160.232 MOWING DITCHES OUTSIDE CITIES. (a) To provide enhanced roadside habitat for nesting birds and other small wildlife, road authorities may not mow or till the right-of-way of a highway located outside of a home rule charter or statutory city except as allowed in this section and section 160.23. (b) On any highway, the first eight feet away …
Roadside Mowing Law . 160.232 Mowing ditches outside cities. (a) To provide enhanced roadside habitat for nesting birds and other small wildlife, road authorities may not mow or till the right-of-way of a highway located outside of a home rule charter or statutory city except as allowed in this section and section 160.23.
Minnesota Statutes 160.232 – Mowing Ditches Outside Cities. (a) To provide enhanced roadside habitat for nesting birds and other small wildlife, road authorities may not mow or till the right-of-way of a highway located outside of a home rule charter or statutory city except as allowed in this section and section 160.23. (b) On any highway, the …
MnDOT has partnered with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to enforce the permit requirement. By state law, it is a misdemeanor to mow on state highway right of way without a permit. The 2017 Minnesota Legislature established a moratorium on enforcing permits to mow or bale hay in the right-of-way of a trunk highway.
Princeton Township – Policy for Roadside Ditch Mowing It is the Policy of the Princeton Town Board to mow the first 8’ away from the road surface, or from the shoulder if one exists, 2 times each season. The first mowing will take place from late spring through early summer. The second mowing will take place in the fall of the year.
Current law limits ditch mowing along state highways to August, except for safety purposes. A law enacted last year required the Minnesota Department of Transportation to …
