Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture
Chapter 17 — Department Of 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...

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Minnesota Statutes Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture

Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture
Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture