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DE P ARTMEN T OF NATUR AL RES OUR CES LAW ENF ORCEMEN T DIVISION
RE GULATIO N OF LANDS ADMINISTERED BY THE DE P ARTMEN T OF NATUR AL RES OUR CES
Filed with th e secretar y of stat e on October 10, 2001
These ru les tak e effect 7 days after filing with th e secretar y of stat e
(By auth ority con ferr ed on th e dep artm ent of natura l resour ces by section 504 of 1994 PA 451 , MCL 324 .504 )
R 299 .921 to R 299 .933 ar e added to th e Code as follows :
R 299 .291 a , R 299 .301 - R 299 .303 , R 299 .321 - R 299 .328 , R 299 .331 - R 299 .335 , R 299 .661
- R 299 .667 , an d R 299 .1001 - R 299 .1004 ar e rescinded by R 299 .933 .
R 299 .921 De finitio ns .
Rule 21. As used in th ese ru les: "Cam p" mean s an y of th e following:
(i) The erection of a tent .
(ii) The opening or sett ing up of a tent -type cam per.
(iii) The park ing an d occupan cy of a tra vel or house tra iler .
(iv) Sleeping in an y type motor vehicle, sleeping bag, or sleeping in an y oth er mann er between th e hour s of 10 pm an d 8 am .
(b) "Comm ercial operat ions" mean s an y activity that involves, directly or indirectly, th e buying or selling of goods or services, or th e exchan ge or att empt or offer to exchan ge goods or services for money, bart er, or for an yth ing of value.
(c) "Day-use ar ea" mean s a specific ar ea of a stat e park or recreat ion ar ea which is developed an d ma inta ined as an ar ea to be used by th e public for picnics, playgroun d use, swimm ing, organ ized meetings, or socia l gath erings, an d educat iona l displays an d exhibits an d which ha s a 450 -foot bu ffer zone ar oun d th e ar ea. "Day-use ar ea" also includes all park an d recreat ion ar ea offices , out -buildings, gara ges, ma int enan ce shops, mu seum s, th e 450 - foot bu ffer zone ar oun d all such buildings, an d an y ar ea of a stat e park or recreat ion ar ea that th e chief of th e park s an d recreat ion division des ignat es as a "day-use ar ea," eith er on a temporar y or perman ent basis, by posting th e boun dar ies of that ar ea as a "day-use ar ea." (d) "Desig nat ed" mean s listed in a director's order, posted with a sign or signs at th e site, or reasona bly ident ified for a part icular use.
(e) "Desig nat ed ar ea" mean s an ar ea that ha s been properly signed on th e groun d for cross -countr y ORV use.
(f) "Desig nat ed rout e" mean s for est roads that ha ve been properly signed on th e groun d for ORV use.
(g) "Desig nat ed tra il" mean s a 1-tra ck path or way which is capable of tra vel by a 2- to 4-wheel vehicle that is less than 50 inches in width an d which ha s been properly signed on th e groun d for ORV use.
"Event " mean s a single, stru ctur ed, organ ized, con solidat ed, scheduled meeting or occurr ence which is on stat e-own ed lan ds an d to which 1 or both of th e following apply:
A fee or donat ion is required for part icipat ion.
(ii) The num ber of people involved is 20 or more individua ls.
(i) "Forest road" mean s a har d sur faced road, a gra vel or dirt road, or an oth er rout e capable of being tra vele d by a 2-wheel drive 4-wheeled convent iona l vehicle des ignat ed for highway use, but does not include an int erstat e, stat e, or count y highway.
(j) "ORV" mean s a motor-driven off-r oad recreat iona l vehicle capable of cross -cou ntr y tra vel with out benefit of a road or tra il, on or imm ediat ely over lan d, snow, ice, mar sh, swam plan d, or oth er natura l terra in. "ORV" includes , but is not limited to, an y of th e followin g:
(i) A mu lt itra ck or mu ltiwheel drive or low press ur e t ire vehicle.
(ii) A motorcycle or relat ed 2 -wheel or 3 -wheel vehicle.
