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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2632
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2632 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
| 5 | Public Land Pack and Saddle Animal Access Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||||
| 7 | "Pack animal" means a beast of burden, such as a horse, | ||||||
| 8 | mule, donkey, or llama, used as a means of transporting | ||||||
| 9 | materials. | ||||||
| 10 | "Public land" means land that is open to the general public | ||||||
| 11 | and is owned or managed by the State. | ||||||
| 12 | "Saddle animal" means an animal, such as a horse, that is | ||||||
| 13 | ridden. | ||||||
| 14 | Section 10. Access to public land. In maintaining public | ||||||
| 15 | land, the Department of Natural Resources, or other designated | ||||||
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| 1 | agency, shall preserve and facilitate continued use of and | ||||||
| 2 | access to public land by pack and saddle animals where such use | ||||||
| 3 | is currently authorized. | ||||||
| 4 | Section 15. Trail closure. | ||||||
| 5 | (a) The Department of Natural Resources, or other | ||||||
| 6 | designated agency, may implement a reduction in access to a | ||||||
| 7 | trail by pack and saddle animals under the following | ||||||
| 8 | conditions:
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| 9 | (1) where conditions are not suitable because of | ||||||
| 10 | significant public safety concerns or where necessary for | ||||||
| 11 | maintenance; or
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| 12 | (2) for reasons related to the mission of the | ||||||
| 13 | Department of Natural Resources or other designated | ||||||
| 14 | agency.
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| 15 | (b) If a trail closure or other reduction is implemented | ||||||
| 16 | under this Section, such closure or reduction shall be posted | ||||||
| 17 | at the trailhead.
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| 18 | (c) Nothing in this Section alters or limits the State's | ||||||
| 19 | authority to implement a temporary emergency closure of a trail | ||||||
| 20 | or road to pack and saddle animals.".
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