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MN Stat § 86A.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86A — Outdoor Recreation System|Section 86A.24 — Financing Harbors And Facilities.

86A.24 FINANCING HARBORS AND FACILITIES. The commissioner may take actions necessary to: (1) provide the finances required of nonfederal sponsors as a condition for United States participation in any project in which the commissioner is empowered to participate; (2) enter into agreements with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to provide the funds and other items of local cooperation required as a condition precedent to the construction of a harbor, mooring facility, or marina project; and (3) enter into agreements with political subdivisions of this state regarding participation with the United States in any project within the commissioner's authority, and to make adjustments which in the judgment of the commissioner are in the best interest of the state. History:   1993 c 333 s 6
MN Stat § 86B.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.001 — Water Use Policy.

86B.001 WATER USE POLICY. It is the policy of this state, which is blessed with an abundance of water, to promote its full use and enjoyment by all of the people, now and in the future, to promote safety for persons and property in connection with the use of the waters of the state, to promote uniformity of laws relating to the use, and to conform with use requirements of the United States. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 1
MN Stat § 86B.101 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.101 — Watercraft Safety Program.

86B.101 WATERCRAFT SAFETY PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Safety program. The commissioner shall continue and expand the comprehensive boat safety and education program. The commissioner shall cooperate with boaters, governmental subdivisions, state agencies, other states, and the federal government in the operation of the program. Subd. 2. Youth watercraft safety course. (a) The commissioner shall establish an educational course and a testing program for personal watercraft and watercraft operators and for persons age 12 or older but younger than age 18 required to take the watercraft safety course. The commissioner shall prescribe a written test as part of the course. A personal watercraft educational course and testing program that emphasizes safe and legal operation must be required for persons age 13 or older but younger than age 18 operating personal watercraft. (b) The commissioner shall issue a watercraft operator's permit to a person age 12 or older but younger than age 18 who successfully completes the educational program and the written test. Subd. 3. Operator's permit. The commissioner shall issue a watercraft operator's permit to a person who successfully qualifies for a watercraft operator's permit under the boat safety education program. Subd. 4. Boat safety education program; reciprocity with other states. The commissioner may enter into reciprocity agreements or otherwise certify boat safety education programs from other states that are substantially similar to in-state programs. The commissioner shall issue a watercraft operator's permit to a person who provides proof of completion of a program subject to a reciprocity agreement or certified as substantially similar. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 3; 1993 c 310 s 1; 1998 c 400 s 1; 1998 c 401 s 27; 2003 c 28 art 1 s 11
MN Stat § 86B.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.105 — Sheriff's Safety Program.

86B.105 SHERIFF'S SAFETY PROGRAM. (a) The sheriff of each county shall maintain a program of search, rescue, buoying or marking, patrol, removal of hazards to navigation, and inspection of watercraft for rent, lease, or hire. The sheriff shall prohibit the use of any watercraft or safety equipment for rent, lease, or hire that does not comply with the standards of safety for the watercraft or equipment prescribed by the commissioner. The sheriff shall investigate watercraft accidents and drownings and report findings to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner. (b) The county board may authorize the employment of additional personnel to carry out the provisions of this section. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 4
MN Stat § 86B.106 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.106 — Barring Vehicles From Unsafe Ice.

86B.106 BARRING VEHICLES FROM UNSAFE ICE. (a) Whenever ice conditions on a body of water deteriorate to such an extent that there is substantial danger to persons using motorized vehicles, including snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, the sheriff of the county where the body of water is located may prohibit or restrict the use of motorized vehicles on all or a portion of the body of water. If the body of water is located in more than one county, all counties involved must coordinate any prohibitions or restrictions that are imposed. A county sheriff acting under this section shall, as soon as practicable, post all common access sites and publicize the prohibitions or restrictions. The commissioner must be notified immediately and may review and suspend any restrictions imposed. Restrictions may be lifted as soon as conditions warrant. (b) A person may not operate a motorized vehicle in violation of a prohibition or restriction imposed under this section. (c) This section does not apply to a person who: (1) is a member of a sanctioned circuit watercross association and can provide proof of membership; (2) operates a snowmobile with a silenced exhaust and is practicing for a sanctioned event; and (3) receives written permission from a conservation officer who must set the date, time, and location of the practice. History:  1992 c 584 s 1; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 90
MN Stat § 86B.107 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.107 — Removing Submerged Vehicles From State Waters.

