2025 Session
Last amended: 1990 session
§ 103G.601 — Ice-cutting Fences and Guards
Plain-Language Summary
Anyone cutting ice on public waters must maintain fences and guards around the cutting area.
103G.601 ICE-CUTTING FENCES AND GUARDS.
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Subdivision 1.Fence and guard requirement.
A person cutting ice in or on waters entirely or partly in the state to remove ice must surround the cuttings and openings with fences or guards sufficient to warn persons of the cutting before the cutting is started. The fence or guard must be maintained until the ice has formed in the openings to the thickness of at least six inches. §
Subd. 2.Penalty.
A person who fails to comply with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
History: History:
1990 c 391 art 7 s 59
Practical Notes
Safety barriers must remain in place until the ice naturally refreezes to prevent accidents.