2007 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. 2a. Dedicated. "Dedicated" means made available by easement, license, permit, or
other authorization.
    Subd. 3. Land. "Land" means any of the following which is privately owned or leased or
in which a municipal power agency has rights: land, easements, rights-of-way, roads, water,
watercourses, private ways and buildings, structures, and other improvements to land, and
machinery or equipment when attached to land.
    Subd. 4. Owner. "Owner" means the possessor of a fee interest or a life estate, tenant, lessee,
occupant, holder of a utility easement, 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; rock climbing;
cave exploring; 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. "Rock
climbing" means the climbing of a naturally exposed rock face. "Cave exploring" means the
planned exploration of naturally occurring cavities in rock, including passage through any
structures placed for the purpose of safe access, access control, or conservation, but does not
include the exploration of other manmade cavities such as tunnels, mines, and sewers.
    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.
History: 1994 c 623 art 4 s 2; 1999 c 183 s 2-4; 2005 c 148 s 1