As we recently reported, four of six citations issued to cyclists who ran stop signs on the Raccoon River Valley Trail in Guthrie County have been dismissed.

County Attorney Mary Benton told us the Guthrie County Conservation Board does not have a regulation in place that states people need to obey the stop signs.

Those who ride the trail in Dallas County however, do have to stop.  Conservation Director Mike Wallace points out that there is a county ordinance in place that states “It is unlawful for any person to perform any act in violation of posted rules, regulations or signs.”

The County’s code of ordinances does not however lay out what the specific penalty is for a violation of the ordinance.  Other conservation regulation violations carry fines of between $25 and $100.

Wallace says it is his understanding that any law enforcement officer would have the authority to write citations to trail users, though he is not aware of any being written in Dallas County.