Minnesota Native Prairie Tax Exemption

Exempts certified native prairie acres from property tax. A DNR prairie specialist visits and certifies qualifying acres, then the application goes to the county assessor.

• Never plowed, cultivated, or reseeded; not severely altered by heavy grazing or herbicides

• Dominated by native prairie vegetation with no or limited tree cover

• At least 5 native grass/sedge species and 12 native wildflower species

• Cannot be grazed (annually hayed tracts may still qualify)

• At least 5 acres (smaller tracts with rare species habitat may qualify)

Exemption lasts while the land qualifies; can be combined with an ungrazed Native Prairie Bank easement.

Published amounts: Qualifying native prairie acres are exempt from property taxes (page example: 10 prairie acres at $1,000/acre removes $10,000 from assessed value).

Complete the application; a DNR prairie specialist evaluates and certifies acres, then it is sent to the local County Assessor for enrollment.

Deadline text on the page: No deadline published.