Requirements added for state park license plate contest

Change have been made to a law requiring the Department of Natural Resources to hold a contest to select a new design for the state park license plate.

The new law adds requirements of the contest, including requiring that the design:

• celebrate the North Shore and the Lake Superior Agate;

• not be created using artificial intelligence;

• be created by a Minnesota resident; and

• be selected by Dec. 18, 2026.

Rep. David Gottfried (DFL-Shoreview) and Sen. Grant Hauschild (DFL-Hermantown) sponsor the law that took effect April 30, 2026.

HF3699*/SF4374/CH57

HF3699* / SF4374 / CH57