[kingu]

Umm.. Lost here. If there's no BLM or public officials on hand, where does the citation come from? Did he wander into the BLM office to demand someone ticket him?

As for closing a road for thirteen years? I can see limited closures for transient events, but not wholesale for that long of a time without detailed and extensive review. The road is likely cut every year to maintain access, and cutting a road absolutely has more impact than traveling on the road ever will. Off-road activities should be limited if there is a demonstrable need, but again, just doing it year after year is an unlawful seizure in my opinion.

[george76]

The article did not say, and I do not know, but...

I guess that Richard Beardall turned himself in to force the ticket which should trigger a court case to test weather the BLM violated the RS 2477 Rights-of-way .

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" RS 2477 rights-of-way are property rights originally granted by the federal government to establish the transportation network essential to settlement of the western frontier.

Generally, these rights-of-way grants were made to local governments and are held in trust by them for the public. "