2005 Minnesota Statutes - 145A.08 — Assessment of costs; tax levy authorized.

     145A.08 Assessment of costs; tax levy authorized. 


    Subdivision 1.    Cost of care.  A person who has or 
 whose dependent or spouse has a communicable disease that is 
 subject to control by the board of health is financially liable 
 to the unit or agency of government that paid for the reasonable 
 cost of care provided to control the disease under section 
 145A.04, subdivision 6. 


    Subd. 2.    Assessment of costs of enforcement.  (a) If 
 costs are assessed for enforcement of section 145A.04, 
 subdivision 8, and no procedure for the assessment of costs has 
 been specified in an agreement established under section 
 145A.07, the enforcement costs must be assessed as prescribed in 
 this subdivision. 


    (b) A debt or claim against an individual owner or single 
 piece of real property resulting from an enforcement action 
 authorized by section 145A.04, subdivision 8, must not exceed 
 the cost of abatement or removal.  


    (c) The cost of an enforcement action under section 
 145A.04, subdivision 8, may be assessed and charged against the 
 real property on which the public health nuisance, source of 
 filth, or cause of sickness was located.  The auditor of the 
 county in which the action is taken shall extend the cost so 
 assessed and charged on the tax roll of the county against the 
 real property on which the enforcement action was taken. 


    (d) The cost of an enforcement action taken by a town or 
 city board of health under section 145A.04, subdivision 8, may 
 be recovered from the county in which the town or city is 
 located if the city clerk or other officer certifies the costs 
 of the enforcement action to the county auditor as prescribed in 
 this section.  Taxes equal to the full amount of the enforcement 
 action but not exceeding the limit in paragraph (b) must be 
 collected by the county treasurer and paid to the city or town 
 as other taxes are collected and paid. 


    Subd. 3.    Tax levy authorized.  A city council or 
 county board that has formed or is a member of a board of health 
 may levy taxes on all taxable property in its jurisdiction to 
 pay the cost of performing its duties under this chapter. 


    HIST: 1987 c 309 s 8; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 5 s 6