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FARM PRODUCTS

"Minnesota grown" labeling statements, see LABELS

Adulteration, Minn. Statutes 2022 25.37, 2022 25.38

Advertising, agricultural development grants, Minn. Rules 1552.0010 to 1552.0110

Agricultural Commodities Promotion Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.51 to 2022 17.69

Agricultural commodities

Adulterated food, Minn. Statutes 2022 34A.02

Arbitration, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.91

Bargaining and mediation decisions, basis, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.698

Commodity organizations, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.101

Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.90 to 2022 17.9442

Contracts and agreements, see same under this topic

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.53, 2022 17.693, 2022 17.90

Futures contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.9442

Grain forward sale contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 48.24

Handlers (agricultural commodities), see same under this topic

Liens, see same under this topic

Mediation, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.91

Misbranded food, Minn. Statutes 2022 34A.03

Quarantine, plant pests, Minn. Statutes 2022 18G.06

Raw agricultural commodities, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.01, 2022 31A.02

Sales, agricultural contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.9442

Storage, warehouse receipts, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.7-201

Agricultural commodities

Definitions, value-added agricultural product loan program, Minn. Rules 1656.0021

Market prices, defined, Minn. Rules 1506.0015

Marketing, see AGRICULTURAL MARKETING

Agricultural commodity research and promotion councils, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.50 to 2022 17.69

Agricultural contracts, cancellation or termination, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.941, 2022 17.9442

Agricultural product processing facilities, see under AGRIPROCESSING

Air pollution, dry bulk agricultural commodity facility standards, Minn. Rules 7011.1000 to 7011.1015

Alternative uses, policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.50

Animal hides and skins, see ANIMAL HIDES AND SKINS

Application of law, contracts, Minn. Rules 1572.0030

Arbitration, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.91

Arbitration

Contract provisions, Minn. Rules 1572.0010 to 1572.0050

Defined, Minn. Rules 1572.0010

Procedures, Minn. Rules 1572.0020

Attorney fees, contract violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.9441

Breach of contract, producers, damages, ineligibility, Minn. Rules 1572.0030

Breach of contract, producers, readability violations not a defense, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.9441

Canola

Canola Council, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.53, 2022 17.56

Transportation, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.866

UCC information management system, Minn. Statutes 2022 336A.02

Certificates and certification, contracts, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944

Claims, agricultural contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944, 2022 17.9441

Commodities Promotion Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.51 to 2022 17.69

Commodity organizations, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.101

Contractors

Duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.91, 2022 17.92

Licensing, liability, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.93

Notice received, contract cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.941

Risk disclosure statements, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.91, 2022 17.9442

Subsidiaries, parent company liability, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.93

Contractors

Letters of credit, Minn. Rules 1572.0030

Subsidiaries, parent company liability, Minn. Rules 1572.0040

Surety bonds, Minn. Rules 1572.0030

Contracts and agreements

Agriculture ombudsman, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.95

Breach of contract, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.92

Cancellation or termination, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.92, 2022 17.941

Capital investment, recapture, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.92

Compliance, certification, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944

Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.90 to 2022 17.9442

Cover sheets, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.942, 2022 17.9442

Defenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.9441

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.90

Enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944

Exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.98

Format, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.943

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.91

Indexes, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.942

Investigations, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944, 2022 17.9441

Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.94, 2022 17.944, 2022 17.9441

Plain language in, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.91 to 2022 17.9442

Producers, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.92, 2022 17.941, 2022 17.9442

Readability, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.90, 2022 17.943 to 2022 17.9442

Reformation, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944

Risks, disclosure statements, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.91, 2022 17.944, 2022 17.9442

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.945

Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.94, 2022 17.944, 2022 17.9441

Waivers, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.92, 2022 17.9443

Contracts

Application of law, Minn. Rules 1572.0030

Arbitration provisions, Minn. Rules 1572.0010 to 1572.0050

Breach of contract, Minn. Rules 1572.0030

Cancellation or termination, Minn. Rules 1572.0030

Mediation provisions, Minn. Rules 1572.0010 to 1572.0050

Sample contracts, Minn. Rules 1572.0020

Conversion, raw products, research, Agriculture Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.101

Crops, damage to

Crows, taking, Minn. Rules 6240.2500

Wild animals, Minn. Rules 6232.3300, 6232.4000

Crops, see CROPS

Damage to crops by elk, Minn. Rules 1506.0010 to 1506.0040

Damages, contracts, cancellation or termination, reimbursement of capital investments, Minn. Rules 1572.0030

Damages, contracts

Cancellation or termination, reimbursement of capital investment, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.92

Good faith violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.94

Readability violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944, 2022 17.9441

Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.694

Dealers, wholesale, Minn. Rules 1500.0101 to 1500.3600

Dealers

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2022 336A.01

Farm products statutory liens, see Farm products dealers under FARM PRODUCTS STATUTORY LIENS

Wholesale produce, see WHOLESALE PRODUCE DEALERS

Defenses, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.9441

Definitions

Agricultural Commodities Promotion Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.53

Agricultural contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.90

Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.693

Agriculture Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.459

Classification of property, Minn. Statutes 2022 273.13

Commercial Code, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.9-102

Farm products statutory liens, Minn. Statutes 2022 336A.01

Food Law, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.01

Garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2022 571.921

Good food access program, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.1017

Labor relations, Minn. Statutes 2022 179.01

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02

Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.865

Definitions

Agricultural development grants, Minn. Rules 1552.0020

Minnesota food products logo, Minn. Rules 1550.2950

"Minnesota grown" labeling statements, Minn. Rules 1556.0110

Wholesale produce dealers, Minn. Rules 1500.3300

Disclosure, contracts

Producers, cancellation rights, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.941, 2022 17.942

Risk disclosures, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.91, 2022 17.942, 2022 17.944

Domesticated wild animals

Defined as nontraditional agricultural products, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.03

Venison distribution and reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.035

Eggs, Minn. Rules 1520.0200 to 1520.2000

Emergency response and preparedness, agricultural emergency account, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.041

Enforcement of law, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944

Enforcement of law, unfair trade practices, Minn. Rules 1572.0045

Farm products statutory liens, Minn. Statutes 2022 336A.01 to 2022 336A.16

Farm wineries, Minn. Statutes 2022 297G.031, 2022 340A.101, 2022 340A.315

Farmed cervidae, see FARMED CERVIDAE

Federal preemption, enforcement of law, Minn. Rules 1572.0045

Feed, see FEED

Fines

Agricultural Commodity Promotion Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.67

Monopolization violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944

First handlers (commodities), violations, Agricultural Commodity Promotion Act, fines, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.67

First purchasers

Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.53

Payments by, Agricultural Research and Promotion Council checkoff fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.59

Forage, crop damage, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.028

Furs, see FURS

Good faith

Agricultural contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.9441

Contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.94

Good food access program, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.1017

Grading, sorting, and packing of raw products, defined as agricultural purpose, Minn. Statutes 2022 273.13

Handlers (agricultural commodities)

Bargaining disputes, rights, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.697

Bargaining teams, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.702

Contracts, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.697

Education and training, negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.702

First handlers, commodities, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.53, 2022 17.67

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.694

Informational exchanges, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.697, 2022 17.702

Unfair trade practices, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.696

Handlers (agricultural commodities)

Notice received, alternate marketing year, Minn. Rules 1500.3600

Value limits, Minn. Rules 1500.3400

Horses, see HORSES

Industrial development projects, see Projects under INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

Injunctions, contract violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944

Insurance, hail, cyclone, tornado, and hurricane insurance, coverage, Minn. Statutes 2022 66A.26

Investigations, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944, 2022 17.9441

Labels and labeling, see MINNESOTA FOOD PRODUCTS LOGO

Labels and labeling

Compliance requirements, Minn. Rules 1556.0150

"Featuring" labeling statement, Minn. Rules 1556.0100 to 1556.0170

"Minnesota grown" labeling statements, see under FOOD

"Organic product" labeling statements, Minn. Rules 1556.0160, 1556.0170

Lawsuits, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.94, 2022 17.944, 2022 17.9441

Letters of credit, contractors, Minn. Rules 1572.0030

Liability, contractor subsidiaries, parent company liability, Minn. Rules 1572.0040

Licenses, sale or peddling by owner, exemption, Minn. Const. art 13 s 7, 2022 31.789, 2022 329.14

Liens

Agricultural producers' liens, Minn. Statutes 2022 514.945

Mechanics and material suppliers liens, Minn. Statutes 2022 514.661, 2022 514.963

Statutory liens, Minn. Statutes 2022 336A.01 to 2022 336A.16

Llamas, see LLAMAS

Loans, value-added agricultural product loan program, Minn. Rules 1656.0011 to 1656.0100

Loans, value-added agricultural product loans, Minn. Statutes 2022 41B.046

Marketing, see AGRICULTURAL MARKETING

Mediation, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.91

Mediation

Contract provisions, Minn. Rules 1572.0010 to 1572.0050

Defined, Minn. Rules 1572.0010

Procedures, Minn. Rules 1572.0020

Milk and milk products, see DAIRY PRODUCTS

Minnesota food products, see MINNESOTA FOOD PRODUCTS LOGO

Mint oil extraction, boiler inspections, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 326B.988

Monopolies, attorney general, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944

Mulch, Minn. Statutes 2022 18.79

Nontraditional agricultural products, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.03

