HF2733 Summary

• Modifies all-terrain vehicle and off-highway motorcycle provisions, including updating Class 1 and Class 2 weight thresholds (from 1,000 to 1,200 pounds) and adding accepted equivalency standards for safety courses.

• Changes invasive species regulatory language throughout statutes from "designate" to "list" for prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive species, and infested waters designations.

• Extends the sunset date for the Minnesota Forest Resources Council and related forest management provisions from June 30, 2017 to June 30, 2021, and modifies council membership and reporting requirements.

• Increases environmental permit application timelines from 30 to 150 days for water use permits and modifies floodplain management ordinance procedures, making some requirements permissive rather than mandatory.

• Prohibits tampering with odometers on off-road recreational vehicles (snowmobiles and off-highway vehicles), creates new definition of "off-road recreational vehicle," and authorizes use of dogs to train with rabbits and hares year-round except April 16 to July 14.