[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
No person shall be on land preservation property earlier than one hour before sunrise or later than one hour after sundown. Anyone wishing extended hours usage may make the request to the land preservation advisory board.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
No person on land preservation property shall damage, deface, destroy, throw or deposit trash or litter on land preservation property. No person shall remove any shrub, tree, flower, or natural resource except as authorized from time to time by the Township through its land management personnel upon such terms as recommended by the land preservation advisory board for the purpose of:
(1) 
Controlling or eliminating nonnative species;
(2) 
Controlling the overpopulation of species;
(3) 
Preserving public health; or
(4) 
Promoting or preserving the integrity, quality, and function of the ecological resources of land preservation property.
Any violation of this section is a municipal civil infraction punishable as provided by this Code.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007; Ord. No. 2012-07, 10-21-2012]
No person shall hunt, trap, catch, wound, kill or attempt to hunt, trap, catch, wound, or kill any mammal, bird or reptile or destroy, disturb, or molest any nest, egg, lair, den, or burrow of any animal on land preservation property at any time except as authorized, from time to time, by the land preservation advisory board through its land management personnel upon such terms as recommended for the purpose of:
(1) 
Controlling or eliminating nonnative species;
(2) 
Controlling the overpopulation of species;
(3) 
Preserving public health; or
(4) 
Promoting or preserving the integrity, quality, and function of the ecological resources of land preservation property.
Any such authorization by the land preservation advisory board through its land management personnel shall not be considered a disposition of a property interest requiring authorization under § 22-59.
Fishing shall be allowed on land preservation property, by floating or wading, with access from non land preservation property, subject to all state and local laws. Any violation of this section is subject to the Recreational Trespass Act, (MCLA 324.73101—324.73111) and any amendments or revisions which are adopted by reference as part of this division.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007; Ord. No. 2012-07, 10-21-2012]
Except as authorized by § 22-96, no person shall, at any time, discharge anywhere upon land preservation property, any firearm of any description, including an air-rifle, spring gun, bow and arrow, sling, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges or any other form of weapon or device potentially dangerous to wildlife and human safety. Shooting into land preservation property from any non land preservation property is prohibited. This section, however, shall not apply to any duly appointed law enforcement officer while carrying out the duties and responsibilities of their position. Any violation is subject to the Recreational Trespass Act, (MCLA 324.73101 — 324.73111) and any amendments or revisions which are adopted by reference as part of this division.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
Express written permission is required for club and team activities upon land preservation property.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
(a) 
Permitted. Unless posted otherwise, dogs and other domestic pets may be brought upon Land Preservation property.
(b) 
Control. Unless posted otherwise, any dog on land preservation property shall be on a leash of six feet or less and at all times shall be under the immediate control of a competent person.
(c) 
Removal of feces. Any person having custody of a dog on land preservation property shall immediately remove all feces deposited by such dog on any public footpath or other area frequented by the public, and shall dispose of same in a sanitary manner.
(d) 
Application to guide, service, or leader dogs. This section does not prohibit the use of guide dogs, service dogs, or leader dogs as provided and defined in § 502c of the Michigan Penal Code (MCL § 750.502c).
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
Unless posted otherwise, bicycles are prohibited on land preservation property.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
(a) 
No person shall operate or park any vehicle, motorized or otherwise, on land preservation property excluding wheelchairs or other ADA ambulatory assistance devices and vehicles necessary for maintenance or emergencies.
(b) 
No person shall leave, or cause to be left, any vehicle upon land preservation property. Members of the Township police and Fire Departments are authorized to remove or have removed any such vehicle at the owner's expense.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
Unless posted otherwise, no horse or other draft animal may be brought on land preservation property.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
No camping is allowed on land preservation property.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
(1) 
No unauthorized person shall willfully set or cause to be set on fire any tree, woodland, brush land, grassland, meadow or structure on land preservation property.
(2) 
No person shall drop, throw, or otherwise scatter lighted matches, burning cigars, cigarettes, tobacco paper, or other flammable materials on land preservation property.
(3) 
No fires shall be allowed on land preservation property except as authorized from time to time, by the land preservation advisory board and for the purpose of:
(a) 
Controlling or eliminating nonnative species;
(b) 
Controlling the overpopulation of species;
(c) 
Preserving public health; or
(d) 
Promoting or preserving the integrity, quality, and function of the ecological resources of land preservation property.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
No person shall fire, discharge, or have in their possession any rocket, firecracker, torpedo, squib, or other firework or any substance of an explosive nature within land preservation property. Any violation of this section is a municipal civil infraction punishable as provided by this Code.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
No person shall swim or bathe in any drain or pond located entirely within land preservation property.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
No person shall bring, use, or navigate any boat, canoe, raft, or other watercraft upon any drain or pond located entirely within a land preservation property.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
No person shall operate a motorized model airplane on land preservation property.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
No person shall use a loudspeaker, public address system, or amplifier on land preservation property.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
Unless posted otherwise, no person shall skate, walk, or go upon any ice on any drain or pond entirely within land preservation property. Unless posted otherwise no person shall sled, toboggan or coast with a hand-sled, bobsled, cart, or other apparatus on wheels or runners on land preservation property.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
No person shall peddle or solicit business of any nature whatsoever, distribute handbills or other advertising matter, post any unauthorized sign, anywhere on land preservation property.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
No person shall by force, threat, intimidation, unlawful fencing, or enclosing, or by any other means, prevent any person from using land preservation property consistent with the protection, preservation and enhancement of land preservation property. Protection, preservation and enhancement shall be defined in each individual property's stewardship implementation plan and the land preservation guidelines adopted by the land preservation advisory board. This section, however, shall not apply to any duly appointed law enforcement officer or fire official when carrying out the duties and responsibilities of their position.
[Ord. No. 2007-15, 12-16-2007]
No installation, construction, or maintenance shall be made above or below ground, across or beneath Land Preservation property by any person, except duly authorized personnel, without the prior written permission of the land preservation advisory board through land management personnel for such installation, construction, or maintenance specifying in detail the work to be done and any conditions to be met.