langzaiguy
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I OC'd today at Natural Bridge. At one of the trail heads, I looked at the list of rules slapped to a bulletin board. One of the rules stated that weapons were not allowed on KY State Nature Preserves. Does anyone know anything about this?
I don't believe they were claiming Natural Bridge was a SNP but the rule was stated nonetheless. At the end, the rules were referenced by various citations under KRS 146.
I don't know much about KY Administrative Regulations (KAR), but I found 400 KAR 2:090. Section 15, Subsection 5 says, "Deadly weapons shall not be carried by visitors to a nature preserve except as allowed pursuant to permission to hunt in a nature preserve."
KRS 146.485 states, "In furtherance of the purposes of KRS 146.410 to 146.530, the commission shall have the following additional powers and duties:
(2) To make and publish policies, rules, and regulations for the selection, acquisition, management, protection, and use of natural areas and nature preserves, and for the conduct of commission affairs"
So it would seems that KRS gives the SNP a lot of latitude to come up with rules and regs that they want to impose. It wouldn't seem like KAR can impose a complete weapons bans in SNPs.
Another thought: I know that not all SNPs are open for the public--some just for academic study & research. Could some SNPs be private property and this is the reason for the weapons ban? Still, I don't believe KAR can outlaw weapons, it should be up to the property owners if that's the way it works.
Anyone have any ideas? If not, I'll try to contact KY SNP about this. Thanks!
I OC'd today at Natural Bridge. At one of the trail heads, I looked at the list of rules slapped to a bulletin board. One of the rules stated that weapons were not allowed on KY State Nature Preserves. Does anyone know anything about this?
I don't believe they were claiming Natural Bridge was a SNP but the rule was stated nonetheless. At the end, the rules were referenced by various citations under KRS 146.
I don't know much about KY Administrative Regulations (KAR), but I found 400 KAR 2:090. Section 15, Subsection 5 says, "Deadly weapons shall not be carried by visitors to a nature preserve except as allowed pursuant to permission to hunt in a nature preserve."
KRS 146.485 states, "In furtherance of the purposes of KRS 146.410 to 146.530, the commission shall have the following additional powers and duties:
(2) To make and publish policies, rules, and regulations for the selection, acquisition, management, protection, and use of natural areas and nature preserves, and for the conduct of commission affairs"
So it would seems that KRS gives the SNP a lot of latitude to come up with rules and regs that they want to impose. It wouldn't seem like KAR can impose a complete weapons bans in SNPs.
Another thought: I know that not all SNPs are open for the public--some just for academic study & research. Could some SNPs be private property and this is the reason for the weapons ban? Still, I don't believe KAR can outlaw weapons, it should be up to the property owners if that's the way it works.
Anyone have any ideas? If not, I'll try to contact KY SNP about this. Thanks!