'Dictator Dan's' new nanny state rules mean you'll need a PERMIT to swim in a billabong - and straying off a park track could cost you hundreds

• The Andrews govt has proposed new rules for metropolitan and regional parks
• Those walking of a park trail or conducting 'intrusive research' could be fined
• Swimmers, rock climbers and other adventurists may need a permit for a park
• Changes made to the current regulations will affect more then 50 parks in Vic

By Jesse Hyland For Daily Mail Australia

Those walking off a trail, swimming in a waterway or conducting research in a park could face hefty fines under new rules.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' new rules, which have been slammed as 'nanny state' by the opposition, would apply to more than 50 parks across the state.

These changes are broken down in the proposed Metropolitan and Regional Parks Regulations, as many of Victoria's regulations will expire in March of next year.

Rules in metropolitan parks were deemed 'outdated' and regional parks were believed to be 'unregulated for recreational use'. 

Victorians walking off a park trail, conducting 'intrusive research' or filling up a chainsaw could face hefty fines under new park regulation proposals (pictured, woman exercising at Albert Park Lake)