{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-17.01","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 17.01","heading":"CREATION OF DEPARTMENT; COMMISSIONER; DEPUTY.","body":"There is created a Department of Agriculture, which shall be in the charge of a commissioner of agriculture, in this chapter called the commissioner, who shall be appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06. Before entering upon the duties of office, the commissioner shall take the oath required of state officials. The commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner.","path":["AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 17. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/17.01","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:26Z","sha256":"afbd78eaeddcb7ab55a4092916403be3def6452f19747566150bfc62ce629f90","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-16e.36","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-17.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}