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ADVERTISING DEVICES 173.185 to the office of the commissioner of highways in St. Paul, Minnesota, within 15 days after the effective date of the zoning change -or establishment. [1965c828s16;Ex1967c9sd5A,1971c883s10;1973c123art 5.s7] 173.17 REMOVAL OF DEVICES, TIME FOR REMOVAL. It is hereby de- clared that where in order to carry out the provisions of this section it is neces- sary that property rights be acquired, such acquisition is for a public purpose and is necessary for a highway purpose. The commissioner of highways is author- ized to acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation all advertising devices and all property rights pertaining thereto which are prohibited under the provisions of section 173.16, and any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, pro- vided that such advertising devices were in lawful existence on June 8, 1971. In any such acquisition, purchase or condemnation, just compensation shall be paid for: (1) The taking from the owner of such sign, display or device of all right, title, leasehold and interest in such sign, display or device; and (2) The taking from the owner of the real property on which such adver- tising device is located immediately prior to its removal or relocation, the right to erect and maintain thereon advertising devices, and full compensation therefor, including severance damage and damage to the remainder of the outdoor adver- tising plant regardless of whether it is located on property contiguous to or a part of that on which such sign is located, shall be included in the amounts paid to the respective owners. Provided, however, that no compensation shall be paid for severance damage and damage to the remainder of the outdoor advertising plant unless federal laws, or rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Transportation provide for federal participation in the. cost of such severance damage and damage to the remainder of the outdoor advertising plant. (3) Compensation required herein shall be paid to the person or persons en- titled thereto. Notwithstanding any other provisions of Laws 1971, Chapter 883,: no advertising device shall be required to be removed or relocated unless and until the commissioner of highways shall tender payment to the owner of the advertising device and the owner of real property upon which the same is located, in cash or check drawn on the state treasury, of 100 percent of the amount of just compensation required herein, as determined by the commissioner of high- ways; provided that the acceptance of said tendered amount by the person or persons to be compensated shall be without prejudice to his or their further rights to have just compensation finally determined in accordance with the pro- visions of Laws 1971, Chapter 883, and to receive any greater or additional amount under chapter 117. [1965 c 828 s 17; Ex19G7 c 9 s 16; 1971c8838 11] 173.18 ADJUSTMENTS BETWEEN OWNERS AS TO SPACING. If two or more advertising devices erected before May 26, 1965 are in violation of the spac- ing requirements as herein provided, the commissioner of highways shall notify the owners of such devices and give such owners full opportunity to be heard. He shall thereafter make a finding as to the date of erection of each of the devices. The device or devices last erected shall be deemed nonconforming and shall be removed by the owner or owners not later than July 1,1969. • [1965 c 828 s 18] 173.185 AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS. Subdivision 1. The commis- sioner of highways shall comply with federal law and federal rules and regula- tions relating to billboard control on the interstate and primary systems, and is authorized to do all necessary acts and things, including, but not limited to, entering into binding agreements with the United States or any of its agencies or departments to the end that the objectives stated in Title 23, United States Code, Section 131, Section 319, or any other applicable federal statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, be accomplished on the interstate and primary systems of highways: Subd. 2. The commissioner of highways is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising devices as may be necessary to carry out the policy of the state declared in this chapter. [1971c883312] 206