89.53 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.361] 89.53 CONTROL OF FOREST PESTS AND SHADE TREE PESTS.
Subdivision 1. Commissioner's duties; notice of control measures. Whenever the commissioner finds that an area in the state is infested or threatened to be infested with forest pests or shade tree pests, the commissioner shall determine whether measures of control are needed, what control measures are to be applied, and the area over which the control measures shall be applied. The commissioner shall prescribe a proposed zone of infestation covering the area in which control measures are to be applied and shall publish notice of the proposal once a week, for two successive weeks in a newspaper having a general circulation in each county located in whole or in part in the proposed zone of infestation. Prescribing zones of infestation and prescribing measures of control are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
Subd. 2. Notice requirements; public comment. The notice shall include a description of the boundaries of the proposed zone of infestation, the control measures to be applied, and a time and place where municipalities and owners of forest lands or shade trees in the zone may show cause orally or in writing why the zone and control measures should or should not be established. The commissioner shall consider any statements received in determining whether the zone shall be established and the control measures applied.
Subd. 3. Experimental programs. The commissioner may establish experimental programs for the control of forest pests or shade tree pests and for municipal reforestation.
1955 c 676 s 3; 1957 c 295 s 4; 1986 c 444; 2004 c 221 s 35; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 62
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 89 — State Forests; Tree Planting; Forest Roads
Section 89.01 — Commissioner; Powers And Duties.
Section 89.011 — Forest Planning Coordination.
Section 89.012 — Unit Forest Resource Plans.
Section 89.015 — Southern Minnesota Tree Species; Research.
Section 89.016 — Forest Campgrounds.
Section 89.018 — Heritage Forests.
Section 89.021 — State Forests.
Section 89.0211 — Sale Of State Forest Lands Adjacent To Platted Areas.
Section 89.022 — Disposal Of Tillable Land In Memorial Hardwood Forest.
Section 89.025 — Dorer Memorial Hardwood Forest; Land Use Restricted.
Section 89.03 — Advancing Education.
Section 89.031 — Management And Control.
Section 89.032 — Acquiring Land.
Section 89.034 — Tax-forfeited Lands; Inclusion In State Forests.
Section 89.035 — Income From State Forest Lands; Disposition.
Section 89.0385 — Forest Management Investment Account; Cost Certification.
Section 89.039 — Forest Management Investment Account.
Section 89.05 — Accounting System.
Section 89.17 — Leases And Permits.
Section 89.18 — Roads Through State Forests.
Section 89.20 — Posted Land; Trespass.
Section 89.21 — Campgrounds; Establishment And Fees.
Section 89.22 — Uses Of State Forest Lands; Fees.
Section 89.26 — State Water Powers Withdrawn From Sale.
Section 89.27 — Land Suitable For Reforestation Withdrawn From Sale.
Section 89.28 — Pulpwood Investigation.
Section 89.35 — Tree Planting.
Section 89.36 — Producing And Procuring Planting Stock.
Section 89.37 — Distributing Planting Stock.
Section 89.38 — Prohibition; Penalties.
Section 89.39 — Purchase Agreements And Penalties.
Section 89.391 — Nursery Inspection Certificates; Limitations On Issuance.
Section 89.41 — School Forests.
Section 89.42 — Sale Of Forest Products.
Section 89.421 — Forest Resource Assessment Products And Services Account.
Section 89.43 — Tree Seeds And Cones; Payments From Appropriations.
Section 89.52 — Surveys And Investigations.
Section 89.53 — Control Of Forest Pests And Shade Tree Pests.
Section 89.54 — Zones Of Infestation; Establishment.
Section 89.55 — Infestation Control; Costs.
Section 89.551 — Approved Firewood Required.
Section 89.57 — Dissolution Of Infestation Zone.
Section 89.58 — Forest Pest And Shade Tree Pest Control Account.
Section 89.60 — Commissioner's Authority.
Section 89.61 — Act Supplemental.
Section 89.62 — Shade Tree Pest Control; Grant Program.
Section 89.63 — Certification Of Tree Inspectors.
Section 89.65 — Forestry Education.
Section 89.66 — Forestry Research And Extension.
Section 89.70 — State Forest Road Account.
Section 89.715 — Alternative Recording For State Forest Road.