SF 1031

2nd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to health; providing an exception to
recreational camping area regulations for the State
Fair; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 327.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [327.201] STATE FAIR CAMPING AREA.
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new text begin Notwithstanding sections 327.14 to 327.28 or any rule
adopted by the commissioner of health, the State Agricultural
Society must operate and maintain a camping area on the State
Fairgrounds during the State Fair, subject to the following
conditions:
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new text begin (1) recreational camping vehicles and tents, including
their attachments, must be separated from each other and from
other structures by at least seven feet;
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new text begin (2) a minimum area of 300 square feet per site must be
provided and the total number of sites must not exceed one site
for every 300 square feet of usable land area; and
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new text begin (3) each site must face a driveway at least 16 feet in
width and each driveway must have unobstructed access to a
public roadway.
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Sec. 2.

new text begin [327.202] STATE FAIR LIVESTOCK AND MIDWAY
EXHIBITORS.
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new text begin During the State Fair, a person may sleep in a vehicle in a
designated State Fairgrounds parking lot if the vehicle displays
a valid exhibitor parking permit.
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