Kirkcudbright Canoe Membership has vowed to uphold public rights of accountable entry to land and waterways.
The transfer follows current examples of landowners making an attempt to cost folks for launching canoes on native lochs.
Now membership chairman John Blaikie is urging outside lovers to face their floor when challenged by landowners.
Carrying a canoe throughout a subject and having a picnic, he added, have been completely permissible supplied nothing was left behind.
He mentioned: “If you're challenged by a landowner my reply can be to cite the Land Reform Act. You've got a proper to roam and a proper of entry.
“Allow them to know that's the regulation and you've got the fitting to do it. It’s verging on extortion telling folks they must pay cash to paddle in a loch.”
Mr Blackie, who can be a member of Dumfries and Galloway Entry Discussion board, believes creeping infringements of public rights have gotten extra widespread.
He mentioned: “This difficulty has affected our membership up to now and we now have had different situations of landowners in Dumfries and Galloway difficult folks out strolling.
“So long as persons are performing responsibly, landowners don't have any proper to do this.
“I’m on the entry discussion board so I do know the entry code.
“There may be not something incorrect in carrying a canoe or strolling throughout a subject. You're abiding by the regulation.”
The Scottish Canoe Affiliation has additionally positioned on report its perception that public entry rights should be up held.
In a letter to native members, improvement supervisor Calum McNicol mentioned: “The SCA champions accountable entry to the countryside and waterways in Scotland.
“We work tirelessly to marketing campaign for proper of entry according to the Land Reform (Scotland) Act of 2003 and the Scottish Out of doors Entry Code.
“The place disputes happen the SCA will endeavour to behave as mediator and or deliver events collectively to undertake workable options according to the Act and the code.”
Mr McNicol highlighted one current occasion involving “an ongoing entry difficulty” at Woodhall Loch close to Laurieston and burdened “no cost ought to or might be made by any celebration to permit entry to or paddling to happen on the loch”.
“If future situations happen, the place a landowner tries to cost, confronts or willingly prevents entry to the loch then the SCA would vehemently disagree with this method and suggest that you simply get again in contact in addition to submit an entry grievance report back to each Dumfries and Galloway Council and Police Scotland.”