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2005 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)
TOWNS
Abandoned vehicles, see under MOTOR VEHICLES
Access to data, tax return data
Liquor license applicants, Minn. Statutes 2005 270B.07
Sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 270B.12
Accounting and bookkeeping
Cash basis, Iron Range towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.75
Cemeteries, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.49
Fees, zoning ordinances, amendment, Minn. Statutes 2005 462.353
Financial management information services, Minn. Statutes 2005 123A.23
Health and accident insurance benefits, retired employees, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.611
Property taxes, collection and distribution, Minn. Statutes 2005 276.12
Solid waste management fees collected, Minn. Statutes 2005 115A.929
State auditor, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.47
Uniform financial accounting and reporting standards, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.017
Acquiring authority, towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.167
Acquisition of land or property
Airports and landing fields
Certificate of approval, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.018
Construction or improvement, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.038
Easements, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032, 360.036
Prior acquisition, validation, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.034
Public necessity, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.033
Contracts, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.64
Historic sites, notice about, Minn. Statutes 2005 138.665
Railroads, abandoned rights-of-way or rail lines, Minn. Statutes 2005 222.63
Rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2005 505.1793
Town boards of supervisors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032
Town roads, see Acquisition of land or property under TOWN ROADS
Administrative agencies
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.013, 360.069
Administrative services
Service cooperatives (SCs), Minn. Statutes 2005 123A.21
Affirmative action
Affirmative action in state contracts, Minn. Statutes 2005 363A.36
Agents
Soil loss ordinances, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.405
Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.36, 161.38, 174.04, 360.016, 360.0161
Agricultural chemicals
Corrective action, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2005 18D.105
Agricultural land preservation programs
Greater Minnesota, see Agricultural land preservation programs under AGRICULTURAL PRESERVES
Metropolitan area, Minn. Statutes 2005 473H.01 to 473H.18
Airports and landing fields, see Municipal airports under AIRPORTS AND LANDING FIELDS
Alcoholic beverages
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2005 340A.405, 340A.408
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 340A.405
Local restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2005 340A.509
Sunday sale, referendum, Minn. Statutes 2005 340A.504
All-terrain vehicles
Operation, regulation within city, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.928
Town property, exemption from registration fee, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.922
Alternative dispute resolution
Town roads on town lines, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.12
Amateur Sports Commission
Cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2005 240A.07
Ambulance services, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.476
Ambulance services, license applications, notice, Minn. Statutes 2005 144E.11
Animal control
Damage by dogs, claims, Minn. Statutes 2005 347.15
Dangerous dogs, registration, Minn. Statutes 2005 347.51
Dog and cat licenses, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.10
Pounds and poundmasters, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.13
Regulated animals, notice and registration of possession, Minn. Statutes 2005 346.155
Annexation of territory, see Towns under ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
Appeals by
Personal property taxes, net tax capacity, findings, orders, Minn. Statutes 2005 270C.924
Appeals by, property taxes, excess levies, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.065
Applications by
Mail balloting, permission to use, Minn. Statutes 2005 204B.45
Applications to
Metropolitan agricultural preserves, Minn. Statutes 2005 473H.05
Appointments by, see under TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
Appropriations by
Abandoned cemeteries, improvement and maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.246
Airports and landing fields, funding, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.037
Ambulance services, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.476
Artistic activities, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.941
Cemeteries, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.24, 471.84
Comprehensive land use plans, Minn. Statutes 2005 462.353
County agricultural societies, Minn. Statutes 2005 38.12, 38.20
County fairgrounds, improvement, Minn. Statutes 2005 38.18, 38.19
County historical societies, funds for, Minn. Statutes 2005 138.053
Dues, Minnesota Township Association, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Local safety councils, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.63
Membership fees, associations, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.96
Patrol motor vehicles, first aid equipment purchases, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.754
Pest control, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.13
Rail service, improvement, funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 222.51
Senior citizen centers, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.935
Watershed districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 103D.921
Youth centers, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.935
Appropriations to
County funds for local roads, streets, or bridges, Minn. Statutes 2005 163.04
Energy audits, Minn. Statutes 2005 216C.34
Land use planning activities, Minn. Statutes 2005 462.353
Property tax levy errors, corrections, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.077
Approvals by, see under TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
Area redevelopment agencies, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.109 to 469.123
Arrested persons, duties regarding
Return transportation, Minn. Statutes 2005 629.404
Assessments
Shade tree disease control, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.16
Special assessments, see SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Tax assessments, see TAX ASSESSMENTS
Assessors, see TOWN ASSESSORS
Assignments to
Collateral, depositories of public funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 118A.03
Assistance by
Recreational manufactured home parks, storm protection plans, Minn. Statutes 2005 327.20
Streets, roads, highways, or bridges, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.39
Assistance to
Nuclear power plant emergency responses, Minn. Statutes 2005 12.13
Attorneys hired by, Minn. Statutes 2005 270C.921
Auctions, see AUCTIONS
Audits and examinations
Audit threshold, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.36
Clerk's duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.11
Contested, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.59
Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.551
Costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.56, 6.59, 6.60
Evidence of wrongdoing, reports, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.67
Forms, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.697
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.65
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.57, 6.59
Option D towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.36
Payments and forms, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.18
Petition for audit, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.54
Postaudits, payment, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.62
Property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.60
Public accountants may perform, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.55, 6.66
Scope, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.65
State auditor, duties
Assistance to public accountant, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.68
Financial statements, attested to and received, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.697
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.51, 6.54, 6.55, 6.74
State contracts, Minn. Statutes 2005 16C.05
Town clerk, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.11
Town treasurer, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.16
Towns larger than 2,500, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.697
Towns smaller than 2,500, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.698
Authorizations by, see under TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
Bankruptcy, petitions, authority to file, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.831
Bee diseases, see under ANIMAL DISEASES
Bequests, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032, 447.41, 471.17
Bids, see Town contracts under BIDS
Bills, prompt payment, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.425
Boards of health
Establishment, Minn. Statutes 2005 145A.07
Town boards of supervisors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 145A.03, 145A.07
Boards of supervisors, see TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
Boats, licensing, Minn. Statutes 2005 86B.421
Bomb disposal units, Minn. Statutes 2005 176.192
Bonds (officers and fiduciaries), see under TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Bonds (public debt), see Towns under BONDS (PUBLIC DEBT)
Bookkeeping, see Accounting and bookkeeping under this topic
Boundaries
Boundary commissions, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.79
Change of boundaries, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.02
Changes caused by county boundary changes, Minn. Statutes 2005 370.17
Fences on, Minn. Statutes 2005 344.14, 344.20
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.01
Rustic roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.83
Subordinate service districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 365A.02, 365A.04, 365A.07
Bounties
Rodents, local governments, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 348.12, 348.13
Bridges, see Town bridges under BRIDGES (STRUCTURES)
Budgets
Adoption, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.065
Local relief associations, Minn. Statutes 2005 353A.09, 423A.01
Option C towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.35
Subordinate service districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 365A.08
Systems, state auditor duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.47
Buildings, see TOWN BUILDINGS
Business licenses
Failure to obtain, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.19
Metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.01
Powers generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Bylaws
Evidence of, Minn. Statutes 2005 599.13
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.11
Optional plans, adoption of, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.32
Posting, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.11
Cable communications systems, see CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
Cartways, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.08, 164.35
Cemeteries, see TOWN CEMETERIES
Cemetery permanent care and improvement funds
Appropriations to, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.84
Deposits to, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.42, 306.43
Establishing, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.41
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.44, 306.49
Gifts and donations to fund, uses, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.43
Income of fund, uses, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.41 to 306.44
Interest earned, uses, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.42, 306.43
Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.50, 306.52
Town boards of supervisors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.41 to 306.44
Certificates and certification, see under TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
Certificates of indebtedness, see Towns under CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS
Chambers of commerce, see CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Charges and rates, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Cities
Legal successor, Minn. Statutes 2005 412.091, 412.093
Separation, from statutory cities, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.44, 366.03, 412.081
Claim for loss or injury
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 466.05
Claims against
Auditing by board, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.40
Compensation claims, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.38
Contracts with town board supervisors, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.89
Declaration and itemization required, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.38
Declaration form, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.391
False claims, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.392
General procedures, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.38
Imprest fund, creation and disbursements, procedures for, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Payment of improperly itemized or verified claims, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.41
Private road damages, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.08
Workers' compensation awards, preferred claims, Minn. Statutes 2005 176.531
Claims against the state
Claims under agreement with Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2005 16A.41
Immunity, extension of state immunity to local governments, Minn. Statutes 2005 466.03
Claims by
Fires caused by railroad locomotives, personnel, or railroad cars, extinguishment costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.761
Clean water partnership program, see CLEAN WATER PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Clerks, see TOWN CLERKS
Communities, towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 256.9754
Community-based comprehensive municipal plans
Coordination, Minn. Statutes 2005 394.232, 462.3535
Community corrections programs, see COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS
Community identification signs
Placement, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.08
Community mental health centers
Establishing, Minn. Statutes 2005 245.62
Community residential services, see under COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES FOR MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS
Comparable worth, see COMPARABLE WORTH
Complaints
Impassable town roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 163.16
Railroads, dangerous crossings, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.39, 219.40
Computer systems, data, comparison, Minn. Statutes 2005 13B.01 to 13B.05
Conflicts of interest
Cable communications systems franchises, Minn. Statutes 2005 238.15
Contracts, see same under this topic
Consolidation of territory, see Towns under CONSOLIDATION OF TERRITORY
Contested cases
Agricultural land preservation programs, Minn. Statutes 2005 40A.06
Continuity during disasters, Minn. Statutes 2005 1.27
Contracts and agreements
Abandoned scrap metal, disposition, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.09, 168B.10
Acquisition and disposition of property, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.64
Advertisements for bids, threshold for, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.345
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.039, 360.305
Attorney general, services and fees, Minn. Statutes 2005 8.15
Authorization and payment procedure, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.89
Bid requirements, see Town contracts under BIDS
Bleacher safety enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.616
Bonds, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.015
Bonds (public debt), escrow agents, Minn. Statutes 2005 475.67
Carpet replacement, recycling, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.122
Cemeteries, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.02, 306.025
Competitive bids, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.37
Comprehensive land use plans, Minn. Statutes 2005 462.353
Conflicts of interest
Exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.88, 471.881
General guidelines, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.37
