Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 158 - Natural Resources Department
Chapter 6100 - OUTDOOR RECREATION
PUBLIC USE OF STATE PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AREAS
Part 6100.0500 - DEFINITIONS

Subpart 1. Scope.

For the purpose of parts 6100.0100 to 6100.2400, unless a different meaning is manifest from the context, the terms defined in this part have the meanings given them.

Subp. 1a. All-terrain vehicle or ATV.

"All-terrain vehicle" or "ATV" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.92, subdivision 8.

Subp. 2. Beach.

"Beach" means that part of a body of water and shore designated for swimming and sunning.

Subp. 3. Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources, state of Minnesota, acting directly or through authorized agents.

Subp. 3a. [Repealed, 24 SR 208]

Subp. 3b. Dispersed camping.

"Dispersed camping" means camping overnight outside of established campgrounds or designated campsites.

Subp. 3c. Firearm.

"Firearm" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.015, subdivision 19.

Subp. 4. Forest campground.

"Forest campground" means those areas developed and maintained by the commissioner on forest lands for camping and related recreational activities.

Subp. 5. Forest day use area.

"Forest day use area" means a designated area on forest lands to be used for daytime activities, such as picnic areas, swimming beaches, and boat accesses.

Subp. 5a. Forest lands.

"Forest lands" has the same meaning as the term "forest lands under the authority of the commissioner" as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.001, subdivision 13, and includes forest campgrounds, forest day use areas, and forest recreation areas.

Subp. 5b. Forest officer.

"Forest officer" means a Department of Natural Resources employee authorized by Minnesota Statutes and designated by the commissioner as a forest officer to enforce laws and rules and also includes Minnesota conservation officers.

Subp. 5c. [Repealed, 24 SR 208]

Subp. 5d. [Repealed, 24 SR 208]

Subp. 5e. Forest recreation area.

"Forest recreation area" means an area on forest lands that is posted as a recreation site including campgrounds, campsites, picnic areas, day use areas, beaches, parking lots, interpretive sites, and trailheads.

Subp. 5f. Forest road.

"Forest road" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.001, subdivision 14, inventoried pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 89.71, subdivision 1.

Subp. 5g. Forest trail.

"Forest trail" means a trail that is either constructed, maintained, or located on forest lands administered by the commissioner for recreational activities on forest lands. Forest trail does not include state recreational trails as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015.

Subp. 5h. Horse.

"Horse" includes a horse, mule, donkey, llama, alpaca, or other ungulate or ruminant that is used to transport people, equipment, or materials.

Subp. 6. Intoxicating liquor.

"Intoxicating liquor" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 340A.101, subdivision 14.

Subp. 7. Motor vehicle.

"Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, dune buggies, minibikes, motorcycles, trail bikes, and all-terrain vehicles (ATV's), but not including snowmobiles.

Subp. 7a. Park manager.

"Park manager" means all managers of state parks acting directly or through authorized employees.

Subp. 7b. Park officer.

"Park officer" means a Department of Natural Resources employee authorized by Minnesota Statutes and designated by the commissioner as a state park officer to enforce laws and rules and also includes Minnesota conservation officers.

Subp. 7c. [Repealed, 24 SR 208]

Subp. 8. Person.

"Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association.

Subp. 8a. Restricted area.

"Restricted area" means an area posted to prohibit entrance or posted to allow specific activities that may require a special use permit or payment of a fee.

Subp. 8b. Road or highway.

"Road" or "highway" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 160.02, subdivision 26. Road or highway does not include forest roads.

Subp. 8c. Rock climbing.

"Rock climbing" means activities associated with a person moving upon, along, or across a nonhorizontal rock surface, including but not limited to scrambling, bouldering, free climbing, assisted climbing, and technical climbing.

Subp. 8d. Scramble area.

"Scramble area" means an area that is posted and designated to permit motor vehicles to operate unrestricted by the limitations imposed in part 6100.1950.

Subp. 8e. Service animal.

"Service animal" means an animal that performs tasks or assists in performing tasks for a person that are associated with major life activities and includes a seeing eye or hearing ear dog.

Subp. 9. Shelter.

"Shelter" means equipment used to sleep in or on, excluding sleeping bags. Examples are tents, trailers, pickup campers, buses, station wagons, motor homes, and boats.

Subp. 10. Snowmobile.

"Snowmobile" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.81, subdivision 3.

Subp. 10a. Special event.

"Special event" means an event held in a state park or on forest lands that is not normally allowed, that causes significant environmental effects, or that is likely to attract large numbers of people that could disrupt normal use of the state park or forest lands. Special events include, but are not limited to, motorcycle, snowmobile, and sports car rallies, races, or enduros; orienteering trials; group campouts that do not occur at designated group camps; dog sled races; dog trials; and commercial uses.

Subp. 11. State park.

"State park" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, and includes state monuments, state recreation areas, and state waysides as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 85.013, and state historic sites under the authority of the commissioner.

Subp. 12. Watercraft.

"Watercraft" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 86B.005, subdivision 18.

Subp. 13. Off-highway motorcycle or OHM.

"Off-highway motorcycle" or "OHM" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.787, subdivision 7.

Subp. 14. Off-road vehicle or ORV.

"Off-road vehicle" or "ORV" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.797, subdivision 7.