The validity of any rule may be determined upon the petition for a declaratory judgment thereon, addressed to the court of appeals, when it appears that the rule, or its threatened application, interferes with or impairs, or threatens to interfere with or impair the legal rights or privileges of the petitioner. The agency shall be made a party to the proceeding. The declaratory judgment may be rendered whether or not the petitioner has first requested the agency to pass upon the validity of the rule in question, and whether or not the agency has commenced an action against the petitioner to enforce the rule.
Minn. Stat. § 14.44
DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY OF RULE.
Known as the Administrative Procedure Act
The act spans §§ 14–14 (73 sections).
Applied in 26 court decisions — leading case Save Mille Lacs Sportsfishing, Inc. v. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (2015)
Most recently applied in Center for Biological Diversity v. MN Trappers Association (August 2024)
1957 c 806 s 6; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1984 c 640 s 26
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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.