1st Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to railroads; imposing penalty for 1.3 trespassing on railroad track; amending Minnesota 1.4 Statutes 2000, section 609.85, subdivision 6. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.85, 1.7 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 1.8 Subd. 6. [ALLOWINGTRESPASS BY PERSONS OR ANIMALS ON 1.9 TRACK.]WhoeverA person who intentionally trespasses, or who 1.10 intentionally permits animals under the person's control to 1.11 trespass, on a railroad track is guilty of a misdemeanor. This 1.12 subdivision shall not apply to a union representative of the 1.13 railroad employees, acting in an official capacity, or to a 1.14 person with written permission of the railroad company to enter 1.15 upon the railroad track. 1.16 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.17 Section 1 is effective for violations committed after July 1.18 31, 2001.