section 18F.13 — Exemptions. - (a) The commissioner may provide exemptions to the requirements to...

Chapter 18G — Plant Protection And Export Certification

Section 18G.01 — Plant Protection; Powers Of Commissioner. - (a) This chapter authorizes the commissioner to abate, suppress, eradicate,...

Section 18G.02 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 18G.03 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner. - Subdivision 1. Entry and inspection. (a) The commissioner may enter...

Section 18G.04 — Eradication, Control, And Abatement Of Nuisances; Issuing Control Orders. - Subdivision 1. Public nuisance. Any premises, plant, appliance, conveyance, or...

Section 18G.05 — Discovery Of Plant Pests; Official Marking Of Infested Or Infected Articles. - Upon knowledge of the existence of a dangerous or injurious...

Section 18G.06 — Establishment Of Quarantine Restrictions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. The commissioner may impose a quarantine restricting...

Section 18G.07 — Tree Care And Tree Trimming Company Registration. - Subdivision 1. Creation of registry. (a) The commissioner shall maintain...

Section 18G.09 — Shipment Of Plant Pests And Biological Control Agents. - (a) A person may not sell, offer for sale, move,...

Section 18G.10 — Export Certification, Inspections, Certificates, Permits, And Fees. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. To ensure continued access to foreign and...

Section 18G.11 — Cooperation With Other Jurisdictions. - Subdivision 1. Detection and control agreements. The commissioner may enter...

Section 18G.12 — Invasive Species Management And Investigation. - Subdivision 1. Plant pest and invasive species research. The commissioner...

Section 18G.13 — Local Pest Control. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to...

Section 18G.14 — Mosquito Abatement. - Subdivision 1. Declaration of policy. The abatement or suppression of...

Chapter 18H — Nursery Law

Section 18H.02 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 18H.03 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner. - Subdivision 1. Employees. The commissioner may employ entomologists, plant pathologists,...

Section 18H.04 — Adoption Of Rules. - The commissioner may adopt rules to carry out the purposes...

Section 18H.05 — Nursery Certificate Requirements. - (a) No person may offer for sale or distribute certified...

Section 18H.06 — Exempt Nursery Sales. - Subdivision 1. Not-for-profit sales. An organization or individual may offer...

Section 18H.07 — Fee Schedule. - Subdivision 1. Establishment of fees. The commissioner shall establish fees...

Section 18H.08 — Small Lot Inspections; Virus Disease-free Certification; Other Services. - Subdivision 1. Services and fees. The commissioner may make small...

Section 18H.09 — Nursery Stock Certification Requirements. - (a) All nursery stock growing at sites identified by nursery...

Section 18H.10 — Storage Of Nursery Stock. - (a) All nursery stock must be kept and displayed under...

Section 18H.11 — Nursery Stock Standards. - The American Standard for Nursery Stock, ANSI Z60.1, published by...

Section 18H.12 — Damaged, Diseased, Infested, Or Misrepresented Stock. - (a) No person may knowingly offer to distribute, advertise, or...

Section 18H.13 — Shipment Of Nursery Stock Into Minnesota. - Subdivision 1. Identification of origin. Proof of valid nursery certification...

Section 18H.14 — Labeling And Advertising Of Nursery Stock. - (a) Plants, plant materials, or nursery stock must not be...

Section 18H.15 — Violations. - (a) A person who offers to distribute nursery stock that...

Section 18H.16 — Political Subdivision Ordinances. - A political subdivision must not enact an ordinance or resolution...

Section 18H.17 — Nursery And Phytosanitary Account. - A nursery and phytosanitary account is established in the state...

Section 18H.18 — Conservation Of Certain Wildflowers. - Subdivision 1. Restrictions on collecting. No person shall distribute any...

Chapter 18J — Inspection And Enforcement

Section 18J.01 — Definitions. - (a) The definitions in sections 18G.02, 18H.02, 18K.02, 27.01, 223.16,...

Section 18J.02 — Duties Of Commissioner. - The commissioner shall administer and enforce this chapter, chapters 18G,...

Section 18J.03 — Civil Liability. - A person regulated by this chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, 18K,...

