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Title: Retention pond riding Post by: jay129 on March 12, 2012, 02:42:55 PM My kids and other youngsters in the neighborhood enjoy riding the atvs in the dried up retention ponds. With that being said we recently received a memo from the home owners associations stating that this was illegal and that when this action is observed the Polk County Sheriff's dept will be called out and the violators will be prosecuted. Our neighborhood is outside city limits and the average lot size is probably about an acre. They are not driving through peoples yards or making a lot of disturbing noises. Is it against the law to play in the ditches and ponds. There are not any rules regarding this situation in the HOA agreement.
Thanks Jason Title: Re: Retention pond riding Post by: Anoriginal on March 12, 2012, 03:13:28 PM Um, yeah. It's illegal and called "trespassing". It usually occurs when someone travels onto property not belonging to them, without the permission of the owner.
Title: Re: Retention pond riding Post by: jay129 on March 12, 2012, 03:43:37 PM true
Title: Re: Retention pond riding Post by: Cpearl on March 12, 2012, 04:02:14 PM My kids and other youngsters in the neighborhood enjoy riding the atvs in the dried up retention ponds. With that being said we recently received a memo from the home owners associations stating that this was illegal and that when this action is observed the Polk County Sheriff's dept will be called out and the violators will be prosecuted. Our neighborhood is outside city limits and the average lot size is probably about an acre. They are not driving through peoples yards or making a lot of disturbing noises. Is it against the law to play in the ditches and ponds. There are not any rules regarding this situation in the HOA agreement. Thanks Jason You made a statement. Not sure if that's your sole intention or not, but if so, awesome. Always wanted to go flying through some of the retention ponds that are more like retention abyss's lol. Seen some in Tampa that are gigantic. Like an 1/8th mile or more wide in some directions and the hills were probably 35 percent grade and rolling like it was Kentucky or something haha. Title: Re: Retention pond riding Post by: Keeter on March 12, 2012, 04:20:35 PM Um, yeah. It's illegal and called "trespassing". It usually occurs when someone travels onto property not belonging to them, without the permission of the owner. Thanks Officer Fife.. :P Title: Re: Retention pond riding Post by: abrady on March 12, 2012, 04:27:17 PM All i know is i got fined by the EPA last year for riding on a dried up lake bed and the fine was hard on the wallet 500 bucks. so i would stay out of the ponds to be on the safe side.
Title: Re: Retention pond riding Post by: SMP63 on March 12, 2012, 04:42:50 PM All i know is i got fined by the EPA last year for riding on a dried up lake bed and the fine was hard on the wallet 500 bucks. so i would stay out of the ponds to be on the safe side. OUCH!!!! That hurts da wallet just thinking about it! Title: Re: Retention pond riding Post by: AintSkeered on March 12, 2012, 07:25:27 PM ;) Hey Keeter, is there anybody you know, this stupid? http://www.can-amforum.com/forums/can-am-brp/33658-revenge-angry-river.html (http://www.can-amforum.com/forums/can-am-brp/33658-revenge-angry-river.html)
:o Title: Re: Retention pond riding Post by: abrady on March 12, 2012, 08:10:33 PM that looks like fun :drink.gif
Title: Re: Retention pond riding Post by: patches206 on March 12, 2012, 09:02:50 PM They were talking in Russian and and saying they where a bunch of idiots! :o
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