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2006 Minnesota Statutes
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173.171 VEGETATION CONTROL; VISIBILITY; AGREEMENT.
The commissioner of the Department of Transportation may enter into agreements with
the owners of advertising devices not prohibited under this chapter and lawfully erected and
maintained in adjacent areas, or with the owners of the real property on which the advertising
devices are located, providing for the control of vegetation on the right-of-way in the vicinity
of the advertising devices to ensure their visibility from the highway. The agreements shall
provide that:
(1) the cost of any vegetation control measures will be paid for by the owner of the
advertising device or the owner of the real property on which it is located; and
(2) any control measures will be carried out in a safe, workmanlike manner.
History: 1981 c 294 s 3
The commissioner of the Department of Transportation may enter into agreements with
the owners of advertising devices not prohibited under this chapter and lawfully erected and
maintained in adjacent areas, or with the owners of the real property on which the advertising
devices are located, providing for the control of vegetation on the right-of-way in the vicinity
of the advertising devices to ensure their visibility from the highway. The agreements shall
provide that:
(1) the cost of any vegetation control measures will be paid for by the owner of the
advertising device or the owner of the real property on which it is located; and
(2) any control measures will be carried out in a safe, workmanlike manner.
History: 1981 c 294 s 3
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