86B.107 REMOVING SUBMERGED VEHICLES FROM STATE WATERS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, "vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined in section 97A.015, subdivision 32, or a watercraft as defined in section 86B.005, subdivision 18. (b) For purposes of this section, "owner" means the registered owner, last registered owner, or legal owner of a vehicle if the vehicle is not registered. Subd. 2. Responsibility for removal. (a) The owner of a submerged vehicle is responsible for removing the vehicle from waters of the state, unless the vehicle is permitted or otherwise exempt from removal. Removal must be completed within 30 days of the vehicle entering the water or being discovered in the water, unless the owner is notified in writing by the political subdivision having jurisdiction that the removal must be completed sooner. Upon request of the political subdivision the commissioner may extend the 30-day time period for removal. (b) The owner of the vehicle shall report that the vehicle is submerged in a body of water. The owner shall report the date and the circumstances surrounding the submergence to the sheriff of the county where the body of water is located within 48 hours of the vehicle entering the water. (c) If the vehicle is not removed according to paragraph (a), the political subdivision in whose jurisdiction the lake or watercourse is located shall remove the vehicle. The owner of the vehicle is subject to a civil penalty of not less than twice nor more than five times the costs incurred by the political subdivision to remove, process, and dispose of the vehicle. Civil penalties imposed under this section may be enforced and distributed as provided in section 115A.99. (d) The owner of a submerged vehicle is not responsible for removal of the vehicle if the vehicle was used without the owner's knowledge. This includes, but is not limited to, the operation of a vehicle that was under the control of a member of the owner's household. If the driver or operator of the vehicle is known, the driver or operator is responsible for removing the vehicle according to this section. History:   2001 c 185 s 15
MN Stat § 86B.111 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.111 — Navigation Markers And Buoys.

86B.111 NAVIGATION MARKERS AND BUOYS. Subdivision 1. Permit for placing navigation hazards. The commissioner may require that a permit is obtained for the placement of a structure or device determined by the commissioner to constitute a hazard to navigation. Subd. 2. Removing and damaging buoys prohibited. Except as authorized by the commissioner, a person may not obstruct, remove, damage, or destroy a buoy or structure placed in the waters of this state in accordance with this chapter or by authority of the United States. Subd. 3. Uniform marking required for buoys. A person may not place buoys or other waterway markers unless the markers conform with the uniform marking system established by the commissioner. Subd. 4. No duty to mark all hazards. The marking of certain hazards to navigation on, in, or adjacent to the waters of this state by a governmental agency does not incur a duty to mark all navigational hazards by the agency or another agency. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 5
MN Stat § 86B.115 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.115 — Using Docks And Structures For Advertising.

86B.115 USING DOCKS AND STRUCTURES FOR ADVERTISING. A person may not use a fixed or anchored structure on the waters of this state, not a part of a pier or dock extending from shore, for advertising purposes. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 6; 1992 c 464 art 1 s 11
MN Stat § 86B.121 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.121 — Races, Competitions, And Exhibitions.

86B.121 RACES, COMPETITIONS, AND EXHIBITIONS. (a) A person may not hold or sponsor any scheduled or public race, regatta, tournament or other competition or exhibition, or trial race on water or ice, whether or not involving watercraft, without first having obtained a written permit from the sheriff of the county where the event is to originate. (b) The sheriff, in the permit, may exempt watercraft from any of the provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing, operation, and equipment of watercraft while participating in the event authorized. (c) The county's issuance of a permit under this section does not make the county liable for any injury occurring at the event. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 7; 1992 c 584 s 2; 1997 c 204 s 1
MN Stat § 86B.125 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.125 — Leased Watercraft.

86B.125 LEASED WATERCRAFT. Subdivision 1. Safety standards. The commissioner shall prescribe safety standards for watercraft offered for lease, rent, or hire. Subd. 2. Suspending or revoking license. (a) The commissioner may suspend or revoke the license of a watercraft offered for rent, lease, or hire: (1) that does not comply with the safety standards for the watercraft; and (2) for which the watercraft owner fails to keep a record of the name and address of the person renting, leasing, or hiring the watercraft, the license number of the watercraft, the date and time the person takes possession, and the expected time of return of the watercraft. (b) The record of renting, leasing, or hiring must be preserved for at least six months. History:   1990 c 391 art 9 s 8
MN Stat § 86B.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.13 — Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program.

