Minnesota Statutes Recreation (Ch. 85-87A) § 86B.1065. County sheriff costs for unsafe ice search and rescue

A county sheriff may be reimbursed for costs that are over and above the county sheriff's regular operating budget and that are incurred from search and rescue operations due to recreational activities on unsafe ice. Reimbursement may include reimbursements made by the commissioner of natural resources with available appropriations or other available federal, state, and local funds. Reimbursement under this section is limited to 50 percent of the reimbursable costs subject to a maximum state payment of $5,000 per agency for each search and rescue operation.