To require the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to adopt a statewide trail use plan that generally allows horseback riding in state forests unless there is a legal restriction, but not in state parks or game areas, with certain exceptions. Trails would be considered closed to horses unless they are identified in the plan as open. The bill establishes new procedures the department must use for closing trails establish a from banning horseback riding and pack animals on state land where this was not previously prohibited unless a restriction is based on "sound science," or for reasons of public safety or maintenance, and only after a public hearing.
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