1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; making policy and technical changes to various agricultural 
1.3 	provisions including provisions related to aquaculture, pesticide control, food 
1.4 	handlers, eggs, milk, cheese, incentive programs, loan programs, soil, agriculture 
1.5 	basins, and other agriculture provisions;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, 
1.6 	sections 17.117, subdivisions 1, 4, 11; 17.494; 17.4982, by adding subdivisions; 
1.7 	18B.34, subdivision 5; 25.33, subdivision 8; 28A.04, subdivision 1; 28A.08, 
1.8 	subdivision 3; 29.26; 34A.11, subdivision 7; 41A.15, subdivision 10, by adding a 
1.9 	subdivision; 41A.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 41A.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 41A.18, 
1.10 	subdivisions 1, 3; 41B.02, subdivision 10a; 41B.047, subdivisions 1, 3; 41B.049, 
1.11 	subdivision 5; 41B.055, subdivision 3; 41B.056, subdivision 2; 41B.057, 
1.12 	subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 28A.05; 32D.13, by 
1.13 	adding a subdivision; 32D.20, subdivision 2; 32D.22; 41B.0391, subdivision 1; 
1.14 	116.0714; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 103F; 
1.15 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.15, subdivisions 2a, 2b.
1.16 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.117, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.18 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. The purpose of the agriculture best management practices loan 
1.19 	program is to provide low or no interest financing to farmers, agriculture supply businesses, 
1.20 	rural landowners, chapter 103E drainage authorities, and water-quality cooperatives for the 
1.21 	implementation of agriculture and other best management practices that reduce environmental 
1.22 	pollution.

1.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

1.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.117, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.25 		Subd. 4.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this 
1.26 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
2.1 	(b) "Agricultural and environmental revolving accounts" means accounts in the 
2.2 	agricultural fund, controlled by the commissioner, which hold funds available to the program.
2.3 	(c) "Agriculture supply business" means a person, partnership, joint venture, corporation, 
2.4 	limited liability company, association, firm, public service company, or cooperative that 
2.5 	provides materials, equipment, or services to farmers or agriculture-related enterprises.
2.6 	(d) "Allocation" means the funds awarded to an applicant for implementation of best 
2.7 	management practices through a competitive or noncompetitive application process.
2.8 	(e) "Applicant" means a local unit of government eligible to participate in this program 
2.9 	that requests an allocation of funds as provided in subdivision 6b.
2.10 	(f) "Best management practices" has the meaning given in sections 103F.711, subdivision 
2.11 	3, and 103H.151, subdivision 2. Best management practices also means other practices, 
2.12 	techniques, and measures that have been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the 
2.13 	commissioner: (1) to prevent or reduce adverse environmental impacts by using the most 
2.14 	effective and practicable means of achieving environmental goals; or (2) to achieve drinking 
2.15 	water quality standards under chapter 103H or under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, 
2.16 	parts 141 and 143, as amended.
2.17 	(g) "Borrower" means a farmer, an agriculture supply business, or a rural landowner, or 
2.18 	a chapter 103E drainage authority applying for a low-interest loan.
2.19 	(h) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture, including when the 
2.20 	commissioner is acting in the capacity of chair of the Rural Finance Authority, or the designee 
2.21 	of the commissioner.
2.22 	(i) "Committed project" means an eligible project scheduled to be implemented at a 
2.23 	future date:
2.24 	(1) that has been approved and certified by the local government unit; and
2.25 	(2) for which a local lender has obligated itself to offer a loan.
2.26 	(j) "Comprehensive water management plan" means a state-approved and locally adopted 
2.27 	plan authorized under section 103B.231, 103B.255, 103B.311, 103C.331, 103D.401, or 
2.28 	103D.405.
2.29 	(k) "Cost incurred" means expenses for implementation of a project accrued because 
2.30 	the borrower has agreed to purchase equipment or is obligated to pay for services or materials 
2.31 	already provided as a result of implementing an approved eligible project.
3.1 	(l) "Farmer" means a person, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability 
3.2 	company, association, firm, public service company, or cooperative that regularly participates 
3.3 	in physical labor or operations management of farming and files a Schedule F as part of 
3.4 	filing United States Internal Revenue Service Form 1040 or indicates farming as the primary 
3.5 	business activity under Schedule C, K, or S, or any other applicable report to the United 
3.6 	States Internal Revenue Service.
3.7 	(m) "Lender agreement" means an agreement entered into between the commissioner 
3.8 	and a local lender which contains terms and conditions of participation in the program.
3.9 	(n) "Local government unit" means a county, soil and water conservation district, or an 
3.10 	organization formed for the joint exercise of powers under section 471.59 with the authority 
3.11 	to participate in the program.
3.12 	(o) "Local lender" means a local government unit as defined in paragraph (n), a state or 
3.13 	federally chartered bank, a savings association, a state or federal credit union, Agribank 
3.14 	and its affiliated organizations, or a nonprofit economic development organization or other 
3.15 	financial lending institution approved by the commissioner.
3.16 	(p) "Local revolving loan account" means the account held by a local government unit 
3.17 	and a local lender into which principal repayments from borrowers are deposited and new 
3.18 	loans are issued in accordance with the requirements of the program and lender agreements.
3.19 	(q) "Nonpoint source" has the meaning given in section 103F.711, subdivision 6.
3.20 	(r) "Program" means the agriculture best management practices loan program in this 
3.21 	section.
3.22 	(s) "Project" means one or more components or activities located within Minnesota that 
3.23 	are required by the local government unit to be implemented for satisfactory completion of 
3.24 	an eligible best management practice.
3.25 	(t) "Rural landowner" means the owner of record of Minnesota real estate located in an 
3.26 	area determined by the local government unit to be rural after consideration of local land 
3.27 	use patterns, zoning regulations, jurisdictional boundaries, local community definitions, 
3.28 	historical uses, and other pertinent local factors.
3.29 	(u) "Water-quality cooperative" has the meaning given in section 115.58, paragraph (d), 
3.30 	except as expressly limited in this section.

