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2017 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — AGRICULTURE
Chapter 40A — AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Section 40A.01 — STATE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION POLICY.
Universal Citation: MN Stat § 40A.01 (2017)
40A.01 STATE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION POLICY.
Subdivision 1. Goals. The goals of this chapter are to:
(1) preserve and conserve agricultural land, including forest land, for long-term agricultural use in order to protect the productive natural resources of the state, maintain the farm and farm-related economy of the state, and assure continued production of food and timber and agricultural uses;
(2) preserve and conserve soil and water resources; and
(3) encourage the orderly development of rural and urban land uses.
Subd. 2. Methods. The goals contained in subdivision 1 will be best met by combining state policies and guidelines with local implementation and enforcement procedures and private incentives.
History: 1984 c 654 art 3 s 31; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 128
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