All-terrain vehicle definition modification

A bill for an act

relating to natural resources; modifying definition of all-terrain vehicle; modifying

fee for nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass; amending Minnesota Statutes

2024, sections 84.92, subdivision 8; 84.9275, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

All-terrain vehicle or vehicle.

(a) "All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means a

motorized vehicle with: (1) not less than three, but not more than six
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low pressure or

non-pneumatic
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tires; (2) a total dry weight of
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2,000
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3,500
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pounds or less; and (3) a total

width from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 65 inches or less. All-terrain

vehicle includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle.

(b) All-terrain vehicle does not include an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in section

169.011, subdivision 27
, golf cart, mini-truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle designed

and used specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.9275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Pass required; fee.

(a) A Tribal member exempt from registration under

section
84.922, subdivision 1a
, clause (2), or a nonresident may not operate an all-terrain

vehicle on a state or grant-in-aid all-terrain vehicle trail unless the operator carries a valid

nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass in immediate possession. The pass must be

available for inspection by a peace officer, a conservation officer, or an employee designated

under section
84.0835
.

(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall issue a pass upon application and payment

of a
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$30
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$50
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fee. The pass is valid from January 1 through December 31. Fees collected

under this section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the

state treasury and credited to the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural resources fund

and, except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner

under section
84.027
, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid to counties and

municipalities for all-terrain vehicle organizations to construct and maintain all-terrain

vehicle trails and use areas.

(c) A nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass is not required for:

(1) an all-terrain vehicle that is owned and used by the United States, another state, or

a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration under section
84.922
,

subdivision 1a;

(2) a person operating an all-terrain vehicle only on the portion of a trail that is owned

by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or

(3) a nonresident operating an all-terrain vehicle that is registered according to section

84.922
.