The commissioner of agriculture may use state appropriations for disaster assistance. The commissioner, in consultation with the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with responsibility for agriculture finance, must develop eligibility criteria to distribute disaster assistance to affected agricultural producers according to need. Assistance may be provided for, but is not limited to, the following: livestock investment grants, organic certification assistance, forage production loss offsets for livestock producers, no-interest disaster recovery loans, other costs related to the disaster, and mental health counseling support to farm families and business operators through farm business management programs. To be eligible for disaster assistance under this section, a producer must operate an agricultural operation in the disaster area.
2008 c 247 s 4; 2012 c 187 art 1 s 2
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany
Chapter 12A — Natural Disaster; State Assistance
Section 12A.01 — State Response To Natural Disaster.
Section 12A.03 — State Assistance.
Section 12A.05 — Board Of Water And Soil Resources.
Section 12A.07 — Employment And Economic Development.
Section 12A.09 — Housing Finance.
Section 12A.10 — Human Services.
Section 12A.11 — Minnesota Historical Society.
Section 12A.12 — Natural Resources.
Section 12A.13 — Pollution Control Agency.
Section 12A.14 — Public Facilities Authority.