This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.001, subdivision 4, to authorize the use of purple paint as an alternative method for landowners to indicate that trespassing is prohibited on their property. The new legal language allows landowners, occupants, or lessees of private land, as well as authorized managers of public land, to apply purple paint to trees along the perimeter of the area they wish to restrict access to. The bill specifies that the paint must be applied at least three feet off the ground, to trees that are at least one inch wide, and in a strip that is at least eight inches tall. Additionally, landowners are still required to post signs marking the primary corners of the area once each year.

The bill also modifies existing language regarding the posting of "no trespassing" signs. It removes the requirement that a person may not erect a sign that prohibits outdoor recreation or trespassing, and instead emphasizes the new option of using purple paint. This change aims to provide landowners with a more flexible and visible means of communicating restrictions on outdoor recreation on their property.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 97B.001