Butte County Municipal Code Art. III Rider and Hikers Trails

A "rider and hikers" trail as used in this article is defined to mean and refer to:

(a) Any trail established pursuant to article 6, chapter 1, division 5 of the state Public Resources Code (section 5070 et seq.), which trail has been posted with the officially adopted riding and hiking trail signs.

(b) Any rider and hikers trails within the county which have been designated pursuant to the state Public Resources Code and are commonly known and referred to as the "Master-Loop Trail, "a portion of which is in the county, and the "Oroville-Feather Falls Secondary Trail," all of which is in the county.

(Ord. No. 753, § 1)

This article shall be effective only to those portions of the "Master-Loop Trail" and the "Oroville-Feather Falls Secondary Trail" which the state has, through its division of parks and beaches, acquired easements, rights-of-way, licenses or fee interest, pursuant to the state Public Resources Code, and shall in no way be construed to be operative upon private property or to restrict any individual's use of private property.

(Ord. No. 753, § 4)

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motorcycle, power cycle or other motor vehicle on any rider and hikers trail within the county other than a vehicle used for an emergency or maintenance purposes, unless the trail traverses a common right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 753, § 2)

It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy or change the location of any of the officially designated rider and hikers trails signs which have been used to identify such trails or to use such signs or any other signs similar to such officially designated rider and hikers trails signs and identify or designate any other trail than those hereinabove set forth, and described as the official rider and hikers trails existing in the county.

(Ord. No. 753, § 3)

Any violation of section 16-23 or section 16-24 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 753, § 5)