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MINNESOTA STATUTES 2009 145A.05 <br />145A.05 LOCAL ORDINANCES. <br />Subdivision 1. Generally. A county board may adopt ordinances for all or a part of its <br />jurisdiction to regulate actual or potential threats to the public health under this section and <br />section 375.51, unless the ordinances are preempted by, in conflict with, or less restrictive than <br />standards in state law or rule. <br />Subd. 2. Animal control. In addition to powers under sections 35.67 to 35,69, a county board <br />may adopt ordinances to issue licenses or otherwise regulate the keeping of animals, to restrain <br />animals from running at large, to authorize the impounding and sale or summary destruction of <br />animals, and to establish pounds. <br />.Subd. 3. Control of unwholesome substances. Unless preempted by or in conflict with <br />sections 394.21 to 394.37, a county board may adopt ordinances to prevent bringing, depositing, <br />or leaving within the county any unwholesome substance and to require the owners or occupants <br />of lands to remove unwholesome substances or to provide for removal at the expense of the <br />owner or occupant. <br />Subd. 4, Regulation of waste. A county board may adopt ordinances to provide for or <br />regulate the disposal of sewage, garbage, and other refuse. <br />Subd. 5. Regulation of water. A county board may adopt ordinances to provide for cleaning <br />and removal of obstructions from waters in the county and to prevent their obstruction or pollution, <br />Subd. 6. Regulation of offensive trades. A county board may adopt ordinances to regulate <br />offensive trades, unless the ordinances are preempted by, in conflict with, or less restrictive than <br />standards under sections 394.21 to 394.37. In this subdivision, "offensive trade" means a trade or <br />employment that is hurtful to inhabitants within any county, city, or town, dangerous to the public <br />health, injurious to neighboring property, or from which offensive odors arise. <br />Subd. 7. Control of public health nuisances. A county board may adopt ordinances to <br />define public health nuisances and to provide for their prevention or abatement. <br />Subd. 7a. Curfew. A county board may adopt an ordinance establishing a countywide <br />curfew for unmarried persons under 18 years of age. If the county board of a county located in the <br />seven- county metropolitan area adopts a curfew ordinance under this subdivision, the ordinance <br />shall contain an earlier curfew for children under the age of 12 than for older children, <br />Subd. 8. Enforcement of delegated powers, A county board may adopt ordinances <br />consistent with this section to administer and enforce the powers and duties delegated by <br />agreement with the commissioner under section 145A.07. <br />Copyright C© 2009 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved, <br />