All roads and all forms of mechanical transport including but not limited to motors, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles and all mechanized equipment are prohibited except as provided in this part and except as provided by Code of Federal Regulations, title 36, section 251.85, dated December 15, 1965, and accompanying administrative guides. Any such transport or equipment found unattended on state land or water shall be removed at the owner's expense. If not claimed and payment of expenses offered within a reasonable time, it shall be disposed of under state laws governing abandoned property.
Watercraft equipped with motors capable of propelling the watercraft, and motor driven ice and snow craft are permitted over the following designated routes, which are the same as provided in Code of Federal Regulations, title 36, section 251.85(b)(4)(a) and (b)(7)(a):
international boundary route, including the portages commonly used in traversing the international boundary as provided for in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty;
Moose River Route to Lac La Croix by way of Moose River, Nina Moose Lake, Lake Agnes, and the Boulder River;
Ensign Lake Route to Thomas Lake by way of Newfound Lake, Ensign Lake, Ashigan Lake, Gibson Lake, Cattyman Lake, Jordan Lake, Ima Lake and Hatchet Lake, including branch routes by way of Vera Lake to Knife Lake and from Snowbank Lake to Cattyman Lake by way of Parent Lake and Disappointment Lake;
Lake Insula Route to Thomas Lake by way of Lakes One, Two, Three, and Four, Hudson Lake, Lake Insula, and Kiana Lake, including the route to Alice Lake from Lake Insula by way of the Kawishiwi River;
South Kawishiwi River Route from Birch Lake to the Kawishiwi River, with connecting link by way of Clear Lake;
Smoke Lake Route from Sawbill Lake by way of Smoke Lake, Flame Lake, Burnt Lake, Kelly Lake, Peterson Lake, and Baker Lake;
Cherokee Route from Sawbill Lake to Brule Lake by way of Ada Creek, Ada Lake, Cherokee Lake, North Temperance Lake and South Temperance Lake;
Brule Lake Route from Peterson Lake to Poplar Lake by way of Kelly Lake, Jack Lake, Weird Lake, South Temperance Lake, Brule Lake, the Cone Lakes, Cliff Lake, Wanihigan Lake, Winchell Lake, Gaskin Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Caribou Lake, and Lizz Lake;
Red Rock Lake Route from Sea Gull Lake to Saganaga Lake by way of the Alpine Lake and Red Rock Lake;
In addition, motor driven ice and snow craft only are permitted over the following designated routes, which are the same as those provided in Code of Federal Regulations, title 36, section 251.85(b)(7)(a):
Saganaga Lake Winter Portage in Sections 18-19, T. 66 N., R. 4 W.
Use of ice and snow craft is authorized only during the period November 1 to April 15, and when the ground is covered with snow.
October 8, 2013
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes