HF 3442

3rd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; providing for certain inspections; repealing beekeeping
regulation provisions; reducing an appropriation; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 28A.15, subdivision 4; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2004, sections 19.50, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12a,
13, 14, 15, 17, 18; 19.51, subdivisions 1, 2; 19.52; 19.53; 19.55; 19.56; 19.561;
19.57; 19.58, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 9; 19.59; 19.61, subdivision 1; 19.63; 19.65;
Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 19.64, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [17.445] INSPECTIONS AND SERVICES; FEES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section, the definitions in this
subdivision have the meanings given them.
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new text begin (a) "Apiary" means a place where a collection of one or more hives or colonies of
bees or the nuclei of bees are kept.
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new text begin (b) "Bee equipment" means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, and any apparatus,
tool, machine, vehicle, or other device used in the handling, moving, or manipulating of
bees, honey, wax, or hives, including containers of honey or wax, which may be used in an
apiary or in transporting bees and their products and apiary supplies.
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new text begin (c) "Bees" means any stage of the common honey bee, Apis mellifera (L).
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new text begin (d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's
designees or authorized agents.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin To ensure continued access to foreign and domestic markets, the
commissioner shall provide requested bee inspections and other necessary services.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Inspections and other services. new text end

new text begin On request, the commissioner may make
inspections for sale of bees, bee equipment, or appliances or perform other necessary
services.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Fees. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall charge a fee or charge for expenses so as to
recover the cost of performing the inspections and services in subdivision 3. If a person
for whom these inspections or services are to be performed requests it, the commissioner
shall provide to the person in advance an estimate of the fees or expenses that will be
charged. All fees and charges collected under this section shall be deposited in the state
treasury and credited to the agricultural fund. Revenue from inspection fees and other
charges deposited in the agricultural fund, including any interest earned, is appropriated to
the commissioner to perform the services provided for under this section.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 28A.15, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Chapter deleted text begin 19 or deleted text end 221 deleted text begin licensees deleted text end new text begin permittees new text end ; warehouse operators.

deleted text begin Any
persons required to be licensed under chapter 19 or deleted text end Trucks operating under a certificate
or permit issued pursuant to chapter 221 or warehouse operators, other than cold storage
warehouse operators, offering storage or warehouse facilities for compensation.

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin ($21,000) in 2006 and ($21,000) in 2007 are subtracted from the general fund
appropriation to the Department of Agriculture enacted into law by the legislature in 2005.
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Sec. 4. new text begin REPEALER.
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new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 19.50, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 12a, 13, 14, 15, 17, and 18; 19.51, subdivisions 1 and 2; 19.52; 19.53; 19.55;
19.56; 19.561; 19.57; 19.58, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, and 9; 19.59; 19.61, subdivision 1;
19.63; and 19.65, new text end new text begin and new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 19.64, subdivision
1, new text end new text begin are repealed.
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Sec. 5. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Sections 1 to 4 are effective the day following final enactment.
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