604A.20 POLICY. It is the policy of this state, in furtherance of the public health and welfare, to encourage and promote the use of land owned by a municipal power agency and privately owned lands and waters by the public for beneficial recreational purposes, and the provisions of sections 604A.20 to 604A.27 are enacted to […]
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 […]
604A.22 OWNER’S DUTY OF CARE OR DUTY TO GIVE WARNINGS. Except as provided in section 604A.25, an owner who gives written or oral permission for the use of the land for recreational purposes without charge: (1) owes no duty of care to render or maintain the land safe for entry or use by other persons […]
604A.23 OWNER’S LIABILITY. An owner who gives written or oral permission for the use of the land for recreational purposes without charge does not by that action: (1) extend any assurance that the land is safe for any purpose; (2) confer upon the person the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a […]
604A.24 LIABILITY; LEASED LAND, WATER-FILLED MINE PITS; MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY LAND. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, sections 604A.22 and 604A.23 also apply to the duties and liability of an owner of the following land: (1) land leased to the state or any political subdivision for recreational purpose; or (2) idled or abandoned, water-filled mine pits […]
604A.25 OWNER’S LIABILITY; NOT LIMITED. Except as set forth in this section, nothing in sections 604A.20 to 604A.27 limits liability that otherwise exists: (1) for conduct which, at law, entitles a trespasser to maintain an action and obtain relief for the conduct complained of; or (2) for injury suffered in any case where the owner […]
604A.26 LAND USER’S LIABILITY. Nothing in sections 604A.20 to 604A.27 relieves any person using the land of another for recreational purpose from any obligation that the person may have in the absence of sections 604A.20 to 604A.27 to exercise care in use of the land and in the person’s activities on the land, or from […]
604A.27 DEDICATION; EASEMENT. No dedication of any land in connection with any use by any person for a recreational purpose takes effect in consequence of the exercise of that use for any length of time except as expressly permitted or provided in writing by the owner, nor shall the grant of permission for the use […]
