<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>nursery law, inspections, enforcements, food, animals, grain, and weights and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>measures; requiring reports; modifying certain ethanol and biodiesel provisions; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>delaying the effective date to eliminate certain limitations on wind easements; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>designating Lester as official state soil; requiring disclosures for certain treated <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>ground beef; establishing pilot agricultural microloan program; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>treatment of secured or guaranteed loans; modifying seized animal procedures; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>providing for food law enforcement; making technical and conforming <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 17.114, subdivisions 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>4; 17.982, subdivision 1; 17.983; 17.984, subdivision 1; 18B.065, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>2a, by adding a subdivision; 18B.316, subdivision 6; 18G.02, subdivision 14; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>18G.07, subdivision 1; 18G.10, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 18H.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>subdivision 14, by adding a subdivision; 18H.10; 18H.14; 18J.01; 18J.02; 18J.03; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>18J.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 18J.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 18J.06; 18J.07, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 21.82, subdivisions 7, 8; 25.33, subdivision 3; 28A.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>subdivisions 3, 5, 6; 31.01, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 21, 25, 28; 31.121; 31.123; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>31.13; 31.94; 31A.02, subdivisions 13, 14, 15, 16; 31A.23; 32.01, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>11, 12; 35.0661, subdivisions 2, 3; 40A.17; 41A.12, subdivisions 2, 4; 41B.036; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>41B.048, subdivision 6; 41B.055, subdivision 1; 41B.06; 48.24, subdivision 5; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>223.16, subdivision 12; 223.17, subdivisions 1, 4, 6, 9; 232.21, subdivisions 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>6, 12; 232.22, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 7; 232.23, subdivisions 2, 5, 10; 232.24, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>subdivisions 1, 2; 239.092; 239.093; 239.77, subdivisions 3, 5; 239.791, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>subdivision 1a; 347.54, subdivisions 2, 3; Laws 2008, chapter 296, article 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>section 25, as amended; Laws 2011, chapter 14, section 6; proposing coding for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 1; 31; 41B; 346; proposing coding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 34A; repealing Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>2010, sections 17B.01; 17B.02; 17B.03; 17B.04; 17B.041; 17B.0451; 17B.048; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>17B.05; 17B.06; 17B.07; 17B.10; 17B.11; 17B.12; 17B.13; 17B.14; 17B.15, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>subdivisions 1, 3; 17B.16; 17B.17; 17B.18; 17B.20; 17B.22, subdivisions 1, 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>17B.28; 17B.29; 25.33, subdivision 18; 27.19, subdivisions 2, 3; 27.20; 28.15; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>28A.12; 28A.13; 29.28; 31.031; 31.041; 31.05; 31.14; 31.393; 31.58; 31.592; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>31.621, subdivision 5; 31.631, subdivision 4; 31.633, subdivision 2; 31.681; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>31.74, subdivision 3; 31.91; 31A.24; 31A.26; 34.113; 35.243; 35.255; 35.67; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>35.68; 35.69; 35.71, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 35.72; 41B.048, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>7; 223.16, subdivision 7; 223.18; 232.21, subdivision 4; 232.24, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>232.25; 233.01; 233.015; 233.017; 233.02; 233.03; 233.04; 233.05; 233.06; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>233.07; 233.08; 233.09; 233.10; 233.11; 233.12; 233.22; 233.23; 233.24; 233.33; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>234.01; 234.03; 234.04; 234.05; 234.06; 234.08; 234.09; 234.10; 234.11; 234.12; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>234.13; 234.14; 234.15; 234.16; 234.17; 234.18; 234.19; 234.20; 234.21; 234.22; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>234.23; 234.24; 234.25; 234.27; 235.01; 235.02; 235.04; 235.05; 235.06; 235.07; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>235.08; 235.09; 235.10; 235.13; 235.18; 236.01; 236.02; 236.03; 236.04; 236.05; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>236.06; 236.07; 236.08; 236.09; 395.14; 395.15; 395.16; 395.17; 395.18; 395.19; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>395.20; 395.21; 395.22; 395.23; 395.24; Minnesota Rules, parts 1505.0780; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>1505.0810; 1511.0100; 1511.0110; 1511.0120; 1511.0130; 1511.0140; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>1511.0150; 1511.0160; 1511.0170; 1540.0010, subpart 26; 1550.0930, subparts <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 1550.1040, subparts 3, 4, 5, 6; 1550.1260, subparts 6, 7; 1562.0100, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>subparts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>24, 25; 1562.0200; 1562.0400; 1562.0700; 1562.0900; 1562.1300; 1562.1800.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>    Section 1. <b>[1.1485] STATE SOIL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>Lester is designated as the official soil of the state of Minnesota.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.114, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> (a) The commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(1) establish a clearinghouse and provide information, appropriate educational <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>opportunities and other assistance to individuals, producers, and groups about sustainable <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>agricultural techniques, practices, and opportunities;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(2) survey producers and support services and organizations to determine <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>information and research needs in the area of sustainable agricultural practices;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(3) demonstrate the on-farm applicability of sustainable agriculture practices to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>conditions in this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(4) coordinate the efforts of state agencies regarding activities relating to sustainable <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>agriculture;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(5) direct the programs of the department so as to work toward the sustainability of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>agriculture in this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(6) inform agencies of how state or federal programs could utilize and support <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>sustainable agriculture practices;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(7) work closely with farmers, the University of Minnesota, and other appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>organizations to identify opportunities and needs as well as assure coordination and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>avoid duplication of state agency efforts regarding research, teaching, and extension <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>work relating to sustainable agriculture; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>(8) work cooperatively with local governments and others to strengthen the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>connection between farmers who practice sustainable farming methods and urban, rural, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>and suburban consumers, including, but not limited to, promoting local farmers' markets <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>and community-supported agriculture; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(9) report to the Environmental Quality Board for review and then to the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over the environment, natural <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>resources, and agriculture every even-numbered year.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>(b) The report under paragraph (a), clause (9), must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>(1) the presentation and analysis of findings regarding the current status and trends <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>regarding the economic condition of producers; the status of soil and water resources <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>utilized by production agriculture; the magnitude of off-farm inputs used; and the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>of nonrenewable resources used by Minnesota farmers;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>(2) a description of current state or federal programs directed toward sustainable <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>agriculture including significant results and experiences of those programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>(3) a description of specific actions the Department of Agriculture is taking in the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>area of sustainable agriculture, including, but not limited to, specific actions to strengthen <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>the connection between sustainable farmers and consumers under paragraph (a), clause (8);<br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>(4) a description of current and future research needs at all levels in the area of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>sustainable agriculture; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>(5) suggestions for changes in existing programs or policies or enactment of new <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>programs or policies that will affect farm profitability, maintain soil and water quality, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>reduce input costs, or lessen dependence upon nonrenewable resources.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.114, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Integrated pest management.</b> (a) The state shall promote and facilitate <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>the use of integrated pest management through education, technical or financial assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>information and research.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>(b) The commissioner shall coordinate the development of a state approach to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>promotion and use of integrated pest management, which shall include delineation of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>the responsibilities of the state, public postsecondary institutions, Minnesota Extension <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>Service, local units of government, and the private sector; establishment of information <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>exchange and integration; procedures for identifying research needs and reviewing and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>preparing informational materials; procedures for factoring integrated pest management <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>into state laws, rules, and uses of pesticides; and identification of barriers to adoption.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(c) The commissioner shall report to the Environmental Quality Board for review <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>and then to the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>environment, natural resources, and agriculture every even-numbered year. The report <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>shall be combined with the report required in subdivision 3.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18B.065, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Disposal site requirement.</b> (a) For agricultural waste pesticides, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>commissioner must designate a place in each county of the state that is available at least <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>every other year for persons to dispose of unused portions of agricultural pesticides. The <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>commissioner shall consult with the person responsible for solid waste management <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>and disposal in each county to determine an appropriate location and to advertise each <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>collection event. The commissioner may provide a collection opportunity in a county <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>more frequently if the commissioner determines that a collection is warranted.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>    (b) For nonagricultural waste pesticides, the commissioner must provide a disposal <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>opportunity each year in each county or enter into a contract with a group of counties <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>under a joint powers agreement or contract for household hazardous waste disposal.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>(c) As provided under subdivision 7, the commissioner may enter into cooperative <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>agreements with local units of government to provide the collections required under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>paragraph (a) or (b) and shall provide a local unit of government, as part of the cooperative <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>agreement, with funding for reasonable costs incurred including, but not limited to, related <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>supplies, transportation, advertising, and disposal costs as well as reasonable overhead <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>    (d) A person who collects waste pesticide under this section shall, on a form <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>provided or in a method approved by the commissioner, record information on each <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>waste pesticide product collected including, but not limited to, the quantity collected <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>and either the product name and its active ingredient or ingredients or the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>Environmental Protection Agency registration number. The person must submit this <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>information to the commissioner at least annually by January 30.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18B.065, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Indemnification.</b> (a) A local unit of government, when operating or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>participating in a waste pesticide collection program pursuant to a cooperative agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>with the commissioner under this section, is an employee of the state, certified to be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>acting within the scope of employment, for purposes of the indemnification provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>section 3.736, subdivision 9, for claims that arise out of the transportation, management, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>or disposal of any waste pesticide covered by the agreement:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>(1) from and after the time the waste permanently leaves the local unit of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>government's possession and comes into the possession of the state's authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>transporter; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(2) during the time the waste is transported between the local unit of government <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>facilities by the state's authorized transporter.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>(b) The state is not obligated to defend or indemnify a local unit of government under <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>this subdivision to the extent of the local unit of government's liability insurance. The <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>local unit of government's right to indemnify is not a waiver of the limitation, defenses, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>and immunities available to either the local unit of government or the state by law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18B.316, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Agricultural pesticide sales invoices.</b> (a) Sales invoices for agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>pesticides sold in or into this state by a licensed agricultural pesticide dealer or a pesticide <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>dealer under this section must show the percent of gross sales fee rate assessed and the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>gross sales fee paid under section 
         <statute_ref>18B.26, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>(b) A licensed agricultural pesticide dealer or a pesticide dealer may request an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>exemption from paragraph (a). The request for exemption must be in writing to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>commissioner and must include verifiable information to justify that compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>paragraph (a) is an extreme business hardship for the licensed agricultural pesticide dealer <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>or pesticide dealer. The commissioner may approve or reject a request for exemption <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>based upon review of the submitted information. An approved exemption under this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>paragraph is valid for one calendar year. The commissioner must maintain a list of those <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>licensed agricultural pesticide dealers or pesticide dealers that have been granted an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>exemption on the department's Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>(c) A licensed agricultural pesticide dealer or a pesticide dealer issued an exemption <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>under paragraph (b) must include the following statement on each sales invoice for any <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>sale of an agricultural pesticide: "Minnesota Department of Agriculture Annual Gross <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>Sales Fees of 0.55% have been Assessed and Paid on the Sale of an Agricultural Pesticide."<br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>(d) Only the person who actually will pay the gross sales fee may show the rate or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>the amount of the fee as a line item on the sales invoice.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18G.02, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Infested.</b> "Infested" means a plant has been overrun by plant pests, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>including weeds, or contains or harbors plant pests in a quantity that may threaten other <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>plants.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18G.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Creation of registry.</b> (a) The commissioner shall maintain a list of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>all persons, businesses, and companies that employ persons who provide tree care or tree <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>trimming services in Minnesota. All commercial tree care providers, tree trimmers, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>persons who employers that direct employees to remove trees, limbs, branches, brush, or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>shrubs for hire must be registered by with the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>(b) Persons or companies who are required to be registered under paragraph (a) must <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>register annually by providing the following to the commissioner:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(1) accurate and up-to-date business name, address, and telephone number;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>(2) a complete list of all Minnesota counties in which they work; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>(3) a nonrefundable fee of $25 for initial application or renewing the registration.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>(c) All persons and companies required to be registered under paragraph (a) must <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>register before conducting the activities specified in paragraph (a). Annual registration <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>expires December 31, must be renewed annually, and the renewal fee remitted by January <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>7 1 of the year for which it is issued. In addition, a penalty of ten percent of the renewal fee <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>due must be charged for each month, or portion of a month, that the fee is delinquent up to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>a maximum of 30 percent for any application for renewal postmarked after December 31.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18G.10, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Supplemental, additional, or other certificates and permits.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>commissioner may provide inspection, sampling, or certification services to ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>that Minnesota plant treatment processes, plant products, or commodities meet import <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>requirements of other states or countries.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>(b) The state plant regulatory official may issue permits and certificates verifying that <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>various Minnesota agricultural plant treatment processes, products, or commodities meet <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>specified plant health requirements, treatment requirements, or pest absence assurances <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>based on determinations by the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18G.10, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Misuse of a certificate or permit.</b> (a) Certificates and permits may not be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>altered, counterfeited, obtained, or used improperly, for any plant product.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>(b) Certificates and permits are not transferable to another location or another person.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18H.02, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Infested.</b> "Infested" means a plant has been overrun by plant pests, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>including weeds, or contains or harbors plant pests in a quantity that may threaten other <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>plants.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18H.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>    Subd. 16a. <b>Nonhardy.</b> "Nonhardy" means a plant that cannot be expected to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>survive or reliably produce flowers and fruit in average minimum winter temperatures <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>at the growing site as determined by the commissioner based upon independent field <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>trials and industry input represented by the United States Department of Agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>Plant Hardiness Zone designations.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18H.10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var><b>18H.10 STORAGE OF NURSERY STOCK.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>(a) All nursery stock must be kept and displayed under conditions of temperature, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>light, and moisture sufficient to maintain the viability and vigor of the nursery stock.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>(b) Packaged dormant nursery stock must be stored under conditions that retard <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>growth, prevent etiolated growth, and protect its viability.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>(c) Balled and burlapped nursery stock being held for sale to the public must be kept <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>in a moisture-holding material approved by the commissioner and not toxic to plants. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>The moisture-holding material must adequately cover and protect the ball of earth and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>must be kept moist at all times.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18H.14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var><b>18H.14 LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF NURSERY STOCK.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>(a) Plants, plant materials, or nursery stock must not be labeled or advertised with <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>false or misleading information including, but not limited to, scientific name, variety, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>place of origin, hardiness zone as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>and growth habit.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>(b) All nonhardy nursery stock as designated by the commissioner must be labeled <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>"nonhardy" in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>(b) (c) A person may not offer for distribution plants, plant materials, or nursery <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>stock, represented by some specific or special form of notation, including, but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>to, "free from" or "grown free of," unless the plants are produced under a specific program <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>approved by the commissioner to address the specific plant properties addressed in the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>special notation claim.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>(d) Nursery stock collected from the wild state must be inspected and certified <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>prior to sale and at the time of sale must be labeled "Collected from the Wild." The label <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>must remain on each plant or clump of plants while it is offered for sale and during the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>distribution process. The collected stock may be grown in nursery rows at least two years, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>after which the plants may be sold without the labeling required by this paragraph.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.01, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var><b>18J.01 DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>(a) The definitions in sections 
         <statute_ref>18G.02</statute_ref> and,
<statute_ref>18H.02</statute_ref>, 27.01, 223.16, 231.01, and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>232.21 apply to this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>(b) For purposes of this chapter, "associated rules" means rules adopted under this <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>chapter, chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232, or sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.02, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var><b>18J.02 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>The commissioner shall administer and enforce this chapter, chapters 18G and, 18H, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>27, 223, 231, and 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; and associated rules.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.03, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var><b>18J.03 CIVIL LIABILITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>A person regulated by this chapter, chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>or sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>, is civilly liable for any violation of one of those statutes or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>associated rules by the person's employee or agent.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Access and entry.</b> The commissioner, upon presentation of official <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>department credentials, must be granted immediate access at reasonable times to sites <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>where a person manufactures, distributes, uses, handles, disposes of, stores, or transports <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>seeds, plants, grain, household goods, general merchandise, produce, or other living or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>nonliving products or other objects regulated under chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Purpose of entry.</b> (a) The commissioner may enter sites for:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>(1) inspection of inventory and equipment for the manufacture, storage, handling, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>distribution, disposal, or any other process regulated under chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(2) sampling of sites, seeds, plants, products, grain, household goods, general <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>merchandise, produce, or other living or nonliving objects that are manufactured, stored, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>distributed, handled, or disposed of at those sites and regulated under chapter 18G or, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>(3) inspection of records related to the manufacture, distribution, storage, handling, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>or disposal of seeds, plants, products, grain, household goods, general merchandise, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>produce, or other living or nonliving objects regulated under chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>(4) investigating compliance with chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules; or<br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>(5) other purposes necessary to implement chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>(b) The commissioner may enter any public or private premises during or after <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>regular business hours without notice of inspection when a suspected violation of chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules may <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>threaten public health or the environment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Notice of inspection samples and analyses.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>provide the owner, operator, or agent in charge with a receipt describing any samples <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>obtained. If requested, the commissioner shall split any samples obtained and provide <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>them to the owner, operator, or agent in charge. If an analysis is made of the samples, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>a copy of the results of the analysis must be furnished to the owner, operator, or agent <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>in charge within 30 days after an analysis has been performed. If an analysis is not <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>performed, the commissioner must notify the owner, operator, or agent in charge within 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>days of the decision not to perform the analysis.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>(b) The sampling and analysis must be done according to methods provided for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>under applicable provisions of chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules. In cases not covered by those sections and methods or in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>cases where methods are available in which improved applicability has been demonstrated <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>the commissioner may adopt appropriate methods from other sources.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.21.0"></a><a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Inspection requests by others.</b> (a) A person who believes that a violation <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>of chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>rules has occurred may request an inspection by giving notice to the commissioner of the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>violation. The notice must be in writing, state with reasonable particularity the grounds <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>for the notice, and be signed by the person making the request.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>(b) If after receiving a notice of violation the commissioner reasonably believes that <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>a violation has occurred, the commissioner shall make a special inspection in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>with the provisions of this section as soon as practicable, to determine if a violation has <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>occurred.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>(c) An inspection conducted pursuant to a notice under this subdivision may cover <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>an entire site and is not limited to the portion of the site specified in the notice. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>commissioner determines that reasonable grounds to believe that a violation occurred <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>do not exist, the commissioner must notify the person making the request in writing of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>the determination.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.22.0"></a><a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Enforcement required.</b> (a) A violation of chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or an associated rule is a violation of this <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>(b) Upon the request of the commissioner, county attorneys, sheriffs, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>officers having authority in the enforcement of the general criminal laws must take action <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>to the extent of their authority necessary or proper for the enforcement of chapter 18G or, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules or valid orders, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>standards, stipulations, and agreements of the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.23.0"></a><a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner's discretion.</b> If minor violations of chapter 18G or, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules occur or the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>commissioner believes the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>warning in writing, this section does not require the commissioner to:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>(1) report the violation for prosecution;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>(2) institute seizure proceedings; or<br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>(3) issue a withdrawal from distribution, stop-sale, or other order.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.24.0"></a><a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Agent for service of process.</b> All persons licensed, permitted, registered, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>or certified under chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>associated rules must appoint the commissioner as the agent upon whom all legal process <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>may be served and service upon the commissioner is deemed to be service on the licensee, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>permittee, registrant, or certified person.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.25.0"></a><a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.06, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><b>18J.06 FALSE STATEMENT OR RECORD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>A person must not knowingly make or offer a false statement, record, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>information as part of:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>(1) an application for registration, license, certification, or permit under chapter 18G <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>(2) records or reports required under chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules; or<br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>(3) an investigation of a violation of chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.26.0"></a><a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Cancellation of registration, permit, license, certification.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>commissioner may cancel or revoke a registration, permit, license, or certification <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>provided for under chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>or associated rules or refuse to register, permit, license, or certify under provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>if the registrant, permittee, licensee, or certified person has used fraudulent or deceptive <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>practices in the evasion or attempted evasion of a provision of chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.27.0"></a><a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Service of order or notice.</b> (a) If a person is not available for service of an <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>order, the commissioner may attach the order to the facility, site, seed or seed container, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>plant or other living or nonliving object regulated under chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules and notify the owner, custodian, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>other responsible party, or registrant.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>(b) The seed, seed container, plant, or other living or nonliving object regulated <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>under chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>rules may not be sold, used, tampered with, or removed until released under conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>specified by the commissioner, by an administrative law judge, or by a court.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.28.0"></a><a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 18J.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Unsatisfied judgments.</b> (a) An applicant for a license, permit, registration, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>or certification under provisions of this chapter, chapter 18G or, 18H, 27, 223, 231, or <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>,; or associated rules may not allow a final judgment against <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>the applicant for damages arising from a violation of those statutes or rules to remain <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>unsatisfied for a period of more than 30 days.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>(b) Failure to satisfy, within 30 days, a final judgment resulting from a violation <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>of this chapter results in automatic suspension of the license, permit, registration, or <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>certification.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.29.0"></a><a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 21.82, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Vegetable seeds.</b> For vegetable seeds prepared for use in home gardens <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>or household plantings the requirements in paragraphs (a) to (p) apply. Vegetable seeds <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>packed for sale in commercial quantities to farmers, conservation groups, and other similar <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>entities are considered agricultural seeds and must be labeled accordingly.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>(a) The label must contain the name of the kind or kind and variety for each seed <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>component in excess of five percent of the whole and the percentage by weight of each <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>in order of its predominance. If the variety of those kinds generally labeled as to variety <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>is not stated and it is not required to be stated, the label must show the name of the kind <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>and the words "variety not stated."<br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>(b) The percentage that is hybrid must be at least 95 percent of the percentage of pure <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>seed shown unless the percentage of pure seed which is hybrid seed is shown separately. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>If two or more kinds of varieties are present in excess of five percent and are named on <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>the label, each that is hybrid must be designated as hybrid on the label. Any one kind or <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>kind and variety that has pure seed that is less than 95 percent but more than 75 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>hybrid seed as a result of incompletely controlled pollination in a cross must be labeled <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>to show the percentage of pure seed that is hybrid seed or a statement such as "contains <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>from 75 percent to 95 percent hybrid seed." No one kind or variety of seed may be labeled <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>as hybrid if the pure seed contains less than 75 percent hybrid seed. The word "hybrid" <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>must be shown on the label in conjunction with the kind.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>(c) Blends must be listed on the label using the term "blend" in conjunction with <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>the kind.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>(d) Mixtures shall be listed on the label using the term "mixture," "mix," or "mixed."<br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>(e) The label must show a lot number or other lot identification.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>(f) The origin may be omitted from the label.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>(g) The label must show the year for which the seed was packed for sale listed as <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>"packed for (year)" for seed with a percentage of germination that exceeds the standard last <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>established by the commissioner, the percentage of germination and the calendar month <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>and year that the percentages were determined by test, or the calendar month and year the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>germination test was completed and the statement "sell by (month and year listed here)," <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>which may be no more than 12 months from the date of test, exclusive of the month of test.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>(h) For vegetable seeds which germinate less than the standard last established by <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>the commissioner, the label must show:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>(1) a percentage of germination, exclusive of hard or dormant seed or both;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>(2) a percentage of hard or dormant seed or both, if present; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>(3) the words "below standard" in not less than eight point type and the month and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>year the percentages were determined by test.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>(i) The net weight of the contents or a statement indicating the number of seeds in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>the container or both, must appear on either the container or the label, except that for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>containers with contents of 200 seeds or less a statement indicating the number of seeds in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>the container may be listed along with or in lieu of the net weight of contents.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>(j) The heading for and percentage by weight of pure seed may be omitted from a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>label if the total is more than 90 percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>(k) The heading for and percentage by weight of weed seed may be omitted from a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>label if they are not present in the seed.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>(l) The heading "noxious weed seeds" may be omitted from a label if they are not <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>present in the seed.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>(m) The heading for and percentage by weight of other crop seed may be omitted <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>from a label if it is less than five percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>(n) The heading for and percentage by weight of inert matter may be omitted from a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>label if it is less than ten percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>(o) The label must contain the name and address of the person who labeled the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>seed or who sells the seed in this state or a code number that has been registered with <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>(p) The labeling requirements for vegetable seeds prepared for use in home gardens <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>or household plantings when sold outside their original containers are met if the seed is <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>weighed from a properly labeled container in the presence of the purchaser.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.30.0"></a><a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 21.82, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Flower seeds.</b> For flower and wildflower seeds prepared for use in home <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>gardens or household plantings, the requirements in paragraphs (a) to (l) apply. Flower <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>and wildflower seeds packed for sale in commercial quantities to farmers, conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>groups, and other similar entities are considered agricultural seeds and must be labeled <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>accordingly.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>(a) The label must contain the name of the kind and variety or a statement of type <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>and performance characteristics as prescribed by rule.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>(b) The percentage that is hybrid must be at least 95 percent of the percentage of pure <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>seed shown unless the percentage of pure seed which is hybrid seed is shown separately. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>If two or more kinds of varieties are present in excess of five percent and are named on <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>the label, each that is hybrid must be designated as hybrid on the label. Any one kind or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>kind and variety that has pure seed that is less than 95 percent but more than 75 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>hybrid seed as a result of incompletely controlled pollination in a cross must be labeled <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>to show the percentage of pure seed that is hybrid seed or a statement such as "contains <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>from 75 percent to 95 percent hybrid seed." No one kind or variety of seed may be labeled <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>as hybrid if the pure seed contains less than 75 percent hybrid seed. The word "hybrid" <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>must be shown on the label in conjunction with the kind.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>(c) Blends must be listed on the label using the term "blend" in conjunction with <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>the kind.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>(d) Mixtures must be listed on the label using the term "mixture," "mix," or "mixed."<br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>(e) The label must contain the lot number or other lot identification.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>(f) The origin may be omitted from the label.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>(g) The label must contain the year for which the seed was packed for sale listed as <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>"packed for (year)" for seed with a percentage of germination that exceeds the standard last <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>established by the commissioner, the percentage of germination and the calendar month <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>and year that the percentages were determined by test, or the calendar month and year the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>germination test was completed and the statement "sell by (month and year listed here)," <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>which may be no more than 12 months from the date of test, exclusive of the month of test.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>(h) For flower seeds which germinate less than the standard last established by <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>the commissioner, the label must show:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>(1) percentage of germination exclusive of hard or dormant seed or both;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>(2) percentage of hard or dormant seed or both, if present; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>(3) the words "below standard" in not less than eight point type and the month and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>year this percentage was determined by test.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>(i) The label must show the net weight of contents or a statement indicating the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>number of seeds in the container, or both, on either the container or the label, except that <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>for containers with contents of 200 seeds or less a statement indicating the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>seeds in the container may be listed along with or in lieu of the net weight of contents.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>(j) The heading for and percentage by weight of pure seed may be omitted from a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>label if the total is more than 90 percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>(k) The heading for and percentage by weight of weed seed may be omitted from a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>label if they are not present in the seed.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>(l) The heading "noxious weed seeds" may be omitted from a label if they are not <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>present in the seed.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>(m) The heading for and percentage by weight of other crop seed may be omitted <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>from a label if it is less than five percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>(n) The heading for and percentage by weight of inert matter may be omitted from a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>label if it is less than ten percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>(o) The label must show the name and address of the person who labeled the seed <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>or who sells the seed within this state, or a code number which has been registered with <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.31.0"></a><a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 25.33, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Distribute.</b> "Distribute" means to offer for sale, sell, exchange, or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>barter, or otherwise supply commercial feed; or to supply, furnish, or otherwise provide <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>commercial feed to a contract feeder. The term "distribute" shall not include or apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>any feeds manufactured for livestock owned by the distributor.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from January 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>2012, and applies to commercial feed inspection fees assessed by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>agriculture for calendar year 2012 and thereafter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.32.0"></a><a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>    Sec. 32. <b>[31.1211] LABELING CERTAIN TREATED GROUND BEEF.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>(a) A person selling ground beef to schools must disclose if it contains lean finely <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>textured beef or boneless lean beef trimmings treated with ammonia gas or citric acid.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>(b) Ground beef sold to the public at retail that contains lean finely textured beef <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>or boneless lean beef trimmings treated with ammonia gas or citric acid shall be labeled <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>stating that fact.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.33.0"></a><a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31.13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var><b>31.13 ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>It shall be the duty of the chief chemist and assistants laboratory director, managers, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>and analysts to make analyses and examinations of such articles as shall be furnished <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>to them by the commissioner, for the purpose of determining from such examination <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>whether such articles are adulterated, misbranded, insufficiently labeled, unwholesome, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>poisonous, or deleterious and whether such articles have been manufactured, used, sold, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>transported, offered for use, sale, or transportation, or had in possession with intent to use, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>sell, or transport in violation of any law now or hereafter enacted relating to food, or of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>any definition, standard, rule, or ruling made and published thereunder, and to certify the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>result of such analysis and examination to the commissioner. A copy of the result of the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>examination or analysis of any such article, duly authenticated, by the chemist analyst <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>making such analysis determinations or examination, under oath of such chemist analyst, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>shall be prima facie evidence in all courts of the matters and facts therein contained.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.34.0"></a><a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31.94, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var><b>31.94 COMMISSIONER DUTIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>(a) In order to promote opportunities for organic agriculture in Minnesota, the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>(1) survey producers and support services and organizations to determine <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>information and research needs in the area of organic agriculture practices;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>(2) work with the University of Minnesota to demonstrate the on-farm applicability <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>of organic agriculture practices to conditions in this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>(3) direct the programs of the department so as to work toward the promotion of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>organic agriculture in this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>(4) inform agencies of how state or federal programs could utilize and support <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>organic agriculture practices; and<br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>(5) work closely with producers, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Trade <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>Office, and other appropriate organizations to identify opportunities and needs as well <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>as ensure coordination and avoid duplication of state agency efforts regarding research, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>teaching, marketing, and extension work relating to organic agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>(b) By November 15 of each even-numbered year that ends in a zero or a five, the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>commissioner, in conjunction with the task force created in paragraph (c), shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>on the status of organic agriculture in Minnesota to the legislative policy and finance <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture. The report must include: <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>available data on organic acreage and production, available data on the sales or market <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>performance of organic products, and recommendations regarding programs, policies, and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>research efforts that will benefit Minnesota's organic agriculture sector.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>(1) a description of current state or federal programs directed toward organic <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>agriculture, including significant results and experiences of those programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(2) a description of specific actions the department of agriculture is taking in the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>area of organic agriculture, including the proportion of the department's budget spent on <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>organic agriculture;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>(3) a description of current and future research needs at all levels in the area of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>organic agriculture;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>(4) suggestions for changes in existing programs or policies or enactment of new <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>programs or policies that will affect organic agriculture;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>(5) a description of market trends and potential for organic products;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>(6) available information, using currently reliable data, on the price received, yield, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>and profitability of organic farms, and a comparison with data on conventional farms; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>(7) available information, using currently reliable data, on the positive and negative <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>impacts of organic production on the environment and human health.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>(c) A Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force shall advise the commissioner and the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>University of Minnesota on policies and programs that will improve organic agriculture in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>Minnesota, including how available resources can most effectively be used for outreach, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>education, research, and technical assistance that meet the needs of the organic agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>community. The task force must consist of the following residents of the state:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>(1) three farmers using organic agriculture methods;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>(2) one wholesaler or distributor of organic products;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>(3) one representative of organic certification agencies;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>(4) two organic processors;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>(5) one representative from University of Minnesota Extension;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>(6) one University of Minnesota faculty member;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>(7) one representative from a nonprofit organization representing producers;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>(8) two public members;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>(9) one representative from the United States Department of Agriculture;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>(10) one retailer of organic products; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>(11) one organic consumer representative.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>The commissioner, in consultation with the director of the Minnesota Agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>Experiment Station; the dean and director of University of Minnesota Extension; and the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences shall appoint <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>members to serve staggered two-year terms.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>Compensation and removal of members are governed by section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>6
