SF 2068

1st Engrossment - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to drainage; prohibiting the planting of 
  1.3             trees over certain public or private tile lines; 
  1.4             amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 103E.081, by 
  1.5             adding subdivisions. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 103E.081, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 2a.  [PLANTING TREES OVER PUBLIC TILE.] A person must 
  1.10  not knowingly plant trees over a public drain tile, unless the 
  1.11  person planting the trees receives permission from the drainage 
  1.12  authority. 
  1.13     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 103E.081, is 
  1.14  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.15     Subd. 2b.  [PLANTING TREES OVER PRIVATE TILE.] A person 
  1.16  must not knowingly plant trees over a private drain tile that 
  1.17  provides for the drainage of land owned or leased by another 
  1.18  person, unless the person planting the trees receives permission 
  1.19  from all persons who receive drainage benefits from the drain 
  1.20  tile.