Violation, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.87
Void contracts, generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.89
Construction contracts, Minn. Statutes 2005 15.411, 471.371, 574.38
Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.551, 574.05 to 574.10, 574.39
Debts in anticipation of collection of taxes levied, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.69
Discrimination prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2005 181.59
Electronic methods, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.345
Emergencies and disasters, special powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 12.37
Federal water data agreements, Minn. Statutes 2005 103A.405
Fire service, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.181, 365.243, 438.09
Foreign states, interstate bridges, Minn. Statutes 2005 165.07
General powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.02
Group insurance, public employees, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.6161
Hangars, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.305
Highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.21
Historic site management, Minn. Statutes 2005 138.669
Impounded motor vehicles, disposition, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.09, 168B.10
Indebtedness contracted in excess of revenue, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.75, 471.78
Individual annuity contracts, purchase for employees, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.615
Interregional transportation corridor development, funding, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.361
Investments, Minn. Statutes 2005 118A.05
Joint cartways, payment of costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.09
Joint contracts, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.09, 164.12, 164.14, 383C.807
Joint tax assessments, Minn. Statutes 2005 273.072
Lake Superior safe harbors program, Minn. Statutes 2005 86A.24
Major purchases, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.025
Metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.223, 473.254
Mineral lands, road relocation on, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.10
Mosquito abatement projects, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.14
Mosquito control and abatement, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.704
Municipal Contracting Law, see under CONTRACTS
Municipal sewage disposal, joint operation, Minn. Statutes 2005 115.49, 115.50
National railroad passenger corporation, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2005 174.62
Natural gas utilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 216B.361
Natural Resources Department, services to, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.025
Notice, petition and elections, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.025
Outdoor telephone booths, advertising, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.27
Paper stock, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.122
Payment requiring excess property tax levies, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.27
Peace officer services, Minn. Statutes 2005 436.05
Police and fire protection, tax levies for, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.16, 365.18
Police and fire service and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.16
Printing, paper and ink, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.122
Private vendors of public services, see PRIVATIZATION
Public libraries, Minn. Statutes 2005 134.12
Public works contractors, see under BONDS (OFFICERS AND FIDUCIARIES)
Purchases from corrections industries, requirement, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.181
Railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.071, 219.074, 219.403
Railroads, Minn. Statutes 2005 222.50, 222.87
Road construction, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.16, 160.17, 164.155
Services outside municipality, Minn. Statutes 2005 438.09
Sewers, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Shade tree disease control costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.16
Spent fluorescent and high intensity discharge lamps, collection, Minn. Statutes 2005 216B.241
Storm water control systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Subcontracts, Minn. Statutes 2005 245.4932, 256F.13
Supplies or equipment, specifications, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.35 to 471.37
Timber cutting, disposal of debris, Minn. Statutes 2005 88.14
Time payments, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.025
Toll facilities, development, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.84 to 160.92
Topographic surveys, Saint Louis County, Minn. Statutes 2005 383C.463
Town bridges destroyed by natural disaster, reconstruction costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 165.11
Town hall building and maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.14
Town roads, see TOWN ROADS
Township telephone systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 237.40
Transportation construction, federal aid, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.36
Transportation Department services, generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.39
Trunk highways
Construction or reconstruction, generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.24, 161.38
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.20
Increased capacity or width, construction, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.38
Land acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.441
Replacement of public lands, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.202
Reversion, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.16
Street or highway improvements outside state construction limits, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.38
Surplus earth materials, purchase, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.411
Tunnels under highways, construction and maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.25
Wastewater treatment facilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075, 458D.06
Water supply, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Wells and borings, fees, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 103I.112
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District service, Minn. Statutes 2005 458D.20
Workers' compensation insurance, requirement, Minn. Statutes 2005 176.182
Contributions to, lawful gambling, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2005 349.12
Conveyances
Cemeteries established before 1870, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.06
Deed formalities and procedures, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.05
Other governments, conveyances to, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.035
Real property, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Revoked, at town election, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.24
Rules regarding use, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.04
Trunk highway lands or easements, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.43, 161.44
Cooperation and combination
Cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.72, 465.81 to 465.86
Corporations
Creation, statutory authorization, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.717
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.719
Towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 216B.01
County facilities group, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2005 373.42
County highways, revocation and reversion to town
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 163.11
Culverts, construction, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.301
Currency exchanges, see CURRENCY EXCHANGES
Custody
Abandoned, junk, or unauthorized motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.04
Customer service
Deadlines for town action, Minn. Statutes 2005 15.99
Damages, unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2005 363A.29
Dams
Construction and repair, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.511
Hydropower generation, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.535
State dams, local authority over, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.521
Data
Financial data, debt collection, Minn. Statutes 2005 16D.06
Government Data Practices Act, see GOVERNMENT DATA
Matching programs, Minn. Statutes 2005 13B.01 to 13B.05
Safeguarding, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2005 270B.14
Tax return data, access, Minn. Statutes 2005 270B.07, 270B.12
Debt and spending limits, see Indebtedness under this topic
Deferred compensation
Local plans, establishment, Minn. Statutes 2005 356.24
State plan, duties, see STATE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Definitions
Abandoned motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.011
Aeronautics law, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.013
Aircraft registration and taxation, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.511
Airport zoning, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.061
Amateur Sports Commission, Minn. Statutes 2005 240A.01
Archives, Minn. Statutes 2005 138.17
Cable communications, Minn. Statutes 2005 238.02
Deposit and investment of local public funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 118A.01
Driver improvement clinics, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.971
Elevators and boilers, regulation, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.74
Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, Minn. Statutes 2005 144E.001
Emergency medical services special taxing districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 144F.01
Energy conservation investments, Minn. Statutes 2005 216C.37
Environmental impact statements, Minn. Statutes 2005 116D.04
Ethics in government, Minn. Statutes 2005 10A.01
Fire or police state aid, Minn. Statutes 2005 69.011
Fire protection industry licensing, Minn. Statutes 2005 299M.01
Flight property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 270.071
Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Statutes 2005 13.02
Hardship acquisition and relocation loans, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.167
Joint powers agreements, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.59
Lawful gambling and gambling devices, Minn. Statutes 2005 349.30
Legislative districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 2.031
Levy or bond referendum, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.60
Livable Communities Act, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.252, 473.254
Matching programs, computerized comparison of data, Minn. Statutes 2005 13B.01
Metropolitan government, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.121
Metropolitan land use planning, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.852
Metropolitan parks and open spaces, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.301
Metropolitan Revenue Distribution Act, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.02
Newspaper law, Minn. Statutes 2005 331A.01
Noxious Weed Law, Minn. Statutes 2005 18.77
One call excavation notice system, Minn. Statutes 2005 216D.01
Personal property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 272.03
Pesticide control, Minn. Statutes 2005 18B.01
Pipeline Safety Office, Minn. Statutes 2005 299J.02
Prompt payment of bills, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.425
Property tax abatement law, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.1812
Property tax levies, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.62
Property tax relief, Minn. Statutes 2005 273.134
Property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 272.71
Public agencies, civil actions, surety bonds required, Minn. Statutes 2005 562.01
Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2005 353.01
Public indebtedness, Minn. Statutes 2005 475.51
Public participation lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2005 554.01
Public Safety Department, Minn. Statutes 2005 299A.11
Public safety radio communication system, Minn. Statutes 2005 403.21
Publicly owned motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.666
Railroad passenger service, Minn. Statutes 2005 174.61
Recreational manufactured home parks and camping areas, Minn. Statutes 2005 327.14
Reporting obligations, municipal duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.70
Self-insurance coverage, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.98
Social Security law, Minn. Statutes 2005 355.01
Soil conservation law, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.401
Special assessments, Minn. Statutes 2005 435.201
Statutory construction, Minn. Statutes 2005 645.44
Strategic and Long-Range Planning Office, Minn. Statutes 2005 4A.07
Surplus property, Minn. Statutes 2005 16C.23
Taconite and iron sulfides taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 298.282
Tax relief area revenue distribution, Minn. Statutes 2005 276A.01
Taxes, levy, extension, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.065
Town officers, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.30
Transportation programs, metropolitan areas, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.223
Unfunded indebtedness, Iron Range towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.71
Uniform airports law, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.031
Uniform Municipal Contracting Law, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.345
Voting machine law, Minn. Statutes 2005 206.56
Depositories, see Funds and accounts under this topic
Designations by, Minn. Statutes 2005 118A.02, 169.215, 169.30
Detachment of territory, see Towns under DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
Developmental achievement centers
Board of directors, Minn. Statutes 2005 252.25
Devises and bequests
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032
Authority to accept, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.17
Nursing homes, real property, Minn. Statutes 2005 447.41
Disabled persons, facilities
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 245.821
Discrimination, policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2005 363A.02
Dissolution
County bonds for debt payment, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.47
County ownership of property, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.49
Disposal of funds and debt levy, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.46
General procedures, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.45
Metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.13
State aid, calculation and payment, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.014
Towns in Saint Louis County, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.47
Documents
Town clerks, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.11, 367.14
Town treasurer, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.16
Drainage systems, see DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
Dumps
Adjoining towns, agreements with, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Property acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Town meetings, powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.10
Easements
Air space, acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032 to 360.034
Flowage, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.565
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Public utilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 462.358
Town roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.01
Elected officers, see Vacancies in elective offices under TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Election judges, see ELECTION JUDGES
Election judges, candidates, appointment list
Reports received, Minn. Statutes 2005 204B.21
Elections, see TOWN ELECTIONS
Electronic transactions, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.345
Elevators, see ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, AND MOVING WALKS
Emergencies
Continuity during disasters, Minn. Statutes 2005 1.27
Emergency management, see EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Emergency medical services
Charges for, collection, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.011
Generally, see EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Special taxing districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 144F.01, 275.066
Eminent domain
Airports and landing fields, acquisition of property, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032, 360.036, 360.202
Entry upon land subject to eminent domain proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2005 117.041
Forest lands, Minn. Statutes 2005 459.06