(iii) An am phibious ma chine.
(iv) groun d effect air cushion vehicle.
(v) Anoth er mean s of tran sportat ion deriving motive power from a sour ce oth er than mu scle or wind.
"ORV" does not include a registered snowmobile, a farm vehicle being used for farm ing, a vehicle used for militar y, fire, emergency, or law en for cement pur poses, a con stru ct ion or logging vehicle used in per forman ce of it s comm on fun ct ion, or a registered aircra ft .
(k) "Perm it or proper writt en perm ission" mean s a writt en perm it issued by th e dep artm ent .
(l) "Person" ha s th e sam e mean ing as defined in section 301 of 1994 PA 451 , MCL 324 .301 . (m) "Pr operly signed on th e groun d" mean s that signs ha ve been posted by th e dep artm ent to mark th e locat ion or boun dar y of a des ignat ed tra il, rout e, or ar ea.
(n) “Stat e for est officer ” mean s a person comm issioned by th e director un der section 83107 of 1994 PA 451 , MCL 324 .83107 .
(o) "Stat e park officer or stat e park an d recreat ion en for cement officer " mean s a person comm issioned by th e director un der section 74124 of 1994 PA 451 , MCL 324 .72124 .
R 299 .922 Un law fu l acts gene rally.
Rule 22. On lan ds owned or un der th e contr ol of th e dep artm ent , it is un lawful for a person or persons to do an y of th e followin g:
(a) To ent er, use, or occu py stat e-own ed lan ds for an y pur pose when th ey ar e posted against entr y, use, or occu pan cy, as ordered by th e dep artm ent .
(b) To dispose of refuse, ru bbis h, tra sh, or gar bage not resulting from th e use of stat e-own ed lan ds in recepta cles provided on stat e-own ed lan ds.
(c) To set fire to th e cont ent s of a tra sh conta iner.
(d) To place or burn gar bage in a fire r ing or stove, or bur y refuse, ru bbis h, tra sh, or gar bage, regar dless of it s origin.
(e) To engage in an y violent , abusive, loud, boisterous, vulgar , lewd, or oth erwise disorderly con duct, or to loun ge, sit , or lie upon walks, roads, or path s obstru cting th e free passage of an oth er person.
(f) To place or erect a fence or barr ier, to con stru ct or occu py improvement s, or to enclose th e lan ds.
(g) To move, remove, des tr oy, mut ilat e, or deface posters, notices, signs, or mark ers of th e dep artm ent of natura l resour ces or an y oth er agency of governm ent .
(h) To des tr oy, dama ge, or remove tr ees , shru bs, wildflowers, gra sses , or oth er vege tat ion. Except in wildli fe food plots, th is subdivisi on does not apply to picking an d removing mu shr oom s, berr ies, an d edible fru it s or nut s for persona l use.
(i) To pedd le or systemat ically solicit business of an y natur e; distr ibut e or post an y han dbills or oth er advert ising matt er; post signs; paint or oth erwise mark an y tr ee or r ock on an y lan ds, wat ers, stru ctur es, or propert y; or use such ar eas for comm ercial operat ions.
(j) To possess a glass conta iner with in an y lan d or wat er ar ea that is des ignat ed as a bath ing beach or a lan d or wat er ar ea that is regular ly used for sun bath ing, swimm ing, or wading.
(k) To obstru ct an y road or tra il in a mann er that hinders public a ccess to th e lan ds.
(l) To park vehicles of an y type in ar eas posted as no park ing; or, where des ignat ed park ing ar eas exist, to park vehicles of an y type in an ar ea oth er than th e des ignat ed park ing ar ea. If a motor vehicle is foun d park ed on stat e lan ds, th en th e license plat e displayed on th e motor vehicle sha ll con st itut e prima facie evide nce that th e owner of th e vehicle is th e person who park ed it th ere.
