{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-473h.14","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 473H.14","heading":"ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS.","body":"Agricultural preserve land within a township shall not be annexed to a municipality pursuant to chapter 414, without a specific finding by the chief administrative law judge of the state Office of Administrative Hearings that either (a) the expiration period as provided for in section 473H.08 has begun; (b) the township due to size, tax base, population or other relevant factors would not be able to provide normal governmental functions and services; or (c) the agricultural preserve would be completely surrounded by lands within a municipality.\nThis section shall not apply to annexation agreements approved under proceedings authorized by chapter 414 prior to creation of the preserve.","path":["METROPOLITAN AREA","CHAPTER 473H. METROPOLITAN AGRICULTURAL PRESERVES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/473H.14","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:47Z","sha256":"da89b7c51f046ae9790d80b22dfe3bb87b04cb58cad664a365899d928fc7bbc6","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-473h.13","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-473h.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}