• Pick up litter on a segment of state highway selected in consultation with the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (Mn/DOT) local office. Recommended length is two miles. At Mn/DOT's discretion, certain highways may not be eligible.
  
• Review the safety training materials before each pick up to alert participants to the hazards and precautions of working on a highway right-of-way.
  
• Pick up litter during daylight hours only. Picks ups may not be allowed at certain times such as on or near holidays.
  
• Provide adequate supervision to participants eighteen years of age or younger. Unless specifically permitted, children age eleven or younger shall not participate.
  
• Limit work to the area between the outer shoulders and the right-of-way boundary. Participants shall not pick up litter in the median unless specifically permitted by Mn/DOT. Work may not be done on the roadway itself.
  
• Coordinate litter pick up date(s) with the Adopt-A-Highways contact in the appropriate Mn/DOT office. The group will be instructed how and where to obtain its supplies.
  
• Place filled trash bags on the shoulder grass line. Arrange with Mn/DOT to pick up the bags. Groups are encouraged to recycle appropriate materials for their own benefit.
  
• Return borrowed or unused supplies to Mn/DOT when discontinuing participation.

Littering in Minnesota is not only unsightly, it's illegal.

A first offense is a misdemeanor which is recorded on the offender's driving record. A second or subsequent offense requires a minimum fine of $400 up to a maximum of $700. A judge may require the offender to pick litter along public roads or impose a jail sentence.     (MN Statutes 169.42 subd. 5)

County courts assign supervised Sentence To Serve litter crews. Mn/DOT provides traffic control protection for these workers on high volume interstates.

Mn/DOT can bill an individual for retrieving and disposing of illegally dumped items like tires, appliances, furniture, and hazardous waste.