Section 18J.04 — Inspection, Sampling, Analysis. - Subdivision 1. Access and entry. The commissioner, upon presentation of...

Section 18J.05 — Enforcement. - Subdivision 1. Enforcement required. (a) A violation of chapter 18G,...

Section 18J.06 — False Statement Or Record. - A person must not knowingly make or offer a false...

Section 18J.07 — Administrative Action. - Subdivision 1. Administrative remedies. The commissioner may seek to remedy...

Section 18J.08 — Appeals Of Commissioner's Orders. - Subdivision 1. Notice of appeal. (a) After service of an...

Section 18J.09 — Crediting Of Penalties, Fees, And Costs. - Penalties, cost reimbursements, fees, and other money collected under this...

Section 18J.10 — Civil Penalties. - Subdivision 1. General penalty. Except as provided in subdivision 2,...

Section 18J.11 — Criminal Penalties. - Subdivision 1. General violation. Except as provided in subdivisions 2,...

Chapter 18K — Industrial Hemp Development

Section 18K.01 — Short Title. - This chapter may be referred to as the "Industrial Hemp...

Section 18K.02 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 18K.03 — Agricultural Crop; Possession Authorized. - Subdivision 1. Industrial hemp. Industrial hemp is an agricultural crop...

Section 18K.04 — Licensing. - Subdivision 1. Requirement; issuance; presumption. (a) A person must obtain...

Section 18K.05 — Annual Report; Sales Notification. - (a) Annually, a licensee must file with the commissioner: (1)...

Section 18K.06 — Rulemaking. - (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the production, testing,...

Section 18K.07 — Fees. - Fees collected under this chapter must be credited to the...

Section 18K.08 — Defense For Possession Of Marijuana. - It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the...

Section 18K.09 — Pilot Program; Other Research Authorized. - Subdivision 1. Authorized activity. The commissioner may grow or cultivate...

Chapter 21 — Seeds

Section 21.001 — Definition. - Subdivision 1. Scope. Except where the context otherwise indicates, for...

Section 21.111 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. When used in sections 21.111 to 21.122...

Section 21.112 — Commissioner, Duties; Seed Potatoes. - Subdivision 1. Duties, employees. The commissioner shall provide the means...

Section 21.113 — Certificates Of Inspection. - (a) The commissioner shall issue certificates of inspection only when...

Section 21.115 — Fees; Seed Potato Inspection Account. - The commissioner shall fix the fees for all inspections and...

Section 21.116 — Expenses. - All necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of...

Section 21.117 — Applications For Inspections; Withdrawals. - (a) Any person may make application to the commissioner for...

Section 21.118 — Rules. - It shall be the duty of the commissioner to promulgate...

Section 21.119 — Use Of Certain Terms Forbidden; Exceptions. - It shall be unlawful to use or employ the term...

Section 21.1195 — Minimum Standards For Planting. - Seed potatoes may not be planted in the state in...

Section 21.1196 — Restricted Seed Potato Growing Area. - Subdivision 1. Definition. (a) "Restricted seed potato growing area" means...

Section 21.121 — Violations; Reports, Prosecutions. - It shall be the duty of every prosecuting officer, to...

Section 21.122 — Penalties. - Any person violating any provision of sections 21.111 to 21.121...

Section 21.71 — Citation, Minnesota Screenings Act. - Sections 21.71 to 21.78 may be cited as the "Minnesota...

Section 21.72 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 21.73 to 21.78,...

Section 21.73 — Prohibited Acts. - Subdivision 1. Infested feed grain; screenings. It is unlawful for...

Section 21.74 — Exceptions. - The provisions of section 21.73 shall not apply to: (1)...

Section 21.75 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner. - Subdivision 1. Enforcement; rulemaking. The commissioner must enforce sections 21.71...

Section 21.76 — Injunction; Bond. - When in the performance of duties the commissioner applies to...

Section 21.77 — Seizure. - Any lot or amount of weed-seed infested agricultural seeds and...

Section 21.78 — Violations; Enforcement. - Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Any person violating any of the provisions...

