1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; expanding the open alcohol container law to include 
1.3 	certain off-road recreational vehicles;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, 
1.4 	section 169A.35, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169A.35, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section:
1.9 	(1) "alcoholic beverage" has the meaning given it in section 340A.101, subdivision 2;
1.10 	(2) "distilled spirits" has the meaning given it in section 340A.101, subdivision 9;
1.11 	(3) "motor vehicle" does not include ~~motorboats~~ a motorboat in operation, or ~~off-road~~ 
1.12 	~~recreational vehicles~~ a snowmobile as defined in section 84.81, subdivision 3, except when 
1.13 	being operated on a roadway or shoulder of a roadway that is not part of a grant-in-aid 
1.14 	trail or trail designated for that vehicle by the commissioner of natural resources;
1.15 	(4) "possession" means either that the person had actual possession of the bottle or 
1.16 	receptacle or that the person consciously exercised dominion and control over the bottle 
1.17 	or receptacle; and
1.18 	(5) "3.2 percent malt liquor" has the meaning given it in section 340A.101, 
1.19 	subdivision 19.