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Home » US Law » 2022 Minnesota Statutes » Chapters 88 - 91 — Forestry » Chapter 90 — Timber Lands

Section 90.195 — Special Use And Product Permit.

90.195 SPECIAL USE AND PRODUCT PERMIT. (a) The commissioner may issue a fuelwood permit to salvage or cut not to exceed 12 cords of fuelwood per year for personal use from either or both of the following sources: (1) dead, down, and damaged trees; or (2) other trees that are of negative value under good […]

Section 90.201 — Void Timber Sales; Refunds; Adjustment Of Sale Terms.

90.201 VOID TIMBER SALES; REFUNDS; ADJUSTMENT OF SALE TERMS. Subdivision 1. Void sales; refunds. Any sale of timber made by fraud or mistake or in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be void, the permit issued thereon shall be of no effect, and the holder shall be required to surrender the same. In […]

Section 90.211 — Purchase Money; When Forfeited.

90.211 PURCHASE MONEY; WHEN FORFEITED. If the holder of an effective permit begins to cut and then fails to complete any part of the permit before the expiration of the permit, the permit holder shall nevertheless pay the price therefor; but under no circumstances shall timber be cut after the expiration of the permit or […]

Section 90.221 — Timber Sales Records.

90.221 TIMBER SALES RECORDS. The commissioner shall keep timber sales records, including the description of each tract of land from which any timber is sold; the date of the report of the state appraisers; the kind, amount, and value of the timber as shown by such report; the date of the sale; the price for […]

Section 90.231 — Timber Sales; Marking Boundaries.

90.231 TIMBER SALES; MARKING BOUNDARIES. Whenever timber on a tract of state-owned land is sold, prior to the removal of the timber, the commissioner shall designate the boundaries of such tract. History: 1961 c 757 s 1; 1969 c 366 s 7

Section 90.251 — Timber Scaling.

90.251 TIMBER SCALING. Subdivision 1. Scaling and check scaling procedures and requirements; penalty. The commissioner shall institute scaling and check scaling procedures for state timber sufficient to protect the interest of the state. This will include the assignment of a trained timber scaling specialist in the classified service to be responsible for check scaling and […]

Section 90.252 — Scaling Agreement; Weight-measurement Services; Fees.

90.252 SCALING AGREEMENT; WEIGHT-MEASUREMENT SERVICES; FEES. Subdivision 1. Scaling agreement. The commissioner may enter into an agreement with either a timber sale permittee or the purchaser of the cut products, or both, so that the scaling of the cut timber and the collection of the payment for the same can be consummated by the state. […]

Section 90.281 — Rescales, Recounts, And Reestimates.

90.281 RESCALES, RECOUNTS, AND REESTIMATES. (a) Upon complaint of any interested permit holder questioning the accuracy of any scale, count, or estimate of timber made by any state appraiser, or at any other time the commissioner determines in the absence of a complaint, the commissioner may cause a rescale, recount, or reestimate thereof to be […]

Section 90.311 — Possession Of Lands Contrary To Agreement; Remedies.

90.311 POSSESSION OF LANDS CONTRARY TO AGREEMENT; REMEDIES. If any person holds or continues in possession of any lands mentioned in this chapter contrary to the conditions or covenants of any lease, certificate of sale, permit, or other written agreement, that person shall be liable to an action for the recovery of possession of such […]

Section 90.321 — Prosecutions.

90.321 PROSECUTIONS. (a) The attorney general shall prosecute or cause to be prosecuted by the county attorney when the public interest so requires any person who may be charged with any indictable offense under this chapter. (b) The county attorneys of the several counties shall promptly report to the commissioner all trespasses committed upon state […]

Section 90.41 — State Appraiser And Scaler; Violations; Penalties.

90.41 STATE APPRAISER AND SCALER; VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Violations and penalty. (a) Any state scaler or state appraiser who shall accept any compensation or gratuity for services as such from any other source except the state of Minnesota, or any state scaler, or other person authorized to scale state timber, or state appraiser, who […]

Section 90.411 — Records As Notice.

90.411 RECORDS AS NOTICE. The records kept by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed notice of the facts therein set forth. All these records shall be prima facie true and correct. History: (6394-36) 1925 c 276 s 36; 1961 c 202 s 28

Section 90.412 — Statute Of Limitation Not Applicable; Venue Of Proceedings.

90.412 STATUTE OF LIMITATION NOT APPLICABLE; VENUE OF PROCEEDINGS. The statutes of this state limiting the time for bringing either civil or criminal actions shall not apply to any action brought by the state for trespass upon any of its lands, or for violating any of the terms of the permit under which timber is […]

Section 90.42 — Laws Not Affected.

90.42 LAWS NOT AFFECTED. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed or construed as authorizing the sale, cutting, or removal, or as excusing damage or injury to any timber reserved to the state and set aside for any purpose, including state forests set aside under the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, Article XI, […]