         </statute_ref>. The task force must meet at least twice each year and expires on June 30, 2013.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>(d) For the purposes of expanding, improving, and developing production and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.36"></a><var>17.36</var>marketing of the organic products of Minnesota agriculture, the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>receive funds from state and federal sources and spend them, including through grants or <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>contracts, to assist producers and processors to achieve certification, to conduct education <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>or marketing activities, to enter into research and development partnerships, or to address <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>production or marketing obstacles to the growth and well-being of the industry.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>(e) The commissioner may facilitate the registration of state organic production <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>and handling operations including those exempt from organic certification according to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 
         <statute_ref>205.101</statute_ref>, and certification agents operating <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>within the state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.35.0"></a><a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 35.0661, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Quarantine zones.</b> Upon an emergency declaration by the governor <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>under subdivision 1, the board or any licensed veterinarian designated by the board may <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>establish quarantine zones of control in any area where a specific animal is deemed by a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>licensed veterinarian as likely to be infected with the disease based on an actual veterinary <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>examination or laboratory testing. Quarantine zones of control to restrict the movement of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>livestock must be the smallest size practicable to prevent the spread of disease and must <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>exist for the shortest duration consistent with effective disease control. A quarantine zone <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>of control must not extend beyond a radius of three miles from an animal deemed as likely <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>to be infected with the disease, unless the board has adopted a rule regarding a specific <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>disease requiring a larger quarantine zone of control.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.36.0"></a><a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 35.0661, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Restrictions on movement out of quarantine zones.</b> (a) The board may <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>issue orders restricting the movement of persons, livestock, machinery, and personal <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>property out of zones off infected premises designated by the board as quarantined under <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>subdivision 2. The executive director of the board or any licensed veterinarian designated <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>by the board may issue the orders. An order may be issued upon a determination that <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>reasonable cause exists to believe that the movement of persons or personal property out <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>of a quarantine zone will reasonably threaten to transport a dangerous, infectious, or <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>communicable disease outside of the quarantine zone.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>(b) The order must be served upon any person subject to the order. The restrictions <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>sought by the board on movement out of a quarantine zone must be limited to the greatest <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>extent possible consistent with the paramount disease control objectives as determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>the board. An order under this section may be served on any day at any time. The order <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>must include a notice of the person's rights under this section, including the ability to enter <br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>into an agreement to abide by disease control measures under paragraph (c) and the right <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>to request a court hearing under paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>(c) No person may be restricted by an order under this subdivision for longer than 72 <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, so long as the person agrees to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>abide by the disease control measures established by the board. The person shall sign an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>acknowledgment form prepared by the board evidencing the person's agreement to abide <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>by the disease control measures established by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>(d) A person whose movements are restricted by an order under this subdivision may <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>seek a district court hearing on the order at any time after it is served on the person. The <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>hearing may be held by electronic means as soon as possible. The subject of the order may:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>(1) contest imposition of the order on grounds that it is an abuse of the board's <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>discretion under this section; or<br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>(2) seek a variance from it to allow movement of a person inconsistent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>order, upon a showing that the person would otherwise suffer irreparable harm.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.37.0"></a><a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 40A.17, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var><b>40A.17 REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>The commissioner shall report to the legislature on January March 1 of each <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>even-numbered year on activities under this chapter. By July 1, 1985, the report must <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>include the survey of public awareness in the awareness program. The report shall include <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>recommendations for funding levels and other necessary legislative action.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.38.0"></a><a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 41A.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Activities authorized.</b> For the purposes of this program, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>may issue grants, loans, or other forms of financial assistance. Eligible activities include, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>but are not limited to, grants to livestock producers under the livestock investment grant <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>program under section 
         <statute_ref>17.118</statute_ref>, bioenergy awards made by the NextGen Energy Board <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>41A.105</statute_ref>, cost-share grants for the installation of biofuel blender pumps, and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>financial assistance to support other rural economic infrastructure activities.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.39.0"></a><a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 41A.12, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Sunset.</b> This section expires on June 30, 2013 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.40.0"></a><a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 41B.036, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var><b>41B.036 GENERAL POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>For the purpose of exercising the specific powers granted in section 
         <statute_ref>41B.04</statute_ref> and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>effectuating the other purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>41B.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>41B.23</statute_ref> the authority has the general <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>powers granted in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>(a) It may sue and be sued.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>(b) It may have a seal and alter the seal.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>(c) It may make, and from time to time, amend and repeal rules consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>41B.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>41B.23</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>(d) It may acquire, hold, and dispose of real or personal property for its corporate <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>(e) It may enter into agreements, contracts, or other transactions with any federal or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>state agency, any person and any domestic or foreign partnership, corporation, association, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>or organization, including contracts or agreements for administration and implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>of all or part of sections 
         <statute_ref>41B.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>41B.23</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>(f) It may acquire real property, or an interest therein, in its own name, by purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>or foreclosure, where such acquisition is necessary or appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>(g) It may provide general technical services related to rural finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>(h) It may provide general consultative assistance services related to rural finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>(i) It may promote research and development in matters related to rural finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>(j) It may enter into agreements with lenders, borrowers, or the issuers of securities <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>for the purpose of regulating the development and management of farms financed in whole <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>or in part by the proceeds of qualified agricultural loans.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>(k) It may enter into agreements with other appropriate federal, state, or local <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>governmental units to foster rural finance. It may give advance reservations of loan <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>financing as part of the agreements, with the understanding that the authority will only <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>approve the loans pursuant to normal procedures, and may adopt special procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>designed to meet problems inherent in such programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>(l) It may undertake and carry out studies and analyses of rural financing needs <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>within the state and ways of meeting such needs including: data with respect to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>geographical distribution; farm size; the distribution of farm credit needs according to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>debt ratios and similar factors; the amount and quality of available financing and its <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>distribution according to factors affecting rural financing needs and the meeting thereof; <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>and may make the results of such studies and analyses available to the public and may <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>engage in research and disseminate information on rural finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>(m) It may survey and investigate the rural financing needs throughout the state and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>make recommendations to the governor and the legislature as to legislation and other <br/>
<a id="pl.20.36"></a><var>20.36</var>measures necessary or advisable to alleviate any existing shortage in the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(n) It may establish cooperative relationships with such county and multicounty <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>authorities as may be established and may develop priorities for the utilization of authority <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>resources and assistance within a region in cooperation with county and multicounty <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>authorities.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>(o) It may contract with, use, or employ any federal, state, regional, or local public <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>or private agency or organization, legal counsel, financial advisors, investment bankers or <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>others, upon terms it deems necessary or desirable, to assist in the exercise of any of the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>powers granted in sections 
         <statute_ref>41B.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>41B.23</statute_ref> and to carry out the objectives of sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>41B.01
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>41B.23</statute_ref> and may pay for the services from authority funds.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>(p) It may establish cooperative relationships with counties to develop priorities for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>the use of authority resources and assistance within counties and to consider county plans <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>and programs in the process of setting the priorities.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>(q) It may delegate any of its powers to its officers or staff.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>(r) It may enter into agreements with qualified agricultural lenders or others insuring <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>or guaranteeing to the state the payment of all or a portion of qualified agricultural loans.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>(s) It may enter into agreements with eligible agricultural lenders providing for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>advance reservations of purchases of participation interests in restructuring loans, if <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>the agreements provide that the authority may only purchase participation interests <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>in restructuring loans under the normal procedure. The authority may provide in an <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>agreement for special procedures or requirements designed to meet specific conditions or <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>(t) It may allow farmers who are natural persons to combine programs of the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>Agriculture Credit Act of 1987 with programs of the Rural Finance Authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>(u) From within available funds generated by program fees, it may provide partial <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>or full tuition assistance for farm management programs required under section 
         <statute_ref>41B.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, clause (7).<br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>(v) It may accept for and on behalf of the state any gift, bequest, devise, grant, or <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>interest in money or personal property of any kind tendered to the state for any purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>pertaining to the activities of the authority.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.41.0"></a><a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 41B.048, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Loans.</b> (a) The authority may disburse loans through a fiscal agent to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>farmers and agricultural landowners who are eligible under subdivision 5. The total <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>accumulative loan principal must not exceed $75,000 per loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(b) The fiscal agent may impose a loan origination fee in the amount of one percent <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>of the total approved loan. This fee is to be paid by the borrower to the fiscal agent at <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>the time of loan closing.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>(c) The loan may be disbursed over a period not to exceed 12 years.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>(d) A borrower may receive loans, depending on the availability of funds, for planted <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>areas up to 160 acres for up to:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>(1) the total amount necessary for establishment of the crop;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>(2) the total amount of maintenance costs, including weed control, during the first <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>three years; and<br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>(3) 70 percent of the estimated value of one year's growth of the crop for years <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>four through 12.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>(e) Security for the loan must be the crop, a personal note executed by the borrower, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>an interest in the land upon which the crop is growing, and whatever other security is <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>required by the fiscal agent or the authority. All recording fees must be paid by the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>borrower.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>(f) The authority may prescribe forms and establish an application process for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>applicants to apply for a loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>(g) The authority may impose a reasonable, nonrefundable application fee for each <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>application for a loan under this program. The application fee is initially $50. Application <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>fees received by the authority must be deposited in the agroforestry loan program revolving <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>fund established in subdivision 7 revolving loan account established under section 41B.06.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>(h) Loans under the program must be made using money in the agroforestry loan <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>program revolving fund established in subdivision 7 revolving loan account established <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>under section 41B.06.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>(i) All repayments of financial assistance granted under this section, including <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>principal and interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>under section 41B.06.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>(i) (j) The interest payable on loans made by the authority for the agroforestry <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>loan program must, if funded by revenue bond proceeds, be at a rate not less than the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>rate on the revenue bonds, and may be established at a higher rate necessary to pay <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>costs associated with the issuance of the revenue bonds and a proportionate share of the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>cost of administering the program. The interest payable on loans for the agroforestry <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>loan program funded from sources other than revenue bond proceeds must be at a rate <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>determined by the authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>(j) (k) Loan principal balance outstanding plus all assessed interest must be repaid <br/>
<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>within 120 days of harvest, but no later than 15 years from planting.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.42.0"></a><a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 41B.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The authority must establish and implement a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>livestock equipment pilot loan program to help finance the purchase of livestock-related <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>equipment and make livestock facilities improvements.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.43.0"></a><a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>    Sec. 43. <b>[41B.056] PILOT AGRICULTURAL MICROLOAN PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The authority shall establish and implement a pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>agricultural microloan program to help finance the production of specialty crops or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>eligible livestock. The authority may contract with an intermediary to provide an efficient <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>delivery system for this program.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>(b) "Intermediary" means any lending institution or other organization of a for-profit <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>or nonprofit nature that is in good standing with the state of Minnesota that has the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>appropriate business structure and trained personnel suitable to providing efficient <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>disbursement of loan funds and the servicing and collection of loans.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>(c) "Specialty crops" means agricultural crops, such as annuals, flowers, perennials, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>and other horticultural products, that are intensively cultivated.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>(d) "Eligible livestock" means poultry that has been allowed access to the outside, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>sheep, or goats.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> To be eligible for this program a borrower must:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>(1) be a legal resident of Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>(2) either:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>(i) be a member of a protected group as defined in section 43A.02, subdivision 33; or<br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>(ii) be a qualified noncitizen as defined in section 256B.06, subdivision 4, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>(b);<br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>(3) be or plan to become a grower of specialty crops or eligible livestock;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>(4) market or contract to market the specialty crops or eligible livestock; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>(5) demonstrate an ability to repay the loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Loans.</b> (a) The authority may disburse loans through an intermediary <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>to farmers who are eligible under subdivision 3. The total accumulative loan principal <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>must not exceed $10,000 per loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>(b) Refinancing an existing debt is not an eligible purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>(c) The loan may be disbursed over a period not to exceed six years.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>(d) A borrower may receive loans, depending on the availability of funds, up to 70 <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>percent of the estimated value of the crop or livestock.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>(e) Security for the loan must be a personal note executed by the borrower and any <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>other security required by the intermediary or the authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>(f) The authority may prescribe forms and establish an application process for <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>applicants to apply for a loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>(g) The interest payable on loans for the pilot agricultural microloan program must <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>be at a rate determined by the authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>(h) Loans under this program will be made using money in the revolving loan <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>account established under section 41B.06.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>(i) Repayments of financial assistance under this section, including principal and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established under section <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>41B.06.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.44.0"></a><a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 41B.06, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var><b>41B.06 RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>    There is established in the rural finance administration fund a Rural Finance <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>Authority revolving loan account that is eligible to receive appropriations and the transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>of loan funds from other programs. All repayments of financial assistance granted from <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>this account, including principal and interest, must be deposited into this account. Interest <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>earned on money in the account accrues to the account, and the money in the account <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>is appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for purposes of the Rural Finance <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>Authority livestock equipment, methane digester, disaster recovery, and value-added <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>agricultural product, agroforestry, and agricultural microloan loan programs, including <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>costs incurred by the authority to establish and administer the programs.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.45.0"></a><a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 48.24, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Treatment of secured or guaranteed loans.</b> Loans or obligations shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>be subject under this section to any limitation based upon such capital and surplus to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>extent that they are secured or covered by guarantees, or by commitments or agreements <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>to take over or to purchase the same, made by:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>(1) the commissioner of agriculture on the purchase of agricultural land Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>Department of Agriculture;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>(2) any Federal Reserve bank;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>(3) the United States or any department, bureau, board, commission, or establishment <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>of the United States, including any corporation wholly owned directly or indirectly by <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>the United States;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>(4) the Minnesota Employment and Economic Development Department; or<br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>(5) a municipality or political subdivision within Minnesota to the extent that the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>guarantee or collateral is a valid and enforceable general obligation of that political body.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.46.0"></a><a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 223.16, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Public grain warehouse operator.