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MN SF4215

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/9/2026

Primary Sponsor

Foung Hawj

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Origin

Senate

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Creates criminal penalties for fraudulent vehicle registrations (off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, watercraft), making violations a misdemeanor for individuals and gross misdemeanor for dealers, with fraudulent permits voided

  • Phases in motorboat operator education requirements by birth year: operators born before July 1, 2004 exempt starting July 1, 2025, with exemptions narrowing annually until July 2028 when only those born before July 1, 1987 remain exempt

  • Prohibits young motorboat operators (under age 12) from operating personal watercraft or any motorboat with 75+ horsepower, and requires motorboat rental businesses to rent only to persons 18+ who have a valid operator's permit, are exempt, or passed a boater safety exam within 180 days

  • Adds black carp to the list of invasive carp species requiring reporting within seven days of taking, defines "eviscerated" in invasive species law, and allows possession/transport of bighead, grass, and silver carp if eviscerated

  • Repeals Lake Superior lake trout expanded assessment harvest provisions (section 97C.836) that allowed commercial operators to take up to 3,000 lake trout in zone MN-3 and 2,000 in zone MN-2 annually from June through September

Legislative Description

Various motorboat, fishing licenses, off-road vehicle, and water use provisions

Last Action

Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Environment, Climate, and Legacy3/9/2026

Full Bill Text

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