Montana Off-Road Vehicle Designation Publication: Federal Register Agency: Department of the Interior Byline: B. Gene Miller Date: 12 August 1994 Subject: American Government

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[Docket No. 4310-DN-P; Mt-060-02-4333-11]

 

Montana Off-Road Vehicle Designation

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice to limit off-road vehicle use on public lands.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that beginning September 1, 1994, the 
use of off-road vehicles (ORV) is limited on public lands within the 
Chain Buttes/Dunn Ridge area in northern Petroleum County, Montana. 
This will be in effect during the bird and big game hunting season as 
established by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks in 
accordance with the authority and requirements of regulation 43 CFR 
8364.1.

DATES: This designation will only be in effect between September 1, 
1994 and December 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chuck Otto, Judith Resource Area 
Manager, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), P.O. Box 1160, Airport Road, 
Lewistown, MT 59457.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This block management area (BMA) includes 
92,810 acres. Public land is administered by the BLM, Judith Resource 
Area, Lewistown District. This designation is the result of a 
cooperative effort among private landowners, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Montana 
Department of State Lands and the BLM. The purpose of this designation 
is to prevent damage to soil, vegetation and scenic resources, to open 
additional private and state lands for hunting and to reduce landowner/
recreationist conflicts so as to provide a higher quality hunt.
    The off-road vehicle limitation area is located in northern 
Petroleum County, Montana. It includes all public lands administered by 
the BLM north of the Crooked Creek and Dunn Ridge roads.
    Hunting within the described block will be subject to the following 
rules.
    1. All off-road vehicle travel is prohibited.
    2. All roads not shown on this map or signed as open, are closed to 
motorized vehicle use with the exclusive exception of retrieving downed 
big game. Big game retrieval is allowed between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. 
daily on open or closed roads. Prior to or after these hours, motorized 
vehicles are not permitted on closed roads or off roads. No off-road 
vehicle use will be allowed on any lands within this BMA.
    3. All public land in this management area is open to walk in 
hunting.
    4. The private land in this management area is open to walk in 
hunting, except around residential areas, shipping pastures and 
portions of the Weingart, Iverson, Sikveland and Square Butte Grazing 
Association Ranches (these are individually signed at reasonable access 
and boundary points).
    5. Camping on private land requires landowner permission.
    6. Camping is permitted on public land (14-day stay limit) within 
100 yards of open roads. Direct access by motor vehicle is permitted to 
and from campsites using the most direct route to avoid damage to soils 
and vegetation. Such camping is also allowed within a reasonable 
distance down closed roads, after obtaining a special use permit issued 
by the Judith Resource Area.
    7. Use of state land is governed by the Department of State Land 
(DSL) regulations. There are four major areas where these rules differ 
from those used in the rest of this BMA. These include: (1) A DSL 
recreational use license is required for general recreational use; (2) 
Camping is allowed within 200 feet of an open road and is limited to 
two days only; (3) No open fires or fireworks are allowed; and (4) 
Horses cannot be kept on state lands overnight.
    8. Outfitters and other recreationists must use certified weed free 
hay on BLM and DSL land for their livestock.

    Dated: August 3, 1994.
B. Gene Miller,
Associate District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-19723 Filed 8-11-94; 8:45 am]
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