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<br />lVfinnesota Statutes 2001, 84.90 <br /> <br />Page 1 01'2 <br /> <br />l\A1mrescta Statutes 200L Table of Chanters <br /> <br />Table of ccntents fbr Chapter 84 <br /> <br />84.90 Limitations on the operation of recreational motor <br />vehicles. <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this <br />section the following terms have the meanings given them: (a) <br />"Recreational motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle <br />and any vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle <br />used for recreational purposes, including but not limited to <br />snowmobile, trail bike or other all-terrain vehicle, hovercraft, <br />or motor vehicle licensed for highway operation which is being <br />used for off-road recreational purposes. (b) nSnowmobile" has <br />the same meaning given by section Q4.81, subdivision 3. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. Within metropolitan area. Within the seven <br />county metropolitan area, no person shall enter and operate a <br />recreational motor vehicle on lands not owned by the person, <br />except where otherwise allowed by law, without the written or <br />oral permission of the owner, occupant, or lessee of such <br />lands. Written permission may be given by a posted notice of <br />any kind or description that the owner, occupant, or lessee <br />prefers, so long as it specifies the kind of vehicles allowed, <br />such as by saying "Recreational Vehicles Allowed," "Snowmobiles <br />Allowed, II liTrail Bikes Allowed," "All-Terrain Vehicles Allowed, 11 <br />or words substantially similar. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Outside metropolitan area. Outside the <br />seven county metropolitan area, no person shall enter on any <br />land not owned by the person for the purpose of operating a <br />recreational motor vehicle after being notified, either orally" <br />or by written or posted notice, by the owner, occupant, or <br />lessee not "to do so. Where posted notice 'is used, signs shall <br />bear letters not less than two inches high and shall state onE: <br />of the follov'ling: "Recreational Vehicles Prohibited," <br />"Snowmobiles Prohibited," "Trail Bikes Prohibited," "All-Terrain <br />Vehicles Prohibited," or words substantially similar. In lieu <br />of the above notice an owner, occupant or lessee may post any <br />sign prohibiting recreational motor vehicles which has been <br />adopted by rule of the commissioner of natural resources. The <br />notice or sign shall be posted at corners and ordinary ingress <br />and egress to the property and when so posted shall serve so as <br />to raise a conclusive presrnnption that a person operating a <br />recreational motor vehicle thereon had knowledge of entering <br />upon such posted lands. Failure to post notice as provided in <br />this subdivision shall not deprive a person of the right to <br />bring a civil action for damage to one's person or property as <br />otherwise provided by law. <br /> <br />Subd. 4. Posting; trai.1 faci.l.ities~ It is unlawful <br />for a person to post, mutilate, or remove any notice or sign <br />provided in this section upon any lands or waters over which the <br />person has no right, title/interest, or license. It is unlawful <br />for a person other than a duly constituted legal authority to so <br />post any public lands, including but not limited to <br />tax-forfeited lands. as above described. It is unlawful for a <br />person to mutilate, destroy, damage, or remove any shelter, <br /> <br />hap ://www.revisor.leg.state.ron.lls/stats/84/90.fitm! <br /> <br />1/3/02 <br />