Sop, Inc., Appellant v. State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court held that the Park's special-use ATV permits created easements rather than revocable licenses because they could be terminated only for cause. Because granting an easement is a disposal of an interest in state park land, the permits violated the Alaska Constitution's protections for lands reserved as state recreation areas. The court reversed the superior court's summary judgment for the Park and remanded.