(m) To hold event s including, but not limited to, ra ces, enduran ce cont ests, tournam ent s, or tra il r ides, un less th e event s ar e con ducted pur suant to a perm it . The perm it ma y include a char ge to th e sponsor or perm itt ee for th e use of th e lan d. An event ma y require a per forman ce bond to insur e perm it com plian ce an d ma y require public liability insuran ce. The dep artm ent ma y waive th e requirement for a perm it for event s where th e num ber of part icipant s is 20 or more individua ls if th e dep artm ent determ ines that th e event will not require dep artm ent oversight an d th e event will ha ve a minima l impact on th e use of th e lan ds by oth ers.
(n) To use a loudspe ak er, public address system, or soun d-am plifying equipment of an y kind, except for an electr onic gam e-ca lling device that is lawfully used while hunt ing, or to operat e a motor, motorboat , motor vehicle, ra dio, televisi on, generat or, or an y oth er device in a mann er that produces excessive noise.
(o) To use or operat e an y wheeled , motorized vehicle in th e Upp er Peninsula of th is stat e, except on a des ignat ed rout e, a des ignat ed tra il, a des ignat ed ar ea, or a for est road not oth erwise posted as closed to th e use of motorized vehicles or entr y.
(p) To use or operat e an y wheeled , motorized vehicle in th e Lower Peninsula of th is stat e, except on a des ignat ed rout e, a des ignat ed tra il, or a des ignat ed ar ea. A wheeled , motorized vehicle that is properly registered un der 1949 PA 300 , MCL 257 .1 et seq. ma y be operat ed on a for est road not oth erwise posted as closed to th e use of motorized vehicles or entr y.
(q) To cam p in a stat e park , recreat ion ar ea, public a ccess site, or des ignat ed cam pgroun d on oth er than a des ignat ed site.
(r) ) To cam p in an y des ignat ed cam pgroun d, a ccess site, or locat ion in a stat e for est or stat e gam e ar ea for more than 15 consecut ive night s in a calendar year . To be considered a new cam p, th e locat ion sha ll be not less than 1/2 mile from th e previous cam p.
(s) To leave a cam psite un occu pied for more than a 24-hour period after th e cam p is esta blished. A cam psite is con sidered to be occu pied if at least 1 member of th e cam ping part y is in att endan ce dur ing th e nightt ime hour s.
(t) ) To store or leave a wat ercra ft , fish shant y, or oth er propert y on stat e lan ds for more than 24 hour s. This provision does not apply to lawfully occu pied des ignat ed cam ping sites or to groun d blinds an d tr ee stan ds that meet legal requirement s.
(u) For more than 1 single fam ily or more than 4 unr elat ed persons to cam p on 1 des ignat ed cam psite. For th e pur poses of th is subdivisi on, a single fam ily includes par ent s or guar dian s an d th eir children. A single fam ily ma y include oth er relat ives if not more than 1 recreat iona l vehicle, cam ping tra iler, or pickup cam per is used an d if th ere ar e fewer than 9 individua ls.
(v) To r ide or lead a horse, pack an ima l, or oth er r iding an ima l, or an y an ima l-driven vehicle on an y ar ea, except on roads that ar e open to th e use of motor vehicles, tra ils, bridle path s, an d cam pgroun ds des ignat ed for such use by th e dep artm ent an d on stat e for est lan ds not posted closed to such use or entr y.
(w) To operat e th e motor or motors of a vesse l at more than idle speed at an y boat laun ch ram p administered by th e dep artm ent , un less th e propeller is disengaged.
R 299 .923 Pu bli c access sites and ha rb ors; un law fu l acts .
Rule 23. In addition to th e un lawful acts spe cified in R 299 .922 , at stat e-own ed public a ccess sites an d har bors, it is un lawful for a person or persons to do an y of th e followin g:
(a) To m oor or ra ft off a stat e dock with out ha ving paid th e dock ing fees auth orized by th e dep artm ent for use of th e facility.
(b) To ent er, use, or occu py th e premises dur ing th e hour s of 11 pm to 4 am daily where such closing hour s ar e posted on th e premises; or to swim, wade, or bath e when specifically prohibited by notices posted on th e premises.
