Minnesota Administrative Rules

6140.0900 STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF BOATS AND MOTORS.

Subpart 1.

Prohibition.

No motor or other mechanical device capable of propelling a watercraft through water, boat, or other watercraft, equipment, or dock may be transported over or stored on or moored to state land administered by the commissioner and left unattended except on routes designated in part 6140.0800, and then only during the course of a current visit.

Subp. 2.

Permits.

Boats and motors may be stored on sites approved by the commissioner pursuant to permits issued by the commissioner to persons who before the effective date of these parts, have stored boats on state water or lands administered by the commissioner in connection with commercial services. All such permits shall terminate no later than November 15, 1973, shall not be assigned without the consent of the commissioner, and shall be nonrenewable. The terms of such permits shall be established by the commissioner in a way to maximize the maintenance of the primitive wilderness character of the area. Each permit shall be numbered, which number shall be affixed in the same general place as the boat registration number, shall be for the storage of one boat and motor, if any, and shall authorize use of that boat and motor, if any, on the body of water adjoining the storage area, and any motor route adjoining the storage area. Each permit shall specify the precise location within which each boat and motor, if any, may be stored and used. The quantity of such permits shall be limited to the number of applications made, but in no case shall exceed 50. Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by a sworn affidavit that the specific boat for which a permit is sought has been stored on or near the body of water adjoining the permit location requested. If more than 50 applications are submitted, the commissioner shall encourage joint use applications. The commissioner may charge a reasonable fee for the permit and may provide for permit termination for violation of the permit terms, particularly boat use location. Canoes and camping equipment may be stored at the head of an overland trail during the course of a current visit provided the material is stored out of sight from the waterway.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 84.027; 84.03; 105.39

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008