2006 Minnesota Statutes

85.40 DEFINITIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of sections 85.40 to 85.45 the following terms have
the meanings given them.
    Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources.
    Subd. 3. Cross-country ski grant-in-aid program. "Cross-country ski grant-in-aid
program" means a program administered by the department, as described in section 85.44.
    Subd. 4. Cross-country ski race. "Cross-country ski race" means a timed skiing event
organized for the participation of a large number of skiers at one time over a course prepared
specifically for a ski race.
    Subd. 5. Cross-country ski trail. "Cross-country ski trail" means a public pathway
designated and promoted for cross-country skiing in state parks as defined in section 85.012, on
state forest lands as defined in section 89.001, on state trails as defined in section 85.015, on
elements of the regional recreation open space system as defined in section 473.147, or on trails
within the cross-country ski grant-in-aid program as defined in section 85.44.
    Subd. 6. Cross-country skiing. "Cross-country skiing" means traveling across country over
snow by human power on skis. "Cross-country skiing" does not require the use of lifts, tows, or
other mechanical devices.
    Subd. 7. Department. "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
History: 1983 c 325 s 2; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 86; 1999 c 231 s 105