1999 Minnesota Statutes

     196.21 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Scope.  For the purposes of sections 
 196.19 to 196.26 the following terms have the meanings given 
 them. 

    Subd. 2.    Veteran.  "Veteran" means a person who is a 
 resident of this state and who served in the armed forces of the 
 United States of America during the Vietnam era.  

    Subd. 3.    Chemical agents.  "Chemical agents" means 
 dioxin or other toxic substances found in certain defoliants, 
 herbicides, pesticides, and similar chemical substances.  

    Subd. 4.    Agent Orange.  "Agent Orange" means a 
 herbicide containing dioxin and composed primarily of 
 trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.  

    Subd. 5.    Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the 
 commissioner of veterans affairs.  

    HIST: 1982 c 513 s 3