Bill > HF944

This bill modifies Minnesota's trespass law to allow landowners to mark their property boundaries with purple paint as an alternative to traditional "No Trespassing" signs. Specifically, the bill defines forest land as land with at least 10% tree cover that shows evidence of natural tree regeneration and establishes detailed requirements for using purple paint markings to indicate private property. The purple paint marks must be vertical lines at least eight inches long and one inch wide, placed between three and five feet from the ground, and positioned at specific intervals (100 feet apart on forest land and 1,000 feet apart on other land). These purple markings, when used in conjunction with posted signs at access points, will have the same legal effect as traditional written "No Trespassing" signs, allowing landowners to prohibit outdoor recreation and trespassing on their property. The bill also updates related sections of the law to reference these new "marked" property indicators, ensuring consistent terminology. This change provides landowners with an additional, potentially more durable and visible method of indicating property boundaries and restricting unauthorized access.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0944&ssn=0&y=2025