LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT
DISTRICT CONSERVATION
CORRIDOR REGULATIONS
INDEX
001.01
ABANDONED PROPERTY
001.02
CAMPING
001.03
CLOSURES
001.04
FIRES, FIREWORKS
001.05
FISHING, HUNTING, TRAPPING
001.06 INTOXICATION:
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL
001.07 DISORDERLY
CONDUCT
001.08 PERMITS, SPECIAL OCCASION
001.09 GEOCACHING
ACTIVITIES, PERMITS
001.10
PETS, LIVESTOCK, AND OTHER ANIMALS
001.11
PROPERTY
001.12
SANITATION
001.13 SWIMMING AND WADING
001.14
TRAFFIC
001.15
VENDING
001.16 WINTER
SPORTS
001.17 STANDARDS
001.18 EXCEPTIONS
TO REGULATIONS
001.19 EASEMENTS,
LICENSES, AND PERMITS GRANTED BY THE DISTRICT
***RESTATED FEBRUARY 2005***
001 GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF DISTRICT PROPERTY.
Under the provisions of Sections 2-3290 through 2-32,101 of the Nebraska Statutes, the following rules and regulations are adopted and promulgated by the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District to govern the administration, use, maintenance, and protection of all recreational lands. These rules and regulations are effective August 21, 1991 and were restated in March of 2003.
DEFINITION
The
following definitions shall apply to all regulations contained in this section.
(a)
District shall mean the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District.
(b)
Manager shall mean the Manager of the Lower Platte South Natural
Resources District.
(c)
Law Enforcement Officer shall mean any duly constituted and
credentialed officer, including but not limited to any Game and Parks
Commission conservation officers or deputy conservation officer, local police
officer, member of the State Patrol, sheriff or deputy sheriff.
(d)
Conservation Corridor shall mean land which the District owns, leases,
or has an easement on, and which forms a passage way through private property,
along water courses, streets or roads, or inactive railroad lines, and which
the District has designated by separate action of the Board to be used by the
public for recreational purposes.
(e)
Special Area Regulations are regulations adopted by the District Board
of Directors for a particular recreational use.
001.01 ABANDONED PROPERTY
001.01A Abandonment of any vehicle or other personal property is prohibited and such property may be impounded by the Manager or Law Enforcement Officer.
001.01B Leaving any vehicle or other personal property unattended for longer than 24 hours without prior permission of the Manager is prohibited, and any property so left may be impounded by the Manager or Law Enforcement Officer.
In the event unattended property interferes with the safe or orderly management of District Conservation Corridor, it may be impounded at the expense of the owner.
001.01C Disposing of household or commercial garbage
or trash brought as such from private property is prohibited.
001.02 CAMPING
001.02A Camping is prohibited on District Conservation Corridors.
001.03 CLOSURES
001.03A The District may establish a reasonable schedule or visiting hours for all or portions of a District Conservation Corridors and close to public use all or any portion of a specific Conservation Corridor when necessary for the protection of an area or the safety and welfare of person or property by the posting of appropriate signs indicating the extent and scope of such closure.
001.03B All persons shall observe and abide by
officially posted signs designating closed areas and visiting hours.
001.04 FIRES AND FIREWORKS
001.04A Fires are prohibited on District
Conservation Corridors, such as open fires, gasoline or propane stoves,
charcoal grills, or similar devices.
001.04B The use of fireworks of any kind on District Conservation Corridors is prohibited, provided that management personnel are authorized to use fireworks, scare devices or similar materials for control or management of wildlife species.
001.05 FISHING, HUNTING,
TRAPPING
001.05A Fishing is permitted on all District
Conservation Corridors subject to State fishing regulations, provided that all
or any portion of any area may be closed to fishing by the posting of
appropriate signs.
001.05B Hunting or the use or possession of
firearms, bow and arrow, or other projectile devices is prohibited on District
Conservation Corridors. Firearms carried
by credentialed law enforcement officer is exempt
001.05C Trapping is prohibited on District Conservation
Corridors.
001.05D The use of and / or possession of paintball
weapons of any type shall be prohibited in District Conservation Corridors
001.06 INTOXICATION: CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL
001.06A Consumption of alcoholic beverages on
District Conservation Corridors is prohibited.
001.06B Presence in a District Conservation
Corridors when under the influence of alcohol, to a degree that may endanger
oneself or another person, property, or may cause unreasonable interference
with anther person’s enjoyment of the area is prohibited.
001.07 DISORDERLY CONDUCT
001.07A Disorderly conduct is prohibited.
001.07B Disorderly conduct is committed when a person causes public alarm, nuisance, jeopardy or violence, or recklessly creates a risk thereof by:
001.07B1 Engaging
in fighting or threatening, or violent behavior; or
001.07B2 Using
language, an utterance, or gesture, or engaging in a display or act which is
obscene, physically threatening or menacing, or done in a manner which is
likely to inflict injury or incite an immediate breach of the peace; or
001.07B3 Making
noise which is unreasonable, considering the nature and purpose of the actor’s
conduct, location, time of day or night, and other factors which would govern
the conduct of a reasonably prudent person under the circumstances; or
001.07B4 Creating
or maintaining a hazardous or physically offensive condition.