R 299 .924 State lands othe r than pa rks , rec rea tio n areas , game and w ildli fe areas , designated campg rounds and access sites ; un law fu l acts .
Rule 24. In addition to th e un lawful acts specified in R 299 .922 , on stat e lan ds owned or un der th e contr ol of th e dep artm ent oth er than stat e park s, recreat ion ar eas, gam e an d wildli fe ar eas, designat ed cam pgroun ds, an d public a ccess sites, it is un lawful for a person or persons to do eith er of th e followin g:
(a) To park an y wheeled , motorized vehicle more than 50 feet from th e tra vele d port ion of a road, for est road, park ing lot, or tra il open to such vehicle use.
(b) To use, operat e, or possess a motorized vehicle on a designat ed stat e for est path way.
R 299 .925 Designated campg rounds ; un law fu l acts .
Rule 25. In addition to th e un lawful acts spe cified in R 299 .922 , in des ignat ed dep artm ent of natura l resour ces-administered cam pgroun ds, oth er than th ose in stat e park s, recreat ion ar eas, an d a ccess sites, it is un lawful for a person or persons to do an y of th e following:
(a) To cam p or place a cam p of an y type in a des ignat ed cam pgroun d with out fir st properly filling out th e cam p registrat ion ta g, which includes th e payment of th e posted cam ping fee, as directed on th e cam p registrat ion ta g. The cam p registrat ion ta g is not con sidered properly filled out unt il th e registrat ion an d fees ar e deposited in a recepta cle as directed an d th e proper port ion of th e ta g is posted at th e cam psite. The ta g sha ll be furn ished by th e dep artm ent an d be available at th e cam pgroun d.
(b) For an unr egistered cam per or cam pgroun d visitor to ent er or rema in in a cam pgroun d, day use ar ea, beach, or park ing lot between 10 pm an d 8 am .
(c) To dischar ge firearm s, air gun s, bow-an d-arr ow, crossbow, gas gun s, spring-loaded gun s, or sling shots.
(d) To operat e an ORV, snowmobile, or an y motorized device, except for entran ce to an d dep artur e from a des ignat ed cam pgroun d.
(e) To allow, place, or drive more than 2 motor vehicles ont o 1 cam psite or int o a cam pgroun d, except that 4 motorcycles ar e perm itt ed if each is operat ed by a registered cam per.
(f) To build fires, except in des ignat ed places or except in stoves or grills that ar e approved by an auth orized represe ntat ive of th e dep artm ent .
(g) To possess a dog or oth er an ima l, un less it is un der imm ediat e contr ol on a leash that is not more than 6 feet in length .
R 299 .926 Game areas ; un law ful acts .
Rule 26. In addition to th e un lawful acts spe cified in R 299 .922 , on stat e-own ed lan ds in a stat e gam e ar ea, it is un lawful for a person or persons to do an y of th e followin g:
(a) To cam p between May 15 an d Sep tember 10, except in ar eas specifically des ignat ed for cam ping.
(b) To park an y wheeled , motorized vehicle more than 20 feet from th e tra vele d port ion of a road, for est road, park ing lot, or tra il open to wheeled , motorized vehicle use.
(c) To operat e an y self-pr opelled motor or mechan ically driven vehicle, including snowmobiles an d bicycles, on oth er than a des ignat ed esta blished road open to th e public, a tra il or ar ea properly signed by th e dep artm ent as being open to such use, or a park ing lot .
R 299 .927 State pa rks and rec rea tio n areas ; un law fu l acts .
Rule 27. In addition to th e un lawful acts specified in R 299 .922 , in stat e park s an d stat e recreat ion ar eas, it is un lawful for a person or persons to do an y of th e followin g:
(a) To ent er or rema in in a cam pgroun d, out door cent er, cabin ar ea, or day cam psite between th e hour s of 10 pm an d 8 am , un less th e person is a lawfully registered occu pant . A person sha ll not ent er or rema in in a day-use ar ea between th e hour s of 10 pm to 8 am .
