2005 Minnesota Statutes

     89.06 Nursery and tree improvement plan. 

    By February 1, 1983, the commissioner, with the assistance 
 of the agricultural experiment station of the University of 
 Minnesota, shall submit a plan to the legislature on the 
 benefits and costs of making the nursery and tree improvement 
 program in this chapter self-supporting.  The plan shall 
 include, but not be limited to, at least the following elements: 

    (a) tree species and stand improvement; 

    (b) adoption of a seed certification system; 

    (c) development of specialized seed tree orchards; 

    (d) implementation of modern nursery techniques; 

    (e) contractual arrangements with users of tree seedlings; 
 and 

    (f) an economic analysis of surcharges and user fees that 
 would make the nursery and tree improvement program 
 self-supporting.  

    HIST: 1982 c 511 s 13