Section 21.80 — Minnesota Seed Law. - Sections 21.80 to 21.92 may be cited as the "Minnesota...

Section 21.81 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in sections 21.80 to...

Section 21.82 — Label Requirements; Agricultural, Vegetable, Flower, Or Wildflower Seeds. - Subdivision 1. Form. Each container of agricultural, vegetable, flower, or...

Section 21.83 — Label Requirements; Tree Or Shrub Seeds. - Subdivision 1. Form. Each container of tree or shrub seed...

Section 21.84 — Records. - (a) A labeler must keep (1) for three years complete...

Section 21.85 — Commissioner's Powers And Duties. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 8 s 22]...

Section 21.851 — Advisory Committee; Membership. - Subdivision 1. Duties. The commissioner must consult with the Seed...

Section 21.86 — Unlawful Acts. - Subdivision 1. Prohibitions. A person may not advertise or sell...

Section 21.87 — Exemption. - (a) Sections 21.82 and 21.83 do not apply to: (1)...

Section 21.88 — Penalties Not To Apply. - A person is not subject to penalties for having sold...

Section 21.89 — Seed Fee Permits. - Subdivision 1. Seed fee. In order to pay for administering...

Section 21.891 — Fees. - Subdivision 1. Sampling export seed. In accordance with section 21.85,...

Section 21.901 — Brand Name Registration. - The owner or originator of a variety of nonhybrid seed...

Section 21.91 — Seed Certification Agencies. - Subdivision 1. Minnesota. The official seed certification agency for Minnesota...

Section 21.92 — Seed Inspection Account. - There is established in the agricultural fund an account known...

Chapter 25 — Commercial Feed

Section 25.31 — Citation, Commercial Feed Law. - Sections 25.31 to 25.43 are known and may be cited...

Section 25.32 — Commissioner's Duties. - The commissioner shall administer sections 25.31 to 25.43. 1971 c...

Section 25.33 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. When used in sections 25.31 to 25.43,...

Section 25.341 — Licensing. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. Before a person may: (1) manufacture a...

Section 25.342 — Certificates, Free Sale. - A nonrefundable application fee of $25 must accompany all free...

Section 25.35 — Labeling. - (a) A commercial feed, except a customer formula feed, must...

Section 25.36 — Misbranding. - A commercial feed is misbranded if: (1) its labeling is...

Section 25.37 — Adulteration. - (a) A commercial feed or a material exempted from the...

Section 25.371 — Good Manufacturing Practices Certificate For Commercial Feed And Feed Ingredients. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2017 c 88 art 2 s 93]...

Section 25.38 — Prohibited Acts. - The following acts and causing the following acts in Minnesota...

Section 25.39 — Inspection Fees And Reports. - Subdivision 1. Amount of fee. (a) An inspection fee at...

Section 25.391 — Exemption For Cottage Food Producers; Home-processed Pet Treats. - Subdivision 1. Exemption. The provisions of this chapter do not...

Section 25.40 — Rules. - Subdivision 1. Adoption. (a) The commissioner may adopt rules for...

Section 25.41 — Inspection, Sampling, And Analysis. - Subdivision 1. Authorization; limitation. For the purpose of enforcement of...

Section 25.42 — Detained Commercial Feeds. - Subdivision 1. Withdrawal from distribution order. When the commissioner or...

Section 25.43 — Penalties. - Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Any person convicted of violating any of...

Chapter 27 — Farm Products Dealers

Section 27.001 — Public Policy. - The legislature recognizes that perishable farm products are important sources...

Section 27.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] Subd. 2....

Section 27.03 — Dealer Regulation. - Subdivision 1. MS 2018 [Repealed, 2020 c 89 art 1...

Section 27.0405 — Investigations. - Subdivision 1. Production and review of information. (a) Upon special...

Section 27.06 — Complaints To Commissioner, Hearing; Sales Contract. - A person claiming to be damaged by a breach of...

Section 27.069 — Definition Of Produce. - For the purposes of Minnesota Statutes 1961, sections 27.07 to...

Section 27.07 — Grades Established; Inspection. - Subdivision 1. Commissioner's power. The commissioner shall have power to...

