County Looks to Block New State Rules on ATV Use
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By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Sep. 16--Walton County commissioners may apply for an exemption from a new state statute rescinding the current ban against operating all terrain vehicles on public roads. The new statute, which goes into effect Oct.
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By Dave Munday, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 16--SUMMERVILLE, S.C. -- Dorchester County's proposal to limit the  number of houses that can be built near Charleston's historic plantations  along S.C. Highway 61 is a long way from a done deal.
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By Andy Meinen, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Jun. 9--A nearly month-old statewide burn ban on yard debris was lifted Friday, but a Bay County ordinance still prohibits burning yard waste here.
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By Karen de Sa, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 6--Mansions that block views from miles around will be tougher -- if not impossible -- to build on unincorporated hilltops from Cupertino to East San Jose, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has decided.
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By Ronnie Moore, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Feb. 9--RINGGOLD, Ga. -- Catoosa County officials will ask the Georgia  Supreme Court to consider hearing an appeal of a Superior Court ruling the  county must issue a construction permit for an asphalt plant.
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By Glen Warchol, The Salt Lake Tribune  Jan. 30--The growing demand for open space in Salt Lake's suburbs is  driving a bill through the Legislature that would give immunity from lawsuits  to cities and the owners of canals and ditches if a jogger or bicyclist is  injured.
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By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Feb. 6--All-terrain vehicles are a menace in Connecticut, tearing through loopholes in state laws to the detriment of the environment, property rights and public safety.
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By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
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By Rebekah Gordon  To the list of prohibitions in county parks, which includes pets, hard liquor and amplified music, add one more item: smoking.
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Government tries to limit TV advertising and sales along highways
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Key lawmakers will try to amend the state constitution to curtail the governor's ability to sell off state-owned properties -- especially land bought in the name of preservation.
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HUNTINGDON, Pa., Sept. 20  /PRNewswire/ -- For three Maryland adults and a Pennsylvania juvenile apprehended over the past weekend by Pennsylvania Game Commission officers, the temptation to skirt the laws to get their deer early has resulted in fines that may total more than $4,000.
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By J.B. Smith, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas  Jun. 24--A leader in the Stephenville-area dairy industry faces penalties  from the state for failing to apply for a permit in the environmentally  impaired North Bosque watershed.
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By The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 14--ACarroll County town has been forced to give up on a conventional scheme for economic prosperity, but will likely wind up the better for it.
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By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb. 14--Over the objections of developers and housing advocates, Monterey County supervisors Tuesday approved an interim ordinance that would delay any new major rural subdivisions until after a special election in June.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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By Erica Meltzer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 10--Situation: Pat Hanzlick frequently drives past a county storage yard near South Houghton Road and East Irvington Road. But inside the yard, she sees only recreational vehicles, boats and jet skis -- but no county equipment.