[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR8351.2-1]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 8350--MANAGEMENT AREAS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart 8351--Designated National Area
 
Sec. 8351.2-1  Special rules.

    (a) The authorized officer may issue written orders which close or 
restrict the use of the lands and water surface administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management within the boundary of any component of the 
National Wild and Scenic River System when necessary to carry out the 
intent of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Each order shall:
    (1) Describe the lands, road, trail or waterway to which the order 
applies;
    (2) Specify the time during which the closure or restriction 
applies;
    (3) State each prohibition which is applied; and
    (4) Be posted in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.
    (b) A written order may exempt any of the following persons from any 
of the prohibitions contained in the order:
    (1) Persons with written permission authorizing the otherwise 
prohibited

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act or omission. The authorized officer may include in any written 
permission such conditions considered necessary for the protection of a 
person, or the lands or water surface and resources or improvements 
located thereon.
    (2) Owners or lessees of property within the boundaries of the 
designated wild and scenic river area.
    (3) Residents within the boundaries of the designated wild and 
scenic river area.
    (4) Any Federal, State, or local government officer or member of an 
organized rescue or fire suppression force in the performance of an 
official duty.
    (5) Persons in a business, trade or occupation within the boundaries 
of the designated wild and scenic river area.
    (c) The violation of the terms or conditions of any written 
permission issued under paragraph (b)(1) of this section is prohibited.
    (d) Posting is accomplished by:
    (1) Placing a copy of an order in each local office having 
jurisdiction over the lands affected by the order; and
    (2) Displaying each order near and/or within the affected wild and 
scenic river area in such locations and manner as to reasonably bring 
the prohibitions contained in the order to the attention of the public.
    (e) When provided by a written order, the following are prohibited:
    (1) Going onto or being upon land or water surface;
    (2) Camping;
    (3) Hiking;
    (4) Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire;
    (5) Improper disposal of garbage, trash or human waste;
    (6) Disorderly conduct; and
    (7) Other acts that the authorized officer determines to be 
detrimental to the public lands or other values of a wild and scenic 
river area.
    (f) Any person convicted of violating any prohibition established in 
accordance with this section shall be punished by a fine of not to 
exceed $500 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 6 months, or 
both, and shall be adjudged to pay all costs of the proceedings.

(16 U.S.C. 1281(c), 16 U.S.C. 3)

[45 FR 51741, Aug. 4, 1980]