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.
June 28, 2023