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Minnesota Statutes 2000, 86B.205 Page 2 of 3 (2) regulate the construction, configuration, size, location, and maintenance of commercial marinas and their related facilities including parking areas and sanitary facilities in a manner consistent with other state law and the rules of the commissioner of natural resources, the pollution control agency, and the commissioner of health, and with the applicable municipal building codes and zoning ordinances where the marinas are located; (3) regulate the construction, installation, and maintenance of permanent and temporary docks and moorings in a manner consistent with state and federal law, permits required under chapter 103G, and sections .86B_- 1.11. and 8.6B_,.1.15; (4) except as provided in subdivision 6, regulate the type and size of watercraft allowed to use the body of water and set access fees; (5) subject to subdivision 6, limit the types and horsepower of motors used on the body of water; (6) limit the use of the body of water at various times and the use of various parts of the body of water; (7) regulate the speed of watercraft on the body of water and the conduct of other activities on the body of water to secure the safety of the public and the most general public use; and (8) contract with other law enforcement agencies to police the body of water and its shore. Subd. 6. Public access restrictions. The county board must allow the same types and sizes of watercraft and horsepower of motors to access and enter the lake or water body as are generally allowed to be operated on the lake or water body. Special use exceptions that are not dependent on lakeshore or property ownership may be granted by permit. Subd. 7. County acquisition of public access. A county board may acquire by purchase, gift, or devise land for public access to a lake or stream and may improve the land as a park or playground if the land is less than ten acres and is contiguous to the meander line of a navigable lake or stream wholly or partly within the county and not entirely within the corporate limits of a city. Subd. 8. Advisory assistance. The county board may invite any municipal council or town board or the soil and water conservation district board of supervisors or watershed district board of managers to designate a representative to advise and consult with the county board on water use regulation and improvement. Subd. 9. Watercraft use rules for local waters. (a) On request of a county, city, or town, the commissioner may, after determining it to be in the public interest, establish rules relating to the use of watercraft on waters of this state that border upon or are within, in whole or in part, the territorial boundaries of the governmental unit. (b) The rules shall be established in the manner provided by sections 14.02 to 14 .62, but may not be submitted to the http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/86B/205.html 6/6/01