3.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

4.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.117, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
4.2 		Subd. 11.Loans issued to borrower. (a) Local lenders may issue loans only for projects 
4.3 	that are approved and certified by the local government unit as meeting priority needs 
4.4 	identified in a comprehensive water management plan or other local planning documents, 
4.5 	are in compliance with accepted practices, standards, specifications, or criteria, and are 
4.6 	eligible for financing under Environmental Protection Agency or other applicable guidelines.
4.7 	(b) The local lender may use any additional criteria considered necessary to determine 
4.8 	the eligibility of borrowers for loans.
4.9 	(c) Local lenders shall set the terms and conditions of loans to borrowers, except that:
4.10 	(1) no loan to a borrower may exceed $200,000;
4.11 	(2) no loan for a project may exceed $200,000; and
4.12 	(3) no borrower shall, at any time, have multiple loans from this program with a total 
4.13 	outstanding loan balance of more than $200,000.
4.14 	Notwithstanding the limits in clauses (1) to (3), a chapter 103E drainage authority may 
4.15 	request a loan to finance projects implemented on behalf of multiple landowners and the 
4.16 	loan must not exceed an amount equal to the number of landowners represented in the 
4.17 	drainage system multiplied by the limit in clause (1).
4.18 	(d) The maximum term length for projects in this paragraph is ten years.
4.19 	(e) Fees charged at the time of closing must:
4.20 	(1) be in compliance with normal and customary practices of the local lender;
4.21 	(2) be in accordance with published fee schedules issued by the local lender;
4.22 	(3) not be based on participation program; and
4.23 	(4) be consistent with fees charged other similar types of loans offered by the local 
4.24 	lender.
4.25 	(f) The interest rate assessed to an outstanding loan balance by the local lender must not 
4.26 	exceed three percent per year.

4.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

4.28 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.494, is amended to read:
4.29 	17.494 AQUACULTURE PERMITS; RULES.
5.1 	(a) The commissioner shall act as permit or license coordinator for aquatic farmers and 
5.2 	shall assist aquatic farmers to obtain licenses or permits.
5.3 	By July 1, 1992,(b) A state agency issuing multiple permits or licenses for aquaculture 
5.4 	shall consolidate the permits or licenses required for every aquatic farm location. The 
5.5 	Department of Natural Resources transportation permits are exempt from this requirement. 
5.6 	State agencies shall adopt rules or issue commissioner's orders that establish permit and 
5.7 	license requirements, approval timelines, and compliance standards. Saltwater aquatic farms, 
5.8 	as defined in section 17.4982, and processing facilities for saltwater aquatic life, as defined 
5.9 	in section 17.4982, must be classified as agricultural operations for purposes of any 
5.10 	construction, discharge, or other permit issued by the Pollution Control Agency.
5.11 	Nothing in this section modifies any state agency's regulatory authority over aquaculture 
5.12 	production.

5.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
5.14 	read:
5.15 		Subd. 20a.Saltwater aquaculture. "Saltwater aquaculture" means the commercial 
5.16 	propagation and rearing of saltwater aquatic life including, but not limited to, crustaceans, 
5.17 	primarily for consumption as human food.

5.18 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
5.19 	read:
5.20 		Subd. 20b.Saltwater aquatic farm. "Saltwater aquatic farm" means a facility used for 
5.21 	saltwater aquaculture including but not limited to artificial ponds, vats, tanks, raceways, 
5.22 	and other facilities that an aquatic farmer owns or has exclusive control of for the sole 
5.23 	purpose of producing saltwater aquatic life.

5.24 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
5.25 	read:
5.26 		Subd. 20c.Saltwater aquatic life. "Saltwater aquatic life" means aquatic species that 
5.27 	are saltwater obligates or perform optimally when raised in salinities closer to that of natural 
5.28 	seawater and need saltwater to survive.

6.1 	Sec. 8. [17.499] TRANSPORTATION OR IMPORTATION OF SALTWATER 
6.2 	AQUATIC LIFE; QUARANTINE REQUIREMENT.
6.3 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. The legislature finds that it is in the public interest to increase 
6.4 	private saltwater aquaculture production and processing in this state under the coordination 
6.5 	of the commissioner of agriculture. Additional private production will reduce dependence 
6.6 	on foreign suppliers and benefit the rural economy by creating new jobs and economic 
6.7 	activity.
6.8 		Subd. 2.Transportation permit. (a) Notwithstanding the requirements in section 
6.9 	17.4985, saltwater aquatic life transportation and importation requirements are governed 
6.10 	by this section. A transportation permit is required prior to any importation or intrastate 
6.11 	transportation of saltwater aquatic life not exempted under subdivision 3. A transportation 
6.12 	permit may be used for multiple shipments within the 30-day term of the permit if the source 
6.13 	and the destination remain the same. Transportation permits must be obtained from the 
6.14 	commissioner prior to shipment of saltwater aquatic life.
6.15 	(b) An application for a transportation permit must be made in the form required by the 
6.16 	commissioner. The commissioner may reject an incomplete application.
6.17 	(c) An application for a transportation permit must be accompanied by satisfactory 
6.18 	evidence, as determined by the commissioner, that the shipment is free of any nonindigenous 
6.19 	species of animal other than the saltwater aquatic species and either:
6.20 	(1) the facility from which the saltwater aquatic life originated has provided 
6.21 	documentation of 36 or more consecutive months of negative testing by an approved 
6.22 	laboratory as free of any disease listed by OIE - the World Organisation for Animal Health 
6.23 	for that species following the testing guidelines outlined in the OIE Aquatic Animal Health 
6.24 	Code for crustaceans or the AFS Fish Health Blue Book for other species, as appropriate; 
6.25 	or
6.26 	(2) the saltwater aquatic life to be imported or transported includes documentation of 
6.27 	negative testing for that specific lot by an approved laboratory as free of any disease listed 
6.28 	by OIE - the World Organisation for Animal Health for crustaceans or in the AFS Fish 
6.29 	Health Blue Book for other species, as appropriate.
6.30 	If a shipment authorized by the commissioner under clause (1) includes saltwater aquatic 
6.31 	life that originated in a foreign country, the shipment must be quarantined at the receiving 
6.32 	facility according to a quarantine plan approved by the commissioner. A shipment authorized 
6.33 	by the commissioner under clause (2) must be quarantined at the receiving facility according 
6.34 	to a quarantine plan approved by the commissioner.
7.1 	(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "approved laboratory" means a laboratory approved 
7.2 	by the commissioner or the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant 
7.3 	Health Inspection Services.
7.4 	(e) No later than 14 calendar days after a completed transportation permit application 
7.5 	is received, the commissioner must approve or deny the transportation permit application.
7.6 	(f) A copy of the transportation permit must accompany a shipment of saltwater aquatic 
7.7 	life while in transit and must be available for inspection by the commissioner.
7.8 	(g) A vehicle used by a licensee for transporting aquatic life must be identified with the 
7.9 	license number and the licensee's name and town of residence as it appears on the license. 
7.10 	A vehicle used by a licensee must have identification displayed so that it is readily visible 
7.11 	from either side of the vehicle in letters and numbers not less than 2-1/2 inches high and 
7.12 	three-eighths inch wide. Identification may be permanently affixed to vehicles or displayed 
7.13 	on removable plates or placards placed on opposite doors of the vehicle or on the tanks 
7.14 	carried on the vehicle.
7.15 	(h) An application to license a vehicle for brood stock or larvae transport or for use as 
7.16 	a saltwater aquatic life vendor that is received by the commissioner is a temporary license 
7.17 	until approved or denied by the commissioner.
7.18 		Subd. 3.Exemptions. (a) A transportation permit is not required to transport or import 
7.19 	saltwater aquatic life:
7.20 	(1) previously processed for use as food or other purposes unrelated to propagation;
7.21 	(2) transported directly to an outlet for processing as food or for other food purposes if 
7.22 	accompanied by shipping documents;
7.23 	(3) that is being exported if accompanied by shipping documents;
7.24 	(4) that is being transported through the state if accompanied by shipping documents; 
7.25 	or
7.26 	(5) transported intrastate within or between facilities licensed for saltwater aquaculture 
7.27 	by the commissioner if accompanied by shipping documents.
7.28 	(b) Shipping documents required under paragraph (a) must include the place of origin, 
7.29 	owner or consignee, destination, number, species, and satisfactory evidence, as determined 
7.30 	by the commissioner, of the disease-free certification required under subdivision 2, paragraph 
7.31 	(c), clauses (1) and (2).

