060-13 Wyo. Code R. §§ 13-5 - Motor Vehicle Use
The use of motor vehicles on state land for hunting, fishing, and general recreational purposes shall be confined to established roads, unless such roads are otherwise closed by the Board, on its own motion or upon request of the surface lessee.
(a) Criteria for road closures. The Board
shall apply the following criteria when considering whether to close
established roads or access to defined state lands:
(i) Motor vehicle use has caused or is
causing unacceptable damage to the roadbed, excessive soil erosion, or
significant impacts to vegetation, watershed or other state land natural
resource attributes.
(ii) Motor
vehicle use has caused or is causing considerable adverse effects to other
Board authorized uses of, or improvements on, state land.
(iii) Motor vehicle use creates a threat to
public health or safety.
(iv)
Circumstances exist which create a situation requiring immediate action to
protect state lands or the public health and safety.
(b) Emergency road clo sure procedure. The
Board hereby delegates to the Director the authority to approve road closures
on an emergency basis when the Director determines, using the criteria set
forth in subsection (b) of this section, that closure of an established road is
necessary and, under the circumstances, should not be delayed until the next
meeting of the Board, subject to the following:
(i) The Director shall approve the emergency
road closure in writing, setting forth the reasons for approving the road
closure, the specific road or road segment to which the closure applies, and
how and where the road closure will be posted. This written approval shall be
provided to the surface lessee, the County Sheriff in the County where the road
closure is located, members of the Board, and other interested
parties.
(ii) Emergency road
closures approved by the Director shall only be effective until the next
meeting of the Board, at which time the closure shall either be continued or
rescinded by action of the Board under the provisions of this
section.
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