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Post by Captian Carnage on Feb 18, 2008 13:41:59 GMT -5
I was told By the Environmental Police No ORV on state owned land in Mass Period ( Just Snowmobiles ) By 2 different offices
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Post by Kodi on Feb 18, 2008 14:15:57 GMT -5
Dace, you have a PM
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Post by dace on Feb 18, 2008 15:43:31 GMT -5
So the only trails you can ride are privately owned and you need the landowners permission? What about service roads along high tension lines? I'v read some discussion on here refering to them.
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Post by Captian Carnage on Feb 18, 2008 15:49:08 GMT -5
Land under high tension lines are owned private The power company has a right of way To be legal you need to find out who owns the land and get permission from each owner
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Post by schwalby on Feb 18, 2008 16:13:07 GMT -5
It may be different from NH to MA but some power lines in NH are public right of ways. Meaning that the power company does have permission to be on them but so does the general public. The property I grew up on was like that. My folks made it a public right of way for tax reasons. luckily no one ever went on it though, but they could legally if they wanted to. I would still say better to be safe then sorry and confirm 100% that it is public before going on it.
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Post by Kodi on Feb 18, 2008 17:05:00 GMT -5
in MA you MUST have WRITTEN permission from every landowner's land that you are crossing. Verbal isn't good enough, handshakes won't hold up in court, even if it is "public" it often isn't in the wheeling world's interest for folks to use/abuse. Ask one of us first.
We do NOT condone wheeling illegally in BSJ. We have too much too lose, we've lost many trails in the few years I've been around, with more to follow if folks don't smarten up. Not saying anyone here is doing anything wrong. There are folks that just don't have a clue.
Be smart. That's all I'm saying. Also, please respect "no trespassing" signage.
the NEA has worked long and hard to keep things open. Sometimes it seems like a loosing battle...we are an NEA club, so we must follow what they want the masses to do, or suffer the consequences. We have members that are involved in many aspects of the NEA doings, and it would be a shame to have a person or two undermine all the work to stay on the good side of things.
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