Minnesota § 88.09 - ACQUIRING LAND FOR FIRE PROTECTION
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 88.09 — ACQUIRING LAND FOR FIRE PROTECTION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 88.09. ACQUIRING LAND FOR FIRE PROTECTION
Subdivision 1.Acceptance of lands.
The commissioner may on behalf of the state accept the title to any tract of land, not exceeding 40 acres in area, or to accept any easement in or upon any tract of land, which the commissioner deems necessary or convenient for the use of the state as locations for fire lookout towers, warehouses, or other buildings of any kind, or as locations for firebreaks, or for other use which the commissioner may deem suitable.
Subd. 2.Purchase, lease, or condemnation.
The commissioner may on behalf of the state, where no suitable state lands are available, purchase, lease or acquire easements on small tracts or parcels of lands, not exceeding 40 acres in area, to be used as locations for fire lookout towers, warehouses, or other buildings of any kind, or as locations for firebreaks, or for any other use which the commissioner may deem suitable; also acquire by condemnation any tract of land, not exceeding 40 acres, for these purposes; also acquire, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, any easement or right-of-way that may be necessary to provide access to any tract of land so acquired.
History:
(4031-14a, 4031-14b) 1927 c 329 s 1,2; 1929 c 220 s 1,2; 1933 c 302 s 1,2; 1935 c 332 s 1; 1953 c 148 s 1; 1959 c 471 s 1; 1967 c 146 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 328 s 18
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 88.09 ("ACQUIRING LAND FOR FIRE PROTECTION") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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