Minnesota Statutes Forestry (Ch. 88-91) § 89.021. State forests

Subdivision 1. Established. There are hereby established and reestablished as state forests, in accordance with the forest resource management policy and plan, all lands and waters now owned by the state or hereafter acquired by the state, excepting lands acquired for other specific purposes or tax-forfeited lands held in trust for the taxing districts unless incorporated therein as otherwise provided by law.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1982, c. 511, § 9; Laws 1990, c. 473, §§ 3, 6]

Subd. 1a.Boundaries designated. The commissioner of natural resources may acquire by gift or purchase land or interests in land adjacent to a state forest. The commissioner shall propose legislation to change the boundaries of established state forests for the acquisition of land adjacent to the state forests, provided that the lands meet the definition of forest land as defined in section 89.001, subdivision 4.

[Laws 2011, c. 3, § 3]

Subd. 2. Badoura State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 1; Laws 1980, c. 424; Laws 2018, c. 186, § 10, subd. 1]

Subd. 3. Battleground State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 4. Bear Island State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2016, c. 154, § 15, subd. 1]

Subd. 5. Beltrami Island State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2000, c. 485, § 20, subd. 1; Laws 2004, c. 262, art. 2, § 14]

Subd. 6. Big Fork State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 7. Birch Lakes State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2008, c. 368, art. 1, § 23]

Subd. 8. Blackduck State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 9. Bowstring State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 2]

Subd. 10. Buena Vista State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 3]

Subd. 11. Burntside State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 11a.Centennial State Forest.

[Laws 2016, c. 154, § 2]

Subd. 12. Chengwatana State Forest.

[Laws 1953, c. 292, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 4; Laws 1969, c. 257, § 1; Laws 1971, c. 720, § 1]

Subd. 13. Cloquet Valley State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 257, § 2; Laws 2016, c. 154, § 15, subd. 2; Laws 2017, c. 54, § 4]

Subd. 14. Crow Wing State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 5]

Subd. 15. D.A.R. State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 16. Emily State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 17. Finland State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 18. Fond du Lac State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 6; Laws 1985, c. 191, § 1; Laws 2012, c. 236, § 9]

Subd. 19. Foot Hills State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 7; Laws 2003, 1st Sp., c. 13, § 11, subd. 1; Laws 2004, c. 262, art. 3, § 6]

Subd. 20. General C. C. Andrews State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 8]

Subd. 21. George Washington State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 9; Laws 2004, c. 262, art. 3, § 5]

Subd. 22. Golden Anniversary State Forest.

[Laws 1961, c. 330, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 10]

Subd. 23. Grand Portage State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1943, c. 305; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 24. Hill River State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2000, c. 485, § 20, subd. 2; Laws 2001, c. 206, § 10]

Subd. 25. Huntersville State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 11]

Subd. 26. Insula Lake State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 27. Kabetogama State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2003, 1st Sp., c. 13, § 11, subd. 2; Laws 2016, c. 154, § 15, subd. 3]

Subd. 28. Koochiching State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 12; Laws 1985, c. 191, § 2]

Subd. 29. Lake Isabella State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 30. Lake Jeanette State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 30a. Lake of the Woods State Forest.

[Laws 1990, c. 473, § 4; Laws 2000, c. 485, § 20, subd. 3]

Subd. 31. Land O'Lakes State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 13]

Subd. 31a. Lost River State Forest.

[Laws 1985, c. 191, § 4; Laws 1987, c. 137; Laws 2000, c. 485, § 20, subd. 4; Laws 2011, c. 98, § 8]

Subd. 32. Lyons State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1971, c. 720, § 2; Laws 2011, c. 3, § 8]

Subd. 33. Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest.

[Laws 1961, c. 521; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 14; Laws 1975, c. 103; Laws 1985, c. 191, § 3; Laws 2002, c. 366, § 9, subd. 1]

Subd. 34. Mississippi Headwaters State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1943, c. 550; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 15; Laws 1969, c. 257, § 3; Laws 2003, 1st Sp., c. 13, § 11, subd. 3]

Subd. 35. Nemadji State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1959, c. 176; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 81; Laws 1969, c. 257, § 4; Laws 2012, c. 236, § 10]

Subd. 36. Northwest Angle State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 37. Pat Bayle State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 38. Paul Bunyan State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2003, 1st Sp., c. 13, § 10, subd. 1; Laws 2004, c. 262, art. 3, § 7]

Subd. 39. Pillsbury State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 16; Laws 2002, c. 366, § 9, subd. 2]

Subd. 40. Pine Island State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2000, c. 485, § 20, subd. 5]

Subd. 41. Red Lake State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2000, c. 485, § 20, subd. 6; Laws 2003, 1st Sp., c. 13, § 11, subd. 4]

Subd. 42. Remer State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 42a. Riverlands State Forest.

[Laws 2021, 1st Sp., c. 6, art. 2, § 42, eff. July 1, 2021]

Subd. 43. Rum River State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2006, c. 236, art. 1, § 9]

Subd. 44. St. Croix State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 81]

Subd. 45. Sand Dunes State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1945, c. 79; Laws 1951, c. 61; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1995, c. 220, § 77]

Subd. 46. Savanna State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1953, c. 383; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2000, c. 485, § 20, subd. 7; Laws 2003, 1st Sp., c. 13, § 10, subd. 2]

Subd. 47. Smokey Bear State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 48. Smoky Hills State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 48; Laws 1969, c. 257, § 5; Laws 2011, c. 98, §§ 2, 7]

Subd. 48a. Snake River State Forest.

[Laws 1969, c. 257, § 9; Laws 2013, c. 73, § 9; Laws 2014, c. 217, § 6; Laws 2018, c. 186, § 10, subd. 2]

Subd. 49. Solana State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2000, c. 485, § 20, subd. 8]

Subd. 50. Sturgeon River State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 257, § 6; Laws 2016, c. 154, § 15, subd. 4]

Subd. 51. Two Inlets State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 322, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 257, § 7]

Subd. 51a. Waukenabo State Forest.

[Laws 2000, c. 485, § 20, subd. 9; Laws 2003, 1st Sp., c. 13, § 10, subd. 3]

Subd. 52. Wealthwood State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2000, c. 485, § 20, subd. 10]

Subd. 53. Welsh Lake State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1]

Subd. 54. White Earth State Forest.

[Laws 1943, c. 171, § 1; Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1965, c. 63, § 1; Laws 1971, c. 720, § 3; Laws 1973, c. 224; Laws 2000, c. 485, § 20, subd. 11]

Subd. 55. Whiteface River State Forest.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 2016, c. 154, § 15, subd. 5]

Subd. 56. Administrative and scattered state forest land.

[Laws 1963, c. 332, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 514, § 18; Laws 1969, c. 257, § 8; Laws 1971, c. 720, § 4]

Subd. 57. Renumbered subd. 60 in St.1990.

Subd. 58. Renumbered subd. 48a in St.1990.

Subd. 59. Renumbered subd. 31a in St.1990.

Subd. 60. Reservation of land canceled. Upon the effective date of Laws 1963, chapter 332, all the certificates of the commissioner of natural resources reserving certain state lands for state forest purposes heretofore issued pursuant to provisions of section 89.01, are hereby canceled.