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1.1 A bill for an act​ <br />1.2 relating to local government; requiring cities to allow native landscapes on private​ <br />1.3 land; prohibiting certain vegetation overgrowth within cities; proposing coding​ <br />1.4 for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 412.​ <br />1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​ <br />1.6 Section 1. [412.925] NATIVE LANDSCAPES.​ <br />1.7 (a) A statutory city or home rule charter city shall allow an owner, authorized agent, or​ <br />1.8 authorized occupant of any privately owned lands or premises, to install and maintain a​ <br />1.9 managed natural landscape. For purposes of this section, the terms are defined as follows:​ <br />1.10 (1) "managed natural landscape" means a planned, intentional, and maintained planting​ <br />1.11 of native or nonnative grasses, wildflowers, forbs, ferns, shrubs, or trees, including but not​ <br />1.12 limited to rain gardens, meadow vegetation, and ornamental plants. Managed natural​ <br />1.13 landscapes does not include turf-grass lawns left unattended for the purpose of returning to​ <br />1.14 a natural state;​ <br />1.15 (2) "meadow vegetation" means grasses and flowering broad-leaf plants that are native​ <br />1.16 to, or adapted to, the state of Minnesota, and that are commonly found in meadow and​ <br />1.17 prairie plant communities, not including noxious weeds. Noxious weed shall have the​ <br />1.18 meaning assigned by section 18.77, subdivision 8;​ <br />1.19 (3) "ornamental plants" means grasses, perennials, annuals, and groundcovers​ <br />1.20 purposefully planted for aesthetic reasons;​ <br />1​Section 1.​ <br />REVISOR MS/AD 23-02533​01/18/23 ​ <br />72​Printed​ <br />Page No.​State of Minnesota​This Document can be made available​ <br />in alternative formats upon request​ <br />HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​ <br />H. F. No. 734​NINETY-THIRD SESSION​ <br />Authored by Hansen, R.; Klevorn; Pursell; Nelson, M.; Fischer and others​01/23/2023​ <br />The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy​ <br />Adoption of Report: Placed on the General Register​02/27/2023​ <br />Read for the Second Time​ <br />Attachment 1: Minnesota Statute 412.925 Native Landscapes