Wheel House Trailer Plates

[ice_it_06]

The entire thing seems like a blind side to me.

How and when are people suppose to get informed or warned on the matter ?

Unless you just purchased a toy hauler new in the past weeks you would have no clue of this policy change. We going to just start getting tickets for an addendum to a long time policy ?

I have a wheeler sitting on lake shore property. It gets wheeled on to the lake and thats all or any travel it sees.

Do I have to now remove the wheels on the lake to make it a non wheeler.

[Daveo]

yes you are right LMITOUT sory I flew off the handle there for a sec.

Just ticks me off is all

[deadminnowcatcher]

i would challange a ticket at this point. They have to inform the public or publish the statute wich they have failed to do.

[deadminnowcatcher]

I am told by dvs that the law goes into effect july 1st??

[eyebjim]

Is that last july or next july?

[Bryce]

Just wait until you go into DMV and try to license it. Tried to do that with mine a few years ago since I knew I would be crossing state lines (SoDak and NoDak) to hunt. Talk about having to jump through hoops. I gave up and decided to try the play dumb act (I inherently do this well) if pulled over. Still waiting to get quizzed as to why old DL # on house does not match the one in my wallet also. Glad to see Rick has the up and running again at the speed of... dial up

[mustangt69]

i emailed the state twice and called them twice, it does seem that all fish houses will need to be registered soon. The email i received said they will start enforcing it this spring sometime. I called the local registration office ands they still swore up and down i didnt need to register it. The state said other wise and i told them that they should maybe inform the individual branches of the correct procedure. They also gave me the statute # 168 And a fish house fits into the recreational trailer which basically says any trailer used for recreational purposes including those that drop down, lower, and tires remove. The local office did say that i could get a lifetime license though and that would cost $75 approx. i would have to fill out an affidavit of reconstruction, have it inspected to make sure there are no stolen parts and i'm sure to measure it to make sure its road legal and it also has to be under #3000. I think the affidavit also includes something so we wont get double taxed on the building supplies.

sucks, but i hope it helps.

[minnbowhunter]

O.K. so I went and got my fishhouse license at the DMV. Had to fill out a "statemnet of fact" stating that there was no vin# on the house and that I had bought it new from a dealer 5 years ago but the bill of sale was long gone. Got a lifetime sticker for $66. Then I call my brother and he tells me he did the samething only he got a renewable plate for the back of the house. Called the DMV today and they said they did everything right. Both houses are under the magic 3000lb limit. Either my brother got took having to renew the plate every year or my house is not legally licensed. Any opinions?

[waskawood]

I would say that your brother registered his as a recreational vehicle becasuse it has bunk and cooking facilities. They are yearly.

[cfpd403]

M.S.S 168.11 S 25

Subd. 25. Recreational vehicle. (a) "Recreational vehicle" means travel trailers including those that telescope or fold down, chassis-mounted campers, motor homes, tent trailers, and

converted buses that provide temporary human living quarters.

( "Recreational vehicle" is a vehicle that:

(1) is not used as the residence of the owner or occupant;

(2) is used while engaged in recreational or vacation activities; and

(3) is either self-propelled or towed on the highways incidental to the recreational or vacation

activities.

The first part of the statute does not really fit a fish house but section (2)while engaged in recreational activities is the part that would make you register it as a "camper"

BUT

If you had a converted enclosed trailer you maybe able to get away with a lifetime registration if you strip all the interor that would make the trailer look like a "camper" when you pull it down the road.

I think we need to lobby for the exception of lifetime registration for recreation vehicles used solely for use on the Ice. If you want to use it for a camper in the summer then register it as a camper year around.

[fsnrod]

I talked to the dmv in chisago city today they told me to registor my fish house I would need pictures of all four sides and fill out the form for the title . And if it had bunks I would have to registor it as an RV and pay yearly fee.

[deadminnowcatcher]

tell them no bunks just large padded shelves

[L_Cappo]

when i went to the local dmv to get plates for my camper i turned into a day house.they said i didnt even need to get a plate or anything.they did say that all crank down wheel houses need to plates cause its a Recreational trailer.they also said if we get stopped they said just who it is state patrol or sheriff to take a look in the house to see the holes cut in the floor.lol go figure.i dont think they if they r comming or going