Certain damage to farm machinery and equipment crime establishment

Summary

The bill adds a new offense that makes it a gross misdemeanor to place hard devices in a growing crop with the intent to damage harvesting or other farm machinery, without the owner’s consent. It also revises Minnesota’s existing trespass statutes, updating definitions and adding penalties for certain trespasses, including on emergency shelters for battered women. The measure is intended to protect agricultural equipment and clarify trespassing rules.

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