2005 Minnesota Statutes - 84.64 — Conservation restrictions.

     84.64 Conservation restrictions. 


    Subdivision 1.    Acquisition.  A conservation 
 restriction for a definite period or in perpetuity may be 
 acquired by: 


    (a) The commissioner of natural resources, in the name of 
 the state, by gift, purchase or exchange, with funds 
 specifically made available for that purpose; 


    (b) A nonprofit charitable corporation whose purposes 
 include conservation of land or water areas; or 


    (c) A home rule charter or statutory city. 


    Subd. 2.    Definition.  For the purpose of this 
 section, a "conservation restriction" means a right, whether or 
 not stated in the form of a restriction, easement, covenant or 
 condition, in any deed, will or other instrument executed by or 
 on behalf of the owner of land or in any order of taking, 
 appropriate to retaining land or water areas predominately in 
 their natural, scenic, open or wooded condition, or as suitable 
 habitat for fish and wild life, to forbid or limit any or all: 


    (a) Construction or placing of buildings, roads, signs, 
 billboards or other advertising, utilities or other structures 
 on or above the ground. 


    (b) Dumping or placing of soil or other substance or 
 material as landfill, or dumping or placing of trash, waste or 
 unsightly or offensive materials. 


    (c) Removal or destruction of trees, shrubs or other 
 vegetation. 


    (d) Excavation, dredging or removal of loam, peat, gravel, 
 soil, rock or other material substance in such manner as to 
 affect the surface. 


    (e) Surface use except for purposes permitting the land or 
 water area to remain predominately in its natural condition. 


    (f) Activities detrimental to drainage, flood control, 
 water conservation, erosion control or soil conservation, or 
 fish and wild life habitat preservation, or 


    (g) Other acts or uses detrimental to such retention of 
 land or water areas. 


    HIST: 1974 c 531 s 1; 1975 c 163 s 1; 1979 c 159 s 1