CA: USFS Boosting Patrol to Catch Snowmobilers

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Forest service boosting patrol efforts to catch snowmobile trespassers
January 25, 2010 | 11:07 am

Inyo National Forest officers will be adding aerial patrols in their effort to catch snowmobilers riding in off-limit areas this winter.

The airplane patrols will be added to monitor designated Wilderness/Research Natural areas, which have been prohibited to motorized vehicle access since passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964.

Riding in closed areas is both a federal/state offense, punishable by fines up to $5,000, six months in jail and possible seizure of snowmobiles.

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