{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-40a.01","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 40A.01","heading":"STATE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION POLICY.","body":"Subdivision 1. Goals.\nThe goals of this chapter are to:\n(1) preserve and conserve agricultural land, including forest land, for long-term agricultural use in order to protect the productive natural resources of the state, maintain the farm and farm-related economy of the state, and assure continued production of food and timber and agricultural uses;\n(2) preserve and conserve soil and water resources; and\n(3) encourage the orderly development of rural and urban land uses.\nSubd. 2. Methods.\nThe goals contained in subdivision 1 will be best met by combining state policies and guidelines with local implementation and enforcement procedures and private incentives.","path":["AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 40A. AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/40A.01","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:27Z","sha256":"f7f4c178b1b0405a65c824ae7e8c596644a8d0f32f3beca8f546fdb7904e518d","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-40.46","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-40a.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}