1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to natural resources; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to
1.3 provide unimpeded access to state forest roads for certain commercial purposes;
1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 89.002, subdivision 3.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 89.002, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 3.Forest road policy.The commissioner shall provide a system of forest roads
1.8and trails which provides access to state forest land and other forest land under the
1.9commissioner's authority which is adequate to permit the commissioner to manage, protect,
1.10and develop those lands and their forest resources consistent with the forest resource
1.11management policy, and to meet demands for forest resources. The commissioner must
1.12ensure that commercial minnow trappers, leech trappers, fur trappers, and loggers have
1.13unimpeded access to forest roads. If the commissioner or any other state agency requires a
1.14permit to access state forest roads, the commissioner or state agency must issue a permit to
1.15any person seeking access to the forest roads for these purposes.
1Section 1.
REVISOR CKM/DG 25-0227201/15/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 813
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Wiener02/17/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy