Subdivision 1. Construction permit. A person must obtain a permit from the commissioner on forms provided by the commissioner before the person constructs or substantially alters:
(1) safeguards; or
(2) an existing facility used for the distribution, handling, or bulk storage of fertilizers, soil amendments, or plant amendments. The commissioner may not grant a permit for a site without safeguards that are adequate to prevent the escape or movement of the fertilizers from the site.
Subd. 2. Permit fees. (a) An application for a new facility must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $100 for each location where fertilizer is stored.
(b) An application to substantially alter a facility must be accompanied by a nonrefundable $50 fee.
(c) An additional fee of $250 must be paid by a person who begins construction of, or substantially alters a bulk agricultural chemical storage facility before a permit is issued by the commissioner, except that the $250 additional fee may not be assessed if the person submits a permit application with the required fee to the commissioner before completing the construction or substantial alteration.
(d) An application for a facility that includes both fertilizers, as regulated under this chapter, and pesticides as regulated under chapter 18B shall pay only one application fee of $100.
Subd. 3. Exemption. A permit and safeguard is not required for agricultural commodity producers who store, on their own property, for their own use, no more than 6,000 gallons of liquid commercial fertilizer.
1989 c 326 art 6 s 19; 1990 c 597 s 6; 1993 c 367 s 16; 2007 c 45 art 1 s 28
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture
Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment
Section 18C.005 — Definitions.
Section 18C.110 — Preemption Of Local Law.
Section 18C.111 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 18C.115 — Adoption Of National Standards.
Section 18C.131 — Fertilizer Inspection Account.
Section 18C.135 — Application Of Requirements To Sewage Sludge And Compost.
Section 18C.141 — Soil And Manure Testing Laboratory Certification.
Section 18C.201 — Prohibited Fertilizer Activities.
Section 18C.205 — Chemigation.
Section 18C.211 — Guaranteed Analysis.
Section 18C.215 — Fertilizer Labeling.
Section 18C.221 — Fertilizer Plant Food Content.
Section 18C.225 — Misbranded Products.
Section 18C.231 — Adulteration.
Section 18C.235 — Storage, Handling, Disposal, And Incident Response Plan.
Section 18C.301 — Mixing Pesticide With Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, Or Plant Amendment.
Section 18C.305 — Fertilizer Facilities.
Section 18C.401 — General Licensing And Registration Conditions.
Section 18C.405 — Protection Of Trade Secrets.
Section 18C.411 — Registration Of Specialty Fertilizers, Soil Amendments, And Plant Amendments.
Section 18C.415 — Fertilizer Licenses.
Section 18C.421 — Tonnage Report.
Section 18C.425 — Application And Inspection Fees.
Section 18C.430 — Commercial Animal Waste Technician.
Section 18C.432 — Manure Applicator Education And Training.
Section 18C.433 — Commercial Animal Waste Application.
Section 18C.531 — Definitions.
Section 18C.535 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 18C.551 — Application, Sampling, And Inspection Fees.
Section 18C.555 — Tonnage Report.
Section 18C.561 — Sampling Methods.
Section 18C.565 — False Or Misleading Statements.
Section 18C.571 — Adulteration.
Section 18C.60 — Phosphorous Turf Fertilizer Use Restrictions.
Section 18C.61 — Fertilizer Application To Impervious Surface; Prohibition.
Section 18C.70 — Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research And Education Council.
Section 18C.71 — Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research And Education Program.
Section 18C.80 — Agricultural Fertilizer Research And Education Account.