Great River Road, adjacent areas, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.142
Hangars, acquisition of property, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032, 360.036
Hazardous buildings, authority to acquire, Minn. Statutes 2005 463.152
Nursing homes, real property for, Minn. Statutes 2005 447.41
Private property, metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.01
Road or street building materials, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.11
Sewage regulation and disposal, metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.01
Sewers, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Storm water control systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Toll facilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.85, 165.09
Town roads
Buildings and grounds, road machinery and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.02
Drainage districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 117.011
Easements, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.04
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.07
Interstate bridges, acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2005 165.07
Metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.01
Minimum-maintenance roads, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.095
Rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.02, 160.04, 160.06
Trees and hedges, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.22
Trunk highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.202
Wastewater treatment facilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Wastewater treatment systems, authority, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.26
Water supply, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Wetlands preservation areas, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.614
Employee Relations Department, services, Minn. Statutes 2005 43A.36
Employees, see TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Employers, towns defined as
Occupational safety and health, Minn. Statutes 2005 182.651
Energy audits, appropriations for, Minn. Statutes 2005 216C.34
Energy conservation
Information about, Commerce Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 216C.02
Training, preventive maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.481
Enforcement of law
Employment and training services, local service providers, Minn. Statutes 2005 116L.871
Fertilizers, phosphorus-containing fertilizers and fertilizer products, Minn. Statutes 2005 18C.110, 18C.62
Handicapped access requirements, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.61
Land and water development ordinances, metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.208
Manufactured homes, installation, Minn. Statutes 2005 327.32
Recreational manufactured home parks, rights, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 327.26, 327.27
Tourist camps, rights, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 327.26, 327.27
Environmental assessment worksheets, Minn. Statutes 2005 116D.04
Environmental impact statements, Minn. Statutes 2005 116D.04, 116D.045
Equalization boards, appeals to
Joint tax assessment agreements, Minn. Statutes 2005 273.02
Property valuation or assessment, Tax Court jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2005 271.01
Equalized gross tax capacity, defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 298.282
Excavation notification center, operators, location
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 216D.03
Excavations
Dangerous, public nuisances, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.92
Notice, copies to, Minn. Statutes 2005 216D.02
Excessive soil loss, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.421
Exemptions
Noncommercial pesticide applicators, license application surcharges, Minn. Statutes 2005 18E.03
Watercraft license fees, Minn. Statutes 2005 86B.411
Well license and permit fees, Minn. Statutes 2005 103I.112
Expenses and expenditures
Expenditures exceeding revenues, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.43, 471.76 to 471.78
State mandates, see under LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Exploratory boring
Regulation, generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 103I.111
Federal aid
Aeronautics, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.039
Metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.223
Federal employment programs, Minn. Statutes 2005 15.61
Fees
Building movers, Minn. Statutes 2005 221.81
Cable communications systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 238.084
Driver improvement clinics, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.972
Licenses, reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.74
Metropolitan agricultural preserves, generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 473H.05
Minor building improvements, limitation, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.665
Oversize vehicle permits, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.862
Recycling center signs, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.086
Service charges, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.011, 366.012
Solid waste disposal, authorizing, Minn. Statutes 2005 115A.921
Tobacco products, sale or manufacture, Minn. Statutes 2005 461.12, 461.13, 461.15
Watershed districts, exemptions from permit fees, Minn. Statutes 2005 103D.335
Wetland replacement applications, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.2242
Festivals, town meetings, powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.10
Filing with
Mosquito abatement funds, statements, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.14
Finances
Accounting and bookkeeping, see same under this topic
Dissolution, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.49
Distribution of funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.49
Expenses and expenditures, see same under this topic
Funds and accounts, see same under this topic
General powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.47
Market value of property, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.47
Option C towns, town administrator, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.35
Payments by, see same under this topic
Payments to, see same under this topic
Record of resolution, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.48
Town clerk's report, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.31
Town treasurer's duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.16
Financial assistance
Applications, Minn. Statutes 2005 174.04
Transit programs, eligibility, metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.384
Water pollution, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.725, 103F.731
Financial institutions
Access to records of, Minn. Statutes 2005 13A.01 to 13A.04
Financial reports
Extension of filing time limits, disaster areas, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.6995
Minutes of, town clerk's duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.11
Notices and requests for, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.11, 367.31
Publication, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.697
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.697
State auditor, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.74
Town treasurers, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.16, 367.31
Fines
Railroad crossings, orders, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.42
Fire protection and prevention
Charges for services, collection, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.011
Contract for service, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.181
Equipment, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.16, 365.17, 465.73
Fire wardens, Minn. Statutes 2005 88.17
Forest fires, Minn. Statutes 2005 88.45
Funding, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.15
Local improvements to private land, Minn. Statutes 2005 88.28, 88.45, 88.46
Natural Resources Department, providing, for wildfires, Minn. Statutes 2005 88.065
Platted towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.20
Private lands, see under FORESTS
Prosecutions, Minn. Statutes 2005 88.17
Special districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.85
Special elections, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.21
Tax levies, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.16, 365.18
Unorganized territories contracts to provide, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.243
Firearms
Dealers, location, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.635
Discharge, regulation, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.633
Fires
Fire protection and prevention, see same under this topic
Investigations, see under FIRES
Fireworks displays, see FIREWORKS
Fiscal capacity
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 276A.01
Metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.02, 473F.07
Fiscal need factor, defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 298.282
Fiscal year, designation, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.696
Foreign towns
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.201 to 360.203
Franchises
Bus or streetcar benches and shelters, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.27
Cable communications systems, see CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
Frontage roads, see TOWN ROADS
Funds and accounts
Accounting and bookkeeping, see same under this topic
Apportionment, partition of town, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.06
Appropriations from, trunk highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.38
Aquatic plant control, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.625
Audits and examinations, see same under this topic
Bond and interest fund, dissolved towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.49
Bridge funds, see Road and bridge funds under this topic
Capital reserve fund, creation of, at town meeting, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.10
Cemetery funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.26 to 365.36
Cemetery permanent care and improvement funds, see same under this topic
Debt service funds, see Towns under BONDS (PUBLIC DEBT)
Depositories, Minn. Statutes 2005 118A.02, 366.01, 366.07, 366.08
Deposits to
Federal aid, airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.039
Fence viewers' fees, Minn. Statutes 2005 344.18
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.08
Littering, fines, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.421
Penalties and forfeitures, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.05
Pest control funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.13
Public nuisances, execution sale receipts, Minn. Statutes 2005 617.84
Shade tree disease control money, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.16
Snow removal payments, private lands, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.21
Tax revenues, bonds (public debt), Minn. Statutes 2005 475.73
Dissolution of towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.49
Dues, Minnesota Township Association, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Fire fund, Minn. Statutes 2005 88.04, 88.77
General fund, Minn. Statutes 2005 206.59, 360.037, 435.202, 435.203
General powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Imprest funds, establishment and management of, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Interest, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01, 366.09, 367.19, 368.49
Investments, see same under this topic
Joint, airport funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.042
Local relief associations, special benefit coverage, Minn. Statutes 2005 353A.08
Mosquito abatement funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.14
Permanent improvement fund, Minn. Statutes 2005 435.202, 435.203
Posting and reading of annual report, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.22
Public funds, defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 118A.01
Retirement funds, contribution of lawful gambling receipts, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.6151
Road and bridge funds, see same under this topic
Sufficiency of money, Iron Range towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.75
Surplus funds, transfer, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.04
Taconite and iron sulfides tax revenues, excess distribution, Minn. Statutes 2005 298.28
Taconite municipal aid, excess distribution, Minn. Statutes 2005 298.282
Town boards of audit, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.21
Town boards of supervisors, power over, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Town road drainage funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.04, 164.05
Town treasurers, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.16
Unpaid accounts, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.012, 366.20, 367.16
Gambling, licenses and permits
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 349.1641, 349.166, 349.213
Gambling premises, presence of gambling devices
Reports received, Minn. Statutes 2005 349.33
Gambling taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 297E.02
Gifts by
County parks, contributions to, Minn. Statutes 2005 398.33
Property, other municipalities, aeronautics assistance, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.043
Gifts to
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032
Buildings and grounds, road machinery and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.02
Distressed food, Minn. Statutes 2005 604A.10
Forests, Minn. Statutes 2005 459.06
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Great River Road, adjacent areas, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.142
Land, conveyances to state, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.025
Land use planning, cities and towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 462.353
Nursing homes, real property, Minn. Statutes 2005 447.41
Power to accept, generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.03
Public recreational facilities and programs, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.17
Rehabilitation facilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 268A.06
Road or street building materials, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.11
Toll bridges, Minn. Statutes 2005 165.09
Tourist camps, Minn. Statutes 2005 450.19
Town roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.02, 164.06
Trees and hedges along highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.22
Trunk highways, replacement of public lands, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.202
Government entities, towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 118A.01
Government units, towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 276A.01
Governmental employer, towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 355.01
Governmental subdivisions, towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.223
Governmental units
Community-based comprehensive plans, inclusion in joint planning districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 394.232
Towns defined as
Environmental impact statements, Minn. Statutes 2005 116D.04
Joint powers agreements, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.59
Metropolitan Revenue Distribution Act, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.02
Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2005 353.01
Public participation lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2005 554.01
Railroad passenger service, Minn. Statutes 2005 174.61
Governmental units or nonprofit organizations
Towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 16C.23
Grain warehouses
Multiple warehouses owned by same person, single license, Minn. Statutes 2005 232.22
Grants by
Developmental achievement centers for mentally retarded children, Minn. Statutes 2005 252.22
Federal government, grants to, Minn. Statutes 2005 94.44
Hospitals, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.037
Recipients, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.551
Grants to
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.039
Arts Board, see Grants by under ARTS BOARD
Clean water partnership program, see CLEAN WATER PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Community services development grants program, Minn. Statutes 2005 256.9754
Cross country ski trails, development, Minn. Statutes 2005 85.43, 85.44
Economic opportunity grants, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.655
Energy conservation investments, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.65
Experimental shade tree programs, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.16
Local bikeways, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.265