(b) To carr y or ha ve in his or her possess ion a firearm , un less un loaded in both barr el an d ma gazine; to shoot an air gun , gas gun , spring-loaded gun , or slingshot; or to sh oot with a bow an d arr ow or crossbow, except dur ing esta blished hunt ing seasons on lan ds des ignat ed open to hunt ing un der th e auth ority of an order issued un der sections 40107 an d 40113 a of 1994 PA 451 , MCL 324 .40107 an d 324 .40113 a . This subdivisi on does not apply to a tar get ran ge or ar chery ran ge officia lly esta blished by th e dep artm ent or to an officia lly san ct ioned field tr ia l. A person sha ll not engage in tar get sh oot ing, except on des ignat ed sh oot ing ran ges.
(c) To obta in a cam ping perm it for use by a cam ping part y of which th e person is not a member.
(d) To cam p for more than 15 con secut ive night s in an y sep arat ely administered cam pgroun d in a park or recreat ion ar ea between May 15 an d Sep tember 15. If a cam ping part y is required to leave a cam pgroun d upon reaching th e 15-night limit, th en th e part y is not eligible to return unt il 5 night s ha ve elapsed .
(e) To use a cam pgroun d for a perman ent or semiperman ent reside nce.
(f) To r ide a bicycle of an y kind, except on paved an d nonpaved roads, park ing lots, an d des ignat ed, signed bicycle tra ils.
(g) To allow, place, or drive more than 2 motor vehicles ont o 1 cam psite or int o a cam pgroun d, except 4 motorcycles ar e perm itt ed if each is operat ed by a registered cam per. (h) To build fires, except in des ignat ed places or except in stoves or grills that ar e approved by an auth orized represe ntat ive of th e dep artm ent .
(i) To walk int o, or drive a vehicle int o or thr ough, a contr olled cam ping ar ea. This provision does not apply to registered cam pers an d th eir vehicles or to persons legitimat ely visiting a specific, registered cam per.
(j) To a llow a dog or oth er an ima l with in a wat er or lan d ar ea des ignat ed as a bath ing beach or in an y oth er wat er ar ea used for swimm ing or wading; to bring a dog, except leader dogs for th e blind, or oth er an ima l int o an enclosed park building or leave a dog or oth er an ima l unatt ended at an y t ime; to perm it a dog or oth er an ima l to run loose or creat e a distur ban ce un less th e dog is being used in hunt ing, or in field tr ia ls, or while being tra ined, when upon lan ds open to such uses ; or to fail to properly contr ol a dog or oth er an ima l. Any dog foun d not in th e possess ion of, or un der th e imm ediat e contr ol of, it s owner or th e owner's agent , or an y dog creat ing a nu isan ce or distur ban ce, ma y be removed from th e park .
(k) To possess a dog or oth er an ima l un less it is un der imm ediat e contr ol on a leash that is not more than 6 feet in length . This provision does not apply to a dog being used for hunt ing, or in field tr ials, or while being tra ined, when upon lan ds open to such uses .
(l) To r ide, perm it , or allow a horse or oth er r iding an ima l in an y ar ea, except for a des ignat ed bridle tra il or horsepe rson’s cam pgroun d, or when in com plian ce with a perm it issued for a field dog tr ia l.
(m) To cam p with out a cam ping perm it issued by an auth orized represe ntat ive of th e dep artm ent of natura l resour ces.
R 299 .928 Ros e lake w ildli fe area ; un law fu l use of skis ; area de fined .
Rule 28. (1) In addition to th e un lawful acts spe cified in R 299 .922 an d R 299 .926 , on th e rose lak e wildli fe ar ea, it is un lawful for a person to use skis from November 1 thr ough J anuar y 1.
(2) For th e pur pose of th is ru le, "rose lak e wildli fe ar ea" mean s th e stat e-own ed lan ds an d wat ers in sections 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, an d 34 of T5N, R1W, an d sections 17, 20, 21, 22, 28, an d 29 of T5 N, R1 E.
R 299 .929 Violatio n of ru les ; revoca tio n of pe rm it or ev ictio n .
