Wasilla man cited for motorized vehicle use in Palmer Hay Flats refuge

A 34-year-old Wasilla man was cited after Alaska Wildlife Troopers said he drove a motorized land vehicle inside the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge, according to a dispatch posted Monday.

Troopers contacted the man on Aug. 2 at the Rabbit Slough boat launch. The investigation determined he was operating the vehicle within refuge boundaries, according to the dispatch. He was issued a citation through Palmer Court.

The refuge covers 28,800 acres near Wasilla and was created in 1975. Off-road vehicle use is limited there, allowed only under a general special area permit and under specific seasonal and terrain conditions. The man is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.