DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
 
LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
 
STATE LAND USE RULES
 
Filed with the secretary of state on
 
These rules become effective immediately after filing with the secretary of state unless adopted under section 33, 44, or 45a(9) of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.233, 24.244, or 24.245a.  Rules adopted under these sections become effective 7 days after filing with the secretary of state.
 
 (By authority conferred on the department of natural resources by section 504 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.504, and Executive Reorganization Orders Nos. 1991-22, 2009-3145, and 2011-1, MCL 299.13, 324.99919, and 324.99921)
 
R 299.924 of the Michigan Administrative Code is amended, as follows:
 
R 299.924  State-owned land Land under the control of the department other than parks, recreation areas, game and wildlife areas,   
  designated campgrounds and access sites; unlawful acts.
  Rule 24. In addition to the unlawful acts specified in R 299.922, on state-owned land under the control of the department other than state parks, recreation areas, game and wildlife areas, designated campgrounds, and public access sites, it is unlawful to do any of the following:
  (a) Park any wheeled, motorized vehicle more than 50 feet from the traveled portion of a road, forest road, parking lot, or trail open to such vehicle use.
  (b) Use, operate, or possess a wheeled, motorized vehicle, except a PAMD, on a designated state forest pathway.
  (c) Possess a dog or other animal in a designated day use area, except if it is under immediate control on a leash not more than 6 feet in length in a designated day use area. This subdivision does not apply to a dog within a designated leash-free area or to a dog being used for hunting, in field trials, while being trained for hunting or field trials, or for other purposes as allowed by the department on land under the control of the department and open to such use.