2003 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 director of the Office of Strategic and 
 Long-Range Planning 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 under proceedings authorized by chapter 414 prior to 
 creation of the preserve. 

    HIST: 1980 c 566 s 14; 1982 c 523 art 32 s 11; 2003 c 2 art 5 
 s 13