103G.531 DAM PERMIT EXCEPTIONS.
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103G.531 DAM PERMIT EXCEPTIONS.
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Subdivision 1. Exemption for structures constructed before July 1, 1937.
This chapter does not authorize the commissioner to require a permit for the original construction of dams, reservoirs, or control works in existence on and before July 1, 1937.
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Subd. 2. Minor dam exclusion.
The commissioner shall adopt rules that exclude minor dams such as those less than six feet in height or that impound less than 50 acre-feet of water storage at maximum storage elevations from permit requirements. The rules do not apply to a barrier six feet or less in height, regardless of storage capacity, or to a barrier creating a storage capacity at maximum water storage elevation of 15 acre-feet or less, regardless of height.