DRAINING PUBLIC WATERS WETLANDS.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy v. Big Stone County Board of Commissioners (2002)
Most recently applied in Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy v. Big Stone County Board of Commissioners (January 2002)
1990 c 391 art 7 s 17; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 19
Subdivision 1. Draining public waters wetlands prohibited without replacement.
Public waters wetlands may not be drained, and a permit authorizing drainage of public waters wetlands may not be issued, unless the public waters wetlands to be drained are replaced by wetlands that will have equal or greater public value.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1991 c 354 art 10 s 12 ]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1991 c 354 art 10 s 12 ]
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.