2001 Minnesota Statutes

     473H.14 Annexation proceedings. 

    Agricultural preserve land within a township shall not be 
 annexed to a municipality pursuant to chapter 414, without a 
 specific finding by the Minnesota municipal board that either 
 (a) the expiration period as provided for in section 473H.08 has 
 begun; (b) the township due to size, tax base, population or 
 other relevant factors would not be able to provide normal 
 governmental functions and services; or (c) the agricultural 
 preserve would be completely surrounded by lands within a 
 municipality. 

    This section shall not apply to annexation agreements 
 approved by the Minnesota municipal board prior to creation of 
 the preserve.  

    HIST: 1980 c 566 s 14; 1982 c 523 art 32 s 11