| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to real property; prohibiting obstruction of public road that ends at a lake |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 or stream; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Statutes, chapter 103F. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [103F.226] PUBLIC ROAD END; PROHIBITED USE. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Definition.For purposes of this section, "public road end" means the |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8terminus at a lake, pond, flowage, river, or stream of a road that is lawfully open for use by |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9the public. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 Subd. 2.Prohibition.A public road end must not be used for any of the following unless |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11a recorded deed, recorded easement, or other recorded dedication expressly provides |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12otherwise: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (1) constructing, installing, maintaining, or using boat hoists or boat anchorage devices; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (2) mooring or docking a boat between midnight and sunrise; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (3) activity that obstructs ingress to or egress from the body of water; or |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (4) constructing, installing, maintaining, or using a dock or wharf other than a single |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17seasonal public dock or wharf that is owned and maintained by a municipality or county. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 Subd. 3.Enforcement.A person who violates subdivision 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19Each day on which the violation continues or is repeated constitutes a separate offense. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 21 | 21 | | REVISOR CKM/CH 25-0510003/20/25 |
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| 22 | 22 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 23 | 23 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 24 | 24 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 25 | 25 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 26 | 26 | | H. F. No. 2857 |
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| 27 | 27 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | Authored by Rehm03/26/2025 |
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| 29 | 29 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy |
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