2006 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.
History: 1989 c 326 art 6 s 19; 1990 c 597 s 6; 1993 c 367 s 16