1.1Senator Draheim moved to amend
H.F. No. 2446, as amended pursuant to Rule 45,
1.2adopted by the Senate April 28, 2025, as follows (...):
1.3(The text of the amended House File is identical to
S.F. No. 2458.)
1.4Page 52, after line 7, insert:
1.5 "Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18.79, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.6 Subd. 3.
Entry upon land. To administer and enforce sections
18.76 to
18.91, an
1.7inspector or county-designated employee
shall contact a landowner through direct
1.8communication prior to entering upon the land for a noxious weed inspection. If a
landowner
1.9cannot be contacted, an inspector or county-designated employee may enter upon land
1.10without consent of the owner and without being subject to an action for trespass or
any
1.11damages.
For the purposes of this subdivision, "direct communication" may include contact
1.12with the landowner through an in person visit, phone call, voicemail, text message,
mail,
1.13or email. A landowner cannot refuse an inspector or county-designated employee having
1.14probable cause to conduct an inspection for noxious weeds on their lands. Within five
1.15business days of a completed inspection, the inspector or county-designated employee
shall
1.16provide the landowner with a copy of the inspection report, including further actions
if
1.17applicable."
1.18Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.19Amend the title accordingly
1.20The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.