Law Enforcement

One of the major problems in national forest ORV management is law enforcement. SOBS is committed to working with USFS and other agencies to assure that law enforcement capabilities are expanded in accordance with ORV access plans and regulations.

We have already succeeded in getting state and federal law enforcement officials to meet, develop plans for cooperation, and find funds for hiring additional officers. We are not yet satisfied that Ocala National Forest has the law enforcement program it needs, but we are at a stage where we believe we need to observe how newly implemented strategies are working before recommending improvements beyond those we have already suggested.