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97A.101.4

Statute ID: 14471

Statute Function ID: 31413

Game and Fish - Restrictions on airboats, watercraft, and recreational vehicles

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Statute Number:

97A.101.4

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 2006

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Game and Fish - Restrictions on airboats, watercraft, and recreational vehicles

Statute ID:

14471

Created:

Dec 21, 2012 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Dec 21, 2012 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

2006 c 281 art 2 s 21

Summary Text:

Game and Fish - Restrictions on airboats, watercraft, and recreational vehicles

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97A/101.html

Legislative Session:

2006 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Dec 21, 2012

(a) The use of airboats is prohibited at all times on lakes designated for wildlife management purposes under this section unless otherwise authorized by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner may restrict the use of motorized watercraft and recreational vehicles on lakes designated for wildlife management purposes by posting all public access points on the designated lake. To minimize disturbance to wildlife or to protect wildlife habitat, the commissioner may restrict the type of allowable motorized watercraft or recreational vehicle, horsepower or thrust of motor, speed of operation, and season or area of use. Designation of areas, times, and types of restrictions to be posted shall be by written order published in the State Register. Posting of the restrictions is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. 

(c) Before the commissioner establishes perpetual restrictions under paragraph (b), public comment must be received and a public meeting must be held in the county where the largest portion of the lake is located. Notice of the meeting must be published in a news release issued by the commissioner and in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the waters are located. The notice must be published at least once between 30 and 60 days before the public meeting and at least once between seven and 30 days before the meeting. The notices required in this paragraph must summarize the proposed action, invite public comment, and specify a deadline for the receipt of public comments. The commissioner shall mail a copy of each required notice to persons who have registered their names with the commissioner for this purpose. The commissioner shall consider any public comments received in making a final decision. This paragraph does not apply to temporary restrictions that expire within 90 days of the effective date of the restrictions.