Rule 29. In addition to an y oth er pena lty prescribed by law, violat ion of an y of th ese ru les ma y result in th e revocat ion of a cam ping perm it or eviction from th e stat e park , recreat ion ar ea, a ccess site, gam e ar ea, or des ignat ed cam pgroun d, or both .
R 299 .930 Pe rsons exemp t from rules .
Rule 30. Dep artm ent employees acting in th e line of dut y, an d persons per form ing specific acts or con ducting activity auth orized by writt en perm ission ar e exempt from th ese ru les.
R 299 .931 En forcement autho rit y; state pa rk offic e r; state pa rk and rec rea tio n offic er.
Rule 31. A stat e park officer an d a stat e park an d recreat ion officer ma y en for ce an y of th e followin g acts or part s of acts:
(a) Sections 255 , 311 , 624 a , 624b , 674 , 904 , an d 904 a of 1949 PA 300 , MCL 257 .255 ,
257 .311 , 257 .624 a , 257 .624b 257 .674 , 257 .904 , an d 257 .904 a .
(b) Section 703 of 1998 PA 58, MCL 436 .1703 .
(c) Cha pter 48 of 1931 PA 328 , MCL 750 .335 to 750 .347 . (d) Cha pter 52 of 1931 PA 328 , MCL 750 .356 to 750 .367C .
(e) Section 377 a of 1931 PA 328 , MCL 750 .377 A.
(f) Sections 7403 an d 7404 of 1978 PA 368 , MCL 333 .7403 an d 333 .7404 .
(g) Section 243 a to 243e of 1931 PA 328 , MCL 750 .243 a to 750 .243e . (h) Part 89 of 1994 PA 451 , MCL 324 .8901 to 324 .8907 .
(i) Section 167 of 1931 PA 328 , MCL 750 .167 .
R 299 .932 Enforcement autho rit y; state fores t offic er.
Rule 32. A stat e for est officer ma y en for ce an y of th e followin g acts or part s of acts:
(a) Sections 255 , 311 , 624 a , 624b , 674 , 904 , an d 904 a of 1949 PA 300 , MCL 257 .255 ,
257 .311 , 257 .624 a , 257 .624b 257 .674 , 257 .904 , an d 257 .904 a .
(b) Section 703 of 1998 PA 58, MCL 436 .1703 .
(c) Cha pter 48 of 1931 PA 328 , MCL 750 .335 to 750 .347 .
(d) Cha pter 52 of 1931 PA 328 , MCL 750 .356 to 750 .367 c.
(e) Section 377 a of 1931 PA 328 , MCL 750 .377 a .
(f) Sections 7403 an d 7404 of 1978 PA 368 , MCL 333 .7403 an d 333 .7404 .
(g) Section 243 a to 243e of 1931 PA 328 , MCL 750 .243 a to 750 .243e . (h) Part 89 of 1994 PA 451 , MCL 324 .8901 to 324 .8907 .
(i) Section 167 of 1931 PA 451 , MCL 750 .167 .
(j) Part 515 of 1994 PA 451 , MCL 324 .51501 to 324 .51514 .
(k) Part 742 of 1994 PA 451 , MCL 324 .74201 to 324 .74207 .
(l) Part 811 of 1994 PA 451 , MCL 324 .81101 to 324 .81150 .
(m) Part 821 of 1994 PA 451 , MCL 324 .82101 to 324 .82160 .
R 299 .933 Resc issio ns .
Rule 33. R 299 .291 a , R 299 .301 to R 299 .303 , R 299 .321 to R 299 .328 , R 299 .331 to R
299 .335 , R 299 .661 to R 299 .667 , an d R 299 .1001 to R 299 .1004 of th e Michigan Administrat ive Code, appe ar ing on pages 1417 to 1425 , 1438 to 1440 , 1456 , an d 1457 of th e 1979 Michigan Administrat ive Code, pages 55 an d 56 of th e 1980 Annua l Supplement to th e Code, an d pages 173 an d 174 of th e 1986 Annua l Supplement to th e Code, ar e rescinded.
