Minn. R. agency 175, ch. 8810, OUTDOOR ADVERTISING DEVICES, pt. 8810.0400
Signs erected by the owner or occupant of the property on which they are located that are not erected for the purpose of advertising to or attracting the attention of operators and occupants of motor vehicles on the primary or interstate system of highways (such as no trespassing, no hunting or signs warning of impending danger on the land) are not deemed advertising devices and are excluded and exempt from regulation and control.
In all areas the following types of advertising devices are excluded and exempt from regulation and control: devices erected or maintained for the purpose of posting or displaying information required or authorized by law; devices of which the advertising copy is not primarily viewed from any traveled portion of the interstate or primary highway or fully controlled freeway; official signs and notices; and public utility signs.
Minn. R. agency 175, ch. 8810, OUTDOOR ADVERTISING DEVICES, pt. 8810.0400
Statutory Authority: MS s 173.01; 173.06