8.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 18B.34, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
8.2 		Subd. 5.Fees. (a) A person initially applying for or renewing a noncommercial applicator 
8.3 	license must pay a nonrefundable application fee of $50, except an applicant who is uses 
8.4 	pesticides in the course of performing official duties as: (1) a government employee; (2) a 
8.5 	contractor providing rest area custodial services for the commissioner of transportation; or
8.6 	(3) a Conservation Corps Minnesota employee who uses pesticides in the course of 
8.7 	performing official duties must pay a nonrefundable application fee of $10.
8.8 	(b) A license renewal application received after March 1 in the year for which the license 
8.9 	is to be issued is subject to a penalty fee of 50 percent of the application fee. The penalty 
8.10 	fee must be paid before the renewal license may be issued.
8.11 	(c) An application for a duplicate noncommercial applicator license must be accompanied 
8.12 	by a nonrefundable application fee of $10.

8.13 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 25.33, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
8.14 		Subd. 8.Drug. "Drug" means (1) any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, 
8.15 	mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals other than humans; and (2) articles 
8.16 	other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body.

8.17 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 28A.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.18 		Subdivision 1.Application; date of issuance. (a) No person shall engage in the business 
8.19 	of manufacturing, processing, selling, handling, or storing food without having first obtained 
8.20 	from the commissioner a license for doing such business. Applications for such license shall 
8.21 	be made to the commissioner in such manner and time as required and upon such forms as 
8.22 	provided by the commissioner and shall contain the name and address of the applicant, 
8.23 	address or description of each place of business, and the nature of the business to be 
8.24 	conducted at each place, and such other pertinent information as the commissioner may 
8.25 	require.
8.26 	(b) A retail or wholesale food handler license shall be issued for the period July 1 to 
8.27 	June 30 following and shall be renewed thereafter by the licensee on or before July 1 each 
8.28 	year, except that:
8.29 	(1) licenses for all mobile food concession units and retail mobile units must be issued 
8.30 	for the period April 1 to March 31, and must be renewed thereafter by the licensee on or 
8.31 	before April 1 each year; and
9.1 	(2) a license issued for a temporary food concession stand must have a license issuance 
9.2 	and renewal date consistent with appropriate statutory provisions.
9.3 	(c) A custom exempt food handler license shall be issued for the period July 1 to June 
9.4 	30 following and shall be renewed thereafter by the licensee on or before July 1 each year. 
9.5 	The custom exempt food handler license is for businesses that only conduct custom exempt 
9.6 	operations and mark all products as "Not For Sale." Food handlers that conduct retail exempt 
9.7 	operations or other operations other than custom exempt processing or slaughter are not 
9.8 	eligible for this license.
9.9 	(d) A license for a food broker or for a food processor or manufacturer shall be issued 
9.10 	for the period January 1 to December 31 following and shall be renewed thereafter by the 
9.11 	licensee on or before January 1 of each year, except that a license for a wholesale food 
9.12 	processor or manufacturer operating only at the state fair shall be issued for the period July 
9.13 	1 to June 30 following and shall be renewed thereafter by the licensee on or before July 1 
9.14 	of each year. A penalty for a late renewal shall be assessed in accordance with section 
9.15 	28A.08.
9.16 	(c) (e) A person applying for a new license up to 14 calendar days before the effective 
9.17 	date of the new license period under paragraph (b) must be issued a license for the 14 days 
9.18 	and the next license year as a single license and pay a single license fee as if the 14 days 
9.19 	were part of the upcoming license period.

9.20 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 28A.05, is amended to read:
9.21 	28A.05 CLASSIFICATION.
9.22 	All persons required to have a license under section 28A.04 shall be classified into one 
9.23 	of the following classes of food handlers, according to their principal mode of business.
9.24 	(a) Retail food handlers are persons who sell or process and sell food directly to the 
9.25 	ultimate consumer or who custom process meat or poultry. The term includes a person who 
9.26 	sells food directly to the ultimate consumer through the use of vending machines, and a 
9.27 	person who sells food for consumption on site or off site if the sale is conducted on the 
9.28 	premises that are part of a grocery or convenience store operation.
9.29 	(b) Wholesale food handlers are persons who sell to others for resale. A person who 
9.30 	handles food in job lots (jobbers) is included in this classification.
9.31 	(c) Wholesale food processors or manufacturers are persons who process or manufacture 
9.32 	raw materials and other food ingredients into food items, or who reprocess food items, or 
9.33 	who package food for sale to others for resale, or who commercially slaughter animals or 
10.1 	poultry. Included herein are persons who can, extract, ferment, distill, pickle, bake, freeze, 
10.2 	dry, smoke, grind, mix, stuff, pack, bottle, recondition, or otherwise treat or preserve food 
10.3 	for sale to others for resale, cold storage warehouse operators as defined in section 28.01, 
10.4 	subdivision 3, salvage food processors as defined in section 31.495, subdivision 1, and dairy 
10.5 	plants as defined in section 32D.01, subdivision 6.
10.6 	(d) Custom exempt food handlers are persons who only conduct custom exempt 
10.7 	processing as defined in section 31A.02, subdivision 5. A retail or wholesale transaction 
10.8 	may not take place in a facility operated by a person with a custom exempt food handler 
10.9 	license.
10.10 	(d) (e) A food broker is a person who buys and sells food and who negotiates between 
10.11 	a buyer and a seller of food, but who at no time has custody of the food being bought and 
10.12 	sold.