</b> "Public grain warehouse operator" <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>means a person operating a grain warehouse in which grain belonging to persons other <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>than the grain warehouse operator is accepted for storage or purchase or who offers grain <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>storage or warehouse facilities to the public for hire or a feed-processing plant that <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>receives and stores grain, the equivalent of which it processes and returns to the grain's <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>owner in amounts, at intervals, and with added ingredients that are mutually agreeable to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>the grain's owner and the person operating the plant.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.47.0"></a><a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 223.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Licenses.</b> An application for a grain buyer's license must be filed <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>with the commissioner and the license issued before any grain may be purchased. The <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>commissioner must provide application forms and licenses that state the restrictions and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>authority to purchase and store grain under the license being applied for and issued. The <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>categories of grain buyers' licenses are:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>(a) private grain warehouse operator's license;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>(b) public grain warehouse operator's license; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>(c) independent grain buyer's license.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>The applicant for a grain buyer's license shall identify all grain buying locations <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>owned or controlled by the grain buyer and all vehicles owned or controlled by the grain <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>buyer used to transport purchased grain. Every applicant for a grain buyer's license shall <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>have a permanent established place of business at each licensed location. An "established <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>place of business" means a permanent enclosed building, including a house or a farm, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>either owned by the applicant or leased by the applicant for a period of at least one year, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>and where the books, records, and files necessary to conduct the business are kept and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>maintained. The commissioner may maintain information on grain buyers by categories <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>including, but not limited to, the categories provided in clauses (a) to (c) and grain buyers <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>that are licensed to purchase grain using trucks but that do not have a public or private <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>warehouse license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.48.0"></a><a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 223.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Bond.</b> (a) Before a grain buyer's license is issued, the applicant for <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>the license must file with the commissioner a bond in a penal sum prescribed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>commissioner but not less than the following amounts:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>(a) (1) $10,000 for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases are $100,000 or less;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>(b) (2) $20,000 for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases are more than <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>$100,000 but not more than $750,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>(c) (3) $30,000 for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases are more than <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>$750,000 but not more than $1,500,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>(d) (4) $40,000 for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases are more than <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>$1,500,000 but not more than $3,000,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>(e) (5) $50,000 for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases are more than <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>$3,000,000 but not more than $6,000,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>(f) (6) $70,000 for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases are more than <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>$6,000,000 but not more than $12,000,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>(g) (7) $125,000 for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases are more than <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>$12,000,000 but not more than $24,000,000; and<br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>(h) (8) $150,000 for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases exceed $24,000,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>(b) A grain buyer who has filed a bond with the commissioner prior to July 1, 2004, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>is not required to increase the amount of the bond to comply with this section until July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>2005. The commissioner may postpone an increase in the amount of the bond until July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>2006, if a licensee demonstrates that the increase will impose undue financial hardship on <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>the licensee, and that producers will not be harmed as a result of the postponement. The <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>commissioner may impose other restrictions on a licensee whose bond increase has been <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>postponed. The amount of the bond shall be based on the most recent financial statement <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>gross annual grain purchase report of the grain buyer filed under subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>(c) A first-time applicant for a grain buyer's license shall file a $50,000 bond with the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>commissioner. This bond shall remain in effect for the first year of the license. Thereafter, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>the licensee shall comply with the applicable bonding requirements contained in clauses <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>(a) to (h) paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (8).<br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>(d) In lieu of the bond required by this subdivision the applicant may deposit with <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>the commissioner of management and budget cash, a certified check, a cashier's check, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>a postal, bank, or express money order, assignable bonds or notes of the United States, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>or an assignment of a bank savings account or investment certificate or an irrevocable <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>bank letter of credit as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>336.5-102</statute_ref>, in the same amount as would be <br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>required for a bond.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>(e) Bonds must be continuous until canceled. To cancel a bond, a surety must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>90 days' written notice of the bond's termination date to the licensee and the commissioner.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.49.0"></a><a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 223.17, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Financial statements.</b> For the purpose of fixing or changing the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>a required bond or for any other proper reason, (a) The commissioner shall may require an <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>annual financial statement from a licensee which has been prepared in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>generally accepted accounting principles and which meets the following requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>(a) (1) The financial statement shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>(i) a balance sheet; (2)<br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>(ii)  a statement of income (profit and loss); (3)<br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>(iii)  a statement of retained earnings; (4)<br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>(iv)  a statement of changes in financial position; and (5)<br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>(v)  a statement of the dollar amount of grain purchased in the previous fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>of the grain buyer.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>(b) (2) The financial statement shall be accompanied by a compilation report of the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>financial statement that is prepared by a grain commission firm or a management firm <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>approved by the commissioner or by an independent public accountant, in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Grain <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>buyers purchasing less than 150,000 bushels of grain per calendar year may submit a <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>financial statement prepared by a public accountant who is not an employee or a relative <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>within the third degree of kindred according to civil law.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>(c) (3) The financial statement shall be accompanied by a certification by the chief <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee of the licensee, under penalty <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>of perjury, that the financial statement accurately reflects the financial condition of the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>licensee for the period specified in the statement.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>(b) Only one financial statement must be filed for a chain of warehouses owned <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>or operated as a single business entity, unless otherwise required by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>Any grain buyer having a net worth in excess of $500,000,000 need not file the financial <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>statement required by this subdivision but must provide the commissioner with a certified <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>net worth statement. All financial statements filed with the commissioner are private or <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>nonpublic data as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>13.02</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.50.0"></a><a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 223.17, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Defaults; violations.</b> It is a violation under this chapter if the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>finds, after an investigation is conducted, that a complaint is valid or that a licensee is in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>violation of the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner may immediately suspend <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>the license, in which case the licensee shall surrender the license to the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>Within 15 days, the licensee may request an administrative hearing subject to chapter 14 <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>to determine whether the license should be revoked. If no request is made within 15 days, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>the commissioner shall revoke the license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.51.0"></a><a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 232.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Bond.</b> "Bond" means an acceptable obligation, running to the state as <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>obligee, for the purpose of indemnifying depositors and producers of grain against breach <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>of contract by a public grain warehouse or grain bank operator.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.52.0"></a><a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 232.21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Depositor.</b> "Depositor" means a person who is the owner or legal holder of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>an outstanding grain warehouse receipt, grain bank receipt or open scale ticket marked <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>for storage on which a receipt is to be issued, representing any grain stored in a public <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>grain warehouse or grain bank.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.53.0"></a><a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 232.21, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Public grain warehouse operator.</b> "Public grain warehouse operator" <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>means a person licensed to operate a grain warehouse in which grain belonging to persons <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>other than the grain warehouse operator is accepted for storage or purchase, or who offers <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>grain storage or grain warehouse facilities to the public for hire or a feed-processing <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>plant that receives and stores grain, the equivalent of which, it processes and returns to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>the grain's owner in amounts, at intervals, and with added ingredients that are mutually <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>agreeable to the grain's owner and the person operating the plant.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.54.0"></a><a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 232.22, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Fees; grain buyers and storage account.</b> There is created in the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>agricultural fund an account known as the grain buyers and storage account. The <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>commissioner shall set the fees for inspections examinations, certifications, and licenses <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>232.20</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>232.25</statute_ref> 232.24 at levels necessary to pay the costs of administering <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>and enforcing sections 
         <statute_ref>232.20</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>232.25</statute_ref> 232.24. All money collected pursuant to sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>232.20
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>232.25</statute_ref> and chapters 233 and 236 232.24 shall be paid by the commissioner into <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>the state treasury and credited to the grain buyers and storage account and is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>to the commissioner for the administration and enforcement of sections 
         <statute_ref>232.20</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>232.25</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>and chapters 233 and 236 232.24. All money collected pursuant to chapter 231 shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>paid by the commissioner into the grain buyers and storage account and is appropriated to <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>the commissioner for the administration and enforcement of chapter 231.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>The fees for a license to store grain are as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>(a) For a license to store grain, $110 for each home rule charter or statutory city or <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>town in which a public grain warehouse is operated.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>(b) A person with a license to store grain in a public grain warehouse is subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>an examination fee for each licensed location, based on the following schedule for one <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>examination:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="30"/>
<col width="6"/>
<col width="6"/>
<col width="13"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top">Bushel Capacity<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" colspan="2" valign="top">Examination <br/>
                  		Fee<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td>Less than 150,001<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">300<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td>150,001 to 250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">425<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td>250,001 to 500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">545<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td>500,001 to 750,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">700<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td>750,001 to 1,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">865<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td>1,000,001 to 1,200,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,040<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td>1,200,001 to 1,500,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,205<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td>1,500,001 to 2,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,380<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td>More than 2,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,555<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>(c) The fee for the second examination is $55 per hour per examiner for warehouse <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>operators who choose to have it performed by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>(d) A penalty amount not to exceed ten percent of the fees due may be imposed by <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>the commissioner for each month for which the fees are delinquent.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.55.0"></a><a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 232.22, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Bonding.</b> (a) Before a license is issued, the applicant for a public grain <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>warehouse operator's license shall file with the commissioner a bond in a penal sum <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>prescribed by the commissioner. The penal sum on a condition one bond shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>established by rule by the commissioner pursuant to the requirements of chapter 14 for <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>all grain outstanding on grain warehouse receipts. The penal sum on a condition two <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>bond shall not be less than $10,000 for each location up to a maximum of five locations. <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>based on the annual average storage liability as stated on the statement of grain in storage <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>report or on the gross annual grain purchase report, whichever is greater, and applying <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>the following amounts:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>(1) $10,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than $0 but <br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>not more than $25,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.36"></a><var>29.36</var>(2) $20,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than $25,001 <br/>
<a id="pl.29.37"></a><var>29.37</var>but not more than $50,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(3) $30,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than $50,001 <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>but not more than $75,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>(4) $50,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than $75,001 <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>but not more than $100,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>(5) $75,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than $100,001 <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>but not more than $200,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>(6) $125,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>$200,001 but not more than $300,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>(7) $175,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>$300,001 but not more than $400,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>(8) $225,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>$400,001 but not more than $500,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>(9) $275,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>$500,001 but not more than $600,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>(10) $325,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>$600,001 but not more than $700,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>(11) $375,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>$700,001 but not more than $800,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>(12) $425,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>$800,001 but not more than $900,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>(13) $475,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>$900,001 but not more than $1,000,000; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>(14) $500,000 for storages with annual average storage liability of more than <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>$1,000,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>(b) Bonds must be continuous until canceled. To cancel a bond, a surety must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>90 days' written notice of the bond's termination date to the licensee and the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.56.0"></a><a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 232.22, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Statement of grain in storage; reports.</b> (a) All public grain warehouse <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>operators must by the tenth day of each month February 15 of each year file with the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>commissioner on forms a form approved by the commissioner a report showing the net <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>annual average liability of all grain outstanding on grain warehouse receipts as of the close <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>of business on the last day of that occurred during the preceding month calendar year. <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>This report shall be used for the purpose of establishing the penal sum of the bond.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>(b) Warehouse operators that are at a maximum bond and want to continue at <br/>
<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>maximum bond do not need to file this report.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>(b) If (c) It is a violation of this chapter for any public grain warehouse operator <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>willfully neglects or refuses to fail to file the report required in clause (a) for two <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>consecutive months, the commissioner may immediately suspend the person's license <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>and the licensee must surrender the license to the commissioner. Within 15 days the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>licensee may request an administrative hearing subject to chapter 14 to determine if the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>license should be revoked. If no request is made within 15 days the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>revoke the license.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>(c) (d) Every public grain warehouse operator shall keep in a place of safety complete <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>and accurate records and accounts relating to any grain warehouse operated. The records <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>shall reflect each commodity received and shipped daily, the balance remaining in the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>grain warehouse at the close of each business day, a listing of all unissued grain warehouse <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>receipts in the operator's possession, a record of all grain warehouse receipts issued which <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>remain outstanding and a record of all grain warehouse receipts which have been returned <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>for cancellation. Copies of grain warehouse receipts or other documents evidencing <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>ownership of grain by a depositor, or other liability of the grain warehouse operator, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>be retained as long as the liability exists but must be kept for a minimum of three years.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>(d) (e) Every public grain warehouse operator must maintain in the grain warehouse <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>at all times grain of proper grade and sufficient quantity to meet delivery obligations on <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>all outstanding grain warehouse receipts.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.57.0"></a><a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 232.22, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Bond disbursement.</b> (a) The condition one bond of a public grain <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>warehouse operator must be conditioned that the public grain warehouse operator issuing <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>a grain warehouse receipt is liable to the depositor for the delivery of the kind, grade and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>net quantity of grain called for by the receipt.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>(b) The condition two bond shall provide for payment of loss caused by the grain <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>buyer's failure to pay, upon the owner's demand, the purchase price of grain sold to the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>grain buyer. The bond shall be conditioned upon the grain buyer being duly licensed as <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>provided herein. The bond shall not cover any transaction which constitutes a voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>extension of credit.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>(c) (b) Upon notification of default, the commissioner shall determine the validity <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>of all claims and notify all parties having filed claims. Any aggrieved party may appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>the commissioner's determination by requesting, within 15 days, that the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>initiate a contested case proceeding. In the absence of such a request, or following the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>issuance of a final order in a contested case, the surety company shall issue payment to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>those claimants entitled to payment. If the commissioner determines it is necessary, the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>commissioner may apply to the district court for an order appointing a trustee or receiver <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>to manage and supervise the operations of the grain warehouse operator in default. The <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>commissioner may participate in any resulting court proceeding as an interested party.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>(d) (c) For the purpose of determining the amount of bond disbursement against all <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>valid claims under a condition one bond, all grain owned or stored in the public grain <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>warehouse shall be sold and the combined proceeds deposited in a special fund. Payment <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>shall be made from the special fund satisfying the valid claims of grain warehouse receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>holders.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>(e) (d) If a public grain warehouse operator has become liable to more than one <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>depositor or producer by reason of breaches of the conditions of the bond and the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>amount of the bond is insufficient to pay, beyond the proceeds of the special fund, the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>entire liability to all valid claimants, the proceeds of the bond and special fund shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>apportioned among the valid claimants on a pro rata basis.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>(f) (e) A bond is not cumulative from one licensing period to the next. The maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>liability of the bond shall be its face value for the licensing period.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.58.0"></a><a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 232.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Scale tickets.</b> A public or private grain warehouse operator, upon <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>receiving grain, shall issue a scale ticket for each load of grain received. Scale tickets shall <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>contain the name, location and the date of each transaction, weight, volume, kind of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>grain, signature of warehouse operator, and be consecutively numbered. Electronic grain <br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>tickets do not require a signature. A duplicate copy of each scale ticket shall remain in the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>possession of the public or private grain warehouse operator as a permanent record. The <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>original scale ticket shall be delivered to the depositor upon receipt of each load of grain. <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>Each scale ticket shall have printed across its face "This is a memorandum, nonnegotiable, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>possession of which does not signify that settlement has or has not been consummated." <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>The scale ticket shall state specifically whether the grain is received on contract, for <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>storage, for shipment or consignment or sold. If the grain is received on contract or sold, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>the price shall be indicated on the scale ticket. All paper scale tickets shall be dated and <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>signed by the public or private grain warehouse operator or the operator's agent or manager.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.59.0"></a><a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 232.23, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Void agreements; penalty.</b> A provision or agreement in a grain warehouse <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>receipt not contained in subdivision 4 is void. The failure to issue a grain warehouse <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>receipt, as directed, or the issuance of slips, memoranda or other forms of receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>embracing a different grain warehouse or storage contract is a misdemeanor, and no <br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>slip, memorandum or other form of receipt is admissible as evidence in any civil action. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>Nothing in sections 
