Operation of watercraft in a manner that threatens uncultivated wild rice beds prohibited.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Falconer, Kozlowski, Keeler, Buck, Rehm, Berg, Frazier, Reyer, Kraft, Pursell, Youakim
Last action: 2026-04-07
Official status: Author added Youakim
Effective date: Not listed

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Bill History

2026-04-07 House
Author added Youakim
2026-03-23 House
Author added Pursell
2026-03-05 House
Author added Kraft
2026-03-02 House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Operation of watercraft in a manner that threatens uncultivated wild rice beds prohibited.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to natural resources; prohibiting operation of watercraft in a manner that

threatens uncultivated wild rice beds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section

86B.311, subdivision 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 86B.311, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

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Swimming or bathing areas
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Unauthorized operation
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(a)
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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.

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(b) A person may not operate a watercraft:

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(1) in or through an uncultivated wild rice bed unless the watercraft is propelled by hand,

such as a skiff or canoe; or

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(2) at greater than slow-no-wake speed within 150 feet of an uncultivated wild rice bed.

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