Subdivision 1. Violation of rules. (a) Any person who, within the limits of any outdoor recreation unit established in chapter 86A, shall willfully cut, injure, or destroy any live tree, shrub, timber, evergreen, or ornamental plant of any kind, or who shall willfully injure, remove, destroy, deface, or mutilate any guideboard, guidepost, furniture, fixture, improvement, monument, tablet, or other property of the state of any kind, or who shall willfully violate, or fail to comply with, any rule of the commissioner adopted according to section 86A.06, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
(b) Violations under paragraph (a) adopted for wildlife management areas described in section 86A.05, subdivision 8, are misdemeanors, consistent with game and fish law penalties defined in section 97A.301, subdivision 1, clause (6).
(c) If a different penalty is provided in another section of law for the violation and the person is charged under that section of law, the penalty specified for the violation will control over the penalty specified in paragraphs (a) and (b). Violations relating to the taking of wild animals are subject to the penalties as specified in the game and fish laws described in section 97A.011.
Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1975 c 353 s 41]
Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1975 c 353 s 41]
Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1975 c 353 s 41]
Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1975 c 353 s 41]
Subd. 6. Littering; penalty. (a) No person shall drain, throw, or deposit upon the lands and waters within any unit of the outdoor recreation system as defined in section 86A.04 any substance, including cigarette filters and debris from fireworks, that would mar the appearance, create a stench, destroy the cleanliness or safety of the land, or would be likely to injure any animal, vehicle, or person traveling upon those lands and waters. The operator of a vehicle or watercraft, except a school bus or a vehicle transporting passengers for hire and regulated by a successor agency of the former Interstate Commerce Commission, shall not permit articles to be thrown or discarded from the vehicle upon any lands or waters within any unit of the outdoor recreation system.
(b) Violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor. Any person sentenced under this subdivision shall in lieu of the sentence imposed be permitted, under terms established by the court, to work under the direction of the Department of Natural Resources at clearing rubbish, trash, and debris from any unit of the outdoor recreation system. The court may for any violation of this subdivision order the offender to perform such work under terms established by the court with the option of a jail sentence being imposed.
(c) In lieu of enforcement under paragraph (b), this subdivision may be enforced by imposition of a civil penalty and an action for damages for littering under section 115A.99.
(6462, 6467-6, 6471, 6490, 6496, 6500, 6504, 6508) RL s 2500,2503; 1905 c 297 s 5; 1911 c 259 s 5; 1911 c 355 s 5; 1913 c 361 s 5; 1923 c 430 s 10; 1933 c 396 s 6; 1969 c 525 s 3,4; 1975 c 168 s 1; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1994 c 412 s 1; 2002 c 351 s 2; 2003 c 2 art 4 s 4; 2003 c 28 art 1 s 9; 2012 c 272 s 19
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 85 - 87A — Recreation
Chapter 85 — Division Of Parks And Recreation
Section 85.0115 — Notice Of Additions And Deletions.
Section 85.013 — State Recreation Areas And Waysides.
Section 85.014 — Prior Laws Not Altered; Revisor's Duties.
Section 85.0145 — Acquiring Land For Facilities.
Section 85.0146 — Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area; Citizens Advisory Council.
Section 85.015 — State Trails.
Section 85.0155 — Lake Superior Water Trail.
Section 85.0156 — Mississippi Whitewater Trail.
Section 85.016 — Bicycle Trail Program.
Section 85.017 — Trail Registry.
Section 85.018 — Trail Use; Vehicles Regulated, Restricted.
Section 85.019 — Local Recreation Grants.
Section 85.021 — Acquiring Land; Minnesota Valley Trail.
Section 85.04 — Enforcement Division Employees.
Section 85.045 — Adopt-a-park Program.
Section 85.0505 — Food And Beverage Service In State Parks.
Section 85.0506 — Lake Vermilion-soudan Underground Mine State Park; Hoists.
Section 85.052 — Uses Of State Parks; Fees.
Section 85.053 — State Park Permits.
Section 85.054 — State Park Permit Exemptions.
Section 85.055 — State Park Permit Fees.
Section 85.056 — State Parks And Trails Donation Account.
Section 85.06 — Schoolhouses In Certain State Parks.
Section 85.10 — [Alexander Ramsey State Park transferred to Redwood Falls, 1957 c 230]
Section 85.16 — [Oronoco Park conveyed to Olmsted County, 1965 c 810 s 9]
Section 85.20 — Violations Of Rules; Littering; Penalties.
Section 85.205 — Receptacles For Recycling.
Section 85.22 — State Parks Working Capital Account.
Section 85.23 — Cooperative Leases Of Agricultural Lands.
Section 85.32 — State Water Trails.
Section 85.33 — St. Croix Wild River Area; Limitations On Power Boating.
Section 85.34 — Fort Snelling Lease.
Section 85.41 — Cross-country-ski Passes.
Section 85.42 — User Fee; Validity.
Section 85.43 — Disposition Of Receipts; Purpose.
Section 85.44 — Cross-country-ski Trail Grant-in-aid Program.
Section 85.47 — Special-use Permits; Fees.
Section 85.51 — Planning; Coordination.
Section 85.52 — Grants; Priorities.
Section 85.53 — Parks And Trails Fund.
Section 85.535 — Parks And Trails Grant Program.
Section 85.536 — Greater Minnesota Regional Parks And Trails Commission.