as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to natural resources; modifying the 1.3 registration fee system for snowmobiles; amending 1.4 Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.82, subdivision 3. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.82, 1.7 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 1.8 Subd. 3. [FEES FOR REGISTRATION.] (a) The fee for 1.9 registration of each snowmobile, other than those used for an 1.10 agricultural purpose, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 1.11 1c, or those registered by a dealer or manufacturer pursuant to 1.12clauseparagraph (b) or (c) shall be as follows: $45forevery 1.13 three yearsandfor the nine years following the date of the 1.14 first sale of the snowmobile. For snowmobiles more than nine 1.15 years old, the fee shall be $45 for permanent registration. The 1.16 commissioner may charge $4 fora duplicate ortransfer of a 1.17 three-year registration and $45 for transfer of a permanent 1.18 registration. The commissioner may charge $4 for a duplicate 1.19 registration. 1.20 (b) The total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by 1.21 a dealer and operated for demonstration or testing purposes 1.22 shall be $50 per year. 1.23 (c) The total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by 1.24 a manufacturer and operated for research, testing, 1.25 experimentation, or demonstration purposes shall be $150 per 2.1 year. Dealer and manufacturer registrations are not 2.2 transferable.