SF 1432

2nd Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; providing an exception to recreational camping regulations
for county fairgrounds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327.201.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327.201, is amended to read:

327.201 STATE FAIR new text begin AND COUNTY FAIR new text end CAMPING deleted text begin AREA deleted text end new text begin AREAS new text end .

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin State Fair camping areas. new text end

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 and the Minnesota Street Rod Association's Back to the 50's event, subject to the
following conditions:

(1) recreational camping vehicles and tents, including their attachments, must be
separated from each other and from other structures by at least seven feet;

(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

(3) each site must face a driveway at least 16 feet in width and each driveway must
have unobstructed access to a public roadway.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin County fair camping areas. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding sections 327.14 to 327.28,
or any rule adopted by the commissioner of health, any area maintained by a county
agricultural society as a camping area during a county fair or any other event is subject to
the conditions specified in subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (3).
new text end