Section 89.41 — School Forests.
89.41 SCHOOL FORESTS. Subdivision 1. Establishing and maintaining school forests. Any school district in the state, however organized, the University of Minnesota, or any branch thereof, any state university, community college, or other public educational institution or agency of the state, all herein referred to as agencies, may establish and maintain school forests according to […]
Section 89.42 — Sale Of Forest Products.
89.42 SALE OF FOREST PRODUCTS. Any such agency may sell or otherwise dispose of timber or other forest products grown in any such forest in such manner as the governing authority of such agency may determine, subject to the approval of the commissioner of natural resources. The proceeds of such sales shall be paid into […]
Section 89.421 — Forest Resource Assessment Products And Services Account.
89.421 FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Creation. The forest resource assessment products and services account is created in the state treasury in the natural resources fund. Subd. 2. Receipts. Money received from forest resource assessment product sales and services provided by the commissioner under sections 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.026; and 84.0855 […]
Section 89.43 — Tree Seeds And Cones; Payments From Appropriations.
89.43 TREE SEEDS AND CONES; PAYMENTS FROM APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, out of any money appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for the purchase of tree seeds and seed cones the commissioner of management and budget shall pay to the commissioner upon request the amounts deemed necessary by […]
Section 89.51 — Definitions.
89.51 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.341] 89.51 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of sections 89.51 to 89.64 the terms described in this section have the meanings ascribed to them. Subd. 2. Person. “Person” shall include any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, public or private, association or any other business entity whether or not incorporated. Subd. […]
Section 89.52 — Surveys And Investigations.
89.52 MS 1957 [Renumbered 18.351] 89.52 SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS. The commissioner shall make surveys and investigations to determine the presence of infestations of forest pests or shade tree pests. For this purpose, duly designated representatives of the commissioner may enter at reasonable times on public and private lands to conduct the surveys and investigations. History: […]
Section 89.18 — Roads Through State Forests.
89.18 ROADS THROUGH STATE FORESTS. No public highway, other than a state trunk highway, shall be established or laid out through any state forest as the same shall be created and withdrawn from public sale and entry by existing or subsequent act, without the consent of the commissioner, certified in writing to the public authority […]
Section 89.19 — Rules.
89.19 RULES. Subdivision 1. Rulemaking authority. The commissioner may prescribe rules governing the use of forest lands under the authority of the commissioner and state forest roads, or any parts thereof, by the public and governing the exercise by holders of leases or permits on forest lands and state forest roads of all their rights […]
Section 89.20 — Posted Land; Trespass.
89.20 POSTED LAND; TRESPASS. Camping on posted state forest land or the erection of any type of building without written authorization shall be considered trespass. Any violation of the terms of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor. This does not prohibit temporary camping on unrestricted areas for such purposes as hunting, fishing, berry picking, or […]
Section 89.21 — Campgrounds; Establishment And Fees.
89.21 CAMPGROUNDS; ESTABLISHMENT AND FEES. (a) The commissioner is authorized to establish and develop state forest campgrounds and may establish minimum standards not inconsistent with the laws of the state for the care and use of such campgrounds and charge fees for such uses as specified by the commissioner of natural resources. (b) Notwithstanding section […]