Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF4717: Certain damage to farm machinery and equipment crime establishment
Status: In committee, March 23, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to criminal law; establishing a crime for certain damage to farm machinery and equipment; establishing a crime for certain trespasses on agricultural land; providing for criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.605, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
From the introduced text, March 19, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to criminal law; establishing a crime for certain damage to farm machinery and equipment; establishing a crime for certain trespasses on agricultural land; providing for criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.605, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609. Section 1. new text begin [ADDED: [609.5945] DAMAGE TO FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Definition.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: For purposes of this section, "agricultural land" has the meaning given in section 273.13, subdivision 23.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 2.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Crime.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Whoever, without consent of the owner or operator of the agricultural land, places in a growing crop any device of iron, steel, ceramic, or other substance sufficiently hard to damage harvesting, spraying, or similar machinery or tillage, irrigation, fertilizing, or planting equipment used to produce the crop, with intent to damage the machinery or equipment, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 3.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Restitution.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: In addition to any sentence imposed …
Sponsors
- Torrey Westrom (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
- : Introduction and first reading
Common questions
- What is SF4717?
- SF4717 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Certain damage to farm machinery and equipment crime establishment.
- What does SF4717 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to criminal law; establishing a crime for certain damage to farm machinery and equipment; establishing a crime for certain trespasses on agricultural land; providing for criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.605, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
- What is the status of SF4717?
- In committee as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF4717?
- Torrey Westrom (R).
- Where is the official record for SF4717?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=SF4717&y=2025&ssn=0&b=senate
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