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United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must inspect and protect timber on state lands, may manage timber sales and related contracts, and can debar permit holders for serious timber-related convictions.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must set timber appraisal standards by July 1, 1983, and state appraisers must follow them.
United States — Minnesota
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A department employee who supervises state timber appraisals and sales must be bonded for at least $25,000 in a form prescribed by the commissioner.
United States — Minnesota
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State appraisers may be appointed by the commissioner, but they must be bonded, carry commissioner-issued ID on duty, and follow detailed appraisal, recordkeeping, and land/timber supervision rules.
United States — Minnesota
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This provision sets the rules for selling timber from state land, including auction requirements, notice, list posting, and timing limits.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may sell state-land timber in auction lots up to 3,000 cords, but must follow special bidding and eligibility limits.
United States — Minnesota
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State timber sale buyers must make required down payments and bid guarantee payments; the commissioner can reject bids, cancel sales, and reoffer timber if payment is not made.
United States — Minnesota
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Timber permit purchasers must meet listed qualifications, follow logging safety and insurance rules, and certify qualified supervision before harvesting begins.
United States — Minnesota
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This section governs how the commissioner issues timber permits, what the permit holder must do, and when permits expire or can be suspended or canceled.
United States — Minnesota
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A purchaser of state timber must provide security before a timber permit takes effect, and the commissioner handles approval, refunds, and return of the deposit.
United States — Minnesota
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A purchaser of state timber may choose to give surety to Minnesota instead of the required security deposit, if done in the commissioner’s prescribed format and before harvesting begins.
United States — Minnesota
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A permit holder may enter the permit area early for a limited logging purpose after completing the presale conference requirement, but may not cut state timber except as incidental to clearing approved landings and logging roads.
United States — Minnesota
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A public-auction permit may be assigned only with the commissioner’s written approval, and the permit holder must sign and acknowledge the assignment.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must send the permit holder a timber amount-due statement, and payment delays can trigger interest, collection, or timber seizure rules.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may sell state timber in small lots, but the sale must be at least the full appraised value and cannot go to someone already holding more than four active permits.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may grant one one-year regular extension for a timber permit in certain exceptional circumstances. The permit holder must submit a signed written request before the permit expires and explain why the extension is needed.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may issue several kinds of forest-product permits, but must charge a fee and keep the fee within stated value limits. Some permits cannot run for more than one year, and a presale conference must be completed before activities begin under a special-use permit.
United States — Minnesota
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This provision voids timber sales made by fraud, mistake, or in violation of the chapter, and sets refund, credit, cancellation, and reappraisal rules for permits.
United States — Minnesota
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A permit holder who starts cutting but does not finish before the permit expires must still pay the price, and timber may not be cut after the permit or any extension expires.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must keep timber sales records with listed details about the land, sale, permit, deposits, appraisers, timber, purchaser, and payment.