2001 Minnesota Statutes

     196.21 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Scope.  For the purposes of sections 
 196.19 to 196.26 the following terms have the meanings given 
 them. 

    Subd. 2.    Veteran.  "Veteran" means a person who is a 
 resident of this state and who served in the armed forces of the 
 United States of America.  

    Subd. 3.    Chemical agents.  "Chemical agents" means 
 Agent Orange and any other identified or unidentified chemical 
 substance or compounds suspected by medical experts of adversely 
 affecting the physical, mental, or emotional health of members 
 of the armed forces.  

    Subd. 4.    Agent orange.  "Agent Orange" means any 
 herbicide, defoliant, or pesticide containing dioxin and 
 composed primarily of trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 
 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.  

    Subd. 5.    Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the 
 commissioner of veterans affairs.  

    HIST: 1982 c 513 s 3; 2000 c 390 s 4-6