2004 Minnesota Statutes

     84.925 Education and training program. 

    Subdivision 1.    Program established.  (a) The 
 commissioner shall establish a comprehensive all-terrain vehicle 
 environmental and safety education and training program, 
 including the preparation and dissemination of vehicle 
 information and safety advice to the public, the training of 
 all-terrain vehicle operators, and the issuance of all-terrain 
 vehicle safety certificates to vehicle operators over the age of 
 12 years who successfully complete the all-terrain vehicle 
 environmental and safety education and training course.  

    (b) For the purpose of administering the program and to 
 defray a portion of the expenses of training and certifying 
 vehicle operators, the commissioner shall collect a fee of $15 
 from each person who receives the training.  The commissioner 
 shall collect a fee for issuing a duplicate all-terrain vehicle 
 safety certificate.  The commissioner shall establish the fee 
 for a duplicate all-terrain vehicle safety certificate that 
 neither significantly overrecovers nor underrecovers costs, 
 including overhead costs, involved in providing the service.  
 Fee proceeds shall be deposited in the all-terrain vehicle 
 account in the natural resources fund. 

    (c) The commissioner shall cooperate with private 
 organizations and associations, private and public corporations, 
 and local governmental units in furtherance of the program 
 established under this section.  School districts may cooperate 
 with the commissioner and volunteer instructors to provide space 
 for the classroom portion of the training.  The commissioner 
 shall consult with the commissioner of public safety in regard 
 to training program subject matter and performance testing that 
 leads to the certification of vehicle operators.  By June 30, 
 2003, the commissioner shall incorporate a riding component in 
 the safety education and training program. 

    Subd. 2. Repealed, 1989 c 331 s 26 

    Subd. 3.    All-terrain vehicle safety courses; 
 reciprocity with other states.  The commissioner may enter 
 into reciprocity agreements or otherwise certify all-terrain 
 vehicle environmental and safety education and training courses 
 from other states that are substantially similar to in-state 
 courses.  Proof of completion of a course subject to a 
 reciprocity agreement or certified as substantially similar is 
 adequate to meet the safety certificate requirements of sections 
 84.92 to 84.929. 

    Subd. 4.    Exemption from rulemaking and legislative 
 approval.  The fee to issue a duplicate all-terrain vehicle 
 safety certificate under subdivision 1 is not subject to the 
 rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not 
 apply.  The commissioner may establish the duplicate all-terrain 
 safety certificate fee notwithstanding section 16A.1283. 

    HIST: 1984 c 647 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 452 s 11; 2000 c 495 
 s 5; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 80; 2003 c 28 art 1 s 8; 2004 c 221 s 13,14