001.07C Persons committing disorderly conduct may be
evicted from the area.
001.08 PERMITS, SPECIAL
OCCASIONS
001.08A Sports events, pageants, reenactments, regattas, entertainments and the like, characterized as public spectator attractions or participant activities, are prohibited unless written permission therefore has been given by the General Manager. Such permits shall be issued only after a finding that the issuance of such permit will not be inconsistent with the purposes for which the Conservation Corridor is established and maintained and will cause the minimum possible interference of the use of the Conservation Corridor by the general public. The permit may contain such reasonable conditions and restrictions as to duration and area occupied as necessary for the protection of the Conservation Corridor and public use thereof.
001.08B Public meetings, assemblies, gatherings,
demonstrations, parades, religious services and other expressions of views are
prohibited unless written permission therefore has been given by the District.
001.08C The filming of still or motion pictures of
lands, wildlife and facilities owned or controlled by the District for
commercial purposes is prohibited unless written permission therefore has been
given by the District.
001.08D Applications for a Special Occasion Permit
shall be received by the District not later than thirty (30) days prior to the
requested special activity and shall set forth the following: The name of the applicant, the date, time,
duration, nature and place of the proposed activity, an estimate of the number
of persons expected to attend, and a statement of equipment and facilities to
be used in connection therewith.
001.08E As a condition of the permit issuance, the
District may require filing of a bond with satisfactory surety payable to the
District to cover costs such as restoration, rehabilitation and cleanup of the
area used, and other costs resulting from the permittee’s activity. In lieu of a bond, a permittee may elect to
deposit cash equal to the amount of the required bond.
001.09 GEOCACHING ACTIVITIES, PERMITS
001.09A Cache Permits: Placement of a cache on Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) property must be secured with a Special Occasion Permit.
001.09A1 The person applying for a permit must provide
a valid address, telephone number, e-mail address, vehicle license number and
the web site address on which the cache will be posted.
001.09A2 The location of the cache must be pre-approved
by the General Manager whose main concern will be public safety and the
prevention of undesirable impacts to natural and cultural resources. The General Manager will advise of any off
limits areas, other permitted caches and possible prescribed burn areas for the
calendar year.
001.09A3 Once the cache is placed, the applicant must
return to the LPSNRD office to record the exact cache location, including GPS
coordinates, which will be added to the permit.
001.09A4 All permits will be in effect for the calendar
year. A new permit will need to be
applied for and authorized each year.
NOTE: If during the effective period
of a permit, a permit holder wants to change the location of the cache, a new
permit must be issued and the effective permit cancelled.
001.09A5 Upon the expiration of a permit, the permit
holder is responsible for removing the cache and for removing the cache
location from all web sites and any information source. If the permit holder fails to remove the
cache, it will be removed by LPSNRD staff and held for ten (10) days after
which staff will dispose of the cache.
Confiscation and disposal by staff will be recorded and filed.
001.09B2 Caches
may not contain inappropriate or dangerous items. Such items include, but are not limited to;
food, medications, personal/hygiene products, pornography, weapons of any type,
etc. Log books are encouraged in lieu of
exchange items.
001.09B3 All caches are subject to random inspection
by LPSNRD staff. Staff has the authority
to immediately remove any item held in a cache deemed unacceptable. Non-permitted caches will be removed by area
staff and held for 30 days. An attempt
will be made to locate the cache owner.
If the cache is not claimed in 30 days, staff will dispose of the cache.
001.09C Cache Locations. The location of a cache must be pre-approved by the General Manager.
001.09C1 Physical
caches are prohibited inside or attached to any LPSNRD facility or
structure. Caches may not be placed in
locations that may lead to the creation of spur trails. Caches may not be placed in dangerous,
inappropriate, or protected areas and habitats, on cliffs, underground or
underwater.
001.09C2 No digging is permitted. Caches cannot be buried, nor may soil,
vegetation or stones be disturbed to place a cache.
001.09D1 The use of metal detectors in cache searches
is expressly prohibited.
001.09D2 If geocaching activities as a whole are found
to have negative impact on LPSNRD resources or if safety becomes an issue in
geocache searches, the General Manager may ban geocaching from certain areas of
LPSNRD property. Failure to comply with
LPSNRD guidelines will result in the revocation of effective geocaching
permits. Continued failure to comply with
these guidelines will prevent the issuance of any further geocaching permits to
the non-compliant group or individual.
VISIT: www.geocaching.com
001.10 PETS, LIVESTOCK, AND
OTHER ANIMALS
001.10A It is unlawful to permit dogs, cats or other
pets to range at large on any District Conservation Corridor, except by
specific provisions as listed below.
