2005 Minnesota Statutes - 88.53 — Land held as auxiliary forest; amount, disposal after ceasing to be auxiliary forest.

     88.53 Land held as auxiliary forest; amount, disposal 
  after ceasing to be auxiliary forest.  


    Subdivision 1.    Time for disposal.  Any corporation, 
 association, or organization may acquire and hold any amount of 
 land without restriction and without limit as to acreage or 
 quantity for the purpose of including same within and holding 
 same as an auxiliary forest under the provisions of sections 
 88.47 to 88.53.  When the same shall cease to be an auxiliary 
 forest the owners shall have five years within which to dispose 
 of the land, any provisions of general law to the contrary 
 notwithstanding.  


    Subd. 2.    Rules.  The director shall make rules and 
 adopt and prescribe such forms and procedure as shall be 
 necessary in carrying out the provisions of sections 88.47 to 
 88.53; and the director and every county board, county recorder, 
 registrar of titles, assessor, tax collector, and every other 
 person in official authority having any duties to perform under 
 or growing out of sections 88.47 to 88.53 are hereby severally 
 vested with full power and authority to enforce such rules, 
 employ help and assistance, acquire and use equipment and 
 supplies, or do any other act or thing reasonably necessary to 
 the proper performance of duties under or arising from the 
 administration and enforcement of sections 88.47 to 88.53.  It 
 shall be the duty of the director to cause periodic inspections 
 to be made of all auxiliary forests for the purpose of 
 determining whether contract and statutory provisions relative 
 thereto are being complied with. 


    Subd. 3.    Application.  Auxiliary forests shall be 
 subject to all applicable provisions of sections 88.03 to 88.21, 
 except as expressly provided otherwise in sections 88.47 to 
 88.53. 


    HIST: (4031-67, 4031-68, 4031-69) 1927 c 247 s 8-10; 1976 c 
 181 s 2; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444