Section 0080-07-01-.05 - CLOSING ROADS, TRAILS, AND OTHER AREAS(1) The district forester shall establish a reasonable schedule of visiting hours for all portions of a state forest area.(2) The district forester shall temporarily close or restrict the public use of roads, trails and any or all portion of a state forest when necessary for the protection of the area or the safety and welfare of visitors or property. Temporary closures extending beyond one hundred twenty (120) days require the approval of the State Forester.(3) All persons shall abide by the officially posted signs designating closed areas and visiting hours.(4) Tampering with posted signs or barricades, traveling on closed or restricted use roads, driving around or through signs or barricades marking closed or restricted areas, is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable as provided by general law.(5) Unauthorized persons are prohibited from being in the wildlife management area portions of Chuck Swan and Prentice Cooper State Forests during deer and turkey managed hunts. Authorized persons include: Department of Agriculture and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency employees, any law enforcement officer engaged in official duties, or other persons or organizations as permitted by the district forester.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-07-01-.05
Original rule filed December 6, 2000; effective April 30, 2001. Repeal and new rule filed August 17, 2007; effective December 28, 2007.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-201 et seq.,11-1-101 et seq., 11-4-101 et seq., 39-17-108, and Executive Order No. 41 (February 4, 1991).