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United States — Minnesota
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A volunteer fire assistance grant account is created in the special revenue fund, specified sales tax money must be deposited into it, and the commissioner receives the money to make grants.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may create wildfire protection districts and appoint forest officers over them, and existing districts continue until the commissioner abolishes them.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may accept, buy, lease, condemn, or otherwise acquire land and easements for state fire-protection uses, subject to a 40-acre limit in the provision.
United States — Minnesota
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Forest officers must fight wildfires and follow the commissioner’s direction; they also have arrest and firefighting access powers, and are exempt from chapter 299N licensing, training, and certification requirements.
United States — Minnesota
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Forest officers and the commissioner may call on people and use nearby property to help fight forest fires, but summoned able-bodied people must assist until released.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may pay and manage wildfire emergency compensation and expenses, and may contract for related services and issue commissions to helpers, subject to stated limits and approvals.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner or forest officers can order disposal of timber slashings and other combustible debris when wildfire danger exists, and certain burning or dumping of such material is prohibited.
United States — Minnesota
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People who start or maintain a campfire must take specific safety steps, and officers who find a campfire left burning must try to extinguish it.
United States — Minnesota
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You need written permission to start or keep an open fire, unless a listed exception applies. If an unauthorized fire is burning on your property, you must report it promptly.
United States — Minnesota
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Burning fires usually requires permission, and permit holders must carry the permit, show it on request, stay with the fire, and extinguish it before leaving.
United States — Minnesota
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This section generally prohibits open burning of many materials and activities, with a few commissioner or county exceptions.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may appoint certain local officials or other responsible persons as fire wardens in their districts.
United States — Minnesota
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Several fire-related acts are misdemeanors, including failing to control a fire, violating burning-permit limits, carelessly starting a fire, and operating certain vehicles or engines in wildfire conditions.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner of natural resources may require railroad companies to provide patrol officers and equipment to prevent fires, and railroad companies must comply immediately when notified.
United States — Minnesota
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Railroad operators must prevent fires, keep records, report fires, and use approved spark arresters; violations can be misdemeanors and trigger liability for damages.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner of natural resources may restrict roads, trails, burning, smoking, and dumping areas when wildfire conditions warrant it, and violations are misdemeanors.
United States — Minnesota
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This provision splits sections 88.28 to 88.46 into three groups and says which local governments each group relates to.
United States — Minnesota
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County boards would be granted power within their counties to use the powers in sections 88.28 to 88.46 to prevent and abate forest fires and clear land of fire-risk materials.
United States — Minnesota
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Before a county board can order certain land improvements, landowners must file a verified petition and a bond with the county auditor.
United States — Minnesota
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After a petition and bond are filed, the county auditor must notify the county board, and the county board must appoint a civil engineer within 30 days.