1999 Minnesota Statutes

     88.645 Enforcement. 

    Subdivision 1.    Search warrants.  Any court having 
 authority to issue warrants in criminal cases may issue a search 
 warrant, in the manner provided by law for issuing search 
 warrants for stolen property, to search for and seize any trees 
 alleged upon sufficient grounds to have been affected by or 
 involved in any offense under sections 88.641 to 88.647.  The 
 warrant may be directed to and executed by any officer 
 authorized to make arrests and seizures by sections 88.641 to 
 88.647.  

    Subd. 2.    Complaint.  Any officer having knowledge of 
 any offense under sections 88.641 to 88.647 shall forthwith make 
 complaint against the offender before a court having 
 jurisdiction of the offense and request the court to issue a 
 warrant of arrest in the case.  

    HIST: 1949 c 546 s 5; 1983 c 359 s 3