Minnesota Statutes Recreation (Ch. 85-87A) § 86B.201. State law and local ordinance authority

Subdivision 1. Applying state law. The provisions of this chapter and of other applicable laws of this state shall govern the operation, equipment, numbering, and all other related matters for a watercraft operated on the waters of this state, or the time when an activity regulated by this chapter may take place.

Subd. 3. Nonmotorized carry-on access. A person may access any public waters through public land with a hand-carried nonmotorized watercraft.

Subd. 4.Construction area restrictions. The commissioner, after consulting with the governmental units and contractors involved in a construction project, may adopt, by written order, temporary water surface use controls for recreational uses at public construction and maintenance sites that cross or are adjacent to waters of the state for a period of time not to exceed the duration of the construction or maintenance project. Temporary controls adopted under this subdivision are exempt from the rulemaking requirements of chapter 14, andsection 14.386does not apply.