Subdivision 1.Prohibited activities.

A person may not cause, conduct, contract for, or authorize an activity that causes excessive soil loss.

Subd. 2.Agricultural land.

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 103F.415

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

A land occupier of agricultural land is not violating subdivision 1 if the occupier is farming by methods that implement the best practicable conservation practices.

Subd. 3.Woodland.

A land occupier who uses wooded land for pasture must ensure that proper management is used to prevent excessive soil loss due to overgrazing or cattle paths.