2004 Minnesota Statutes

     18C.305 Fertilizer facilities. 

    Subdivision 1.    Construction permit.  A person must 
 obtain a permit from the commissioner on forms provided by the 
 commissioner before the person constructs or substantially 
 alters:  

    (1) safeguards; or 

    (2) an existing facility used for the distribution, 
 handling, or bulk storage of fertilizers, soil amendments, or 
 plant amendments.  The commissioner may not grant a permit for a 
 site without safeguards that are adequate to prevent the escape 
 or movement of the fertilizers from the site. 

    Subd. 2.    Permit fees.  (a) An application for a new 
 facility must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee 
 of $100 for each location where fertilizer is stored.  

    (b) An application to substantially alter a facility must 
 be accompanied by a nonrefundable $50 fee. 

    (c) An additional fee of $250 must be paid by a person who 
 begins construction of, or substantially alters a bulk 
 agricultural chemical storage facility before a permit is issued 
 by the commissioner, except that the $250 additional fee may not 
 be assessed if the person submits a permit application with the 
 required fee to the commissioner before completing the 
 construction or substantial alteration.  

    (d) An application for a facility that includes both 
 fertilizers, as regulated under this chapter, and pesticides as 
 regulated under chapter 18B shall pay only one application fee 
 of $100.  

    HIST: 1989 c 326 art 6 s 19; 1990 c 597 s 6; 1993 c 367 s 16