N.M. Admin. Code § 19.34.2.8 - VEHICLE USE CLOSURE
A.
Restrictions.
(1) No vehicle shall be
operated on the Carson national forest areas described in Paragraphs (1)
through (4) of Subsection A of
19.34.2.9 NMAC, Paragraphs (6)
through (10)of Subsection A of
19.34.2.9 NMAC, and San Simon
canyon recreation area as described in Subsection C of
19.34.2.9 NMAC except on those
roads therein that have been posted with arrows as open.
(2) No vehicle shall be operated on the
Carson national forest area described in Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of
19.34.2.9 NMAC below between the
dates of January 1 and August 15 of each year except on those roads therein
that have been posted with arrows as open.
(3) No vehicle shall be operated on the
Cibola national forest area described in Subsection B of
19.34.2.9 NMAC below between the
dates of December 15 of each year and March 31 of the following year except on
those roads therein that have been posted with arrows as open.
B. Exceptions.
(1) For the purposes of camping and parking,
motor vehicles shall be allowed up to 300 feet on each side of those roads that
are posted with arrows as open.
(2)
The restrictions imposed by this regulation shall not apply to private land nor
landowner access thereto within the prescribed areas.
(3) Restrictions and prohibitions imposed by
this regulation shall not apply to public employees acting in the scope of
their employment nor to grazing permittees, mineral claimants, special use
permittees, or their assignees or designees, when traveling in the restricted
areas for the specific purpose for which their permits or leases were issued or
granted.
(4) The restrictions and
prohibitions imposed by this regulation shall not apply in emergency situations
such as fire or other disasters or where necessary to protect life or
property.
(5) Snowmobiles only may
be used in Carson national forest area described in Paragraph (9) of Subsection
A of 19.34.2.9 NMAC and in portions of
those areas described in Paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of Subsection A of
19.34.2.9 NMAC that are marked as
open to snowmobiles use by signs.
(6) In the Valle Vidal area described in
Paragraph (10) of Subsection A of
19.34.2.9 NMAC below, unattended
motor vehicle parking shall be allowed only during the day and within twenty
feet of the roadway along roads that are posted with arrows as open. Unattended
motor vehicle parking shall be allowed overnight and during the day on
designated parking areas and vehicular camping shall be allowed only in
designated campgrounds.
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