Just read in the ATV regulation book for 2008, that ANYONE born after July 1st, 1987 MUST take the ATV Safety Course to ride legally ride an ATV.

Has this always been the rule? I've been riding since I was very young, and now I hear this? WTF I'm 20 years old, have been driving an AUTOMOBILE for over 4 years, a snowmobile legally for over 8 years, and now they're going to make me take a fucking ATV Safety Course?


Is this some new addition to the rules or what? I had honestly never heard that you MUST take it. I thought my dealer maybe would have said something about it when I bought my machine from them.

Pretty rediculous... Good thing I'm ahead of that date

Looks similar to the snowmobile safety certificate to me... Except I'm not affected by the date of the ATV... Not sure how they come up with the years...

i beleive it went into affect like a year or to ago, i think im saying screw it for now. missed the date by 5 months and 3 days.

Hmmm my multiquote isn't working.


I'm October of 87, so just a bit too late.



I always understood the snowmobile safety certificate as you needed it unless you were 18 and had a valid drivers license.

i loved it when the sheriff told me i need an ATV certificate to ride my dirtbike...................F THAT!

I'm a volunteer snowmobile safety instructor. Sno'bile safety course is required for ANYONE born since Jan. 1, 1976. Yes that's '76. People over 18 can go to the DNR website and arrange to take the safety course on-line, or request an interactive CD-ROM with the course. The CD is free, but you send in $10 bux with your completed quiz to get your certificate.

f7snopro: it isn't people like yourself that bring on the regulations, its all the other damn fools on ATV's or sleds who ride w/o a helmet, go too fast for conditions, ride in prohibited areas, and have either fatal or very serious accidents.

For ATV's, here is what is listed on the DNR site:( It's true about the July 1,1987 birth requirement.)

ATV safety training

Requirements
As of August 1, 2006, training is available to youth ages 11 - 15. (Certificate is valid when student turns 12 years of age. )
Must complete the ATV CD and attend and pass the ATV Safety Training class.
(see Classes listed below)
Ages 16 and Older:

Effective January 1, 2006, anyone who operates an ATV and is born after July 1, 1987 must complete the ATV CD Training Course before operating an ATV. Contact the DNR Information Center to receive a copy at 1-888-646-6367 or 651-296-6157.

ATV CD Completion Requirements (for ages 16 and older):

Complete each section of the ATV CD
Complete and pass the ATV exam.
Print one copy of the exam to use as a Temporary Certificate and print and mail another copy with a check or money order for $15 payable to the DNR to:
DNR Safety Training Section
15011 Hwy 115
Little Falls, MN 56345

Upon receipt of the above required items, and ATV certificate will be mailed to you.

Classes
Check currently scheduled classes listed below.
Contact your local Conservation Officer
Check your local newspaper
Fees
A $15 fee is collected by the instructor. Checks made payable to the Dept. Of Natural Resources.
General Information for Youth Ages 11 - 15
You must fulfill the following ATV course components:

ATV CD-ROM: Available free of charge by calling the DNR Information Center at (888) 646-6367 or (651) 296-6157, or the Safety Training Office at (800) 366-8917.
Written test and field operating class: Register for an ATV Safety Training class - see the Check currently scheduled classes. A $15 fee will be collected for this class.
Please Note: You will not be allowed to participate in the field operating class unless you have first completed the ATV CD-ROM.

Students who complete the ATV course are able to operate ATVs of any size with these restrictions:

You must "fit" the machine
You may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way or operate on state lands and frozen waters only if you are accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who has a valid drivers license.
You are prohibited from operating along or on a public road right-of-way.
For additional class information or local instructor contacts, please check the All Terrain Vehicle Association of Minnesota website at www.atvam.org .

For general information on ATV safety training call (888) 646-6367 or (651) 296-6157.

Find (and sort) more courses on the DNR Safety Training Calendar!


Courses Click on the course name for details.

