HF 797

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:42am

A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; clarifying that horses and other equines are livestock
and raising them is an agricultural pursuit; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [17.459] HORSES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Classification as livestock. new text end

new text begin Horses and other equines raised for the
purposes of riding, driving, competition, racing, recreation, sale, or as breeding stock are
livestock. Horses and their products are livestock and farm products for purposes of
financial transactions and collateral.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Agricultural pursuit. new text end

new text begin Raising horses and other equines is agricultural
production and an agricultural pursuit. Horse breeding farms, horse training farms, horse
boarding farms, or farms combining those purposes, are an intensive agricultural use that
may be accomplished on limited acreage. These intensive agricultural uses are necessary
for horses in order to control the feeding, safety, and overall condition of the animals.
new text end