1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; modifying youth all-terrain vehicle operation 
1.3 	restrictions;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.9256, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.9256, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Prohibitions on youthful operators. (a) Except for operation on public 
1.7 	road rights-of-way that is permitted under section 84.928 and as provided under paragraph 
1.8 	(j), a driver's license issued by the state or another state is required to operate an all-terrain 
1.9 	vehicle along or on a public road right-of-way.
1.10 	(b) A person under 12 years of age shall not:
1.11 	(1) make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way;
1.12 	(2) operate an all-terrain vehicle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or
1.13 	(3) operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands or waters, except as provided in 
1.14 	paragraph (f).
1.15 	(c) Except for public road rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person 12 years of age 
1.16 	but less than 16 years may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, 
1.17 	county state-aid, or county highway or operate on public lands and waters or state or 
1.18 	grant-in-aid trails, only if that person possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate 
1.19 	issued by the commissioner and is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who 
1.20 	holds a valid driver's license.
2.1 	(d) To be issued an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate, a person at least 12 years old, 
2.2 	but less than 16 years old, must:
2.3 	(1) successfully complete the safety education and training program under section 84.925, 
2.4 	subdivision 1, including a riding component; and
2.5 	(2) be able to properly reach and control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while 
2.6 	sitting upright on the seat of the all-terrain vehicle.
2.7 	(e) A person at least 11 years of age may take the safety education and training program 
2.8 	and may receive an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate under paragraph (d), but the certificate 
2.9 	is not valid until the person reaches age 12.
2.10 	(f) A person at least ten years of age but under 12 years of age may operate an all-terrain 
2.11 	vehicle with an engine capacity up to 90cc 170 cubic centimeters on public lands or waters 
2.12 	if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
2.13 	(g) A person under 15 years of age shall not operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle.
2.14 	(h) A person under the age of 16 may not operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands 
2.15 	or waters or on state or grant-in-aid trails if the person cannot properly reach and control 
2.16 	the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while sitting upright on the seat of the all-terrain 
2.17 	vehicle.
2.18 	(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), a nonresident at least 12 years old, but less than 16 
2.19 	years old, may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county 
2.20 	state-aid, or county highway or operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands and waters or 
2.21 	state or grant-in-aid trails if:
2.22 	(1) the nonresident youth has in possession evidence of completing an all-terrain safety 
2.23 	course offered by the ATV Safety Institute or another state as provided in section 84.925, 
2.24 	subdivision 3; and
2.25 	(2) the nonresident youth is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who holds 
2.26 	a valid driver's license.
2.27 	(j) A person 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age may operate an all-terrain 
2.28 	vehicle on the roadway, bank, slope, or ditch of a public road right-of-way as permitted 
2.29 	under section 84.928 if the person:
2.30 	(1) possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate issued by the commissioner; 
2.31 	and
2.32 	(2) is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on a separate all-terrain vehicle.