Public Access to Records

SWCDs are responsible to comply with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA). The Act states that government data are public unless a state or federal law indicates that the data are not public (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). Government data is defined as “all data collected, created, received, maintained or disseminated by any government entity regardless of its physical form, storage media or conditions of use” (MINN. STAT. 13.02 subd. 7.)