MN Statutes 412.925412.925 NATIVE LANDSCAPES.
(a) A statutory city or home rule charter city shall allow an owner, authorized agent, or authorized
occupant of any privately owned lands or premises to install and maintain a managed natural landscape. For
purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given:
(1) "managed natural landscape" means a planned, intentional, and maintained planting of native or
nonnative grasses, wildflowers, forbs, ferns, shrubs, or trees, including but not limited to rain gardens,
meadow vegetation, and ornamental plants. Managed natural landscapes does not include turf-grass lawns
left unattended for the purpose of returning to a natural state;
(2) "meadow vegetation" means grasses and flowering broad-leaf plants that are native to, or adapted
to, the state of Minnesota, and that are commonly found in meadow and prairie plant communities, not
including noxious weeds. "Noxious weed" has the meaning given in section 18.77, subdivision 8;
(3) "ornamental plants" means grasses, perennials, annuals, and groundcovers purposely planted for
aesthetic reasons;
(4) "rain garden" means a native plant garden that is designed not only to aesthetically improve properties,
but also to reduce the amount of stormwater and accompanying pollutants from entering streams, lakes, and
rivers; and
(5) "turf-grass lawn" means a lawn composed mostly of grasses commonly used in regularly cut lawns
or play areas, including but not limited to bluegrass, fescue, and ryegrass blends, intended to be maintained
at a height of no more than eight inches.
(b) Managed natural landscapes may include plants and grasses that are in excess of eight inches in
height and have gone to seed, but may not include any noxious weeds and must be maintained.
(c) Except as part of a managed natural landscape as defined in this section, any weeds or grasses growing
upon any lot or parcel of land in a city to a greater height than eight inches or that have gone or are about
to go to seed are prohibited.
History: 2023 c 62 art 3 s 9
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