1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; amending definition of recreational vehicle 
1.3 	combination to include any type of towed middle vehicle;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 78.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, subdivision 78, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 78.Recreational vehicle combination. (a) "Recreational vehicle 
1.8 	combination" means a combination of vehicles consisting of a pickup truck as defined 
1.9 	in section 168.011, subdivision 29, attached by means of a fifth-wheel coupling to 
1.10 	a camper-semitrailer which middle vehicle that has hitched to it a trailer carrying a 
1.11 	watercraft as defined in section 86B.005, subdivision 18; off-highway motorcycle as 
1.12 	defined in section 84.787, subdivision 7; motorcycle; motorized bicycle; snowmobile as 
1.13 	defined in section 84.81, subdivision 3; all-terrain vehicle as defined in section 84.92, 
1.14 	subdivision 8; motorized golf cart; or equestrian equipment or supplies.
1.15 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision:,
1.16 	(1) a "fifth-wheel coupling" is a coupling between a camper-semitrailer
1.17 	middle vehicle and a towing pickup truck in which a portion of the weight of the 
1.18 	camper-semitrailer towed middle vehicle  is carried over or forward of the rear axle of 
1.19 	the towing pickup.
1.20 	(2) A "camper-semitrailer" is a trailer, other than a manufactured home as defined in 
1.21 	section 327B.01, subdivision 13, designed for human habitation and used for vacation or 
1.22 	recreational purposes for limited periods.