Requirements for shelters left on ice overnight modified.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Gander, Virnig
Last action: 2026-04-16
Official status: Author added Virnig
Effective date: Not listed

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Bill History

2026-04-16 House
Author added Virnig
2026-03-09 House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Requirements for shelters left on ice overnight modified.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to natural resources; modifying requirements for shelters left on ice

overnight; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97C.355, subdivision 7a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97C.355, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:

Subd. 7a.

Houses left overnight.

A fish house, dark house, or shelter left on the ice

overnight must be marked with reflective material on each side of the structure. The reflective

material must measure a total area of no less than
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two
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144
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square inches
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and be visible
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on

each side of the structure.