Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Natural Resources
Michigan Historical Center
Site Protection
Section R. 399.102 - Prohibited acts generally
Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 399.102
Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 2.
(1) On historic and museum sites which are administered by the department of state, a person shall not do any of the following:
(a)
Enter, use, or occupy the site for any purpose when posted against such entry,
use, or occupancy, as ordered by the secretary of state.
(b) Mar, damage, destroy, move, or remove any
exhibit or display.
(c) Mar,
damage, destroy, move, or remove any built-up improvements or portions of
built-up improvements, including buildings, fences, or information devices,
without proper written permission.
(d) Possess or use metal detectors, or dig,
probe, search, excavate, or otherwise disturb the ground, vegetation, or any
aboriginal remain without proper written permission.
(e) Camp on, or otherwise occupy as a
temporary or permanent residence, any portion of the site without proper
written permission.
(f) Store or
leave equipment or any privately owned property on the site without proper
written permission.
(g) Use the
site as a place to dispose of refuse, rubbish, trash, garbage, or other
material.
(h) Move, remove,
destroy, mutilate, or deface posters, notices, signs, or markers of the
secretary of state or any other agency of the government.
(i) Post, place, erect, or distribute
advertising material without proper written permission.
(j) Use the site for a business or commercial
purpose without proper written permission.
(k) Destroy, damage, or remove any property,
rocks, gravel, earth, living tree or shrub, planted grasses, or other
vegetation without proper written permission. This subdivision does not apply
to the picking and removal of mushrooms, berries, and other edible fruits and
nuts.
(l) Obstruct any road or
trail in a manner that hinders public access to the site without proper written
permission.
(m) Park or operate any
wheeled motorized vehicle, except in designated areas or on designated
roads.
(n) Use or operate any
snowmobile without proper written permission.
(o) Ignite or set any fire, either within or
without a burning container, without proper written permission.
(p) Carry or have in possession a firearm;
shoot an air gun, gas gun, spring-loaded gun, or slingshot; or shoot with a bow
and arrow.
(q) Hunt, trap, kill,
wound, capture, or intentionally disturb any bird, animal, or other
wildlife.
(r) Erect a fence or
barrier; construct or occupy improvements; or enclose the site without proper
written permission.
(2) Employees of the department of state, emergency vehicles, and public utility vehicles in the line of duty are exempt from subrule (1)(l), (m), and (n) of this rule.
(3) Subrule (1) of this rule does not apply to historic and museum sites located on lands administered by the Michigan department of natural resources.
(4) Violation of any rule may result in ejection from the site.
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