         <statute_ref>232.20</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>232.25</statute_ref> 232.24 requires or compels any person operating a <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>flour, cereal or feed mill or malthouse doing a manufacturing business, to receive, store or <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>purchase at the mill or malthouse any kind of grain.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.60.0"></a><a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>    Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 232.23, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Delivery of grain.</b> (a) On the redemption of a grain warehouse receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>and payment of all lawful charges, the grain represented by the receipt is immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>deliverable to the depositor or the depositor's order, and is not subject to any further charge <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>for storage after demand for delivery has been made and proper facilities for receiving and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>shipping the grain have been provided. If delivery has not commenced within 48 hours <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>after demand has been made and proper facilities have been provided, the public grain <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>warehouse operator issuing the grain warehouse receipt is liable to the owner in damages <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>not exceeding two cents per bushel for each day's delay, unless the public grain warehouse <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>operator makes delivery to different owners in the order demanded as rapidly as it can be <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>done through ordinary diligence, or unless insolvency has occurred.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>(b) If a disagreement arises between the person receiving and the person delivering <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>the grain at a public grain warehouse in this state as to the proper grade or dockage of any <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>grain, an average sample of at least three quarts of the grain in dispute may be taken by <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>either or both of the persons interested. The sample shall be certified by both the owner <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>and the public grain warehouse operator as being true samples of the grain in dispute on <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>the delivery day. The samples shall be forwarded in a suitable airtight container by parcel <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>post or express, prepaid, with the name and address of both parties, to the head of the a <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>United States Department of Agriculture authorized grain inspection program of the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>Department of Agriculture, who shall, upon request, examine the grain, and determine <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>what grade or dockage the samples of grain are entitled to under the inspection rules. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>Before the results of the inspection are released to the person requesting the inspection, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>the person shall pay the required fee. The fee shall be the same as that required for similar <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>services rendered by the grain inspection program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.61.0"></a><a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>    Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 232.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Schedule of </b><b>inspection</b><b> examination</b><b>.</b> A licensee under sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>232.20
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>232.25</statute_ref> is subject to two audits examinations annually conducted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>commissioner or the agricultural marketing service of the United States Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>Agriculture. The commissioner may, by rule, authorize one audit examination to be <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>conducted by a qualified nongovernmental unit. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.62.0"></a><a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>    Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 232.24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Financial reports.</b> A licensee under sections 
         <statute_ref>232.20</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>232.25</statute_ref> upon request <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>must provide to the commissioner a copy of the financial reports of an audit conducted by <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>a qualified nongovernmental unit containing information the commissioner requires. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.63.0"></a><a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>    Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 239.092, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var><b>239.092 SALE FROM BULK.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>    (a) Bulk sales of commodities, when the buyer and seller are not both present to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>witness the measurement, must be accompanied by a delivery ticket containing the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>    (1) the name and address of the person who weighed or measured the commodity;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>    (2) the date delivered;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>    (3) the quantity delivered;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>    (4) the count of individually wrapped packages delivered, if more than one is <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>included in the quantity delivered;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>    (5) the quantity on which the price is based, if different than the quantity delivered; <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>    (6) the identity of the commodity in the most descriptive terms commercially <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>practicable, including representations of quality made in connection with the sale.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>    (b) This section is not intended to conflict with the bulk sale requirements of the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>Department of Agriculture. If a conflict occurs, the law and rules of the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>Agriculture govern.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>    (c) Firewood sold or distributed across state boundaries or more than 100 miles <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>from its origin in this state must include delivery ticket information regarding the harvest <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>locations of the wood by county or counties and state.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>(d) Paragraph (c) may be enforced using the authority granted in this chapter or <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>section 
         <statute_ref>18J.05</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>84D.13</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.64.0"></a><a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>    Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 239.093, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var><b>239.093 INFORMATION REQUIRED WITH PACKAGE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>    (a) A package offered, exposed, or held for sale must bear a clear and conspicuous <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>declaration of:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>    (1) the identity of the commodity in the package, unless the commodity can be easily <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>identified through the wrapper or container;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>    (2) the net quantity in terms of weight, measure, or count;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>    (3) the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, if the packages <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>were not produced on the premises where they are offered, exposed, or held for sale; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>    (4) the unit price, if the packages are part of a lot containing random weight <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>packages of the same commodity.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>    (b) This section is not intended to conflict with the packaging requirements of the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>Department of Agriculture. If a conflict occurs, the laws and rules of the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>Agriculture govern.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>    (c) Firewood sold or distributed across state boundaries or more than 100 miles from <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>its origin in this state must include information regarding the harvest locations of the wood <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>by county or counties and state on each label or wrapper.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>(d) Paragraph (c) may be enforced using the authority granted in this chapter or <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>18J.05</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>84D.13</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.65.0"></a><a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>    Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 239.77, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exceptions.</b> (a) The minimum content requirements of subdivision 2 do <br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>not apply to fuel used in the following equipment:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>    (1) motors located at an electric generating plant regulated by the Nuclear <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>Regulatory Commission;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>    (2) railroad locomotives;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>    (3) off-road taconite and copper mining equipment and machinery;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>    (4) off-road logging equipment and machinery; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>    (5) until May 1, 2010, vehicles and equipment used exclusively on an aircraft <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>landing field vessels of the U.S. Coast Guard and vessels subject to inspection under <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>United States Code, title 46, section 3301, subsections (1), (9), (10), (13), or (15).<br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>    (b) The exemption in paragraph (a), clause (1), expires 30 days after the Nuclear <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>Regulatory Commission has approved the use of biodiesel fuel in motors at electric <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>generating plants under its regulation.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>    (c) The minimum content requirements of subdivision 2 do not apply to Number 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>diesel fuel sold or offered for sale during the months of October, November, December, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>January, February, and March.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>(d) This subdivision expires on May 1, 2012 2014.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective April 1, 2012.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.66.0"></a><a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>    Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 239.77, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Annual report.</b> (a) Beginning in 2009, the commissioner of agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>must report by January 15 of each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture policy and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>finance regarding the implementation of the minimum content requirements in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>2, including information about the price and supply of biodiesel fuel. The report shall <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>include information about the impacts of the biodiesel mandate on the development of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>biodiesel production capacity in the state, and on the use of feedstock grown or raised in <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>the state for biodiesel production. The report must include any written comments received <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>from members of the biodiesel fuel task force by January 1 of that year designated by <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>them for inclusion in the report.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>(b) The commissioner of agriculture, in consultation with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>of commerce and the Biodiesel Fuel Task Force, shall study the need to continue <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>the exceptions in subdivision 3. The 2013 report under paragraph (a) shall include <br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>recommendations for studies and other research needs to make a determination on the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>need for the exceptions, including any recommendations for use of the agricultural growth, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>research, and innovation program funding to conduct the research. The 2014 report under <br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>paragraph (a) shall contain the commissioner of agriculture's recommendations on whether <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>to continue any of the exceptions in subdivision 3.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.67.0"></a><a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>    Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 239.791, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Minimum ethanol content required.</b> (a) Except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>subdivisions 10 to 14, on August 30, 2013 2014, and thereafter, a person responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>the product shall ensure that all gasoline sold or offered for sale in Minnesota must contain <br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>at least the quantity of ethanol required by clause (1) or (2), whichever is greater:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>(1) 20 percent denatured ethanol by volume; or<br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>(2) the maximum percent of denatured ethanol by volume authorized in a waiver <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>granted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>(b) For purposes of enforcing the minimum ethanol requirement of paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>clause (1), a gasoline/ethanol blend will be construed to be in compliance if the ethanol <br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>content, exclusive of denaturants and other permitted components, comprises not less than <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>18.4 percent by volume and not more than 20 percent by volume of the blend as determined <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>by an appropriate United States Environmental Protection Agency or American Society of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>Testing Materials standard method of analysis of alcohol content in motor fuels.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>(c) This subdivision expires on December 31, 2012 2013, if by that date:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>(1) the commissioner of agriculture certifies and publishes the certification in <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>the State Register that at least 20 percent of the volume of gasoline sold in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>is denatured ethanol; or<br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>(2) federal approval has not been granted under paragraph (a), clause (1). The <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>United States Environmental Protection Agency's failure to act on an application shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>be deemed approval under paragraph (a), clause (1), or a waiver under section 211(f)(4) of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>the Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7545, subsection (f), paragraph (4).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.68.0"></a><a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>    Sec. 68. <b>[346.47] SEIZED ANIMALS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> As used in this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>(1) "establishment" means any public or private agency, person, society, or <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>corporation having custody of animals that are seized under the authority of the state or <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>any political subdivision of the state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>(2) "regular business day" means a day during which the establishment having <br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>custody of an animal is open to the public not less than four consecutive hours between <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Impoundment; record keeping.</b> All animals seized by public authority <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>must be held in an establishment for redemption by the owner for at least five regular <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>business days of the establishment or for a longer time specified by municipal ordinance. <br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>Establishments must maintain the following records of the animals in custody, and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>preserve the records for at least six months:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>(1) the description of the animal by species, breed, sex, approximate age, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>distinguishing traits;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>(2) the location at which the animal was seized;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>(3) the date of seizure;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>(4) the name and address of the person from whom any animal three months of age <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>or over was received; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>(5) the name and address of the person to whom any animal three months of age <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>or over was transferred.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>The records must be maintained in a form permitting easy perusal by the public. <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>A person may view the records and animals in custody at any time during which the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>establishment is open to the public.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Release of animals.</b> A person must not release an animal seized and held <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>under this section for research or product testing, either directly or through an animal <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>dealer. This subdivision does not apply to the temporary transfer of an animal to a college <br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology school accredited by the American <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>Veterinary Medicine Association for the purpose of sterilization or needed veterinary care.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.69.0"></a><a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>    Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 347.54, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Reclaimed.</b> A dangerous dog seized under subdivision 1 may be reclaimed <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>by the owner of the dog upon payment of impounding and boarding fees, and presenting <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>proof to the appropriate animal control authority that the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>347.51</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>and 
         <statute_ref>347.52</statute_ref> will be met. A dog not reclaimed under this subdivision within seven days <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>may be disposed of as provided under section 
<statute_ref>35.71, subdivision 3</statute_ref> in a manner permitted <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>by law, and the owner is liable to the animal control authority for costs incurred in <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>confining and disposing of the dog. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.70.0"></a><a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>    Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 347.54, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Subsequent offenses; seizure.</b> If a person has been convicted of a <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>misdemeanor for violating a provision of section 
         <statute_ref>347.51, 347.515,</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>347.52</statute_ref>, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>person is charged with a subsequent violation relating to the same dog, the dog must be <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>seized by the animal control authority having jurisdiction. If the owner is convicted of the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>crime for which the dog was seized, the court shall order that the dog be destroyed in a <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>proper and humane manner and the owner pay the cost of confining and destroying the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>animal. If the owner is not convicted and the dog is not reclaimed by the owner within <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>seven days after the owner has been notified that the dog may be reclaimed, the dog may be <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>disposed of as provided under section 
<statute_ref>35.71, subdivision 3</statute_ref> in a manner permitted by law.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.71.0"></a><a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>    Sec. 71. Laws 2008, chapter 296, article 1, section 25, the effective date, as amended <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>by Laws 2010, chapter 333, article 1, section 33, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2012 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.72.0"></a><a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>    Sec. 72. Laws 2011, chapter 14, section 6, is amended by adding an effective date to <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from April 16, 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.73.0"></a><a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>    Sec. 73. <b>NEXT GENERATION BIOFUEL BLENDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>The NextGen Energy Board, established in Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.105, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>shall include in its February 2013 report to the legislature an analysis of next generation <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>biofuels that can be blended with gasoline or other energy sources. The report shall <br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>analyze research on next generation biofuel blends and information on federal approvals <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>needed and the status of the federal approval for next generation biofuel blends.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.74.0"></a><a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>    Sec. 74. <b>BALANCE TRANSFER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>The balance in the agroforestry loan program revolving fund established under <br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.048, is transferred to the revolving loan account <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>established under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.06, and the agroforestry loan program <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>revolving fund is abolished.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.75.0"></a><a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>    Sec. 75. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 17B.01; 17B.02; 17B.03; 17B.04; 17B.041; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>17B.0451; 17B.048; 17B.05; 17B.06; 17B.07; 17B.10; 17B.11; 17B.12; 17B.13; 17B.14; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>17B.15, subdivisions 1 and 3; 17B.16; 17B.17; 17B.18; 17B.20; 17B.22, subdivisions 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>and 2; 17B.28; 17B.29; 25.33, subdivision 18; 27.19, subdivisions 2 and 3; 27.20; 35.243; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>35.255; 35.67; 35.68; 35.69; 35.71, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; 35.72; 41B.048, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>subdivision 7; 223.16, subdivision 7; 223.18; 232.21, subdivision 4; 232.24, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>3; 232.25; 233.01; 233.015; 233.017; 233.02; 233.03; 233.04; 233.05; 233.06; 233.07; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>233.08; 233.09; 233.10; 233.11; 233.12; 233.22; 233.23; 233.24; 233.33; 234.01; 234.03; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>234.04; 234.05; 234.06; 234.08; 234.09; 234.10; 234.11; 234.12; 234.13; 234.14; 234.15; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>234.16; 234.17; 234.18; 234.19; 234.20; 234.21; 234.22; 234.23; 234.24; 234.25; 234.27; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>235.01; 235.02; 235.04; 235.05; 235.06; 235.07; 235.08; 235.09; 235.10; 235.13; 235.18; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>236.01; 236.02; 236.03; 236.04; 236.05; 236.06; 236.07; 236.08; 236.09; 395.14; 395.15; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>395.16; 395.17; 395.18; 395.19; 395.20; 395.21; 395.22; 395.23; and 395.24, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 1505.0780; 1505.0810; 1511.0100; 1511.0110; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>1511.0120; 1511.0130; 1511.0140; 1511.0150; 1511.0160; 1511.0170; 1562.0100, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>subparts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>1562.0200; 1562.0400; 1562.0700; 1562.0900; 1562.1300; and 1562.1800, are repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.982, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Criminal penalties.</b> A person who violates a provision of chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>25, 28A, 29, 31, 31A, or 31B, or 34 for which a penalty has not been prescribed is guilty <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>of a misdemeanor.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.983, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var><b>17.983 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Administrative penalties; citation.</b> If a person has violated a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>provision of chapter 25, 28A, 29, 31, 31A, 31B, or 32, or 34, the commissioner may issue <br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>a written citation to the person by personal service or by certified mail. The citation must <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>describe the nature of the violation and the statute or rule alleged to have been violated; <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>state the time for correction, if applicable; and the amount of any proposed fine. The <br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>citation must advise the person to notify the commissioner in writing within 30 days if the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>person wishes to appeal the citation. If the person fails to appeal the citation, the citation <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>is the final order and not subject to further review.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Contested case.</b> If a person appeals a citation or a penalty assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>within the time limits in subdivision 1, the commissioner shall initiate a contested <br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>proceeding under chapter 14. The report of the administrative law judge is the final <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>decision of the commissioner of agriculture.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.984, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Authority.