10.13 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 28A.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
10.14 		Subd. 3.Fees effective July 1, 2003.
 
10.15					Penalties
	
10.1610.17
10.18		Type of food handler
		License Fee 
Effective 
July 1, 2003
	Late 
Renewal
	No
License
	
10.1910.20	1.
	Retail food handler or custom exempt food 
handler
					
10.21
10.22
10.23
10.24
10.25		(a) Having gross sales of only prepackaged 
nonperishable food of less than $15,000 for 
the immediately previous license or fiscal 
year and filing a statement with the 
commissioner
		$ 50
	$ 17
	$ 33
	
10.26
10.27
10.28
10.29
10.30		(b) Having under $15,000 gross sales or 
service including food preparation or having 
$15,000 to $50,000 gross sales or service 
for the immediately previous license or 
fiscal year
		$ 77
	$ 25
	$ 51
	
10.31
10.32
10.33		(c) Having $50,001 to $250,000 gross sales 
or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$155
	$ 51
	$102
	
10.34
10.35
10.36		(d) Having $250,001 to $1,000,000 gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$276
	$ 91
	$182
	
10.37
10.38
10.39		(e) Having $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$799
	$264
	$527
	
10.40
10.41
10.42		(f) Having $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$1,162
	$383
	$767
	
11.1
11.2
11.3		(g) Having $10,000,001 to $15,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$1,376
	$454
	$908
	
11.4
11.5
11.6		(h) Having $15,000,001 to $20,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$1,607
	$530
	$1,061
	
11.7
11.8
11.9		(i) Having $20,000,001 to $25,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$1,847
	$610
	$1,219
	
11.10
11.11
11.12		(j) Having over $25,000,001 gross sales or 
service for the immediately previous license 
or fiscal year
		$2,001
	$660
	$1,321
	
11.13	2.
	Wholesale food handler
					
11.14
11.15
11.16		(a) Having gross sales or service of less than 
$25,000 for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$ 57
	$ 19
	$ 38
	
11.17
11.18
11.19		(b) Having $25,001 to $250,000 gross sales 
or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$284
	$ 94
	$187
	
11.20
11.21
11.22
11.23		(c) Having $250,001 to $1,000,000 gross 
sales or service from a mobile unit without 
a separate food facility for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$444
	$147
	$293
	
11.24
11.25
11.26
11.27		(d) Having $250,001 to $1,000,000 gross 
sales or service not covered under paragraph 
(c) for the immediately previous license or 
fiscal year
		$590
	$195
	$389
	
11.28
11.29
11.30		(e) Having $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$769
	$254
	$508
	
11.31
11.32
11.33		(f) Having $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$920
	$304
	$607
	
11.34
11.35
11.36		(g) Having $10,000,001 to $15,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$990
	$327
	$653
	
11.37
11.38
11.39		(h) Having $15,000,001 to $20,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$1,156
	$381
	$763
	
11.40
11.41
11.42		(i) Having $20,000,001 to $25,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$1,329
	$439
	$877
	
11.43
11.44
11.45		(j) Having over $25,000,001 or more gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$1,502
	$496
	$991
	
11.46	3.
	Food broker
		$150
	$ 50
	$ 99
	
11.47	4.
	Wholesale food processor or manufacturer
					
12.1
12.2
12.3		(a) Having gross sales or service of less than 
$125,000 for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$169
	$ 56
	$112
	
12.4
12.5
12.6		(b) Having $125,001 to $250,000 gross sales 
or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$392
	$129
	$259
	
12.7
12.8
12.9		(c) Having $250,001 to $1,000,000 gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$590
	$195
	$389
	
12.10
12.11
12.12		(d) Having $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$769
	$254
	$508
	
12.13
12.14
12.15		(e) Having $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$920
	$304
	$607
	
12.16
12.17
12.18		(f) Having $10,000,001 to $15,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$1,377
	$454
	$909
	
12.19
12.20
12.21		(g) Having $15,000,001 to $20,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$1,608
	$531
	$1,061
	
12.22
12.23
12.24		(h) Having $20,000,001 to $25,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$1,849
	$610
	$1,220
	
12.25
12.26
12.27		(i) Having $25,000,001 to $50,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$2,090
	$690
	$1,379
	
12.28
12.29
12.30		(j) Having $50,000,001 to $100,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$2,330
	$769
	$1,538
	
12.31
12.32
12.33		(k) Having $100,000,000 or more gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$2,571
	$848
	$1,697
	
12.3412.35
12.36	5.
	Wholesale food processor of meat or poultry 
products under supervision of the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture
					
12.37
12.38
12.39		(a) Having gross sales or service of less than 
$125,000 for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$112
	$ 37
	$ 74
	
12.40
12.41
12.42		(b) Having $125,001 to $250,000 gross sales 
or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$214
	$ 71
	$141
	
12.43
12.44
12.45		(c) Having $250,001 to $1,000,000 gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$333
	$110
	$220
	
12.46
12.47
12.48		(d) Having $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$425
	$140
	$281
	
13.1
13.2
13.3		(e) Having $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$521
	$172
	$344
	
13.4
13.5
13.6		(f) Having over $10,000,001 gross sales or 
service for the immediately previous license 
or fiscal year
		$765
	$252
	$505
	
13.7
13.8
13.9		(g) Having $15,000,001 to $20,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$893
	$295
	$589
	
13.10
13.11
13.12		(h) Having $20,000,001 to $25,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$1,027
	$339
	$678
	
13.13
13.14
13.15		(i) Having $25,000,001 to $50,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$1,161
	$383
	$766
	
13.16
13.17
13.18		(j) Having $50,000,001 to $100,000,000 
gross sales or service for the immediately 
previous license or fiscal year
		$1,295
	$427
	$855
	
