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CHAPTER 102--S.F.No. 2986

An act

relating to local government; authorizing cities to exempt land less than 20 acres from the fence-viewing process; authorizing cities to adopt fence policies;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 344.011; 344.20.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 344.011, is amended to read:

344.011 EXEMPTION.

A new text begin home rule charter or statutory city council or new text end town board may, by resolution, exempt adjoining owners or occupants from this chapter when their land considered together is less than 20 acres.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 344.20, is amended to read:

344.20 new text begin CITY OR new text end TOWN OPTION.

new text begin (a) new text end If eight or more landowners in a new text begin home rule charter or statutory city or new text end town petition the deleted text begin town boarddeleted text end new text begin governing bodynew text end for a vote on a partition fence policy, the deleted text begin town boarddeleted text end new text begin governing bodynew text end may adopt its own policy and procedures for dealing with partition fences, including enforcement procedures. new text begin When a town board adopts a partition fence policy, new text end the policy must be approved by the electors of the town at an annual or special town meeting, in which case this chapter does not apply in that town.

new text begin (b) new text end This chapter applies to any partition fence lying on the boundary between a deleted text begin town whichdeleted text end new text begin political subdivision that new text end has adopted its own partition fence policy and any other political subdivision unless the other political subdivision deleted text begin is a town whichdeleted text end has adopted a similar policy.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Presented to the governor May 9, 2016

Signed by the governor May 12, 2016, 1:23 p.m.

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