</b> To carry out the commissioner's enforcement duties <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>under chapter 29, 31, 31A, 32, or 34, the commissioner may, upon presenting appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>credentials, during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, inspect premises <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>subject to the commissioner's enforcement and licensing authority for reasons related to <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>the commissioner's enforcement and licensing authority; request information from persons <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>with information relevant to an inspection; and inspect relevant papers and records, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>including business records. The commissioner may issue notices in lieu of citations for <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>minor violations if a notice is in the public interest.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 28A.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Person.</b> "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, company, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>association, cooperative, or partnership and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>other similar representative thereof has the meaning given in section 34A.01, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>10.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 28A.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Food.</b> "Food," includes every article used for, entering into the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>consumption of, or used or intended for use in the preparation of food, drink, confectionery, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>or condiment for humans, whether simple, mixed or compound. "nonperishable food," <br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>"frozen food," "perishable food," and "readily perishable food" have the meanings given <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>in section 34A.01.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>(a) "Perishable food" is food which includes, but is not limited to fresh fruits, fresh <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>vegetables, and other products which need protection from extremes of temperatures in <br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>order to avoid decomposition by microbial growth or otherwise.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>(b) "Readily perishable food" is food or a food ingredient consisting in whole or <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>in part of milk, milk products, eggs, meat, fish, poultry or other food or food ingredient <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>which is capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic <br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>microorganisms.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>(c) "Frozen food" is food which is processed and preserved by freezing in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>with good commercial practices and which is intended to be sold in the frozen state.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>(d) For the purposes of this definition, packaged food in hermetically sealed <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>containers processed by heat to prevent spoilage; packaged pickles; jellies, jams and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>condiments in sealed containers; bakery products such as bread, rolls, buns, donuts, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>fruit-filled pies and pastries; dehydrated packaged food; and dry or packaged food so low in <br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>moisture content as to preclude development of microorganisms are not "perishable food," <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>"readily perishable food," or "frozen food" within the meaning of paragraphs (a), (b), and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>(c), when they are stored and handled in accordance with good commercial practices.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>(e) "Nonperishable food" is food described in paragraph (d) with a shelf life of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>more than 90 days.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 28A.03, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Sell; sale.</b> "Sell" and "sale" include the keeping, offering, or exposing for <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>sale, use, transporting, transferring, negotiating, soliciting, or exchange of food, the having <br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>in possession with intent to sell, use, transport, negotiate, solicit, or exchange the same <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>and the storing, or carrying thereof in aid of traffic therein whether done or permitted in <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>person or through others have the meanings given in section 34A.01, subdivision 12.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Person.</b> "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>society, association, company, or corporation and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>or other similar representative thereof has the meaning given in section 34A.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>subdivision 10.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Food.</b> "Food" means articles used for food or drink for humans or other <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>animals, chewing gum, and articles used for components of any such article has the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>meaning given in section 34A.01, subdivision 4.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Sell and sale.</b> "Sell" and "sale" shall be considered to include the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>manufacture, production, processing, packing, exposure, offer, possession, and holding of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>any such article for sale; and the sale, dispensing, and giving of any such article, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>supplying or applying of any such article in the conduct of any food operation have the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>meanings given in section 34A.01, subdivision 12.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31.01, subdivision 21, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>    Subd. 21. <b>Label.</b> "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>upon the immediate container of any article, and includes a like display, if required by law <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>or rule, on the outside container or wrapper, if any there be, of the retail package of such <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>article has the meaning given in section 34A.01, subdivision 6.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31.01, subdivision 25, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>    Subd. 25. <b>Labeling.</b> "Labeling" means all labels and other written, printed, or <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>graphic matter upon an article or any of its containers or wrappers, or accompanying such <br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>article has the meaning given in section 34A.01, subdivision 7.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31.01, subdivision 28, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>    Subd. 28. <b>Pesticide </b><b>chemical</b><b>.</b> "Pesticide chemical" means any substance which, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>alone, in chemical combination, or in formulation with one or more other substances is an <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>"economic poison" within the meaning of chapter 24, or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>and Rodenticide Act (United States Code, title 7, sections 135-135k), as amended, and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>which is used in the production, storage, or transportation of raw agricultural commodities <br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>has the meaning given in section 18B.01, subdivision 18.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31.121, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var><b>31.121 FOOD ADULTERATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>A food shall be deemed to be adulterated: if it is covered by section 34A.02.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>(a) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance such food shall <br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>not be considered adulterated under this clause if the quantity of such substance in such <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>food does not ordinarily render it injurious to health; or<br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>(b) If it bears or contains any added poisonous or added deleterious substance, other <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>than one which is a pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity; a food <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>additive; or a color additive, which is unsafe within the meaning of section 
<statute_ref>31.122</statute_ref>; or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>(c) If it is a raw agricultural commodity and it bears or contains a pesticide chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>which is unsafe within the meaning of section 
<statute_ref>31.122</statute_ref>; or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>(d) If it is or it bears or contains any food additive which is unsafe within the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>meaning of section 
<statute_ref>31.122</statute_ref>; provided that where a pesticide chemical has been used in or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>on a raw agricultural commodity in conformity with an exemption granted or tolerance <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>prescribed under section 
<statute_ref>31.122</statute_ref>, and such raw agricultural commodity has been subjected <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>to processing such as canning, cooking, freezing, dehydrating, or milling, the residue of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>such pesticide chemical remaining in or on such processed food shall, notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>the provisions of section 
<statute_ref>31.122</statute_ref> and this clause, not be deemed unsafe if such residue in <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>or on the raw agricultural commodity has been removed to the extent possible in good <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>manufacturing practice, and the concentration of such residue in the processed food <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>when ready to eat is not greater than the tolerance prescribed for the raw agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>commodity; or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>(e) If it consists in whole or in part of a diseased, contaminated, filthy, putrid, or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for food; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>(f) If it has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been <br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>rendered diseased, unwholesome, or injurious to health; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>(g) If it is in whole or in part the product of a diseased animal or of an animal which <br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>has died otherwise than by slaughter, or of an animal that has been fed upon the uncooked <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>offal from a slaughterhouse; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>(h) If its container is composed in whole or in part of any poisonous or deleterious <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>substance which may render the contents injurious to health; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>(i) If it has been intentionally subjected to radiation, unless the use of the radiation <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>was in conformity with a rule or exemption in effect pursuant to section 
<statute_ref>31.122</statute_ref> or section <br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>409 of the federal act; or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>(j) If any valuable constituent has been in whole or in part omitted or abstracted <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>therefrom; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>(k) If any substance has been substituted wholly or in part therefor; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>(l) If damage or inferiority has been concealed in any manner; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>(m) If any substance has been added thereto or mixed or packed therewith so as <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>to increase its bulk or weight, or reduce its quality or strength or make it appear better <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>or of greater value than it is; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>(n) If it is confectionery, and (1) has partially or completely imbedded therein any <br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>nonnutritive object; provided, that this clause shall not apply in the case of any nonnutritive <br/>
<a id="pl.43.36"></a><var>43.36</var>object if in the judgment of the commissioner, as provided by rules, such object is of <br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>practical functional value to the confectionery product and would not render the product <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>injurious or hazardous to health; or (2) bears or contains any nonnutritive substance; <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>provided, that this clause shall not apply to (i) a confection containing alcohol as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>in section 
<statute_ref>31.76</statute_ref>, or (ii) a safe nonnutritive substance which is in or on confectionery by <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>reason of its use for some practical functional purpose in the manufacture, packaging, or <br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>storing of such confectionery if the use of the substance does not promote deception of the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>consumer or otherwise result in adulteration or misbranding in violation of any provision <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>of the Minnesota Food Law; and provided further, that the commissioner may, for the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>purpose of avoiding or resolving uncertainty as to the application of this clause, issue rules <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>allowing or prohibiting the use of particular nonnutritive substances; or <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>(o) If it is or bears or contains any color additive which is unsafe within the meaning <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>of section 
<statute_ref>31.122</statute_ref>; or <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>(p) If it is oleomargarine or margarine or butter and any of the raw material used <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>therein consisted in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>such oleomargarine or margarine or butter is otherwise unfit for food.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31.123, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var><b>31.123 FOOD MISBRANDING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>A food shall be deemed to be is misbranded: if it is covered by section 34A.03. <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>(a) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular, or if its labeling, whether on <br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>the commodity itself, its container or its package, fails to conform with the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>of Laws 1974, chapter 84;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>(b) If it is offered for sale under the name of another food;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>(c) If it is an imitation of another food for which a definition and standard of identity <br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>have been prescribed by rules as provided by sections 
<statute_ref>31.10</statute_ref> and 
<statute_ref>31.102</statute_ref>; or if it is an <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>imitation of another food that is not subject to clause (g), unless in either case its label <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>bears in type of uniform size and prominence the word "imitation" and immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>thereafter the name of the food imitated; <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>(d) If its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>(e) If in package form, unless it bears a label containing (1) the name and place of <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, and (2) an accurate statement of <br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>the net quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count, which <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>statement shall be separately and accurately stated in a uniform location upon the principal <br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>display panel of the label; provided, that under this subclause reasonable variations shall <br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>be permitted, and exemptions as to small packages shall be established by rules prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>(f) If any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>the Minnesota Food Law to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed <br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or <br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>devices, in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>(g) If it purports to be or is represented as a food for which a definition and standard <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>of identity have been prescribed by rules as provided by sections 
<statute_ref>31.10</statute_ref> and 
<statute_ref>31.102</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>unless (1) it conforms to such definition and standard, and (2) its label bears the name <br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>of the food specified in the definition and standard, and, insofar as may be required by <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>such rules, the common names of optional ingredients (other than spices, flavoring, and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>coloring) present in such food; <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>(h) If it purports to be or is represented as (1) a food for which a standard of quality <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>has been prescribed by rules as provided by sections 
<statute_ref>31.10</statute_ref> and 
<statute_ref>31.102</statute_ref>, and its quality falls <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>below such standard unless its label bears, in such manner and form as such rules specify, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>a statement that it falls below such standard, or (2) a food for which a standard or standards <br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>of fill of container have been prescribed by rule as provided by sections 
<statute_ref>31.10</statute_ref> and 
<statute_ref>31.102</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>and it falls below the standard of fill of container applicable thereto unless its label bears, in <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>such manner and form as such rules specify, a statement that it falls below such standard; <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>(i) If it is not subject to the provisions of clause (g), unless it bears labeling clearly <br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>giving (1) the common or usual name of the food, if any there be, and (2) in case it <br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>is fabricated from two or more ingredients, the common or usual name of each such <br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>ingredient; except that spices, flavorings, and colorings, other than those sold as such, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>may be designated as spices, flavorings, and colorings, without naming each; provided, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>that to the extent that compliance with the requirements of this subclause is impractical <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>or results in deception or unfair competition, exemptions shall be established by rules <br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>promulgated by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>(j) If it purports to be or is represented for special dietary uses, unless its label <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>bears such information concerning its vitamin, mineral, and other dietary properties as <br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>the commissioner determines to be, and by rules prescribes as, necessary in order to fully <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>inform purchasers as to its value for such uses;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>(k) If it bears or contains any artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, or chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>preservative, unless it bears labeling stating that fact; provided, that to the extent that <br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>compliance with the requirements of this clause is impracticable, exemptions shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>established by rules promulgated by the commissioner. The provisions of this clause and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.35"></a><var>45.35</var>clauses (g) and (i) with respect to artificial coloring do not apply to butter, cheese or ice <br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>cream. The provisions with respect to chemical preservatives do not apply to a pesticide <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>chemical when used in or on a raw agricultural commodity which is the product of the soil;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>(l) If it is a raw agricultural commodity which is the product of the soil, bearing or <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>containing a pesticide chemical applied after harvest, unless the shipping container of such <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>commodity bears labeling which declares the presence of such chemical in or on such <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>commodity and the common or usual name and the function of such chemical; provided, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>however, that no such declaration shall be required while such commodity, having been <br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>removed from the shipping container, is being held or displayed for sale at retail out of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>such container in accordance with the custom of the trade;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>(m) If it is a product intended as an ingredient of another food and when used <br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>according to the directions of the purveyor will result in the final food product being <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>adulterated or misbranded;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>(n) If it is a color additive unless its packaging and labeling are in conformity with <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>such packaging and labeling requirements applicable to such color additive prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>under the provisions of the federal act.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31A.02, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Adulterated.</b> "Adulterated" means a carcass, part of a carcass, meat, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>poultry, poultry food product, or meat food product under one or more of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>circumstances: an item is covered by section 34A.02.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>(a) if it bears or contains a poisonous or harmful substance which may render <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>it injurious to health; but if the substance is not an added substance, the article is not <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>adulterated if the quantity of the substance in or on the article does not ordinarily make it <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>injurious to health;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>(b) if it bears or contains, by administration of a substance to the live animal or <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>otherwise, an added poisonous or harmful substance, other than (1) a pesticide chemical in <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>or on a raw agricultural commodity; (2) a food additive; or (3) a color additive, which <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>may, in the judgment of the commissioner, make the article unfit for human food;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>(c) if it is, in whole or in part, a raw agricultural commodity that bears or contains a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>pesticide chemical which is unsafe within the meaning of section 408 of the Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>(d) if it bears or contains a food additive which is unsafe within the meaning of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>(e) if it bears or contains a color additive which is unsafe within the meaning of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>section 706 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>(f) if it contains a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance or is for any other reason <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>unfit for human food;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>(g) if it has been prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions so that it may <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>be contaminated with filth or harmful to health;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>(h) if it is wholly or partly the product of an animal which has died otherwise than <br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>by slaughter;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>(i) if its container is wholly or partly composed of a poisonous or harmful substance <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>which may make the contents harmful to health;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>(j) if it has been intentionally subjected to radiation, unless the use of the radiation <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>conformed with a regulation or exemption in effect under section 409 of the Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>(k) if a valuable constituent has been wholly or partly omitted or removed from it; <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>if a substance has been wholly or partly substituted for it; if damage or inferiority has <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>been concealed; or if a substance has been added to it or mixed or packed with it so as <br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>to increase its bulk or weight, reduce its quality or strength, or make it appear better <br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>or of greater value than it is; or<br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>(l) if it is margarine containing animal fat and any of the raw material used in it <br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>wholly or partly consisted of a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31A.02, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Misbranded.</b> "Misbranded" means a carcass, part of a carcass, meat, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>poultry, poultry food product, or meat food product under one or more of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>circumstances: an item is covered by section 34A.03.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>(a) if its labeling is false or misleading;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>(b) if it is offered for sale under the name of another food;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>(c) if it is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears, in type of uniform <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>size and prominence, the word "imitation" followed immediately by the name of the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>food imitated;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>(d) if its container is made, formed, or filled so as to be misleading;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>(e) if its package or other container does not have a label showing (1) the name and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; and (2) an accurate statement <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count subject <br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>to reasonable variations permitted and exemptions for small packages established in <br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>rules of the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>(f) if a word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this <br/>
<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>chapter to appear on the label or other labeling is not prominently and conspicuously <br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>placed on the label or labeling in terms that make it likely to be read and understood by the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>(g) if it is represented as a food for which a definition and standard of identity or <br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>composition has been prescribed by rules of the commissioner under section 
<statute_ref>31A.07</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>unless (1) it conforms to the definition and standard, and (2) its label bears the name of the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>food specified in the definition and standard and, if required by the rules, the common <br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>names of optional ingredients, other than spices, flavoring, and coloring, present in the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>food;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>(h) if it is represented as a food for which a standard of fill of container has been <br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>prescribed by rules of the commissioner under section 
