Purpose


These rule amendments are necessary to streamline current rule language; to develop a fee schedule for all State Buffer Preserves; to delete language prohibiting firearm use; to amend language to allow for unleased horses and pack animals for equestrian trail use; to amend language to define nuisance domestic animals as those which are vicious, dangerous, disturbing or intimidating other humans or wildlife; to amend language to prohibit consumption of alcoholic beverages except during preserve-sanctioned events such as special events, within designated areas only; to amend language to allow hunting in those areas designated for such uses in management plans; and to require an agreement with the Department for commercial photography, such as motion picture productions, if they will disrupt normal operations, adversely impact the resources, or disrupt the public’s normal enjoyment of the State Buffer Preserves.