CAYWOOD v. STATE, DNR

No. S-14253.

288 P.3d 745 (2012)

Robert CAYWOOD, Paula Caywood, Michael Caywood, Harold Bryant, Ann Bryant, Jubal Bryant, Melvin Grove, Cheryl Grove, Seth Grove, Tom Anderson, Brad Krueger, Bruce Carter, Greg Shaffer, John Bradshaw, Stephen R. Jones, Jack J. Jones, Daniel McCabe, Ron Woods, Craig, Woods, Jeff Woods, Frank Hollis, William Everett, David Dickey, Davie Malzac, Gregory E. Dabney, and The Alaska Outdoor Access Alliance, Appellants, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darryl L. Thompson , Darryl L. Thompson, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellants.

Cameron M. Leonard , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Fairbanks, and John J. Burns , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: CARPENETI, Chief Justice, FABE, WINFREE, and STOWERS, Justices, and MATTHEWS, Senior Justice.


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Senior Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Department of Natural Resources restricted the non-winter use of large vehicles on the Rex Trail. The main question in this case is whether these restrictions are within the Department's authority. Because the Department has broad authority to manage public lands in general and specific authority to manage rights-of-way such as the Rex Trail, and the restrictions do not violate any statutory...

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