13.19
13.20
13.21		(k) Having $100,000,001 or more gross 
sales or service for the immediately previous 
license or fiscal year
		$1,428
	$471
	$942
	
13.2213.23	6.
	Wholesale food processor or manufacturer 
operating only at the State Fair
		$125
	$ 40
	$ 50
	
13.2413.25
13.26	7.
	Wholesale food manufacturer having the 
permission of the commissioner to use the 
name Minnesota Farmstead cheese
		$ 30
	$ 10
	$ 15
	
13.2713.28
13.29	8.
	Wholesale food manufacturer processing 
less than 700,000 pounds per year of raw 
milk
		$ 30
	$ 10
	$ 15
	
13.3013.31
13.32
13.33
13.34	9.
	A milk marketing organization without 
facilities for processing or manufacturing 
that purchases milk from milk producers for 
delivery to a licensed wholesale food 
processor or manufacturer
		$ 50
	$ 15
	$ 25

13.35 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 29.26, is amended to read:
13.36 	29.26 EGGS IN POSSESSION OF RETAILER.
13.37 	All eggs sold or offered for sale at retail must have been candled and graded and must 
13.38 	be clearly labeled according to Minnesota consumer grades as established by rule under 
13.39 	section 29.23. No eggs shall be sold or offered for sale as "ungraded," "unclassified," or by 
13.40 	any other name that does not clearly designate the grade. All eggs in possession of the 
13.41 	retailer, either in temporary storage or on display, must be held at a temperature not to 
13.42 	exceed 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius).
14.1 	Candled and graded Grade AA eggs held 31 days past the coded pack date for Grade 
14.2 	AA eggs, or Grade A eggs held 46 days past the coded pack date for Grade A eggs, lose 
14.3 	their grades and must be removed from sale.

14.4 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 32D.13, is amended by adding a 
14.5 	subdivision to read:
14.6 		Subd. 11.Milk storage requirement. (a) A milk hauler may only pick up milk from 
14.7 	farms with a bulk tank that is in proper working order.
14.8 	(b) Milk must not have been stored for longer than 72 hours when the milk is picked up 
14.9 	by a milk hauler at a farm for transport to a plant. The commissioner or an agent of the 
14.10 	commissioner may waive the 72-hour time limit in the case of hardship, emergency, or 
14.11 	natural disaster.

14.12 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 32D.20, subdivision 2, is amended 
14.13 	to read:
14.14 		Subd. 2.Labels. (a) Pasteurized milk or fluid milk products offered or exposed for sale 
14.15 	or held in possession for sale shall be labeled or otherwise designated as pasteurized milk 
14.16 	or pasteurized fluid milk products, and in the case of fluid milk products the label shall also 
14.17 	state the name of the specific product.
14.18 	(b) Milk and dairy products must be labeled (1) with the plant number where the product 
14.19 	was produced,; or (2) if produced in a state where official plant numbers are not assigned, 
14.20 	with the name and address of the manufacturer and the address of the plant where it was 
14.21 	manufactured or distributor.

14.22 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 32D.22, is amended to read:
14.23 	32D.22 MANUFACTURE OF CHEESE; REQUIREMENTS IN PROCESS.
14.24 	(a) No person, firm, or corporation shall manufacture, transport, sell, offer, or expose 
14.25 	for sale or have in possession with intent to sell at retail to a consumer any cheese that has 
14.26 	not been (1) manufactured from milk or milk products that have been pasteurized; (2) 
14.27 	subjected to a heat treatment equivalent to pasteurization during the process of manufacturing 
14.28 	or processing; or (3) subjected to an aging process where it has been kept for at least 60 
14.29 	days after manufacture at a temperature no lower than 35 degrees Fahrenheit.
15.1 	(b) Any cheese described in paragraph (a), clause (3), that has been made from 
15.2 	unpasteurized milk must be labeled with a statement that the cheese is more than 60 days 
15.3 	of age.

15.4 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 34A.11, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
15.5 		Subd. 7.Emergency powers. After an emergency declaration issued under chapter 12, 
15.6 	chapter 35, or the federal Stafford Act, the commissioner may restrict the movement of food 
15.7 	if the commissioner has probable cause to believe that the movement of food may: threaten 
15.8 	the agricultural economy; transport a dangerous, infectious, or communicable disease; or 
15.9 	threaten the health of animals. The commissioner may provide for the issuance of permits 
15.10 	to allow for the continued movement of food upon meeting the disease control measures 
15.11 	established by the commissioner.

15.12 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
15.13 	read:
15.14 		Subd. 2e.Biomass. "Biomass" means any organic matter that is available on a renewable 
15.15 	or recurring basis, including agricultural crops and trees, wood and wood waste and residues, 
15.16 	plants including aquatic plants, grasses, residues, fibers, animal waste, and the organic 
15.17 	portion of solid wastes.

15.18 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.15, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
15.19 		Subd. 10.Renewable chemical. "Renewable chemical" means a chemical with biobased 
15.20 	content., polymer, monomer, plastic, or composite material that is entirely produced from 
15.21 	biomass.

15.22 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.23 		Subdivision 1.Eligibility. (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must 
15.24 	source from Minnesota at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. of the biomass 
15.25 	used to produce an advanced biofuel, except that, if a facility is sited 50 miles or less from 
15.26 	the state border, raw materials biomass used to produce an advanced biofuel may be sourced 
15.27 	from outside of Minnesota, but only if at least 80 percent of the biomass is sourced from 
15.28 	within a 100-mile radius of the facility or from within Minnesota. Raw materials must be 
15.29 	from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The facility must be located in 
15.30 	Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and must not 
15.31 	begin operating above 23,750 MMbtu of quarterly advanced biofuel production before July 
16.1 	1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities that are adding advanced 
16.2 	biofuel production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as new companies and 
16.3 	facilities. Production of conventional corn ethanol and conventional biodiesel is not eligible. 
16.4 	Eligible advanced biofuel facilities must produce at least 23,750 1,500 MMbtu of advanced 
16.5 	biofuel quarterly.
16.6 	(b) No payments shall be made for advanced biofuel production that occurs after June 
16.7 	30, 2035, for those eligible biofuel producers under paragraph (a).
16.8 	(c) An eligible producer of advanced biofuel shall not transfer the producer's eligibility 
16.9 	for payments under this section to an advanced biofuel facility at a different location.
16.10 	(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive payments 
16.11 	under this section until the producer resumes production.
16.12 	(e) Renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under section 
16.13 	41A.17, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received under section 
16.14 	41A.18, are not eligible for payment under this section.
16.15 	(f) Biobutanol is eligible under this section.

