17.80 STATE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION POLICY. Subdivision 1. Policy. It is the policy of the state to preserve agricultural land and conserve its long-term use for the production of food and other agricultural products by: (a) Protection of agricultural land and certain parcels of open space land from conversion to other uses; (b) […]
17.81 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of sections 17.80 to 17.84, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Action which adversely affects. “Action which adversely affects” means any of the following actions taken in respect to agricultural land which have or would have the effect of substantially […]
17.82 PROHIBITED AGENCY ACTION. Any agency action which the agency determines will adversely affect ten acres or more of agricultural land shall be referred to the commissioner to be reviewed and acted upon as provided in section 17.84. No agency shall take any action which adversely affects ten acres or more of agricultural land without […]
17.84 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. Within 30 days of the receipt of the notice provided in section 17.82, the commissioner shall review the agency’s proposed action, shall negotiate with the agency, and shall recommend to the agency in writing the implementation either of the action as proposed or an alternative. In making recommendations, the commissioner shall […]
