Minnesota Administrative Rules

7035.3400 COLLECTION AND SALE.

All abandoned motor vehicles taken into custody shall be deposited at the nearest regional collection site. If the vehicle is not reclaimed by the owner or lienholder, it shall be sold to the highest bidder at public auction or sale, following at least 15 days notice by the site operator. Such notice shall be published, shall be given in writing to any person whom the operator knows or has reason to believe may be the owner or lienholder, and shall be given in writing to those persons holding valid licenses from the agency as reducers or transporters.

All abandoned motor vehicles and other scrap metal to be sold at an auction shall be sold subject to a package bid.

The site operator shall require as a condition of the sale that the purchaser shall:

A.

remove all abandoned motor vehicles and other scrap metal from the regional collection site;

B.

dispose of the abandoned motor vehicles and other scrap metal in a manner approved by the agency;

C.

police the grounds; and

D.

dispose of all solid waste, such as tires, seats, and similar materials, in a solid waste disposal facility approved by the agency.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07; 168B.10

Published Electronically:

September 7, 2006