- (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.
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). Administrative History: Original rule filed December 6, 2000; effective April 30, 2001. Repeal and new rule filed August 17, 2007; effective December 28, 2007.