Billboards

Billboard permits and guidance

Permit forms

• Advertising device permit application (Word)
• Application for removal of vegetation which obstructs an advertising display (PDF)

Outdoor advertising database

Search MnDOT's Outdoor Advertising Permit Report and Tracking System database. This database contains information pertaining to outdoor advertising permits in the State of Minnesota.

Guidance

• General Specifications for Authorized Removal of Vegetation From MnDOT Right Of Way (Word)
• Notification of violation of the Public Highway Act (Word)
• Fee schedule for advertising devices
• MnDOT typical landscape treatments
• Minnesota Outdoor Advertising Control Act
• Removal of vegetation obstructing advertising devices (PDF)

Federal regulations

• Highway Beautification Act of 1965, Code of Federal Regulation Title 23, Subchapter H, Part 750 (PDF)

State statutes

• Minnesota Statute 2017, Signs and Billboards Along Highways
• Minnesota Rules
  • 8810.0200 — Definitions
  • 8810.0300 — Purpose and scope
  • 8810.0400 — Exclusions and exemptions
  • 8810.0500 — Prohibited signs and maintenance
  • 8810.0600 — Measuring sign area
  • 8810.0700 — Back to back, side to side, and v-type signs
  • 8810.0800 — Scenic areas
  • 8810.0900 — Signs in business areas
  • 8810.1000 — Unzoned commercial or industrial areas
  • 8810.1100 — Spacing and location for business areas
  • 8810.1200 — Additional spacing requirements
  • 8810.1300 — Permits, fees, and renewals
  • 8810.1400 — Certification of zoning

Related links

• Logo signs
• Right of way signs