Snowmobilers can find information about the state trail sticker and more in the 2010 – 2011 Minnesota Snowmobile regulation book, available at all electronic licensing agents throughout Minnesota.
People planning to ride on any state or grant-in-aid snowmobile trail in Minnesota this winter are required to purchase Minnesota Snowmobile State Trail stickers for their snowmobiles. State legislators passed the new sticker law during the 2005 legislative session. Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Mary Manning reminds North Shore riders that the requirement for a trail sticker includes the connector trail from the Gunflint Trail area to Grand Portage.
“It was officially added [to the grantin aid system] last year, but with little fanfare and I expect most folks are not aware of the change,” said Manning
The trail sticker is $16 for an annual permit. A $31 three-year sticker is available, but it can only be purchased at the time of registration or renewal of registration. Theprice includes a $1 filing fee.
The annual permit is valid from Nov. 1 through April 30 of each year. Anyone caught without a valid trail sticker will be required to purchase an annual permit at the price of the three-year permit, $31, plus applicable fines.
According to the legislation, the revenue generated from the trail pass must be used for grants-in-aid, trail maintenance, grooming, and easement acquisition. The funds will go to clubs to support their maintenance and grooming costs
The annual Minnesota Snowmobile State Trail sticker can be purchased from a deputy registrar or any of the electronic licensing agents throughout Minnesota or by telephone toll-free at 1-888-665-4236.
The three-year sticker that can only be purchased at the time of snowmobile registration can be purchased through the mail along with registration from the DNR at 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155.
Additional information about the state trail sticker, including proper placement, can be found in the Snowmobile Regulations handbook or on the DNR website at www.dnr.state.mn.us.
More than 18,000 miles of the 20,385 miles of snowmobile trails in Minnesota are groomed and maintained by local volunteer snowmobile clubs through the grant-in-aid program.
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