[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR7.9]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 7_SPECIAL REGULATIONS, AREAS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 7.9  St. Croix National Scenic Rivers.

    (a) Snowmobiles. After consideration of existing special situations, 
i.e., depth of snow or thickness of ice, and depending on local weather 
conditions, the superintendent may allow the use of snowmobiles on the 
frozen surface of the Saint Croix River on those sections normally used 
by motor boats during other seasons, between the Boomsite and Highway 
243 near Osceola, Wisconsin, and Saint Croix Falls to Riverside, 
Wisconsin, and in those areas where county or other established 
snowmobile trails need to cross the riverway or riverway lands to 
connect with other established snowmobile trails.
    (b) Fishing. Unless otherwise designated, fishing in a manner 
authorized under applicable State law is allowed.
    (c) Vessels. (1) Entering by vessel, launching a vessel, operating a 
vessel, or knowingly allowing another person to enter, launch or operate 
a vessel, or attempting to do any of these activities in park area 
waters when that vessel or the trailer or the carrier of that vessel has 
been in water infested or contaminated with aquatic nuisance species, 
except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section is prohibited.
    (2) Vessels, trailers or other carriers of vessels wishing to enter 
park area waters from aquatic nuisance species contaminated or infested 
waters may enter after being inspected and cleaned using the technique 
or process appropriate to the nuisance species.
    (d) Placing or dumping, or attempting to place or dump, bait 
containers, live wells, or other water-holding devises that are or were 
filled with waters holding or contaminated by aquatic nuisance species 
is prohibited.
    (e) Using a wet suit or associated water use and diving equipment 
previously used in waters infested with aquatic nuisance species prior 
to being inspected and cleaned using a process appropriate to the 
nuisance species is prohibited.
    (f) For the purpose of this section:
    (1) The term aquatic nuisance species means the zebra mussel, purple 
loosestrife and Eurasian watermilfoil;
    (2) The term vessel means every type or description of craft on the 
water used or capable of being used as a means of transportation, 
including seaplanes, when on the water, and buoyant devises permitting 
or capable of free flotation.

[47 FR 55918, Dec. 14, 1982, as amended at 49 FR 18450, Apr. 30, 1984; 
51 FR 8493, Mar. 12, 1986; 62 FR 33751, June 23, 1997]