Snowmobile registration procedures & fees
Registration procedures
The State of Minnesota requires only a current registration on snowmobiles. At this time, you do not need a certificate of title for your snowmobile.
New in 2013: two options for snowmobile registration
- A snowmobile may now be registered for trail use or non-trail use.
- The trail use registration fee is $78.50 for 3 years and includes unlimited use of Minnesota's 22,000 miles of state and grant-in-aid trails.
- The non-trail use registration fee is $48.50 for 3 years and is not transferable. A snowmobile that is registered for non-trail use may NOT be operated on a state or grant-in-aid trail including a grant-in-aid trail in a road right-of-way.
- A non-trail use registration requires a new registration number to be affixed to the snowmobile.
- A state trail sticker is not valid for use on a non-trail use registered snowmobile.
- If an individual wants to use a non-trail use registered snowmobile on a state or grant-in-aid trail, the snowmobile will need to be re-registered for trail use and a new registration number will be assigned.
- A non-trail use registration decal will be yellow in color.
Note: Non-trail registration will not be available for purchase until November 2013
Register your new snowmobile:
- In person at any deputy registrar of motor vehicles (where you license your car) or at the DNR License Bureau in St. Paul (500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN).
Renew your snowmobile registration:
- In person at any deputy registrar of motor vehicles (where you license your car) or at the DNR License Bureau in St. Paul (500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN).
- Online using the online licensing system.
Duplicate snowmobile safety cards are available:
- At DNR license agents
- At the DNR Central Office in St. Paul
- By phone [(888) 665-4236 ]
- Through the DNR online licensing system.
Forms
Fees
| Type of transaction | Fee | Issuing fee | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail use registration | 75.00 | 3.50 | 3 fiscal years |
| Non-trail use registration | 45.00 | 3.50 | 3 fiscal years |
| Renewal - trail use registration | 75.00 | 3.50 | 3 fiscal years |
| Renewal - non-trail use registration | 45.00 | 3.50 | 3 fiscal years |
| Transfer - trail use registration only | 10.00 | 3.50 | |
| Collector registration (unlimited use) | 6.00 | 3.50 | Non-expiring |
| Renewal & transfer - trail use registration | 85.00 | 3.50 | |
| Duplicate registration card | 10.00 | 3.50 | |
| Duplicate registration decal only | 0.00 | 1.50 | |
| Dealer's registration (new or renewal) | 50.00 | 3.50 | 1 year |
| Manufacturer's registration (new or renewal) | 150.00 | 3.50 | 1 year |
| 35.00 | 1.00 | Nov.1 - Apr.30 | |
| Annual State Trail sticker (Penalty) | 70.00 | 1.00 | Nov.1 - Apr.30 |