Establishing intent of Minnesota lawmakers to preserve agricultural land and open space

This law establishes the goal of preserving agricultural and other open space land throughout Minnesota. This includes defining and locating lands well suited for the production of agricultural and forest products, making local planning and zoning decisions, providing local units of government with tools prevent the unplanned and unscheduled conversion of agricultural and open space land to other uses, and assuring that state agencies act to maximize the preservation and conservation of agricultural land in accordance with local social, economic and environmental considerations of the agricultural community.