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609.605.5

Statute ID: 9676

Statute Function ID: 32332

Trespass on agricultural land; enters posted premises without the consent of the owner

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Offense Level:

Gross Misdemeanor (GM)

General Offense Code:

Property (2)

Offense Summary Code & Rank:

Property damage (P) (Rank 25)

Detailed Offense Code:

Trespass (231)

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Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:

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Statute Number:

609.605.5

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 2004

Expiration Date:

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Summary Text:

Trespass on agricultural land; enters posted premises without the consent of the owner

Statute ID:

9676

Created:

Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jan 17, 2014 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

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Legal Analyst Comment:

Summary Text:

Trespass on agricultural land; enters posted premises without the consent of the owner

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/605.html

Legislative Session:

0 - NA

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Sep 1, 2006

(a) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person enters the posted premises of another on which cattle, bison, sheep, goats, swine, horses, poultry, farmed cervidae, farmed ratitae, aquaculture stock, or other species of domestic animals for commercial production are kept, without the consent of the owner or lawful occupant of the land.
(b) "Domestic animal," for purposes of this section, has the meaning given in section 609.599.

(c) "Posted," as used in paragraph (a), means the placement of a sign at least 11 inches square in a conspicuous place at each roadway entry to the premises. The sign must provide notice of a biosecurity area and wording such as: "Biosecurity measures are in force. No entrance beyond this point without authorization." The sign may also contain a telephone number or a location for obtaining such authorization.
(d) The provisions of this subdivision do not apply to employees or agents of the state or county when serving in a regulatory capacity and conducting an inspection on posted premises where domestic animals are kept.