<statute_ref>31A.07</statute_ref>, and it falls below the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>applicable standard of fill of container, unless its label bears, in the manner and form the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>rules specify, a statement that it falls below the standard;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>(i) if it is not subject to paragraph (g), unless its label bears (1) the usual name of <br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>the food, if there is one, and (2) in case it is fabricated from two or more ingredients, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>the common or usual name of each ingredient; except that spices, flavorings, and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>colorings may, when authorized by the commissioner, be designated as spices, flavorings, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>and colorings without naming each. To the extent that compliance with clause (2) is <br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>impracticable, or results in deception or unfair competition, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>establish exemptions by rule;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>(j) if it purports to be or is represented for special dietary uses, unless its label bears <br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>the information concerning its vitamin, mineral, and other dietary properties that the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>commissioner, after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>determines by rule to be necessary to inform purchasers of its value for special dietary uses;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>(k) if it bears or contains any artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, or chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>preservative, unless it bears labeling stating that fact;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>(l) if it fails to bear, directly or on its container, as the commissioner by rule <br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>prescribes, the inspection legend and other information the commissioner may require by <br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>rule to assure that it will not have false or misleading labeling and that the public will be <br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>told how to keep the article wholesome.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31A.02, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Label.</b> "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter on <br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>an article's immediate container, not including package liners has the meaning given <br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>in section 34A.01, subdivision 6.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31A.02, subdivision 16, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Labeling.</b> "Labeling" means labels and other written, printed, or graphic <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>matter (1) on an article or its containers or wrappers, or (2) accompanying an article has <br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>the meaning given in section 34A.01, subdivision 7.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31A.23, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var><b>31A.23 DETENTION OF ANIMALS OR PRODUCTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>This section applies to a carcass, part of a carcass, meat, or meat food product of an <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>animal, a product exempted from the definition of a meat food product, or a dead, dying, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>disabled, or diseased animal. If an authorized representative of the commissioner finds <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>such an article or animal on premises where it is held for purposes of, during, or after <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>distribution in intrastate commerce, and there is reason to believe that it is adulterated or <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>misbranded and is usable as human food, or that it has not been inspected, in violation of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>31A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>31A.16</statute_ref>, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, or the Federal Food, Drug, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>and Cosmetic Act, or that the article or animal has been or is intended to be distributed in <br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>violation of a provision of those laws, it may be detained by the representative for up to <br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>20 days pending action under section 
         <statute_ref>31A.24</statute_ref> 34A.11, subdivision 2,  or notification of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>federal authorities having jurisdiction over the article or animal. It must not be moved <br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>by a person, firm, or corporation from the place at which it is located when detained, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>until released by the representative. The representative may require all official marks to <br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>be removed from the article or animal before it is released unless the commissioner is <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>satisfied that the article or animal is eligible to retain the official marks. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 32.01, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Adulterated.</b> "Adulterated" has the meaning given it in section 
<statute_ref>31.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>subdivision 19
</statute_ref>, and acts amendatory thereof means an item is covered by section 34A.02. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 32.01, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Misbranded.</b> "Misbranded" or "misbranding" has the meaning given <br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>in section 
<statute_ref>31.01, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, and acts amendatory thereof means an item is covered <br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>by section 34A.03. <br/>
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<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>    Sec. 22. <b>[34A.01] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability.</b> The definitions in this section and chapters 28, 28A, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>29, 30, 31, 31A, 32, and 34 apply to this chapter. The definitions in this section apply <br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>to chapter 32.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Federal act.</b> "Federal act" means the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>Act, as amended, United States Code, title 21, sections 301 et seq.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Food.</b> "Food" means every ingredient used for, entering into the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>consumption of, or used or intended for use in the preparation of food, drink, confectionery, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>or condiment for humans or other animals, whether simple, mixed, or compound; and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>articles used as components of these ingredients.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Frozen food.</b> "Frozen food" is food that is processed and preserved by <br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>freezing and which is intended to be sold in the frozen state.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Label.</b> "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter <br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>upon or affixed to the container of any food, and includes a like display, if required by <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>law or rule, on the outside container or wrapper, if there is one, of the retail package <br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>of the food, not including package liners.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Labeling.</b> "Labeling" means labels and other written, printed, or graphic <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>matter:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>(1) on food or its containers or wrappers;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>(2) accompanying or supporting food; or<br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>(3) a placard in, on, or adjacent to the food.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Nonperishable food.</b> "Nonperishable food" is food with a shelf life of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>more than 90 days and that is not perishable food, readily perishable food, or frozen food.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Perishable food.</b> "Perishable food" means food including, but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>to, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and other products that need protection from extremes of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>temperatures in order to avoid decomposition by microbial growth or otherwise.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Person.</b> "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, cooperative, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>society, joint stock association, association, company, or corporation and includes any <br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>officer, employee, agent, trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar business entity or <br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>representative of one of those entities.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Readily perishable food.</b> "Readily perishable food" is food or a food <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>ingredient consisting in whole or in part of milk, milk products, eggs, meat, fish, poultry, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>or other food or food ingredient that is capable of supporting growth of infectious or <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>toxigenic microorganisms. Readily perishable food requires time and temperature control <br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Sell; sale.</b> "Sell" and "sale" mean keeping, offering, or exposing for sale, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>use, transporting, transferring, negotiating, soliciting, or exchanging food; having in <br/>
<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>possession with intent to sell, use, transport, negotiate, solicit, or exchange food; storing, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>manufacturing, producing, processing, packing, and holding of food for sale; dispensing or <br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>giving food; or supplying or applying food in the conduct of any food operation or carrying <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>food in aid of traffic in food whether done or permitted in person or through others.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>    Sec. 23. <b>[34A.012] EXCLUSIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>The following items are not perishable food, readily perishable food, or frozen food:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>(1) packaged pickles;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>(2) jellies, jams, and condiments in sealed containers;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>(3) bakery products such as bread, rolls, buns, donuts, fruit-filled pies, and pastries;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>(4) dehydrated packaged food;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>(5) dry or packaged food with a water activity that precludes development of <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>microorganisms; and<br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>(6) food in unopened hermetically sealed containers that is commercially processed <br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>to achieve and maintain commercial sterility under conditions of nonrefrigerated storage <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>and distribution.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>    Sec. 24. <b>[34A.02] ADULTERATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>Food is adulterated if:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>(1) it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>it injurious to health; but if the substance is not an added substance, the item is not <br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>adulterated under this clause if the quantity of the substance in the item does not ordinarily <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>render it injurious to health;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>(2) it bears or contains any added poisonous, deleterious, or nonnutritive substance, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>other than one which is a pesticide in or on a raw agricultural commodity; a food additive; <br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>or a color additive, that is unsafe within the meaning of section 31.122 or section 406 <br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>of the federal act;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>(3) it bears or contains, by administration of a substance to the live animal or <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>otherwise, an added poisonous or harmful substance, other than a pesticide in or on a raw <br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>agricultural commodity, a food additive, or a color additive, that may, in the judgment of <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>the commissioner, make the article unfit for human food;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>(4) it is unsafe or bears or contains any food additive that is unsafe within the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>meaning of section 31.122 or section 409 of the federal act;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>(5) it is or bears or contains any color additive that is unsafe within the meaning of <br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>section 31.122 or section 706 of the federal act;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>(6) it is a raw agricultural commodity and it bears or contains a pesticide that is <br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>unsafe within the meaning of section 31.122 or section 408 of the federal act;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>(7) it consists in whole or in part of a diseased, contaminated, filthy, putrid, or <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for food;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>(8) it has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been <br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>rendered diseased, unwholesome, or injurious to health;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>(9) it is in whole or in part the product of a diseased animal or of an animal which <br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>has died otherwise than by slaughter that is unsafe within the meaning of section 402(a)(1) <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>or (2) of the federal act, or of an animal that has been fed upon the uncooked offal from a <br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>slaughterhouse;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>(10) its container is wholly or partly composed of any poisonous or deleterious <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>substance that may render the contents injurious to health;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>(11) it has been intentionally subjected to radiation, unless the use of the radiation <br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>was in conformity with a rule, regulation, or exemption in effect pursuant to section <br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>31.122 or section 409 of the federal act;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>(12) any valuable constituent has been in whole or in part omitted or abstracted <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>therefrom; if any substance has been substituted wholly or in part therefor; or if damage or <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>inferiority has been concealed in any manner;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>(13) any substance has been added to it or mixed or packed with it so as to increase <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>its bulk or weight, reduce its quality or strength, or make it appear better or of greater <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>value than it is;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>(14) its composition or quality falls below or differs from that which it is purported <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>or is represented to possess by its labeling; or<br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>(15) it is confectionery and:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>(i) has partially or completely imbedded therein any nonnutritive object; provided, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>that this clause does not apply in the case of any nonnutritive object if in the judgment <br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>of the commissioner, as provided by rules, the object is of practical functional value to <br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>the confectionery product and would not render the product injurious or hazardous to <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>human or animal health; or<br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>(ii) bears or contains any nonnutritive substance; provided that this item does not <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>apply to a confection containing alcohol as defined in section 31.76, or a safe nonnutritive <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>substance which is in or on confectionery by reason of its use for some practical functional <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>purpose in the manufacture, packaging, or storing of the confectionery if the use of the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>substance does not promote deception of the consumer or otherwise result in adulteration <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>or misbranding in violation of this chapter, and provided further that the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>may, for the purpose of avoiding or resolving uncertainty as to the application of this <br/>
<a id="pl.52.36"></a><var>52.36</var>clause, issue rules allowing or prohibiting the use of particular nonnutritive substances.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>    Sec. 25. <b>[34A.03] MISBRANDING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>(a) Food is misbranded if:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>(1) its labeling is false or misleading in any particular, or its labeling, whether on <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>the item itself, its container, or its package, fails to conform with the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>(2) it is offered for sale or distributed under the name of another food;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>(3) it is an imitation of another food for which a definition and standard of identity <br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>have been prescribed by rules as provided by sections 31.10 and 31.102; or if it is an <br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>imitation of another food that is not subject to clause (5), unless in either case its label <br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>bears in type of uniform size and prominence the word "imitation" and immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>thereafter the name of the food imitated;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>(4) its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>(5) it purports to be or is represented as a food for which a definition and standard <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>of identity have been prescribed by rules as provided by sections 31.10, 31.102, and <br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>31A.07, unless it conforms to that definition and standard, and its label bears the name <br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>of the food specified in the definition and standard, and insofar as may be required by <br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>the rules, the common names of optional ingredients, other than spices, flavoring, and <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>coloring, present in the food;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>(6) it purports to be or is represented as:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>(i) a food for which a standard of quality has been prescribed by rules as provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>sections 31.10 and 31.102, and its quality falls below that standard unless its label bears in <br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>a manner and form the rules specify, a statement that it falls below the standard; or<br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>(ii) a food for which a standard or standards of fill of container have been prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>by rule as provided by sections 31.10, 31.102, and 31A.07, and it falls below the standard <br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>of fill of container applicable thereto unless its label bears, in a manner and form the rules <br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>specify, a statement that it falls below the standard;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>(7) it is not subject to clause (5), unless it bears labeling clearly giving the common <br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>or usual name of the food, if there is one, and in case it is fabricated from two or more <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>ingredients, the common or usual name of each ingredient, except that spices, flavorings, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>and colorings, other than those sold as such, may be designated as spices, flavorings, and <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>colorings, without naming each; provided, that to the extent that compliance with the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>requirements of this clause is impractical or results in deception or unfair competition, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>exemptions must be established by rules promulgated by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>(8) it purports to be or is represented for special dietary uses, unless its label <br/>
<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>bears information concerning its vitamin, mineral, and other dietary properties as the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>commissioner determines to be, and by rules prescribed as, necessary in order to fully <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>inform purchasers as to its value for those uses;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>(9) it bears or contains any artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, or chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>preservative, unless it bears labeling stating that fact; provided that, to the extent that <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>compliance with the requirements of this clause is impracticable, exemptions must be <br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>established by rules promulgated by the commissioner. The provisions of this clause and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>clauses (5) and (7) with respect to artificial coloring do not apply to butter, cheese, or ice <br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>cream. The provisions with respect to chemical preservatives do not apply to a pesticide <br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>when used in or on a raw agricultural commodity which is the product of the soil;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>(10) it is a product intended as an ingredient of another food and when used <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>according to the directions of the purveyor will result in the final food product being <br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>adulterated or misbranded;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>(11) it is a color additive unless its packaging and labeling are in conformity with <br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>such packaging and labeling requirements applicable to the color additive prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>under the provisions of the federal act;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>(12) it is food subject to section 31.101, subdivision 10, or chapter 31A, that fails to <br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>bear, directly or on its container, as the commissioner by rule prescribes, the inspection <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>legend and other information the commissioner may require by rule to ensure that it <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>will not have false or misleading labeling, and that the public will be told how to keep <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>the article wholesome; or<br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>(13) its labeling would deceive or mislead the purchaser with respect to its <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>composition or suitability.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>(b) Food is also misbranded if it is a raw agricultural commodity which is the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>product of the soil, bearing or containing a pesticide applied after harvest, unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>shipping container of that commodity bears labeling which declares the presence of the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>chemical in or on the commodity and the common or usual name and the function of the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>chemical. No such declaration is required while the commodity, having been removed <br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>from the shipping container, is being held or displayed for sale at retail out of the container <br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>in accordance with the custom of the trade.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>    Sec. 26. <b>[34A.04] ENFORCEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Enforcement required.</b> (a) The commissioner shall enforce this <br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>chapter and chapters 28, 28A, 29, 30, 31, 31A, and 34. To carry out the enforcement duties <br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>under these chapters, the commissioner may, upon presenting appropriate credentials, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, inspect premises subject <br/>
<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>to the commissioner's enforcement and licensing authority; require information from <br/>
<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>persons with information relevant to an inspection; and inspect and copy relevant papers <br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>and records, including business records.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>(b) The commissioner may administer oaths, take and cause to be taken depositions <br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>of witnesses, and issue subpoenas, and may petition the district court in the county in which <br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>the premises is located to compel compliance with subpoenas or to permit an inspection.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>(c) Violations of chapters 28, 28A, 29, 30, 31, 31A, and 34, or rules adopted under <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>chapters 28, 28A, 29, 30, 31, 31A, and 34 are a violation of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>(d) Upon the request of the commissioner, county attorneys, sheriffs, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>officers having authority in the enforcement of the general criminal laws shall take action <br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>to the extent of their authority necessary or proper for the enforcement of this chapter or <br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>standards, stipulations, and agreements of the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner's discretion.</b> If minor violations of this chapter occur or <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>the commissioner believes the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>warning in writing, this chapter does not require the commissioner to take any additional <br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>action.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Civil actions.</b> Civil judicial enforcement actions may be brought by the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>attorney general in the name of the state on behalf of the commissioner. A county attorney <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>may bring a civil judicial enforcement action upon the request of the commissioner and <br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>agreement by the attorney general.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Injunction.</b> The commissioner may apply to a court with jurisdiction for a <br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>temporary or permanent injunction to prevent, restrain, or enjoin violations of provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Criminal actions.</b> Each county attorney or city attorney to whom the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>commissioner reports any violation of this chapter shall consider instituting appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>proceedings in the proper courts and prosecuting them in the manner required by law. If <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>the county or city attorney refuses to prosecute, the attorney general, on request of the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>commissioner, may prosecute.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>    Sec. 27. <b>[34A.05] FALSE STATEMENT OR RECORD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>A person must not knowingly make or offer a false statement, record, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>information as part of:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>(1) an application for registration, listing, license, certification, or permit subject <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>to this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>(2) records or reports required subject to this chapter; or<br/>
