LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Sure, “he’s a good boy!” But should he be on public land? That’s what the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wants to find out during a upcoming public meeting regarding dogs on DNR-controlled land.

The DNR will host a public hearing Thursday, October 19 over proposed language updates to a rule governing the use of leashed dogs on state-managed land under the DNR’s control.

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The proposed amendment will bring the rule into alignment with its original intent and reduce confusion for land users and law enforcement personnel.

The meeting is at 2:30 p.m. in the Hutchinson Conference Room of Constitution Hall in downtown Lansing.