Orders, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.944

Personal property taxes, delinquent taxes, liens or levies for, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 277.20, 2022 277.21

Pesticides, use, violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 18B.07

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.50

Potatoes, see POTATOES

Prima facie evidence, contracts, arbitration findings, Minn. Rules 1572.0020

Private processors, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.53, 2022 17.54

Processing facilities

Food, see FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS

Value-added agricultural product loans, Minn. Statutes 2022 41B.046

Produce, see PRODUCE (FARM PRODUCTS)

Producers

Addresses, cooperative association accreditation, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.694

Bargaining disputes, rights, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.697

Contracts and agreements, see same under this topic

Conviction, contract-related offenses, cancellation or termination of contract, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.92

Dairy products, see Producers under DAIRY PRODUCTS

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.53, 2022 17.693, 2022 17.90

Meetings, agricultural commodity research and promotion councils, restraint of trade, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.66

Names, cooperative association accreditation, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.694

Notice received, contracts, cancellation or termination, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.92

Oaths, commodity research and promotion councils, petitions, signatures, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.54

Payments by, agriculture inputs, prepayment, rights, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.97

Payments to, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.63, 2022 17.92

Petitions by, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.54, 2022 17.694

Reports about, handlers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.694

Unfair trade practices, agricultural cooperatives, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.696

Producers

Definitions, "Minnesota grown" labeling statements, Minn. Rules 1556.0110

Labels and labeling, see same under this topic

Large capital investments, Minn. Rules 1572.0030

Promotional activities, Agriculture Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.101

Promotional orders, generally, Minn. Rules 1570.0100 to 1570.0900

Quarantine, plant pests, Minn. Statutes 2022 18G.06

Ratitae, see RATITAE

Raw agricultural commodities, definitions

Food Law, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.01

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02

Raw products, conversion, research, Agriculture Department duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.101

Research

Agricultural commodity research and promotion councils, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.50 to 2022 17.69

Crops, animals, organisms, or cells, damage or destruction, liability, Minn. Statutes 2022 604.13

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.101

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.50

Retailers

Definitions, "Minnesota grown" labeling statements, Minn. Rules 1556.0110

Labels and labeling, see same under this topic

Rural development financing authorities, see RURAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AUTHORITIES

Sales and use taxes, exemption certificates, grain, Minn. Rules 8130.3300

Sales

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.53

Earnings, garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2022 571.921

Occasional, agricultural contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.9442

Peddling or sale by owner, license exemption, Minn. Const. art 13 s 7, 2022 31.789, 2022 329.14

Seller financed agricultural input sales, Minn. Statutes 2022 325E.35, 2022 325E.36

Statutory liens, Minn. Statutes 2022 336A.01 to 2022 336A.16

Seeds, see AGRICULTURAL SEEDS

Seller financed agricultural input sales, Minn. Statutes 2022 325E.35, 2022 325E.36

State contracts, solicitation process, exception, Minn. Statutes 2022 16C.10

Statutes of limitations, contracts, readability violations, claims, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.9441

Statutory liens, Minn. Statutes 2022 336A.01 to 2022 336A.16

Storage, agricultural commodities, warehouse receipts, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.7-201

Surety bonds, contractors, Minn. Rules 1572.0030

Transportation

Covered farm vehicles, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 221.031

Farm trucks, use for, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.002

First haul, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.013, 2022 169.851

Motor carrier drivers, hours of service, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 221.031

Motor carrier registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 221.025

Motor vehicle permits, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.86, 2022 169.862, 2022 169.865

Permits, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.865

Private intrastate motor carriers, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 221.031

Rail transport, Transportation Department duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 174.03

Safety, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 221.031

Seven-axle vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.865

Shipping documents, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.872

Six-axle vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.865

Soybean meal-hauling vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.8665

Vehicle identification, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2022 221.031

Unfair trade practices, enforcement of law, Minn. Rules 1572.0045

Unfair trade practices, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.696

Value-added agricultural product loan program, Minn. Rules 1656.0011 to 1656.0100

Value-added agricultural products, processing facilities

Construction, prevailing wage law, applicability, Minn. Statutes 2022 177.435

Value-added agricultural product loans, Minn. Statutes 2022 41B.046

Violations and penalties, good faith violations, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.94

Warehouse receipts, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.7-201

Water appropriation and impoundments, irrigation, identification of crops, Minn. Rules 6115.0680

Weighing, shipping documents, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.872

Wholesale dealers

Definitions, "Minnesota grown" labeling statements, Minn. Rules 1556.0110

Labels and labeling, see same under this topic

Wild rice, see Farming under WILD RICE

Wine from Minnesota products, Minn. Statutes 2022 340A.301, 2022 340A.315

Workplace accident and injury reduction, market preparation, employers, duties, Minn. Rules 5208.1500