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398.35 Personnel.

Subdivision 1. Appointment. The county board of any county having or proposing to establish a county park or parks may appoint a superintendent thereof and such other personnel as may be necessary for the care, maintenance, and operation thereof or for other purposes authorized by sections 398.31 to 398.36, subject to other provisions of law relating to county employees so far as applicable.

Subd. 2. Police powers. The superintendent and such other county park employees as the county board may designate shall be peace officers, with the same powers as constables and other peace officers to enforce the laws of the state and the ordinances of the county board and to make arrests and institute prosecutions for violations thereof. The superintendent and every other employee so designated shall take an oath as provided by law for public officers and shall give bond to the county in such sum as the county board may direct, not less than $1000 for the superintendent nor less than $500 for each other such employee, conditioned for the faithful performance of their official duties and otherwise as provided by law, with corporate sureties at the expense of the county, to be approved and filed as provided by law for the bonds of county officers. In lieu of individual bonds such employees may be covered by a general or combination bond providing equivalent security.

HIST: 1961 c 512 s 5

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