Section Line Laws

A section line is a way surveyors divided the landscape on a map for defining ownership. Many of these section lines can be seen on the landscape due to property owners placing fences or no maintenance roads on them.

To drive a vehicle on a section line, there needs to be an existence of a well-worn road. An intentional alteration or adaptation has been made to the rights-of-way. This enhances the natural terrain’s utility for vehicular travel or to permit vehicular travel where it was not possible before.

Hunters may hunt only small game from open section lines. However, open section lines may be used to access other property (public land or private land with permission from landowner) when hunting big game.