SF 3068

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/28/2025 10:15 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; requiring the State Agricultural Society to reimburse the
cities of St. Paul and Falcon Heights for certain expenses; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2024, section 37.13, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 37.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Use of money.

The state owns all money and other property of the society
in the name of the society and there may be no division of its assets among society members.
Money received by the society must be used for holding its annual fair and for other
exhibitions or expositions the society holds, for the improvement of the fairgrounds, for the
payment of expenses, premiums, and purses, for the acquisition of real and personal property,
for the use and benefit of the society, and for furnishing attractions and amusements the
board of managers considers necessary for the success of its fairs and other exhibitions and
expositions. new text begin The society must reimburse the cities of St. Paul and Falcon Heights for expenses
the cities incur as a result of events held on the fairgrounds, including costs for public safety,
police, fire, and emergency medical services; traffic management; sanitation; and
neighborhood clean up and restoration.
new text end