16.16 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
16.17 		Subd. 2.Payment amounts; limits. (a) The commissioner shall make payments to 
16.18 	eligible producers of advanced biofuel. The amount of the payment for each eligible 
16.19 	producer's annual production is $2.1053 per MMbtu for advanced biofuel production from 
16.20 	cellulosic biomass, and $1.053 per MMbtu for advanced biofuel production from sugar or,
16.21 	starch, oil, or animal fat at a specific location for ten years after the start of production.
16.22 	(b) Total payments under this section to an eligible biofuel producer in a fiscal year may 
16.23 	not exceed the amount necessary for 2,850,000 MMbtu of biofuel production. Total payments 
16.24 	under this section to all eligible biofuel producers in a fiscal year may not exceed the amount 
16.25 	necessary for 17,100,000 MMbtu of biofuel production. The commissioner shall award 
16.26 	payments on a first-come, first-served basis within the limits of available funding.
16.27 	(c) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more than 
16.28 	one advanced biofuel facility is considered a single eligible producer.

16.29 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.16, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
16.30 		Subd. 4.Cellulosic forestry biomass requirements. All forestry-derived cellulosic 
16.31 	biomass must be produced using Minnesota state forest biomass harvesting guidelines or 
17.1 	the equivalent. All cellulosic biomass from brushlands must be produced using Minnesota 
17.2 	brushland harvesting biomass harvest harvesting guidelines or the equivalent. 
17.3 	Forestry-derived cellulosic biomass that comes from land parcels greater than 160 acres 
17.4 	must be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or
17.5 	the American Tree Farm System. Uncertified land from parcels of 160 acres or less and 
17.6 	federal land must be harvested by a logger who has completed training for biomass harvesting 
17.7 	from the Minnesota logger education program or the equivalent and have a forest stewardship
17.8 	management plan, as defined in section 290C.02, subdivision 7, or its equivalent.

17.9 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.10 		Subdivision 1.Eligibility. (a) A facility eligible for payment under this program section
17.11 	must source from Minnesota at least 80 percent biobased content from Minnesota. of the 
17.12 	biomass used to produce a renewable chemical, except that, if a facility is sited 50 miles or 
17.13 	less from the state border, biobased content mustbiomass used to produce a renewable 
17.14 	chemical may be sourced from outside of Minnesota, but only if at least 80 percent of the 
17.15 	biomass is sourced from within a 100-mile radius of the facility or from within Minnesota. 
17.16 	Biobased content must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The 
17.17 	facility must be located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June 
17.18 	30, 2025, and must not begin production of 750,000 250,000 pounds of chemicals quarterly 
17.19 	before January 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities that are 
17.20 	adding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as new companies and 
17.21 	facilities. Eligible renewable chemical facilities must produce at least 750,000 250,000
17.22 	pounds of renewable chemicals quarterly. Renewable chemicals produced through processes 
17.23 	that are fully commercial before January 1, 2000, are not eligible.
17.24 	(b) No payments shall be made for renewable chemical production that occurs after June 
17.25 	30, 2035, for those eligible renewable chemical producers under paragraph (a).
17.26 	(c) An eligible producer of renewable chemicals shall not transfer the producer's eligibility 
17.27 	for payments under this section to a renewable chemical facility at a different location.
17.28 	(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive payments 
17.29 	under this section until the producer resumes production.
17.30 	(e) Advanced biofuel production for which payment has been received under section 
17.31 	41A.16, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received under section 
17.32 	41A.18, are not eligible for payment under this section.

18.1 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.2 		Subd. 2.Payment amounts; bonus; limits. (a) The commissioner shall make payments 
18.3 	to eligible producers of renewable chemicals located in the state. The amount of the payment 
18.4 	for each producer's annual production is $0.03 per pound of sugar-derived renewable 
18.5 	chemical, $0.03 per pound of cellulosic sugar, and $0.06 per pound of cellulosic-derived 
18.6 	renewable chemical produced at a specific location for ten years after the start of production.
18.7 	(b) An eligible facility producing renewable chemicals using agricultural cellulosic 
18.8 	biomass is eligible for a 20 percent bonus payment for each pound produced from agricultural 
18.9 	biomass that is derived from perennial crop or cover crop biomass.
18.10 	(c) Total payments under this section to an eligible renewable chemical producer in a 
18.11 	fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 99,999,999 pounds of renewable 
18.12 	chemical production. Total payments under this section to all eligible renewable chemical 
18.13 	producers in a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 599,999,999 pounds of 
18.14 	renewable chemical production. The commissioner shall award payments on a first-come, 
18.15 	first-served basis within the limits of available funding.
18.16 	(d) An eligible facility may blend renewable chemicals with other chemicals that are 
18.17 	not renewable chemicals, but only the percentage attributable to renewable chemicals in 
18.18 	the blended product is eligible to receive payment.
18.19 	(d) (e) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more 
18.20 	than one renewable chemical production facility is considered a single eligible producer.

18.21 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.22 		Subd. 3.Cellulosic forestry biomass requirements. All forestry-derived cellulosic 
18.23 	biomass must be produced using Minnesota state forest biomass harvesting guidelines or 
18.24 	the equivalent. All cellulosic biomass from brushlands must be produced using Minnesota 
18.25 	brushland harvesting biomass harvest harvesting guidelines or the equivalent. 
18.26 	Forestry-derived cellulosic biomass that comes from land parcels greater than 160 acres 
18.27 	must be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or
18.28 	the American Tree Farm System. Uncertified land from parcels of 160 acres or less and 
18.29 	federal land must be harvested by a logger who has completed training for biomass harvesting 
18.30 	from the Minnesota logger education program or the equivalent and have a forest stewardship
18.31 	management plan, as defined in section 290C.02, subdivision 7, or its equivalent.