<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>(3) an investigation of a violation of this chapter.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>    Sec. 28. <b>[34A.06] ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Administrative enforcement.</b> (a) The commissioner may enforce <br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>this chapter by written warning, administrative meeting, cease and desist, forced sale, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>detain, embargo, condemnation, citation, corrective action order, seizure, agreement, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>withdrawal from distribution, or administrative penalty if the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>that the remedy is in the public interest.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>(b) For facilities required to submit a plan review under rules of the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>agriculture, the commissioner may withdraw by written order the approval of a facility or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>equipment if:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>(1) hazards to human life exist; or<br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>(2) there is satisfactory evidence that the person to whom the approval was issued <br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>has used fraudulent or deceptive practices to evade or attempt to evade provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>(c) Any action under this subdivision may be appealed pursuant to section 34A.08.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>License revocation, suspension, and refusal.</b> (a) The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>may revoke, suspend, limit, modify, or refuse to grant or renew a registration, listing, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>permit, license, or certification if a person violates or has violated this chapter within <br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>the last three years.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>(b) The commissioner may revoke, suspend, limit, modify, or refuse to grant or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>renew a registration, listing, permit, license, or certification to a person from another state <br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>if that person has had a registration, permit, license, or certification denied, revoked, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>or suspended by another state for an offense reasonably related to the requirements, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>qualifications, or duties of a registration, permit, license, or certification issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>(c) The commissioner may revoke, suspend, limit, modify, or refuse to grant or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>renew a registration, listing, permit, license, or certification to a person after receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>satisfactory evidence that the registrant, permittee, licensee, or certificate holder has used <br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>fraudulent and deceptive practices in the evasion or attempted evasion of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>(d) A registration, listing, permit, license, or certification may not be revoked or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>suspended until the registrant, permittee, licensee, or certificate holder has been given <br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>opportunity for a hearing by the commissioner. After receiving notice of revocation or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>suspension, a registrant, permittee, licensee, registrant, or certificate holder has ten days to <br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>request a hearing, or another time period mutually agreed to by both parties. If no request is <br/>
<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>made within ten days or other agreed-upon time, the registration, listing, permit, license, or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>certification is revoked or suspended. In the case of a refusal to grant a registration, listing, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.36"></a><var>56.36</var>permit, license, or certification, the registrant, permittee, licensee, registrant, or certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>holder has ten days from notice of refusal to request a hearing. Upon receiving a request <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>for hearing, the department shall proceed pursuant to section 34A.08, subdivision 2.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>    Sec. 29. <b>[34A.07] ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Assessment.</b> (a) In determining the amount of the administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>penalty, the commissioner shall consider the economic gain received by the person <br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>allowing or committing the violation, the gravity of the violation in terms of actual or <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>potential damage to human or animal health and the environment, the willfulness of the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>violation, number of violations, history of past violations, and other factors justice may <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>require, if the additional factors are specifically identified in the inspection report. For a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>violation after an initial violation, the commissioner shall also consider the similarity of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>the most recent previous violation and the violation to be penalized, the time elapsed since <br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>the last violation, the number of previous violations, and the response of the person to the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>most recent previous violation identified.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>(b) The commissioner may issue an administrative citation assessing an <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>administrative penalty of up to $1,500 for each violation of this chapter. Each day a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>violation continues is a separate violation. The citation must describe the nature of the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>violation, the statute or rule alleged to have been violated, the time for correction, if <br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>applicable, and the amount of any proposed fine. The citation must advise the person to <br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>notify the commissioner in writing within 20 days, or another time period mutually agreed <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>to by the commissioner and the person subject to the citation, if the person wishes to <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>appeal the citation and that if the person fails to appeal the citation, the citation is the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>final order and not subject to further review.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>(c) An administrative penalty may be assessed if the person subject to a written order <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>does not comply with the order in the time provided in the order.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Collection of penalty.</b> (a) If a person subject to an administrative penalty <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>fails to pay the penalty, which must be part of a final citation by the commissioner, by 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>days after the final order is issued, the commissioner may commence a civil action for <br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>double the assessed penalty plus attorney fees and costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>(b) An administrative penalty may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>state brought in the district court of the county where the violation is alleged to have <br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>occurred or the district court where the commissioner has an office.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>    Sec. 30. <b>[34A.08] APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR PENALTY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Notice of appeal.</b> (a) After service of a citation under section 34A.07 <br/>
<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>or order under section 34A.06, subdivision 1, a person has 20 days from receipt of the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>citation or order, or another time period mutually agreed to by the commissioner and the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>person subject to the citation or order, to notify the commissioner in writing that the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>person intends to contest the citation or order through a hearing. The hearing request <br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>must specifically identify the order or citation being contested and state the grounds for <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>contesting it.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>(b) If the person fails to notify the commissioner that the person intends to contest <br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>the citation or order, the citation or order is final and not subject to further judicial or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>administrative review.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Administrative review.</b> If a person notifies the commissioner that <br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>the person intends to contest a citation or order issued under this chapter, the Office <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>of Administrative Hearings shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>provisions of chapter 14 for hearings in contested cases.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>    Sec. 31. <b>[34A.09] CIVIL PENALTIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General penalty.</b> A person who violates this chapter or an order, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>standard, stipulation, agreement, citation, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>or impedes, hinders, or otherwise prevents or attempts to prevent performance of a duty <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>by the commissioner in connection with this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of up to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>$7,500 per day of violation as determined by the court.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Actions to compel performance.</b> In an action to compel performance of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>an order of the commissioner to enforce this chapter, the court must require a defendant <br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>adjudged responsible to perform the acts within the person's power that are reasonably <br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>necessary to accomplish the purposes of the order.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Recovery of penalties by civil action.</b> The civil penalties and payments <br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>provided for in this section may be recovered by a civil action brought by the county <br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>attorney or the attorney general in the name of the state.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>    Sec. 32. <b>[34A.10] CRIMINAL PENALTIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General violation.</b> Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3, a <br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person violates this chapter or an order, standard, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>citation, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner, or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>impedes, hinders, or otherwise prevents, or attempts to prevent the commissioner or a <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>duly authorized agent in performance of a duty in connection with this chapter. Unless <br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>otherwise specified in this chapter, each separate violation is a separate offense, except <br/>
<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>that in the case of a violation through continuing failure or neglect to obey this chapter, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>each day the failure or neglect continues is a separate offense.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Violation endangering humans or animals.</b> A person is guilty of a <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>gross misdemeanor if the person violates this chapter or an order, standard, stipulation, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>agreement, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner and the violation endangers <br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>humans or animals.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Violation with knowledge.</b> A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>the person knowingly violates this chapter or an order, standard, stipulation, agreement, or <br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>schedule of compliance of the commissioner.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>    Sec. 33. <b>[34A.11] EMBARGO, SEIZURE, AND CONDEMNATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Tag, notice, or withdrawal from distribution.</b> If the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>finds probable cause to believe that any food, animal, or consumer commodity is being <br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>distributed in violation of this chapter or rules under this chapter, or is adulterated or so <br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent, the commissioner shall affix to the food, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>animal, or consumer commodity a tag, withdrawal from distribution order, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>appropriate marking giving notice that the food, animal, or consumer commodity is, or is <br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>suspected of being, adulterated, misbranded, or distributed in violation of this chapter, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>and has been detained or embargoed, and warning all persons not to remove or dispose <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>of the food, animal, or consumer commodity by sale or otherwise until permission for <br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>removal or disposal is given by the commissioner or the court. It is unlawful for a person <br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>to remove or dispose of a detained or embargoed food, animal, or consumer commodity by <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>sale or otherwise without the commissioner's or a court's permission and each transaction <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>is a separate violation of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Seizure.</b> A carcass; part of a carcass; meat or meat food product of an <br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>animal; or dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animal that is being transported in intrastate <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>commerce, or is held for sale in this state after transportation in intrastate commerce, may <br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>be proceeded against, seized, and condemned if:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>(1) it is or has been prepared, sold, transported, or otherwise distributed, offered, or <br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>received for distribution in violation of this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>(2) it is usable as human food and is adulterated or misbranded; or<br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>(3) it is in any other way in violation of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>The commissioner may act against the article or animal at any time on a complaint <br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>in the district court of the judicial district where the article or animal is found.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Action for condemnation.</b> If food or an article or animal, detained or <br/>
<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>embargoed under subdivision 1 has been found by the commissioner to be adulterated <br/>
<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>or misbranded or in violation of this chapter, the commissioner shall petition the district <br/>
<a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>court in the county in which the food or animal is detained or embargoed for an order and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>decree for the condemnation of the food or animal. The commissioner shall release the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>food or animal when this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter have been complied <br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>with or the food or animal is found to be not adulterated or misbranded.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Remedies.</b> If the court finds that a detained or embargoed food or animal <br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>is adulterated, misbranded, or in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this <br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>chapter, the following remedies are available:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>(1) after entering a decree, the food or animal may be destroyed at the expense of <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>the claimant under the supervision of the commissioner, and all court costs, fees, storage, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>and other proper expenses, must be assessed against the claimant of the food or animal or <br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>the claimant's agent; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>(2) if adulteration or misbranding can be corrected by proper labeling or processing <br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>of the food or animal, the court, after entry of the decree and after costs, fees, and expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>have been paid and a good and sufficient bond, conditioned that the food or animal must <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>be properly labeled or processed, has been executed, may by order direct that the food or <br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>animal be delivered to the claimant for proper labeling or processing under the supervision <br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>of the commissioner. The expense of the supervision must be paid by the claimant. The <br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>food or animal must be returned to the claimant and the bond must be discharged on the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>representation to the court by the commissioner that the food or animal is no longer in <br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>violation and that the expenses for the supervision have been paid.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Duties of commissioner.</b> If the commissioner finds in any room, building, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>vehicle of transportation, or other structure any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>other perishable articles of food that are unsound, or contain any filthy, decomposed, or <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>putrid substance, or that may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe, the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>commissioner shall condemn or destroy the item or in any other manner render the item as <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>unsalable as human food, and no one has any cause of action against the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>on account of the commissioner's action.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Emergency response.</b> If the governor declares an emergency order under <br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>section 12.31 and if the commissioner finds or has probable cause to believe that livestock, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>food, or a consumer commodity within a specific area is likely to be adulterated because <br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>of the emergency or so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent, or is in violation of <br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>section 31.131, subdivision 1, the commissioner may embargo a geographic area that is <br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>included in the declared emergency. The commissioner shall provide notice to the public <br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>and to those with custody of the product in as thorough a manner as is practicable under <br/>
<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>the emergency circumstances.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.60.35"></a><var>60.35</var>    Sec. 34. <b>[34A.12] POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Gathering information.</b> The commissioner may, for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>of this chapter:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>(1) gather and compile information concerning and investigate the organization, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>business, conduct, practices, and management of a person in intrastate commerce and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>the person's relation to other persons; and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>(2) require, by general or special orders, a person, persons, or a class of persons <br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>engaged in intrastate commerce to file with the commissioner, in the form the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>commissioner prescribes, annual and special reports or answers in writing to specific <br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>questions, giving the commissioner the information the commissioner requires about the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>organization, business, conduct, practices, management, and relation to other persons, of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>the person filing the reports or answers. The reports and answers must be made under <br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>oath, or otherwise, as the commissioner prescribes, and filed with the commissioner within <br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>a reasonable time the commissioner prescribes, unless additional time is granted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Examination of documents for evidence.</b> (a) For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>chapter, the commissioner must at all reasonable times be allowed to examine and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>copy documentary evidence of a person being investigated or proceeded against. The <br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>commissioner may subpoena witnesses and require the production of documentary <br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>evidence of a person relating to any matter under investigation. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>may sign subpoenas, administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive <br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>evidence.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>(b) Attendance of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence may <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>be required at a designated hearing place. In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>commissioner may invoke the aid of the district court to require the attendance and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>(c) The district court, in case of refusal to obey a subpoena issued to a person, may <br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>issue an order requiring the person to appear before the commissioner or to produce <br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>documentary evidence if ordered, or to give evidence touching the matter in question. <br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>Failure to obey the order of the court may be punishable by the court as a contempt.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>(d) Upon the application of the attorney general at the request of the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>the district court may order a person to comply with this chapter or an order of the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>commissioner made under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>(e) The commissioner may order testimony to be taken by deposition in a proceeding <br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>or investigation pending under this chapter at any state of the proceeding or investigation. <br/>
<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>Depositions may be taken before a person designated by the commissioner and having <br/>
<a id="pl.61.36"></a><var>61.36</var>power to administer oaths. The testimony must be reduced to writing by the person taking <br/>
<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>the deposition or under the person's direction and must then be signed by the witness. A <br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>person may be compelled to appear and depose and to produce documentary evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>in the same manner as witnesses may be compelled to appear and testify and produce <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>documentary evidence before the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>(f) Witnesses summoned before the commissioner may be paid the same fees and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>mileage that are paid witnesses in the district courts. Witnesses whose depositions are <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>taken and the persons taking them may be entitled to the fees that are paid for those <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>services in the district court.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>(g) A person is not excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>papers, schedules of charges, contracts, agreements, or other documentary evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>before the commissioner or in obedience to the subpoena of the commissioner whether <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>the subpoena is signed or issued by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent, or in <br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>any cause or proceeding, criminal or otherwise, based upon or growing out of an alleged <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>violation of this chapter because the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>required of the person may tend to incriminate the person or subject the person to a <br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>penalty or forfeiture. No person may be prosecuted or subjected to a penalty or forfeiture <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>on account of a matter concerning which the person is compelled, after having claimed <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>a privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or <br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>otherwise, except that a witness is not exempt from prosecution and punishment for <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>perjury committed in testifying.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Penalties related to testimony and records.</b> (a) A person who neglects <br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>or refuses to attend and testify, to answer a lawful inquiry, or to produce documentary <br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>evidence, if it is in the person's power to do so in obedience to the subpoena or lawful <br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>requirement of the commissioner, is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>(b) A person who willfully:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>(1) makes or causes to be made a false entry or statement of fact in a report required <br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>under this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>(2) makes or causes to be made a false entry in an account, record, or memorandum <br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>kept by a person subject to this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>(3) neglects or fails to make or to cause to be made full and correct entries in the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>accounts, records, or memoranda, of all facts and transactions relating to the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>business;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>(4) leaves the jurisdiction of this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>(5) mutilates, alters, or by any other means falsifies documentary evidence of a <br/>
<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>person subject to this chapter; or<br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>(6) refuses to submit to the commissioner, for inspection and copying, any <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>documentary evidence of a person subject to this chapter in the person's possession or <br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>control, is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>(c) A person required by this chapter to file an annual or special report who fails to <br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>do so within the time fixed by the commissioner for filing the report and continues the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>failure for 30 days after notice of failure to file, is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>(d) An officer or employee of this state who makes public information obtained by <br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>the commissioner without the commissioner's authority, unless directed by a court, is <br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>    Sec. 35. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 28.15; 28A.12; 28A.13; 29.28; 31.031; <br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>31.041; 31.05; 31.14; 31.393; 31.58; 31.592; 31.621, subdivision 5; 31.631, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>4; 31.633, subdivision 2; 31.681; 31.74, subdivision 3; 31.91; 31A.24; 31A.26; and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>34.113, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 1540.0010, subpart 26; 1550.0930, subparts 3, 4, 5, 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>and 7; 1550.1040, subparts 3, 4, 5, and 6; and 1550.1260, subparts 6 and 7, are repealed.<br/>