Local recreation grants, Minn. Statutes 2005 85.019
Mental health services, applying for, Minn. Statutes 2005 245.63
Metropolitan area towns, see same under this topic
Natural and scenic areas, development, Minn. Statutes 2005 85.019
Port development assistance program, Minn. Statutes 2005 457A.03
Public works projects, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.65
Reforestation and sanitation, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.16
Rehabilitation facilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 268A.06
Shade tree disease control, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.16
Shoreland management grants, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.975
Town roads, construction and reconstruction, Minn. Statutes 2005 174.52
Transportation fund grants, Minn. Statutes 2005 174.50
Wood utilization and disposal systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.16
Groundwater, sensitive areas
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 103H.101
Handicapped access requirements, local enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.61
Hangars, acquisition of property, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032, 360.036
Health care purchasing alliances, see HEALTH CARE PURCHASING ALLIANCES
Health departments
County personnel administration systems, jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2005 375.62
Hennepin County, see Towns in under HENNEPIN COUNTY
High priority wetlands regions
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 103B.3355
Highway safety programs, administration, Minn. Statutes 2005 4.075
Highways, duties, see HIGHWAYS
Historic sites, duties regarding
Consulting, Minn. Statutes 2005 138.665
Cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2005 138.665, 138.666
Management, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2005 138.669
Mediation, Minn. Statutes 2005 138.665
Horse racing
County board, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 240.17
Racetrack license hearings, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 240.06
Town boards of supervisors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 240.17
Hospital districts, see HOSPITAL DISTRICTS
Housing programs
Housing preservation program grants, Minn. Statutes 2005 462A.203
Innovative and inclusionary housing program, Minn. Statutes 2005 462A.2093, 462A.21, 462A.236
Loss of housing due to welfare reform, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2005 462A.2065, 469.0305
Human services, licensing
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 245A.04
Human services laws, administration
Cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2005 256.96
Hydrants, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.20, 444.075
Impact statements, federally subsidized rental housing
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.9997
Impoundments, see IMPOUNDMENTS
Improvements
Contractors' bonds, see Public works contractors under BONDS (OFFICERS AND FIDUCIARIES)
Lawsuits about, Minn. Statutes 2005 562.01 to 562.05
Public improvements, see same under this topic
Income and franchise taxes (state)
Exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 290.05, 290.0922
New local taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.016
Incorporation, see Towns under MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION
Indebtedness
Aeronautics bonds, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.036
Apportionment, partition of towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.06
Debt in anticipation of taxes levied, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.69
Dissolution, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.47, 368.49
Floating indebtedness, Minn. Statutes 2005 475.52
Hospital district bonds, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2005 447.35
Indebtedness exceeding revenues, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.76, 471.78
Limitations, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.19, 473F.02
Statements about, monthly reporting requirements, Iron Range towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.76
Unfunded, Iron Range towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.71 to 471.83
Information returns (taxes)
Filing, Minn. Statutes 2005 289A.12, 289A.18, 289A.19
Statements to payees, Minn. Statutes 2005 289A.12
Insect pests, control
County agricultural inspectors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 18.81
Inspections
Dairies, Minn. Statutes 2005 32.104
Elevators, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.747
Mineral lands, relocated roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.10
Notices requirements, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Plant pests, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.13
Toll facilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.86
Town boards of supervisors, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Inspectors
Plumbing inspectors, Minn. Statutes 2005 326.37, 326.39, 326.44
Water conditioning service and installation, Minn. Statutes 2005 326.57, 326.59, 326.64
Investigations
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032, 360.036
Damage claims, domestic animals damaged by dogs, Minn. Statutes 2005 347.15
Speed limits, investigations, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.14
Investments
Bonds (public debt), temporary obligations, Minn. Statutes 2005 475.61
Cemetery funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.36
Cemetery permanent care and improvement funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.44
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 118A.02, 118A.04
Higher Education Facilities Authority revenue bonds, Minn. Statutes 2005 136A.38
Higher Education Services Office revenue bonds, Minn. Statutes 2005 136A.178
State university revenue bonds, Minn. Statutes 2005 136F.91
Iron Range towns
Economic development grants and loans to, Minn. Statutes 2005 298.17, 298.2213
Payments to
Agglomerating facilities taxes, revenues, Minn. Statutes 2005 298.396
Taconite and iron sulfides tax revenues, allocation, Minn. Statutes 2005 298.225, 298.28
Taconite municipal aid, Minn. Statutes 2005 298.282, 298.283
Taconite state aid, Minn. Statutes 2005 298.285
Semitaconite taxes, revenues, Minn. Statutes 2005 298.39
Tax relief area revenue distribution, Minn. Statutes 2005 276A.01 to 276A.09
Unfunded indebtedness, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.71 to 471.83
Issuing authorities, towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 349.30
Joint funds and accounts, airport funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.042
Joint planning sessions
Municipal services, extension, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.591
Joint powers agreements
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.042
Bleacher safety enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.616
Bridges, inspections, Minn. Statutes 2005 165.03
Cooperative purchasing agreements, state contracts, Minn. Statutes 2005 16C.03, 16C.10, 16C.11
Local lodging taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.190
Mosquito abatement, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.14
Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.59
Roads on town-city lines, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.14
Rustic roads, designation and maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.83
Judgments against
Bonds, issuance to pay, Minn. Statutes 2005 475.52
Dissolution of town, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.47
General procedures, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.39
Payment, execution procedures, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.41
Property tax levy for payment, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.41, 365.42
Jurisdiction
Airports and landing fields, exclusive jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.045
Juvenile offenders, group facilities, notice before licensing, Minn. Statutes 2005 241.021
Lake improvement district, establishment
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 103B.515
Lake improvement districts
Town boards of supervisors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 459.20
Lakes and ponds
Town boards of supervisors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 459.20
Weed and algae control, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.621
Land, see Real property under this topic
Land use actions by state or local governments
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.99
Land use planning
Aggregate materials lands, planning, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.94
Comprehensive land use plans, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2005 462.353
Mississippi headwaters land use plan, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.371
Regulations, adoption of, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.10
Shorelines, see SHORELANDS
Law enforcement agencies
Town boards, authorization, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.401
Towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 13B.01
Lawsuits
Bonds, compelling performance, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Conciliation courts, appearance, Minn. Statutes 2005 491A.02
County attorneys, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.10
County highway engineers, claims against, Minn. Statutes 2005 163.07
Estrays, value, Minn. Statutes 2005 346.05
Fires caused by railroad locomotives, personnel, or railroad cars, extinguishment costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.761
General procedures, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.39
Highways, gross weight violations, recovery of damages, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.88
Judgments against, see same under this topic
Littering, Minn. Statutes 2005 115A.99
Name in suit, service and defense, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.40
Notification and order waiting period, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.38
Plaintiffs' surety bonds, Minn. Statutes 2005 562.01 to 562.05
Powers, generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.02
Private road damages, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.08
Property tax distributions, recovery of interest due, Minn. Statutes 2005 276.11, 276.111
Public participation lawsuits, intervention, Minn. Statutes 2005 554.02
Railroad crossing violations, recovery of fines, costs, and disbursements, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.10
Surety bonds, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.05
Tax levies for judgment payments, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.41, 365.42
Township telephone systems, collections, Minn. Statutes 2005 237.36
Leases
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032
Conflicts of interest, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.87 to 471.89
Land, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01, 465.035
Municipal hospitals, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.475
Property, other municipalities, aeronautics assistance, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.043
Regional treatment center buildings, community corrections, Minn. Statutes 2005 241.31
Rental purchase agreements, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.71
Road or street building materials, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.11
Tourist camps, Minn. Statutes 2005 450.19
Town cemetery lands, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.26
Township telephone systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 237.40
Trunk highways, easements, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.431
Legal newspapers
Designation for official publications, Minn. Statutes 2005 331A.04
Liability
Airports and landing fields, adjoining property, removal of encroachments, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032
Closed or barricaded roads, use, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.152
Hazardous substances releases, Minn. Statutes 2005 115B.04, 115B.05
Joint liability, statutory cities, Minn. Statutes 2005 475.68
Minimum-maintenance roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.095
Noxious weed control or eradication, damages, Minn. Statutes 2005 18.84
Park roads, torts, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.82
Peace officers' claims, disciplinary action, Minn. Statutes 2005 626.89
Private road damages, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.08
Property owned by town, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.41
Public works contracts, failure to get bond, Minn. Statutes 2005 574.29
Railroad aid, limitations on, Minn. Const. art 11 s 12
Rustic roads, torts, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.83
Sand, gravel, or road construction materials, transportation for restoration of town roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.155
Streets and roads, warning signs, failure to place, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.16
Toll facility revenue bonds, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.89
Unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2005 363A.29
Vocational education cooperative centers, Minn. Statutes 2005 123A.22
Libraries, see PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Library boards, agreements with other libraries, Minn. Statutes 2005 134.23
Licenses
Auctioneers, additional licenses prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2005 330.025
Bus or streetcar benches and shelters, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.27
Carnivals, Minn. Statutes 2005 437.07, 437.08
Circuses, Minn. Statutes 2005 437.07, 437.08
Deadline for town action, Minn. Statutes 2005 15.99
Electronic incapacitation devices, sales, Minn. Statutes 2005 624.731
Fairs, Minn. Statutes 2005 437.07, 437.08
Fees, reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.74
Liquor licenses, see Alcoholic beverages under this topic
Metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.01
Recreational manufactured home parks, Minn. Statutes 2005 327.15, 327.26
Shows, Minn. Statutes 2005 437.07, 437.08
Snowmobiles, restriction, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.85
Solid waste collectors, Minn. Statutes 2005 115A.93
Tear gas, sales, Minn. Statutes 2005 624.731
Tobacco products, sale or manufacture, Minn. Statutes 2005 461.12 to 461.19
Tourist camps, Minn. Statutes 2005 327.15, 327.26
Vending machines, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.707
Watercraft, licensing prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2005 86B.421
Liens, motor vehicles, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2005 168A.16
Light rail transit plans
Reports received, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.3994
Living at home/block nurse programs
Home care services, Minn. Statutes 2005 256B.0917
Loans by, business development loans
Security, sale in secondary markets, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.78
Loans to
Bond proceeds, depositing, Minn. Statutes 2005 16A.641
Clean water partnership loans, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.725, 103F.745
Community disaster loans, receiving, Minn. Statutes 2005 12.301
Debt service deficiency loans, Minn. Statutes 2005 475A.04
Energy conservation investments, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.65
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.73
Hardship acquisition and relocation, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.167
Highway rights-of-way acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.167
Housing, affordable and life-cycle, metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.254
Port development assistance program, Minn. Statutes 2005 457A.03
Public works projects, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.65
Secured loans, bank liability, Minn. Statutes 2005 48.24
Town roads, construction and reconstruction, Minn. Statutes 2005 174.52
Local effort tax rate, defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 298.282
Local firefighter relief associations, duties, see Municipalities under LOCAL FIREFIGHTER RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS
Local government aid
Reduction, property taxes, late reports, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.62
Local governmental units
Towns defined as
Amateur Sports Commission, Minn. Statutes 2005 240A.01
Levy or bond referendum, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.60
Metropolitan government, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.121
Metropolitan land use planning, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.852
One call excavation notice system, Minn. Statutes 2005 216D.01
Pesticide control, Minn. Statutes 2005 18B.01
Pipeline Safety Office, Minn. Statutes 2005 299J.02
