Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 27, December 30, 2024
Subpart 1.
Permitted uses and
exceptions.
Snowmobiles may be operated on public lands or waters under
the jurisdiction of the commissioner of natural resources except that no
persons shall operate a snowmobile in any of the following, except for law
enforcement purposes:
A. in any state
park, state recreation area, state historic site, or state scientific and
natural area with the exception of posted snowmobile trails or areas;
B. in any state wildlife management area
without the written permission of the agent in charge thereof in that part of
the state lying south and west of a line described as follows: U.S. Highway No.
2 from East Grand Forks easterly to Bemidji; thence southerly along U.S.
Highway No. 71 to Wadena; thence easterly along U.S. Highway No. 10 to Staples
and U.S. Highway No. 210 to Carlton; thence east in a straight line to the
easterly boundary of the state; and
C. in any area in which such operation is or
may hereafter be prohibited by law, regulations, order, or directive.
Subp. 2.
Regulation by
government subdivisions of state.
Governmental subdivisions of the state may by resolution or
ordinance regulate the operation of snowmobiles on public waters within their
boundaries, provided such resolution or ordinance is not inconsistent with law
or these parts. No resolution or ordinance restricting the period of time
within which snowmobiles may be operated on public waters shall be valid with
respect to such restriction unless first submitted to the commissioner of
natural resources and approved by the commissioner in writing.
Subp. 3.
No dumping.
No person shall deposit any garbage, rubbish, offal, the body
of any dead animal, or other litter upon public lands or waters or the ice
thereon, other than in containers, provided thereof, or, without the consent of
the owner, on private lands or water or ice thereon.
Subp. 4.
Speed limits.
Speed limits:
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any snowmobile at a rate
of speed greater than is reasonable or proper under all of the surrounding
circumstances or at a rate that is greater than that set by the commissioner of
natural resources pursuant to item B, on public lands or waters of this state
under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of natural resources, provided that
the operation of any snowmobile at a rate of speed in excess of 50 miles per
hour on such lands or waters shall be unreasonable and unlawful unless operated
pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of item C.
B. Where necessary, the commissioner of
natural resources may establish and post at reasonable intervals, a reasonable
and safe maximum speed limit for the operation of snowmobiles along a specific
portion of public trail or in a specific area of public land or water that is
under the commissioner's jurisdiction. Such speed limit shall be effective when
signs are erected and any operation of a snowmobile within such posted portion
of trail or area in excess of the posted speed limit is unlawful.
C. The speed limits established by item A and
by the commissioner of natural resources under the authority of item B may be
waived in writing by the commissioner during the pendency of an organized race
or similar competitive event held upon such lands or waters.
Statutory Authority: MS s
84.86
