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116F.30 CONSERVATION OF BIOMASS FUEL, FIREWOOD.
In any instance where trees or portions of trees usable as firewood are removed from property
under the control of a public utility, pipeline company, railroad, state agency or department, or a
political subdivision, that portion of the tree material that is six inches or larger in diameter shall
not be destroyed by open burning or deposited in a landfill without first having been offered for
use to the public, subject to the approval of the landowner or landowners involved. This section
shall not apply to tree material removed in a program of sanitation or disease control, as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, 1979 Supplement, section 18.023.
History: 1980 c 614 s 185
In any instance where trees or portions of trees usable as firewood are removed from property
under the control of a public utility, pipeline company, railroad, state agency or department, or a
political subdivision, that portion of the tree material that is six inches or larger in diameter shall
not be destroyed by open burning or deposited in a landfill without first having been offered for
use to the public, subject to the approval of the landowner or landowners involved. This section
shall not apply to tree material removed in a program of sanitation or disease control, as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, 1979 Supplement, section 18.023.
History: 1980 c 614 s 185
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