1998 Minnesota Statutes

     604A.21 Recreational land use; definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    General.  For the purposes of sections 
 604A.20 to 604A.27, the terms defined in this section have the 
 meanings given them, except where the context clearly indicates 
 otherwise.  

    Subd. 2.    Charge.  "Charge" means any admission price 
 asked or charged for services, entertainment, recreational use, 
 or other activity or the offering of products for sale to the 
 recreational user by a commercial for profit enterprise directly 
 related to the use of the land. 

    Subd. 3.    Land.  "Land" means privately owned or 
 leased land, roads, water, watercourses, private ways and 
 buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when attached 
 to the land. 

    Subd. 4.    Owner.  "Owner" means the possessor of a fee 
 interest or a life estate, tenant, lessee, occupant, or person 
 in control of the land. 

    Subd. 5.    Recreational purpose.  "Recreational purpose"
 includes, but is not limited to, hunting; trapping; fishing; 
 swimming; boating; camping; picnicking; hiking; bicycling; 
 horseback riding; firewood gathering; pleasure driving, 
 including snowmobiling and the operation of any motorized 
 vehicle or conveyance upon a road or upon or across land in any 
 manner, including recreational trail use; nature study; water 
 skiing; winter sports; and viewing or enjoying historical, 
 archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites. 

    Subd. 6.    Recreational trail use.  "Recreational trail 
 use" means use on or about a trail, including but not limited 
 to, hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, bicycling, skiing, 
 horseback riding, snowmobile riding, and motorized trail riding. 

    HIST: 1994 c 623 art 4 s 2