Property tax levies, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.62
Local lodging taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.190
Local pest control, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.13
Local police relief associations, duties, see Municipalities under LOCAL POLICE RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS
Local relief associations
Reports received, Minn. Statutes 2005 69.77, 353A.06
Local retirement plans or funds
Establishments, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2005 356.25
Local tax rate, defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 276A.01
Local units of government, towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 4A.07
Lodging taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.190
Mail and mailing
Commercial zones, establishment, notice, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.16
Industrial zones, establishment, notice, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.16
Joint airport zoning boards, requests to form, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.063
Mailboxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.072, 366.015
Manufactured home parks, closing, hearings, notice, Minn. Statutes 2005 327C.095
Motor vehicles, impoundment, notice, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.06
Polling places, relocation notice, Minn. Statutes 2005 204B.16
Manufactured home parks
Closing or conversion, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 327C.095
Maps, state demographer, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 4A.02
Matching funds
Rehabilitation facilities, appropriations, taxes, gifts, or grants for, Minn. Statutes 2005 268A.06
Matching programs, comparison of data, Minn. Statutes 2005 13B.01 to 13B.05
Meat and poultry inspection, see MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION
Medical response units, Minn. Statutes 2005 144E.275
Meetings, see Town meetings under this topic
Memberships
Vocational education cooperative centers, Minn. Statutes 2005 123A.22
Mental health services, grants, applying for, Minn. Statutes 2005 245.63
Merit systems, police, see POLICE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONS
Metropolitan agricultural preserves, Minn. Statutes 2005 473H.01 to 473H.18
Metropolitan agricultural preserves, soil loss
Reports received, Minn. Statutes 2005 473H.16
Metropolitan area towns
Agreements by, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.223, 473.254
Approvals by, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.195
Association of Metropolitan Municipalities, see ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES
Census, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.01, 368.015
Comprehensive municipal plans, see Metropolitan area under COMPREHENSIVE MUNICIPAL PLANS
Consulting, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.147, 473.208
Contracts, metropolitan area regional recreational open space system, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.315, 473.333
Cooperation, land and water development ordinances, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.208
Defined as local governmental units, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.852
Defined as local governments, Minn. Statutes 2005 403.21
Defined as municipalities, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.252, 473.254, 473.301
Defined as political subdivisions, Minn. Statutes 2005 13.02
Dissolution, consolidation, annexation, detachment, or incorporation, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.13
Elections, guidelines, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.03
Enforcement of law, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.208
Federal aid, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.223
Financial assistance, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.384
Fiscal capacity, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.02, 473F.07
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.01
Grants to, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.252, 473.254, 473.315, 473.333
Housing, affordability and life-cycle goals, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.254
Housing and redevelopment powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.195, 473.201
Housing and redevelopment projects, Metropolitan Council, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.201
Inclusionary housing development program, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.251, 473.255
Indebtedness, net debt limitations, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.02
Land, water development and management, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.191
Loans to, housing, affordable and life-cycle, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.254
Metropolitan revenue distribution, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.02
Net tax capacity, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.05 to 473F.11
Notice received
Comprehensive municipal plans, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.175
Housing, affordability and life-cycle opportunities amount, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.254
Matters of metropolitan significance, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.173
Metropolitan Council, vacancies or expiration of terms, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.123
Metropolitan Parks and Open Spaces Commission, vacancies, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.303
Metropolitan revenue distribution, ineligibility, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.02
School district capital improvement programs, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.175
Ordinances, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.01, 473.192, 473.206, 473.4055, 473.811
Payments by, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.521, 473.834
Personal property, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.02
Population, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.01, 473F.13
Population estimates, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.07, 473F.13
Property taxes, see Towns under PROPERTY TAXES
Real property, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.02
Reports given, housing, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.254
Representation, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.803
Transit replacement service program, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.388
Wastewater treatment, powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.521
Mississippi headwaters land use plan, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.371
Model codes, adoption by reference, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.62
Mosquito abatement
Boards, see Mosquito abatement boards under MOSQUITOES
Generally, see Abatement under MOSQUITOES
Motor vehicles
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.666
Identification, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.346
Leased vehicles, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 297A.70
Liens, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2005 168A.16
Road maintenance vehicles, white strobe lamps, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.64
Sales taxes, revenues, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2005 297A.991
Sewage sludge transport vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.80
Use, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.666
MSRS, see MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM (MSRS)
Municipal airports, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.046
Municipal bands, orchestras, and choruses, see under BANDS, ORCHESTRAS, AND CHORUSES
Municipal heritage preservation commissions
Authority, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.193
Municipal hospitals, leases, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.475
Municipal identification entrance signs
Defined as official signs and notices, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.02
Erecting, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.025
Road authorities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.025
Municipal industrial development
Projects, duties, see Municipalities under INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
Municipal services, extension, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.591
Municipalities
Towns defined as
Aeronautics, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.013
Aircraft registration and taxation, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.511
Airport zoning, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.061
Area redevelopment, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.110
Cable communications, Minn. Statutes 2005 238.02
Corporations, creation by political subdivisions, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.719
Driver improvement clinics, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.971
Elevators and boilers, regulation, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.74
Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, Minn. Statutes 2005 144E.001
Energy conservation investments, Minn. Statutes 2005 216C.37
Fire or police state aid, Minn. Statutes 2005 69.011
Fire protection industry licensing, Minn. Statutes 2005 299M.01
Hazardous buildings, Minn. Statutes 2005 463.15
Inclusionary housing development, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.255
Industrial development districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.153
Lawful gambling and gambling devices, Minn. Statutes 2005 349.30
Metropolitan Revenue Distribution Act, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.02
Newspaper law, Minn. Statutes 2005 331A.01
Noxious Weed Law, Minn. Statutes 2005 18.77
Prompt payment of bills, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.425
Property tax abatement law, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.1812
Property tax relief, Minn. Statutes 2005 273.134
Property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 272.71
Public indebtedness, Minn. Statutes 2005 475.51
Recreational manufactured home parks and camping areas, Minn. Statutes 2005 327.14
Reporting obligations, municipal duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.70
Special assessments, Minn. Statutes 2005 435.201
Tax relief area revenue distribution, Minn. Statutes 2005 276A.01
Unfunded indebtedness, Iron Range towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.71
Uniform airports law, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.031
Uniform Municipal Contracting Law, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.345
Voting machine law, Minn. Statutes 2005 206.56
Names
Change of name, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.02, 379.07 to 379.09
New towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.01
Natural disasters, relief, materials and equipment
Natural Resources Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 88.065
Net indebtedness, see Indebtedness under this topic
New counties
Fractions of towns, reorganization, Minn. Statutes 2005 370.17
New towns
Election of officers, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.03
Names, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.01
Town clerks, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.14
No-fault automobile insurance
Reparation security, Minn. Statutes 2005 65B.48
Nonprofit corporations
County hospital authorities, Minn. Statutes 2005 144.581
Joint powers entities, creation, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.717
Notice given
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.046, 360.065
Appeal and equalization boards, delegation of duties to county boards, Minn. Statutes 2005 274.01
Assessment or equalization, hearings, request for, Minn. Statutes 2005 270C.922
Building code, adoption of optional provisions, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.62
Commercial zones, establishment, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.16
Contracts, letting of bids, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.37
Currency exchanges, license application considerations, Minn. Statutes 2005 53A.04
Elections, primary or general, Minn. Statutes 2005 204B.34
Emergency medical services districts, withdrawal, Minn. Statutes 2005 144F.01
Fire insurance trust and escrow withholding accounts list, Minn. Statutes 2005 65A.50
Fires caused by railroad locomotives, personnel, or railroad cars, extinguishment costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.761
Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.17, 444.21
Highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.14, 160.22
Historic site acquisition, notice about, Minn. Statutes 2005 138.665
Hospital district resolutions, Minn. Statutes 2005 447.31, 447.38
Improvements, cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2005 435.202
Industrial zones, establishment, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.16
Investments, Minn. Statutes 2005 118A.04
Mailboxes, removal and replacement costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.072
Major purchases, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.025
Manufactured home parks, closing, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2005 327C.095
Metropolitan agricultural preserves, Minn. Statutes 2005 473H.02, 473H.04, 473H.06
Metropolitan area towns, see same under this topic
Minimum-maintenance roads, designation, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.095
Motor vehicles, impoundment, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.06
Net tax capacity, appeals, Minn. Statutes 2005 270C.925
Off-highway motorcycles, regulation, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.795
Off-road vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.804
Ordinances, text, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.125
Polling places, relocation, Minn. Statutes 2005 204B.16
Public notices, see under LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.071, 219.10, 219.384
Railroad fences, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.34
Railroad passenger service agreements, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2005 174.63
Recorded town road maps, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.35
Reforestation and sanitation grants, participation, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.16
Shade tree disease control, municipal participation, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.16
Solid waste, intent to organize collection, Minn. Statutes 2005 115A.94
Special census, metropolitan area cities, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.24
State primary election, cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2005 204D.03
Subordinate service districts, creation, Minn. Statutes 2005 365A.05
Tax-forfeited lands, appeals, Minn. Statutes 2005 282.01
Tobacco products ordinances, adoption or amendment, Minn. Statutes 2005 461.19
Toll facilities, solicitation of proposals, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.85
Town board meetings, special assessments for services, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.181
Town roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.22, 164.06, 164.07
Nuclear power plants
Emergency response planning, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 12.13
Nursing homes, Minn. Statutes 2005 447.41
Officers and employees, see TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Open Meeting Law, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Operators of vehicles transporting wheelchair users
Towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 299A.11
Option A towns
Abandonment of option, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.33
Additional supervisors, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.03, 367.33
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.30
Required for urban towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.31
Town elections, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.03, 367.31, 367.33
Option B towns
Abandonment of option, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.34
Adoption of, by election, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.03, 367.31, 367.34
Clerk and treasurers' office, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.34
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.30
Option C towns
Abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.35
Adoption of, by election, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.31
Budgets, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.35
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.30
Finances, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.35
Town administrators, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.30, 367.31, 367.35
Option D towns
Abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.36
Adoption of, by election, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.31
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.30
Town officers and employees, see TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Optional plans
Abandonment of options, three-year limitation on, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.31
Adoption of specific options, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.31
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.30
Laws and ordinances, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.32
Notice of question, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.31
Orders, see under TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
Ordinances
Abandoned scrap metal, disposition, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.09
Absentee ballot counting boards, authorizing, Minn. Statutes 2005 203B.13
Aeronautics bonds, tax limitations, exceeding, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.036
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.038, 360.305
All-terrain vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.928
Amendments to, Minn. Statutes 2005 462.353, 462.3612
Barbershops, hours of business, Minn. Statutes 2005 154.26
Bicycle ways, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.263
Boats and boating, Minn. Statutes 2005 86B.201
Building movers, Minn. Statutes 2005 221.81
Cable communications systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 238.08, 238.081, 238.084
Codification, Minn. Statutes 2005 415.021
Collector motor vehicles, outdoor storage, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2005 168.10
Combined polling places, Minn. Statutes 2005 204B.14
Community antenna television lines, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.45
Controlled access highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.305
Declaratory judgments about, Minn. Statutes 2005 555.11
Drug paraphernalia, Minn. Statutes 2005 152.205
Elevators, licensing authorities, establishment, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.743
Evidence of, Minn. Statutes 2005 599.13
Fire sprinkler systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 299M.07
Firearms regulations, preemption by state law, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.633
Floodplain management, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.121
Formalities, notices, and posting, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.125
Four-wheel all-terrain vehicles, use on designated roadways, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.045
Government, continuity of in emergencies, Minn. Statutes 2005 1.27
Government officials, emergency interim succession of, Minn. Statutes 2005 1.27
Highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.232, 169.87
Impounded motor vehicles, disposition, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.09
Individual sewage treatment systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 115.55
Land use planning, boards of adjustment and appeals, Minn. Statutes 2005 462.354
Leaves, open burning, Minn. Statutes 2005 116.082
Light rail transit, warning signals, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.4055
Limousine services, Minn. Statutes 2005 221.84
Manufactured homes, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.151
Metropolitan area towns, see same under this topic
Milk, production and processing, not to exceed state standard, Minn. Statutes 2005 32.397
Motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.53
Motorized golf carts, use on designated roadways, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.045
Noncommercial signs, political advertising, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 211B.045
Nursery stock, Minn. Statutes 2005 18H.16
Nursing homes, Minn. Statutes 2005 447.41
Off-highway motorcycles, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.795
Off-road vehicles, operation on public lands, waters, and property, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.804
One-way roadways, parking on, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.35
Option C towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.35
Optional plans, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.32
Outdoor advertising, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.16
Pipes and pipelines, Minn. Statutes 2005 299J.05
Plant pests and diseases, control or eradication, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.13
Plumbing, regulations, Minn. Statutes 2005 326.38
Polling places, location, Minn. Statutes 2005 204B.16
Posting of, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.125, 367.11
Public health, Minn. Statutes 2005 145A.05
Publication, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.125, 415.021
Railroads, quiet zones, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.166
Recording, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.125
Rent controls, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.9996
School buses, stop signal arms, use, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.443
Shade tree diseases, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.16
Shoreland development, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.221
Sidewalk improvement districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 435.44
Soil loss ordinances, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.405, 103F.435
Solid waste, Minn. Statutes 2005 115A.94, 221.031, 473.811
Special assessments, Minn. Statutes 2005 435.193
State statutes or rules, adoption by reference, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.62
Storm sewer improvement districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.17, 444.21
Sustainable development, model ordinance, Minn. Statutes 2005 4A.07
Tanning facilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 325H.10
Text, notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.125
Tobacco products, local ordinances regarding, Minn. Statutes 2005 461.12 to 461.19
Town roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.928, 164.02
Traffic regulations
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.04
Parking, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.345, 169.35
Speed limits, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.263, 327.27
State law, conformity, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.022
Violations, suspension of drivers' license, Minn. Statutes 2005 171.16
Utilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.45
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01, 368.01, 626.05
Water conditioning contractors and installers, Minn. Statutes 2005 326.58
Water softeners, installation, Minn. Statutes 2005 326.38
Water surface use, Minn. Statutes 2005 86B.205, 86B.211
Wetlands, restrictions on access from roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.235
Zoning ordinances, see under ZONING
Organization
Description, filing, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.05
First town meeting, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.045
Organizational meeting, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.01
Petition to organize, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.01
Report by county board, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.04, 379.05
Town meeting, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.50
Other municipalities, assistance to, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.043
Ownership
Surplus highway property, transfer to towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.41
Parking facilities, polling places, use, Minn. Statutes 2005 204B.16
Parks, see MUNICIPAL PARKS
Partition
Debts, apportionment, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.06
Funds and accounts, apportionment, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.06
Hearing, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.03
Petition of voters, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.02
Report by county board, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.04, 379.05
Size limits, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.02
Payments by
Acquisition of surplus highway projects, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.41
Agriculture Department employees acting as tree inspectors, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.16
Audits and examinations, costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.56
Authority, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.07
County agricultural inspectors, costs of work performed for local weed inspectors, Minn. Statutes 2005 18.81
County assessors, services, Minn. Statutes 2005 273.05
Direct deposit, employees payroll, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.426
Drainage systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 103E.525
Economic development property, tax abatement payments, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.1815
Elections, expenses, Minn. Statutes 2005 203B.05, 204B.28, 204B.32, 204B.45, 204C.50
Electronic transactions, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.381
Health and accident insurance benefits, retired employees, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.611
Highway drainage ditches crossing railroads, costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.19
Hospital supplies and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.475
Information returns (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2005 289A.12
Interregional transportation corridors, advance funding, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.361
League of Minnesota cities, dues, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.58
Metropolitan area towns, see same under this topic
Mileage allowances, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.666
Mosquito abatement costs, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.14
Net tax capacity hearings, costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 270C.921
Noxious weeds, Minn. Statutes 2005 18.88
Pavement marking costs, reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.391
Peace officers, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.44, 471.45, 626.852
Pounds (animal control), funding, Minn. Statutes 2005 35.71
Prompt payment, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.425
Property assessment or equalization hearings, costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 270C.921
Property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.065
Public road ditches, costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.201
Rabies proclamations, publication costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 35.68
Railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.071, 219.072, 219.40
Roads, bridges, or ferries, maintenance and improvement, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.07
Sick leave, Minn. Statutes 2005 256D.20, 261.002
Special census, costs, metropolitan area cities, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.24
Special transportation services, Minn. Statutes 2005 174.30
State and national associations, membership fees, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.96
State contracts, audit costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 16C.05
Streets and roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.17
Surplus property costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 16C.23
Tax-forfeited lands, maintenance costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 282.01
Town clerks, expenses, Minn. Statutes 2005 203B.15, 204B.32
Town roads, see TOWN ROADS
Transportation Department services, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.39
Trunk highway projects, advance funding, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.361
Unemployment insurance trust fund, reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2005 268.052
Vacation leave, Minn. Statutes 2005 256D.20, 261.002
Volunteer firefighter relief associations, Minn. Statutes 2005 69.772
Voting machines or systems, purchase costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 206.59
Waste management services, Minn. Statutes 2005 400.08
Workers' compensation awards, Minn. Statutes 2005 176.531
Workers' compensation insurance, Transportation Department employees, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.11
Payments to
Abandoned motor vehicles, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.10
Abandoned scrap metal, disposition costs, reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.10
Cartways, damages, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.08
Conservation tax credit, lost revenues, Minn. Statutes 2005 273.119
Contamination taxes, administration costs, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2005 270.98
County cemetery funds interest, apportionment, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.51, 306.53
County liquor license fees, Minn. Statutes 2005 340A.408
County state-aid highway fund allocations, Minn. Statutes 2005 162.08
Credit cards, use, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.381
Damage to streets and roads, building movers, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2005 221.81
Electronic transactions, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.381
Entitlement lands, federal payments in lieu of taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.653
Gambling devices seized, money in, Minn. Statutes 2005 626.04
Game refuges and hunting grounds, payments in lieu of taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 97A.061
Homestead benefits improperly allowed, Minn. Statutes 2005 273.124, 290A.25
Impounded motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.08, 168B.10
Interest earned on county cemetery funds, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.51, 306.53
Iron Range towns, see same under this topic
Mailboxes, removal and replacement costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.072
Petroleum tank release cleanup, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2005 115C.09
Property tax relief, reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2005 273.123
Property tax revenues, Minn. Statutes 2005 276.10, 276.11, 276.111
Public defender costs, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2005 611.35
Railroads, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.06, 219.34
Snow removal, private lands, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.21
Special assessments, interest and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2005 276.131
State aid, see same under this topic
Tax-forfeited land sales, revenues, Minn. Statutes 2005 282.08
Tax reassessment costs, deduction, Minn. Statutes 2005 272.11
Taxes imposed on leased or loaned tax-exempt property, Minn. Statutes 2005 272.01
Toll facilities, revenues, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.87
Town property annexed by city, cash payment, Minn. Statutes 2005 414.033
Town roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 162.081, 164.13
Trunk highway advance project funding, repayment, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.361
Tunnels under highways, maintenance costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.25
Volunteer ambulance attendants, training costs, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2005 144E.35
Peace officers, see Towns under PEACE OFFICERS
PERA, see PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION (PERA)
Permits
Agricultural machinery and equipment, operation on highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.72
Articulated buses, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.86
Building movers, Minn. Statutes 2005 221.81
Buildings, moving over streets and highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.26
Bus or streetcar benches and shelters, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.27
Carnivals, Minn. Statutes 2005 437.07 to 437.09
Circuses, Minn. Statutes 2005 437.07 to 437.09
Customs inspections facilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.27
Deadline for town action, Minn. Statutes 2005 15.99
Drains, connections to highway drains, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.20
Environmental impact statements, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2005 116D.04
Excavators, Minn. Statutes 2005 216D.02
Fairs, Minn. Statutes 2005 437.07 to 437.09
Four-wheel all-terrain vehicles, use on designated roadways, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.045
Harmful aquatic plants, destruction, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.625
Highway approaches, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.18
Logging railroads across highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.24
Motorized golf carts, use on designated roadways, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.045
Outdoor telephone booths, highways, streets, or roads, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.27
Oversize vehicle permits, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.86, 169.862
Shows, Minn. Statutes 2005 437.07 to 437.09
Tractors, operation on highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 169.72
Tunnels under highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.25
Underground facility operators, Minn. Statutes 2005 216D.02
Watershed districts, exemptions from permit fees, Minn. Statutes 2005 103D.335
Personal property
Equalization boards, duties, see APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION BOARDS
Metropolitan area towns, adjusted net tax capacity and equalized market value, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.02
Net tax capacity, Minn. Statutes 2005 270C.91
Transfer to other public corporations, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.85
Pest control, see Control under PESTS
Pesticide control
Cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2005 18B.04
Petitions by, Minn. Statutes 2005 174.03, 216B.241
Petitions to, see under TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
Planning
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032, 360.036
County funds, use of, Minn. Statutes 2005 394.25
Flood emergency protection plans, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.155
Land use planning grants, Minn. Statutes 2005 462.353
Local water management, see LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT
Metropolitan surface water, see METROPOLITAN SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
Nuclear power plants, emergency response, Minn. Statutes 2005 12.13
Planning and zoning commissions, approvals by, Minn. Statutes 2005 505.09
Trunk highways in recreation areas, facilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.81
Plats
Correction of errors, Minn. Statutes 2005 505.165, 505.173, 505.176
County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 272.12
Planning reviews, Minn. Statutes 2005 505.03
Street plats, preparation, Minn. Statutes 2005 505.1792
Transfers, Minn. Statutes 2005 272.12
Validation of certain plats, Minn. Statutes 2005 505.09, 505.16
Plumbers, see Licenses under PLUMBERS
Plumbing, installation, uniform standards, Minn. Statutes 2005 326.37
Police departments, see Towns under PEACE OFFICERS
Policies, airline credits or benefits, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2005 15.435
Policy of state, discrimination, Minn. Statutes 2005 363A.02
Political subdivisions, towns defined as
Ethics in government, Minn. Statutes 2005 10A.01
Newspaper law, Minn. Statutes 2005 331A.01
Property tax abatement law, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.1812
Publicly owned motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.666
Self-insurance coverage, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.98
Social Security law, Minn. Statutes 2005 355.01
Polling places, see POLLING PLACES
Pollution Control Agency
Cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2005 115.06
Poor relief system
Abolished, Minn. Statutes 2005 256D.19, 261.001
Employees, transfer, Minn. Statutes 2005 256D.20
Local social services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2005 256D.19, 261.001
Population
County state-aid highway fund allocations, basis, Minn. Statutes 2005 162.08
Estimates
Federal census, use, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.62
Metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.07, 473F.13
Property tax reports, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.62
Metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.01, 473F.13
Projections, state demographer, Minn. Statutes 2005 4A.02
Postaudits, cost, payment, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.62
Posting (notices)
Metropolitan area towns, see same under this topic
Posting facilities requirements, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Town roads, abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.06
Pounds, see Towns under POUNDS (ANIMAL CONTROL)
Printing
Double-sided, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.122
Reports, Minn. Statutes 2005 3.195
Soy-based ink, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.122
Private property, see Metropolitan area towns under this topic
Procurement of goods, services, and utilities
Administration Department, authority, Minn. Statutes 2005 16C.03
State contracts, audits, Minn. Statutes 2005 16C.05
Property
All-terrain vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.922
Boats, license fees, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 86B.411
General powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.02
Liability of, in suits against town, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.41
Liens, for special assessment, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.181
Nonpayment, seller's remedy, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.025
Off-highway motorcycles, registration fee exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.788
Off-road vehicles, registration fee exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.798
Public property, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.02, 160.03
Real property, Minn. Statutes 2005 15.054, 16C.23
Snowmobiles, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.82
Surplus property (government), Minn. Statutes 2005 15.054, 16C.23
Property taxes, see Towns under PROPERTY TAXES
Public accountant, Minn. Statutes 2005 6.64
Public bodies, towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 562.01
Public buildings, see TOWN BUILDINGS
Public corporations, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.02
Public drainage systems, see DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
Public employees defined contribution plan, duties, see PUBLIC EMPLOYEES DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN
Public funds, see under DEPOSITORIES
Public improvements
Budget requests, submission to Finance Department, Minn. Statutes 2005 16A.86
Lake improvements, see LAKE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
Lakes and ponds, see LAKES AND PONDS
Pavements, see PAVEMENTS
Pedestrian malls, Minn. Statutes 2005 429.021, 430.01 to 430.11
Playgrounds, see PLAYGROUNDS
Proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2005 435.202, 435.56
Pumps and pumping, see PUMPS AND PUMPING
Reservoirs, see RESERVOIRS
Rights of way, see RIGHTS OF WAY
Sidewalks, Minn. Statutes 2005 435.44
Special assessments for, see Towns under SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Storm sewer improvement districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.16 to 444.21
Stormwater control systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Streets and roads, see TOWN ROADS
Wastewater treatment facilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075, 444.26
Water supply, see Towns under WATER SUPPLY
Watershed districts, see WATERSHED DISTRICTS
Public information and education programs
Controlled substances, Minn. Statutes 2005 152.029
Public lands, see Real property under this topic
Public notice required by private agreement or local laws, Minn. Statutes 2005 331A.11
Public notices, see under LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Public relations
Contributions to regional or local organizations, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.191
Public roads, use by utilities and communications entities
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 222.37
Public services
Rescues, charges for, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.011
Towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 363A.03
Water supply, see same under this topic
Public utilities
Area development rate plans, Minn. Statutes 2005 216B.161
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 216.161, 216B.16, 216B.17, 222.37
Public water supply, see Water supply under this topic
Publication by
Codification of laws, Minn. Statutes 2005 415.021
Distribution, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.68
Financial reports, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.697
Geographical names, requirement to use, Minn. Statutes 2005 83A.03
Publications by
Real property sales, advertisements for bids, Minn. Statutes 2005 429.041
Pumps and pumping
Water supply, authorizing, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Purchases by
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032
Awards and trophies, public recreation programs, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.15
Blind-made goods and services, Minn. Statutes 2005 248.075
Buildings and grounds, road machinery and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.02
Carpet replacement, recycling, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.122
Correctional industry products, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.181
Credit cards, use, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.381
Great River Road, adjacent areas, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.142
Installment payments, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.71
Motor vehicles and equipment, energy conservation, Minn. Statutes 2005 216C.19
Paper stock, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.122
Real property, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Rental purchase agreements, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.71
Road machinery and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.02
Road or street building materials, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.11
Sounding and testing equipment, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.42
Toll bridges, Minn. Statutes 2005 165.09
Town roads, rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.02, 164.06
Trees and hedges, on highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.22
Trunk highways, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.202, 161.411
Railroad crossings, see RAILROAD CROSSINGS
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.074, 219.14, 219.19
Railroads, alteration of route, Minn. Statutes 2005 222.31
Real estate tax judgment sales
Conveyances before forfeiture, Minn. Statutes 2005 280.385
Real property
Abandoned vehicles, see under MOTOR VEHICLES
Agencies in charge of, Minn. Statutes 2005 103C.235
Airports and landing fields, acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032 to 360.034, 360.036
Conveyances, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.04, 465.025
Deeds, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.05
Gifts to state, Minn. Statutes 2005 94.17, 94.18, 94.19
Government property, Minn. Statutes 2005 435.19
Hennepin County regional park district acquisition of, Minn. Statutes 2005 383B.72
Hennepin County Three Rivers Park District acquisition of, Minn. Statutes 2005 383B.72
Leases, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.035
Logging roads, losses from use, limitation of liability, Minn. Statutes 2005 466.03
Metropolitan area towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 473F.02
Net tax capacity, Minn. Statutes 2005 270C.91
Nursing homes, purchasing, Minn. Statutes 2005 447.41
Property taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2005 272.02
Public lands, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.202
Purchase or holding for housing or economic development or redevelopment purposes, Minn. Statutes 2005 272.02
Purchasing, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Sale, lease, or conveyance, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
State surplus land sales, Minn. Statutes 2005 94.10
Tourist camps, Minn. Statutes 2005 450.19
Town cemeteries, lands, sale or lease, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.26
Transferring to Duluth Transit Authority, Minn. Statutes 2005 458A.34
Trespass on, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.05
Unimproved land, limitation of liability, Minn. Statutes 2005 466.03
Valuation, water service, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.20
Zoning regulations, see Zoning under this topic
Real property sales, advertisements for bids, Minn. Statutes 2005 429.041
Receipts, revenues, Minn. Statutes 2005 276.11, 360.037, 365.07
Reciprocity, airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.201 to 360.203
Recommendations by, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.301, 144E.11, 282.01
Recommendations to, Minn. Statutes 2005 414.051
Records and record keeping
Child support enforcement, access, Minn. Statutes 2005 256.978
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 138.17
Destruction of originals, Minn. Statutes 2005 15.17
Duplicate warrants, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.415
Emergency records preservation program, Minn. Statutes 2005 138.17
Preservation, Minn. Statutes 2005 15.17
Reproductions, Minn. Statutes 2005 15.17, 138.17
Town clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.11
Recreational facilities and programs
Authority to operate, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.15, 471.16
Employees, Fair Labor Standards Act, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2005 177.23
Establishment, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.15
Funding, town meetings, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.10
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.16
Gifts and bequests, acceptance, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.17
Local recreation grants, Minn. Statutes 2005 85.019
Location of activities, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.17
Private land used for public recreation, Minn. Statutes 2005 604A.20 to 604A.27
Zoning regulations, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.12 to 366.14
Recreational vehicle lanes, see under HIGHWAYS
Cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.262
Recycling
Carpet replacement contracts, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.122
Containers for recyclable material, Minn. Statutes 2005 115A.151
Scrap metal, choice of facilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.124
Referendum, see Towns under REFERENDUM
Reforestation advisory committees, Minn. Statutes 2005 18G.16
Regional library systems, see REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEMS
Regional library systems, levy amount
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 134.342
Regional railroad authorities, see REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITIES
Regional sanitary sewer districts, see under SANITARY DISTRICTS
Registration
Public Utilities Commission, registering with, Minn. Statutes 2005 216.161
Snowmobiles, fees, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.82
Regulations, see under TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
Rehabilitation facilities, see REHABILITATION FACILITIES
Relocation during wars, Minn. Statutes 2005 1.26
Rent controls, generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.9996
Rentals, ditch machinery, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.201
Reports given
Annual reports, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.68
Biennial reports, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.68
Buildings, permit fees and surcharges, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.70
Comprehensive land use plan, Minn. Statutes 2005 462.353
County cemetery funds, interest received, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.50
Deaths, residents and nonresidents, Minn. Statutes 2005 201.13
Distribution to legislature, Minn. Statutes 2005 3.195
Drivers' licenses, Minn. Statutes 2005 171.54
Financial reports, see same under this topic
Loss of housing due to welfare reform, Minn. Statutes 2005 462A.2065, 469.0305
Plumbers and plumbing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2005 326.39
Property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.62
Road and bridge funds, appropriations from, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.03
Road taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.03
Roads, cartways, and bridges, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.03
Water conditioning contractors and installers, violations, Minn. Statutes 2005 326.59
Requests by, Minn. Statutes 2005 162.02, 169.832
Rescue services, charges for, collection, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.011
Reservoirs, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Residential programs, see RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS (HUMAN SERVICES)
Revenues
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.037
Property tax revenues, see Towns under PROPERTY TAXES
Raised as town charge, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.07
Review boards, see APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION BOARDS
Review by, Minn. Statutes 2005 219.445
