The use of motor vehicles on state land for hunting, fishing, and general recreational purposes shall be confined to established roads, unless such roads are otherwise closed by the Board, on its own motion or upon request of the surface lessee.
(a) Criteria for road closures. The Board shall apply the following criteria when considering whether to close established roads or access to defined state lands: - (i) Motor vehicle use has caused or is causing unacceptable damage to the roadbed, excessive soil erosion, or significant impacts to vegetation, watershed or other state land natural resource attributes.
- (ii) Motor vehicle use has caused or is causing considerable adverse effects to other Board authorized uses of, or improvements on, state land.
- (iii) Motor vehicle use creates a threat to public health or safety.
- (iv) Circumstances exist which create a situation requiring immediate action to protect state lands or the public health and safety.
(b) Emergency road clo sure procedure. The Board hereby delegates to the Director the authority to approve road closures on an emergency basis when the Director determines, using the criteria set forth in subsection (b) of this section, that closure of an established road is necessary and, under the circumstances, should not be delayed until the next meeting of the Board, subject to the following: - (i) The Director shall approve the emergency road closure in writing, setting forth the reasons for approving the road closure, the specific road or road segment to which the closure applies, and how and where the road closure will be posted. This written approval shall be provided to the surface lessee, the County Sheriff in the County where the road closure is located, members of the Board, and other interested parties.
- (ii) Emergency road closures approved by the Director shall only be effective until the next meeting of the Board, at which time the closure shall either be continued or rescinded by action of the Board under the provisions of this section.
060-13 Wyo. Code R. § 13-5