86B.13 AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner shall establish a statewide course in preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species. The commissioner must develop an educational course and testing program that address identification of aquatic invasive species and best practices to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species when moving water-related equipment, as defined under section 84D.01, subdivision 18a. Subd. 1a. Training for offenders. A person who is convicted of or subject to a final order for a violation of chapter 84D involving water-related equipment must successfully complete the training course in subdivision 1 before continuing operation or use of water-related equipment. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 150] Subd. 3. Contracting for services. The commissioner may contract for services to provide training and testing services under this section. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 150] History:  2012 c 272 s 21; 2013 c 121 s 24
MN Stat § 86B.201 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.201 — State Law And Local Ordinance Authority.

86B.201 STATE LAW AND LOCAL ORDINANCE AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1. Applying state law. The provisions of this chapter and of other applicable laws of this state shall govern the operation, equipment, numbering, and all other related matters for a watercraft operated on the waters of this state, or the time when an activity regulated by this chapter may take place. Subd. 2. Local authority to adopt ordinance. (a) This chapter does not limit the authority of a political subdivision of this state to adopt regulations that are not inconsistent with this chapter and the rules of the commissioner relating to the use of waters of this state that are wholly or partly within the territorial boundaries of a county or entirely within the boundaries of a city. (b) A city of the first class of over 200,000 or the park board of the city may forbid the use of motorboats or boats with attached motors on its lakes. Subd. 3. Nonmotorized carry-on access. A person may access any public waters through public land with a hand-carried nonmotorized watercraft. Subd. 4. Construction area restrictions. The commissioner, after consulting with the governmental units and contractors involved in a construction project, may adopt, by written order, temporary water surface use controls for recreational uses at public construction and maintenance sites that cross or are adjacent to waters of the state for a period of time not to exceed the duration of the construction or maintenance project. Temporary controls adopted under this subdivision are exempt from the rulemaking requirements of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 9; 1997 c 226 s 11; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 5
MN Stat § 86B.211 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.211 — Water Safety Rules.

86B.211 WATER SAFETY RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules that relate to: (1) the application for, form, and numbering of watercraft licenses; (2) the size, form, reflectorized material, and display of watercraft license numbers, which must comply with the requirements of the federal watercraft numbering system; (3) placement and regulation of docks, piers, buoys, mooring or marking devices, and other structures in the waters of this state; (4) rules of the road for watercraft navigation; (5) standards for equipment used in the towing of persons on water skis, aquaplanes, surfboards, saucers, and other devices; (6) standards for lights, signals, fire extinguishers, bilge ventilation, and lifesaving equipment; (7) standards of safe load and power capacity; (8) accounting, procedural, and reporting requirements for county sheriff; (9) designation of swimming or bathing areas; (10) standards of safety for watercraft offered for rent, lease, or hire; (11) the use of surface waters of this state by watercraft as provided and in accordance with section 86B.205, subdivision 9, paragraphs (c) and (d), including: (i) standards and criteria for resolving conflicts in the use of water surfaces by watercraft; (ii) procedures for dealing with problems involving more than one local governmental unit; (iii) procedures for local enforcement; and (iv) procedures for enforcing the restrictions in section 86B.205, subdivision 9, paragraph (c); and (12) other rules determined by the commissioner to be necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 11; 1991 c 259 s 10
MN Stat § 86B.301 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.301 — Watercraft Licenses Required.

86B.301 WATERCRAFT LICENSES REQUIRED. Subdivision 1. Requirement. Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3, a person may not operate or give permission for the operation of a watercraft that requires a watercraft license on the waters of this state unless: (1) a watercraft license for the watercraft has been issued and is valid during the period of operation; (2) the license number is affixed to the watercraft as prescribed by the commissioner; and (3) a valid registration sticker is affixed to the watercraft as prescribed by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Exemptions. A watercraft license is not required for: (1) a watercraft that is covered by a license or number in full force and effect under federal law or a federally approved licensing or numbering system of another state, or a watercraft that is owned by a person from another state and that state does not require licensing that type of watercraft, and the watercraft has not been within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include days that a watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior port or another port in the state; (2) a watercraft from a country other than the United States that has not been within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include days that a watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior port or another port in the state; (3) a watercraft owned by the United States, an Indian tribal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state, except watercraft used for recreational purposes; (4) a ship's lifeboat; (5) a watercraft that has been issued a valid marine document by the United States government; (6) a waterfowl boat during waterfowl-hunting season; (7) a rice boat during the harvest season; (8) a seaplane; (9) a nonmotorized watercraft ten feet in length or less; and (10) a watercraft that is covered by a valid license or number issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in the state under a federally approved licensing or numbering system and that is owned by a member of that tribe. Subd. 3. Temporary certificate. A person may operate a watercraft and allow another person to operate a watercraft for which a temporary license certificate has been issued during the period the certificate is valid. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 12; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 38; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 12; 2013 c 121 s 25; 2017 c 93 art 2 s 38
MN Stat § 86B.305 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.305 — Youth Operators.

