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97B.001.4

Statute ID: 15532

Statute Function ID: 33267

Entering Posted Land Prohibited; Signs

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Statute Number:

97B.001.4

Enactment Date:

May 21, 2014

Effective Date:

Jan 1, 2015

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Entering Posted Land Prohibited; Signs

Statute ID:

15532

Created:

Jan 23, 2015 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jan 23, 2015 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

4(a)(1) added to payables list; new codes needed.

Summary Text:

Entering Posted Land Prohibited; Signs

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/97B/001.html

Legislative Session:

2014 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jan 23, 2015

(a) Except as provided in subdivision 6, a person may not:
(1) enter, for outdoor recreation purposes, any land that is posted under this subdivision without first obtaining permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee; or
(2) knowingly enter, for outdoor recreation purposes, any land that is posted under this subdivision without first obtaining permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee. A person who violates this clause is subject to the penalty provided in section 97A.315, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
(b) The owner, occupant, or lessee of private land, or an authorized manager of public land may prohibit outdoor recreation on the land by posting signs once each year that:
(1) state "no trespassing" or similar terms;
(2) display letters at least two inches high;
(3) either:
(i) are signed by the owner, occupant, lessee, or authorized manager; or
(ii) include the legible name and telephone number of the owner, occupant, lessee, or authorized manager; and
(4) either:
(i) are at intervals of 1,000 feet or less along the boundary of the area, or in a wooded area where boundary lines are not clear, at intervals of 500 feet or less; or
(ii) mark the primary corners of each parcel of land and access roads and trails at the point of entrance to each parcel of land except that corners only accessible through agricultural land need not be posted.
(c) A person may not erect a sign that prohibits outdoor recreation or trespassing where the person does not have a property right, title, or interest to use the land.