Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Generally.
Unless otherwise provided by law, no person in a state park
or forest recreation area shall disturb, destroy, injure, damage, deface,
molest, or remove any state property, including, but not limited to,
wildflowers or vegetation of any kind dead or alive, ruins, wild animals,
geological formations, historical or archaeological artifacts or sites,
historic structures, signs, or facilities, except edible fruit, mushrooms,
legally taken wild animals, and vegetation unavoidably damaged or destroyed by
the ordinary recreational uses of these areas as specifically permitted by
parts 6100.0100 to 6100.2400. Collections for scientific and educational
purposes may be made only with the written permission of the commissioner. It
is unlawful to damage vegetation or damage and deface rock formations with
rock-climbing equipment.
Subp.
2.
State parks.
A.
Within a state park, collecting, harvesting, or taking a tangible object for
resale or commercial use is prohibited, except by written permission of the
commissioner. The commissioner may further restrict collecting, harvesting, or
taking a plant, animal, or other tangible object for scientific, educational,
commercial, or any other purpose if the commissioner finds it necessary for the
protection of the park's resources.
B. Collection of firewood in state parks,
except where expressly permitted, is prohibited.
C. Subject to posted restrictions, rock
specimens and fossils may be collected at Hill Annex Mine State Park for
noncommercial use.
D. Harvesting
wild rice on bodies of water totally enclosed within a state park boundary is
prohibited except by written permission of the commissioner.
E. Collecting or possessing naturally
occurring plants in a fresh state in state parks is prohibited, except that
edible fruit and mushrooms may be harvested for personal, noncommercial
use.
F. Except for scientific
research conducted under special permit from the commissioner and with a field
archaeology license issued by the state archaeologist, the use of metal
detectors in state parks is permitted only for locating specifically identified
items of lost personal property. Metal detectors may be used only with prior
written permission from the park manager and under the supervision of the park
manager.
G. It is unlawful at any
time to construct, occupy, or use an elevated scaffold or other elevated device
in a state park, except that a portable tree stand may be used for hunting or
watching wild animals if the stand is removed each day and does no permanent
damage to the tree in which it is placed.
H. A person may not release, place, or
transplant plant or animal life in a state park unless approved by the
commissioner. This item does not apply to a person operating under a contract,
lease, license, or permit from the commissioner that allows releasing, placing,
or transplanting plant or animal life in a state park.
Subp. 3.
Forest lands.
A. Wood that is dead and lying on the ground
on forest lands may be used to build fires, as long as it is used on forest
lands and not removed, except under permit issued by the
commissioner.
B. No person may cut
live merchantable trees on forest lands for constructing an elevated scaffold,
except that shrubs, the lateral branches of trees, and saplings measuring
smaller than four inches in diameter at 4-1/2 feet off the ground may be
removed.
C. A person may not
release, place, or transplant plant or animal life on forest lands unless
approved by the commissioner. This item does not apply to a person operating
under a contract, lease, license, or permit from the commissioner that allows
releasing, placing, or transplanting plant or animal life on forest
lands.
Statutory Authority: MS s
14.045;
84.03;
85.052;
85.053;
85.20;
86A.05;
86A.06;
89.031;
89.19 to
89.21;
89.71
