1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; exempting from registration with the state 
1.3 	any snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle that is registered by an Indian tribal 
1.4 	government to a tribal member;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 
1.5 	84.82, subdivision 6; 84.8205, subdivision 1; 84.922, subdivision 1a.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.82, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 6.Exemptions. Registration is not required under this section for:
1.9 	(1) a snowmobile owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, 
1.10 	another state, or a political subdivision thereof;
1.11 	(2) a snowmobile registered in a country other than the United States temporarily 
1.12 	used within this state;
1.13 	(3) a snowmobile that is covered by a valid license of another state and has not been 
1.14 	within this state for more than 30 consecutive days or that is registered by an Indian tribal 
1.15 	government to a tribal member;
1.16 	(4) a snowmobile used exclusively in organized track racing events;
1.17 	(5) a snowmobile in transit by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer;
1.18 	(6) a snowmobile at least 15 years old in transit by an individual for use only on 
1.19 	land owned or leased by the individual; or
1.20 	(7) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.

1.21 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.8205, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.22 		Subdivision 1.Sticker required; fee. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a 
1.23 	person may not operate a snowmobile on a state or grant-in-aid snowmobile trail unless a 
1.24 	snowmobile state trail sticker is affixed to the snowmobile. The commissioner of natural 
2.1 	resources shall issue a sticker upon application and payment of a $15 fee. The fee for a 
2.2 	three-year snowmobile state trail sticker that is purchased at the time of snowmobile 
2.3 	registration is $30. In addition to other penalties prescribed by law, a person in violation 
2.4 	of this subdivision must purchase an annual state trail sticker for a fee of $30. The sticker 
2.5 	is valid from November 1 through June 30. Fees collected under this section, except for 
2.6 	the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited 
2.7 	to the snowmobile trails and enforcement account in the natural resources fund and, 
2.8 	except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner 
2.9 	under section 84.027, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid, trail maintenance, 
2.10 	grooming, and easement acquisition.
2.11 	(b) A state trail sticker is not required under this section for:
2.12 	(1) a snowmobile owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state that is 
2.13 	registered under section 84.82, subdivision 5;
2.14 	(2) a snowmobile that is owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal 
2.15 	government, another state, or a political subdivision thereof or registered by an Indian 
2.16 	tribal government to a tribal member that is exempt from registration under section 84.82, 
2.17 	subdivision 6;
2.18 	(3) a collector snowmobile that is operated as provided in a special permit issued for 
2.19 	the collector snowmobile under section 84.82, subdivision 7a;
2.20 	(4) a person operating a snowmobile only on the portion of a trail that is owned by 
2.21 	the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or
2.22 	(5) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.
2.23 	(c) A temporary registration permit issued by a dealer under section 84.82, 
2.24 	subdivision 2, may include a snowmobile state trail sticker if the trail sticker fee is 
2.25 	included with the registration application fee.

2.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.922, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
2.27 		Subd. 1a.Exemptions. All-terrain vehicles exempt from registration are:
2.28 	(1) vehicles owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the 
2.29 	state, another state, or a political subdivision;
2.30 	(2) vehicles registered in another state or country that have not been in this state for 
2.31 	more than 30 consecutive days or registered by an Indian tribal government to a tribal 
2.32 	member;
2.33 	(3) vehicles that:
2.34 	(i) are owned by a resident of another state or country that does not require 
2.35 	registration of all-terrain vehicles;
3.1 	(ii) have not been in this state for more than 30 consecutive days; and
3.2 	(iii) are operated on state and grant-in-aid trails by a nonresident possessing a 
3.3 	nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass;
3.4 	(4) vehicles used exclusively in organized track racing events; and
3.5 	(5) vehicles that are 25 years old or older and were originally produced as a separate 
3.6 	identifiable make by a manufacturer.