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Kandiyohi County approves conditional-use permit for Tepitunga Ranch with nontoxic-shot requirement
Summary
The Kandiyohi County Board approved a conditional-use permit for Tepitunga Ranch — a hospitality/event proposal including sporting clays and pheasant activities on county land — after amending conditions to require only nontoxic shot and cap sporting-clays days in summer months.
The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners approved a conditional‑use permit on Dec. 16, 2025, allowing Tepitunga Ranch to operate hospitality and outdoor event activities — including pheasant release hunts and a sporting‑clays course — on county‑owned property, with new conditions that require only nontoxic shot and limit summer sporting‑clays days.
County zoning administrator Eric Van Dyken told commissioners the planning commission had not reached a recommendation and that staff continued to support the permit with conditions intended to limit intensity and environmental risk. Van Dyken summarized key limits: caps on group size and daily participants for sporting…
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