05/03/08
Cologne
Carver County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/03/08
New London
Kandiyohi County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/03/08
Paynesville
Stearns County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/03/08
Royalton* * *CLASS IS FULL* * *
Morrison County
ATV Safety Training Class* * *CLASS IS FULL* * *

05/03/08
Atwater/Grove City Area
Kandiyohi County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/03/08
Winnebago
Faribault County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/05/08
Gilbert
St. Louis County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/10/08
Dover
Olmsted County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/10/08
Elk River
Sherburne County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/12/08
Breckenridge Fire Hall
Wilkin County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/14/08
Grand Marais
Cook County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/17/08
Detroit Lakes
Becker County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/17/08
Sandstone
Pine County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/17/08
North Branch
Chisago County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/17/08
Forest Lake* * *CLASS IS FULL* * *
Anoka County
ATV Safety Training Class* * *CLASS IS FULL* * *

05/17/08
Braham
Isanti County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/17/08
Nashwauk
Itasca County
ATV Safety Training Class - Date Change

05/17/08
Isle
Mille Lacs County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/17/08
Elbow Lake
Grant County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/17/08
Sauk Rapids
Benton County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/17/08
Tracy
Lyon County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/17/08
Jordan
Scott County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/24/08
Carlton
Carlton County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/31/08
Forest Lake* * *CLASS IS FULL* * *
Washington County
ATV Safety Training Class* * *CLASS IS FULL* * *

05/31/08
Cambridge* * *CLASS IS FULL* * *
Isanti County
ATV Safety Training Class* * *CLASS IS FULL* * *

05/31/08
Moorhead
Clay County
ATV Safety Training Class

05/31/08
Rush City
Chisago County
ATV Safety Training Class

06/01/08
South Haven
Wright County
ATV Safety Training Class

06/04/08
Battle Lake
Otter Tail County
ATV Safety Training Class

06/07/08
Crosby
Crow Wing County
ATV Safety Training Class

06/07/08
Genola
Morrison County
ATV Safety Training Class

06/17/08
Cloquet
Carlton County
ATV Safety Training Class

06/21/08
Grand Rapids
Itasca County
ATV Safety Training Class

06/21/08
Hutchinson
Meeker County
ATV Safety Training Class

06/28/08
Stacy
Anoka County
ATV Safety Training Class

06/28/08
Roseau
Roseau County
ATV Safety Training Class

06/28/08
Thief River Falls
Pennington County
ATV Safety Training Class

07/12/08
Grand Rapids
Itasca County
ATV Safety Training Class

07/12/08
Nashwauk
Itasca County
ATV Safety Training Class

07/15/08
Alborn
St. Louis County
ATV Safety Training Class

07/26/08
Aitkin
Aitkin County
ATV Safety Training Class

07/31/08
Warren
Marshall County
ATV Safety Training Class

08/01/08
Warren
Marshall County
ATV Safety Training Class

08/09/08
Tracy
Lyon County
ATV Safety Training Class

08/12/08
Duluth
St. Louis County
ATV Safety Training Class

08/16/08
Stacy
Anoka County
ATV Safety Training Class

08/16/08
Roseau
Roseau County
ATV Safety Training Class

08/16/08
Thief River Falls
Pennington County
ATV Safety Training Class

08/23/08
Fairmont
Martin County
ATV Safety Training Class

08/23/08
Forest Lake
Anoka County
ATV Safety Training Class

08/23/08
Spring Valley
Fillmore County
ATV Safety Training Class

08/23/08
Sauk Rapids
Benton County
ATV Safety Training Class

08/30/08
Bovey
Itasca County
ATV Safety Training Class

09/27/08
Grand Rapids
Itasca County
ATV Safety Training Class

09/27/08
Cloquet
Carlton County
ATV Safety Training Class

10/11/08
Grand Rapids
Itasca County
ATV Safety Training Class

10/25/08
Proctor
St. Louis County
ATV Safety Training Class

Thanks for that info Minnesota Flats!

Looks like there is one about 5 miles from my house in Alborn.

Yeah and all those 10 year olds will be passing you throughout the course. Sounds pretty gay to me, should be for 18 & under only - same with sleds.

Valid Driver's license should be the requirement I think. Idiots are going to be idiots if they take a safety course or not.

haha thats funny

You don't have to take the class. You only need to do the CD portion if you are over sixteen, just to clear that up...

Take the class.

Its there because tax dollars are being wasted rescuing idiots. Theyre hoping these classes can help save the time spent unwrapping jackasses from trees, digging them out of lakes, etc...

Its a good thing. I still dont understand why there isnt a helmet law in this state.. Yet they have a fucking seatbelt law.

Assinine MN lawmakers at their best.

Helmets get in the way of drinking beer.