86B.305 YOUTH OPERATORS. Subdivision 1. Under age 12. (a) Except in case of an emergency, a person under age 12 may not operate or be allowed to operate a watercraft propelled by a motor with a factory rating of more than 25 horsepower unless there is present in the watercraft, in addition to the operator, at least one person age 21 or older who is within immediate reach of the controls of the motor. For purposes of section 169A.20, the person age 21 or older, as well as the actual operator, is in physical control of the motorboat. (b) A person under age 12 may not operate or be allowed to operate a watercraft propelled by a motor with a factory rating of more than 75 horsepower. Subd. 2. Age 12 to 17; permit required. Except as provided in this subdivision, a person age 12 or older and younger than age 18 may not operate a motorboat powered by a motor over 25 horsepower without possessing a valid watercraft operator's permit from this state or from the operator's state of residence unless there is a person age 21 or older in the motorboat who is within immediate reach of the controls of the motor. For purposes of section 169A.20, the person age 21 or older, as well as the actual operator, is in physical control of the motorboat. Subd. 3. Owners may not allow certain uses. An owner of a watercraft may not allow a watercraft to be operated contrary to the provisions of subdivision 2. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 13; 1993 c 269 s 2,3; 1993 c 310 s 2,3; 1996 c 396 s 2,3; 1Sp1997 c 2 s 67; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7
MN Stat § 86B.311 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.311 — General Rules For Operation.

86B.311 GENERAL RULES FOR OPERATION. Subdivision 1. Safe operation. A person may not operate or allow the operation of a watercraft or use a device relating to the use of the watercraft: (1) in a careless or heedless manner in disregard of the rights or safety of others; (2) in a reckless or grossly negligent manner that causes personal injury to another or damage to the property of another; (3) upon the waters of this state without the equipment required by this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter; or (4) that is loaded with passengers or cargo beyond the watercraft's safe carrying capacity or is equipped with a motor or other propulsion machinery beyond the watercraft's safe power capacity. Subd. 2. Obstructing navigation. A person may not operate a watercraft in a manner that obstructs or tends to obstruct normal and ordinary navigation on the waters of this state. Subd. 3. Unauthorized mooring. A person may not moor, attach, or hold in any manner a watercraft to a buoy or any other marking device or guide placed in the waters of this state pursuant to lawful authority. This subdivision does not apply to a mooring buoy. Subd. 4. Swimming or bathing areas. A person may not operate a watercraft within a water area that has been marked off or set aside as a swimming or bathing area as prescribed by the commissioner's rules. Subd. 5. Riding on gunwales or decking. A person may not ride or sit and a person may not operate a motorboat while a person is riding or sitting on (i) the starboard or port gunwales; (ii) the decking over the bow, sides, or stern; or (iii) the transom, of a motorboat while underway unless the motorboat is provided with adequate guards or railing to prevent passengers from falling overboard. Subd. 6. Law enforcement watercraft; emergency lights. When approaching and passing a law enforcement watercraft with its emergency lights activated, the operator of a watercraft must safely move the watercraft away from the law enforcement watercraft and maintain a slow-no wake speed while within 150 feet of the law enforcement watercraft. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 14; 2002 c 323 s 1; 2009 c 176 art 1 s 20
MN Stat § 86B.315 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation|Chapter 86B — Water Safety And Watercraft|Section 86B.315 — Towing Person On Water Skis Or Other Device.

86B.315 TOWING PERSON ON WATER SKIS OR OTHER DEVICE. Subdivision 1. Observer or mirror required. A person may not operate a watercraft on waters of this state and create a wake for a wake surfer or tow a person on water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, a saucer, or a similar device unless: (1) there is another person in the watercraft in addition to the operator who is in a position to continually observe the person being towed; or (2) the boat is equipped with a mirror providing the operator a wide field of vision to the rear. Subd. 2. Prohibited night activities. On waters of this state, from one-half hour after sunset to sunrise of the following day, a person may not: (1) wake surf; (2) operate a watercraft creating a wake for a wake surfer; (3) be towed by a watercraft; or (4) operate a watercraft towing a person on water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, a saucer, or another device. History:  1990 c 391 art 9 s 15; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 5 s 8