Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Natural Resources › Law Enforcement Division › State Land Use Rules › Section R. 299.922 - Unlawful acts generally

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 22. On land owned or under the control of the
				  department, it is unlawful to do any of the following:
(a) Enter, use, or occupy state-owned land
				for any purpose where posted against entry, use, or occupancy, as ordered by
				the department.
(b) Dispose of
				refuse, rubbish, trash, or garbage not resulting from the use of state-owned
				land in a receptacle provided on state-owned land.
(c) Set a fire to the contents of a trash
				container.
(d) Bury or burn refuse,
				rubbish, trash, or garbage.
(e)
				Engage in any violent, abusive, loud, boisterous, vulgar, lewd, or otherwise
				disorderly conduct, or to lounge, sit, or lie upon a walk, road, or path
				obstructing the free passage of another individual.
(f) Place or erect a fence or barrier, to
				install, construct or occupy a structure or modification to state-owned land,
				except an otherwise lawful ground blind or tree stand, or to enclose the
				land.
(g) Move, remove, destroy,
				mutilate, or deface a poster, notice, sign, marker, or any property of the
				department or any other agency of government.
(h) Destroy, damage, or remove a tree,
				including a dead and downed tree and woody debris, shrub, wildflower, grass, or
				other vegetation. Except in a wildlife food plot, this subdivision does not
				apply to picking and removing mushrooms, berries, and edible fruits or nuts for
				personal use.
(i) Solicit business
				of any nature; distribute or post any handbill or other advertising material;
				post a sign; paint or otherwise mark any tree or rock on any state-owned land,
				water, structure, or property, except with written permission from the
				department.
(j) Possess a glass
				container within any state-owned land or water area that is designated as a
				bathing beach or state-owned land or water area that is regularly used for
				sunbathing, swimming, or wading.
(k) Obstruct any road or trail in a manner
				that hinders public access to state-owned land.
(l) Park a vehicle of any type in an area
				posted as no parking; or, where a designated parking area exists, to park a
				vehicle of any type in an area other than the designated parking area. If a
				motor vehicle is found parked on state-owned land and is found to be in
				violation of this rule, the registered owner is prima facie responsible for the
				violation as defined in MCL 257.675c(1).
(m) Park any vehicle in or otherwise occupy a
				designated campsite, except by a registered camper or authorized visitor to a
				registered camper.
(n) Hold an
				event including, but not limited to, a race, endurance contest, tournament, or
				trail ride, unless the event is conducted pursuant to a permit issued by the
				department. The permit may include a charge to the permittee for the use of
				state-owned land. The permit may require a performance bond and may require
				public liability insurance. The department may waive the requirement for a
				permit for an event if the department determines that the event will not
				require department oversight, and the event is anticipated to have a minimal
				impact on the resource or facilities and on the use of state-owned land by
				others.
(o) Use a loudspeaker,
				public address system, or sound-amplifying equipment of any kind without
				written permission, except for an electronic game-calling device that is
				lawfully used while hunting, or to operate a motor, motorboat, motor vehicle,
				radio, television, generator, or any other device in a manner that produces
				excessive noise.
(p) Use or operate
				any wheeled, motorized vehicle, except a PAMD, on state-owned land in the Upper
				Peninsula of this state, except on a designated route, a designated trail, a
				designated area, or a forest road not otherwise posted as closed to the use of
				motorized vehicles or entry.
(q)
				Use or operate any wheeled, motorized vehicle, except a PAMD, on state-owned
				land in the Lower Peninsula of this state, except on a designated route, a
				designated trail, or a designated area. A wheeled, motorized vehicle that is
				properly registered under 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, may be operated on
				a forest road not otherwise posted as closed to the use of motorized
				vehicles.
(r) Camp in a state park,
				recreation area, public access site, or designated campground on other than a
				designated site.
(s) Camp in a
				designated campground or location in a state forest or state game area for more
				than 15 consecutive nights, except as provided in R 299.922(t), or to use as a
				permanent or semi-permanent residence. To be considered a new camp, the
				location shall be not less than 1 mile from the previous camp.
(t) Disperse camp for more than 21 days
				between October 1 and May 1. To be considered a new camp, the location shall be
				not less than 1 mile from the previous camp.
(u) Camp within the native vegetation buffer
				of any designated natural river, as specified in the departments designated
				natural river management plan.
(v)
				Leave a campsite unoccupied for more than a 24-hour period after the camp is
				established.
(w) Store or leave a
				watercraft, fish shanty, or other property on state-owned land for more than 24
				hours. This subdivision does not apply to a lawfully occupied designated
				camping site or to a ground blind and tree stand that meets lawful
				requirements.
(x) Camp on 1
				designated campsite by more than 6 individuals.
(y) For all individuals in a camp to be under
				18 years of age.
(z) For an
				individual under 18 years of age to register for a campsite.
(aa) Camp with more than 1 enclosed
				self-contained camping unit on 1 designated campsite.
(bb) Ride or lead a horse or pack and saddle
				animal, or any animal-driven vehicle on any area, except on roads that are open
				to the use of motor vehicles, trails, bridle paths, and campgrounds designated
				for such use by the department and on state-owned forest land not posted closed
				to such use or entry, or prohibited by an order issued by the
				department.
(cc) Operate the motor
				of a vessel at more than idle speed at any boat launch ramp administered by the
				department, unless the propeller is disengaged.
(dd) Use state-owned land for a commercial
				operation unless the commercial operation is conducted pursuant to a permit
				issued by the department. The department may waive the requirement for a permit
				for a commercial operation if the department determines that the commercial
				operation will not require department oversight and the commercial operation is
				anticipated to have a minimal impact on the resource or facilities and the use
				of state-owned land by others.
(ee)
				Use or ignite fireworks.
(ff) Camp
				in a designated parking area, except if posted to allow camping.
(gg) Drag a state forest road with any device
				that disturbs the surface of the roadbed at a depth greater than two
				inches.
(hh) Remove from
				state-owned land more than the aggregate total weight of 25 pounds, per
				individual per year of any rock, mineral specimen (exclusive of any gold
				bearing material), or invertebrate fossil for individual or non-commercial
				hobby use.
(ii) Target shoot at any
				object other than paper, cardboard, clay, or a commercially or privately
				produced target designed and manufactured for the specific purpose of target
				shooting.
(jj) Target shoot at an
				explosive or incendiary target.