Section 103F.505 - PURPOSE AND POLICY(a) It is the purpose of sections 103F.505 to 103F.531 to restore certain marginal agricultural land and protect environmentally sensitive areas to: (1) enhance soil and water quality;(2) minimize damage to flood-prone areas;(4) support native plant, fish, and wildlife habitats; and(5) establish perennial vegetation.(b) It is state policy to encourage:(1) restoration of wetlands and riparian lands;(2) restoration and protection of marginal, highly erodible land, particularly land adjacent to public waters, drainage systems, wetlands, and locally designated priority waters; and(3) protection of environmentally sensitive areas, including wellhead protection areas, grasslands, peatlands, shorelands, karst geology, and forest lands in priority areas.1990 c 391 art 6 s 71; 1992 c 415 s 1; 2009 c 172 art 2s 12; 2009 c 176 art 1s 31
Amended by 2023 Minn. Laws, ch. 60,s 5-16, eff. 7/1/2023.