Section 27.08 — Filing Brand Or Label; Permit. - Any person producing, manufacturing, or handling perishable farm products in...

Section 27.09 — Inspection. - When perishable farm products are ready for sale, or are...

Section 27.10 — Perishable Farm Products Examination. - (a) When perishable farm products are shipped to or received...

Section 27.11 — Shipments On Consignment. - When any farm products dealer to whom perishable farm products...

Section 27.12 — Shipper May Complain To Commissioner. - When a shipper, after demand therefor, shall have received no...

Section 27.13 — Investigation Of Complaints. - (a) The commissioner is authorized to: (1) receive complaints against...

Section 27.131 — Mediation And Arbitration. - A contract for perishable farm products between a buyer and...

Section 27.133 — Parent Company Liability. - If a farm products dealer is a subsidiary of another...

Section 27.137 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 27.138 — Farm Products Dealers' Trust. - Subdivision 1. Trust establishment and maintenance. (a) A farm products...

Section 27.14 — Rules. - In the manner provided by law, the commissioner, from time...

Section 27.19 — Violations, Penalties. - Subdivision 1. Prohibited acts. (a) A person subject to the...

Chapter 28 — Cold Storage

Section 28.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Terms. Unless the language or context clearly indicates...

Section 28.04 — Records; Reports. - Every person, firm or corporation operating a cold storage warehouse...

Section 28.05 — Inspection. - The commissioner shall inspect and supervise all cold storage warehouses...

Section 28.06 — Food Which May Be Placed In Cold Storage. - No article of food intended for human consumption shall be...

Section 28.07 — Marking Articles Of Food. - No person, firm, or corporation shall place, receive, or keep...

Section 28.08 — Length Of Storage Period. - No person, firm, or corporation shall keep or permit to...

Section 28.09 — Shortening Storage Period. - When, in the opinion of the commissioner, the market condition...

Section 28.12 — Returning Food To Cold Storage; Transfer. - After food has been withdrawn from a cold storage warehouse,...

Section 28.13 — Rules. - In the manner provided by law, the commissioner shall make...

Chapter 28A — Licensing Food Handlers

Section 28A.01 — Citation, Minnesota Consolidated Food Licensing Law. - Sections 28A.01 to 28A.16 shall be known as the "Minnesota...

Section 28A.02 — Declaration Of Policy. - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the...

Section 28A.03 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to...

Section 28A.04 — License Required; Custom Processing Permit Applications; Renewals. - Subdivision 1. Application; date of issuance. (a) No person shall...

Section 28A.05 — Classification. - All persons required to have a license under section 28A.04...

Section 28A.06 — Extent Of License. - No person, except as described in section 27.03, shall be...

Section 28A.065 — License Requirements For A Carnival, Circus, Or Fair. - No person whose place of business is a carnival, circus,...

Section 28A.07 — Issuance Of License. - Prior to the issuance or renewal of any license herein,...

Section 28A.075 — Delegation To Local Community Health Board. - (a) At the request of a local community health board...

Section 28A.0752 — Delegation Of Powers And Duties. - Subdivision 1. Agreements to perform duties of commissioner. (a) Agreements...

Section 28A.0753 — Enforcement Of Laws By Commissioner. - Subdivision 1. Actions commenced; forfeiture of license; annulment of corporate...

Section 28A.08 — License Fees; Penalties. - Subdivision 1. General. License fees, penalties for late renewal of...

Section 28A.081 — Certificate Fees. - Subdivision 1. Fee. A fee of $125 for each certificate...

Section 28A.082 — Food Handler Plan Review Fees. - Subdivision 1. Fees; application. The fees for review of food...

Section 28A.085 — Reinspection Fees. - Subdivision 1. Violations; prohibited acts. The commissioner may charge a...

Section 28A.09 — Inspection Fees For Vending Machines. - Subdivision 1. Annual fee; exceptions. Every food vending machine is...

Section 28A.10 — Posting Of License; Rules. - All such licenses shall be issued for a period of...

Section 28A.11 — Adjustments. - The commissioner shall make appropriate license fee adjustments for up...

Section 28A.14 — Transfer Of Business. - A transfer of a business or a discontinuance of its...

