Methamphetamine and Meth Labs
Laws and Ordinances

Links to Minnesota Laws pertaining to Meth Response

• New meth-related legislation, May 2005 (Note: effective dates vary - summary to follow)
• Minnesota Statutes, section 145A.04 Authority to abate public health nuisances
• Minnesota Statutes, section 513.55 Real estate transactions: requirement to disclose facts pertaining to adverse physical condition of property.
• Minnesota Statutes, section 609.378 Neglect or endangerment of a child

Sample Meth Lab Cleanup Letters

Notice of failure to respond to county's cleanup request (PDF: 18KB/1 page)
MS Word Document

Denial of extension for cleanup (PDF: 13KB/1 page)
MS Word Document

Authorization to contractor to proceed with cleanup work (PDF: 18KB/1 page)
MS Word Document

Removal of public health nuisance declaration (PDF: 17KB/2 pages)
MS Word Document

Neighborhood notification letter (PDF: 11KB/1 page)
MS Word Document

Resources

Children and Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine (meth) & Kids (MS Word Document)
Created by School District #622 (North St. Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale)

Pine County

• Child Head Count document (PDF: 119KB/4 pages)
• Protocol for Protection of Drug Endangered Children (PDF: 24KB/2 pages)
• Methamphetamine: Children at Risk (PDF: 113KB/1 page)
• Pine County Sample Letter to Medical Facilities (PDF: 21KB/1 page)
• Screening Criteria for Alleged Maltreatment (PDF: 40KB/13 pages)

Speech by Jeff Guith from Sept 2003 Little Falls Community Forum on Methamphetamine (PDF: 78KB/4 pages)
Morrison County Social Services

Drug Court Information

Drug Courts: An Effective Strategy for Communities Facing Methamphetamine (PDF: 416KB/16 pages)
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), May 2005.

Example Costs to County

Identifiable Costs of Meth to Pine County, 2004, (PDF: 25KB/1 page)

Costs of a Methamphetamine (Meth) Case in Ramsey County (PDF: 109KB/4 pages)

Grants for Communities

2005 Vision Grants information from Minnesota Community Foundation Attention: Non-MDH link.

Information for Farmers

Farmers' Responsibilities in the War Against Methamphetamine (PDF: 88KB/2 pages)
John Shutske, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Minnesota

Meth Trends
Dakota County Meth Trends Attention: Non-MDH link

Meth Labs Discovered in Minnesota in 2005 (PDF: 245KB/4 pages)
Results from a survey concerning meth labs discovered in Minnesota counties in 2005.

Methamphetamine in Minnesota - A report on the impact of one illicit drug (PDF: 447KB/51 pages)

Methamphetamine Drug Lab Response

Clandestine Drug Lab Process Flow Chart (MS Word Document)
A diagram of Washington County's response process for a discovered drug lab. Diagram done by Eric Magee of Washington County Public Health and Environment.

Methamphetamine, MDH, and Minnesota (PDF: 1,780KB/10 pages)
An overview of the meth problem and the Meth Lab Program at the Minnesota Department of Health, June 2005

Methamphetamine Task Force: Pine County (PDF: 62KB/1 page)
A proposal for a methamphetamine task force by Pine County Health and Human Services

Protocol for Investigation of Public Health Nuisance Complaints (PDF: 327KB/34 pages)
A presentation developed by Cheryl Erler, MS, CHMM, of Washington County Public Health and Environment.

Stearns County Clandestine Drug Lab Response (PDF: 69KB/3 pages)
A chart outlining procedures for clandestine drug lab response in Stearns County.

Ordinance Development

Developing a Clandestine Drug Lab Ordinance (PDF: 114KB/15 pages)
A presentation developed by Jeff Travis, Environmental Health Manager, of Washington County Public Health and Environment.

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