HF 717

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/14/2013 05:14pm

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; providing for certain all-terrain vehicle registration
and watercraft license exemptions; modifying nonresident all-terrain vehicle
state trail pass requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections
84.922, subdivision 1a; 84.9275, subdivision 1; 86B.301, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.922, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Exemptions.

All-terrain vehicles exempt from registration are:

(1) vehicles owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the
state, another state, or a political subdivision;

(2) vehicles new text begin that are new text end registered in another state or country deleted text begin that deleted text end new text begin and new text end have not been
in this state for more than 30 consecutive days new text begin or that are registered by an Indian tribal
government to a tribal member and have not been outside the tribal reservation boundary
for more than 30 consecutive days new text end ;

(3) vehicles that:

(i) are owned by a resident of another state or country that does not require
registration of all-terrain vehicles;

(ii) have not been in this state for more than 30 consecutive days; and

(iii) are operated on state and grant-in-aid trails by a nonresident possessing a
nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass;

(4) vehicles used exclusively in organized track racing events; and

(5) vehicles that are 25 years old or older and were originally produced as a separate
identifiable make by a manufacturer.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2014.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.9275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Pass required; fee.

(a) new text begin A tribal member exempt from registration
under section 84.922, subdivision 1a, clause (2), or new text end a nonresident may not operate an
all-terrain vehicle on a state or grant-in-aid all-terrain vehicle trail unless the operator
carries a valid nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass in immediate possession. The
pass must be available for inspection by a peace officer, a conservation officer, or an
employee designated under section 84.0835.

(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall issue a pass upon application and
payment of a $20 fee. The pass is valid from January 1 through December 31. Fees
collected under this section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund and, except for the electronic licensing system commission established by
the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid to
counties and municipalities for all-terrain vehicle organizations to construct and maintain
all-terrain vehicle trails and use areas.

(c) A nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass is not required for:

(1) an all-terrain vehicle that is owned and used by the United States, another state,
or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration under section 84.922,
subdivision 1a;

(2) a person operating an all-terrain vehicle only on the portion of a trail that is
owned by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or

(3) a nonresident operating an all-terrain vehicle that is registered according to
section 84.922.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Exemptions.

A watercraft license is not required for:

(1) a watercraft that is covered by a license or number in full force and effect under
federal law or a federally approved licensing or numbering system of another state, and
has not been within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include
days that a watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior
port or another port in the state;

(2) a watercraft from a country other than the United States that has not been within
this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include days that a watercraft is
laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior port or another port in the state;

(3) a watercraft owned by the United States, an Indian tribal government, a state, or
a political subdivision of a state, except watercraft used for recreational purposes;

(4) a ship's lifeboat;

(5) a watercraft that has been issued a valid marine document by the United States
government;

(6) a duck boat during duck hunting season;

(7) a rice boat during the harvest season;

(8) a seaplane; deleted text begin and
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(9) a nonmotorized watercraft ten feet in length or less new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (10) a watercraft that is covered by a valid license or number issued by a federally
recognized Indian tribe in the state under a federally approved licensing or numbering
system and that is owned by a member of that tribe new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2015.
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