[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR36.31]

[Page 383-384]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                          INTERIOR--(Continued)
 
PART 36_ALASKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart D_Other Refuge Uses
 
Sec. 36.31  Recreational activities.


    (a) Public recreational activities within the Alaska National 
Wildlife Refuges are authorized as long as such activities are conducted 
in a manner compatible with the purposes for which

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the areas were established. Such recreational activities include, but 
are not limited to, sightseeing, nature observation and photography, 
sport hunting, sport fishing, boating, camping, hiking, picnicking and 
other related activities. Any existing special regulations now in force 
and effect shall continue to apply to the applicable refuge lands in 
Alaska National Wildlife Refuges.
    (b) Surface collection, by hand (including handheld gold pans) and 
for personal recreational use only, of rocks and minerals is authorized: 
Provided however, That (1) collection of silver, platinum, gemstones and 
fossils is prohibited, and (2) collection methods which may result in 
disturbance of ground surface, such as the use of shovels, pickaxes, 
sluice boxes and dredges, are prohibited. The recreation activities 
specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section may be prohibited or 
otherwise restricted in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 36.42.