Right of entry, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.07, 360.032
Rights-of-way, proposed acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2005 505.1793
Road and bridge funds
Appropriations from, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.03
Deposits to, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.03, 298.75
Dissolution of town, fund disposal, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.47
Payments from
Cartways, costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.08, 164.10
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.02
Town bridges, reconstruction costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 165.11
Road authorities, see under TOWN ROADS
Road maintenance vehicles, see Motor vehicles under this topic
Roads, see TOWN ROADS
Rural water user districts, see RURAL WATER USER DISTRICTS
Saint Louis County, see Towns in under SAINT LOUIS COUNTY
Sales and use taxes, new taxes or increases, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.016
Sales by
Business development loans, security, sale in secondary markets, Minn. Statutes 2005 465.78
Conflicts of interest, see Members under TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
Public funds, collateral, Minn. Statutes 2005 118A.03
Real property, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01, 429.041
Road or street building materials, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.11
Surplus property, electronic sales process, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.345
Town cemetery lands, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.26
Sanitary districts, see SANITARY DISTRICTS
School district supported student activities
Bonds (public debt), Minn. Statutes 2005 471.15
Self-insurance employee health plans
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.617
Special education services, Minn. Statutes 2005 125A.023
Service charges
Collection of unpaid, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.011, 366.012
Emergency services, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.011
Sewage disposal systems, see Municipal sewage disposal systems under WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
Sewage treatment systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Sidewalks, Minn. Statutes 2005 435.44
Signs and symbols
Community identification signs, placement, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.08
Municipal identification entrance signs, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.02, 173.025
Size, changes of boundaries, limits, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.02
Small or medium sized communities, Minn. Statutes 2005 270.071
Snowmobiles
Licensing, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.85
Registration fee, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.82
Regulating operation, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.87
Social Security, duties, see Employers under SOCIAL SECURITY
Soil and water conservation districts
Advisory representatives from town, Minn. Statutes 2005 103C.315
Solid waste facility permits
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 116.074
Special assessments, see Towns under SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Special or local laws, Minn. Statutes 2005 645.021, 645.024
Specialized medical response units, Minn. Statutes 2005 144E.275
Specific towns, see specific index headings
Speed limits, see SPEED LIMITS
State aid
Annexation, consolidation, detachment, dissolution, or incorporation, effect, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.014
Appropriations for, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.03
Deductions from, state agency costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.014
Distribution, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.014
Fire state aid, see State aid under LOCAL FIREFIGHTER RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS
Ineligibility, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.013
Natural resources lands, payments in lieu of taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.14
Payment dates, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.015
Police state aid, see State aid under LOCAL POLICE RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS
Property tax statements, Minn. Statutes 2005 276.04
Public Employees Retirement Association employer contribution rate increase, Minn. Statutes 2005 273.1385
Reductions or offsets, Minn. Statutes 2005 273.121, 275.62, 477A.014
Uniform financial accounting and reporting standards, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.017
Withholding, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.38
State bicycle ways
Existing road rights-of-way, consulting, Minn. Statutes 2005 160.265
State Building Code
Adoption, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.72
Enforcement, see under STATE BUILDING CODE
Small municipalities, local option, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.73
State laws and statutes, purchase of copies, Minn. Statutes 2005 3C.12
State mandates, see under LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
State primary election, cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2005 204D.03
State surplus land sales
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 16B.282, 94.10
Statutory city powers
Urban towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.033, 367.31, 367.33
Storm sewer improvement districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.16 to 444.21
Storm water control, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Strategic and Long-Range Planning Office
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 414.09
Streets and roads, see TOWN ROADS
Subcontracts
Family services collaboratives, Minn. Statutes 2005 256F.13
Integrated children's mental health service system, Minn. Statutes 2005 245.4932
Subdivision of land, regulations, Minn. Statutes 2005 462.358
Subordinate service districts, see SUBORDINATE SERVICE DISTRICTS
Subpoenas, domestic animals damaged by dogs, Minn. Statutes 2005 347.15
Supervisors, see TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
Surety bonds
Duplicate warrants, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.415
General powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Prosecution, penalties, and forfeitures, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.05
Public works contractors, Minn. Statutes 2005 574.39
Surplus property
Electronic sales process, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.345
Sales by officers and employees, Minn. Statutes 2005 15.054
Sales to towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 16C.23
Sustainable development, Minn. Statutes 2005 4A.07
Tanning facilities, see TANNING FACILITIES
Tax assessment procedures, deficiencies
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 273.064
Tax levies, see Towns under PROPERTY TAXES
Taxes
Claims associated with, immunity from, Minn. Statutes 2005 466.03
Lodging taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.190
New income or sales taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 477A.016
Property, see Towns under PROPERTY TAXES
Racetracks, Minn. Statutes 2005 240.15
Taxing authorities, towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.065
Tear gas, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2005 624.731
Technical assistance
Water pollution, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.725, 103F.731
Telephone companies
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 222.37, 237.075
Telephones, see Township telephone systems under MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES
Tobacco products
Licenses, ordinances regarding, Minn. Statutes 2005 461.12 to 461.19
Local ordinances, restrictive regulations not preempted by, Minn. Statutes 2005 461.19
Manufacturers reports, local ordinances, Minn. Statutes 2005 461.17
Self-service sales on, Minn. Statutes 2005 461.18
Topographic surveys
Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.032, 360.036
Powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 84.53, 84.55
Tourist camps, Minn. Statutes 2005 450.19
Town, defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 645.44
Town boards of audit, see TOWN BOARDS OF AUDIT
Town bridges, county repair or reconstruction
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 165.12
Town clerks, see TOWN CLERKS
Town halls, see under TOWN BUILDINGS
Town meetings
Adjournment, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.58
Annual meeting time, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.54
Audited accounts, payment procedures, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.18
Business and elections, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.51
Cartway costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.10
Clerk's duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.53, 367.11
Fence policy, election, Minn. Statutes 2005 344.20
Fire protection districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.85
First meeting, Minn. Statutes 2005 379.045
Flowage easements, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.565
Funds and accounts, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.11
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.10, 365.56
Impassable town roads, correction costs, Minn. Statutes 2005 163.16
Lawsuits against town, private road damage, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.08
Library construction, financing, Minn. Statutes 2005 134.41
Local lodging taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 469.190
Minutes recorded at, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.55
Open Meeting Law, Minn. Statutes 2005 13D.01, 366.01
Parliamentary procedure at, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.56
Postponed or rescheduled meetings, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.51, 365.59
Precinct caucuses, restriction, Minn. Statutes 2005 202A.19
Procedures, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.04, 165.12, 275.07, 365.431
Quorum requirements, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.01
Reports received, Minn. Statutes 2005 164.03
Satellite broadcasting or program service facilities, tax exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2005 272.02
Special meetings, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.52, 365.56
Specific powers granted at, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.23
Town boards, general powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.10, 365.50
Towns established at, Minn. Statutes 2005 368.01
Township telephone systems, Minn. Statutes 2005 237.33, 237.36, 237.39, 237.40
Voting machines and systems, authorization of use, Minn. Statutes 2005 206.58
Voting regulations at, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.57
Town orders, see Orders under TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
Town roads, see TOWN ROADS
Township mutual companies, see TOWNSHIP MUTUAL COMPANIES
Township system of poor relief, Minn. Statutes 2005 256D.19, 256D.20, 261.001
Township telephone systems, see under MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES
Trade areas
Gambling, local regulation, Minn. Statutes 2005 349.213
Traffic control devices, duties, see TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
Traffic regulations, see TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Trail registry, duties
Cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2005 85.017
Trails, improvements
Saint Louis County board, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 383C.26
Transfer of property by, cemeteries, Minn. Statutes 2005 306.02
Transition from town to city, Minn. Statutes 2005 414.031
Transportation Department, contested cases
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 174.10
Transportation planning, metropolitan area
Coordination, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.146
Units of government, towns defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 168B.011
Urban towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 367.033, 367.31, 367.33
Valuation of property, water service, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.20
Vending machines, licenses, fee increases, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.707
Violations and penalties
Local government aid, reduction, late property tax reports, Minn. Statutes 2005 275.62
Municipal airports, closure, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.046
Supplies or equipment contracts, bidding violations, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.37
Tobacco sales to children, Minn. Statutes 2005 461.12
Town boards of supervisors, see Violations and penalties under TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
Vocational education cooperative centers
Memberships, Minn. Statutes 2005 123A.22
Voting machines and systems, see VOTING MACHINES AND SYSTEMS
Voting precincts, see VOTING PRECINCTS
Voting systems, purchase or lease, Minn. Statutes 2005 206.805
Warrants for payment of money
Dissolution of town, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.47, 365.49
Duplicate warrants, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.415
Waste management
Solid waste management services by counties, charges, Minn. Statutes 2005 400.08
Town meetings, powers, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.10
Waste management practices, Minn. Statutes 2005 115A.471
Waste pesticide collection program
Cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2005 18B.065
Wastewater treatment, nonmetropolitan interceptors
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 473.5111
Wastewater treatment facilities, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075, 444.26
Water access sites
Cooperation with Natural Resources Department, Minn. Statutes 2005 97A.141
Water conditioning contractors and installers
Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2005 116J.70, 326.55 to 326.65
Service and installation, uniform standards, Minn. Statutes 2005 326.57
Water management, see LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT
Water pollution, Minn. Statutes 2005 103F.725, 103F.731
Water supply
Critical water deficiencies, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.291
Platted towns, Minn. Statutes 2005 365.20
Private vendors of public services, see PRIVATIZATION
Pumps and pumping, authorization, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Rural water user districts, see RURAL WATER USER DISTRICTS
Service connection fees, Minn. Statutes 2005 144.3831
Valves, Minn. Statutes 2005 444.075
Water treatment facilities, construction contracts, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.371
Waters
Deicing, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.605
Weed control, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.621
Watershed districts, rules
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2005 103D.341
Weed control, aquatic plants, Minn. Statutes 2005 103G.621
Wells, Minn. Statutes 2005 103I.111, 103I.112, 444.075
Wetlands
Acquisition by Natural Resources Department, Minn. Statutes 2005 97A.145
Workers' compensation
Generally, see WORKERS COMPENSATION
Insurance companies, see Workers' compensation insurance companies under WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE
Reinsurance association, membership, Minn. Statutes 2005 79.34
Town officers and employees, Minn. Statutes 2005 176.011, 176.192
Zip code areas, homeowners insurance
Differential rates based on, unfair trade practice, Minn. Statutes 2005 72A.20
Zoning
Airports and landing fields, adoption of regulations, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2005 360.065
Commercial and industrial zones, scenic areas, Minn. Statutes 2005 173.04
County controls, consistency with, Minn. Statutes 2005 394.33
Deadlines for town action, Minn. Statutes 2005 15.99
Delinquent taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.125
Districts, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.13, 366.15
Existing buildings, exemptions from regulations, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.18
Manufactured homes, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.151
Municipal planning law, see Zoning ordinances under ZONING
Purpose, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.14
Recreational facilities and programs, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.12 to 366.14
Recreational manufactured home parks, construction or alteration projects, Minn. Statutes 2005 327.16
Regulations and restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.10, 366.12, 366.13
Residential programs (human services), Minn. Statutes 2005 245A.11
Tourist camps, construction or alteration projects, permits, Minn. Statutes 2005 327.16
Town zoning commissioner, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.16
Violations, penalties, Minn. Statutes 2005 366.181