02 NCAC 60B .1027          MOTORIZED VEHICLES

(a)  Motorized vehicles shall not be operated in or upon a State Forest, State Recreational Forest, or Educational State Forest hiking trail, bike trail, bridle trail, multi-use trail, fire trail, service road, or any part of the forest not designated for such purposes, except by permit.

(b)  Emergency responders and construction or service vendors are exempt from Paragraph (a) of this Rule.

(c)  Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit is 20 miles per hour on graveled forest roads and 10 miles per hour on dirt forest roads.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106-22; 106-870; 106-877; 106-887; 143-116.8;

Eff. November 1, 2009;

Transferred from 15A NCAC 09C .1254 Eff. May 1, 2012;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2018;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2021.