Section 28A.15 — Exclusions. - Subdivision 1. Licensing provisions applicability. The licensing provisions of sections...

Section 28A.151 — Farmers' Market Or Community Event; Food Product Sampling And Demonstration. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the...

Section 28A.152 — Cottage Foods Exemption. - Subdivision 1. Licensing provisions applicability. (a) The licensing provisions of...

Section 28A.153 — Wild Game Processor Exemption. - Subdivision 1. Licensing provisions applicability. The licensing provisions of sections...

Section 28A.16 — Persons Selling Liquor. - (a) The provisions of the Minnesota consolidated food licensing law,...

Section 28A.17 — License Renewal. - Licenses for food processors or manufacturers or food brokers shall...

Section 28A.21 — Food Safety And Defense Task Force. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Food Safety and Defense Task Force...

Chapter 29 — Poultry, Eggs

Section 29.001 — Definition. - Subdivision 1. Scope. Except where the context otherwise indicates, for...

Section 29.021 — Commissioner's Powers And Duties. - The commissioner of agriculture shall have the power to employ...

Section 29.031 — Advertising. - Owners of accredited and certified poultry breeding flocks and hatcheries...

Section 29.051 — Poultry Disease Eradication. - The Board of Animal Health shall cooperate with the commissioner...

Section 29.061 — Products To Be Labeled. - All poultry and poultry products shipped under the authority of...

Section 29.071 — Certain Advertising Forbidden. - No person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation shall use in...

Section 29.081 — May Cancel Certificates. - The commissioner of agriculture may cancel any certificate of accreditation...

Section 29.201 — Buyers Of Domestic Fowl; Dealers' Registers. - Every person who engages in the business of buying chickens,...

Section 29.203 — Register Prima Facie Evidence. - Every register made or kept in compliance with the provisions...

Section 29.205 — Failure To Keep Registers; False Entry Therein. - Any person who fails to keep such record or causes...

Section 29.21 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Person. The word "person" when used in sections...

Section 29.22 — Egg Handlers Annual Inspection Fee; Disposition Of Fees. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1971 c 339 s 27] Subd. 2....

Section 29.23 — Grading. - Subdivision 1. Grades, weight classes and standards for quality. All...

Section 29.235 — Sale Of Shell Eggs. - Subdivision 1. Restriction. Checks and dirties must not be sold...

Section 29.236 — Eggs In Uncooked Or Undercooked Foods. - Pasteurized eggs must be used in uncooked or undercooked food...

Section 29.237 — Uniformity With Federal Law. - Subdivision 1. Shell eggs. Federal regulations governing the grading of...

Section 29.24 — Adulterated Or Inedible Eggs, Sale Forbidden. - No person shall buy, sell, offer or expose for sale,...

Section 29.25 — Dockage; Overgrade Or Undergrade Of Eggs; Records Of Sales And Purchases. - No person in buying or selling eggs shall take or...

Section 29.26 — Eggs In Possession Of Retailer. - All eggs sold or offered for sale at retail must...

Section 29.27 — Rules. - The department may supervise, regulate, and, in the manner provided...

Chapter 30 — Wild Rice

Section 30.001 — Definition. - Subdivision 1. Scope. Except where the context otherwise indicates, for...

Section 30.002 — Enforcement. - It shall be the duty of the commissioner to enforce...

Section 30.49 — Wild Rice Labeling. - Subdivision 1. Cultivated wild rice. Wild rice containing a portion...

Chapter 31 — Food

Section 31.001 — Citation. - This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Food Law."...

Section 31.002 — Policy. - It is the policy of this state to seek to...

Section 31.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Terms. Unless the language or context clearly indicates...

Section 31.02 — Prohibited Acts. - The following acts set out in this section and the...

Section 31.021 — Determination Of Misleading. - If an article is alleged to be misbranded because the...

Section 31.032 — Penalties And Guaranty. - Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Any person who violates any of the...

Section 31.04 — Inspection Authority. - Subdivision 1. Allowable actions. For purposes of enforcement of the...

Section 31.07 — Price Not Collectible. - No action shall be maintained for the purchase price or...

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