MnUSA News Notice of General Membership Meeting and Proposed Changes in By-Laws A quarterly General Membership meeting of Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association will be held on April 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Arrowwood Lodge at Brainerd Lakes, Brainerd, MN. All MnUSA members are welcome to attend. At its meeting, the General Membership will vote on the following proposed bylaws changes to Article II – Membership and Dues and Article XIV - Amendments. ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP AND DUES Section 1 Membership in MnUSA shall consist of the following classes: 1.
Active Members: a. Family membership, including children under the age of eighteen (18) years. b. Individual membership, 18 years of age and over. (Amended 10/22/05) c. Individual youth membership, ages fourteen (14) to under age eighteen (18) years. if a member of a youth-only club.
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Business members. (Amended 10/24/09 Business Sponsor. (Amended 10/24/09) Trail Organization. (Amended 10/24/09)
Section 2 Membership fees must be current for a member to be considered Active. Active membership is available to all families and individuals eighteen (18) years of age or older and individual youth members fourteen (14) to eighteen (18) years of age. Each active member, eighteen (18) years and older, shall have office holding privileges. Family membership entitles two both adults, eighteen (18) years and older, privileges of a member. Membership includes a members= children, under the age of eighteen (18) years, as non-voting members. (Amended 10/24/09) No member under the age of eighteen (18) shall have voting privileges. ARTICLE XIV - AMENDMENTS Section 1 The By-laws may be altered, amended or repealed, and new By-laws adopted by a simple majority of MnUSA at a general or special membership meeting called for that purpose. However, before the presentation of any change, they must be presented to screened by the State Board of Directors within thirty (30) days of receipt and printed in MnUSA’s official publication at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting. *Underlined items are new text for the section. Strike-outs will be deleted.
From the International Snowmobile Tourism Council and the International Snowmobile Media Council
The International Snowmobile Tourism Council (ISTC) and the International Snowmobile Media Council (ISMC) want to bring to the attention of all snowmobilers the trespassing issue. Trespassing on private land is more prevalent in the Midwest and Northeast than in the West as there is more public land in the West, but regardless, all snowmobilers need to respect private land as the use of it is a privilege and not a right. If you trespass on private land you add to the reason we lose trails and other riding areas. When you see a No Trespassing sign, do not go there; respect the landowner’s right to keep anyone he wishes off his land. In the words of the American Council of Snowmobile Associations, “Know Where to Go or There Will Be NOwhere to Go!” 8
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Ann Pierce Named Director of DNR Parks & Trails The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has named a new Director of the Parks and Trails Division to fill that important role. Ann Pierce has more than 25 years of experience with the DNR, starting in southeast Minnesota and most recently serving as the Deputy Director of the Ecological and Water Resources Division. Ann has a passion for outdoor recreation and the opportunity it provides to connect Minnesotans to the benefits and beauty of the state. She enjoys all kinds of trails, and throughout her time at the DNR she has engaged in multiple parks and trails issues, from assisting with master plan development, to working on individual recreational trails, to managing invasive species. Ann is also focused on ensuring that everyone has welcoming opportunities to connect to the outdoors.
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