Minnesota HF5154 establishes an Office of Business Regulation and Land Ownership within the Department of Agriculture to monitor monopolies and land.

Minnesota HF5154 establishes the Office of Business Regulation and Land Ownership within the Department of Agriculture. The office will examine monopolies and consolidation of agriculture-related businesses, evaluate purchases of agricultural land, and identify trends in land consolidation. It must submit a biennial report to legislative committees with jurisdiction over agriculture. The commissioner of agriculture will appoint a director with knowledge of antitrust law, property law, and agriculture-related businesses. The office will be funded through an appropriation from the general fund.

Minnesota HF5154 establishes an Office of Business Regulation and Land Ownership within the Department of Agriculture to monitor monopolies and land.

Minnesota HF5154 establishes the Office of Business Regulation and Land Ownership within the Department of Agriculture. The office will examine monopolies and consolidation of agriculture-related businesses, evaluate purchases of agricultural land, and identify trends in land consolidation. It must submit a biennial report to legislative committees with jurisdiction over agriculture. The commissioner of agriculture will appoint a director with knowledge of antitrust law, property law, and agriculture-related businesses. The office will be funded through an appropriation from the general fund.