{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-216b.51","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 216B.51","heading":"STOCK PURCHASE.","body":"Subdivision 1. Stock of another utility.\nNo public utility shall purchase voting stock in another public utility doing business in Minnesota without first having made application to and received the consent of the commission in writing or by order.\nSubd. 2.\n[Repealed, 1978 c 795 s 10]\nSubd. 3. Exempt from other law.\nMergers and consolidations as enumerated in subdivision 1 hereof shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 80B.","path":["UTILITIES","CHAPTER 216B. PUBLIC UTILITIES","FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AND BUSINESS PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/216B.51","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:37Z","sha256":"4d6c341f4f553b2c5cfeece05351c350bcca652005ce00aeb8d001d94e5b2879","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-216b.50","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-216b.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}