First off, apologies for the late notice on this alert. The folks at AMA blasted an important action alert about a proposed new “Rule” from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). We wanted our members to be aware and to take action. As AMA’s alert states, the DEP is proposing an amendment to the State Parks Service Code that would, among other things, define motorcycles as “off-road vehicles,” which would generally prohibit them from state parks. The proposal would exempt certain types of motorcycles “including

BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ALERT!

NJ DEP Proposed Rule Would Prohibit Dual-Sport Motorcycles on State-Managed Lands

Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

First off, apologies for the late notice on this alert.

The folks at AMA blasted an important action alert about a proposed new “Rule” from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). We wanted our members to be aware and to take action.

As AMA’s alert states, the DEP is proposing an amendment to the State Parks Service Code that would, among other things, define motorcycles as “off-road vehicles,” which would generally prohibit them from state parks. The proposal would exempt certain types of motorcycles “including touring motorcycles, traditional or commuter-type, cruisers or choppers, and sportbikes …” from the definition of off-road vehicle. However, the rule doesn’t exempt dual-sport or adventure motorcycles from the definition of off-road vehicle. Presumably, dual-sport and adventure motorcycles would be prohibited from state park roads even though they’re street legal.

I can’t think of a more discriminating policy, and I hope you agree, although it seems more of the same from New Jersey’s DEP.

AMA is looking into this and developing comments as we speak, but we hope you’ll take the time to, at the minimum, send comments saying you oppose the new rule.

We’ve pasted the alert below. It’s also on the web here. 

As always, please call or email if you have any questions or comments.
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107

DEP Proposed Rule Would Prohibit Dual-Sport Motorcycles on State-Managed Lands  
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