Current through Vol. 24-21, December 1, 2024
Section R. 399.102 - Prohibited acts generallyRule 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.Mich. Admin. Code R. 399.102