1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; expanding the open alcohol container law to apply 
1.3 	to off-road recreational vehicles;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 
1.4 	169A.35, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169A.35, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section:
1.9 	(1) "alcoholic beverage" has the meaning given it in section 340A.101, subdivision 2;
1.10 	(2) "distilled spirits" has the meaning given it in section 340A.101, subdivision 9;
1.11 	(3) "motor vehicle" does not include ~~motorboats~~a motorboat, including a motorboat 
1.12 	in operation~~, or off-road recreational vehicles except when being operated on a roadway~~ 
1.13 	~~or shoulder of a roadway that is not part of a grant-in-aid trail or trail designated for that~~ 
1.14 	~~vehicle by the commissioner of natural resources~~;
1.15 	(4) "possession" means either that the person had actual possession of the bottle or 
1.16 	receptacle or that the person consciously exercised dominion and control over the bottle 
1.17 	or receptacle; and
1.18 	(5) "3.2 percent malt liquor" has the meaning given it in section 340A.101, 
1.19 	subdivision 19.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2010.