2005 Minnesota Statutes - 604A.21 — Recreational land use; definitions.

     604A.21 Recreational land use; definitions. 


    Subdivision 1.    General.  For the purposes of sections 
 604A.20 to 604A.27, the terms defined in this section have the 
 meanings given them, except where the context clearly indicates 
 otherwise.  


    Subd. 2.    Charge.  "Charge" means any admission price 
 asked or charged for services, entertainment, recreational use, 
 or other activity or the offering of products for sale to the 
 recreational user by a commercial for profit enterprise directly 
 related to the use of the land. 


    Subd. 2a.    Dedicated.  "Dedicated" means made 
 available by easement, license, permit, or other authorization.  


    Subd. 3.    Land.  "Land" means any of the following 
 which is privately owned or leased or in which a municipal power 
 agency has rights:  land, easements, rights-of-way, roads, 
 water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, structures, and 
 other improvements to land, and machinery or equipment when 
 attached to land. 


    Subd. 4.    Owner.  "Owner" means the possessor of a fee 
 interest or a life estate, tenant, lessee, occupant, holder of a 
 utility easement, or person in control of the land. 


    Subd. 5.    Recreational purpose.  "Recreational purpose"
 includes, but is not limited to, hunting; trapping; fishing; 
 swimming; boating; camping; picnicking; hiking; rock climbing; 
 cave exploring; bicycling; horseback riding; firewood gathering; 
 pleasure driving, including snowmobiling and the operation of 
 any motorized vehicle or conveyance upon a road or upon or 
 across land in any manner, including recreational trail use; 
 nature study; water skiing; winter sports; and viewing or 
 enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific 
 sites.  "Rock climbing" means the climbing of a naturally 
 exposed rock face.  "Cave exploring" means the planned 
 exploration of naturally occurring cavities in rock, including 
 passage through any structures placed for the purpose of safe 
 access, access control, or conservation, but does not include 
 the exploration of other manmade cavities such as tunnels, 
 mines, and sewers. 


    Subd. 6.    Recreational trail use.  "Recreational trail 
 use" means use on or about a trail, including but not limited 
 to, hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, bicycling, skiing, 
 horseback riding, snowmobile riding, and motorized trail riding. 


    HIST: 1994 c 623 art 4 s 2; 1999 c 183 s 2-4; 2005 c 148 s 1