19.1 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.2 		Subdivision 1.Eligibility. (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must 
19.3 	source from Minnesota at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. of the biomass 
19.4 	used for biomass thermal production, except that, if a facility is sited 50 miles or less from 
19.5 	the state border, raw materials shouldbiomass used for biomass thermal production may 
19.6 	be sourced from outside of Minnesota, but only if at least 80 percent of the biomass is 
19.7 	sourced from within a 100-mile radius of the facility, or from within Minnesota. Raw 
19.8 	materials Biomass must be from agricultural or forestry sources. The facility must be located 
19.9 	in Minnesota, must have begun production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and must 
19.10 	not begin before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities 
19.11 	that are adding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as new 
19.12 	companies and facilities. Eligible biomass thermal production facilities must produce at 
19.13 	least 250 MMbtu of biomass thermal quarterly.
19.14 	(b) No payments shall be made for biomass thermal production that occurs after June 
19.15 	30, 2035, for those eligible biomass thermal producers under paragraph (a).
19.16 	(c) An eligible producer of biomass thermal production shall not transfer the producer's 
19.17 	eligibility for payments under this section to a biomass thermal production facility at a 
19.18 	different location.
19.19 	(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive payments 
19.20 	under this section until the producer resumes production.
19.21 	(e) Biofuel production for which payment has been received under section 41A.16, and 
19.22 	renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under section 41A.17, 
19.23 	are not eligible for payment under this section.

19.24 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
19.25 		Subd. 3.Cellulosic forestry biomass requirements. All forestry-derived cellulosic 
19.26 	biomass must be produced using Minnesota state forest biomass harvesting guidelines or 
19.27 	the equivalent. All cellulosic biomass from brushland brushlands must be produced using 
19.28 	Minnesota brushland harvesting biomass harvesting guidelines or the equivalent. 
19.29 	Forestry-derived cellulosic biomass that comes from land parcels greater than 160 acres 
19.30 	must be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or
19.31 	the American Tree Farm System. Uncertified land from parcels of 160 acres or less and 
19.32 	federal land must be harvested by a logger who has completed training for biomass harvesting 
20.1 	from the Minnesota logger education program or the equivalent and have a forest stewardship
20.2 	management plan, as defined in section 290C.02, subdivision 7, or its equivalent.

20.3 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41B.02, subdivision 10a, is amended to read:
20.4 		Subd. 10a.Livestock expansion. "Livestock expansion" means the purchase of a 
20.5 	livestock farm or improvements to a livestock operation, including the purchase and 
20.6 	construction or installation of improvements to land, buildings, and other permanent 
20.7 	structures, including equipment incorporated in or permanently affixed to the land, buildings, 
20.8 	or structures, which are useful for and intended to be used for the purpose of raising livestock.

20.9 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 41B.0391, subdivision 1, is amended 
20.10 	to read:
20.11 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
20.12 	the meanings given.
20.13 	(b) "Agricultural assets" means agricultural land, livestock, facilities, buildings, and 
20.14 	machinery used for farming in Minnesota.
20.15 	(c) "Beginning farmer" means an individual who:
20.16 	(1) is a resident of Minnesota;
20.17 	(2) is seeking entry, or has entered within the last ten years, into farming;
20.18 	(3) intends to farm land located within the state borders of Minnesota;
20.19 	(4) is not and whose spouse is not a family member of the owner of the agricultural 
20.20 	assets from whom the beginning farmer is seeking to purchase or rent agricultural assets;
20.21 	(5) is not and whose spouse is not a family member of a partner, member, shareholder, 
20.22 	or trustee of the owner of agricultural assets from whom the beginning farmer is seeking to 
20.23 	purchase or rent agricultural assets; and
20.24 	(6) meets the following eligibility requirements as determined by the authority:
20.25 	(i) has a net worth that does not exceed the limit provided under section 41B.03, 
20.26 	subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2);
20.27 	(ii) provides the majority of the day-to-day physical labor and management of the farm;
20.28 	(iii) has, by the judgment of the authority, adequate farming experience or demonstrates 
20.29 	knowledge in the type of farming for which the beginning farmer seeks assistance from the 
20.30 	authority;
21.1 	(iv) demonstrates to the authority a profit potential by submitting projected earnings 
21.2 	statements;
21.3 	(v) asserts to the satisfaction of the authority that farming will be a significant source 
21.4 	of income for the beginning farmer;
21.5 	(vi) participates inis enrolled in or has completed within ten years of their first year of 
21.6 	farming a financial management program approved by the authority or the commissioner 
21.7 	of agriculture;
21.8 	(vii) agrees to notify the authority if the beginning farmer no longer meets the eligibility 
21.9 	requirements within the three-year certification period, in which case the beginning farmer 
21.10 	is no longer eligible for credits under this section; and
21.11 	(viii) has other qualifications as specified by the authority.
21.12 	The commissioner may waive the requirement in item (vi) if the participant requests a waiver 
21.13 	and has a four-year degree in an agricultural program or related field, reasonable agricultural 
21.14 	job-related experience, or certification as an adult farm management instructor.
21.15 	(d) "Family member" means a family member within the meaning of the Internal Revenue 
21.16 	Code, section 267(c)(4).
21.17 	(e) "Farm product" means plants and animals useful to humans and includes, but is not 
21.18 	limited to, forage and sod crops, oilseeds, grain and feed crops, dairy and dairy products, 
21.19 	poultry and poultry products, livestock, fruits, and vegetables.
21.20 	(f) "Farming" means the active use, management, and operation of real and personal 
21.21 	property for the production of a farm product.
21.22 	(g) "Owner of agricultural assets" means an individual, trust, or pass-through entity that 
21.23 	is the owner in fee of agricultural land or has legal title to any other agricultural asset. Owner 
21.24 	of agricultural assets does not mean an equipment dealer, livestock dealer defined in section 
21.25 	17A.03, subdivision 7, or comparable entity that is engaged in the business of selling 
21.26 	agricultural assets for profit and that is not engaged in farming as its primary business 
21.27 	activity. An owner of agricultural assets approved and certified by the authority under 
21.28 	subdivision 4 must notify the authority if the owner no longer meets the definition in this 
21.29 	paragraph within the three year certification period and is then no longer eligible for credits 
21.30 	under this section.
21.31 	(h) "Resident" has the meaning given in section 290.01, subdivision 7.
22.1 	(i) "Share rent agreement" means a rental agreement in which the principal consideration 
22.2 	given to the owner of agricultural assets is a predetermined portion of the production of 
22.3 	farm products produced from the rented agricultural assets and which provides for sharing 
22.4 	production costs or risk of loss, or both.

22.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2019.

22.6 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41B.047, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.7 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The authority shall establish and implement a disaster 
22.8 	recovery loan program to help farmers:
22.9 	(1) clean up, repair, or replace farm structures and septic and water systems, as well as 
22.10 	replace seed, other crop inputs, feed, and livestock, when damaged by high winds, hail, 
22.11 	tornado, or flood;
22.12 	(2) purchase watering systems, irrigation systems, and other drought mitigation systems 
22.13 	and practices when drought is the cause of the purchase;
22.14 	(3) restore farmland; or
22.15 	(4) replace flocks, make building improvements, or cover the loss of revenue when the 
22.16 	replacement, improvements, or loss of revenue is due to the confirmed presence of the 
22.17 	highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial poultry or game flock located in 
22.18 	Minnesota.

22.19 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41B.047, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
22.20 		Subd. 3.Eligibility. To be eligible for this program, a borrower must:
22.21 	(1) meet the requirements of section 41B.03, subdivision 1;
22.22 	(2) certify that the damage or loss was (i) sustained within a county that was the subject 
22.23 	of a state or federal disaster declaration or; (ii) due to the confirmed presence of the highly 
22.24 	pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial poultry or game flock located in Minnesota; or 
22.25 	(iii) a market disaster or emergency as determined by the authority;
22.26 	(3) demonstrate an ability to repay the loan; and
22.27 	(4) have received at least 50 percent of average annual gross income from farming for 
22.28 	the past three years.

23.1 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41B.049, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
23.2 		Subd. 5.Loan criteria. (a) To be eligible, a borrower must be a resident of Minnesota 
23.3 	or an entity that is not prohibited from owning agricultural land under section 500.24.
23.4 	(b) State participation in a participation loan is limited to 45 percent of the principal 
23.5 	amount of the loan. A direct loan or loan participation may not exceed $250,000.
23.6 	(c) Loans under this program may be used as a match for federal loans or grants.
23.7 	(d) A borrower who has previously received a loan under subdivision 1 is prohibited 
23.8 	from receiving another methane digester loan under subdivision 1.

23.9 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41B.055, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
23.10 		Subd. 3.Loans. (a) The authority may participate in a livestock equipment loan equal 
23.11 	to 90 percent of the purchased equipment value with an eligible lender to a farmer who is 
23.12 	eligible under subdivision 2. Participation is limited to 45 percent of the principal amount 
23.13 	of the loan or $40,000 $100,000, whichever is less. The interest rates and repayment terms 
23.14 	of the authority's participation interest may differ from the interest rates and repayment 
23.15 	terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan, but the authority's interest rate must not 
23.16 	exceed three percent. The authority may review the interest annually and make adjustments 
23.17 	as necessary.
23.18 	(b) Standards for loan amortization must be set by the Rural Finance Authority and must 
23.19 	not exceed ten years.
23.20 	(c) Security for a livestock equipment loan must be a personal note executed by the 
23.21 	borrower and whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.
23.22 	(d) Refinancing of existing debt is not an eligible purpose.
23.23 	(e) The authority may impose a reasonable, nonrefundable application fee for a livestock 
23.24 	equipment loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make adjustments as 
23.25 	necessary. The initial application fee is $50. Application fees received by the authority must 
23.26 	be deposited in the Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in section 
23.27 	41B.03.
23.28 	(f) Loans under this program must be made using money in the revolving loan account 
23.29 	established in section 41B.06.

23.30 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41B.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.31 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
24.1 	(b) "Intermediary" means any lending institution or other organization of a for-profit or 
24.2 	nonprofit nature that is in good standing with the state of Minnesota that has the appropriate 
24.3 	business structure and trained personnel suitable to providing efficient disbursement of loan 
24.4 	funds and the servicing and collection of loans.
24.5 	(c) "Specialty crops" means crops produced in an aquaculture system and agricultural 
24.6 	crops, such as annuals, flowers, perennials, and other horticultural products, that are 
24.7 	intensively cultivated.
24.8 	(d) "Eligible livestock" means fish produced in an aquaculture system, beef cattle, dairy 
24.9 	cattle, swine, poultry, goats, mules, farmed Cervidae, Ratitae, bison, sheep, horses, and 
24.10 	llamas.

24.11 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41B.057, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
24.12 		Subd. 3.Loan participation. The authority may participate in a farm opportunity loan 
24.13 	with an eligible lender, as defined in section 41B.02, subdivision 8, to a farmer or a group 
24.14 	of farmers on joint projects who are eligible under subdivision 2, paragraph (c), and who 
24.15 	are actively engaged in farming. Participation is limited to 45 percent of the principal amount 
24.16 	of the loan or $45,000 $100,000 per individual, whichever is less. For loans to a group made 
24.17 	up of four or more individuals, participation is limited to 45 percent of the principal amount 
24.18 	of the loan or $180,000 $250,000, whichever is less. The interest rate on the loans must not 
24.19 	exceed six percent.

24.20 	Sec. 37. [103F.452] APPLICABILITY.
24.21 	The provisions of sections 103F.415 to 103F.455 are not applicable without the adoption 
24.22 	of an ordinance by the county or local government unit.

24.23 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 116.0714, is amended to read:
24.24 	116.0714 NEW OPEN-AIR SWINE BASINS.
24.25 	(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or a county board shall not 
24.26 	approve any permits for the construction of new open-air swine basins, except that existing 
24.27 	facilities may use one basin of less than 1,000,000 gallons as part of a permitted waste 
24.28 	treatment program for resolving pollution problems or to allow conversion of an existing 
24.29 	basin of less than 1,000,000 gallons to a different animal type, provided all standards are 
24.30 	met. This section expires June 30, 2022.
25.1 	(b) This section does not apply to basins used solely for wastewater from truck-washing 
25.2 	facilities.

25.3 	Sec. 39.  REPEALER.
 25.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.15, subdivisions 2a and 2b, are repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: UEH4133-1 

41A.15 DEFINITIONS.Subd. 2a.Biobased content. 
"Biobased content" means a chemical, polymer, monomer, or plastic that is not sold primarily for use as food, feed, or fuel and that has a biobased percentage of at least 51 percent as determined by testing representative samples using American Society for Testing and Materials specification D6866. 

Subd. 2b.Biobased formulated product. 
"Biobased formulated product" means a product that is not sold primarily for use as food, feed, or fuel and that has a biobased content percentage of at least ten percent as determined by testing representative samples using American Society for Testing and Materials specification D6866, or that contains a biobased chemical constituent that displaces a known hazardous or toxic constituent previously used in the product formulation.