1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; creating an exemption in the definition of recreational camping 
1.3 	area;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 327.14, subdivision 8.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 327.14, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 8.Recreational camping area. "Recreational camping area" means any area, 
1.7 	whether privately or publicly owned, used on a daily, nightly, weekly, or longer basis for 
1.8 	the accommodation of five or more tents or recreational camping vehicles free of charge 
1.9 	or for compensation. "Recreational camping area" excludes:
1.10 	(1) children's camps;
1.11 	(2) industrial camps;
1.12 	(3) migrant labor camps, as defined in Minnesota Statutes and state commissioner 
1.13 	of health rules;
1.14 	(4) United States Forest Service camps;
1.15 	(5) state forest service camps;
1.16 	(6) state wildlife management areas or state-owned public access areas which are 
1.17 	restricted in use to picnicking and boat landing; and
1.18 	(7) temporary holding areas for self-contained recreational camping vehicles 
1.19 	created by and adjacent to motor sports facilities, if the chief law enforcement officer of 
1.20 	an affected jurisdiction determines that it is in the interest of public safety to provide a 
1.21 	temporary holding area; and
1.22 	(8) a privately owned area used for camping no more than once a year and for no 
1.23 	longer than seven consecutive days by members of a private club where the members pay 
1.24 	annual dues to belong to the club.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.