HF 1070

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; modifying state park
permit provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 85.053, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.053,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Form, issuance, validity.

(a) The
commissioner shall prepare and provide state park permits for
each calendar year that state a motor vehicle may enter and use
state parks, state recreation areas, and state waysides over 50
acres in area. State park permits must be available and placed
on sale by January 1 of the calendar year deleted text begin that the permit is
valid deleted text end new text begin in which the permits are to be issued new text end . A separate
motorcycle permit may be prepared and provided by the
commissioner.

(b) An annual state park permit must be affixed when
purchased and may be used from the time it is affixed for a
12-month period. State park permits in each category must be
numbered consecutively for each year of issue.

(c) State park permits shall be issued by employees of the
Division of Parks and Recreation as designated by the
commissioner. State park permits also may be consigned to and
issued by agents designated by the commissioner who are not
employees of the Division of Parks and Recreation. All proceeds
from the sale of permits and all unsold permits consigned to
agents shall be returned to the commissioner at such times as
the commissioner may direct, but no later than the end of the
calendar year for which the permits are deleted text begin effective deleted text end new text begin issued new text end . No
part of the permit fee may be retained by an agent. An
additional charge or fee in an amount to be determined by the
commissioner, but not to exceed four percent of the price of the
permit, may be collected and retained by an agent for handling
or selling the permits.