001.10B Dogs, cats and other household type pets
are permitted on District Conservation Corridors, provided they are physically
restrained by leash, cage, crate or other such device, except where restricted
by the posting of appropriate signs, or where prohibited by special area
regulations.
001.10C Grazing or ranging domestic livestock or
poultry is prohibited on District Conservation Corridors without prior written
authorization by the District.
001.10D Horseback riding is permitted on District
Conservation Corridors except where prohibited by appropriate signs.
001.11 PROPERTY
001.11A The possession, destruction, injury, defacement, removal, or disturbance of any building, bridge, sign, equipment, monument, statute, marker, or other structure, or of any animal or plant matter and direct or indirect products thereof, including but not limited to firewood, petrified wood, flower, cane, or fruit, egg, nest, den, or of any soil, rock or mineral formation, artifact, relic, historic or prehistoric feature, or of any other public property of any kind is prohibited in District Conservation Corridors. The District and other authorized management personnel may issue special permission or authorization where it is in the best interest of the public.
001.12 SANITATION
001.12A All garbage, papers, cans, bottles, waste
materials and rubbish of any kind must be either removed from District
Conservation Corridors or deposited in places or containers designated for the
disposal thereof.
001.12B Draining or dumping refuse or waste from
any trailer or other vehicle except in places or receptacles provided for such
use is prohibited.
001.12C Polluting or contaminating in any manner in any
watershed, water supplies, or water used for drinking purposes is prohibited.
001.13 SWIMMING AND WADING
001.13A Swimming is prohibited in all waters located
on District Conservation Corridors.
001.13B Wading for the purpose of fishing is
permitted on District Conservation Corridors at the sole risk of the
participant, except that wading shall be prohibited on those areas that are
posted with appropriate signs or where prohibited by special area regulations
001.14 TRAFFIC
001.14A It shall be unlawful for any person to
operate a motorized vehicle on other than roadways, parking areas, or trails
specifically designated for vehicle use.
This shall include all trucks, automobiles, motorcycles, trail bikes,
mini-bikes, snowmobiles, four-wheel drive vehicles, and all terrain vehicles,
provided that nothing in this section shall prohibit management or emergency
personnel from using these vehicles for emergency or management purposes.
001.14B On trails designated for vehicle use, it
shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle within the boundaries
of any District Conservation Corridor at a speed greater than is reasonable and
prudent under the prevailing conditions or in excess of any maximum posted
speed limits.
001.14C It shall be the duty of each vehicle
operator to obey all traffic regulatory signs as posted on each area.
001.15 VENDING
001.15A The vending of various goods, services,
products, or commodities is prohibited on all District Conservation Corridors,
except under the provisions of 001.08.
001.15 WINTER SPORTS
001.15A Skiing, sledding, tobogganing, snow-shoeing,
skating, and similar winter sports are permitted except upon roads and parking
areas when such roads and parking areas are open to motor vehicle traffic and
in other places where these activities are prohibited by appropriate
regulations and / or posted signs.
001.15B The towing of persons on skis, sleds, or
other sliding devices by a motor vehicle or snowmobile is prohibited.
001.15C The operation and use of snowmobiles shall
be prohibited except upon roads and parking areas when such roads and parking
areas are open to motor vehicle traffic.
001.16 STANDARDS
001.16A The standards established in these
regulations are in furtherance of the preservation and protection of the
natural, scenic, historic, pastoral, fish and wildlife values and provide for
the enhancement of the recreation values of the District Conservation
Corridors.
001.16B Use and development of property will be in
conformance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and
ordinances.
001.17 EXCEPTIONS TO
REGULATIONS
001.17A Nothing in the foregoing shall be construed
as prohibiting the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District or their duly
appointed agents or employees from the conduct of their assigned duties in the
administration, maintenance, and development of areas owned or controlled by
the District.
001.17B In the event of natural disaster, state or
national emergency, civil disorder, accident or other situation where in the
conduct of activities otherwise permitted under these regulations may
constitute a hazard to the public heath, safety, or welfare, or inhibit rescue,
recovery, post-disaster or development operations, General Manager of the
District is herewith specifically empowered and directed to take such measures
at their disposal to preserve the public health, safety and welfare and to
expedite rescue, recovery and operations to include the temporary suspension of
any or all activities contemplated in these regulations or any area or portion
of any area owned, or controlled by the District and the temporary closure
and/or evacuation of any such area.
001.18 EASEMENTS,
LICENSES, AND PERMITS GRANTED BY THE DISTRICT
001.18A The District has granted, and may from time to time grant, easements, licenses, and permits over portions of District Conservation Corridors for various and sundry uses. Some of these uses, by way of illustration only, may be for utilities, water lines, pipelines, and ingress and egress by adjoining landowners. Any conflict between the public and the grantee of the easement, license, or permit, over the use of recreational lands shall be immediately brought to the attention of the General Manager who shall have the authority to resolve the conflict.