Minnesota · statute · Minn. Stat. ch. 1 · 46 active provisions
The sovereignty and jurisdiction of this state extend to all places within its boundaries as defined in the constitution and, concurrently, to the waters forming a common boundary between this and adjoining states, subject only to rights of jurisdiction acquired by the United States over places in it.
Courts and officers having jurisdiction in a county bordering upon Big Stone Lake, Lake Traverse, Bois de Sioux River, or the Red River of the North, have jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases upon those waters concurrently with the courts and officers of other states bordering on them, to the extent any of them for…
The concurrent jurisdiction of a county and of courts and officers exercising jurisdiction throughout it extends over the water area that would be included if the boundary lines of the county were produced in the direction of their approach and extended across the waters to the opposite shore.
Subdivision 1. Rights of state. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the jurisdiction of the United States over any land or other property in this state owned for national purposes is concurrent with and subject to the jurisdiction and right of the state to cause its civil and criminal process to be executed there,…
Subdivision 1. Given for certain purposes. The consent of the State of Minnesota is given in accordance with the Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 8, Clause 17, to the acquisition by the United States in any manner of any land or right or interest in land in this state required for sites for customs…
The jurisdiction granted or ceded to the United States over any place in the state under sections 1.041 or 1.042 shall not vest until the United States has acquired the title to or right of possession of the premises affected, and shall continue only while the United States owns or occupies them for the purposes to whi…
Subdivision 1. General power. Notwithstanding any other law, all or any part of the jurisdiction acquired by the United States over any land or place in the state under section 1.041 or 1.042 or any other statute may be retroceded to the state in the manner provided in this section. Subd. 2. Offer; acceptance; recordin…
Consent of the state of Minnesota is given to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, or lease of the areas of land or water, or both, in this state as the United States deems necessary for the establishment of the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge in accordance with and for the purposes…
Consent of the state of Minnesota is given to the acquisition by the United States in any manner authorized by act of Congress of lands lying within the original boundaries of the Chippewa National Forest and the Superior National Forest for any purpose incident to the development or maintenance of those forests, subje…
Subdivision 1. Ownership of navigable waters and beds. Pursuant to applicable federal and state law under which Minnesota was admitted to the union on equal footing with the original 13 states, navigable waters and their beds located within the exterior boundaries of the state are owned by the state. In a few limited c…
The consent of the state given under sections 1.041 to 1.048 to the acquisition by the United States of any land or right or interest in land in this state or to the exercise of jurisdiction over any place in this state shall be evidenced by the certificate of the governor, issued in duplicate, under the great seal of…
When consent to the acquisition by the United States of any land or any right or interest in land by condemnation is given by sections 1.041 to 1.048, the United States may effect condemnation in the courts of this state in accordance with the laws of this state relating to eminent domain, or may effect condemnation in…
Mason's Minnesota Statutes of 1927, sections 4 and 5, as amended by Laws 1941, chapter 66, and Mason's Minnesota Statutes of 1927, Sections 6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, and 6-6, and Mason's Supplement 1940, Section 6-1, are repealed, but their repeal shall not affect any case in which the consent of the state to the acquisit…
Consent of the State of Minnesota is given to the acquisition by the United States in any manner authorized by act of Congress of lands lying within the original boundaries of the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge as established by Executive Order No. 7902 dated May 31, 1938, of the President of the United States for an…
Subdivision 1. Age Discrimination in Employment Act. An employee, former employee, or prospective employee of the state who is aggrieved by the state's violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, United States Code, title 29, section 621, et seq., as amended, may bring a civil action against the stat…
When requested by the commissioner of transportation the governor, in behalf of the state, may grant, bargain, sell, and convey to the United States of America any easement for flowage in and upon any easement or fee owned by the state of Minnesota for trunk highway right-of-way purposes when it is required by the Unit…
Any payment so received for the granting of an easement shall be deposited in the trunk highway fund.
Subdivision 1. Purpose. This section prescribes the design and states the historical symbolism of the Great Seal of the State of Minnesota. Subd. 2. Official seal. The seal described in subdivision 3a is the "Great Seal of the State of Minnesota." When the seal, the impression of the seal, the scene within the seal, or…
Subdivision 1. Adoption. The design of the state flag as certified in the report of the State Emblems Redesign Commission, as established by Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, section 118, is adopted as the official state flag. Subd. 2. Photograph. The secretary of state shall file a photograph of the state flag. The se…
Subdivision 1. Lady slipper. The pink and white lady slipper, Cypripedium reginae, is the official flower of the state of Minnesota. Subd. 2. Photograph. A photograph of the pink and white lady slipper, obtained and approved by the commissioner of natural resources, shall be preserved in the Office of the Secretary of…
Subdivision 1. Red or Norway pine. The Red pine (Pinus resinosa), more commonly known as Norway pine, is designated as the official state tree of the state of Minnesota. Subd. 2. Photograph. A photograph of the Red pine, to be obtained and approved by the commissioner of natural resources, shall be certified and preser…
Subdivision 1. Loon. The loon, Gavia immer, is the official bird of the state of Minnesota. Subd. 2. Photograph. A photograph of the loon shall be preserved in the Office of the Secretary of State.
Subdivision 1. Walleye. The walleye, Stizostedion v. vitreum, is the official fish of the state of Minnesota. Subd. 2. Photograph. A photograph of the walleye shall be preserved in the Office of the Secretary of State.
Subdivision 1. Rusty patched bumble bee. The rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis, is the official bee of the state of Minnesota. Subd. 2. Photograph. A photograph of the rusty patched bumble bee must be preserved in the Office of the Secretary of State.
Subdivision 1. Designation. Castoroides ohioensis, commonly known as the giant beaver, or capa in Dakota and amik in Ojibwe, is designated as the official state fossil of the state of Minnesota. Subd. 2. Photograph. A photograph of the giant beaver, approved by the commissioner of natural resources, shall be preserved…